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Lyrics & meaning

Kadharu Sattaiya

From Vallal · 1997

Lyricist: Vaali
Singers: K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director: Deva
Movie name: Vallal
Movie release year: 1997
Lyrics added on: 4 May 2026

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Kadharu sattaiya

Pottukkittu pottukkittu

Female Chorus :Pottukkittu

Female :Collaraththaan thookkikittu

Thookkikitu

Female Chorus :Thookkikitu

Kadharu sattaiya

Pottukkittu

Collaraththaan thookkikittu

Nilaththuppakkam pogaiyila

Ummai naaththum vananguthu

Kulaththupakkam pogaiyila

Ummai kaaththum vananguthu

Yaettula yaettula paaththu

Yaezhu vallalai naan padichchen

Veettula veettula paaththu

Ippa valakkaraththai pudichen

Kadharu sattaiya

Pottukkittu pottukkittu

Collaraththaan thookkikittu

Thookkikittu

Sonthamilla panthamilla

Naathiyaththu vantha pulla

Thikku thesao yaedhumilla

Thachchalichchu ninna pulla

Pottu vachchu poo mudichchu

Yaeththukitta veettukkulla

Nandri solla ennudaiya

Nenjukkulla vaarththaiyilla

Veli onnu venumunnu

Thaaliyonnu naan mudichchen

Kaikkuttaiyai pola vanthu

Kanneeraiththaan naan thudaichchen

Yaarukku yaarunnu irukku

Idhu avan vaguththa kanakku

Vaadum verukku neer vidum manasu

Ingu iyarkkaiyilae irukku

Kadharu sattaiya

Pottukkittu pottukkittu

Collaraththaan thookkikittu

Thookkikittu

…………………

Unnaivida naan vananga

Deivam onnu ooril illai

Nee irukkum veettaivida

Naan arinja kovil illai

Paari mannan thaer kodukka

Vaazhnthathaiyaa vaasamullai

Kola mannan thirumpa vanthu

Ninnaan enthan vaasalilae

Thanjaminnu vanthavalai

Nenjaththilae Vaangikkittaen

Thaaraminnu pattam thanthu

Tholirandil thaangikkittaen

Vaanamum bhoomiyum pola

Ingu nilaichchirukkum uravu

Entha vaazhvilum thaazhvilum inaichchu

Kooda nadanthirukkum nilavu

Kadharu sattaiya

Pottukkittu pottukkittu

Female Chorus :Pottukkittu

Femae :Collaraththaan thookkikittu

Thookkikitu

Female Chorus :Thookkikitu

Kadharu sattaiya

Pottukkittu pottukkittu

Female Chorus :Pottukkittu

Female :Collaraththaan thookkikittu

Thookkikitu

Female Chorus :Thookkikitu

Wearing your khadi shirt,

Putting it on, putting it on,

Female chorus: Putting it on,

Female: Popping up your collar,

Popping it up,

Female chorus: Popping it up,

Wearing your khadi shirt,

Putting it on,

And popping up your collar,

When you walk near the farm fields,

Even the young crops bow to you in respect!

When you walk near the pond,

Even the breeze bows to you in respect!

Reading from old books,

I learned of the seven great givers of legend.

Seeing you right here in my home,

Now I have held your right hand!

Wearing your khadi shirt,

Putting it on, putting it on,

Popping up your collar,

Popping it up!

With no relatives and no family bond,

I was a destitute girl who arrived with no one.

With no direction left to turn,

This girl stood helpless and struggling.

Adorning me with a pottu and flowers for my hair,

You welcomed me into your home.

To say my gratitude to you,

There are no words left in my heart.

Knowing you needed a protective fence,

I tied the sacred thali (wedding knot).

Coming forward like a handkerchief,

I wiped away your tears.

Who belongs to whom in this world,

Is a destiny charted by God.

A heart that waters a wilting root,

Is gifted naturally here.

Wearing your khadi shirt,

Putting it on, putting it on,

Popping up your collar,

Popping it up!

...

Other than you, for me to worship,

There is no other God in this town.

Beyond the home where you dwell,

There is no temple I know of.

When King Paari gave his chariot,

The fragrant jasmine vine survived and bloomed!

That graceful, generous king has returned,

And stood right at my doorstep!

When you came to me seeking refuge,

I welcomed you into my heart.

Giving you the honorable status of my wife,

I supported you upon my shoulders.

Just like the sky and the earth,

This bond between us will endure forever.

Bound together through all the highs and lows of life,

Like the faithful moon, our love will walk beside us.

Wearing your khadi shirt,

Putting it on, putting it on,

Female chorus: Putting it on,

Female: Popping up your collar,

Popping it up,

Female chorus: Popping it up,

Wearing your khadi shirt,

Putting it on, putting it on,

Female chorus: Putting it on,

Female: Popping up your collar,

Popping it up,

Female chorus: Popping it up!

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Female

Female

Female

Male

Female

Chorus

Female

Male

Female

Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kadharu Sattaiya from the movie Vallal (1997) is a soulful rural romantic duet expressing deep gratitude, devotion, and unconditional affection between a husband and wife. The heroine reveres her husband for his kindness and noble stature, comparing him to the legendary ancient Tamil patron King Paari and placing him above all temples and deities. In response, the hero reflects on how he took in an orphaned, helpless woman, gave her dignity as his wife, and vows to support her through thick and thin, comparing their unbreakable bond to the enduring connection between the sky and the earth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Kaikkuttaiyai pola vanthu / Kanneeraiththaan naan thudaichchen”

Compares the act of comforting and comforting tears to a handkerchief.

Upamai (Simile)

“Vaanamum bhoomiyum pola / Ingu nilaichchirukkum uravu”

Compares the everlasting bond between husband and wife to the eternal existence of heaven and earth.

Edugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Yaettula yaettula paaththu / Veettula veettula paaththu”

The second consonant 'tt' rhymes across consecutive lines (Yaettula / Veettula).

Metaphor / Allusion

“Paari mannan thaer kodukka / Vaazhnthathaiyaa vaasamullai”

Refers to King Paari (one of the Kadai Ezhu Vallal) to hyperbolically praise the husband's extreme generosity and benevolence.

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Trivia

The song is composed by 'Thenisai Thendral' Deva for the 1997 Sathyaraj and Meena starer film 'Vallal'. Sung by legendary vocalists S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra with lyrics by Vaali, the song celebrates traditional village romance and moral values, perfectly mirroring the protagonist's generous character implied by the movie title Vallal (The Philanthropist).

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