Kaathu Kaathu Veesuthu
From Kutti Puli · 2013
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Gold Devaraj
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Details
- Kutti Puli2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaaththu kaaththu veesuthu ponnu kaaththu veesuthu | The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing. |
| Paaththu paaththu veesuthu enna paaththu veesuthu | She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows. |
| Iva entha oorukaariyo intha minnu minnuraa | I wonder which town this girl belongs to, she sparkles like lightning so bright. |
| Current illaa oorukku current undu pannuraa | She brings electricity to a village that has no power. |
| Male | |
| Tho tho paakkuraa paththa vaikka paakkuraa | Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire. |
| Tho tho nikkuraa nenja nenja thookki nikkuraa | Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high. |
| Tho tho tho pookkuraa pogumpothae pookkuraa | Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks. |
| Tho tho tho vaanguraa enga moochcha vaanguraa | Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath. |
| Male | |
| Kaaththu kaaththu veesuthu ponnu kaaththu veesuthu | The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing. |
| Paaththu paaththu veesuthu enna paaththu veesuthu | She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows. |
| Male | |
| ……………. | |
| Male | |
| Munnaala paaththaa ava keralaththu vallithaan | Viewed from the front, she looks like a Kerala beauty Valli. |
| Pinnaaala paaththaa ava kannadaththu kannithaan | Viewed from behind, she looks like a maiden from Karnataka. |
| Iduppu mattum anthra kazhuththu namma oorudaa | Her waist is like Andhra, while her neck belongs to our town, my friend. |
| Thennagaththu veedhiyil travidaththu selvi poraalae | Down the street of the South, the Dravidian princess is walking by. |
| Poraalae….poraalae….kovil thaer pola | She goes... she goes... like a majestic temple chariot. |
| Male | |
| Tho tho paakkuraa paththa vaikka paakkuraa | Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire. |
| Tho tho nikkuraa nenja nenja thookki nikkuraa | Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high. |
| Tho tho tho pookkuraa pogumpothae pookkuraa | Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks. |
| Tho tho tho vaanguraa enga moochcha vaanguraa | Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath. |
| Male | |
| Kaaththu kaaththu veesuthu ponnu kaaththu veesuthu | The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing. |
| Paaththu paaththu veesuthu enna paaththu veesuthu | She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows. |
| Male | |
| Kannaadi ponnu ada kannu rendum koosuthu | She is a glass-like girl, my eyes get dazzled looking at her. |
| Kaala maattu kannu onnu vaala thookki paarkkuthu | Even a bullock's eye lifts its tail to stare at her. |
| Kannaadi ponnu ada kannu rendum koosuthu | She is a glass-like girl, my eyes get dazzled looking at her. |
| Kaala maattu kannu onnu vaala thookki paarkkuthu | Even a bullock's eye lifts its tail to stare at her. |
| Male | |
| Tea kudikkum aalukku shock adichchu nikkuthu | The person drinking tea gets shocked and stands frozen. |
| Ice katti polavae vayasu suththi vanthu poraalae | Like an ice cube, youth swirls around her as she passes by. |
| Poraalae….poraalae….aavin paalpolae | She goes... she goes... pure and fair like Aavin milk. |
| Male | |
| Tho tho paakkuraa paththa vaikka paakkuraa | Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire. |
| Tho tho nikkuraa nenja nenja thookki nikkuraa | Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high. |
| Tho tho tho pookkuraa pogumpothae pookkuraa | Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks. |
| Tho tho tho vaanguraa enga moochcha vaanguraa | Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath. |
| Male | |
| Kaaththu kaaththu veesuthu ponnu kaaththu veesuthu | The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing. |
| Paaththu paaththu veesuthu enna paaththu veesuthu | She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows. |
| Iva entha oorukaariyo intha minnu minnuraa | I wonder which town this girl belongs to, she sparkles like lightning so bright. |
| Current illaa oorukku current onnu pannuraa | She generates electricity for a village that has no power. |
| Male | |
| Tho tho paakkuraa paththa vaikka paakkuraa | Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire. |
| Tho tho nikkuraa nenja nenja thookki nikkuraa | Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high. |
| Tho tho tho pookkuraa pogumpothae pookkuraa | Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks. |
| Tho tho tho vaanguraa enga moochcha vaanguraa…aa…aa… | Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath... |
| Male | |
| Kaaththu kaaththu veesuthu ponnu kaaththu veesuthu…. | The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing... |
காத்து காத்து வீசுது பொண்ணு காத்து வீசுது
பாத்து பாத்து வீசுது என்ன பாத்து வீசுது
இவ எந்த ஊருகாரியோ இந்த மின்னு மின்னுறா
கரண்ட் இல்லா ஊருக்கு கரண்ட் உண்டு பண்ணுறா
The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing.
She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows.
I wonder which town this girl belongs to, she sparkles like lightning so bright.
She brings electricity to a village that has no power.
தோ தோ பாக்குறா பத்த வைக்க பாக்குறா
தோ தோ நிக்குறா நெஞ்ச தூக்கி நிக்குறா
தோ தோ தோ பூக்குறா போகும்போதே பூக்குறா
தோ தோ தோ வாங்குறா எங்க மூச்ச வாங்குறா
Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire.
Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high.
Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks.
Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath.
காத்து காத்து வீசுது பொண்ணு காத்து வீசுது
பாத்து பாத்து வீசுது என்ன பாத்து வீசுது
The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing.
She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows.
.............................
முன்னாள பாத்தா அவ கேரளத்து வல்லிதான்
பின்னால பாத்தா அவ கன்னடத்து கன்னிதான்
இடுப்பு மட்டும் ஆந்தரா கழுத்து நம்ம ஊருடா
தென்னகத்து வீதியில் திராவிடத்து செல்வி போறாலே...
போறாலே...... போறாலே...... கோவில் தேர் போல
Viewed from the front, she looks like a Kerala beauty Valli.
Viewed from behind, she looks like a maiden from Karnataka.
Her waist is like Andhra, while her neck belongs to our town, my friend.
Down the street of the South, the Dravidian princess is walking by.
She goes... she goes... like a majestic temple chariot.
தோ தோ பாக்குறா பத்த வைக்க பாக்குறா
தோ தோ நிக்குறா நெஞ்ச தூக்கி நிக்குறா
தோ தோ தோ பூக்குறா போகும்போதே பூக்குறா
தோ தோ தோ வாங்குறா எங்க மூச்ச வாங்குறா
Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire.
Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high.
Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks.
Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath.
காத்து காத்து வீசுது பொண்ணு காத்து வீசுது
பாத்து பாத்து வீசுது என்ன பாத்து வீசுது
The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing.
She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows.
கண்ணாடி பொண்ணு அட கண்ணு ரெண்டும் கூசுது
காள மாட்டு கன்னு ஒன்னு வால தூக்கி பார்க்குது
கண்ணாடி பொண்ணு அட கண்ணு ரெண்டும் கூசுது
காள மாட்டு கன்னு ஒன்னு வால தூக்கி பார்க்குது
She is a glass-like girl, my eyes get dazzled looking at her.
Even a bullock's eye lifts its tail to stare at her.
She is a glass-like girl, my eyes get dazzled looking at her.
Even a bullock's eye lifts its tail to stare at her.
டீ குடிக்கும் ஆளுக்கு ஷாக் அடிச்சு நிக்குது
ஐஸ் கட்டி போலவே வயசு சுத்தி வந்து போறாலே...
போறாலே...போறாலே...ஆவின் பால்போலே
The person drinking tea gets shocked and stands frozen.
Like an ice cube, youth swirls around her as she passes by.
She goes... she goes... pure and fair like Aavin milk.
தோ தோ பாக்குறா பத்த வைக்க பாக்குறா
தோ தோ நிக்குறா நெஞ்ச தூக்கி நிக்குறா
தோ தோ தோ பூக்குறா போகும்போதே பூக்குறா
தோ தோ தோ வாங்குறா எங்க மூச்ச வாங்குறா
Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire.
Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high.
Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks.
Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath.
காத்து காத்து வீசுது பொண்ணு காத்து வீசுது
பாத்து பாத்து வீசுது என்ன பாத்து வீசுது
இவ எந்த ஊருகாரியோ இந்த மின்னு மின்னுறா
கரண்ட் இல்லா ஊருக்கு கரண்ட் ஒன்னு பண்ணுறா
The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing.
She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows.
I wonder which town this girl belongs to, she sparkles like lightning so bright.
She generates electricity for a village that has no power.
தோ தோ பாக்குறா பத்த வைக்க பாக்குறா
தோ தோ நிக்குறா நெஞ்ச தூக்கி நிக்குறா
தோ தோ தோ பூக்குறா போகும்போதே பூக்குறா
தோ தோ தோ வாங்குறா எங்க மூச்ச வாங்குறா.....ஆ....ஆ....
Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire.
Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high.
Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks.
Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath...
காத்து காத்து வீசுது பொண்ணு காத்து வீசுது
The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing...
Kaaththu kaaththu veesuthu ponnu kaaththu veesuthu
The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing.
Paaththu paaththu veesuthu enna paaththu veesuthu
She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows.
Iva entha oorukaariyo intha minnu minnuraa
I wonder which town this girl belongs to, she sparkles like lightning so bright.
Current illaa oorukku current undu pannuraa
She brings electricity to a village that has no power.
Tho tho paakkuraa paththa vaikka paakkuraa
Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire.
Tho tho nikkuraa nenja nenja thookki nikkuraa
Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high.
Tho tho tho pookkuraa pogumpothae pookkuraa
Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks.
Tho tho tho vaanguraa enga moochcha vaanguraa
Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath.
Kaaththu kaaththu veesuthu ponnu kaaththu veesuthu
The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing.
Paaththu paaththu veesuthu enna paaththu veesuthu
She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows.
…………….
Munnaala paaththaa ava keralaththu vallithaan
Viewed from the front, she looks like a Kerala beauty Valli.
Pinnaaala paaththaa ava kannadaththu kannithaan
Viewed from behind, she looks like a maiden from Karnataka.
Iduppu mattum anthra kazhuththu namma oorudaa
Her waist is like Andhra, while her neck belongs to our town, my friend.
Thennagaththu veedhiyil travidaththu selvi poraalae
Down the street of the South, the Dravidian princess is walking by.
Poraalae….poraalae….kovil thaer pola
She goes... she goes... like a majestic temple chariot.
Tho tho paakkuraa paththa vaikka paakkuraa
Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire.
Tho tho nikkuraa nenja nenja thookki nikkuraa
Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high.
Tho tho tho pookkuraa pogumpothae pookkuraa
Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks.
Tho tho tho vaanguraa enga moochcha vaanguraa
Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath.
Kaaththu kaaththu veesuthu ponnu kaaththu veesuthu
The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing.
Paaththu paaththu veesuthu enna paaththu veesuthu
She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows.
Kannaadi ponnu ada kannu rendum koosuthu
She is a glass-like girl, my eyes get dazzled looking at her.
Kaala maattu kannu onnu vaala thookki paarkkuthu
Even a bullock's eye lifts its tail to stare at her.
Kannaadi ponnu ada kannu rendum koosuthu
She is a glass-like girl, my eyes get dazzled looking at her.
Kaala maattu kannu onnu vaala thookki paarkkuthu
Even a bullock's eye lifts its tail to stare at her.
Tea kudikkum aalukku shock adichchu nikkuthu
The person drinking tea gets shocked and stands frozen.
Ice katti polavae vayasu suththi vanthu poraalae
Like an ice cube, youth swirls around her as she passes by.
Poraalae….poraalae….aavin paalpolae
She goes... she goes... pure and fair like Aavin milk.
Tho tho paakkuraa paththa vaikka paakkuraa
Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire.
Tho tho nikkuraa nenja nenja thookki nikkuraa
Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high.
Tho tho tho pookkuraa pogumpothae pookkuraa
Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks.
Tho tho tho vaanguraa enga moochcha vaanguraa
Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath.
Kaaththu kaaththu veesuthu ponnu kaaththu veesuthu
The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing.
Paaththu paaththu veesuthu enna paaththu veesuthu
She looks and blows, looking right at me she blows.
Iva entha oorukaariyo intha minnu minnuraa
I wonder which town this girl belongs to, she sparkles like lightning so bright.
Current illaa oorukku current onnu pannuraa
She generates electricity for a village that has no power.
Tho tho paakkuraa paththa vaikka paakkuraa
Look there, she glances, looking to set things on fire.
Tho tho nikkuraa nenja nenja thookki nikkuraa
Look there, she stands, standing tall with her chest held high.
Tho tho tho pookkuraa pogumpothae pookkuraa
Look there, she blossoms, blooming wherever she walks.
Tho tho tho vaanguraa enga moochcha vaanguraa…aa…aa…
Look there, she takes, taking away our very breath...
Kaaththu kaaththu veesuthu ponnu kaaththu veesuthu….
The wind blows softly, a breeze of a girl is blowing...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kaaththu Kaaththu Veesuthu is a folk-pop song from the 2013 Tamil movie Kutti Puli, composed by Ghibran. Sung with high energy by Gold Devaraj and penned by Vairamuthu, the song captures a youthful hero or onlooker admiring the enchanting beauty of a young woman walking through the village streets. The lyrics playfully compare her presence to a refreshing breeze, a source of electricity in a dark village, and an embodiment of beauty across South India. Through humorous and vivid rural imagery, the protagonist describes how her beauty leaves everyone spellbound, stopping daily chores in their tracks as she glides gracefully like a temple chariot.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Rupaka Alankara
“Kaaththu kaaththu veesuthu ponnu kaaththu veesuthu”
Comparing the girl to a breeze ('ponnu kaaththu') and power/electricity ('current undu pannuraa') to highlight her vibrant and mesmerizing energy.
Simile / Upama Alankara
“Poraalae….poraalae….kovil thaer pola”
Comparing the movement of the girl to a majestic temple chariot using 'pola' ('kovil thaer pola').
Anaphora / Repetition (Emoni / Adidhadai)
“Tho tho paakkuraa paththa vaikka paakkuraa”
Repetition of rhythmic phrases like 'Tho tho' at the start of multiple consecutive lines to build momentum.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Kannaadi ponnu ada kannu rendum koosuthu”
Repetition of the 'K' sound across 'Kannaadi', 'kannu', and 'koosuthu' creating a pleasing auditory effect.
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Trivia
Music director Ghibran utilized authentic folk vocals by Gold Devaraj to bring out a raw rural texture for the soundtrack of Kutti Puli, directed by M. Muthaiah.
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