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Lyrics & meaning

Thithikum Theeyai

From Siva Manasula Sakthi · 2009

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Kay Kay, Shweta Mohan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Siva Manasula Sakthi2009

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
{Thiththikkum{Sweet
Theeyai moottipponaaiYou set fire and left
MuththathilWith a kiss
Porai moottipponaai} (2)You ignited a war} (x2)
Male
SudachudachudaSearing hot, hot
Kaaichal adikkudhuFever strikes me
ThodathodathodaWith every touch
Kaigal kodhikkudhuMy hands are boiling
Unnaalae pennae unnaalaeBecause of you, girl, because of you
Male
PadappadappadaPitter-patter fluttering
Dhegam kodhikkudhuMy body boils
PalappalappalaGlittering and sparkling
Vinmeen parakkudhuStars are flying
Unnaalae pennae unnaalaeBecause of you, girl, because of you
Male
{Thiththikkum{Sweet
Theeyai moottipponaaiYou set fire and left
MuththathilWith a kiss
Porai moottipponaai} (2)You ignited a war} (x2)
Female
Mudhan mudhalaaiFor the very first time
Sarukka vaiththaaiYou made me slip
Thanimaiyilae sirikka vaiththaaiYou made me laugh in loneliness
Pakkaththilae vandhu nindraaiYou came and stood near me
Panjanaiyil panguththandhaaiYou shared the bed of cushions
Female
Pudhu ulagam kaattivittaaiYou showed me a new world
Pen vetkam pottudaiththaaiYou broke a woman's shyness into pieces
Udal kanidham poottudaiththaaiYou broke open the lock of bodily math
Poo udalin thaazhththirandhaaiYou unlocked the latch of the flower-like body
Chorus
……………………………….....
Male
Irandae irandu idhazhai kondaHaving only two petals
Adhisaiyappoo nee thaanaeYou are that miraculous flower
Theanai thedum vandaai vandhuComing as a beetle searching for honey
Theeyil maattikkondenaeI got trapped in fire
Male
Thooraththil thooraththilFrom a distance, from a distance
Poochendu nee thaanaeYou are a bouquet of flowers
Pakkaththil vandhaaloIf you come near
Boogambam nee thaanaeYou are an earthquake
Male
Mukkani moondrum ondraaikaaikumBearing the three royal fruits all at once
Sarkkarai maramum nee thaanaeYou are also a tree of sugar
Koodai kondu parithida vandhavanI came with a basket to pluck
Goondukkiliyaai aanenaeAnd became a caged parrot
Male
Perinbam edhuvendraalIf asked what supreme bliss is
Pen endru solvenaeI would say it is a woman
Perum thunbam edhuvendraalIf asked what great sorrow is
Pen endrae solvenaeI would say it is a woman
Female
En udalai urugavaithaaiYou melted my body
Kannedhirae karaiya vaithaaiYou made me dissolve before your eyes
Thodumbodhae tholaiyavaithaaiYou made me lose myself upon touching
Thee mazhaiyil nanaiya vaithaaiYou made me drench in a rain of fire
Chorus
………………………………….....
Male
Ho..kaadhal enbadhu kathiyaippolaeOh, love is like a knife
Kuthikkuthi kondridumaeIt stabs repeatedly and kills
Kangal irandum kedaiyamaagaEven if both eyes act as a shield
Thadukkumbodhum vendridumaeIt conquers even when blocked
Male
Kaayangal illaadhaWithout wounds
Kaamamthaan ingedhuWhere is lust/desire here?
Theekkuchi theendaamalWithout a matchstick touching
Dheebangal thondraadhuLamps do not light up
Male
Aangalin nenjam mirugam polaeA man's heart is like a beast
Vettaiyaada virumbidumaeIt desires to hunt
Pengal dhegam aruginil vandhaalWhen a woman's body comes near
Vettuppattu thirumbidumaeIt gets struck down and retreats
Male
Mogangal eppodhumDesires always
Minsaarampol aagumBecome like electricity
Kai vaikkum bodhellaamWhenever hands touch
Nam dhegam thoolaagumOur bodies turn into dust
Female
Idaiveligal thaandivittaaiYou crossed all distances
Idaiyinilae thoondivittaaiYou stirred passion at the waist
Magarandha mazhaikkoduthaaiYou gave a rain of pollen
Marujenmam edukkavaithaaiYou made me take another birth
Male
{Thiththikkum{Sweet
Theeyai moottipponaaiYou set fire and left
MuththathilWith a kiss
Porai moottipponaai} (2)You ignited a war} (x2)
Male
SudachudachudaSearing hot, hot
Kaaichal adikkudhuFever strikes me
ThodathodathodaWith every touch
Kaigal kodhikkudhuMy hands are boiling
Unnaalae pennae unnaalaeBecause of you, girl, because of you
Male
PadappadappadaPitter-patter fluttering
Dhegam kodhikkudhuMy body boils
PalappalappalaGlittering and sparkling
Vinmeen parakkudhuStars are flying
Unnaalae pennae unnaalaeBecause of you, girl, because of you

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Thiththikkum Theeyai from Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009) is a passionate, high-energy track composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and penned by Na. Muthu Kumar. The song describes the overwhelming surge of passion, desire, and emotional surrender experienced by the protagonist. Comparing love to a sweet fire, an earthquake, and electricity, the lyrics capture how romantic intimacy melts defenses and leaves one intoxicated with love. Through vivid imagery, the song explores the paradox of love being both a source of supreme bliss and extreme vulnerability, portraying a rebirth through physical and emotional union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron

Thiththikkum / Theeyai moottipponaai

Combining contrasting ideas of sweetness and fire to denote pleasurable torment.

Simile

Ho..kaadhal enbadhu kathiyaippolae

Comparing love to a knife that stabs and conquers defenses.

Onomatopoeia / Rhythm

Sudachudachuda / Thodathodathoda

Use of reduplicated words to express physical sensations of fever, touch, and excitement.

Metaphor

Irandae irandu idhazhai konda / Adhisaiyappoo nee thaanae

Describing the woman as a miraculous flower with two petals and an earthquake when close.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2009 hit romantic comedy 'Siva Manasula Sakthi' directed by M. Rajesh, this song was sung by Rahul Nambiar with lyrics written by Na. Muthu Kumar.

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