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Thottutea Thottutea

From Aaru · 2005

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Karthik, Sunitha Sarathy
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Details
Aaru2005

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
{Thottuta thottutaYou touched me, you touched me
Enna nee thottutaYou touched me
Unkitta maatikichu en manasuMy heart got trapped with you
Suttuta suttuta kannaala suttutaYou shot me, you shot me with your eyes
Unnaala pathikichu en vayasu} (2)My youth caught fire because of you
Female
Hey… thottuta thottutaHey... you touched me, you touched me
Enna nee thottutaYou touched me
Unkitta maatikichu en manasuMy heart got trapped with you
Suttuta suttuta kannala suttutaYou shot me, you shot me with your eyes
Unnaala pathikichu en vayasuMy youth caught fire because of you
Female
Aiyayayo thaangathaiyaaOh my, I cannot bear it
Kannu rendom thoongathaiyaaBoth my eyes cannot sleep
En pera solla sonnaWhen asked to tell my name
Un pera solli solliRepeatedly saying your name
Dhaaga peyaa maari ponenaeI turned into a thirsty ghost
Female
Un kitta maatikichuTrapped with you
Chinna ponnuThis young girl
Ishtam pol neeyum ennaAs you wish, you
Imsai pannuTorment me
Male
Hey thottuten thottutenHey, I touched, I touched
Theriyaama thottutenUnintentionally I touched
Thottuttu ullankaiya naan suttutenHaving touched, I burnt my palm
Pattutten pattuttenI got caught, I got caught
Puryiaama pattuttenWithout understanding, I got caught
Lesaaga pattadhukkaeJust for getting slightly affected
Naan kettutenI got ruined
Female
Aayirathil oruvanaai vandhuComing like one in a thousand
Adimai pennaai maatri vittaaiYou turned me into a slave girl
Kaadhaludan karpaiyum thandhuGiving love along with chastity
Uyirai thirudi odivittaaiYou stole my life and ran away
Male
Vachiko vachikoKeep it, keep it
Un uyira neeyae vachikoKeep your life yourself
Eh thachuko thachukoOh stitch it, stitch it
Un thiruvaai mattum thachukoJust stitch your holy mouth
Female
Sevvayil neeyum sendruEven if you go and live
Vaazhndhaalum angae vandhuOn Mars, I will come there
Unvaai oram envaai tharuvenaeAnd place my lips beside yours
Female
Un kitta maatikichuTrapped with you
Chinna ponnuThis young girl
Ishtam pol neeyum ennaAs you wish, you
Imsai pannuTorment me
Female
Aayudhangal pesinaal puriyumYou understand if weapons speak
Azhagi pechu puriyalaiyaaDon't you understand a beautiful girl's words?
Urukullae vanmuraigal seivaaiYou create violence in the town
Udambukkullae seiyalaiyaaWon't you do it inside the body?
Male
Hoi ettipo ettipoHey step away, step away
Ithu ekku kottai ettipoThis is a steel fort, step away
Achacho achachoOh dear, oh dear
En aayul regai kettuchoHas my lifeline been ruined?
Female
Kagitham aanaal ennaWhat if it is paper?
Kandhagam aanaal ennaWhat if it is gunpowder?
Kanni theeyil karugi pogaathaaWon't it get charred in maiden fire?
Male
En kitta maatikichuTrapped with me
Chinna ponnuThis young girl
Paithiyam aayiduchuHas gone crazy
Kaadhalennu haiThinking it is love, hai!
Female
Hey… thottuta thottutaHey... you touched me, you touched me
Enna nee thottutaYou touched me
Unkitta maatikichu en manasuMy heart got trapped with you

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Thottuta Thottuta is a energetic romantic duet from the 2005 Tamil film Aaru. The song portrays a playful yet passionate banter between the female lead and the male lead. The heroine expresses how deeply she has fallen for him, describing her intense fascination and how his touch and look have completely consumed her thoughts and sleep.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Anaaphora (Eskhai / Monai)

Thottuta thottuta ... Suttuta suttuta

Repetition of initial rhyming sound words like Thottuta and Suttuta creates a rhythmic and catchy tempo.

Hyperbole

Dhaaga peyaa maari ponenae

Exaggeration used to depict intense romantic obsession by comparing oneself to a thirsty ghost.

Metaphor

Ithu ekku kottai ettipo

Describing body and heart defenses as a steel fort (ekku kottai).

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Trivia

Aaru (2005) was directed by Hari, starring Suriya and Trisha. The high-energy soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, and this song features vocals by Karthik and Sunitha Sarathy with lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar.

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