Kuttipuli
From Mr Zoo Keeper · 2024
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Yuvan Shankar Raja, Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Mr Zoo Keeper2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thathi thathi pala | Tottering along step by step |
| Vithaigalai kattikitte | Showing off many playful tricks |
| Kutti puli vara | Here comes the little tiger cub |
| Ithanunde thera | Look at its grand presence |
| Male | |
| Suthi suthi vanthu | Roaming around and around |
| Athanaiyuum thukipotte | Throwing everything aside |
| Attam poda pora | It is going to dance and play |
| Ishtam pole jora | Grandly as it pleases |
| Male | |
| Ettu thesayilum | In all eight directions |
| Kottmadi papa | Beat the drum, little one |
| Mettu puthu mettu | Compose a brand new tune |
| Kattikuduthappa | Teach us and give it to us, father |
| Male | |
| Kadellam medellam | Through all forests and hills |
| Nee poondhu velaiyadu | Go ahead and play freely |
| Thada poda aalyedhu | There is no one to stop you |
| Inge evarum kidaiyathu | No one is here to obstruct |
| Male | |
| Neethane samithantha | You are a divine gift given by God |
| Seethanam | As a precious blessing |
| Nelamellam vanam pole | Making all the land like a lush forest |
| Mathanum | We must transform it |
| Male | |
| Thathi thathi pala | Tottering along step by step |
| Vithaigalai kattikitte | Showing off many playful tricks |
| Kutti puli vara | Here comes the little tiger cub |
| Ithanunde thera | Look at its grand presence |
| Male | |
| Suthi suthi vanthu | Roaming around and around |
| Athanaiyuum thukipotte | Throwing everything aside |
| Attam poda pora | It is going to dance and play |
| Ishtam pole jora | Grandly as it pleases |
| Male | |
| Nee puthuvarave engalku | Your new arrival to us |
| Thenam thenam | Day after day |
| Perukattum magzhchi | May our happiness multiply |
| Nee piranthu vantha | You were born and came into our lives |
| Puthupiravi | As a new birth |
| Ine inge nadkuttum jolly | Let joy and fun reign here from now on |
| Male | |
| Veetukullum kattukullum | Inside the house and inside the forest |
| Attamum paatum kondattam | There is dance, song, and celebration |
| Angum ingum | Everywhere around |
| Namma sontham | Our beloved family |
| Anantham dam dam | Blissful rhythm echoing loud |
| Nam bantham | Our beautiful bond |
| Male | |
| Ithupole sontham | A bond like this |
| Ine uruvaguma | Can it ever be formed again? |
| Ithupothum vazhve | This is enough for a whole lifetime |
| Ine verennama… | What else could we ever need? |
| Male | |
| Thathi thathi pala | Tottering along step by step |
| Vithaigalai kattikitte | Showing off many playful tricks |
| Kutti puli vara | Here comes the little tiger cub |
| Ithanunde thera | Look at its grand presence |
| Male | |
| Suthi suthi vanthu | Roaming around and around |
| Athanaiyuum thukipotte | Throwing everything aside |
| Attam poda pora | It is going to dance and play |
| Ishtam pole jora… heyyy… | Grandly as it pleases... hey! |
தத்தி தத்தி
பல வித்தைகளை காட்டிகிட்டு
குட்டி புலி வர்றான்
இத்துனூண்டு தேரா
Tottering along step by step
Showing off many playful tricks
Here comes the little tiger cub
Look at its grand presence
சுத்தி சுத்தி வந்து
அத்தனையும் தூக்கிப்போட்டு
ஆட்டம் போட போறான்
இஷ்டம் போலே ஜோரா
Roaming around and around
Throwing everything aside
It is going to dance and play
Grandly as it pleases
எட்டு தெசயிலும்
கொட்டமடி பாப்பா
மெட்டு புது மெட்டு
கட்டிக்குடு டாப்பா
In all eight directions
Beat the drum, little one
Compose a brand new tune
Teach us and give it to us, father
காடெல்லாம் மேடெல்லாம்
நீ பூந்து விளையாடு
தட போட ஆளேது
இங்கே எவரும் கிடையாது
Through all forests and hills
Go ahead and play freely
There is no one to stop you
No one is here to obstruct
நீதானே சாமி தந்த சீதனம்
நெலமெல்லாம் வானம் போல மாத்தனும்
You are a divine gift given by God
As a precious blessing
Making all the land like a lush forest
We must transform it
தத்தி தத்தி
பல வித்தைகளை காட்டிகிட்டு
குட்டி புலி வர்றான்
இத்துனூண்டு தேரா
Tottering along step by step
Showing off many playful tricks
Here comes the little tiger cub
Look at its grand presence
சுத்தி சுத்தி வந்து
அத்தனையும் தூக்கிப்போட்டு
ஆட்டம் போட போறான்
இஷ்டம் போலே ஜோரா
Roaming around and around
Throwing everything aside
It is going to dance and play
Grandly as it pleases
சுத்தி சுத்தி வந்த
அதானும் தூக்கிப்போட்டே
ஆட்டம் போடா போற
இஷ்டம் போலே ஜோரா
Your new arrival to us
Day after day
May our happiness multiply
You were born and came into our lives
As a new birth
Let joy and fun reign here from now on
நீ புது வரவு எங்களுக்கும்
தெனம் தெனம்
பெருகட்டும் மகழ்ச்சி
நீ பிறந்து வந்த புதுப்பிறவி
இனி இங்கு நடக்கட்டும் ஜாலி
Inside the house and inside the forest
There is dance, song, and celebration
Everywhere around
Our beloved family
Blissful rhythm echoing loud
Our beautiful bond
வீட்டுக்குள்ளும் காட்டுக்குள்ளும்
ஆட்டமும் பாட்டமும் கொண்டாட்டம்
அங்கும் இங்கும் நம்ம சொந்தம்
ஆனந்தம் தம் தம்
நம் பந்தம்
A bond like this
Can it ever be formed again?
This is enough for a whole lifetime
What else could we ever need?
இதுபோல சொந்தம்
இனி உருவாகுமா
இது போதும் வாழ்வே
இனி வேறென்னமா
Tottering along step by step
Showing off many playful tricks
Here comes the little tiger cub
Look at its grand presence
தத்தி தத்தி
பல வித்தைகளை காட்டிகிட்டு
குட்டி புலி வர்றான்
இத்துனூண்டு தேரா
Roaming around and around
Throwing everything aside
It is going to dance and play
Grandly as it pleases... hey!
சுத்தி சுத்தி வந்து
அத்தனையும் தூக்கிப்போட்டு
ஆட்டம் போட போறான்
இஷ்டம் போலே ஜோரா
Thathi thathi pala
Tottering along step by step
Vithaigalai kattikitte
Showing off many playful tricks
Kutti puli vara
Here comes the little tiger cub
Ithanunde thera
Look at its grand presence
Suthi suthi vanthu
Roaming around and around
Athanaiyuum thukipotte
Throwing everything aside
Attam poda pora
It is going to dance and play
Ishtam pole jora
Grandly as it pleases
Ettu thesayilum
In all eight directions
Kottmadi papa
Beat the drum, little one
Mettu puthu mettu
Compose a brand new tune
Kattikuduthappa
Teach us and give it to us, father
Kadellam medellam
Through all forests and hills
Nee poondhu velaiyadu
Go ahead and play freely
Thada poda aalyedhu
There is no one to stop you
Inge evarum kidaiyathu
No one is here to obstruct
Neethane samithantha
You are a divine gift given by God
Seethanam
As a precious blessing
Nelamellam vanam pole
Making all the land like a lush forest
Mathanum
We must transform it
Thathi thathi pala
Tottering along step by step
Vithaigalai kattikitte
Showing off many playful tricks
Kutti puli vara
Here comes the little tiger cub
Ithanunde thera
Look at its grand presence
Suthi suthi vanthu
Roaming around and around
Athanaiyuum thukipotte
Throwing everything aside
Attam poda pora
It is going to dance and play
Ishtam pole jora
Grandly as it pleases
Nee puthuvarave engalku
Your new arrival to us
Thenam thenam
Day after day
Perukattum magzhchi
May our happiness multiply
Nee piranthu vantha
You were born and came into our lives
Puthupiravi
As a new birth
Ine inge nadkuttum jolly
Let joy and fun reign here from now on
Veetukullum kattukullum
Inside the house and inside the forest
Attamum paatum kondattam
There is dance, song, and celebration
Angum ingum
Everywhere around
Namma sontham
Our beloved family
Anantham dam dam
Blissful rhythm echoing loud
Nam bantham
Our beautiful bond
Ithupole sontham
A bond like this
Ine uruvaguma
Can it ever be formed again?
Ithupothum vazhve
This is enough for a whole lifetime
Ine verennama…
What else could we ever need?
Thathi thathi pala
Tottering along step by step
Vithaigalai kattikitte
Showing off many playful tricks
Kutti puli vara
Here comes the little tiger cub
Ithanunde thera
Look at its grand presence
Suthi suthi vanthu
Roaming around and around
Athanaiyuum thukipotte
Throwing everything aside
Attam poda pora
It is going to dance and play
Ishtam pole jora… heyyy…
Grandly as it pleases... hey!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This lively song celebrates the endearing arrival of a young tiger cub into human presence, blurring the boundaries between domestic home life and the wild forest. The lyrics portray the cub's innocent playfulness, toddling around, showing off tricks, and bringing unbridled joy and celebratory music to everyone around. It emphasizes a harmonious bond between humans, animals, and nature, considering the little creature a divine blessing that brings eternal happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Thathi thathi pala”
Repetition of words like 'Thathi thathi', 'Suthi suthi', and 'Thenam thenam' creates a rhythmic cadence representing playful, repeated actions.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ettu thesayilum / Mettu puthu mettu”
Rhyming of second letters in adjacent words or lines, such as 'Ettu' and 'Mettu', creating structural harmony in Tamil poetry.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Nelamellam vanam pole”
Comparing the developed land to a natural forest using the comparative marker 'pole' in 'Nelamellam vanam pole'.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Mr Zoo Keeper' (2024) features popular television comedian Pugazh in his debut lead role as a zoo keeper. The film features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by his veteran uncle, Gangai Amaran.
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