Mattikkiten
From Padai Veeran · 2017
- Lyricist
- Dhana
- Singers
- Haricharan, Rita
- Music director
- Karthik Raja
- Details
- Padai Veeran2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ayyayyo maatikitten | Oh no, I got trapped! |
| Unkitta maatikitten | I got trapped by you. |
| Valikkaama kaatikitten | I pretended it didn't hurt. |
| Kanavethu nijamethu theriyala | I don't know which is a dream and which is reality. |
| Male | |
| Nee yenna suththi vitta | You spun me around. |
| Yengengo paththavacha | You set fires everywhere. |
| Kannukkul kaththi vacha | You placed a knife in my eyes. |
| Killi killi paathapinnum puriyala | Even after pinching myself, I still don't understand. |
| Male | |
| Ooo.. ooo.. ooo.. | Ooo.. ooo.. ooo.. |
| Ayyayyo maatikitten | Oh no, I got trapped! |
| Ayyayyo maatikitten | Oh no, I got trapped! |
| Female | |
| Sanda pottu paathiruppa | You might have seen me pick fights, |
| Sandi kuthira saanji ninnu paathiyaa | But have you seen a stubborn horse lean over gently? |
| Kathi pesi paathiruppa | You might have heard me speak loudly, |
| Kallipoovu kannadichen paathiya | But have you seen a cactus flower wink? |
| Male | |
| Yeh kokku nee | Hey, you are a stork, |
| Un kezuthi naan | I am your catfish. |
| Enna koththi kutharida | To peck and tear me apart, |
| Kathi katharida | Making me scream and cry out, |
| Kammaa karaiyila | On the bank of the lake, |
| Yema nozhaiyira nee | How slyly you enter! |
| Female | |
| Ayyayyo maatikitta | Oh no, you got trapped! |
| Enkitta maatikitta | You got trapped by me. |
| Valikkaama kaatikitta | You pretended it didn't hurt. |
| Kanavethu nijamethu theriyala | You don't know which is a dream and which is reality. |
| Female | |
| Naa unna suththi vitten | I spun you around. |
| Yengengo paththavachen | I set fires everywhere. |
| Kannukkul kaththi vachen | I placed a knife in your eyes. |
| Killi killi paathapinnum puriyala | Even after pinching yourself, it's still incomprehensible. |
| Male | |
| Pongi thirinja pottapulla | The girl who was once fierce and wild, |
| Ponna paathaa nenju kulla nikkuraa | Now stands inside my heart like pure gold. |
| Panju virinja kaatukulla | In the forest where cotton spreads out, |
| Kanni ponnu kanga thooki vaikuraa | The young girl casts her captivating gaze. |
| Female | |
| Naan singari | I am a stylish beauty, |
| En sirippu thee | My smile is a flame! |
| En pattu selaiya | My silk saree, |
| Suththi yerinthida | To burn everything around, |
| Valaiyaa vizhuguthu | Falls like a net, |
| Thisaiyaa maraikuthadaa | And obscures all directions! |
| Male | |
| Enkitta sakthi illa | I don't have the strength, |
| Unnapol puthi illa | Nor do I have a clever mind like yours. |
| Thirudittaa pottapulla | That girl stole my heart, |
| Kanda kanavula alaiyiren | Now I wander in the dreams I saw. |
| Male | |
| Kolasaami kovilukku | To the temple of our family deity, |
| Kurumbaadu nenthu vitten | I promised a young lamb as a sacrifice, |
| Kaapatha vendikitten | I prayed to be saved, |
| Thisai ethu vazhi ethu theriyala | I don't know which direction or path to take. |
அய்யய்யோ
மாட்டிகிட்டேன் உன்கிட்ட
மாட்டிகிட்டேன் வலிக்காம
காட்டிகிட்டேன் கனவேது
நிஜமேது தெரியல
Oh no, I got trapped!
I got trapped by you.
I pretended it didn't hurt.
I don't know which is a dream and which is reality.
நீ என்ன சுத்தி
விட்ட எங்கெங்கோ
பத்தவச்ச கண்ணுக்குள்
கத்தி வச்ச கிள்ளி கிள்ளி
பாத்தபின்னும் புரியல
You spun me around.
You set fires everywhere.
You placed a knife in my eyes.
Even after pinching myself, I still don't understand.
ஓ ஓ ஓ
அய்யய்யோ
மாட்டிகிட்டேன்
அய்யய்யோ
மாட்டிகிட்டேன்
Ooo.. ooo.. ooo..
Oh no, I got trapped!
Oh no, I got trapped!
சண்டை போட்டு
பாத்திருப்ப சண்டி குதிரை
சாஞ்சி நின்னு பாத்தியா
கத்தி பேசி பாத்திருப்ப
கள்ளிப்பூவு கண்ணடிச்சேன்
பாத்தியா
You might have seen me pick fights,
But have you seen a stubborn horse lean over gently?
You might have heard me speak loudly,
But have you seen a cactus flower wink?
யே கொக்கு
நீ உன் கெளுத்தி நான்
என்ன கொத்தி குதறிட
கத்தி கதறிட கம்மா
கரையில ஏமா
நொழையிற நீ
Hey, you are a stork,
I am your catfish.
To peck and tear me apart,
Making me scream and cry out,
On the bank of the lake,
How slyly you enter!
அய்யய்யோ
மாட்டிகிட்டா என்கிட்ட
மாட்டிகிட்டா வலிக்காம
காட்டிகிட்டா கனவேது
நிஜமேது தெரியல
Oh no, you got trapped!
You got trapped by me.
You pretended it didn't hurt.
You don't know which is a dream and which is reality.
நா உன்ன சுத்தி
விட்டேன் எங்கெங்கோ
பத்தவச்சேன் கண்ணுக்குள்
கத்தி வச்சேன் கிள்ளி கிள்ளி
பாத்தபின்னும் புரியல
I spun you around.
I set fires everywhere.
I placed a knife in your eyes.
Even after pinching yourself, it's still incomprehensible.
பொங்கி திரிஞ்ச
பொட்டப்புள்ள பொண்ண
பாத்தா நெஞ்சுகுள்ள நிக்குறா
பஞ்சு விரிஞ்ச காட்டுக்குள்ள
கன்னி பொண்ணு கங்க தூக்கி
வைக்குறா
The girl who was once fierce and wild,
Now stands inside my heart like pure gold.
In the forest where cotton spreads out,
The young girl casts her captivating gaze.
நான் சிங்காரி
என் சிரிப்பு தீ என் பட்டு
சேலைய சுத்தி எறிந்திட
வலையா விழுகுது
திசையா மறைக்குதடா
I am a stylish beauty,
My smile is a flame!
My silk saree,
To burn everything around,
Falls like a net,
And obscures all directions!
என்கிட்ட சக்தி
இல்ல உன்னைப்போல்
புத்தி இல்ல திருடிட்டா
பொட்ட புள்ள கண்ட
கனவுல அலையிறேன்
I don't have the strength,
Nor do I have a clever mind like yours.
That girl stole my heart,
Now I wander in the dreams I saw.
குலசாமி கோவிலுக்கு
குறும்பாடு நேந்து விட்டேன்
காப்பாத்த வேண்டிகிட்டேன்
திசை ஏது வலி ஏது தெரியல
To the temple of our family deity,
I promised a young lamb as a sacrifice,
I prayed to be saved,
I don't know which direction or path to take.
Ayyayyo maatikitten
Oh no, I got trapped!
Unkitta maatikitten
I got trapped by you.
Valikkaama kaatikitten
I pretended it didn't hurt.
Kanavethu nijamethu theriyala
I don't know which is a dream and which is reality.
Nee yenna suththi vitta
You spun me around.
Yengengo paththavacha
You set fires everywhere.
Kannukkul kaththi vacha
You placed a knife in my eyes.
Killi killi paathapinnum puriyala
Even after pinching myself, I still don't understand.
Ooo.. ooo.. ooo..
Ooo.. ooo.. ooo..
Ayyayyo maatikitten
Oh no, I got trapped!
Ayyayyo maatikitten
Oh no, I got trapped!
Sanda pottu paathiruppa
You might have seen me pick fights,
Sandi kuthira saanji ninnu paathiyaa
But have you seen a stubborn horse lean over gently?
Kathi pesi paathiruppa
You might have heard me speak loudly,
Kallipoovu kannadichen paathiya
But have you seen a cactus flower wink?
Yeh kokku nee
Hey, you are a stork,
Un kezuthi naan
I am your catfish.
Enna koththi kutharida
To peck and tear me apart,
Kathi katharida
Making me scream and cry out,
Kammaa karaiyila
On the bank of the lake,
Yema nozhaiyira nee
How slyly you enter!
Ayyayyo maatikitta
Oh no, you got trapped!
Enkitta maatikitta
You got trapped by me.
Valikkaama kaatikitta
You pretended it didn't hurt.
Kanavethu nijamethu theriyala
You don't know which is a dream and which is reality.
Naa unna suththi vitten
I spun you around.
Yengengo paththavachen
I set fires everywhere.
Kannukkul kaththi vachen
I placed a knife in your eyes.
Killi killi paathapinnum puriyala
Even after pinching yourself, it's still incomprehensible.
Pongi thirinja pottapulla
The girl who was once fierce and wild,
Ponna paathaa nenju kulla nikkuraa
Now stands inside my heart like pure gold.
Panju virinja kaatukulla
In the forest where cotton spreads out,
Kanni ponnu kanga thooki vaikuraa
The young girl casts her captivating gaze.
Naan singari
I am a stylish beauty,
En sirippu thee
My smile is a flame!
En pattu selaiya
My silk saree,
Suththi yerinthida
To burn everything around,
Valaiyaa vizhuguthu
Falls like a net,
Thisaiyaa maraikuthadaa
And obscures all directions!
Enkitta sakthi illa
I don't have the strength,
Unnapol puthi illa
Nor do I have a clever mind like yours.
Thirudittaa pottapulla
That girl stole my heart,
Kanda kanavula alaiyiren
Now I wander in the dreams I saw.
Kolasaami kovilukku
To the temple of our family deity,
Kurumbaadu nenthu vitten
I promised a young lamb as a sacrifice,
Kaapatha vendikitten
I prayed to be saved,
Thisai ethu vazhi ethu theriyala
I don't know which direction or path to take.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ayyayyo Maatikitten from Padai Veeran (2017) is a playful romantic duet exploring the overwhelming feeling of falling unexpectedly in love. The two lovers playfully exchange banter about how they have both been hopelessly captivated by each other's presence. The hero, once known for his tough, stubborn, and aggressive demeanor, finds himself completely softened and bewildered by the heroine's charm. Meanwhile, the heroine proudly boasts about her fiery beauty and captivating charm that trapped him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Yeh kokku nee / Un kezuthi naan”
Compares the male protagonist to prey (catfish) and the lover to a predator bird (stork).
Contrast / Imagery
“Kallipoovu kannadichen paathiya”
Contrasts a delicate flower with a harsh cactus plant to symbolize soft romance emerging from a rough exterior.
Hyperbole
“En sirippu thee”
Exaggerates her smile as a fire that can burn down surrounding directions.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Killi killi paathapinnum puriyala”
The second consonant sound 'll' rhymes across consecutive words/lines.
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Trivia
The film Padai Veeran (2017) marked singer Vijay Yesudas's lead acting debut. The soundtrack was composed by Karthik Raja, son of legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by the film's director, Dhana.
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