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Kattunen kattunen kotta onna
Adha katti kaakka oru kaaval illae
Suthunen suthunen boomi ellaam
Enna suthuna sondhatha paakkavillae
Sakkammaa sakkammaa nee sollammaa
Ingae naan vaazhndha vaazhkkaikku
Per ennammaa
Sakkammaa sakkammaa nee sollammaa
Ingae naan vaazhndha vaazhkkaikku
Per ennammaa
Sandhana kaathukku sangadam yenammaa
Sakkammaa sakthiya nee kodammaa
Kattunen kattunen kotta onna
Adha katti kaakka oru kaaval illae
Suthunen suthunen boomi ellaam
Enna suthuna sondhatha paakkavillae
Sothu sogam thaedavilla
Idhu sondhatha thaedi thaan
Ponadhammaa
Katha vitha thorkavilla
Adha kaatta thaan ippavum
Vandhadhammaa
Sothu sogam thaedavilla
Idhu sondhatha thaedi thaan
Ponadhammaa
Katha vitha thorkavilla
Adha kaatta thaan ippavum
Vandhadhammaa
Kattala ittadhu thaayammaa
Ada kai katti ninnadhu saeiyammaa
Kattala ittadhu thaayammaa
Ada kai katti ninnadhu saeiyammaa
Vaesham pottadhula
Oru nokkam irukkammaa
Paasam poi aagumaa
Adhil maasu vandhirumaa
Kattuna kattuna kottaiyila
Ippa katti kaakka ingu kaaval undu
Nee suthuna suthuna boomi ellaam
Romba suthamaa onakku perum undu
Sakkammaa sakkammaa
Nee sollammaa
Engappan vaazhkkaikku per undammaa
Sandhana kaathukku
Sangadam saerumaa
Sakkammaa sakkammaa nee sollammaa
Kattabomman kottaiylae
Vandhu kaaladi vechadhu
Kannu kutti
Ketta vazhi ponadhillae
Idhu appana meeraadha
Singa kutti
Kattabomman kottaiylae
Vandhu kaaladi vechadhu
Kannu kutti
Ketta vazhi ponadhillae
Idhu appana meeraadha
Singa kutti
Eppavum un pulla sutham thaan
Idhu mothamum appanin ratham thaan
Eppavum un pulla sutham thaan
Idhu mothamum appanin ratham thaan
Koyil vaasalula ada needhi thokkanumaa
Naalum paathu ninnaa adhu niyaayam aayirumaa
Kattunen kattunen kotta onna
Adha katti kaakka inga oru kaaval undu
Suthunen suthunen boomi ellaam
Romba suthamaa enakku perum undu
Sakkammaa sakkammaa nee sollammaa
Naan vaazhndha vaazhkkaikku per undammaa
Sandhana kaathukku sangadam serummaa
Sakkammaa sakkammaa nee sollammaa
Kattunen kattunen kotta onna
Adha katti kaakka inga oru kaaval undu
Suthunen suthunen boomi ellaam
Romba suthamaa enakku perum undu
I built a fort, I built a fort,
but there was no guard to protect it.
I wandered all across the earth,
yet could not find the family that once surrounded me.
O Goddess Jakkamma, tell me, mother,
for the life that I lived here,
what name does it hold, mother?
O Goddess Jakkamma, tell me, mother,
for the life that I lived here,
what name does it hold, mother?
Why should the sandalwood breeze suffer distress, mother?
O Goddess Jakkamma, give me your strength.
I built a fort, I built a fort,
but there was no guard to protect it.
I wandered all across the earth,
yet could not find the family that once surrounded me.
It did not seek wealth or comfort;
searching only for its own kin,
it went away, mother.
The skills learned were never defeated;
to prove that even now,
it has returned, mother.
It did not seek wealth or comfort;
searching only for its own kin,
it went away, mother.
The skills learned were never defeated;
to prove that even now,
it has returned, mother.
It was the mother who gave the command,
and the child stood with folded hands in obedience.
It was the mother who gave the command,
and the child stood with folded hands in obedience.
In putting on this disguise,
there is a purpose, mother.
Can true love ever turn false?
Can any blemish ever stain it?
In the fort that was built,
now there is a guard here to protect it.
Across all the earth that you roamed,
you hold a clean and honored name.
O Goddess Jakkamma,
tell us, mother,
my father's life holds great honor, mother!
Can trouble ever touch
the sandalwood breeze?
O Goddess Jakkamma, tell us, mother.
Inside the fort of Kattabomman,
the one that set foot
was a gentle calf.
It never went down the wrong path;
it is a lion cub
that never defies its father.
{Inside the fort of Kattabomman,
the one that set foot
was a gentle calf.
It never went down the wrong path;
it is a lion cub
that never defies its father.} (2)
Your child has always been pure;
he is entirely his father's blood!
Your child has always been pure;
he is entirely his father's blood!
Should justice lose at the temple doorstep?
If people just stand by and watch, can that ever be right?
I built a fort, I built a fort,
now there is a guard here to protect it.
Across all the earth that I roamed,
I hold a clean and honored name.
O Goddess Jakkamma, tell them, mother,
the life I lived holds true honor, mother!
Can trouble ever touch the sandalwood breeze?
O Goddess Jakkamma, tell them, mother.
I built a fort, I built a fort,
now there is a guard here to protect it.
Across all the earth that I roamed,
I hold a clean and honored name.
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