Hey Pathu Podi
From Kadavul Irukaan kumaru · 2016
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Kadavul Irukaan kumaru2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey paathu podi | Hey watch your step, girl |
| Paathum paakama pora | You look at me and yet walk away as if you didn't see |
| Hey hey paathu podi | Hey hey, watch your step, girl |
| Film-u kaataadhadi | Don't put on a show, girl |
| Male | |
| Hey cute-u kedi | Hey cute rogue girl |
| Kutty peyaattam pora | You go around like a little devil |
| Hey hey kattam pottu | Hey hey, laying down a plan |
| Scenu naa kaattuven | I will put on a show |
| Male | |
| Bejaaru pannadha | Don't get annoyed |
| Ushaar pannum bodhadi | When I am trying to woo you, girl |
| Singatha seendaadha | Don't provoke the lion |
| Shake hand pannadi | Give me a handshake, girl |
| Male | |
| One side-a love panren | I'm loving you one-sidedly |
| Deal la vittraadha | Don't ignore the deal |
| One way-la bike otturen | I am riding my bike on a one-way street |
| U turn podadha | Don't take a U-turn |
| Male | |
| Adi sollamalae pogaadhadi | Hey, don't leave without telling me, girl |
| En nenjodu nenjodu nee dhaanadi | You are the one attached to my heart, girl |
| Adi lollamalae kolladhadi | Hey, don't kill me with your antics, girl |
| Nee konnalum | Even if you kill me |
| En nenjam un pinnae varaadho | Won't my heart follow behind you? |
| Male | |
| : Hey thaduki thaduki thaduki | : Hey, stumbling, stumbling, stumbling |
| Thalladudhae en kaadhal | My love staggers |
| Unmunnae babyadi | In front of you, baby |
| Vazhukki vazhukki vazhukki | Slipping, slipping, slipping |
| Roll agudhae | It rolls down |
| Un nenjam banana | Your heart is like a banana |
| Thol dhaanadi | Peel, girl |
| Male | |
| Velagi velagi velagi | Moving away, moving away, moving away |
| Pogathadi | Don't walk away, girl |
| Naan onnum high voltage | I am not some high voltage |
| Current illadi | Electric current, girl |
| Hey pazhagi pazhagi | Hey, getting to know each other |
| Pazhagi paarpomadi | Let's get acquainted and see, girl |
| Vayasaiyum unakkonnum | Age isn't something |
| Porupilladi | You need to worry about, girl |
| Male | |
| Maanae… milku moonae | My deer... my milky moon |
| Queen nae king-u naan dhaanae | You are the queen and I am the king |
| Nee vittalumae vidaadhadi | Even if you leave, I won't let go, girl |
| Un kan paarvai contact magnettadi | The look in your eyes is a contact magnet, girl |
| Un lip orama enna vechikodi | Keep me near the corner of your lips, girl |
| Un hand bagil lip guard | The lip balm inside your handbag |
| Naan dhaanae ..naan dhaanae | Is me... it's me |
| Female | |
| : Abc..123 ..theiyadhadaa | : ABC..123 ..you don't even know, man |
| Undhadikulla moonjiya | Inside your beard, your face |
| Vechi maraikadha daa | Don't hide it, man |
| Night kooda theru naayi ya | Even at night, street dogs |
| Thorathadha daa | Don't chase them away, man |
| Un paper rocket | Your paper rocket |
| Naasa parakadha daa | Won't fly to NASA, man |
| Male | |
| Muzhungi muzhungi muzhungi | Swallowing your words, swallowing your words |
| Pesaadhadi | Don't talk like that, girl |
| Heartuk-ku hand cuffs ah | On my heart, handcuffs |
| Podaadhadi | Don't put on, girl |
| Thadukki thadukki thadukki | Stumbling, stumbling, stumbling |
| Pogaadhadi | Don't go away, girl |
| Autova pol ennai | Like an auto-rickshaw |
| Aattaadhadi | Don't shake me up, girl |
| Male | |
| Siruchi siruchi siruchi | Smiling, smiling, smiling |
| Nadikaadhadi | Don't fake it, girl |
| China phone settai pol | Like a cheap Chinese phone |
| Vedikaadhadi | Don't explode, girl |
| Sulukki sulukki sulukki | Twisting and turning, twisting and turning |
| Muraikaadhadi | Don't glare at me, girl |
| Soda nee goli naa | You are the soda, I am the marble inside |
| Pirikaadhadi | Don't separate us, girl |
| Male | |
| Manga badha needhan | You are the raw mango slice |
| Thokka thukka varen naa | I come to savour you like spicy pickle |
| Un teddybear-u | Your teddy bear |
| Un scooty tyre-u | Your scooter tyre |
| Un kaadhoram pony tail | The ponytail near your ear |
| Naan dhaanadi | Is me, girl |
| Un sharukhaanu | Your Shah Rukh Khan |
| Un salman khanu | Your Salman Khan |
| Un cheese potta popcornum | And the popcorn with cheese on it |
| Naan dhaanae…naan dhaanae.. | Is me... it's me.. |
| Male | |
| Hey paathu podi | Hey watch your step, girl |
| Paathum paakama pora | You look at me and yet walk away as if you didn't see |
| Hey hey paathu podi | Hey hey, watch your step, girl |
| Film-u kaataadhadi | Don't put on a show, girl |
| Male | |
| Hey cute-u kedi | Hey cute rogue girl |
| Kutty peyaattam pora | You go around like a little devil |
| Hey hey kattam pottu | Hey hey, laying down a plan |
| Scenu naa kaattuven | I will put on a show |
| Male | |
| Bejaaru pannadha | Don't get annoyed |
| Ushaar pannum bodhadi | When I am trying to woo you, girl |
| Singatha seendaadha | Don't provoke the lion |
| Shake hand pannadi | Give me a handshake, girl |
| Male | |
| One side-a love panren | I'm loving you one-sidedly |
| Deal la vittraadha | Don't ignore the deal |
| One way-la bike otturen | I am riding my bike on a one-way street |
| U turn podadha | Don't take a U-turn |
| Male | |
| Adi sollamalae pogaadhadi | Hey, don't leave without telling me, girl |
| En nenjodu nenjodu nee dhaanadi | You are the one attached to my heart, girl |
| Adi lollamalae kolladhadi | Hey, don't kill me with your antics, girl |
| Nee konnalum | Even if you kill me |
| En nenjam un pinnae varaadho | Won't my heart follow behind you? |
ஹே பாத்து போடி
பாத்தும் பாக்காம போற
ஹே ஹே பாத்து போடி
பிலிம்மு காட்டாதடி
Hey watch your step, girl
You look at me and yet walk away as if you didn't see
Hey hey, watch your step, girl
Don't put on a show, girl
ஹே கியூட்டு
கேடி குட்டி பேயாட்டம்
போற ஹே ஹே கட்டம்
போட்டு சீனு நா
காட்டுவேன்
Hey cute rogue girl
You go around like a little devil
Hey hey, laying down a plan
I will put on a show
பேஜாரு பண்ணாத
உஷார் பண்ணும் போதடி
சிங்கத்த சீண்டாத ஷேக்
ஹன்ட் பண்ணடி
Don't get annoyed
When I am trying to woo you, girl
Don't provoke the lion
Give me a handshake, girl
ஒன் சைடா லவ்
பண்றேன் டீல்ல விட்ராத
ஒன் வேல பைக் ஓட்டுறேன்
யூ டர்ன் போடாத
I'm loving you one-sidedly
Don't ignore the deal
I am riding my bike on a one-way street
Don't take a U-turn
அடி சொல்லாமலே
போகாதடி என் நெஞ்சோடு
நெஞ்சோடு நீ தானடி அடி
சொல்லாமலே கொல்லாதடி
நீ கொன்னாலும் என் நெஞ்சம்
உன் பின்னே வாராதோ
Hey, don't leave without telling me, girl
You are the one attached to my heart, girl
Hey, don't kill me with your antics, girl
Even if you kill me
Won't my heart follow behind you?
ஹே தடுக்கி தடுக்கி
தடுக்கி தள்ளாடுதே என் காதல்
உன் முன்னே பேபியடி வழுக்கி
வழுக்கி வழுக்கி ரோல் ஆகுதே
உன் நெஞ்சம் பனானா தோல்
தானடி
: Hey, stumbling, stumbling, stumbling
My love staggers
In front of you, baby
Slipping, slipping, slipping
It rolls down
Your heart is like a banana
Peel, girl
வெலகி வெலகி
வெலகி போகாதடி நான்
ஒன்னும் ஹை வோல்டேஜ்
கரண்ட் இல்லடி ஹே பழகி
பழகி பழகி பார்ப்போமடி
வயசையும் உனக்கொன்னும்
பொறுப்பில்லடி
Moving away, moving away, moving away
Don't walk away, girl
I am not some high voltage
Electric current, girl
Hey, getting to know each other
Let's get acquainted and see, girl
Age isn't something
You need to worry about, girl
மானே மில்க்கு
மூனே குயூனே கிங்கு
நான் தானே நீ விட்டாலுமே
விடாதடி உன் கண் பார்வை
காண்டக்ட் மக்நெட்டடி உன்
லிப் ஓரமா என்ன வெச்சிக்கோடி
உன் ஹன்ட் பேக்கில் லிப் கார்ட்
நான் தானே நான் தானே
My deer... my milky moon
You are the queen and I am the king
Even if you leave, I won't let go, girl
The look in your eyes is a contact magnet, girl
Keep me near the corner of your lips, girl
The lip balm inside your handbag
Is me... it's me
எபிசி 1 2 3 தெரியாதடா
உன் தாடி குள்ள மூஞ்சிய
வெச்சி மறைக்காத டா நைட்
கூட தெரு நாயிய தொரத்தாத
டா உன் பேப்பர் ராக்கெட் நாசா
பறக்காத டா
: ABC..123 ..you don't even know, man
Inside your beard, your face
Don't hide it, man
Even at night, street dogs
Don't chase them away, man
Your paper rocket
Won't fly to NASA, man
முழுங்கி முழுங்கி
முழுங்கி பேசாதடி
ஹார்ட்டுக்கு ஹன்ட்
கப்ஸ போடாதடி தடுக்கி
தடுக்கி தடுக்கி போகாதடி
ஆட்டோவ போல் என்னை
ஆட்டாதடி
Swallowing your words, swallowing your words
Don't talk like that, girl
On my heart, handcuffs
Don't put on, girl
Stumbling, stumbling, stumbling
Don't go away, girl
Like an auto-rickshaw
Don't shake me up, girl
சிரிச்சி சிரிச்சி
சிரிச்சி நடிக்காதடி சைனா
போன் செட்டை போல்
வெடிக்காதடி சுளுக்கி
சுளுக்கி சுளுக்கி
முறைக்காதடி சோடா
நீ கோலி நா பிரிக்காதடி
Smiling, smiling, smiling
Don't fake it, girl
Like a cheap Chinese phone
Don't explode, girl
Twisting and turning, twisting and turning
Don't glare at me, girl
You are the soda, I am the marble inside
Don't separate us, girl
மாங்கா பத நீதான்
தூக்க தூக்க வாரேன் நா
உன் டெடி பியரு உன்
ஸ்கூட்டி டயரு உன்
காதோரம் போனி டைல்
நான் தானடி உன் ஷாருகானு
உன் சல்மான் காணு உன் சீஸ்
போட்ட பாப்கார்னும் நான்
தானே நான் தானே
You are the raw mango slice
I come to savour you like spicy pickle
Your teddy bear
Your scooter tyre
The ponytail near your ear
Is me, girl
Your Shah Rukh Khan
Your Salman Khan
And the popcorn with cheese on it
Is me... it's me..
ஹே பாத்து போடி
பாத்தும் பாக்காம போற
ஹே ஹே பாத்து போடி
பிலிம்மு காட்டாதடி
Hey watch your step, girl
You look at me and yet walk away as if you didn't see
Hey hey, watch your step, girl
Don't put on a show, girl
ஹே கியூட்டு
கேடி குட்டி பேயாட்டம்
போற ஹே ஹே கட்டம்
போட்டு சீனு நா
காட்டுவேன்
Hey cute rogue girl
You go around like a little devil
Hey hey, laying down a plan
I will put on a show
பேஜாரு பண்ணாத
உஷார் பண்ணும் போதடி
சிங்கத்த சீண்டாத ஷேக்
ஹன்ட் பண்ணடி
Don't get annoyed
When I am trying to woo you, girl
Don't provoke the lion
Give me a handshake, girl
ஒன் சைடா லவ்
பண்றேன் டீல்ல விட்ராத
ஒன் வேல பைக் ஓட்டுறேன்
யூ டர்ன் போடாத
I'm loving you one-sidedly
Don't ignore the deal
I am riding my bike on a one-way street
Don't take a U-turn
அடி சொல்லாமலே
போகாதடி என் நெஞ்சோடு
நெஞ்சோடு நீ தானடி அடி
சொல்லாமலே கொல்லாதடி
நீ கொன்னாலும் என் நெஞ்சம்
உன் பின்னே வாராதோ
Hey, don't leave without telling me, girl
You are the one attached to my heart, girl
Hey, don't kill me with your antics, girl
Even if you kill me
Won't my heart follow behind you?
Hey paathu podi
Hey watch your step, girl
Paathum paakama pora
You look at me and yet walk away as if you didn't see
Hey hey paathu podi
Hey hey, watch your step, girl
Film-u kaataadhadi
Don't put on a show, girl
Hey cute-u kedi
Hey cute rogue girl
Kutty peyaattam pora
You go around like a little devil
Hey hey kattam pottu
Hey hey, laying down a plan
Scenu naa kaattuven
I will put on a show
Bejaaru pannadha
Don't get annoyed
Ushaar pannum bodhadi
When I am trying to woo you, girl
Singatha seendaadha
Don't provoke the lion
Shake hand pannadi
Give me a handshake, girl
One side-a love panren
I'm loving you one-sidedly
Deal la vittraadha
Don't ignore the deal
One way-la bike otturen
I am riding my bike on a one-way street
U turn podadha
Don't take a U-turn
Adi sollamalae pogaadhadi
Hey, don't leave without telling me, girl
En nenjodu nenjodu nee dhaanadi
You are the one attached to my heart, girl
Adi lollamalae kolladhadi
Hey, don't kill me with your antics, girl
Nee konnalum
Even if you kill me
En nenjam un pinnae varaadho
Won't my heart follow behind you?
: Hey thaduki thaduki thaduki
: Hey, stumbling, stumbling, stumbling
Thalladudhae en kaadhal
My love staggers
Unmunnae babyadi
In front of you, baby
Vazhukki vazhukki vazhukki
Slipping, slipping, slipping
Roll agudhae
It rolls down
Un nenjam banana
Your heart is like a banana
Thol dhaanadi
Peel, girl
Velagi velagi velagi
Moving away, moving away, moving away
Pogathadi
Don't walk away, girl
Naan onnum high voltage
I am not some high voltage
Current illadi
Electric current, girl
Hey pazhagi pazhagi
Hey, getting to know each other
Pazhagi paarpomadi
Let's get acquainted and see, girl
Vayasaiyum unakkonnum
Age isn't something
Porupilladi
You need to worry about, girl
Maanae… milku moonae
My deer... my milky moon
Queen nae king-u naan dhaanae
You are the queen and I am the king
Nee vittalumae vidaadhadi
Even if you leave, I won't let go, girl
Un kan paarvai contact magnettadi
The look in your eyes is a contact magnet, girl
Un lip orama enna vechikodi
Keep me near the corner of your lips, girl
Un hand bagil lip guard
The lip balm inside your handbag
Naan dhaanae ..naan dhaanae
Is me... it's me
: Abc..123 ..theiyadhadaa
: ABC..123 ..you don't even know, man
Undhadikulla moonjiya
Inside your beard, your face
Vechi maraikadha daa
Don't hide it, man
Night kooda theru naayi ya
Even at night, street dogs
Thorathadha daa
Don't chase them away, man
Un paper rocket
Your paper rocket
Naasa parakadha daa
Won't fly to NASA, man
Muzhungi muzhungi muzhungi
Swallowing your words, swallowing your words
Pesaadhadi
Don't talk like that, girl
Heartuk-ku hand cuffs ah
On my heart, handcuffs
Podaadhadi
Don't put on, girl
Thadukki thadukki thadukki
Stumbling, stumbling, stumbling
Pogaadhadi
Don't go away, girl
Autova pol ennai
Like an auto-rickshaw
Aattaadhadi
Don't shake me up, girl
Siruchi siruchi siruchi
Smiling, smiling, smiling
Nadikaadhadi
Don't fake it, girl
China phone settai pol
Like a cheap Chinese phone
Vedikaadhadi
Don't explode, girl
Sulukki sulukki sulukki
Twisting and turning, twisting and turning
Muraikaadhadi
Don't glare at me, girl
Soda nee goli naa
You are the soda, I am the marble inside
Pirikaadhadi
Don't separate us, girl
Manga badha needhan
You are the raw mango slice
Thokka thukka varen naa
I come to savour you like spicy pickle
Un teddybear-u
Your teddy bear
Un scooty tyre-u
Your scooter tyre
Un kaadhoram pony tail
The ponytail near your ear
Naan dhaanadi
Is me, girl
Un sharukhaanu
Your Shah Rukh Khan
Un salman khanu
Your Salman Khan
Un cheese potta popcornum
And the popcorn with cheese on it
Naan dhaanae…naan dhaanae..
Is me... it's me..
Hey paathu podi
Hey watch your step, girl
Paathum paakama pora
You look at me and yet walk away as if you didn't see
Hey hey paathu podi
Hey hey, watch your step, girl
Film-u kaataadhadi
Don't put on a show, girl
Hey cute-u kedi
Hey cute rogue girl
Kutty peyaattam pora
You go around like a little devil
Hey hey kattam pottu
Hey hey, laying down a plan
Scenu naa kaattuven
I will put on a show
Bejaaru pannadha
Don't get annoyed
Ushaar pannum bodhadi
When I am trying to woo you, girl
Singatha seendaadha
Don't provoke the lion
Shake hand pannadi
Give me a handshake, girl
One side-a love panren
I'm loving you one-sidedly
Deal la vittraadha
Don't ignore the deal
One way-la bike otturen
I am riding my bike on a one-way street
U turn podadha
Don't take a U-turn
Adi sollamalae pogaadhadi
Hey, don't leave without telling me, girl
En nenjodu nenjodu nee dhaanadi
You are the one attached to my heart, girl
Adi lollamalae kolladhadi
Hey, don't kill me with your antics, girl
Nee konnalum
Even if you kill me
En nenjam un pinnae varaadho
Won't my heart follow behind you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful, energetic track from 'Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru' captures a young man's lighthearted and humorous attempt to court his love interest using trendy Chennai local slang, pop culture tropes, and quirky everyday metaphors. He pleads with her to stop acting indifferent or putting up a front, promising that he will prove his devotion and persistence no matter how much she tries to ignore or mock him. The song features playful banter where the protagonist compares himself to things constantly close to her—like her scooter tire, her lip balm, her teddy bear, and her favorite Bollywood stars. Interspersed with playful retorts highlighting her sassy attitude, the track emphasizes the charm of youthful street-smart romance, persistent affection, and fun-filled teasing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Soda nee goli naa”
Compares the lovers to the marble (goli) trapped inside a traditional Goli Soda bottle, symbolizing how inseparable they are.
Simile
“China phone settai pol / Vedikaadhadi”
Compares the girl's sudden anger to a cheap, faulty Chinese mobile phone exploding.
Iyaipu (Rhyming)
“Un teddybear-u / Un scooty tyre-u”
End-rhyming structure using the sound '-u' across successive lines to create a rhythmic cadence.
Monai (Alliteration)
“One side-a love panren / One way-la bike otturen”
Repetition of the initial word/sound 'One' across consecutive lines.
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Trivia
The song features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also starred as the lead actor in the film 'Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru' (2016), directed by M. Rajesh. The lyrics were written by late acclaimed lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, known for effectively weaving local Chennai slang with youthful pop culture references.
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