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Lyrics & meaning

Kettukadi Chinnakutti

From Pattikkaattu Raja · 1975

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Pattikkaattu Raja
Movie release year
1975
Lyrics added on
7 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yerottum seemaiyilae ..ae…ae…
Caarotti vandhavalae…ae….ae….
En paattu thaalattu…uu…uu…
Nee kettu paarattu
Kettukadi sinnakutty
Paatu padippen
Poothu varum mullai mugam
Paarthu padippen
Aaah kettukadi sinnakutty
Paatu padippen
Poothu varum mullai mugam
Paarthu padippen
Adiyae nan paada edhir paattu paadu
Adiyae nan paada edhir paattu paadu
Paada mudiyaatti panthaattam aadu
Paada mudiyaatti panthaattam aadu
Ooo pattanathu raani
Pattu vanna maeni
Pattikaattu raaja
Pottiyida vaa nee
Pattanathu raani
Pattu vanna maeni
Pattikaattu raaja
Pottiyida vaa nee
Kettukadi sinnakutty
Paatu padippen
Poothu varum mullai mugam
Paarthu padippen
Allikku anjaatha kaandeepanadi
Naan ellaam therinjavandi
Allikku anjaatha kaandeepanadi
Naan ellaam therinjavandi
Naan unnaattam otta vandi
Ethanaiyo paartha vandi..haei
Naan unnaattam otta vandi
Ethanaiyo paartha vandi..
Ennodu moodhadhadi
Kannu raajathi ninnu paarendi
Kannu raajathi ninnu paarendi
Aah kettukadi sinnakutty
Paatu padippen
Poothu varum mullai mugam
Paarthu padippen
Chellakutti vetti
Sirikkum vizhi vairakatti
Vellakatti kotti
Alakkum idhazh thangakatti
Nadanamo nadayilae nalinamo idaiyilae
Nadanamo nadayilae nalinamo idaiyilae
Ada raamaiyaa saedhi yemaiyaa
Kannu raajathi ninnu paarendi
Female :Ada raamaiyaa saedhi yemaiyaa
Male :Kannu raajathi
Female :Saedhi yemaiyaa
Male :Kannu raajathi
Female :Saedhi yemaiyaa
Male :Ninnu paarpomaa….(3)
Haeiiiii……………………………
In this land of plows, hey...
O girl who arrived driving a car, hey...
My song is a lullaby...
Listen to it and praise me!
Listen to me, little girl,
I will sing a song.
Gazing at your face like a blooming jasmine,
I will sing looking at it.
Ah, listen to me, little girl,
I will sing a song.
Gazing at your face like a blooming jasmine,
I will sing looking at it.
Hey girl, as I sing, sing back to me!
Hey girl, as I sing, sing back to me!
If you cannot sing, go play with a ball!
If you cannot sing, go play with a ball!
Oh, queen of the city,
with skin glowing like silk,
here is the village king,
come and compete with him!
Queen of the city,
with skin glowing like silk,
here is the village king,
come and compete with him!
Listen to me, little girl,
I will sing a song.
Gazing at your face like a blooming jasmine,
I will sing looking at it.
I am Arjuna, who never feared Queen Alli,
I am a man who knows it all!
I am Arjuna, who never feared Queen Alli,
I am a man who knows it all!
I am seasoned enough to have seen
plenty of lone carts like you, hey!
I am seasoned enough to have seen
plenty of lone carts like you!
Do not mess with me,
my darling princess, just wait and watch!
my darling princess, just wait and watch!
Ah, listen to me, little girl,
I will sing a song.
Gazing at your face like a blooming jasmine,
I will sing looking at it.
Carved like a precious darling,
with smiling eyes like diamonds,
poured with the sweetness of sugar,
with lips of pure gold,
Is that a dance in your walk? Is that grace in your waist?
Is that a dance in your walk? Is that grace in your waist?
Hey Ramaiya, what is the matter, mister?
My darling princess, just wait and watch!
Female: Hey Ramaiya, what is the matter, mister?
Male: My darling princess,
Female: What is the matter, mister?
Male: My darling princess,
Female: What is the matter, mister?
Male: Shall we stop and see? (3)
Heyyyyyy...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lively duet song features a playful duel of wits and musical banter between a rustic villager ('Pattikkaattu Raaja') and an urban, sophisticated lady ('Pattanathu Raani'). The hero playfully teases the heroine who arrives in a car into his agricultural village land, challenging her to sing back or compete with him. He uses clever metaphors from folklore and epic tales—referencing Arjuna and Queen Alli—to assert his street-smart wisdom against her modern urban attitude. Towards the end, he extravagantly praises her beauty, likening her eyes to diamonds and lips to gold, turning the competitive teasing into a playful romantic banter.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Yerottum seemaiyilae / Caarotti vandhavalae”

Rhyming of the second letter in consecutive words/lines, such as 'Yerottum' and 'Caarotti'.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Poothu varum mullai mugam”

Likening the heroine's face to a blooming jasmine flower ('Poothu varum mullai mugam').

Alliteration / Monnai

“Pattanathu raani / Pattu vanna maeni / Pattikaattu raaja / Pottiyida vaa nee”

Repetition of initial consonants like 'Pa' in 'Pattanathu raani', 'Pattu vanna maeni', 'Pattikaattu raaja', 'Pottiyida vaa nee'.

Hyperbole / Imagery

“Sirikkum vizhi vairakatti / Alakkum idhazh thangakatti”

Extravagant praise describing eyes as diamonds ('vairakatti') and lips as gold bars ('thangakatti').

Did you know?

Trivia

'Pattikkaattu Raja' (1975) starred Sivakumar and Jayasudha/Sripriya. The track features a classic folk-versus-urban musical duel composition lyricized by Vaali, reflecting the popular 1970s Tamil cinema trope of rural rustic heroes charming modern city-bred heroines through traditional song challenges.

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