Kovanatha Irukki Kattu
From Chinna Pasanga Naanga · 1992
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Chinna Pasanga Naanga1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Onnae onnu edhir paarthu | Expecting just one thing |
| Odi vandha maamanukku… | For uncle who came running… |
| Onnum kettu rendum kettu | Losing one, losing two |
| Moonu naalu anjum kettu | Losing three, four, and five |
| Ada aarum kettu ezhum kettu | Ah, losing six, losing seven |
| Ettum kettu onbadhaa kedachudhappaa durrr… | Losing eight, and got ruined at nine, durrr… |
| Male | |
| Kovanatha irukki kattu | Tie the loincloth tight |
| Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom | We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs |
| Poo manatha nenachukittu | Thinking of floral fragrance |
| Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom | We will smash open the wrongdoings that come |
| Chorus | |
| Pondugala paathaa buthi kedalaamaa | Should your mind get corrupted on seeing women? |
| Sendugala poosi suthi varalaamaa | Is it right to roam around wearing perfume? |
| Engalukku thaeva dandanakku dandanakku | All we need is a joyful rhythm! |
| Male | |
| Kovanatha… | The loincloth… |
| Kovanatha irukki kattu | Tie the loincloth tight |
| Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom | We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs |
| Poo manatha nenachukittu | Thinking of floral fragrance |
| Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom | We will smash open the wrongdoings that come |
| Male | |
| Endha ponnum edhukka vandhaa | Whenever any woman approaches |
| Kanni vekka paakkuriyae | You try to lay a trap for her |
| Manmadhan pol nenachu nee thaan | Thinking of yourself as Cupid |
| Collora thaan thookkuriyae | You pop up your collar in pride |
| Male | |
| Sinnanchirusaa paathu paathu | Looking at young girls repeatedly |
| Jollu vittu alaiyiriyae | You roam around drooling over them |
| Poovu vedicha saedhi therinjaa | Knowing the news that a flower has bloomed |
| Daavadikka kelamburiyae | You set out to flirt with her |
| Male | |
| Pollaadhu machaan indha nenappu | Brother, this thought process is bad |
| Sellaadhu ingae unga kozhuppu | Your arrogance will not work here |
| Suttaakka theriyum satti neruppu | You realize the pot's heat only when burnt |
| Pattaa thaan theriyum unga pozhappu | You will know your true life state only when hit by trouble |
| Male | |
| Ippdhae route ah nee | Right now your path, you |
| Chorus | |
| Maathanum maathanum maathidaanum | Must change, must change, must change! |
| Male | |
| Illaatti veembula | Otherwise out of stubbornness |
| Chorus | |
| Maattida maattida maattidanum | You will get trapped, trapped, trapped! |
| Male | |
| Haa ithodu podhumaa innum venumaa | Ha, is this enough or do you need more? |
| Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa | Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa |
| Male | |
| Kovanatha… | The loincloth… |
| Kovanatha irukki kattu | Tie the loincloth tight |
| Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom | We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs |
| Poo manatha nenachukittu | Thinking of floral fragrance |
| Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom ahaa | We will smash open the wrongdoings that come, aha |
| Male | |
| Chinna pasanga naangalellaam | All of us young boys |
| Seer thirutthakkaaranga thaan | Are indeed social reformers |
| Mandram vachu oora kaakka | Setting up youth clubs to protect the town |
| Vandhirukkum sooranga thaan | We are the brave heroes who have arrived |
| Male | |
| Onna pola minoraalae | Because of playboys like you |
| Ooru kettu pogumappaa | The entire village gets spoiled, man |
| Kannagi pol irukkum pennum | Even a virtuous woman like Kannagi |
| Maadhaviyaa aagumappaa | Becomes forced into a life like Madhavi's, man |
| Male | |
| Unnaattam aala kandu pudippom | We will catch people like you |
| Ukkaathi vechu bend eduppom | Make you sit down and thrash you |
| Vandaattam neeyum vattamadichu | If you buzz around like a beetle |
| Kondaattam pottaa kaala odippom | And make merry, we will break your legs |
| Male | |
| Vaalaatta enninaa | If you think of wagging your tail |
| Chorus | |
| Vettuvom vettuvom vettiduvom | We will cut it, cut it, cut it down! |
| Male | |
| Saetaigal panninaa | If you do mischievous antics |
| Chorus | |
| Kuttuvom kuttuvom kuttiduvom | We will rap your head, rap your head! |
| Male | |
| Haa machaan un maanam thaan | Ha, brother-in-law, your honor |
| Kappal yaeridum | Will get boarded on a ship and sail away |
| Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa | Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa |
| Male | |
| Kovanatha… | The loincloth… |
| Haa.. kovanatha irukki kattu | Ha.. tie the loincloth tight |
| Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom | We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs |
| Poo manatha nenachukittu | Thinking of floral fragrance |
| Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom aahaa | We will smash open the wrongdoings that come, aahaa |
| Chorus | |
| Pondugala paathaa | Seeing women |
| Buthi kedalaamaa | Should your mind get corrupt? |
| Sendugala poosi suthi varalaamaa | Is it right to roam around wearing perfume? |
| Engalukku thaeva dandanakku dandanakku | All we need is a joyful rhythm! |
| Male | |
| Kovanatha… ahaa ahaahaa | The loincloth… aha ahaahaa |
| Kovanatha irukki kattu | Tie the loincloth tight |
| Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom | We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs |
| Poo manatha nenachukittu | Thinking of floral fragrance |
| Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom | We will smash open the wrongdoings that come |
| Aa ahaa ahaa haa | Aa ahaa ahaa haa |
ஒன்னே ஒன்ன எதிர்பார்த்து
ஓடி வந்த மாமனுக்கு...
ஒன்னும் கெட்டு ரெண்டும் கெட்டு
மூணு நாலு அஞ்சும் கெட்டு
அட ஆறும் கெட்டு ஏழும் கெட்டு
எட்டும் கெட்டு ஒன்பதா கெடச்சுதப்பா டுர்ர்ர்.....
Expecting just one thing
For uncle who came running…
Losing one, losing two
Losing three, four, and five
Ah, losing six, losing seven
Losing eight, and got ruined at nine, durrr…
கோவணத்த இறுக்கிக் கட்டு
மச்சான் கூட நின்னு பாட்டு படிப்போம்
பூ மணத்த நெனச்சுகிட்டு
வந்த குட்டுகள போட்டு உடைப்போம்
Tie the loincloth tight
We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs
Thinking of floral fragrance
We will smash open the wrongdoings that come
பொண்டுகள பாத்தா
புத்தி கெடலாமா
செண்டுகள பூசி சுத்தி வரலாமா
எங்களுக்கு தேவ டண்டனக்கு டண்டனக்கு
Should your mind get corrupted on seeing women?
Is it right to roam around wearing perfume?
All we need is a joyful rhythm!
கோவணத்த.......
கோவணத்த இறுக்கிக் கட்டு
மச்சான் கூட நின்னு பாட்டு படிப்போம்
பூ மணத்த நெனச்சுகிட்டு
வந்த குட்டுகள போட்டு உடைப்போம்
The loincloth…
Tie the loincloth tight
We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs
Thinking of floral fragrance
We will smash open the wrongdoings that come
.
..............................
Whenever any woman approaches
You try to lay a trap for her
Thinking of yourself as Cupid
You pop up your collar in pride
எந்த பொண்ணும் எதுக்க வந்தா
கன்னி வெக்க பாக்குறியே
மன்மதன் போல் நெனச்சு நீதான்
காலரத்தான் தூக்குறியே
Looking at young girls repeatedly
You roam around drooling over them
Knowing the news that a flower has bloomed
You set out to flirt with her
சின்னஞ்சிறுசா பாத்துப் பாத்து
ஜொள்ளு விட்டு அலையிறியே
பூவு வெடிச்ச சேதி தெரிஞ்சா
டாவடிக்கக் கெளம்புறியே
Brother, this thought process is bad
Your arrogance will not work here
You realize the pot's heat only when burnt
You will know your true life state only when hit by trouble
பொல்லாது மச்சான் இந்த நெனப்பு
செல்லாது இங்கே உங்க கொழுப்பு
சுட்டாக்கா தெரியும் சட்டி நெருப்பு
பட்டாத்தான் புரியும் உங்க பொழப்பு
Right now your path, you
இப்போதே ரூட்ட நீ
Must change, must change, must change!
மாத்தணும் மாத்தணும் மாத்திடணும்
Otherwise out of stubbornness
இல்லாட்டி வீம்புல
You will get trapped, trapped, trapped!
மாட்டிட மாட்டிட மாட்டிடணும்
Ha, is this enough or do you need more?
Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa
ஹா இத்தோடு போதுமா இன்னும் வேணுமா
அய்யய்யா அய்யய்யா யய்யாயயய்யா
The loincloth…
Tie the loincloth tight
We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs
Thinking of floral fragrance
We will smash open the wrongdoings that come, aha
கோவணத்த....
கோவணத்த இறுக்கிக் கட்டு
மச்சான் கூட நின்னு பாட்டு படிப்போம்
பூ மணத்த நெனச்சுகிட்டு
வந்த குட்டுகள போட்டு உடைப்போம்
All of us young boys
Are indeed social reformers
Setting up youth clubs to protect the town
We are the brave heroes who have arrived
சின்னப் பசங்க நாங்களெல்லாம்
சீர்திருத்தக்காரங்கதான்
மன்றம் வச்சு ஊரக் காக்க
வந்திருக்கும் சூரங்கதான்
Because of playboys like you
The entire village gets spoiled, man
Even a virtuous woman like Kannagi
Becomes forced into a life like Madhavi's, man
ஒன்னப் போல மைனராலே
ஊரு கெட்டுப் போகுமப்பா
கண்ணகி போல் இருக்கும் பெண்ணும்
மாதவியா ஆகுமப்பா
We will catch people like you
Make you sit down and thrash you
If you buzz around like a beetle
And make merry, we will break your legs
உன்னாட்டம் ஆள கண்டு புடிப்போம்
உக்காத்தி வெச்சு பெண்டு எடுப்போம்
வண்டாட்டம் நீயும் வட்டமடிச்சு
கொண்டாட்டம் போட்டா கால ஒடிப்போம்
If you think of wagging your tail
வாலாட்ட எண்ணினா
We will cut it, cut it, cut it down!
வெட்டுவோம் வெட்டுவோம் வெட்டிடுவோம்
If you do mischievous antics
சேட்டைகள் பண்ணினா
We will rap your head, rap your head!
குட்டுவோம் குட்டுவோம் குட்டிடுவோம்
Ha, brother-in-law, your honor
Will get boarded on a ship and sail away
Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa
ஹா மச்சான் உன் மானம்தான்
கப்பல் ஏறிடும்
அய்யய்யா அய்யய்யா அய்யய்யா யயய்யா
The loincloth…
Ha.. tie the loincloth tight
We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs
Thinking of floral fragrance
We will smash open the wrongdoings that come, aahaa
கோவணத்த....
ஹா....கோவணத்த இறுக்கிக் கட்டு
மச்சான் கூட நின்னு பாட்டு படிப்போம்
பூ மணத்த நெனச்சுகிட்டு
வந்த குட்டுகள போட்டு உடைப்போம்
Seeing women
Should your mind get corrupt?
Is it right to roam around wearing perfume?
All we need is a joyful rhythm!
பொண்டுகள பாத்தா
புத்தி கெடலாமா
செண்டுகள பூசி சுத்தி வரலாமா
எங்களுக்கு தேவ டண்டனக்கு டண்டனக்கு
The loincloth… aha ahaahaa
Tie the loincloth tight
We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs
Thinking of floral fragrance
We will smash open the wrongdoings that come
Aa ahaa ahaa haa
கோவணத்த....ஆஹா ஆஹாஹா
கோவணத்த இறுக்கிக் கட்டு
மச்சான் கூட நின்னு பாட்டு படிப்போம்
பூ மணத்த நெனச்சுகிட்டு
வந்த குட்டுகள போட்டு உடைப்போம்
ஆ அஹா ஆஹா ஹா
Onnae onnu edhir paarthu
Expecting just one thing
Odi vandha maamanukku…
For uncle who came running…
Onnum kettu rendum kettu
Losing one, losing two
Moonu naalu anjum kettu
Losing three, four, and five
Ada aarum kettu ezhum kettu
Ah, losing six, losing seven
Ettum kettu onbadhaa kedachudhappaa durrr…
Losing eight, and got ruined at nine, durrr…
Kovanatha irukki kattu
Tie the loincloth tight
Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom
We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs
Poo manatha nenachukittu
Thinking of floral fragrance
Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom
We will smash open the wrongdoings that come
Pondugala paathaa buthi kedalaamaa
Should your mind get corrupted on seeing women?
Sendugala poosi suthi varalaamaa
Is it right to roam around wearing perfume?
Engalukku thaeva dandanakku dandanakku
All we need is a joyful rhythm!
Kovanatha…
The loincloth…
Kovanatha irukki kattu
Tie the loincloth tight
Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom
We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs
Poo manatha nenachukittu
Thinking of floral fragrance
Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom
We will smash open the wrongdoings that come
Endha ponnum edhukka vandhaa
Whenever any woman approaches
Kanni vekka paakkuriyae
You try to lay a trap for her
Manmadhan pol nenachu nee thaan
Thinking of yourself as Cupid
Collora thaan thookkuriyae
You pop up your collar in pride
Sinnanchirusaa paathu paathu
Looking at young girls repeatedly
Jollu vittu alaiyiriyae
You roam around drooling over them
Poovu vedicha saedhi therinjaa
Knowing the news that a flower has bloomed
Daavadikka kelamburiyae
You set out to flirt with her
Pollaadhu machaan indha nenappu
Brother, this thought process is bad
Sellaadhu ingae unga kozhuppu
Your arrogance will not work here
Suttaakka theriyum satti neruppu
You realize the pot's heat only when burnt
Pattaa thaan theriyum unga pozhappu
You will know your true life state only when hit by trouble
Ippdhae route ah nee
Right now your path, you
Maathanum maathanum maathidaanum
Must change, must change, must change!
Illaatti veembula
Otherwise out of stubbornness
Maattida maattida maattidanum
You will get trapped, trapped, trapped!
Haa ithodu podhumaa innum venumaa
Ha, is this enough or do you need more?
Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa
Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa
Kovanatha…
The loincloth…
Kovanatha irukki kattu
Tie the loincloth tight
Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom
We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs
Poo manatha nenachukittu
Thinking of floral fragrance
Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom ahaa
We will smash open the wrongdoings that come, aha
Chinna pasanga naangalellaam
All of us young boys
Seer thirutthakkaaranga thaan
Are indeed social reformers
Mandram vachu oora kaakka
Setting up youth clubs to protect the town
Vandhirukkum sooranga thaan
We are the brave heroes who have arrived
Onna pola minoraalae
Because of playboys like you
Ooru kettu pogumappaa
The entire village gets spoiled, man
Kannagi pol irukkum pennum
Even a virtuous woman like Kannagi
Maadhaviyaa aagumappaa
Becomes forced into a life like Madhavi's, man
Unnaattam aala kandu pudippom
We will catch people like you
Ukkaathi vechu bend eduppom
Make you sit down and thrash you
Vandaattam neeyum vattamadichu
If you buzz around like a beetle
Kondaattam pottaa kaala odippom
And make merry, we will break your legs
Vaalaatta enninaa
If you think of wagging your tail
Vettuvom vettuvom vettiduvom
We will cut it, cut it, cut it down!
Saetaigal panninaa
If you do mischievous antics
Kuttuvom kuttuvom kuttiduvom
We will rap your head, rap your head!
Haa machaan un maanam thaan
Ha, brother-in-law, your honor
Kappal yaeridum
Will get boarded on a ship and sail away
Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa
Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa
Kovanatha…
The loincloth…
Haa.. kovanatha irukki kattu
Ha.. tie the loincloth tight
Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom
We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs
Poo manatha nenachukittu
Thinking of floral fragrance
Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom aahaa
We will smash open the wrongdoings that come, aahaa
Pondugala paathaa
Seeing women
Buthi kedalaamaa
Should your mind get corrupt?
Sendugala poosi suthi varalaamaa
Is it right to roam around wearing perfume?
Engalukku thaeva dandanakku dandanakku
All we need is a joyful rhythm!
Kovanatha… ahaa ahaahaa
The loincloth… aha ahaahaa
Kovanatha irukki kattu
Tie the loincloth tight
Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom
We will stand with brother-in-law and sing songs
Poo manatha nenachukittu
Thinking of floral fragrance
Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom
We will smash open the wrongdoings that come
Aa ahaa ahaa haa
Aa ahaa ahaa haa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Chinna Pasanga Naanga is an energetic Tamil folk song where local village youth proclaim themselves as moral guardians and social reformers. They deliver a stern, rhythmic warning to reckless flirts and local playboys who corrupt the atmosphere and disrespect young women in the village.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edukku (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pollaadhu machaan indha nenappu / Sellaadhu ingae unga kozhuppu”
Harmonious second-letter agreement across consecutive lines (l/tt) creates rhythmic folk cadence.
Cultural Allusion
“Kannagi pol irukkum pennum / Maadhaviyaa aagumappaa”
References Kannagi and Madhavi from the epic Silappatikaram to contrast chastity and social downfall caused by irresponsible men.
Repetition for Emphasis (Adukkuthodar)
“Vettuvom vettuvom vettiduvom / Kuttuvom kuttuvom kuttiduvom”
Repetition of action verbs creates urgency, rhythm, and threat.
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Trivia
The song is from the 1992 Tamil film 'Chinna Pasanga Naanga', directed by Raj Kapoor, featuring music composed by Deva with lyricist Gangai Amaran penning the upbeat folk track.
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