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Kattana

From Vaazhthugiren · 2018

Lyricist
Ramasubramanian
Singers
Ananthi, Magalingam
Music director
Ramasubramanian
Movie name
Vaazhthugiren
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
19 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Kaatu muni karuppa sami ee ee ee
Vettaiappa madhura veeran..aan
Kaathu nirkkum saami ellaam
Namma kulam kaakkanumae
Saathi sanam potranumae…ae….ae…ae..ae…
{Kattaana kattazhagi kanniyamma
Summa meiyaalumae
Valachu potta ennaiyamma} (2)
{Heyy poovaana poovazhagi
Pottu vacha mottazhagi} (2)
Poovaana pola vanthu
Thoovaanam poda veikkura
{Nee thaanae nei vadiyura
Nethili meenu
Naan thaane unna muzhungura
Vilaangu meenu} (2)
Kattaana kattazhagi kanniyamma
Summa meiyaalumae
Valachu potta ennaiyamma
Kaara pasun dhaegum
Kattazhagu poondhaegam
Lesaaga naanum unna
Nerukki kollavaa
Veenaana vambaagum
Naan unakku sandhaegam
Ennai vittu neeyum konjam
Thalli nillaiyaa
{Kaadhal ilam kanni maanae
Sottugira mullai thaenae} (2)
Malarnthaa iva manasu
Pudhu malligai poova pola
Viluntha pinna ezhuva
En sangathi paatu mela
Nee thaanae nei vadiyura
Nethili meenu
Naan thaane unna muzhungura
Vilaangu meenu
Kattaana kattazhagi kanniyamma
Summa meiyaalumae
Valachu potta ennaiyamma
Sevaazhai poo mela
Semmeenu thee pola
Theeyaaga enna vanthu
Soodu yethura
Thillaaga ninnenae
Vilaala kolladha
Ambaaga enna vanthu
Kuththa paakura
{Koiyaatha thendral naanae
Kolli mala chinna thaenae} (2)
Paruvam ilam paruvam
Intha sithiram pola varuvom
Naan tharuven
Onnu tharuven
inga muththira
Pathikka varuven
Nee thaanae nei vadiyura
Nethili meenu
Naan thaane unna muzhungura
Vilaangu meenu
{Kattaana kattazhagi kanniyamma
Summa meiyaalumae
Valachu potta ennaiyamma} (2)
{Heyy poovaana poovazhagi
Pottu vacha mottazhagi} (2)
Poovaana pola vanthu
Thoovaanam poda veikkura
{Nee thaanae nei vadiyura
Nethili meenu
Naan thaane unna muzhungura
Vilaangu meenu} (2)
Oh Kaattu Muni, Karuppu Saami!
Hunter Vettaiyappa, Madurai Veeran!
All you guardian gods standing watch,
you must protect our clan,
and let our kin and people honour you!
Well-built, gorgeous young woman,
she has really and truly
wrapped me around her finger!
Hey, girl as lovely as a flower,
pretty budding beauty wearing a bindi!
Bursting like a sparkling fountain firework,
you shower a gentle drizzle over me.
Aren't you the glistening,
mouth-watering anchovy fish?
And aren't I the eel
who will swallow you up whole?
Well-built, gorgeous young woman,
she has really and truly
wrapped me around her finger!
With a rich and glowing complexion,
and a shapely body soft as a flower,
can I gently pull you in
and hold you close?
That will only stir up trouble,
and I do not trust your intentions!
Step away from me a bit
and keep your distance!
Oh sweet young doe full of love,
dripping honey of the jasmine bloom!
When her heart blossoms
like a fresh jasmine flower,
she will fall and sway
to the melodic rhythm of my song!
Aren't you the glistening,
mouth-watering anchovy fish?
And aren't I the eel
who will swallow you up whole?
Well-built, gorgeous young woman,
she has really and truly
wrapped me around her finger!
Like a red fish over a red banana blossom,
like a flash of fire,
you come like a flame
and raise the heat in me.
I was standing here with bold pride,
so do not strike me down with your eyes!
Rushing in like an arrow,
you try to pierce right through me.
I am an untouched gentle breeze,
sweet pure honey from the Kolli hills!
In this fresh bloom of our youth,
we will look as lovely as a portrait.
I will give you something,
I will give you one thing—
right here, a sweet seal of love
I will come and place!
Aren't you the glistening,
mouth-watering anchovy fish?
And aren't I the eel
who will swallow you up whole?
Well-built, gorgeous young woman,
she has really and truly
wrapped me around her finger!
Hey, girl as lovely as a flower,
pretty budding beauty wearing a bindi!
Bursting like a sparkling fountain firework,
you shower a gentle drizzle over me.
Aren't you the glistening,
mouth-watering anchovy fish?
And aren't I the eel
who will swallow you up whole?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song opens with an invocation to traditional Tamil village guardian deities (Karuppasami, Vettaiappan, Madurai Veeran), praying for the welfare, protection, and honor of the clan and community. Following the spiritual invocation, the track transitions into a playful, romantic duet set in a rural folk landscape. The male protagonist admires the heroine's physical grace and beauty, using vivid rural metaphors such as fish, flowers, honey, and rain, while expressing his passionate desire for her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvamai)

Nee thaanae nei vadiyura Nethili meenu / Naan thaane unna muzhungura Vilaangu meenu

Compares the heroine to a rich anchovy fish dripping in oil ('nei vadiyura Nethili meenu') and the hero to an eel fish swallowing it ('muzhungura Vilaangu meenu').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kattaana kattazhagi / Pottu vacha mottazhagi

Rhyming of the second letter 't' in consecutive lines ('Kattaana' and 'Pottu' or 'Vettaiappa').

Alliteration (Monaai)

Heyy poovaana poovazhagi / Pottu vacha mottazhagi

Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'p' in 'Poovaana poovazhagi'.

Simile (Uvamai)

Pudhu malligai poova pola

Direct comparison of the maiden's heart blooming like a fresh jasmine flower ('pudhu malligai poova pola').

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Trivia

This track showcases traditional Tamil rural folk songwriting dynamics where a song begins with a 'Kula Deivam' (lineage deity) invocation before moving into romantic exchanges, a staple structure in South Indian folk music.

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