Kathadi Pola
From Maayavi · 2005
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Details
- Maayavi2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura | Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite? |
| Female :Eh choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira | Female: Hey, casting magic spells to make you spin around! |
| Male | |
| Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura | Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite? |
| Female :Choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira | Female: Casting magic spells to make you spin around! |
| Male | |
| Ennadi uttuputta romba pesura | Hey girl, if left unchecked, you talk too much! |
| Female | |
| Kannadi nenjumela kalla visura | You throw stones at my glass-like heart. |
| Male | |
| Thindadi thindadi thindaadi sokki nikkura | Struggling and stumbling, I stand mesmerized. |
| Male | |
| Adi ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi | Hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper! |
| En manasu un iduppil maatikichu dee | My heart got caught in your waistline, girl. |
| Female | |
| Eh ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi | Hey, standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror, |
| Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi | Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me? |
| Male | |
| Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura | Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite? |
| Female :Eh choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira | Female: Hey, casting magic spells to make you spin around! |
| Male | |
| Eii kirukki naan thikki thikki kathi mela nadakuren di | Hey crazy girl, I stammer and walk on a knife's edge for you. |
| Kai vazhuki un kaiya thottu pathikiren di | My hand slips and touches yours, setting me on fire, girl. |
| Female | |
| Eii kirukka un kannu rendum pathikira vathi kuchida | Hey crazy guy, both your eyes are like lighting matchsticks! |
| Nee paatha ulla thappu thanda nadakuthada | When you look at me, naughty thoughts happen inside! |
| Male | |
| Sokka sirikka vechita | You captivated me and made me smile. |
| Surukka paiyil nekka mudinju vachita yappa | You neatly tied me up inside a drawstring bag, oh my! |
| Female | |
| Rengi renga vechita | You made me lose my rhythm/color. |
| En sindhanaiya thaengi thazhumba vechita | You made my thoughts stagnate and overflow. |
| Male | |
| Hoi…eh ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi | Hey... hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper! |
| En manasu un iduppil maatikichu dee | My heart got caught in your waistline, girl. |
| Female | |
| Haan… ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi | Ah... standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror, |
| Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi | Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me? |
| Male | |
| Hey..hey..hey..hey | Hey..hey..hey..hey |
| Hey..hey..hey..hey | Hey..hey..hey..hey |
| Male | |
| Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura | Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite? |
| Female | |
| Enna choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira…ahhh..aahhh… | Making me spin by casting a magic spell... ahhh..aahhh... |
| Male | |
| Oh… oon iduppu oru railu petti polathaan kulunguthadi | Oh... your waist shakes like a train compartment, girl! |
| En ilama thandavalam vittu kuthikuthadi | My youth jumps off the railway track! |
| Female | |
| Ada en manasu oru nagha petti pola thaan irukuthada | Ah, my heart is like a jewelry box, boy. |
| Un vayasu atha thottu thoottu thiruduthada | Your youth touches it repeatedly and steals from it! |
| Male | |
| Eh acchii murinji pochudi | Oh, the wheel axle has broken down, girl! |
| En nenju ippo suthi sarinji pochudi..aiyoo | My heart has spun and collapsed now... oh my! |
| Female | |
| Vetkam odanju pochuda | My shyness has broken into pieces, boy! |
| En moola kulla patchi parandhu pochuda aiy aiy | A bird inside my mind has flown away, oh my! |
| Male | |
| Eh ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi | Hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper! |
| En manasu un iduppil maatikichu dee | My heart got caught in your waistline, girl. |
| Female | |
| Oooh… ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi | Oooh... standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror, |
| Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi | Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me? |
| Male | |
| Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura… | Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite... |
| Female :Ah..ha ..ha ha…ha .ha .ha ..ha | Female: Ah..ha ..ha ha...ha .ha .ha ..ha |
| Female | |
| Choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira | Casting magic spells to make you spin around! |
| Female :Hmm..ah..ohh.ahhh..yeahh……. | Female: Hmm..ah..ohh.ahhh..yeahh....... |
| Male | |
| Adi ennadi uttuputta romba pesura | Hey girl, if left unchecked, you talk too much! |
| Female | |
| : Ada Kannadi nenjumela kalla visura | Throwing stones at my glass-like heart. |
| Male | |
| :Thindadi thindadi thindaadi sokki nikkura | Struggling and stumbling, I stand mesmerized. |
| Male | |
| Adi ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi | Hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper! |
| En manasu un iduppil maatikichuu… dee | My heart got caught in your waistline... girl! |
| Female | |
| :Ooohhhh ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi | Ooohhhh standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror, |
| Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi…Male :Appadithan | Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me?... Male: Just like that! |
ஏ காத்தாடி போல
ஏன்டி என்ன சுத்துற
ஏ சூ மந்திர காளி
போட்டு சுத்த வைக்கிற
Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite?
Female: Hey, casting magic spells to make you spin around!
ஏ காத்தாடி போல
ஏன்டி என்ன சுத்துற
சூ மந்திர காளி
போட்டு சுத்த வைக்கிற
Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite?
Female: Casting magic spells to make you spin around!
என்னாடி வுட்டுபுட்டா
ரொம்ப பேசுற
கண்ணாடி நெஞ்சு
மேல கல்ல வீசுற
Hey girl, if left unchecked, you talk too much!
திண்டாடி திண்டாடி
திண்டாடி சொக்கி நிக்குற
அடி என்னடி என்னடி
கண்ணடிக்கும் பூங்கொடி
என் மனசு உன் இடுப்பில்
மாட்டிக்கிச்சு டி
You throw stones at my glass-like heart.
ஏ எட்டடி பத்தடி
எட்டி நின்னு கண்ணடி
கெட்டி மேளம் கொட்டும்
முன்ன தொட்டா எப்படி
Struggling and stumbling, I stand mesmerized.
ஏ காத்தாடி போல
ஏன்டி என்ன சுத்துற
ஏ சூ மந்திர காளி
போட்டு சுத்த வைக்கிற
Hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper!
My heart got caught in your waistline, girl.
ஏய் கிறுக்கி நான்
திக்கி திக்கி கத்தி மேல
நடக்குறேன் டி கை வழுக்கி
உன் கைய தொட்டு
பத்திகிறேன் டி
Hey, standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror,
Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me?
ஏய் கிறுக்கா உன்
கண்ணு ரெண்டும் பத்திக்கிற
வத்திக்குச்சி டா நீ பாத்தா உள்ள
தப்புத்தண்டா நடக்குதடா
Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite?
Female: Hey, casting magic spells to make you spin around!
சோக்கா சிாிக்க
வெச்சிட்ட சுருக்கு பையில்
நேக்கா முடிஞ்சி வச்சிட்டா
எப்பா
Hey crazy girl, I stammer and walk on a knife's edge for you.
My hand slips and touches yours, setting me on fire, girl.
ரேஞ்சி இறங்க
வெச்சிட்ட என் சிந்தனைய
தேங்கி தளும்ப வெச்சிட்ட
Hey crazy guy, both your eyes are like lighting matchsticks!
When you look at me, naughty thoughts happen inside!
ஹோய் ஏ அடி
என்னடி என்னடி
கண்ணடிக்கும் பூங்கொடி
என் மனசு உன் இடுப்பில்
மாட்டிக்கிச்சு டி
You captivated me and made me smile.
You neatly tied me up inside a drawstring bag, oh my!
ஹான் எட்டடி பத்தடி
எட்டி நின்னு கண்ணடி
கெட்டி மேளம் கொட்டும்
முன்ன தொட்டா எப்படி
You made me lose my rhythm/color.
You made my thoughts stagnate and overflow.
ஹே ஹே ஹே
ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே
ஹே
Hey... hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper!
My heart got caught in your waistline, girl.
ஏ காத்தாடி போல
ஏன்டி என்ன சுத்துற
என்ன சூ மந்திர காளி
போட்டு சுத்த வைக்கிற.......
Ah... standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror,
Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me?
ஓ உன் இடுப்பு ஒரு
ரயிலு பெட்டி போல தான்
குலுங்குதடி என் இளமை
தண்ட வாளம் விட்டு குதிக்குதடி
Hey..hey..hey..hey
Hey..hey..hey..hey
அட என் மனசு
ஒரு நகை பெட்டி போல
தான் இருக்குதடா உன்
வயசு அத தொட்டு
தொட்டு திருடுதடா
Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite?
ஏய் அச்சி முறிஞ்சி
போச்சுடி என் நெஞ்சு இப்போ
சுத்தி சாிஞ்சி போச்சுடி அய்யோ
Making me spin by casting a magic spell... ahhh..aahhh...
வெட்கம் உடைஞ்சி
போச்சுடா என் மூளைக்குள்ள
பட்சி பறந்து போச்சுடா அய் அய்
Oh... your waist shakes like a train compartment, girl!
My youth jumps off the railway track!
ஏ என்னடி என்னடி
கண்ணடிக்கும் பூங்கொடி
என் மனசு உன் இடுப்பில்
மாட்டிக்கிச்சு டி
Ah, my heart is like a jewelry box, boy.
Your youth touches it repeatedly and steals from it!
ஓ எட்டடி பத்தடி
எட்டி நின்னு கண்ணடி
கெட்டி மேளம் கொட்டும்
முன்ன தொட்டா எப்படி
Oh, the wheel axle has broken down, girl!
My heart has spun and collapsed now... oh my!
ஏ காத்தாடி போல
ஏன்டி என்ன சுத்துற
ஆ ஹா ஹா ஹா
ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹா
My shyness has broken into pieces, boy!
A bird inside my mind has flown away, oh my!
சூ மந்திர காளி
போட்டு சுத்த வைக்கிற
.....................................
Hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper!
My heart got caught in your waistline, girl.
அடி என்னாடி
வுட்டுபுட்டா ரொம்ப பேசுற
அட கண்ணாடி நெஞ்சு
மேல கல்ல வீசுற
Oooh... standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror,
Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me?
திண்டாடி திண்டாடி
திண்டாடி சொக்கி நிக்குற
அடி என்னடி என்னடி
கண்ணடிக்கும் பூங்கொடி
என் மனசு உன் இடுப்பில்
மாட்டிக்கிச்சு டி
Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite...
Female: Ah..ha ..ha ha...ha .ha .ha ..ha
ஓ எட்டடி பத்தடி
எட்டி நின்னு கண்ணடி
கெட்டி மேளம் கொட்டும்
முன்ன தொட்டா எப்படி
Casting magic spells to make you spin around!
Female: Hmm..ah..ohh.ahhh..yeahh.......
அப்படித்தான்
Hey girl, if left unchecked, you talk too much!
Throwing stones at my glass-like heart.
Struggling and stumbling, I stand mesmerized.
Hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper!
My heart got caught in your waistline... girl!
Ooohhhh standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror,
Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me?... Male: Just like that!
Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura
Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite?
Female :Eh choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira
Female: Hey, casting magic spells to make you spin around!
Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura
Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite?
Female :Choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira
Female: Casting magic spells to make you spin around!
Ennadi uttuputta romba pesura
Hey girl, if left unchecked, you talk too much!
Kannadi nenjumela kalla visura
You throw stones at my glass-like heart.
Thindadi thindadi thindaadi sokki nikkura
Struggling and stumbling, I stand mesmerized.
Adi ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi
Hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper!
En manasu un iduppil maatikichu dee
My heart got caught in your waistline, girl.
Eh ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi
Hey, standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror,
Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi
Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me?
Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura
Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite?
Female :Eh choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira
Female: Hey, casting magic spells to make you spin around!
Eii kirukki naan thikki thikki kathi mela nadakuren di
Hey crazy girl, I stammer and walk on a knife's edge for you.
Kai vazhuki un kaiya thottu pathikiren di
My hand slips and touches yours, setting me on fire, girl.
Eii kirukka un kannu rendum pathikira vathi kuchida
Hey crazy guy, both your eyes are like lighting matchsticks!
Nee paatha ulla thappu thanda nadakuthada
When you look at me, naughty thoughts happen inside!
Sokka sirikka vechita
You captivated me and made me smile.
Surukka paiyil nekka mudinju vachita yappa
You neatly tied me up inside a drawstring bag, oh my!
Rengi renga vechita
You made me lose my rhythm/color.
En sindhanaiya thaengi thazhumba vechita
You made my thoughts stagnate and overflow.
Hoi…eh ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi
Hey... hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper!
En manasu un iduppil maatikichu dee
My heart got caught in your waistline, girl.
Haan… ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi
Ah... standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror,
Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi
Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me?
Hey..hey..hey..hey
Hey..hey..hey..hey
Hey..hey..hey..hey
Hey..hey..hey..hey
Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura
Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite?
Enna choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira…ahhh..aahhh…
Making me spin by casting a magic spell... ahhh..aahhh...
Oh… oon iduppu oru railu petti polathaan kulunguthadi
Oh... your waist shakes like a train compartment, girl!
En ilama thandavalam vittu kuthikuthadi
My youth jumps off the railway track!
Ada en manasu oru nagha petti pola thaan irukuthada
Ah, my heart is like a jewelry box, boy.
Un vayasu atha thottu thoottu thiruduthada
Your youth touches it repeatedly and steals from it!
Eh acchii murinji pochudi
Oh, the wheel axle has broken down, girl!
En nenju ippo suthi sarinji pochudi..aiyoo
My heart has spun and collapsed now... oh my!
Vetkam odanju pochuda
My shyness has broken into pieces, boy!
En moola kulla patchi parandhu pochuda aiy aiy
A bird inside my mind has flown away, oh my!
Eh ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi
Hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper!
En manasu un iduppil maatikichu dee
My heart got caught in your waistline, girl.
Oooh… ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi
Oooh... standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror,
Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi
Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me?
Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura…
Hey girl, why do you spin around me like a kite...
Female :Ah..ha ..ha ha…ha .ha .ha ..ha
Female: Ah..ha ..ha ha...ha .ha .ha ..ha
Choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira
Casting magic spells to make you spin around!
Female :Hmm..ah..ohh.ahhh..yeahh…….
Female: Hmm..ah..ohh.ahhh..yeahh.......
Adi ennadi uttuputta romba pesura
Hey girl, if left unchecked, you talk too much!
: Ada Kannadi nenjumela kalla visura
Throwing stones at my glass-like heart.
:Thindadi thindadi thindaadi sokki nikkura
Struggling and stumbling, I stand mesmerized.
Adi ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi
Hey girl, hey girl, you winking flowering creeper!
En manasu un iduppil maatikichuu… dee
My heart got caught in your waistline... girl!
:Ooohhhh ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi
Ooohhhh standing eight feet, ten feet away, look at me through a mirror,
Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi…Male :Appadithan
Before the wedding drums beat, how can you touch me?... Male: Just like that!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kaathaadi Pola' is a playful and energetic romantic folk duet from the 2005 Tamil film 'Maayavi'. The song captures a high-spirited banter between the lead lovers. The hero complains playfully about how the heroine's beauty and presence make his head spin around like a kite, while the heroine teasingly claims to have cast a magical spell on him. They exchange witty, flirtatious lines about physical attraction, boundaries prior to marriage, and the dizzying sensation of youthful romance. Written with earthy colloquial idioms by lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, the song employs energetic folk imagery—comparing hips to train compartments, hearts to glass and jewelry boxes, and passion to lit matchsticks. It reflects a vibrant celebration of mutual attraction wrapped in traditional folk music rhythm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura”
Compares the protagonist's dizzy, revolving state of mind to a kite spinning in the wind ('kaathaadi pola').
Metaphor / Simile
“Kannadi nenjumela kalla visura”
Compares the delicate, vulnerable heart to fragile glass ('kannadi nenju') vulnerable to emotional blows.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Oh… oon iduppu oru railu petti polathaan kulunguthadi”
Compares the rhythmically swaying hips of the woman to a shaking train coach ('railu petti pola').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Ada en manasu oru nagha petti pola thaan irukuthada”
Compares the heart containing precious emotions to a locked jewelry box ('nagha petti pola').
Anaphora / Sound Repetition
“Thindadi thindadi thindaadi sokki nikkura”
Rhythmic repetition of 'thindadi' builds momentum and emphasizes the state of utter confusion and mesmerism.
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Trivia
Although the context specifies 'Music: Unknown' and 'Singers: Unknown', the song was actually composed by Devi Sri Prasad for the film 'Maayavi' starring Suriya and Jyothika. The track was rendered by popular Tamil folk singers Pushpavanam Kuppusamy and Kalpana.
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