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Dirty Pondatti

From Kaatrin Mozhi · 2018

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Benny Dayal, Swagatha S. Krishnan
Music director
A. H. Kaashif
Details
Kaatrin Mozhi2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ti…dirty…pondattiyaeTi... dirty... wife...
Ti…dirty pondattiyae vaa vaaTi... dirty wife, come come
Thee mootti…enna kooptiyae babyYou lit a fire and called me, baby
Naan vantha…nee cold ah nikkathaNow that I came, don't stand so cold
Male
Yaa…neeyaYeah... was it you?
Antha pechellaam keechunaWho made all those screeching flirtatious talks?
Yaa…neeyaYeah... was it you?
Enna ichchayil kaichinaWho boiled me in desire?
Yaa…neeyaYeah... was it you?
Semma bodhaiya ethunaWho intoxicated me so heavily?
Yaa…neeyaYeah... was it you?
Ennai yen di emathunaWhy did you cheat me, girl?
Male
Oh oh oh oh ohhhOh oh oh oh ohhh
Kettu pochu velaiMy work got ruined
Oh oh oh oh ohhhOh oh oh oh ohhh
Athu unnaalaThat is because of you
Oh oh oh oh ohhhOh oh oh oh ohhh
Patta pagalula mooduIn broad daylight, mood...
Oh oh oh oh ohhhOh oh oh oh ohhh
Aal illa veeduAn empty house
Male
Ti…dirty pondattiyaeTi... dirty wife
Ti…dirty pondattiyae vaa vaaTi... dirty wife, come come
Thee mootti…enna kooptiyae babyYou lit a fire and called me, baby
Naan vantha…nee cold ah nikkathaNow that I came, don't stand so cold
Male
Saela kattunaWearing sarees,
Silaigal ellaamall the statues
Enna paathu sirikkaare laughing at me,
Naan vazhinju ninna kathaithe story of how I was drooling,
Eppadi naan uraikkahow can I explain?
Male
Sillinu adikkuraIn this chilly,
Kulirula thaanbiting cold,
Verthu naanum kedakkaI am lying down sweating,
Un kuralu kaathula paanjuyour voice pierced my ears,
En manasa kedukkaruining my heart.
Male
Hey silky-yaHey silky,
Hey milky-yahey milky,
Nee pesuna pechuthe talk you spoke,
Engengaiyo…ennennavosomewhere, somehow,
Edakudam aachuit all went haywire.
Male
Hey sexy-yaHey sexy,
Eh chick-siyahey chick-sy,
Nee koopitta pinnaeafter you called,
Hey vekkamahey, shyness?
Hey naanamaHey, modesty?
Intha vesham enna ponnaeWhat is this disguise, girl?
Female
Naan dirty pondattiyaAm I a dirty wife?
Naan dirty pondattiya kannaAm I a dirty wife, my darling?
Thee mootti unna kooptathu naanaWas it me who lit the fire and called you?
Yen appadi enna paakkura kannaWhy are you looking at me like that, my love?
Female
Yaa…naan thaanYeah... it was me
Antha pechellaam pesunenwho spoke all those talks
Yaa…naan thaanYeah... it was me
Unnai ichchaiyil kaichinenwho boiled you in desire
Yaa…naan thaanYeah... it was me
Semma bodhaiya yethurenwho raised such intense intoxication
Yaa… naan thaanYeah... it was me
Unnai sothichu paakurenwho is testing you
Chorus
Ohoo oo hooOhoo oo hoo
Male :Ti…dirty…pondattiyaeMale: Ti... dirty... wife
Chorus :Ohoo oo hooChorus: Ohoo oo hoo
Male :Ti…dirty pondattiyae vaa vaaMale: Ti... dirty wife, come come
Chorus :Ohoo oo hooChorus: Ohoo oo hoo
Female
Thee mootti…You lit a fire...
Unna kooptathu naanaWas it me who called you?
Chorus :Ohoo oo hooChorus: Ohoo oo hoo
Female :Yen appadiFemale: Why like that
Enna paakkura kannaare you looking at me, darling?
Chorus :Ohoo oo hooChorus: Ohoo oo hoo

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Dirty Pondatti is a playful and romantic song from the film Kaatrin Mozhi (2018), composed by A.H. Kaashif and written by Madhan Karky. The song depicts a lighthearted banter between a husband and wife (Jyothika and Vidharth in the film). The husband teasingly calls his wife his dirty pondatti after she hosts a late-night radio show using a sensuous voice, leaving him flustered and filled with passion, only for her to act innocent in person during the daytime. She playfully admits that it was indeed her testing his patience and teasing him with her new persona.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Second-letter Assonance (Edukku)

Antha pechellaam keechuna / Enna ichchayil kaichina

The repetition of the second consonant sound 'ch' in 'keechuna' and 'kaichina' creates a rhythmic, musical flow in the stanza.

Paradox / Oxymoron

Kulirula thaan / Verthu naanum kedakka

Sweating while lying down in biting cold weather expresses the extreme inner warmth and physical excitement generated by her voice.

Playful Rhyme and Neologism

Hey silky-ya / Hey milky-ya

The lyricist uses colloquial English loanwords combined with Tamil suffixes like 'silky-ya' and 'milky-ya' for comedic endearment.

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Trivia

Kaatrin Mozhi is the official Tamil remake of the Hindi comedy-drama Tumhari Sulu. The song Dirty Pondatti features music composed by A.H. Kaashif (nephew of A.R. Rahman) and vocal performances by Benny Dayal and Swagatha S. Krishnan.

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