Kathadi
From Sembian Madhevi · 2024
- Lyricist
- Va. Karuppan
- Singers
- V. V. Prasanna, Alka Ajith
- Music director
- Loga Pathmanaban
- Details
- Sembian Madhevi2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaathadi kannukulla | Inside eyes like a kite |
| Kekkaama suzhala vitta | You made them spin without asking |
| Female :Kannadi manasu kulla | Female: Inside a glass-like heart |
| Kaadhalathan sorugi putta | You went and tucked love inside |
| Male | |
| Enakulla nee irunthu | With you residing inside me |
| Aasaiya koota | Increasing my desires |
| Kirukka naa kidanthu aadurene | I lie around and dance like a crazy person |
| Female :Thimira neeyum vanthu | Female: Coming with attitude |
| Kaadhala solla | To express your love |
| Anaiya naa udanju odurene | I broke like a dam and ran away |
| Male | |
| Aagasam varuda | To touch the sky |
| Rendu perum povom vaa | Come, let us both go |
| Female :Vethalam adam piduchu | Female: Like a stubborn ghost |
| Vendiyatha eduthukitta | Taking whatever it desired |
| Male | |
| Pattampoochi paathu | Looking at the butterfly |
| Vetkapatu pochu | It felt bashful |
| Thekku puyal kaathu | The southern stormy wind |
| Thendral ena aachu | Turned into a soft breeze |
| Female | |
| Vathi kuchi meesa | With a matchstick mustache |
| Patcha kuthi pesa | Speaking like a green tattoo |
| Aththa sodu aasa | Desire for the maternal cousin's match |
| Yetti yetti paaka | Peeking and gazing from afar |
| Male | |
| Naa paranthen | I flew away |
| Rekka yethum illama | Without needing any wings |
| En usuru unna suthuthe | My soul keeps revolving around you |
| Female :Naan iruken | Female: I am right here |
| Kannu rendum moodama | Without closing my eyes |
| Un nenapu kuthu kolluthe | Your thoughts prick and kill me |
| Male | |
| Thaavura thalukkura | Leaping and swaying |
| Satham yethum illama | Without making any noise |
| Female :Neevura nirapura | Female: Caressing and filling |
| Enna yethum sollama | Without telling me anything |
| Male | |
| Ulla padi naanum | Deep inside, I too |
| Puthi kettu ponen | Lost my sound judgment |
| Un nenapu yera | As your memory mounted |
| Vella katti aanen | I melted into a sweet block of jaggery |
| Female | |
| Kalli chedi mela | Upon a dry cactus plant |
| Malli poo pooka | Causing a jasmine flower to bloom |
| Salli kalla neeyum | Even a worthless pebble, you |
| Seppu sela aaka | Sculpted into a precious copper idol |
| Male | |
| Kathirunthen | I was waiting |
| Thondakuli kaayaama | Without my throat drying up |
| Nee enaiyum nenjil vaikira | You keep me safe inside your heart |
| Female :Nee kidacha intha | Female: Having gained you, this |
| Jenmem theerathe | Single lifetime is not enough |
| Thaai manasa vanthu nikkira | You stand here possessing a mother's heart |
| Male | |
| Sekura sithaikira | Gathering and breaking |
| Setha patu pogama | Without getting destroyed completely |
| Female :Nokkura nothikira | Female: Glancing and gently coaxing |
| Aavi kooda nogama | Without hurting even my inner spirit |
காத்தாடி கண்ணுக்குள்ள
கேட்காம சுழல விட்டா
கண்ணாடி மனசுக்குள்ள
காதலைத்தான் சொருகிபுட்டா
Inside eyes like a kite
You made them spin without asking
Female: Inside a glass-like heart
You went and tucked love inside
எனக்குள்ள நீ இருந்து
ஆசைய கூட்ட
கிறுக்கா நான் கிடந்தது ஆடுறேனே
திமிரா நீயும் வந்து
காதல சொல்ல
அணையா நான் உடைஞ்சு ஒடுறேனே
With you residing inside me
Increasing my desires
I lie around and dance like a crazy person
Female: Coming with attitude
To express your love
I broke like a dam and ran away
ஆகாசம் வருட
ரெண்டு பேரும் போவோம் வா
வேதாளம் அடம் பிடிச்சு
வேண்டியத எடுத்துகிட்டா
To touch the sky
Come, let us both go
Female: Like a stubborn ghost
Taking whatever it desired
பட்டாம்பூச்சி பாத்து
வெட்கபட்டு போச்சு
தெக்கு புயல் காத்து
தென்றல் என ஆச்சு
Looking at the butterfly
It felt bashful
The southern stormy wind
Turned into a soft breeze
வத்தி குச்சி மீச
பச்ச குத்தி பேச
அத்தச்சோடு ஆச
எட்டி எட்டி பாக்க
With a matchstick mustache
Speaking like a green tattoo
Desire for the maternal cousin's match
Peeking and gazing from afar
நான் பறந்தேன்
ரெக்க ஏதும் இல்லாம
என் உசுரு உன்ன சுத்துதே
பெண் : நான் இருக்கேன்
கண்ணு ரெண்டும் மூடாம
உன் நெனப்பு குத்தி கொல்லுதே
I flew away
Without needing any wings
My soul keeps revolving around you
Female: I am right here
Without closing my eyes
Your thoughts prick and kill me
தாவுற தலுக்குற
சத்தம் ஏதும் இல்லாம
நீவுற நிரப்புற
என்ன ஏதும் சொல்லாம
Leaping and swaying
Without making any noise
Female: Caressing and filling
Without telling me anything
உள்ளபடி நானும்
புத்தி கெட்டுபோனேன்
உன் நெனப்பு ஏற
வெல்ல கட்டி ஆனேன்
Deep inside, I too
Lost my sound judgment
As your memory mounted
I melted into a sweet block of jaggery
கள்ளிச்செடி மேல
மல்லி பூ பூக்க
சல்லி கல்லா நீயும்
செப்பு செல ஆக்க
Upon a dry cactus plant
Causing a jasmine flower to bloom
Even a worthless pebble, you
Sculpted into a precious copper idol
காத்திருந்தேன்
தொண்டைகுழி காயாம
நீ எதையும் நெஞ்சில் வைக்கிற
நீ கிடச்ச
இந்த ஜென்மம் தீராதே
தாய் மனசா வந்து நிக்கிற
I was waiting
Without my throat drying up
You keep me safe inside your heart
Female: Having gained you, this
Single lifetime is not enough
You stand here possessing a mother's heart
சேக்குற செதைக்கிறா
சேத பட்டு போகாம
நோக்குறேன் நொதிக்கிறேன்
ஆவி கூட நோகாம
Gathering and breaking
Without getting destroyed completely
Female: Glancing and gently coaxing
Without hurting even my inner spirit
Kaathadi kannukulla
Inside eyes like a kite
Kekkaama suzhala vitta
You made them spin without asking
Female :Kannadi manasu kulla
Female: Inside a glass-like heart
Kaadhalathan sorugi putta
You went and tucked love inside
Enakulla nee irunthu
With you residing inside me
Aasaiya koota
Increasing my desires
Kirukka naa kidanthu aadurene
I lie around and dance like a crazy person
Female :Thimira neeyum vanthu
Female: Coming with attitude
Kaadhala solla
To express your love
Anaiya naa udanju odurene
I broke like a dam and ran away
Aagasam varuda
To touch the sky
Rendu perum povom vaa
Come, let us both go
Female :Vethalam adam piduchu
Female: Like a stubborn ghost
Vendiyatha eduthukitta
Taking whatever it desired
Pattampoochi paathu
Looking at the butterfly
Vetkapatu pochu
It felt bashful
Thekku puyal kaathu
The southern stormy wind
Thendral ena aachu
Turned into a soft breeze
Vathi kuchi meesa
With a matchstick mustache
Patcha kuthi pesa
Speaking like a green tattoo
Aththa sodu aasa
Desire for the maternal cousin's match
Yetti yetti paaka
Peeking and gazing from afar
Naa paranthen
I flew away
Rekka yethum illama
Without needing any wings
En usuru unna suthuthe
My soul keeps revolving around you
Female :Naan iruken
Female: I am right here
Kannu rendum moodama
Without closing my eyes
Un nenapu kuthu kolluthe
Your thoughts prick and kill me
Thaavura thalukkura
Leaping and swaying
Satham yethum illama
Without making any noise
Female :Neevura nirapura
Female: Caressing and filling
Enna yethum sollama
Without telling me anything
Ulla padi naanum
Deep inside, I too
Puthi kettu ponen
Lost my sound judgment
Un nenapu yera
As your memory mounted
Vella katti aanen
I melted into a sweet block of jaggery
Kalli chedi mela
Upon a dry cactus plant
Malli poo pooka
Causing a jasmine flower to bloom
Salli kalla neeyum
Even a worthless pebble, you
Seppu sela aaka
Sculpted into a precious copper idol
Kathirunthen
I was waiting
Thondakuli kaayaama
Without my throat drying up
Nee enaiyum nenjil vaikira
You keep me safe inside your heart
Female :Nee kidacha intha
Female: Having gained you, this
Jenmem theerathe
Single lifetime is not enough
Thaai manasa vanthu nikkira
You stand here possessing a mother's heart
Sekura sithaikira
Gathering and breaking
Setha patu pogama
Without getting destroyed completely
Female :Nokkura nothikira
Female: Glancing and gently coaxing
Aavi kooda nogama
Without hurting even my inner spirit
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song from 'Sembian Madhevi' is an intimate, rustic love duet where two lovers describe the overwhelming impact love has had on their lives. Through vivid rural Tamil metaphors, they explain how affection transformed their raw emotions into deep devotion—comparing love's power to a jasmine blooming on a prickly cactus, a fierce southern tempest turning into a mild breeze, and an ordinary stone being carved into a sacred idol. Both characters express a sense of total surrender and joy. The male voice describes losing his senses and floating weightlessly in her love, while the female voice marvels at the maternal warmth and absolute tenderness her partner brings into her existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamaip Porul)
“Kalli chedi mela / Malli poo pooka”
The lyrics compare an impossible or miraculous transformation of the heart to a delicate jasmine blooming on a harsh cactus plant ('Kalli chedi mela / Malli poo pooka').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Thekku puyal kaathu / Thendral ena aachu”
Exaggeration of love's transformative effect, stating that a violent southern storm was tamed into a soft, calming breeze.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Sekura sithaikira / Nokkura nothikira”
Use of matching second consonants across adjacent line pairs, such as 'Sekura' and 'Sithaikira', or 'Nokkura' and 'Nothikira', to create rhythm.
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Trivia
'Sembian Madhevi' (2024) features music composed by Loga Pathmanaban with lyrics written by Va. Karuppan. Sung by V. V. Prasanna and Alka Ajith, the track heavily utilizes regional folk motifs and metaphors rooted in rural Tamil culture.
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