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Lyrics & meaning

Kaattukkulle Kanni Ponnu

From Vesham · 1985

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Vesham
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
14 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oo rambaa oo ramba oo rambaa
Oo rambaa oo ramba oo rambaa
Oo rambaa
Female :Oo…..oo…..
Chorus :Oo rambaa
Female :Oo…..oo…..
Chorus :Oo rambaa
Female :Oo…..oo…..
Kaattukullae kanni ponnu
Kaiyaa vachchaan paiyan onnu
Maattikittaan inga vanthu
Maamo…..maamo….
Kattikanum thaali
Illaavittaa aal gaali…….
Aaaa…..
Male :Aahaa ha
Female :Aaaa…..
Male :Aahaa ha
Female :Ae…..ae….
Male :Ahaa haa
Female :Aaa….
Male :Ahaa ha
Kaattukullae kanni ponnu
Kaiyaa vachchaan paiyan onnu
Maattikittaan inga vanthu
Maamo…..maamo….
……………
…………….
Kattikittaa thaekkumara
Kattilonnu senji vaippom
Ponna kattikanum sonnaa oththukkanum
Kattikittaa thaekkumara
Kattilonnu senji vaippom
Ponna kattikanum sonnaa oththukkanum
Illaavittaal solliputtom
Kaalae illa
Kattililae katti vaippom
Kattaiyilae kolli vaippom
Kalyaanamthaanaa kacherithaana
Santhosam thaanaa pesaendaa
Kalyaanamthaanaa kacherithaana
Santhosam thaanaa pesaendaa
Aaaa…..
Male :Aahaa ha
Female :Aaaa…..
Male :Aahaa ha
Female :Ae…..ae….
Male :Ahaa haa
Female :Aaa….
Male :Ahaa ha
Kaattukullae kanni ponnu
Kaiyaa vachchaan paiyan onnu
Maattikittaan inga vanthu
Maamo…..maamo….
Kattikanum thaali
Illaavittaa aal gaali…….
…………………
Kattupattaa Kattuppadu
Illaiyinnaa vettupadu
Ennaa pannikkirae yaedhu pannikkirae
Kattupattaa Kattuppadu
Illaiyinnaa vettupadu
Ennaa pannikkirae yaedhu pannikkirae
Kobabada vaikkaathadaa nikaathadaa
Maelam kottu thaali kattu
Illaiyinnaa vettupadu
Pogaththaan porae ponnaththaan paaraen
Sorkaththai ingae paaththukoyaen….
Pogaththaan porae ponnaththaan paaraen
Sorkaththai ingae paaththukoyaen….
Aaaa…..
Male :Aahaa ha
Female :Aaaa…..
Male :Aahaa ha
Female :Ae…..ae….
Male :Ahaa haa
Female :Aaa….
Male :Ahaa ha
Kaattukullae kanni ponnu
Kaiyaa vachchaan paiyan onnu
Maattikittaan inga vanthu
Maamo…..maamo….
Kattikanum thaali
Illaavittaa aal gaali…….
O Ramba, oh Ramba, O Ramba!
O Ramba, oh Ramba, O Ramba!
O Ramba!
Female: Oh... oh...
Chorus: O Ramba!
Female: Oh... oh...
Chorus: O Ramba!
Female: Oh... oh...
Inside the jungle, there was a young girl,
and a boy went and laid a hand on her!
Now he has come here and got trapped,
mister... oh mister...
You must tie the thali (wedding knot),
or else you are a dead man...
Aaa...
Male: Aha ha!
Female: Aaa...
Male: Aha ha!
Female: Yeh... yeh...
Male: Aha ha!
Female: Aah...
Male: Aha ha!
Inside the jungle, there was a young girl,
and a boy went and laid a hand on her!
Now he has come here and got trapped,
mister... oh mister...
...
...
If you marry me,
we will make a bed of teakwood for you!
Marry this golden girl, agree to what I say!
If you marry me,
we will make a bed of teakwood for you!
Marry this golden girl, agree to what I say!
Otherwise, we are warning you,
on a legless cot,
we will tie you up,
and set fire to your funeral pyre!
Is it a wedding, is it a festival?
Are you happy? Speak up, man!
Is it a wedding, is it a festival?
Are you happy? Speak up, man!
Aaa...
Male: Aha ha!
Female: Aaa...
Male: Aha ha!
Female: Yeh... yeh...
Male: Aha ha!
Female: Aah...
Male: Aha ha!
Inside the jungle, there was a young girl,
and a boy went and laid a hand on her!
Now he has come here and got trapped,
mister... oh mister...
You must tie the thali (wedding knot),
or else you are a dead man...
...
If you stay in line, there is order,
if not, you will get chopped down!
What will you do? What can you do?
If you stay in line, there is order,
if not, you will get chopped down!
What will you do? What can you do?
Don't make me angry, don't just stand there!
Beat the wedding drums, tie the thali (wedding knot),
or else get chopped to pieces!
You are going to lose your mind, just look at this golden girl!
Come, experience heaven right here...
You are going to lose your mind, just look at this golden girl!
Come, experience heaven right here...
Aaa...
Male: Aha ha!
Female: Aaa...
Male: Aha ha!
Female: Yeh... yeh...
Male: Aha ha!
Female: Aah...
Male: Aha ha!
Inside the jungle, there was a young girl,
and a boy went and laid a hand on her!
Now he has come here and got trapped,
mister... oh mister...
You must tie the thali (wedding knot),
or else you are a dead man...
Chorus
Female
Female
Female
Male
Chorus
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaattukullae Kanni Ponnu from the 1985 movie Vesham is a playful yet threatening folk-style group song written by lyricist Pulamaipithan. The song revolves around a young man who enters a forest and approaches a young maiden. The local folk dwellers surround him and demand that he marry her immediately by tying the sacred knot (thaali), warning him that any refusal will result in severe consequences or death. The lyrics combine traditional rhythm, humor, and aggressive banter, offering a teakwood bed as a wedding gift if he consents, while threatening to light his funeral pyre if he declines. Through energetic rhythm and chorus responses, the song presents an entertaining cinematic folk situation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Kaattukullae kanni ponnu / Kaiyaa vachchaan paiyan onnu

Repetition of the second consonant 'tt' across consecutive lines for poetic rhythm.

Monae (First-letter Alliteration)

Kattupattaa Kattuppadu

Alliteration using the same starting consonant sound ('Ka') in adjacent words.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Kattupattaa Kattuppadu / Illaiyinnaa vettupadu

Matching end-rhyming suffixes '-padu' across paired lines.

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Trivia

Vesham (1985) features lyrics by the celebrated Tamil poet Pulamaipithan. The track employs traditional high-energy folk percussion and tribal chorus vocals typical of 1980s Tamil cinema situational songs.

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