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Lyrics & meaning

Thottu Thottu Pakkanum

From Oru Kai Parpom · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
Music director
K. Vijaya Baskar
Details
Oru Kai Parpom1983

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Thottu thottuTouch and touch
Male :Thottu thottu paakkanumMale: I want to touch and feel
Thonathonannu pesanumI want to chatter endlessly
Female :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaaFemale: Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Male :Kattil onnu podanumMale: Need to lay down a bed
Kadhavadachchu paadanumAnd sing after closing the door
Female :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaaFemale: Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Male
Thottu thottu paakkanumI want to touch and feel
Thonathonannu pesanumI want to chatter endlessly
Kattil onnu podanumNeed to lay down a bed
Kadhavadachchu paadanumAnd sing after closing the door
Female
Unakku mattum avasaramaa enakkum appadiththaanAre you the only one in a hurry? It is the same for me too
Vayasu vanthaa manasukkullae irukkum appadiththaanWhen youth arrives, the heart feels just like this
Male :Kadhakadhappaa odambu vedhavedhappaaMale: The body is warm and feverishly hot
Enakkum kilukiluppaa irukku kittakka vanthaalaeI too feel a jolt of thrill whenever you come close
Female
Thottu thottu paakkanumI want to touch and feel
Thonathonannu pesanumI want to chatter endlessly
Male :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaaMale: Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Female :Kattil onnu podanumFemale: Need to lay down a bed
Kadhavadachchu paadanumAnd sing after closing the door
Male :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaaMale: Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Male
Unakku mattum avasaramaa enakkum appadiththaanAre you the only one in a hurry? It is the same for me too
Vayasu vanthaa manasukkullae irukkum appadiththaanWhen youth arrives, the heart feels just like this
Female :Kadhakadhappaa odambu vedhavedhappaaFemale: The body is warm and feverishly hot
Enakkum kilukiluppaa irukku kittakka vanthaalaeI too feel a jolt of thrill whenever you come close
Male
Potta pulla sirikkaiyilae pakkaththula irukkaiyilaeWhen the young girl smiles while sitting close beside me
Pattaya naan adichchathu pol pakkunnuthaan yaeruthadiMy heart leaps up suddenly as if I took a shot of liquor
Potta pulla sirikkaiyilae pakkaththula irukkaiyilaeWhen the young girl smiles while sitting close beside me
Pattaya naan adichchathu pol pakkunnuthaan yaeruthadiMy heart leaps up suddenly as if I took a shot of liquor
Female
Mammuthanin kai karumbu ambugalai poduthaiyyaaLord Manmatha's sugarcane bow is firing arrows, my man
Panjavarna paingilithaan panjanaiya theduthaiyyaaThe colorful parrot is searching for a soft bed, my man
Male :Katti vachcha vaasa mulla kadhal panna vaadi pullaMale: Oh fragrant Jasmine tied up, come girl, let us love
Female
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Male
Thottu thottu paakkanumI want to touch and feel
Thonathonannu pesanumI want to chatter endlessly
Kattil onnu podanumNeed to lay down a bed
Kadhavadachchu paadanumAnd sing after closing the door
Male
Paththu pera adichchavandi pokkiriyaai iruppavandiHe beat up ten men and lived like a rogue
Sutti ponna paarththavudan potti paambaai aanavandiOn seeing the playful girl, he turned tame like a boxed snake
Paththu pera adichchavandi pokkiriyaai iruppavandiHe beat up ten men and lived like a rogue
Sutti ponna paarththavudan potti paambaai aanavandiOn seeing the playful girl, he turned tame like a boxed snake
Female
Kattabomman meesaiyaiththaan kaatti kaatti mayakkiputtaeBy showing off your Kattabomman-style mustache, you enchanted me
Kattazhagu meaniyaththaan kayirendil adakkiputtaeYou bound my beautiful shapely body with just two threads
Male :Akkampakkam yaarumilla aasa vachcha thoshamillaMale: There is no one around, so having desire is no crime
Male
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Female
Thottu thottu paakkanumI want to touch and feel
Thonathonannu pesanumI want to chatter endlessly
Male :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaaMale: Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Kattil onnu podanumNeed to lay down a bed
Kadhavadachchu paadanumAnd sing after closing the door
Female :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaaFemale: Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Female
Unakku mattum avasaramaa enakkum appadiththaanAre you the only one in a hurry? It is the same for me too
Male :Vayasu vanthaa manasukkullae irukkum appadiththaanMale: When youth arrives, the heart feels just like this
Female :KadhakadhappaaFemale: Warmth...
Male :Odambu vedhavedhappaaMale: The body is feverishly hot
Female :Enakkum kilukiluppaaFemale: For me too a playful thrill...
Male :Irukku kittakka vanthaalaeMale: Exists whenever you come close

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Thottu Thottu' from the 1983 Tamil film 'Oru Kai Parpom' is an upbeat, playful duet composed by K. Vijaya Baskar, featuring lyrics by Vaali and sung by Malaysia Vasudevan and Vani Jairam. The song captures the lively banter between two lovers expressing their mutual romantic urge and eager desire for intimacy. Through rhythmic folk refrains like 'Kumthalakka', the duet portrays youthful affection with energetic back-and-forth lines.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia (Irattai Kilavi / Anukaranai Words)

Enakkum kilukiluppaa irukku kittakka vanthaalae

Use of rhythmic sensory sound-words common in colloquial Tamil folk style to express bodily feelings and sound effects.

Metaphor (Uvamanai)

Sutti ponna paarththavudan potti paambaai aanavandi

Comparing a tough, reckless man who becomes completely tamed by love to a snake captured inside a basket.

Mythological Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)

Mammuthanin kai karumbu ambugalai poduthaiyyaa

Allusion to Lord Manmatha (Kamadeva) using his sugarcane bow to fire arrows of romantic passion.

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Trivia

The soundtrack was composed by K. Vijaya Baskar, an acclaimed composer who primarily reshaped the soundscape of Kannada cinema alongside director Puttanna Kanagal, while also leaving a mark with selective Tamil soundtracks in the late 1970s and 1980s.

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