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Kattazhagu Pappa

From Athiradi Padai · 1994

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Athiradi Padai
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
17 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kattazhagu pappa
Hoyyare hoyyaa
Aha kattilile sethaa
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Mutham idum koyyaa
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Oru methai ida venum
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Thean irukkum
Ithu aadai nilaa
Therntheduppom
Oru kodai vizha
Eppappaa appappaa
Ival pole yaarappaa
Kattazhagu pappa
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Kattazhagu pappa
Hoyyare hoyyaa
Aha kattilile sethaa
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Mutham idum koyyaa
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Oru methai ida venum
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Mullil inge sikkikondu
Thulluthaiyaa mullai sendu
Ada kallirukkum kanni ennai
Allikkollu kaiyil indru
Unai theendum sela
Athu polave
Unthan meni mele
Vilaiyadavaa
Mannil vanthu serum
Mazhai polave
Unnil vanthu sernthe
Vilaiyadavaa
Laddu thaan chittu
Ithai thottu thaan kattu
Ilam thegam manasengum
Sarasangal aadattum
Mutham idum koyyaa
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Oru methai ida venum
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Thean irukkum
Ithu aadai nilaa
Therntheduppom
Oru kodai vizha
Eppappaa appappaa
Ival pole yaarappaa
Kattazhagu pappa
Hoyyare hoyyaa
Mutham idum koyyaa
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Leelai inge aadum velai
Aadai inge ethukku mama
Thanga mangai ennai theenda
Thayangidaathe haiyo rama
Thennangaayai thaangi
Kodi aaduthe
Kendai meenai pole
Manam thaavuthe
Munnum pinnum paathaa
Sugam ooruthe
Innum innum paakka
Enai thoonduthe
Kannam thaan kinnam
Un ennam pola annam
Madi mele kathai pesa
Malar manjam mayangattum
Kattazhagu pappa
Hoyyare hoyyaa
Aha kattilile sethaa
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Mutham idum koyyaa
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Oru methai ida venum
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Thean irukkum
Ithu aadai nilaa
Therntheduppom
Oru kodai vizha
Eppappaa appappaa
Ival pole yaarappaa
Kattazhagu pappa
Hoyyaare hoyyaa
Kattazhagu pappa
Hoyyare hoyyaa
Mutham idum koyyaa
Hoyyaare hoyyaa..
Gorgeous girl
Hoyyare hoyya
Aha, once you bring her to bed
Hoyyare hoyya
She's a sweet guava ripe for kisses
Hoyyare hoyya
We need to spread out a mattress
Hoyyare hoyya
Filled with honey
She is a moon draped in silk
Let us choose
A summer celebration
Oh my, goodness gracious!
Who could ever match her?
Gorgeous girl
Hoyyare hoyya
Gorgeous girl
Hoyyare hoyya
Aha, once you bring her to bed
Hoyyare hoyya
She's a sweet guava ripe for kisses
Hoyyare hoyya
We need to spread out a mattress
Hoyyare hoyya
Trapped here among the thorns
A bunch of jasmine flutters
Look at me, an intoxicating young woman
Scoop me up in your arms today
Like the sari touching you
Just like that
All over your body
Shall I playfully wander?
Like the falling rain
That touches the earth
Shall I join with you
And playfully mingle?
This petite darling is a sweet treat
Touch her and hold her close
Across young body and mind
Let playful romance dance
She's a sweet guava ripe for kisses
Hoyyare hoyya
We need to spread out a mattress
Hoyyare hoyya
Filled with honey
She is a moon draped in silk
Let us choose
A summer celebration
Oh my, goodness gracious!
Who could ever match her?
Gorgeous girl
Hoyyare hoyya
She's a sweet guava ripe for kisses
Hoyyare hoyya
When it is time for love games here
Why do we need clothes, my love?
To reach out and touch this golden beauty
Don't you hesitate, oh my!
Bearing heavy coconut fruits
A slender vine sways
Just like a darting fish
My mind leaps with longing
Looking at you from front to back
Sweet pleasure wells up inside
To gaze at you more and more
My heart tempts me so
Your cheek is a sweet cup
A feast tailored to your desire
Whispering sweet stories on the lap
Let the flower bed fall in a daze
Gorgeous girl
Hoyyare hoyya
Aha, once you bring her to bed
Hoyyare hoyya
She's a sweet guava ripe for kisses
Hoyyare hoyya
We need to spread out a mattress
Hoyyare hoyya
Filled with honey
She is a moon draped in silk
Let us choose
A summer celebration
Oh my, goodness gracious!
Who could ever match her?
Gorgeous girl
Hoyyare hoyya
Gorgeous girl
Hoyyare hoyya
She's a sweet guava ripe for kisses
Hoyyare hoyya..
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kattazhagu Pappa is a lively and seductive duet from the 1994 film Athiradi Padai, composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung energetically by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki. The song expresses playful romance and passionate longing between two lovers. Through playful metaphors involving sweet fruits, rain, summer festivals, and nature, the couple teasingly express their intimate desires and affection for each other.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Kattazhagu pappa / Aha kattilile sethaa

The second consonant sound 'tt' rhymes in 'Kattazhagu' and 'Kattilile'.

Simile (Upamai)

Kendai meenai pole / Manam thaavuthe

Comparing the heroine's playful and jumping heart to a carp fish (Kendai meen).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Mutham idum koyyaa / Ithu aadai nilaa

Comparing the heroine to a kissing guava fruit ('Mutham idum koyyaa') and a moon wrapped in garments ('Aadai nilaa').

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Trivia

Athiradi Padai (1994) starred Rahman and Silk Smitha, featuring high-energy dance numbers composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The iconic duo S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki brought their characteristic playful vocal dynamics to this romantic duet.

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