- Lyricist
- V Padmavathy
- Singers
- Naresh Iyer, Ranina Reddy
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Gethu
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Dec 2016
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song is a humorous and earnest expression of love from a simple young man to his beloved. He lists all the typical vices and distractions he avoids—such as partying, drinking, showing off, or looking at other girls—to convince her of his loyalty and purity of heart. Despite being completely smitten to the point of ignoring his father's advice, he admits to being too shy to talk to her face-to-face, preferring phone conversations. He laments his bad luck and asks her why she insists on him remaining single when he is so devoted to her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Reduplication / Echo Words (எதிர் ஒலிச் சொற்கள்)
“Gethu kithu kaatala”
Extensive use of colloquial echo-word pairings like 'thillu mullu', 'gethu kithu', 'scenu keenu', 'bulbu gilbu', 'party keerty', 'aatam keetam', 'friendu gindu', and 'mabbula kibbula' to create a rhythmic urban slang style.
End Rhyme (இயைபு தொடை - Iyaibu)
“Hey thillu mullu pannala / Gethu kithu kaatala”
Consistently ending lines with the negative verbal suffix '-ala' (pannala, kaatala, podala, vangala, paakala, pogala, pesala) to create a continuous, repetitive rhythm.
Onomatopoeia (ஒலிக்குறிப்பு)
“Naan solla pona bakkungudhe”
The word 'Bakkungudhe' is an onomatopoeic representation of the sudden thumping or fluttering feeling in the heart caused by nervousness.
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