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Lyrics & meaning

Ullathai Killathe

From Thamizhan · 2002

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Vijay, Priyanka Chopra
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Thamizhan2002

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ullathai killaathaeDon't pinch my heart
Killi vittu sellaathaeDon't pinch and walk away
Kaayathil mutham veiyappaPlace a kiss upon my wound, my man
Male
Muthathin mudivilAt the end of the kiss
Muzhu aalai thinnuvaaiYou will devour the whole person
Thaangaathu yappa yappappaUnbearable, oh my goodness!
Female
Ullathai killaathaeDon't pinch my heart
Killi vittu sellaathaeDon't pinch and walk away
Kaayathil mutham veiyappaPlace a kiss upon my wound, my man
Chorus :Kaayathil mutham veiyappaChorus: Place a kiss upon my wound, my man
Male
Muthathin mudivilAt the end of the kiss
Muzhu aalai thinnuvaaiYou will devour the whole person
Thaangaathu yappa yappappaUnbearable, oh my goodness!
Chorus :YappappappaaChorus: Oh my goodness!
Female
Oi rettai chattaiHey double shirt guy
Rettai dhegam anaiya koodaathaaShouldn't two bodies embrace each other?
Male
Naan innum sila naalFor a few more days, should I
Karppoda inga irukka koodaathaaRemain here staying chaste?
Female
Nee mutham nooru thanthuBy giving a hundred kisses
Kattil varumai theerkka koodaathaCan't you relieve the bed's poverty?
Female
Ullathai killaathaeDon't pinch my heart
Killi vittu sellaathaeDon't pinch and walk away
Kaayathil mutham veiyappaPlace a kiss upon my wound, my man
Male
Muthathin mudivilAt the end of the kiss
Muzhu aalai thinnuvaaiYou will devour the whole person
Thaangaathu yappa yappappaUnbearable, oh my goodness!
Female
Naan undhan peraiI stole your name
Thirudi kondenFor myself
Chorus :Thirudi kondaalChorus: She stole it
Female :Naavukkul pachaiFemale: Tattooed it inside my tongue
Kuthi kondenI got it tattooed
Chorus :Pachai kuthi kondaalChorus: She got tattooed
Female :Yaarodum sollaamalFemale: Without telling anyone
Censor-ae illaamalWithout any censorship
Super kaadhal solli tharavae vandhenI came to teach you super love
Male
Love-ukku yendiWhy do you need tuition, my dear
Kannae tuitionFor love?
Chorus :Na na na naa na naChorus: Na na na naa na na
Male :Sollaamal theriyumMale: Love's music is known
Kaadhal musicWithout being spoken
Chorus :Na na na naa na naChorus: Na na na naa na na
Male
Mukkodu orasi ennaiWhen you rub nose to nose
Muthaadum bodhu nenjamAnd kiss me, my heart feels
Pakistan-in border polae tensionTension like the Pakistan border
Chorus :Choo-ro-raeChorus: Choo-ro-rae
Male :Kaiyodu naan kondaMale: You applied medicine to the wound
Kaayathil marunthu ittaaiI had on my hand
Kannukku thondraatha idangalilBut in places invisible to the eye
Kaayam seithaaiYou caused wounds
Nee seitha kaayangal aaridaTo heal the wounds you created
Enna seivaai….What will you do?
Female :Anbae naan muthamFemale: My love, I will apply
Ennum marunthu vaippenThe medicine called kiss
Female
Muthathil kulithuBathe in kisses and
Ennai kondu thuvattuDry yourself using me
Male :Andraada suttrum kodiyaeMale: Oh creeper wrapping around daily
Konjam neram vilaga koodaathaaCan't you step aside for a little while?
Chorus :Vilaga koodaathaa..Chorus: Can't you step aside?
Female
Aanukkul aaru liter rathamA man has six liters of blood
Chorus :Aaru liter rathamChorus: Six liters of blood
Female :Pennukkul ainthara liter rathamFemale: A woman has five and a half liters of blood
Chorus :Ainthara liter rathamChorus: Five and a half liters of blood
Female :Rathangal kurainthaalumFemale: Even if blood decreases
Unarchi mattum kuraivathu illaiSensations do not decrease
Thalli nindraal innum enna arthamWhat does it mean if you stand far away?
Chorus :What’s the matter yaaChorus: What's the matter, yeah?
Male
Eppodhu theerum unthan kottamWhen will your arrogance end?
Chorus :Kotta kottam kotta kottam kottamChorus: Arrogance, arrogance...
Male :En karppai sooraiyaadum thittamMale: The plan to plunder my chastity
Chorus :Thittu thittam thittu thittam thittamChorus: Plan, plan...
Male :Ennullam sollumbodhaeMale: Just when my heart speaks
Latchiyangal vellumbodhaeJust when my ambitions win
Kaadhal vandhu enthan kathavai thattumLove comes and knocks on my door
Chorus :So sadChorus: So sad
Male
Anbae unn mugathukkumMy love, I like the pleasure of
Mugam vaikkum sugam pidikkumResting my face against your face
Kannae unn nagathukkulMy dear, inside your nails
Sikki konda thugal pidikkumI like the speck caught within
Aanaalum kadaimaigal kanavukkuBut duties impose a ban
Thadai vidhikkumOn my dreams
Female
Engae selvaaiWhere will you go?
En mutha satham thalai odaikkumThe sound of my kiss will shatter your head
Female
Ullathai killaathaeDon't pinch my heart
Killi vittu sellaathaeDon't pinch and walk away
Kaayathil mutham veiyappaPlace a kiss upon my wound, my man
Chorus :YappapapapappaaChorus: Oh my goodness!
Female
Oi rettai chattaiHey double shirt guy
Rettai dhegam anaiya koodaathaaShouldn't two bodies embrace each other?
Male
Naan innum sila naalFor a few more days, should I
Karppoda inga irukka koodaathaaRemain here staying chaste?
Female
Nee mutham nooru thanthuBy giving a hundred kisses
Kattil varumai theerkka koodaathaCan't you relieve the bed's poverty?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Ullathai Killaathae is a playful, romantic duet between two lovers engaging in a teasing exchange. The heroine playfully demands affection, urging the hero to embrace intimacy and heal her metaphorical emotional 'wounds' with kisses, while teasing him for holding back and focusing on duty.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Pakistan-in border polae tension

Compares the high tension felt during physical closeness to the political tension at the Pakistan border.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Anbae naan mutham ennum marunthu vaippen

Refers to a kiss metaphorically as a medicinal cure for emotional and physical wounds.

Rhyme (Monai / Etukai)

Ullathai killaathae / Killi vittu sellaathae

Use of second-letter rhyming across lines ('killaathae' / 'sellaathae').

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Trivia

This iconic song from the 2002 film Thamizhan marks the playback singing debut of Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra in Tamil cinema, singing alongside lead actor Vijay. The track was composed by D. Imman in his debut film album as a music composer.

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