- Lyricist
- Annamalai
- Singers
- Velmurugan, Chorus
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Saguni
- Movie release year
- 2012
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Apr 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pottadhu pathala mappulla
Innoru quateru solluda
Appadiyae matteru keluda
Pottadhu pathala mappulla
Innoru quateru solluda
Appadiyae matteru keluda
Kannula rum jinnu
Oothuna atha ponnu
Bothaiya ethikittu aada porenda
Venanda vettu kuthu
Poduda dappan kuthu
Enaku ellarumae sontha kaaran da
Pottadhu pathala mappulla
Innoru quateru solluda
Appadiyae matteru keluda
Hei hei hei hei hei hei
{Thana na na na naa hei
Thana na na na naa hei
Thana na na na naa hei
Hei hei hei hei hei} (2)
Venam machan sooru
Nee sollu rendu beeru
Ada koppathotti kuda
Namakku panju metha da
Hey kudikaaran pechu
Athu vidinju putta pochu
Ada senja thappa maranthu
Pogum deivam naanga da
Namma kavaliyellam viratta
Nee manasu vittu pesu
Nee pesalana pottadhellam
Loss-u dhana da
Ada vaanam boomi sirisu
Intha bar-u thaanda perusu
Ithu kudika porantha manushanuku
Sorgam thaana da
{Adra sakka
Adida rendu pegu
Adhichu yethu kicku
Apathaan nee king-u da} (2)
Pottadhu pathala mappulla
Innoru quateru solluda
Appadiyae matteru keluda
Pottadhu pathala mappulla
Innoru quateru solluda
Appadiyae matteru keluda
Hei hei hei hei hei hei
Enaku nu dhan porandha
Ava yen da enna marandha
En nenjil koodu katti puttu
Parandhu putta da
Angae intha madiya
Ava vacha athil vediya
Na thulu thulu sukku noora
Sithari putten da
Ada thallaaduthu kaalu
Ena thaangi kolla yaaru
Na polamburatha kekka
Oru kuttam venumda
En ethanaiyo sogam
Athu enna kooru podum
Ada ennanamo ninaikuren da
Vaartha varala da
Pottadhu pathala mappulla
Innoru quateru sollenda
Appadiyae matteru keluda
Pottadhu pathala mappulla
Innoru quateru sollenda
Appadiyae matteru keluda
Kannula rum kinnu
Oothuna atha ponnu
Bothaiya ethikittu aada porenda
Venanda vettu kuthu
Poduda dappan kuthu
Enaku ellarumae sontha kaaran da
Pottadhu pathala mappulla
Innoru quateru sollenda
Appadiyae matteru keluda
{Adra sakka
Adida rendu pegu
Adhichu yethu kicku
Apathaan nee king-u da} (2)
What we drank isn't enough, buddy!
Order another quarter bottle, man!
And listen to what happened, man!
What we drank isn't enough, buddy!
Order another quarter bottle, man!
And listen to what happened, man!
With rum and gin in her eyes,
my cousin poured it out for me!
I'm gonna get high and dance away, man!
No need for fights and brawls,
play a fast folk beat instead!
Everyone here feels like family to me, man!
What we drank isn't enough, buddy!
Order another quarter bottle, man!
And listen to what happened, man!
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
Thana na na na na hey
Thana na na na na hey
Thana na na na na hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
I don't want any food, buddy,
just order two beers!
Hey, even a garbage heap
feels like a soft cotton mattress to us, man!
Hey, whatever a drunkard says
is gone once morning comes!
Hey, we are like forgiving gods
who forget every mistake made!
To drive away all our worries,
just open your heart and speak!
If you keep quiet, everything we drank
is a total waste, man!
Hey, the sky and earth are small,
but this bar is huge, man!
For a man born to drink,
isn't this place truly heaven, man?
Come on, hit it!
Down two pegs quickly!
Drink them down and feel the kick,
only then are you a king, man!
What we drank isn't enough, buddy!
Order another quarter bottle, man!
And listen to what happened, man!
What we drank isn't enough, buddy!
Order another quarter bottle, man!
And listen to what happened, man!
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
She was born just for me,
so why did she forget me, man?
She built a nest inside my heart,
and then flew away, man!
She offered her lap,
only to plant an explosive there!
Into tiny pieces, shattered to dust,
I blew apart, man!
Hey, my legs are stumbling,
who is there to hold me up?
To listen to my ramblings,
I need a whole crowd, man!
So many sorrows inside me,
they are tearing me apart!
Hey, all kinds of thoughts are running in my mind,
but the words just won't come out, man!
What we drank isn't enough, buddy!
Order another quarter bottle, man!
And listen to what happened, man!
What we drank isn't enough, buddy!
Order another quarter bottle, man!
And listen to what happened, man!
With a bowl of rum in her eyes,
my cousin poured it out for me!
I'm gonna get high and dance away, man!
No need for fights and brawls,
play a fast folk beat instead!
Everyone here feels like family to me, man!
What we drank isn't enough, buddy!
Order another quarter bottle, man!
And listen to what happened, man!
Come on, hit it!
Down two pegs quickly!
Drink them down and feel the kick,
only then are you a king, man!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Pottadhu Pathala is an energetic local Tamil 'Kuthu' song set in a bar where the protagonist drowns his heartbreak in alcohol alongside his companions. Beneath the infectious dance rhythm and celebratory street culture lies a story of romantic betrayal, where the protagonist mourns how his beloved built a nest in his heart only to fly away and leave him emotionally shattered.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Pottadhu pathala mappulla”
Repetition of the 'P' sound at the beginning of words ('Pottadhu', 'pathala') creates rhythmic flow.
Metaphor
“En nenjil koodu katti puttu / Parandhu putta da”
Compares love to a bird building a nest in his heart and suddenly flying away.
Hyperbole
“Ada vaanam boomi sirisu / Intha bar-u thaanda perusu”
Exaggerates the size of the bar, declaring it larger than the sky and the earth to emphasize the drunkard's worldview.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Venanda vettu kuthu / Poduda dappan kuthu”
Rhyming ending words ('vettu kuthu' and 'dappan kuthu') providing rhythmic symmetry.
Did you know?
Trivia
Written by lyricist Annamalai for the political comedy film Saguni (2012), this fast-paced track composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar became a hugely popular dance number and bar anthem in Tamil Nadu.
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