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Lyrics & meaning

Katti Thangam Vetti Eduthu

From Thayai Katha Thanayan · 1962

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Thayai Katha Thanayan
Movie release year
1962
Lyrics added on
11 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Katti thangam vetti eduthu
Kaadhal ennum saaru pizhindu
Thatti thatti sirpigal seidha uruvamadaa
Aval thala thalavendru thathumbi
Nirkkum paruvamadaa..
Katti thangam vetti eduthu
Kaadhal ennum saaru pizhindu
Thatti thatti sirpigal seidha uruvamadaa
Aval thala thalavendru thathumbi
Nirkkum paruvamadaa..
Thottu thottu nindrana kaigal
Suttu suttu kondrana kangal
Thottu thottu nindrana kaigal
Suttu suttu kondrana kangal
Naan kitta kitta vanthathu kandu
Etti etti sendrathu vandu
Kitta kitta vanthathu kandu
Etti etti sendrathu vandu
Katti thangam vetti eduthu
Kaadhal ennum saaru pizhindu
Thatti thatti sirpigal seidha uruvamadaa
Aval thala thalavendru thathumbi
Nirkkum paruvamadaa..
Thangaradham pol varugiraal
Alli thandugal pola valaigiraal
Thangaradham pol varugiraal
Alli thandugal pola valaigiraal
Kunguma poo pol sirikkiraal
Inbakkottaikku ennai azhaikkiraal..
Kunguma poo pol sirikkiraal
Inbakkottaikku ennai azhaikkiraal..
Kaalayil malarum thaamaraippoo
Anthi karukkallil malarum malligaippo
Kaalayil malarum thaamaraippoo
Anthi karukkallil malarum malligaippo
Iravil malarum allippoo.. aval
Endrum manakkum mullaippoo..
Iravil malarum allippoo.. aval
Endrum manakkum mullaippoo..
Katti thangam vetti eduthu
Kaadhal ennum saaru pizhindu
Thatti thatti sirpigal seidha uruvamadaa
Aval thala thalavendru thathumbi
Nirkkum paruvamadaa..
Cut and carved out of pure solid gold,
infused with the sweet essence of love,
she is a statue sculptors shaped with gentle strokes!
Glowing with fresh radiance,
she is in the prime of overflowing youth!
Cut and carved out of pure solid gold,
infused with the sweet essence of love,
she is a statue sculptors shaped with gentle strokes!
Glowing with fresh radiance,
she is in the prime of overflowing youth!
Her hands reached out to touch and then held back,
her burning eyes pierced and captivated my heart!
Her hands reached out to touch and then held back,
her burning eyes pierced and captivated my heart!
Seeing me come closer and closer,
she drifted further and further away like a shy bee!
Seeing me come closer and closer,
she drifted further and further away like a shy bee!
Cut and carved out of pure solid gold,
infused with the sweet essence of love,
she is a statue sculptors shaped with gentle strokes!
Glowing with fresh radiance,
she is in the prime of overflowing youth!
She walks in like a golden chariot,
bending gracefully like a water lily stem.
She walks in like a golden chariot,
bending gracefully like a water lily stem.
She smiles like a saffron blossom,
inviting me into a fortress of joy...
She smiles like a saffron blossom,
inviting me into a fortress of joy...
In the morning, she is a blooming lotus,
at twilight, she is a blossoming jasmine,
In the morning, she is a blooming lotus,
at twilight, she is a blossoming jasmine,
at night, she is a blooming water lily,
and always, she is a jasmine that stays fragrant forever...
at night, she is a blooming water lily,
and always, she is a jasmine that stays fragrant forever...
Cut and carved out of pure solid gold,
infused with the sweet essence of love,
she is a statue sculptors shaped with gentle strokes!
Glowing with fresh radiance,
she is in the prime of overflowing youth!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Katti Thangam Vetti Eduthu' from the 1962 Tamil movie 'Thayai Katha Thanayan' is a classic romantic song written by Kannadasan. The song celebrates feminine beauty, youth, and graceful charm, comparing the heroine to a sculpture meticulously carved out of solid gold and infused with the sweet juice of love. The protagonist expresses his fascination with her physical elegance and coy demeanor.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar / Repetition

“Thatti thatti sirpigal seidha uruvamadaa”

Use of doubled rhythmic words like 'Thatti thatti', 'Thottu thottu', 'Suttu suttu', 'Kitta kitta', and 'Etti etti' to build musical rhythm and emphasis.

Simile (Uwamai)

“Thangaradham pol varugiraal / Alli thandugal pola valaigiraal”

Comparing the heroine's arrival to a golden chariot and her flexibility to lily stems using 'pol' and 'pola'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kaadhal ennum saaru pizhindu”

Describing love as a squeezable juice ('Kaadhal ennum saaru') and equating the heroine directly to different flowers of every hour.

Edugai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Thottu thottu nindrana kaigal / Suttu suttu kondrana kangal”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'tt' across consecutive lines (Thottu, Suttu, Kitta, Etti).

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Trivia

The film 'Thayai Katha Thanayan' (1962) starred M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and B. Saroja Devi, produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under Devar Films. The music for this iconic track was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, and rendered brilliantly by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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