Ini Thatti Ketka Oru
From Vasanthakala Paravai · 1991
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Vasanthakala Paravai1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ini thatti ketka oru | From now on, to question us, there is no... |
| Kattu kaaval illai oh my dear | Tight security or control, oh my dear! |
| Female :Nammai katti poda oru | Female: To tie us down, there is no... |
| Sattathittamillai oh my dear | Law or regulation, oh my dear! |
| Male | |
| Kadal yaarai kettu pongum | Who does the sea ask before overflowing? |
| Adhu pola aasai vellam | Just like that is the flood of desires! |
| Female :Kuyil yaarai kettu koovum | Female: Who does the cuckoo ask before singing? |
| Adhu pola kanni ullam | Just like that is a young woman's heart! |
| Male :Indha naal nalla naal ilavenirkaalam | Male: This day is a good day, early spring... |
| Vaasal thedi varathaan | Has come searching for our doorstep! |
| Female | |
| Ini thatti ketka oru | From now on, to question us, there is no... |
| Kattu kaaval illai oh my dear | Tight security or control, oh my dear! |
| Male :Nammai katti poda oru | Male: To tie us down, there is no... |
| Sattathittamillai oh my dear | Law or regulation, oh my dear! |
| Male | |
| Indru mudhal be happy aahaa | From today onwards, be happy, aha! |
| Achamenna oh baby | What is there to fear, oh baby? |
| En kanmani ponmani ini dont worry | My precious darling, don't worry anymore! |
| Female :Anbu enum paalam thaan | Female: Love is indeed the bridge, |
| Solla ini freedom thaan | There is complete freedom to express it now! |
| Kannengilum kaanbadhu kalaikoodam thaan | Whatever meets the eyes everywhere is an art gallery! |
| Male | |
| Ammadi rekkai katti ilamai odathoo | Oh my, won't youth fly away with wings attached? |
| Female :Andraadam mettu katti idhayam paadatho | Female: Won't the heart sing by composing daily tunes? |
| Male :Namakaaga maegam panithooral poduthu | Male: For our sake, the clouds are drizzling dew! |
| Female :Adangaadha thaagam oru paadhi aarudhu | Female: The unquenchable thirst subsides a bit! |
| Male | |
| Ini thatti ketka oru | From now on, to question us, there is no... |
| Kattu kaaval illai oh my dear ha haa | Tight security or control, oh my dear, ha haa! |
| Female :Nammai katti poda oru | Female: To tie us down, there is no... |
| Sattathittamillai oh my dear | Law or regulation, oh my dear! |
| Male | |
| ………………………. | [Instrumental Interlude] |
| Male | |
| Haang | Aha! |
| Thanguthadai ingillai dhesam engum nam ellai | There are no obstacles here, the whole country is our boundary! |
| Engaeyum naam pogalaam nadhi oottam pol | We can go anywhere like the flow of a river! |
| Female :Sellum vazhi engaeyum kooda varum aagaayam | Female: Wherever we go, the sky follows us! |
| Sandhoosamaai neendhalaam mugil koottam pol | We can happily swim like a flock of clouds! |
| Male | |
| Vandhaachu koondai vittu veliyil mainaakkal | The mynas have come out of the cage! |
| Female :Vaavendru vaazhthu paadal varaiyum maambookal | Female: Mango blossoms write songs of welcome! |
| Male :Enakkaga thaanae indha kaadhal vaaganam | Male: Isn't this vehicle of love meant just for me? |
| Female :Unakkaga naan thaan idhu deva saasanam ini | Female: I am for you, this is a divine decree from now on! |
| Female | |
| Ini thatti ketka oru | From now on, to question us, there is no... |
| Kattu kaaval illai oh my dear | Tight security or control, oh my dear! |
| Male :Nammai katti poda oru | Male: To tie us down, there is no... |
| Sattathittamillai oh my dear | Law or regulation, oh my dear! |
| Female | |
| Kadal yaarai kettu pongum | Who does the sea ask before overflowing? |
| Adhu pola aasai vellam | Just like that is the flood of desires! |
| Male :Kuyil yaarai kettu koovum | Male: Who does the cuckoo ask before singing? |
| Adhu pola kanni ullam | Just like that is a young woman's heart! |
| Female :Indha naal nalla naal ilavenirkaalam | Female: This day is a good day, early spring... |
| Vaasal thedi varathaan | Has come searching for our doorstep! |
இனி தட்டிக் கேட்க ஒரு
கட்டு காவலில்லை ஓ மை டியர்
நமை கட்டிப் போட ஒரு
சட்டத்திட்டமில்லை ஓ மை டியர்
From now on, to question us, there is no...
Tight security or control, oh my dear!
Female: To tie us down, there is no...
Law or regulation, oh my dear!
கடல் யாரை கேட்டு பொங்கும்
அது போல் ஆசை வெள்ளம்
குயில் யாரைக் கேட்டு கூவும்
அது போல் கன்னி உள்ளம்
இந்த நாள் நல்ல நாள் இளவேனிற்காலம்
வாசல் தேடி வரத்தான்.....
Who does the sea ask before overflowing?
Just like that is the flood of desires!
Female: Who does the cuckoo ask before singing?
Just like that is a young woman's heart!
Male: This day is a good day, early spring...
Has come searching for our doorstep!
இனி தட்டிக் கேட்க ஒரு
கட்டு காவலில்லை ஓ மை டியர்
நமை கட்டிப் போட ஒரு
சட்டத்திட்டமில்லை ஓ மை டியர்
From now on, to question us, there is no...
Tight security or control, oh my dear!
Male: To tie us down, there is no...
Law or regulation, oh my dear!
இன்று முதல் பி ஹாப்பி அஹ்
அச்சமென்ன ஓ பேபி
என் கண்மணி பொன்மணி
இனி டோண்ட் வொர்ரி
அன்பு எனும் பாலம்தான்
சொல்ல இனி ப்ரீடம் தான்
கண்லெங்கிலும் காண்பது கலைக்கூடம்தான்
From today onwards, be happy, aha!
What is there to fear, oh baby?
My precious darling, don't worry anymore!
Female: Love is indeed the bridge,
There is complete freedom to express it now!
Whatever meets the eyes everywhere is an art gallery!
அம்மாடி ரெக்கை கட்டி இளமை ஓடாதோ
அன்றாடம் மெட்டு கட்டி இதயம் பாடாதோ
நமக்காக மேகம் பனித்தூறல் போடுது
அடங்காத தாகம் ஒரு பாதி ஆறுது.....
Oh my, won't youth fly away with wings attached?
Female: Won't the heart sing by composing daily tunes?
Male: For our sake, the clouds are drizzling dew!
Female: The unquenchable thirst subsides a bit!
இனி தட்டிக் கேட்க ஒரு
கட்டு காவலில்லை ஓ மை டியர்
நமை கட்டிப் போட ஒரு
சட்டத்திட்டமில்லை ஓ மை டியர்
From now on, to question us, there is no...
Tight security or control, oh my dear, ha haa!
Female: To tie us down, there is no...
Law or regulation, oh my dear!
.........................
[Instrumental Interlude]
ஹான்
தங்குதடை இங்கில்லை தேசமெங்கும் நம் எல்லை
எங்கேயும் நாம் போகலாம் நதி ஓட்டம்போல்
செல்லும் வழி எங்கேயும் கூட வரும் ஆகாயம்
சந்தோஷமாய் நீந்தலாம் முகில் கூட்டம்போல்
Aha!
There are no obstacles here, the whole country is our boundary!
We can go anywhere like the flow of a river!
Female: Wherever we go, the sky follows us!
We can happily swim like a flock of clouds!
வந்தாச்சு கூண்டை விட்டு வெளியில் மைனாக்கள்
வாவென்று வாழ்த்து பாடல் வரையும் மாம்பூக்கள்
எனக்காகத்தானே இந்த காதல் வாகனம்
உனக்காக நான்தான் இது தேவ சாசனம்....
The mynas have come out of the cage!
Female: Mango blossoms write songs of welcome!
Male: Isn't this vehicle of love meant just for me?
Female: I am for you, this is a divine decree from now on!
இனி தட்டிக் கேட்க ஒரு
கட்டு காவலில்லை ஓ மை டியர்
நமை கட்டிப் போட ஒரு
சட்டத்திட்டமில்லை ஓ மை டியர்
From now on, to question us, there is no...
Tight security or control, oh my dear!
Male: To tie us down, there is no...
Law or regulation, oh my dear!
கடல் யாரை கேட்டு பொங்கும்
அது போல் ஆசை வெள்ளம்
குயில் யாரைக் கேட்டு கூவும்
அது போல் கன்னி உள்ளம்
இந்த நாள் நல்ல நாள் இளவேனிற்காலம்
வாசல் தேடி வரத்தான்.....
Who does the sea ask before overflowing?
Just like that is the flood of desires!
Male: Who does the cuckoo ask before singing?
Just like that is a young woman's heart!
Female: This day is a good day, early spring...
Has come searching for our doorstep!
எங்கும் வாழ்ந்திருக்கும்
என்றும் வாழ்ந்திருக்கும் காதல் ஜோடி தான்
இனி மன்றம் தோறும்
சில தென்றல் சொல்லி விடும் காதல் ஜோடி தான்
Ini thatti ketka oru
From now on, to question us, there is no...
Kattu kaaval illai oh my dear
Tight security or control, oh my dear!
Female :Nammai katti poda oru
Female: To tie us down, there is no...
Sattathittamillai oh my dear
Law or regulation, oh my dear!
Kadal yaarai kettu pongum
Who does the sea ask before overflowing?
Adhu pola aasai vellam
Just like that is the flood of desires!
Female :Kuyil yaarai kettu koovum
Female: Who does the cuckoo ask before singing?
Adhu pola kanni ullam
Just like that is a young woman's heart!
Male :Indha naal nalla naal ilavenirkaalam
Male: This day is a good day, early spring...
Vaasal thedi varathaan
Has come searching for our doorstep!
Ini thatti ketka oru
From now on, to question us, there is no...
Kattu kaaval illai oh my dear
Tight security or control, oh my dear!
Male :Nammai katti poda oru
Male: To tie us down, there is no...
Sattathittamillai oh my dear
Law or regulation, oh my dear!
Indru mudhal be happy aahaa
From today onwards, be happy, aha!
Achamenna oh baby
What is there to fear, oh baby?
En kanmani ponmani ini dont worry
My precious darling, don't worry anymore!
Female :Anbu enum paalam thaan
Female: Love is indeed the bridge,
Solla ini freedom thaan
There is complete freedom to express it now!
Kannengilum kaanbadhu kalaikoodam thaan
Whatever meets the eyes everywhere is an art gallery!
Ammadi rekkai katti ilamai odathoo
Oh my, won't youth fly away with wings attached?
Female :Andraadam mettu katti idhayam paadatho
Female: Won't the heart sing by composing daily tunes?
Male :Namakaaga maegam panithooral poduthu
Male: For our sake, the clouds are drizzling dew!
Female :Adangaadha thaagam oru paadhi aarudhu
Female: The unquenchable thirst subsides a bit!
Ini thatti ketka oru
From now on, to question us, there is no...
Kattu kaaval illai oh my dear ha haa
Tight security or control, oh my dear, ha haa!
Female :Nammai katti poda oru
Female: To tie us down, there is no...
Sattathittamillai oh my dear
Law or regulation, oh my dear!
……………………….
[Instrumental Interlude]
Haang
Aha!
Thanguthadai ingillai dhesam engum nam ellai
There are no obstacles here, the whole country is our boundary!
Engaeyum naam pogalaam nadhi oottam pol
We can go anywhere like the flow of a river!
Female :Sellum vazhi engaeyum kooda varum aagaayam
Female: Wherever we go, the sky follows us!
Sandhoosamaai neendhalaam mugil koottam pol
We can happily swim like a flock of clouds!
Vandhaachu koondai vittu veliyil mainaakkal
The mynas have come out of the cage!
Female :Vaavendru vaazhthu paadal varaiyum maambookal
Female: Mango blossoms write songs of welcome!
Male :Enakkaga thaanae indha kaadhal vaaganam
Male: Isn't this vehicle of love meant just for me?
Female :Unakkaga naan thaan idhu deva saasanam ini
Female: I am for you, this is a divine decree from now on!
Ini thatti ketka oru
From now on, to question us, there is no...
Kattu kaaval illai oh my dear
Tight security or control, oh my dear!
Male :Nammai katti poda oru
Male: To tie us down, there is no...
Sattathittamillai oh my dear
Law or regulation, oh my dear!
Kadal yaarai kettu pongum
Who does the sea ask before overflowing?
Adhu pola aasai vellam
Just like that is the flood of desires!
Male :Kuyil yaarai kettu koovum
Male: Who does the cuckoo ask before singing?
Adhu pola kanni ullam
Just like that is a young woman's heart!
Female :Indha naal nalla naal ilavenirkaalam
Female: This day is a good day, early spring...
Vaasal thedi varathaan
Has come searching for our doorstep!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Ini Thatti Ketka' is a vibrant, youthful duet celebrating freedom, romantic bliss, and the joy of breaking free from social constraints. The lead characters express their excitement at living without rules or oversight, equating their natural emotions to uninhibited phenomena of nature like the sea's tides, a singing cuckoo, flowing rivers, and moving clouds. Written by Vaali, the song seamlessly blends Tamil lyricism with conversational English catchphrases ('oh my dear', 'be happy', 'don't worry'). The lovers view the world around them as an art gallery full of nature's marvels welcoming their love, emphasizing a sense of limitless possibilities and carefree happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Kadal yaarai kettu pongum / Adhu pola aasai vellam”
Compares human desires to an overflowing sea that answers to no one.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Vandhaachu koondai vittu veliyil mainaakkal”
Metaphorically compares the lovers escaping restriction to maina birds flying out of a cage.
Personification
“Vaavendru vaazhthu paadal varaiyum maambookal”
Attributes human action (writing welcome songs) to inanimate mango blossoms.
Emona / Etukai (Rhyme and Rhythm)
“Anbu enum paalam thaan / Solla ini freedom thaan”
Usage of rhyming line-endings and internal rhymes like 'paalam' and 'freedom', 'odathoo' and 'paadatho'.
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Trivia
The music for Vasanthakala Paravai (1991) was composed by Deva, marking one of his early successful soundtracks in Tamil cinema. Directed by Pavithran, the movie featured Sarathkumar in a break-out anti-hero role that catapulted his career in Kollywood.
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