Katthi
From Malaysian Album · 2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Eh kaththi mela kaththi | Hey, knife upon knife |
| Thala suthi mayakkam muthi | Head spinning, dizziness intensifying |
| Kannaalae naa odanjitenaa | Did I shatter just through your eyes? |
| Manam sitharum paada parthu | Seeing the verse that scatters the mind |
| Naan karanji ponen nethu | I melted away yesterday |
| Thannaalae naa karanjitenaa | Did I melt away on my own? |
| Male | |
| Inthiran chanthiran kaanaatha | Unseen even by Indra and the Moon |
| Alagu raachasiyae | Beautiful demoness |
| Konjam jegaa vaanggi pogathae | Don't step back and retreat a little |
| Kanavu thevathayae | Dream angel |
| Aathadi nee enakku porantha manaiviyo | Oh dear, are you the wife born for me? |
| Kuthadi naa unakku amanja maappilayo | Dance with joy, am I the groom destined for you? |
| Male | |
| Eh kaththi mela kaththi | Hey, knife upon knife |
| Thala suthi mayakkam muthi | Head spinning, dizziness intensifying |
| Kannaalae naa odanjitenaa | Did I shatter just through your eyes? |
| Manam sitharum paada parthu | Seeing the verse that scatters the mind |
| Naan karanji ponen nethu | I melted away yesterday |
| Thannaalae naa karanjitenaa | Did I melt away on my own? |
| Male | |
| Vidha vidhama karpanaigal ulla | With all kinds of imaginations |
| Naa vechiruken manasu kulla | I have kept inside my heart |
| Ok naa nee ippo sollu | Tell me if it is okay now |
| Intha bulogathayae vaanggi vaaren | I will buy and bring this entire Earth |
| Male | |
| Nee enna venaa sollu | Say whatever you want to say |
| Nee yenga venaa nillu | Stand wherever you want to stand |
| Adi naa unna thedivaaren | Hey girl, I will come searching for you |
| En kannuku nee rosa | To my eyes, you are a rose |
| Naan unna thotta rasa | If I touch you, I am a king |
| En nenjetha alli thaaren | I will pour out my heart for you |
| Male | |
| Paar kadal mela naa | Across the vast ocean, I |
| Kappala vottunen | Sailed a ship |
| Antha manal medu paalai vanathil | In that sandy dune desert |
| Nadanthu ponaven | I was the one who walked |
| Male | |
| Aal kadalil kandedutha | Found in the deep ocean |
| Arputha muthu nee | You are a wonderful pearl |
| Poo kadayil naan pudicha | Caught by me in the flower shop |
| Pudhumai malaru nee | You are a novel flower |
| Male | |
| Eh kaththi mela kaththi | Hey, knife upon knife |
| Thala suthi mayakkam muthi | Head spinning, dizziness intensifying |
| Kannaalae naa odanjitenaa | Did I shatter just through your eyes? |
| Manam sitharum paada parthu | Seeing the verse that scatters the mind |
| Naan karanji ponen nethu | I melted away yesterday |
| Thannaalae naa karanjitenaa | Did I melt away on my own? |
| Male | |
| Heroin neeya herova naanaa | Are you the heroine, am I the hero? |
| Iruntha zero kuda hero aagum | Even a zero will become a hero if you are there |
| Pathu adi nee thalli nindraal | If you stand ten feet away |
| Enthan pathu varusham paalaa pogum | My ten years will go to waste |
| Male | |
| Un mela sayang vechen manae | I have affectionate love for you, my deer |
| Konjum layan pannu thaenae | Give me a little attention, my honey |
| Konjam yerakam kaattadi | Show a little mercy |
| Karunai theviyae | Goddess of compassion |
| En boomadevi neeyae | You are my Goddess Earth |
| Unna thangga vanthen naanae | I came to hold and support you |
| En nenju kulla unthan aaviyae | Inside my heart resides your spirit |
| Male | |
| Sethu povathu enthan | It is only my body |
| Udambu mattumae | That dies |
| Sethu ponaalum vittu pogaathu | Even if I die, it won't leave |
| Enthan uyir kaadhalae | My life-giving love |
| Male | |
| Poo polae naa irunthen | I was like a flower |
| Puyala pola maathitaa | She changed me like a storm |
| Nanthavana theru mela | On the garden street |
| Enna yethittaa | She elevated me |
| Male | |
| Eh kaththi mela kaththi | Hey, knife upon knife |
| Thala suthi mayakkam muthi | Head spinning, dizziness intensifying |
| Kannaalae naa odanjitenaa | Did I shatter just through your eyes? |
| Manam sitharum paada parthu | Seeing the verse that scatters the mind |
| Naan karanji ponen nethu | I melted away yesterday |
| Thannaalae naa karanjitenaa | Did I melt away on my own? |
| Male | |
| Inthiran chanthiran kaanaatha | Unseen even by Indra and the Moon |
| Alagu raachasiyae | Beautiful demoness |
| Konjam jegaa vaanggi pogathae | Don't step back and retreat a little |
| Kanavu thevathayae | Dream angel |
| Aathadi nee yenakku porantha manaiviyo | Oh dear, are you the wife born for me? |
| Kuthadi naa unakku amanja maappilayo | Dance with joy, am I the groom destined for you? |
| Male | |
| Eh kaththi mela kaththi | Hey, knife upon knife |
| Thala suthi mayakkam muthi | Head spinning, dizziness intensifying |
| Kannaalae naa odanjitenaa | Did I shatter just through your eyes? |
| Manam sitharum paada parthu | Seeing the verse that scatters the mind |
| Naan karanji ponen nethu | I melted away yesterday |
| Thannaalae naa karanjitenaa | Did I melt away on my own? |
ஏ கத்தி மேல
கத்தி தல சுத்தி மயக்கம்
முத்தி கண்ணாலே நா
ஒடஞ்சிட்டேனா மனம்
சிதறும் பாட பார்த்து நான்
கரைஞ்சி போனேன் நேத்து
தன்னாலே நா கரைஞ்சிட்டேனா
Hey, knife upon knife
Head spinning, dizziness intensifying
Did I shatter just through your eyes?
Seeing the verse that scatters the mind
I melted away yesterday
Did I melt away on my own?
இந்திரன் சந்திரன்
காணாத அழகு ராச்சசியே
கொஞ்சம் ஜெகா வாங்கி
போகாதே கனவு தேவதையே
ஆத்தாடி நீ எனக்கு பொறந்த
மனைவியோ கூத்தாடி நா
உனக்கு அமைஞ்ச மாப்பிள்ளையோ
Unseen even by Indra and the Moon
Beautiful demoness
Don't step back and retreat a little
Dream angel
Oh dear, are you the wife born for me?
Dance with joy, am I the groom destined for you?
ஏ கத்தி மேல
கத்தி தல சுத்தி மயக்கம்
முத்தி கண்ணாலே நா
ஒடஞ்சிட்டேனா மனம்
சிதறும் பாட பார்த்து நான்
கரைஞ்சி போனேன் நேத்து
தன்னாலே நா கரைஞ்சிட்டேனா
Hey, knife upon knife
Head spinning, dizziness intensifying
Did I shatter just through your eyes?
Seeing the verse that scatters the mind
I melted away yesterday
Did I melt away on my own?
வித விதமா
கற்பனைகள் உள்ள நா
வெச்சிருக்கேன் மனசு
குள்ள ஓகே நா நீ இப்போ
சொல்லு இந்த பூலோகத்தையே
வாங்கி வாரேன்
With all kinds of imaginations
I have kept inside my heart
Tell me if it is okay now
I will buy and bring this entire Earth
நீ என்ன வேணா
சொல்லு நீ எங்க வேணா
நில்லு அடி நா உன்ன தேடி
வாரேன் என் கண்ணனுக்கு
நீ ரோசா நான் உன்ன தொட்ட
ராசா என் நெஞ்சத்தை அள்ளி
தாரேன்
Say whatever you want to say
Stand wherever you want to stand
Hey girl, I will come searching for you
To my eyes, you are a rose
If I touch you, I am a king
I will pour out my heart for you
பார் கடல் மேல
நா கப்பலை ஓட்டுனேன்
அந்த மணல் மேடு பாலை
வனத்தில் நடந்து போனவன்
Across the vast ocean, I
Sailed a ship
In that sandy dune desert
I was the one who walked
ஆழ் கடலில்
கண்டெடுத்த அற்புத
முத்து நீ பூ கடையில்
நான் புடிச்ச புதுமை
மலர் நீ
Found in the deep ocean
You are a wonderful pearl
Caught by me in the flower shop
You are a novel flower
ஏ கத்தி மேல
கத்தி தல சுத்தி மயக்கம்
முத்தி கண்ணாலே நா
ஒடஞ்சிட்டேனா மனம்
சிதறும் பாட பார்த்து நான்
கரைஞ்சி போனேன் நேத்து
தன்னாலே நா கரைஞ்சிட்டேனா
Hey, knife upon knife
Head spinning, dizziness intensifying
Did I shatter just through your eyes?
Seeing the verse that scatters the mind
I melted away yesterday
Did I melt away on my own?
ஹீரோயின் நீயா
ஹீரோவா நானா இருந்த
ஸிரோ கூட ஹீரோ ஆகும்
பத்து அடி நீ தள்ளி நின்றால்
எந்தன் பத்து வருஷம் பாழா
போகும்
Are you the heroine, am I the hero?
Even a zero will become a hero if you are there
If you stand ten feet away
My ten years will go to waste
உன் மேல சயங்
வெச்சேன் மானே கொஞ்சும்
லயன் பண்ணு தேனே கொஞ்சம்
இரக்கம் காட்டடி கருணை தேவியே
என் பூமா தேவி நீயே உன்ன தாங்க
வந்தேன் நானே என் நெஞ்சு குள்ள
உந்தன் ஆவியே
I have affectionate love for you, my deer
Give me a little attention, my honey
Show a little mercy
Goddess of compassion
You are my Goddess Earth
I came to hold and support you
Inside my heart resides your spirit
செத்து போவது
எந்தன் உடம்பு மட்டுமே
செத்து போனாலும் விட்டு
போகாது எந்தன் உயிர் காதலே
It is only my body
That dies
Even if I die, it won't leave
My life-giving love
பூ போல நா
இருந்தேன் புயலை
போல மாத்திட்டா
நந்தவன தேரு மேல
என்ன ஏத்திட்டா
I was like a flower
She changed me like a storm
On the garden street
She elevated me
ஏ கத்தி மேல
கத்தி தல சுத்தி மயக்கம்
முத்தி கண்ணாலே நா
ஒடஞ்சிட்டேனா மனம்
சிதறும் பாட பார்த்து நான்
கரைஞ்சி போனேன் நேத்து
தன்னாலே நா கரைஞ்சிட்டேனா
Hey, knife upon knife
Head spinning, dizziness intensifying
Did I shatter just through your eyes?
Seeing the verse that scatters the mind
I melted away yesterday
Did I melt away on my own?
இந்திரன் சந்திரன்
காணாத அழகு ராச்சசியே
கொஞ்சம் ஜெகா வாங்கி
போகாதே கனவு தேவதையே
ஆத்தாடி நீ எனக்கு பொறந்த
மனைவியோ கூத்தாடி நா
உனக்கு அமைஞ்ச மாப்பிள்ளையோ
Unseen even by Indra and the Moon
Beautiful demoness
Don't step back and retreat a little
Dream angel
Oh dear, are you the wife born for me?
Dance with joy, am I the groom destined for you?
ஏ கத்தி மேல
கத்தி தல சுத்தி மயக்கம்
முத்தி கண்ணாலே நா
ஒடஞ்சிட்டேனா மனம்
சிதறும் பாட பார்த்து நான்
கரைஞ்சி போனேன் நேத்து
தன்னாலே நா கரைஞ்சிட்டேனா
Hey, knife upon knife
Head spinning, dizziness intensifying
Did I shatter just through your eyes?
Seeing the verse that scatters the mind
I melted away yesterday
Did I melt away on my own?
Eh kaththi mela kaththi
Hey, knife upon knife
Thala suthi mayakkam muthi
Head spinning, dizziness intensifying
Kannaalae naa odanjitenaa
Did I shatter just through your eyes?
Manam sitharum paada parthu
Seeing the verse that scatters the mind
Naan karanji ponen nethu
I melted away yesterday
Thannaalae naa karanjitenaa
Did I melt away on my own?
Inthiran chanthiran kaanaatha
Unseen even by Indra and the Moon
Alagu raachasiyae
Beautiful demoness
Konjam jegaa vaanggi pogathae
Don't step back and retreat a little
Kanavu thevathayae
Dream angel
Aathadi nee enakku porantha manaiviyo
Oh dear, are you the wife born for me?
Kuthadi naa unakku amanja maappilayo
Dance with joy, am I the groom destined for you?
Eh kaththi mela kaththi
Hey, knife upon knife
Thala suthi mayakkam muthi
Head spinning, dizziness intensifying
Kannaalae naa odanjitenaa
Did I shatter just through your eyes?
Manam sitharum paada parthu
Seeing the verse that scatters the mind
Naan karanji ponen nethu
I melted away yesterday
Thannaalae naa karanjitenaa
Did I melt away on my own?
Vidha vidhama karpanaigal ulla
With all kinds of imaginations
Naa vechiruken manasu kulla
I have kept inside my heart
Ok naa nee ippo sollu
Tell me if it is okay now
Intha bulogathayae vaanggi vaaren
I will buy and bring this entire Earth
Nee enna venaa sollu
Say whatever you want to say
Nee yenga venaa nillu
Stand wherever you want to stand
Adi naa unna thedivaaren
Hey girl, I will come searching for you
En kannuku nee rosa
To my eyes, you are a rose
Naan unna thotta rasa
If I touch you, I am a king
En nenjetha alli thaaren
I will pour out my heart for you
Paar kadal mela naa
Across the vast ocean, I
Kappala vottunen
Sailed a ship
Antha manal medu paalai vanathil
In that sandy dune desert
Nadanthu ponaven
I was the one who walked
Aal kadalil kandedutha
Found in the deep ocean
Arputha muthu nee
You are a wonderful pearl
Poo kadayil naan pudicha
Caught by me in the flower shop
Pudhumai malaru nee
You are a novel flower
Eh kaththi mela kaththi
Hey, knife upon knife
Thala suthi mayakkam muthi
Head spinning, dizziness intensifying
Kannaalae naa odanjitenaa
Did I shatter just through your eyes?
Manam sitharum paada parthu
Seeing the verse that scatters the mind
Naan karanji ponen nethu
I melted away yesterday
Thannaalae naa karanjitenaa
Did I melt away on my own?
Heroin neeya herova naanaa
Are you the heroine, am I the hero?
Iruntha zero kuda hero aagum
Even a zero will become a hero if you are there
Pathu adi nee thalli nindraal
If you stand ten feet away
Enthan pathu varusham paalaa pogum
My ten years will go to waste
Un mela sayang vechen manae
I have affectionate love for you, my deer
Konjum layan pannu thaenae
Give me a little attention, my honey
Konjam yerakam kaattadi
Show a little mercy
Karunai theviyae
Goddess of compassion
En boomadevi neeyae
You are my Goddess Earth
Unna thangga vanthen naanae
I came to hold and support you
En nenju kulla unthan aaviyae
Inside my heart resides your spirit
Sethu povathu enthan
It is only my body
Udambu mattumae
That dies
Sethu ponaalum vittu pogaathu
Even if I die, it won't leave
Enthan uyir kaadhalae
My life-giving love
Poo polae naa irunthen
I was like a flower
Puyala pola maathitaa
She changed me like a storm
Nanthavana theru mela
On the garden street
Enna yethittaa
She elevated me
Eh kaththi mela kaththi
Hey, knife upon knife
Thala suthi mayakkam muthi
Head spinning, dizziness intensifying
Kannaalae naa odanjitenaa
Did I shatter just through your eyes?
Manam sitharum paada parthu
Seeing the verse that scatters the mind
Naan karanji ponen nethu
I melted away yesterday
Thannaalae naa karanjitenaa
Did I melt away on my own?
Inthiran chanthiran kaanaatha
Unseen even by Indra and the Moon
Alagu raachasiyae
Beautiful demoness
Konjam jegaa vaanggi pogathae
Don't step back and retreat a little
Kanavu thevathayae
Dream angel
Aathadi nee yenakku porantha manaiviyo
Oh dear, are you the wife born for me?
Kuthadi naa unakku amanja maappilayo
Dance with joy, am I the groom destined for you?
Eh kaththi mela kaththi
Hey, knife upon knife
Thala suthi mayakkam muthi
Head spinning, dizziness intensifying
Kannaalae naa odanjitenaa
Did I shatter just through your eyes?
Manam sitharum paada parthu
Seeing the verse that scatters the mind
Naan karanji ponen nethu
I melted away yesterday
Thannaalae naa karanjitenaa
Did I melt away on my own?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a passionate, upbeat expression of love from a man completely mesmerized by a woman's captivating beauty. He describes the intense emotional and physical reaction he experiences—dizziness, feeling as if pierced by knives, and melting away—whenever he looks at her. He praises her as a rare gem, a divine angel, and an exquisite flower, promising to go to any length, even buying the entire world or crossing oceans and deserts, to win her heart and protect her. Despite his humble perception of himself, her presence makes him feel like a hero. He expresses a deep spiritual bond, stating that even after physical death, his love for her will endure eternally. Malaysian Tamil colloquialisms and contemporary slang are woven seamlessly into the romantic expressions, creating an energetic and rhythmic love declaration.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Aal kadalil kandedutha Arputha muthu nee”
Compares the beloved directly to a rare, exquisite pearl found in the deep ocean.
Hyperbole
“Intha bulogathayae vaanggi vaaren”
An exaggerated expression of devotion where the singer promises to buy the entire world for her.
Simile
“Poo polae naa irunthen Puyala pola maathitaa”
Uses 'polae' (like) to compare his former gentle self to a flower and her impact on him to a storm.
Oxymoron
“Alagu raachasiyae”
Combines two contradictory terms, 'Alagu' (Beauty) and 'Raachasi' (Demoness), to express captivating charm.
Edhugai (Second-letter Assonance)
“Eh kaththi mela kaththi / Thala suthi mayakkam muthi”
Rhyming of the second letter '-th-' across consecutive lines for rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
This track features distinct Malaysian Tamil slang and cultural blending. Notably, line 47 uses the word 'sayang', which is a Malay word meaning 'love' or 'affection', commonly integrated into everyday Malaysian Tamil conversation.
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