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Attakathi

From Anbe Diana · 2026

Lyricist
Pari Elavazhagan
Singers
Bharath Sankar, Vijay Narain
Music director
Bharath Sankar
Movie name
Anbe Diana
Movie release year
2026
Lyrics added on
19 Aug 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Lordu nenapoda inga naanum nadapoda
Goddu thada poda na poren kaduppoda
Lordu nenapoda inga naanum nadapoda
Goddu thada poda na poren kaduppoda
Ohhh anbe daiyaana en kaadhalu neethaana
Hey neeyum naanum onnaana namma retta banaana
Attiyila attana naan unnala hittaagi hottaanen
Thottaalum fit aaven but machi touchi kichi nothing inga
Atta kathi atta kathi pair-ah kekkum paiyan kathi
Kaadhal muthi muthi aagi ponnen theeya shakthi
Atta kathi atta kathi pair-ah kekkum paiyan kathi
Kaadhal muthi muthi aagi ponnen theeya shakthi
Hey thaanaga goat onnu knife-ah kodukudhu
Athoda love life ah thaane kedukudhu
Babe ah naanum paarkumpothu
Magic pola mela paarthu poranae
Hey munnala thalladum pennale
Naan inga illadha polladha kaadhal konden
Uddatha thoddadha pattasu onnonnu
Achachacho kaadhal naa no no sonna
Atta kathi atta kathi pair-ah kekkum paiyan kathi
Kaadhal muthi muthi aagi ponnen theeya shakthi
Atta kathi atta kathi pair-ah kekkum paiyan kathi
Kaadhal muthi muthi aagi ponnen theeya shakthi
Walking around here thinking I'm a lord,
While God blocks my way, I just walk off annoyed.
Walking around here thinking I'm a lord,
While God blocks my way, I just walk off annoyed.
Oh my love Diana, are you really the love of my life?
Hey, if you and I unite, we are like twin bananas!
I was just a small-timer in our hangout, but because of you I turned into a hot hit!
Even a simple touch would make me fit right in, but buddy, there's no touching happening here!
Cardboard sword, cardboard sword! But this guy is a sharp knife looking for a match!
With love taking over my mind completely, I turned into a fiery force!
Cardboard sword, cardboard sword! But this guy is a sharp knife looking for a match!
With love taking over my mind completely, I turned into a fiery force!
Hey, the goat is handing over the butcher's knife all by itself,
And completely ruining its own love life!
Whenever I look at that babe,
Like magic, I find myself looking up and floating away!
Hey, because of the girl swaying before me,
I fell into a wild, crazy love like never before!
Untouched and unlit, like individual firecrackers,
Oh no, what if you say no to love?
Cardboard sword, cardboard sword! But this guy is a sharp knife looking for a match!
With love taking over my mind completely, I turned into a fiery force!
Cardboard sword, cardboard sword! But this guy is a sharp knife looking for a match!
With love taking over my mind completely, I turned into a fiery force!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This track is an energetic, self-deprecating street-pop number where a young man humorously laments his romantic infatuation with a girl named Diana. Describing himself through colloquial metaphors like a cardboard sword ('atta kathi') or a self-sacrificing goat walking towards the knife, he portrays his comical swagger and overwhelming love sickness. Despite feeling frustrated by obstacles and romantic distance, he revels in the playful frenzy and fiery passion of his crush.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“thaanaga goat onnu knife-ah kodukudhu”

Compares his willingly vulnerable romantic state to a goat handing over a knife.

End Rhyme

“Lordu nenapoda inga naanum nadapoda / Goddu thada poda na poren kaduppoda”

Consistent AAAA rhyme scheme using colloquial suffixes ('-oda').

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Trivia

The phrase 'Attakathi' refers literally to a fake cardboard/wooden sword, an iconic Tamil slang term for someone who acts tough but lacks real edge or bite.

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