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Lyrics & meaning

Kaadamutta

From Shiva Shivaa Win Aattam Aarambam · 2021

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Anal Akash
Music director
Jai
Details
Shiva Shivaa Win Aattam Aarambam2021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Vatta vattaRound round
Haan vatta nilaHaan, round moon
Hmm paththu puraHmm, ten doves
Haan patchai puraHaan, green dove
Male
Vatta vatta paaraiyilaOn the round, round rock
Vatta nila vandhathadaThe round moon has arrived
Paththu pura mathiyilaIn the middle of ten doves
Patchai pura meiyuthadaA green dove is grazing
Male
Rettai jada potta ponnaTo pluck and eat a girl with double braids
Pitchi thinna echi oorumMakes one's mouth water
Nei kudathil erumbu polaLike an ant in a pot of ghee
Mei kudathil manasu yerumThe mind climbs over the pot of the body
Male
KaadamuttaQuail egg
Hey kaadamuttaHey quail egg
Un kannu rendum kaadamuttaBoth your eyes are like quail eggs
Kaathirukken vaadi kittaI am waiting, come near me
Male
KaadamuttaQuail egg
Hey kaadamuttaHey quail egg
Naan kaathirukkenI am waiting
Vaadi kitta vaaCome near me, come
Male
Vatta vatta paaraiyilaOn the round, round rock
Vatta nila vandhathadaThe round moon has arrived
Paththu pura mathiyilaIn the middle of ten doves
Patchai pura meiyuthadaA green dove is grazing
Male
Oh kaatukulla kedanthaOh, like a cowherd lying in the forest
Maatukaaran polaLike a cattle herder
Mella mella thaan maathi mudichenSlowly, slowly I changed myself
Vellaikaaran polaLike a white man
Oottu veetil irundha ottadaiya polaLike cobwebs in a tiled house
Thottu thottu nee katti mudichaYou touched and tied me up
Pattu kunjam polaLike a silk tassel
Male
Anju viral thotta sugamaeThe pleasure of five fingers touching
Nenjukuzhi kulla kedakkuLies deep inside the pit of my heart
Mitcha baagam thottu mudichaIf you touch the remaining part
Utcham thaan di enakkuIt will be the ultimate peak for me, girl
Male
Seeni podi pola sirichaWhen you smile like sugar powder
Siththam raththam katti kedakkuMy mind and blood freeze together
Naalaikku enna thittam unakkuWhat is your plan for tomorrow?
Solli podi enakkuTell me, girl
Male
Theeya vecha kozhuthi nenja kadathiSetting a fire, burning, and kidnapping my heart
Sooriyana minjuputta enna sollaYou outshone the sun, what can I say?
Male
Hey kaadamuttaHey quail egg
Hey kaadamuttaHey quail egg
Un kannu rendum kaadamuttaBoth your eyes are like quail eggs
Kaathirukken vaadi kittaI am waiting, come near me
Male
KaadamuttaQuail egg
Hey kaadamuttaHey quail egg
Naan kaathirukkenI am waiting
Vaadi kitta vaaCome near me, come
Male
Vatta vatta paaraiyilaOn the round, round rock
Vatta nila vandhathadaThe round moon has arrived
Paththu pura mathiyilaIn the middle of ten doves
Patchai pura meiyuthadaA green dove is grazing
Male
Rettai jada potta ponnaTo pluck and eat a girl with double braids
Pitchi thinna echi oorumMakes one's mouth water
Nei kudathil erumbu polaLike an ant in a pot of ghee
Mei kudathil manasu yerumThe mind climbs over the pot of the body
Male
KaadamuttaQuail egg
Hey kaadamuttaHey quail egg
Un kannu rendum kaadamuttaBoth your eyes are like quail eggs
Kaathirukken vaadi kittaI am waiting, come near me
Male
KaadamuttaQuail egg
Hey kaadamuttaHey quail egg
Naan kaathirukkenI am waiting
Vaadi kitta vaaCome near me, come
Male
Vatta vatta vatta nilaRound round round moon
Paththu pura patchai pura….aa…..Ten doves, green dove... ah...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This high-energy folk romantic song expresses a lover's playful fascination and longing for his beloved using rural Tamil imagery. The protagonist affectionately compares her eyes to round quail eggs (Kaadamutta) and her unique presence to a bright full moon among a flock of doves. Through rustic metaphors, he describes how her touch and smile completely captivate his heart and mind, drawing him towards her like an ant drawn irresistibly to a pot of ghee.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Un kannu rendum kaadamutta

Comparing the girl's eyes to quail eggs using direct comparison ('Un kannu rendum kaadamutta') and her effect on his mind to an ant in a ghee pot ('Nei kudathil erumbu pola').

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Paththu pura mathiyila / Patchai pura meiyuthada

Representing the unique and beautiful girl as a 'patchai pura' (green dove) amidst ten common doves.

Alliteration (Anaaprasam / Monai)

Vatta vatta paaraiyila

Repetition of the initial 'Va' sound across words in the line ('Vatta vatta paaraiyila / Vatta nila').

Rhyme (Second-letter Rhyme / Ethirai)

Nei kudathil erumbu pola / Mei kudathil manasu yerum

Assonance and rhyming of second consonants across lines ('Nei kudathil' and 'Mei kudathil').

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Trivia

Actor Jai composed the music for 'Win Aattam Aarambam' while also starring as the lead character. The lyricist Vairamuthu penned these rustic, catchy lines capturing authentic Tamil rural slang and folk idioms.

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