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Thudikkudhu Thudikkudhu

From Kathai Kathayam Karanamam · 1987

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Kathai Kathayam Karanamam
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
15 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Chorus :………………
Thudikkuthu thudikkuthu ila manam thudikkuthu
Adikkadi manasula anukundu vedikkuthu
Oolai onnu kothikkuthu
Uyir onnu thavikkuthu
Achchaththai vittuvidu en kannae
Michchaththai thanthuvidu semponnae
Achchaththai vittuvidu en kannae
Michchaththai thanthuvidu semponnae
Thaniyaaththaan maattikkitta thangamae thangam
Thaniyae naan kadhai mudikka vanthathu santharppam
Kuri vaiththa vellai kokku meenai koththaatho
Thappikka koodaathamma rendil onnu paarppomammaa
Female :Aaa…..aa….aa…..aa…….
………………
Muththangal nee sinthu pennae
Saththangal kelaathu kannae
Anaikka vanthaen devi
Viyarvai konddaen naanae
Anaikka vanthaen devi
Viyarvai konddaen naanae
Santharppam eppothum pol irukkaathu
Saatchikku yaarumingae kidaiyaathu
Santharppam eppothum pol irukkaathu
Saatchikku yaarumingae kidaiyaathu
Thaniyaaththaan maattikkitta thangamae thangam
Thaniyae naan kadhai mudikka vanthathu santharppam
Kuri vaiththa vellai kokku meenai koththaatho
Thappikka koodaathamma rendil onnu paarppomammaa
…………..
Venaanga naan chinna pulla
Enna aambalainga innum thottathilla
Male :Yaaru sonna vaayaendi en chinnapulla
Naan thottavala adi vittathilla
Venaanga naan chinna pulla
Enna aambalainga innum thottathilla
Adi vaayaendi en chinnpilla
Naan thottavala adi vittathilla
Ada marukkum pozhuthu izhuppathenna needhi
Male :Naan nenachcha karuththa
Nadaththi mudikkum jaadhi aamaam
Female :Ada marukkum pozhuthu izhuppathenna needhi
Male :Naan nenachcha karuththa
Nadaththi mudikkum jaadhi
...
Chorus: ...
My young heart is throbbing, throbbing
An atom bomb explodes in my heart again and again
A pot is boiling within
A soul is aching with desire
Cast away your fear, my darling
Give me the rest, my pure gold
Cast away your fear, my darling
Give me the rest, my pure gold
You are caught all alone, my precious gold
The chance has come for me to finish our story alone
Won't a white crane strike the fish it aims for?
You cannot escape, girl; let us see this through to the end
Female: Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah...
...
Shower your kisses, girl
No one will hear any sounds, my darling
I came to embrace you, my goddess
And I am drenched in sweat
I came to embrace you, my goddess
And I am drenched in sweat
An opportunity like this won't always come
There is no one here to witness this
An opportunity like this won't always come
There is no one here to witness this
You are caught all alone, my precious gold
The chance has come for me to finish our story alone
Won't a white crane strike the fish it aims for?
You cannot escape, girl; let us see this through to the end
...
Please don't, I am just a young girl
No man has ever touched me yet
Male: Who cares? Come to me, my young girl
Once I touch someone, I never let her go
Please don't, I am just a young girl
No man has ever touched me yet
Hey, come to me, my young girl
Once I touch someone, I never let her go
When I refuse, what justice is there in forcing me?
Male: Whatever thought I set my mind on,
I am the kind of man who makes it happen, yes!
Female: When I refuse, what justice is there in forcing me?
Male: Whatever thought I set my mind on,
I am the kind of man who makes it happen!
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song presents a dramatic confrontation between two characters where the male expresses intense desire and persistence upon finding the female alone. He uses vivid metaphors of patience and predation—like a white crane watching a fish—to express that he will not let this opportunity pass.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Kuri vaiththa vellai kokku meenai koththaatho

Comparing mental agitation and desire to an exploding atomic bomb ('anukundu vedikkuthu') and a crane striking a fish ('vellai kokku meenai koththaatho').

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Achchaththai vittuvidu en kannae / Michchaththai thanthuvidu semponnae

Matching second consonants in adjacent lines such as 'Achchaththai' and 'Michchaththai' ('ch' sound).

Anaphora / Repetition

Thudikkuthu thudikkuthu ila manam thudikkuthu

Repetition of the word 'Thudikkuthu' to emphasize intense emotional and physical throbbing.

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Trivia

The song is featured in the 1987 Tamil drama film 'Kathai Kathayam Karanamam', directed by Y. G. Mahendra, with lyrics authored by the renowned poet Vairamuthu.

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