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Kitta Vaadi Muttaikkosu

From Kanmani Poonga · 1982

Lyricist
Idhaya Chandran
Singers
S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Kanmani Poonga
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
7 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kitta vaadi muttaikkosu
Naan konjam thaaraen apple piece-u
Kitta vaadi muttaikkosu
Naan konjam thaaraen apple piece-u
Otti vanthu kattikittaa
Maththatha naan paaththukkiraen
Otti vanthu kattikittaa
Maththatha naan paaththukkiraen
Varusham pooraa pulichcha maangaa
Thaangaathaiyaa sundhara poonga
Varusham pooraa pulichcha maangaa
Thaangaathaiyaa sundhara poonga
Un moochchu kaaththu pattaa pothum
Munnooru naal sumakka venum
Un moochchu kaaththu pattaa pothum
Munnooru naal sumakka venum
Varusham pooraa pulichcha maangaa
Thaangaathaiyaa sundhara poonga
Yaezhu varusham iruntha veedu
Kodukkavillai intha soodu
Yaezhu varusham iruntha veedu
Kodukkavillai intha soodu
Aasa manasa enakku kaattu
Aduththa nimisham vetri paattu
Saamakkozhi koovum neram
Kaamakkozhi pakkam vaadi
Saamakkozhi koovum neram
Kaamakkozhi pakkam vaadi
Adi pakkam vaadi adi pakkam vaadi
Kattil undu meththai undu
Kannai parikkum pookal undu
Kattil undu meththai undu
Kannai parikkum pookal undu
Manakkum oodhupaththi undu
Manasa mayakkum ac undu
Iththanaikkum avanga undu
Namakku anju veliyil undu
Iththanaikkum avanga undu
Namakku anju veliyil undu
Kitta vaadi muttaikkosu
Naan konjam thaaraen apple piece-u
Nilavu angae kaayuthadi
Ninaivu ingae thudikkuthadi
Pachchapulla enna unthan
Palliyilae saeththukkadi
Ada neenga rompa mosamunga
Varusham poora veshamunga
Pulla pola pesi ennai
Pullaiyaara maaththureenga
Kitta vaadi muttaikkosu
Female :Varusham pooraa pulichcha maangaa
Male :Naan konjam thaaraen apple piece-u
Female :Thaangaathaiyaa sundhara poonga
Otti vanthu kattikittaa
Female :Munnooru naal sumakka venum
Yaei kitta vaadi muttaikkosu
Naan konjam thaaraen apple piece-u
Yaei kitta vaadi muttaikkosu
Naan konjam thaaraen apple piece-u
Come close to me, my sweet cabbage,
I will give you a slice of apple!
Come close to me, my sweet cabbage,
I will give you a slice of apple!
If you come close and hold me tight,
I will take care of the rest!
If you come close and hold me tight,
I will take care of the rest!
Craving sour mangoes all year round,
this lovely garden cannot take it, sir!
Craving sour mangoes all year round,
this lovely garden cannot take it, sir!
Just the touch of your warm breath is enough,
and I have to carry a baby for three hundred days!
Just the touch of your warm breath is enough,
and I have to carry a baby for three hundred days!
Craving sour mangoes all year round,
this lovely garden cannot take it, sir!
The house I lived in for seven years
never gave me this kind of warmth!
The house I lived in for seven years
never gave me this kind of warmth!
Show me your longing heart,
and the very next moment is a song of victory!
It is the hour when the midnight rooster crows;
come close to me, my passionate bird!
It is the hour when the midnight rooster crows;
come close to me, my passionate bird!
Oh, come close to me! Come close to me!
There is a cot, there is a soft bed,
there are dazzling flowers all around,
There is a cot, there is a soft bed,
there are dazzling flowers all around,
there is sweet-smelling incense,
and cool air to delight the mind!
With all these pleasures inside,
we still have our five kids waiting outside!
With all these pleasures inside,
we still have our five kids waiting outside!
Come close to me, my sweet cabbage,
I will give you a slice of apple!
The moon is shining bright over there,
and my longing heart flutters over here!
Take this innocent child that I am,
and enroll me in your school!
Oh, you are truly impossible, sir!
You put on this playful act all year round!
You speak like a harmless child,
and keep turning me into a mother!
Come close to me, my sweet cabbage,
Female: Craving sour mangoes all year round,
Male: I will give you a slice of apple!
Female: This lovely garden cannot take it, sir!
If you come close and hold me tight,
Female: I have to carry a baby for three hundred days!
Hey, come close to me, my sweet cabbage,
I will give you a slice of apple!
Hey, come close to me, my sweet cabbage,
I will give you a slice of apple!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a playful, romantic, and seductive duet between two lovers, filled with colloquial Tamil humor and cheeky double entendres. The male partner playfully woos his lady using food metaphors like cabbage ('muttaikkosu') and apple, inviting her into an intimate embrace. The female partner humorously resists and warns him that giving into his romantic advances will inevitably lead to pregnancy ('sour mangoes' symbolizing pregnancy cravings and 'three hundred days' representing the gestation period).

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kitta vaadi muttaikkosu / Naan konjam thaaraen apple piece-u

Food items like 'muttaikkosu' (cabbage) and 'apple piece-u' are used metaphorically as terms of endearment and playful flirtation.

Euphemism / Symbolism

Varusham pooraa pulichcha maangaa

'Pulichcha maangaa' (sour mango) symbolizes pregnancy cravings, humorously implying intimacy leads to pregnancy.

Rhyme (Edhugai / Monai)

Saamakkozhi koovum neram / Kaamakkozhi pakkam vaadi

The Tamil poetic practice of matching second consonant sounds (Edhugai) in consecutive lines ('Saamakkozhi' and 'Kaamakkozhi').

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Trivia

Composed by M. S. Viswanathan for the movie 'Kanmani Poonga' (1982), this track showcases the vocal chemistry of Malaysia Vasudevan and S. Janaki, renowned for delivering energetic and expressive duet performances with lighthearted, everyday spoken Tamil phrases.

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