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Lyrics & meaning

Kalyanamthan Kattikittu

From Saamy · 2003

Lyricist: Lyricist Not Known
Singers: Yugendran Vasudevan Nair, Kay Kay
Music director: Harris Jayaraj
Movie name: Saamy
Movie release year: 2003
Lyrics added on: 29 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

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{ Kalyanam thaan

Kattikitu odi polama

Illa odi poyi kalyanam

Thaan katti kalamma } (2)

Thaliya thaan

Kattikitu pethukalama

Illa pulla kutti pethukitu

Kattikalama

Sambirani vaasathila

Valarntha siriki nee

Sagunam paarthu sadangu

Paarthu siricha kiruki nee

Samikellam sagunam

Yethum thevaiyillayae nee

Saaku poku solvathellam niyamillayae

Adiyae kalyanam thaan

Kattikitu odi polama

Illa odi poyi kalyanam

Thaan katti kalamma

Thaliya thaan

Kattikitu pethukalama

Illa pulla kutti pethukitu

Kattikalama

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Rusiya pesura rusiya paarkura

Rusiya samayala seiviya nee

Pasum paal neiyila

Thuvaram parupa kadanju

Thalichu kodukatuma

Pathiya sora

Naan unna keten

Kaaram saarama

Unaku samaika

Theriyuma yamma

Milagula rasama

Molaga thokka

Nalla seiyuven

Nee saapitu paaru

Nandu varuka

Theriyuma kozhi porika

Theriyuma aatu kaala

Nasuki potu soopu vaika theriyuma

En idupu orama

Irukuthaiya karama

Kandu neeyum pudichuta

Eduthukaya thaaralama

Kalyanam thaan

Kattikitu odi polama

Illa odi poyi kalyanam

Thaan katti kalamma

Thaliya thaan

Kattikitu pethukalama

Illa pulla kutti pethukitu

Kattikalama

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Ooru orama

Aiyanaar polae nee

Meesaiya kaati meraturiyae

Oh kunchi porichidum

Kozhiya polae nee

Veliya thaanda anjuriyae

{ Thethiya vachuthaan

Paakaiyum mathunaa } (2)

Ellaiya thaanduven

Un ishtam polae thaan

Panguni varatum

Parisam thaaren athuku

Munnala konjam adjust pannudi

Manja poosi

Kulichuta manasukulla

Verkuthu unna naanum

Paarthuta udambu

Muzhuka koosuthu

Venthayatha arachu

Thaan thechu vida varatuma

Vidiya vidiya unaku naan

Thalaiyanaya irukatuma

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Kalyanam thaan

Kattikitu odi polama

Illa odi poyi kalyanam

Thaan katti kalamma

Aa aa thaliya thaan

Kattikitu pethukalama

Illa pulla kutti pethukitu

Kattikalama

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Shall we get married

and run away?

Or shall we run away first,

and then get married?

Shall we tie the sacred thread

and have children?

Or shall we have children first,

and then get married?

You were raised in the scent of frankincense,

a charming girl,

You crazy girl who laughed

looking at omens and rituals!

For the gods,

no omens are needed at all;

Making excuses is not right!

Hey girl, shall we get married

and run away?

Or shall we run away first,

and then get married?

Shall we tie the sacred thread

and have children?

Or shall we have children first,

and then get married?

...

You speak with relish, you look with relish,

will you cook delicious food too?

Mashing pigeon peas in cow milk's ghee,

and tempering it nicely,

shall I serve it to you?

Did I ask you

for bland convalescent rice?

Do you know how to cook food

spicy and flavorful,

my girl?

Pepper rasam or

chili chutney,

I can make them so well;

just taste and see!

Do you know how to fry crab?

Do you know how to fry chicken?

Do you know how to crush goat trotters

and make a steaming soup?

By the side of my waist,

there is something spicy, sir!

Since you have found it,

feel free to take it as much as you like!

Shall we get married

and run away?

Or shall we run away first,

and then get married?

Shall we tie the sacred thread

and have children?

Or shall we have children first,

and then get married?

...

At the edge of the village,

like the guardian deity Ayyanar,

you twirl your mustache and intimidate me!

Oh, like a mother hen

protecting her chicks,

you are afraid to step beyond the boundary!

Only if a date is set

and formal gifts are exchanged,

will I cross the line,

just as you desire!

Let the auspicious month of Panguni come,

I will offer the betrothal gift; until then,

adjust a little bit, girl!

Having bathed with turmeric,

inside my heart,

I am sweating; whenever

I look at you, my body

tingles all over!

Shall I grind fenugreek paste

and rub it on your body?

All night long until dawn,

shall I be your pillow?

...

Shall we get married

and run away?

Or shall we run away first,

and then get married?

Ah ah, shall we tie the sacred thread

and have children?

Or shall we have children first,

and then get married?

...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kalyanam Thaan Kattikitu' is a lively, humorous, and playful duet from the 2003 Tamil blockbuster film Saamy, composed by Harris Jayaraj, sung by Yugendran and Srilekha Parthasarathy, with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar. The song features a playful banter between the hero (a tough, straight-laced police officer portrayed by Vikram) and the heroine (a traditional Brahmin girl portrayed by Trisha). The lyrics revolve around teasing proposals of marriage, elopement, family life, and lighthearted double entendres regarding home cooking and affection. The male protagonist urges the heroine to drop ritualistic hesitations and surrender to love, while the heroine humorously insists on traditional customs, fixing a wedding date, and exchanging customary betel leaves before intimacy. Through lively folk-pop rhythm and witty wordplay, the song captures romantic tension, playful modern ideas versus traditional values, and charming rural flavor.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Kattikitu odi polama / Thaan katti kalamma”

Repetition of the second consonant sound 'd' in consecutive lines ('Kattikitu' / 'Kattikalama').

Monaai (Alliteration)

“Sambirani vaasathila valarntha siriki nee / Sagunam paarthu sadangu”

Matching initial consonants 'S' across words in the line ('Sambirani', 'Siriki', 'Sagunam', 'Sadangu').

Simile (Upamai)

“Aiyanaar polae nee meesaiya kaati meraturiyae”

Comparing the hero's intimidating posture to the guardian deity Ayyanar using 'polae'.

Metaphor / Double Entendre

“En idupu orama irukuthaiya karama”

Using culinary terms like spicy soup, pepper, and pickles as playful metaphors for romantic passion and flirtation.

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