- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Chinna Durai
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Jan 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maattikkittaa maattikkittaa
Singaara chinna kutti
Maattikkittaa maattikkittaa
Singaara chinna kutti
Sikkikkittaa sikkikkittaa
Vaalaattum kannu kutti
Pattanatthil kathadhellaam
Pattikkaattil kotturiyae
Retta jeda pottukkittu
Aatti aatti kaatturiyae
Pant satta maattura kuttikku
Vaandu pasanga koottu edhukku
Vaakka padura vayasu
Kannu kandangathiri size
Thadukki vidudhu varappu
Adi en kitta ennadi morappu
Maattikkittaa maattikkittaa
Singaara chinna kutti
Sikkikkittaa sikkikkittaa
Vaalaattum kannu kutti
Thanniyila meenu
Tharaiyila kaanjaa
Karuvaadammaa
Adada dadada daa
Pattanathu kaakkaa pattikkaadu vandhaa
Kuyil aagumaa
Suthugira mayilae sutterikkum veyilae
Kaettukkadi kiliyae kaezhvaragu kaliyae
Otha maattu vandiyila onna ippa thookkattumaa
Vambu thumbu senjaeyinnaa saatta kondu ottattumaa
Ponnunnaa paeyum irangum
Paeiya pola ponnirukku paathukko
Maattikkittaa maattikkittaa
Singaara chinna kutti
Sikkikkittaa sikkikkittaa
Vaalaattum kannu kutti
Pattanatthil kathadhellaam
Pattikkaattil kotturiyae
Retta jeda pottukkittu
Aatti aatti kaatturiyae
Pant satta maattura kuttikku
Vaandu pasanga koottu edhukku
Kannu kandangathiri size
Adi en kitta ennadi morappu haei
Maattikkittaa maattikkittaa
Singaara chinna kutti
Sikkikkittaa sikkikkittaa
Vaalaattum kannu kutti
Oorukkulla namakku
Satta thittam irukku
Meeraadhammaa adha meeraadhammaa
Pombalaikku adhulae concession irukku
Dhaaraalamaa
Ponnu ennum power
Romba romba perusu
Ponnu seiyum thavaru pen inathin izhukku
Achathaiyum naanathaiyum
Vittu puttu suthuriyae
Vekkathaiyum maanathaiyum
Yaelam pottu vikkuriyaae
Alli nee raani illae
Kalliyinnu solludhdi ooru thaan
Maattikkittaa maattikkittaa
Singaara chinna kutti
Sikkikkittaa sikkikkittaa
Vaalaattum kannu kutti
Pattanatthil kathadhellaam
Pattikkaattil kotturiyae
Retta jeda pottukkittu
Aatti aatti kaatturiyae
Pant satta maattura kuttikku
Vaandu pasanga koottu edhukku
Kannu kandangathiri size
Adi en kitta ennadi morappu haei
Maattikkittaa maattikkittaa
Singaara chinna kutti
Sikkikkittaa sikkikkittaa
Vaalaattum kannu kutti
She got caught, she got caught!
The pretty little girl!
She got caught, she got caught!
The pretty little girl!
She is trapped, she is trapped!
The tail-wagging little calf!
Everything you learned in the city,
You are showing off in the village!
Tying your hair in twin braids,
You sway around and flaunt it!
For a girl who wears pants and shirts,
Why do you hang out with a gang of little boys?
You are at the age to get married,
With eyes round like wild berries!
The field ridge makes you trip,
Hey girl, why are you glaring at me?
She got caught, she got caught!
The pretty little girl!
She is trapped, she is trapped!
The tail-wagging little calf!
A fish in the water,
If it dries up on land,
Turns into dried fish, girl!
Oh-ho, watch your step!
If a city crow comes to the village,
Can it ever become a cuckoo?
O dancing peacock, O scorching sun!
Listen to me, little parrot, my sweet ragi porridge!
Shall I hoist you onto a single-bullock cart right now?
If you stir up trouble, shall I drive you with a whip?
Even a ghost softens before a woman,
Yet watch out, here is a girl acting just like a ghost!
She got caught, she got caught!
The pretty little girl!
She is trapped, she is trapped!
The tail-wagging little calf!
Everything you learned in the city,
You are showing off in the village!
Tying your hair in twin braids,
You sway around and flaunt it!
For a girl who wears pants and shirts,
Why do you hang out with a gang of little boys?
With eyes round like wild berries,
Hey girl, why are you glaring at me? Hey!
She got caught, she got caught!
The pretty little girl!
She is trapped, she is trapped!
The tail-wagging little calf!
In our village,
We have rules and customs!
Don't cross them, girl, don't you cross them!
For women, there are special allowances,
Given in plenty!
The power called womanhood
Is truly very great!
A mistake made by a woman dishonours all women!
Casting fear and modesty aside,
You roam about freely!
Putting your shame and self-respect
Up for auction to sell!
You are no Alli Rani (legendary warrior queen),
The whole village says you are just a rogue!
She got caught, she got caught!
The pretty little girl!
She is trapped, she is trapped!
The tail-wagging little calf!
Everything you learned in the city,
You are showing off in the village!
Tying your hair in twin braids,
You sway around and flaunt it!
For a girl who wears pants and shirts,
Why do you hang out with a gang of little boys?
With eyes round like wild berries,
Hey girl, why are you glaring at me? Hey!
She got caught, she got caught!
The pretty little girl!
She is trapped, she is trapped!
The tail-wagging little calf!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Maattikkittaa Maattikkittaa is a lively, humorous song from the 1999 Tamil movie Chinna Durai. In this track, the protagonist playfully teases a modern, city-educated girl who has returned to her native village. He pokes fun at her urban attire, westernized attitude, and reluctance to follow traditional rural customs, comparing her actions to various rustic elements and proverbs.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaayi (Initial Alliteration)
“Pattanatthil kathadhellaam / Pattikkaattil kotturiyae”
Repetition of the initial 'P' sound across adjacent words in the line.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Suthugira mayilae sutterikkum veyilae / Kaettukkadi kiliyae kaezhvaragu kaliyae”
Rhyming line endings using matching vowel sounds ('mayilae', 'veyilae', 'kiliyae', 'kaliyae').
Metaphor / Analogy
“Pattanathu kaakkaa pattikkaadu vandhaa / Kuyil aagumaa”
Comparing a city person attempting to fit into rural simplicity to a crow pretending to be a cuckoo.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film Chinna Durai (1999) stars R. Sarathkumar and Roja, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics penned by Pazhani Bharathi.
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