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Kutheeti

From Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran · 2016

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
C. Sathya
Movie name
Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
21 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Kutheeti kannula
Kuru kurunu pakkura
Sappaathi kalliya
Sambangiya maathura} (2)
Nee parvaiyala
Yenna yendi pangu podura
Sollum vaarthaiyaala
Nenjukulla sangu oodhura
Naan unna pakkalenna
Saatha aaludi
Un paarvai pattathalae
Dhadha thanadi
Naan dhadha thanadi….
Kutheeti kannula
Kuru kurunu pakkura
Sappaathi kalliya
Sambangiya maathura
Pozhuthum nenappula nee
Poratti edukkura
Pathungum manasayum thaan
Veratti pudikkura
Seekkali pola enna
Siripaala saaikura
Makkana kooda neethan
Maamethai aakura
Soliyaaga nee enna
Alli veesi en pora
Saamburani pogaiyaga
Suthi suthi yen vaara
Paakkatha paakkatha
Ippadi
Unna paathu naan
Thunguvathu eppadi
Kutheeti kannula
Kuru kurunu pakkura
Sappaathi kalliya
Sambangiya maathura
Maathuraa maathuraa
enna maathuraaaa…
Maathuraa maathuraa
enna maathuraaaa…hoiii..
Azhava sinungi enna
Azhuthi mithikkura
Azhaga nerungi vandhu
Kazhutha nerikkira
Kazhutha nerikkira
Maathoppu kaathu pola
Manasoda veesura
Maarappu selaiyala
Maruthani poosura
Kaala neram paarama
Sollurena un pera
Koodipesa ennama
Seivathenna kolarra
Thakkatha thakkatha ippadi
Unna thandinaan
Vazhvathu eppadi
Kutheeti kannula
Kuru kurunu pakkura
Sappaathi kalliya
Sambangiya maathuraaa…
With spear-sharp eyes,
you gaze at me with a piercing look.
Even a thorny cactus,
you turn into a fragrant flower.
With just your glance,
why are you tearing me apart, girl?
With the words you speak,
you blow a conch inside my heart.
If I had never seen you,
I was just a simple, quiet guy, girl.
Because your gaze fell on me,
I've turned into a fearless don!
Yes, I'm a real don now!
With spear-sharp eyes,
you gaze at me with a piercing look.
Even a thorny cactus,
you turn into a fragrant flower.
All day long in my thoughts,
you toss and turn me around.
Even my timid, hiding heart,
you chase down and capture.
Like a helpless sick man,
you knock me flat with your smile.
Even a simple dullard like me,
you turn into a great genius.
Like cowrie shells in a game,
why do you scoop me up and toss me away?
Like fragrant incense smoke,
why do you keep swirling around me?
Don't look, don't look
at me like this.
After looking at you,
how am I supposed to sleep?
With spear-sharp eyes,
you gaze at me with a piercing look.
Even a thorny cactus,
you turn into a fragrant flower.
She changes, she changes,
she transforms me...
She changes, she changes,
she transforms me... hoy!
Whimpering as if about to cry,
you crush me under your feet.
Approaching me so beautifully,
you choke my breath away.
You choke my breath away.
Like a breeze from a mango grove,
you blow across my heart.
With the draped end of your sari,
you color me like henna.
Without caring about time or hour,
I keep repeating your name.
When we get together to talk, my girl,
why does everything go haywire?
Don't attack, don't attack like this.
Without you in my life,
how could I ever live?
With spear-sharp eyes,
you gaze at me with a piercing look.
Even a thorny cactus,
she turns into a fragrant flower...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kutheeti Kannula' from the movie 'Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran' (2016) is a lively, romantic folk-pop track expressing a lover's playful obsession and awe toward his beloved. He describes how her captivating eyes, charming antics, and alluring gaze have completely transformed him—elevating an ordinary man into feeling like a 'Don' or a scholar, while turning a rough 'cactus' into a fragrant 'tuberose flower'. Throughout the track, the lyrics utilize vivid rural imagery, comparing her effect on him to swirling incense smoke, rolling game shells, and a refreshing breeze from a mango grove. Despite the playful torment she puts him through with her glances and flirtatious gestures, he realizes he is completely helpless in her love and cannot imagine a life without her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)

“Kutheeti kannula... Sappaathi kalliya Sambangiya maathura”

Comparing the heroine's sharp eyes to a 'Kutheeti' (short spear) and comparing a rough person to a 'Sappaathi kalli' (cactus) turned into 'Sambangi' (tuberose).

Simile (உவமையணி)

“Saamburani pogaiyaga Suthi suthi yen vaara”

Comparing the heroine's presence/actions to 'Saamburani pogai' (incense smoke) and 'Maathoppu kaathu' (mango grove breeze).

Monai (எதுகை / மோனை - Tamil Alliteration & Rhyme)

“Makkana kooda neethan Maamethai aakura”

Matching initial consonant and vowel sound patterns ('Makkana' / 'Maamethai', 'Seekkali' / 'Siripaala').

Hyperbole (உயர்நவிற்சி அணிகலன்)

“Azhaga nerungi vandhu Kazhutha nerikkira”

Exaggerating the emotional impact of her beauty as strangling his neck or trampling his heart.

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Trivia

The song 'Kutheeti Kannula' was composed by C. Sathya for the hit Tamil comedy film 'Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran' (2016), starring Vishnu Vishal and Nikki Galrani. The lyrics were penned by renowned Tamil lyricist Yugabharathi, who utilized vibrant local folk idioms and catchy colloquialisms.

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