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Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Touching Touching

From Japan · 2023

Lyricist
Arunraja Kamaraj
Singers
Karthi, Indravati Chauhan
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Japan2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Single machanSingle, my dear
Hey touching touchingHey touching touching
Mingle aavomLet us mingle
Hey touching touchingHey touching touching
Female
Konji konjiCooing affectionately
Hey touching touchingHey touching touching
Kenji kenjiBegging playfully
Hey touching touchingHey touching touching
Female
Pakkaththula nee irukkaWhen you are by my side
Vekkathula naan sirikkaWhen I smile out of shyness
Paththikura por nadakkaAs a spark of war ignites
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Female
Kanaththula nee koduthaWhen you give a kiss on the cheek
Chinththula thee pidikkaCatching fire in my heart
Ennathula thean kudikkaDrinking honey in my thoughts
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Male
Happy momentuIt is a happy moment
No more commentuNo more comments
Vaadi demanduCome, my high-demand girl
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Female
Kaadhal japaneLove's Japan
Aada vachaaneMade us dance
Jodi naanthaaneWe are the perfect pair
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Male
Tholmele nee saayaWhen you lean on my shoulder
En nenjil mazha peyaAs rain pours in my heart
Viru virunnu thaan irukkuIt feels so thrilling and fast
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Female
Thanjavur bommayapolLike a Thanjavur dancing doll
Thalaiyaata kathithukavaShould I learn to nod my head?
Kadakadanu pakkam vandhuRushing close with a rattle
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Female
Un pera sonnaleJust by mentioning your name
Vekkam porakkaShyness is born
Unnkoda ninnaaleJust by standing beside you
Motham markkaEverything else is forgotten
Male
En verva ellameAll my sweat
Neeye manakkaFragrances like you
Un paarva pattaleAs soon as your glance hits me
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Male
Happy momentuIt is a happy moment
No more commentuNo more comments
Vaadi demanduCome, my high-demand girl
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Female
Kaadhal japaneLove's Japan
Aada vachaaneMade us dance
Jodi naanthaaneWe are the perfect pair
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Chorus
Aajaare aajaareCome on, come on
Machan machan machan machan…(4)My dear, my dear, my dear, my dear...
Male
Kanjaada kaatiputtaYou gave a teasing wink
Un bodha yetriputtaYou made me intoxicated
Padapadannu thaan varudheMy heart flutters with excitement
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Female
Pattava pottuputtaYou set up a trap
Sitta naa maatikittenI got caught like a little bird
Kuluukulungu thaan irukkuEverything is trembling with excitement
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Female
Raasave roaspoo naanum irukkaOh King, while I remain like a rose flower
Lesathaan enmela panner thelikkaGently sprinkle rosewater on me
Male
Emmaadi ennoda aaasa vedikkaOh my, as my desire explodes
Kondadi theepenaeI will celebrate and spark like fire
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Male
Happy momentuIt is a happy moment
No more commentuNo more comments
Vaadi demanduCome, my high-demand girl
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching
Female
Kaadhal japaneLove's Japan
Aada vachaaneMade us dance
Jodi naanthaaneWe are the perfect pair
Touching touchingTouching touching
Touching touchingTouching touching

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Touching Touching' is a fast-paced, high-energy dance duet from the Tamil film 'Japan' (2023). The song expresses the playful, flirtatious chemistry between the protagonist and his love interest through catchy slang, energetic rhythms, and humorous wordplay. Both lovers exchange romantic banter, describing the intoxicating spark of physical proximity and mutual attraction. Throughout the track, the lyrics utilize vivid imagery—comparing physical reactions to rain in the heart, fluttering birds, and nodding Thanjavur dolls. The song captures a celebratory, care-free mood where physical touches and glances ignite joy and romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Etukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Konji konji / Kenji kenji

In Tamil poetry, Etukai refers to the agreement of the second letter across lines. 'Konji' and 'Kenji' share the second consonant sound 'nji'.

Irattai Kilavi / Onomatopoeia

Viru virunnu thaan irukku

The usage of expressional reduplicated words like 'Viru virunnu' and 'Kadakadanu' mimics rapid sensation and rushing movement.

Uwamai (Simile)

Thanjavur bommayapol

The singer compares her head-nodding affection to the famous bobblehead Thanjavur doll ('Thanjavur bommayapol').

Metaphor

En nenjil mazha peya

The line 'Ennenjil mazha peya' metaphorically equates feeling emotional romance to rain pouring inside the heart.

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Trivia

This energetic item-style track features lead actor Karthi singing his own vocals alongside Indravati Chauhan, who gained widespread fame for singing 'Oo Antava Mava' in Pushpa. Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Arunraja Kamaraj, the song incorporates casual English-Tamil fusion words like 'momentu', 'commentu', and 'demandu' to enhance its quirky hero-centric flavor.

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