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Kathadi Pola

From Maayavi · 2005

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Kalpana Patowary
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name
Maayavi
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
20 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura
Female :Eh choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira
Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura
Female :Choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira
Ennadi uttuputta romba pesura
Kannadi nenjumela kalla visura
Thindadi thindadi thindaadi sokki nikkura
Adi ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi
En manasu un iduppil maatikichu dee
Eh ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi
Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi
Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura
Female :Eh choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira
Eii kirukki naan thikki thikki kathi mela nadakuren di
Kai vazhuki un kaiya thottu pathikiren di
Eii kirukka un kannu rendum pathikira vathi kuchida
Nee paatha ulla thappu thanda nadakuthada
Sokka sirikka vechita
Surukka paiyil nekka mudinju vachita yappa
Rengi renga vechita
En sindhanaiya thaengi thazhumba vechita
Hoi…eh ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi
En manasu un iduppil maatikichu dee
Haan… ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi
Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi
Hey..hey..hey..hey
Hey..hey..hey..hey
Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura
Enna choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira…ahhh..aahhh…
Oh… oon iduppu oru railu petti polathaan kulunguthadi
En ilama thandavalam vittu kuthikuthadi
Ada en manasu oru nagha petti pola thaan irukuthada
Un vayasu atha thottu thoottu thiruduthada
Eh acchii murinji pochudi
En nenju ippo suthi sarinji pochudi..aiyoo
Vetkam odanju pochuda
En moola kulla patchi parandhu pochuda aiy aiy
Eh ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi
En manasu un iduppil maatikichu dee
Oooh… ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi
Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi
Eh kaathaadi pola endi enna suthura…
Female :Ah..ha ..ha ha…ha .ha .ha ..ha
Choo mandra kaali pottu sutha vekkira
Female :Hmm..ah..ohh.ahhh..yeahh…….
Adi ennadi uttuputta romba pesura
: Ada Kannadi nenjumela kalla visura
:Thindadi thindadi thindaadi sokki nikkura
Adi ennadi ennadi kannadikkum poongodi
En manasu un iduppil maatikichuu… dee
:Ooohhhh ettadi pathadi etti ninnu kannadi
Getti melam kottum munna thotta eppadi…Male :Appadithan
Hey girl, why do you make me spin around like a kite?
Hey, you cast a magic spell and make me spin around!
Hey girl, why do you make me spin around like a kite?
You cast a magic spell and make me spin around!
What is this, girl? If I let you off, you talk too much!
You throw a stone right at my glass heart!
Stumbling and swooning, you stand there totally dazed!
Hey what is this, my winking flowery vine?
My heart got tangled right around your waist, girl!
Hey, stand eight or ten feet back, you handsome boy!
How can you touch me before the wedding drums beat?
Hey girl, why do you make me spin around like a kite?
Hey, you cast a magic spell and make me spin around!
Hey crazy girl, trembling and faltering, I am walking on the edge of a blade!
If my hand slips and brushes yours, I catch fire, girl!
Hey crazy boy, both your eyes are blazing matchsticks!
When you look at me, naughty desires stir inside me!
You charmed me into a smile,
And tied me up snug inside your pouch, oh boy!
You made my senses buzz and hum,
And made all my thoughts brim and overflow!
Hey... what is this, my winking flowery vine?
My heart got tangled right around your waist, girl!
Ha... stand eight or ten feet back, you handsome boy!
How can you touch me before the wedding drums beat?
Hey.. hey.. hey.. hey
Hey.. hey.. hey.. hey
Hey girl, why do you make me spin around like a kite?
You cast a magic spell on me and make me spin around... ah... ah...
Oh... your waist sways just like a train compartment, girl!
And my youth jumps right off the tracks!
Hey, my heart is just like a jewelry box, boy!
Your youthful craving keeps touching and robbing it!
Hey, my axle has broken, girl!
My heart just spun around and collapsed, oh dear!
My shyness has completely shattered, boy!
A flutter of moths took flight inside my head, ai ai!
Hey, what is this, my winking flowery vine?
My heart got tangled right around your waist, girl!
Oh... stand eight or ten feet back, you handsome boy!
How can you touch me before the wedding drums beat?
Hey girl, why do you make me spin around like a kite...
Ah.. ha.. ha ha... ha.. ha.. ha.. ha
You cast a magic spell and make me spin around!
Mmm.. ah.. oh.. ah.. yeah...
Hey, what is this? If I let you off, you talk too much!
Hey, you throw a stone right at my glass heart!
Stumbling and swooning, you stand there totally dazed!
Hey, what is this, my winking flowery vine?
My heart got tangled right around your waist... girl!
Ohhh, stand eight or ten feet back, you handsome boy!
How can you touch me before the wedding drums beat? Male: Just like this!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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