Chithan Pokku
From Pattathu Rani · 1967
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Bhanumathi
- Music director
- T. K. Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Pattathu Rani1967
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Sithan pokku sivan pokku | The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva. |
| Satham pottaa selvaakku | If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status. |
| Sithan pokku sivan pokku | The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva. |
| Satham pottaa selvaakku | If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status. |
| Enakku naanae eppodhum raani | I am always my own queen. |
| Enakku naanae eppodhum raani | I am always my own queen. |
| Yera eranga paarkkaadhe poo nee | Do not look at me up and down, just walk away! |
| Sithan pokku sivan pokku | The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva. |
| Satham pottaa selvaakku | If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status. |
| Female | |
| Maaligaiyil ethanaiyoo kadhai nadakkum | So many dramas unfold within royal palaces. |
| Kaathirundhu athanaikkum pirivirukkum | If you wait and watch, all of them will eventually face separation. |
| Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya | Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya |
| Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya | Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya |
| Maaligaiyil ethanaiyoo kadhai nadakkum | So many dramas unfold within royal palaces. |
| Kaathirundhu athanaikkum pirivirukkum | If you wait and watch, all of them will eventually face separation. |
| Maanamulla seemaannu per irukkum | A man may carry the title of an honorable wealthy gentleman. |
| Avan manasilae thiruttukku ver irukkum | Yet the deep roots of dishonesty reside within his heart. |
| Maanamulla seemaannu per irukkum | A man may carry the title of an honorable wealthy gentleman. |
| Avan manasilae thiruttukku ver irukkum | Yet the deep roots of dishonesty reside within his heart. |
| Female | |
| Sithan sithan | Mystic, mystic! |
| Sithan pokku sivan pokku | The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva. |
| Satham pottaa selvaakku | If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status. |
| Female | |
| Kettavanga thotta idam pattu pogum | Whatever bad people touch will wither and rot away. |
| Nallavanga ulla idam mullum malarum | Where good people reside, even sharp thorns will bloom into flowers. |
| Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya | Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya |
| Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya | Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya |
| Kettavanga thotta idam pattu pogum | Whatever bad people touch will wither and rot away. |
| Nallavanga ulla idam mullum malarum | Where good people reside, even sharp thorns will bloom into flowers. |
| Sattathukku sattamaagum manasaatchi | One's conscience is the ultimate law above all written laws. |
| Odhu illaatti manidhano…chee chee chee chee | Without that conscience, is one even human? Fie on them! |
சித்தன் போக்கு சிவன் போக்கு
சத்தம் போட்டா செல்வாக்கு
சித்தன் போக்கு சிவன் போக்கு
சத்தம் போட்டா செல்வாக்கு
எனக்கு நானே எப்போதும் ராணி
எனக்கு நானே எப்போதும் ராணி
ஏற இறங்க பார்க்காதே போ நீ..
சித்தன் போக்கு சிவன் போக்கு
சத்தம் போட்டா செல்வாக்கு
The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva.
If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status.
The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva.
If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status.
I am always my own queen.
I am always my own queen.
Do not look at me up and down, just walk away!
The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva.
If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status.
மாளிகையில் எத்தனையோ கதை நடக்கும்
காத்திருந்து அத்தனைக்கும் பிரிவிருக்கும்..
தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா
தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா
மாளிகையில் எத்தனையோ கதை நடக்கும்
காத்திருந்து அத்தனைக்கும் பிரிவிருக்கும்..
மானமுள்ள சீமான்னு பேர் இருக்கும்
அவன் மனசிலே திருட்டுக்கு வேரிருக்கும்...
மானமுள்ள சீமான்னு பேர் இருக்கும்
அவன் மனசிலே திருட்டுக்கு வேரிருக்கும்...
So many dramas unfold within royal palaces.
If you wait and watch, all of them will eventually face separation.
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
So many dramas unfold within royal palaces.
If you wait and watch, all of them will eventually face separation.
A man may carry the title of an honorable wealthy gentleman.
Yet the deep roots of dishonesty reside within his heart.
A man may carry the title of an honorable wealthy gentleman.
Yet the deep roots of dishonesty reside within his heart.
சித்தன் சித்தன் சித்தன் போக்கு சிவன் போக்கு
சத்தம் போட்டா செல்வாக்கு
Mystic, mystic!
The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva.
If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status.
கெட்டவங்க தொட்ட இடம் பட்டு போகும்
நல்லவங்க உள்ள இடம் முள்ளும் மலரும்
தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா
தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா தையா
கெட்டவங்க தொட்ட இடம் பட்டு போகும்
நல்லவங்க உள்ள இடம் முள்ளும் மலரும்
சட்டத்துக்கு சட்டமாகும் மனசாட்சி
அது இல்லாட்டி மனிதனோ சீ....சீ.....சீ....சீ.....
Whatever bad people touch will wither and rot away.
Where good people reside, even sharp thorns will bloom into flowers.
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Whatever bad people touch will wither and rot away.
Where good people reside, even sharp thorns will bloom into flowers.
One's conscience is the ultimate law above all written laws.
Without that conscience, is one even human? Fie on them!
Sithan pokku sivan pokku
The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva.
Satham pottaa selvaakku
If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status.
Sithan pokku sivan pokku
The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva.
Satham pottaa selvaakku
If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status.
Enakku naanae eppodhum raani
I am always my own queen.
Enakku naanae eppodhum raani
I am always my own queen.
Yera eranga paarkkaadhe poo nee
Do not look at me up and down, just walk away!
Sithan pokku sivan pokku
The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva.
Satham pottaa selvaakku
If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status.
Maaligaiyil ethanaiyoo kadhai nadakkum
So many dramas unfold within royal palaces.
Kaathirundhu athanaikkum pirivirukkum
If you wait and watch, all of them will eventually face separation.
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Maaligaiyil ethanaiyoo kadhai nadakkum
So many dramas unfold within royal palaces.
Kaathirundhu athanaikkum pirivirukkum
If you wait and watch, all of them will eventually face separation.
Maanamulla seemaannu per irukkum
A man may carry the title of an honorable wealthy gentleman.
Avan manasilae thiruttukku ver irukkum
Yet the deep roots of dishonesty reside within his heart.
Maanamulla seemaannu per irukkum
A man may carry the title of an honorable wealthy gentleman.
Avan manasilae thiruttukku ver irukkum
Yet the deep roots of dishonesty reside within his heart.
Sithan sithan
Mystic, mystic!
Sithan pokku sivan pokku
The way of a mystic is the unpredictable way of Lord Shiva.
Satham pottaa selvaakku
If you make enough noise, you gain influence and status.
Kettavanga thotta idam pattu pogum
Whatever bad people touch will wither and rot away.
Nallavanga ulla idam mullum malarum
Where good people reside, even sharp thorns will bloom into flowers.
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Kettavanga thotta idam pattu pogum
Whatever bad people touch will wither and rot away.
Nallavanga ulla idam mullum malarum
Where good people reside, even sharp thorns will bloom into flowers.
Sattathukku sattamaagum manasaatchi
One's conscience is the ultimate law above all written laws.
Odhu illaatti manidhano…chee chee chee chee
Without that conscience, is one even human? Fie on them!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song expresses fierce independence, self-worth, and a sharp critique of societal hypocrisy. The singer proudly declares that she is her own queen and answers to no one, following her spiritual and free-willed path akin to a mystic (Sithan) or Shiva. She exposes the hidden rot within high-society palaces and wealthy gentlemen, pointing out that true nobility is not about titles but moral character.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Sithan pokku sivan pokku / Satham pottaa selvaakku”
Repetition of the 'S' sound in 'Sithan', 'Sivan', 'Satham', and 'Selvaakku' creates a rhythmic head-rhyme.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Kettavanga thotta idam pattu pogum / Nallavanga ulla idam mullum malarum”
Contrasts the destructive touch of bad people ('pattu pogum') with the uplifting influence of good people ('mullum malarum').
Metaphor
“Avan manasilae thiruttukku ver irukkum”
Compares inner dishonesty to a root growing inside a person's heart ('thiruttukku ver').
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Trivia
P. Bhanumathi, known as one of Tamil cinema's pioneer multi-talented women (actor, singer, director, producer), famously sang this empowering track. The composition by T. K. Ramamoorthy highlights her commanding voice and commanding screen persona, which mirrored her real-life reputation for uncompromising self-respect.
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