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Naan Unakku Nalla Paattu

From Nethiyadi · 1988

Lyricist
Satta Muthan
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
R. Pandiarajan
Movie name
Nethiyadi
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
14 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan unakku nalla paattu onnu
Solli tharuvaen
Adha kandippaa nee kaththukkanum
Naan unakku nalla paattu onnu
Solli tharuvaen
Ezhuthinavan yaettai keduththaan
Padichchavano paatta keduththaan
Innumoru paattu paadi
Namma naatta kedukkaathae
Nee enakku onnum
Paattu solli thara venaam
Naan unnavida padichchava
Nee enakku onnum
Paattu solli tharavenaam
Ulaga urundaiya odaippaen
Kedaichatha samamaa koduppaen eppadi
Female :Nee summaa kodukkum panamthaan
Sombala valarkkum uamthaan
Ozhaikkanum kodukkanum
Sonnaangalae
Female :Aahaah koduththuttu
Theruvula ninnaangalae
Male :Samsaaramae venaandi
Female :Yaen
Male :Sanniyaasamae poraendi sivasiva
Female :Saamiyaaraa ponaalum
Soru thinna kaasu venum
Nee enakku onnum
Paattu solli thara venaam
Male :Yaenaam..
Female :Naan unnavida padichchava
Nee enakku onnum
Paattu solli thara venaam
Kodukkura kaithaan sivakkum
Adhuthaan ulagaththa jeyikkum
Female :Inthaannu thanthaalae inikkum
Illaennu sonnaalae kasakkum
Palana paaththuttaa tharumam illa
Female :Kadana vaangittaa thookam illa
Male :Ambalaingalae pombambalaingalae
Appaavi naan ingae maattikkittaen aiyayo
Female :Appaavaa aagap porae
Unna naanum vidamaattaen
Naan unakku nalla paattu onnu
Solli tharuvaen
Adha thena thaenam padikkanum
Naan unakku nalla paattu onnu
Solli tharuvaen
Ezhuthinavan yaettai keduththaan
Padichchavano paatta keduththaan
Innumoru paattu paadi
Namma naatta kedukkaathae
Evalum enakkou
Paattu solli tharavenaam
Kandapadi thittiduvaen
Evalum enakkou
Paattu solli tharavenaam
Vaenavae vaenaam…..
I will teach you a good song,
I will teach you,
and you must definitely learn it!
I will teach you a good song,
I will teach you!
The writer ruined the page,
and the singer ruined the song!
Don't sing another song
and ruin our country!
You don't need to
teach me any song at all!
I am more educated than you!
You don't need to
teach me any song at all!
I will break open the globe,
and share everything equally—how's that?
Female: The money you just hand out for free
is only fertilizer that feeds laziness!
"Work hard and give to others,"—
didn't the great ones say so?
Female: Aha, and after giving away everything,
didn't they end up standing on the streets?
Male: I don't want this family life, woman!
Female: Why?
Male: I am leaving to become a monk, Lord Shiva!
Female: Even if you become a holy man,
you still need money to buy food!
You don't need to
teach me any song at all!
Male: And why is that?
Female: Because I am more educated than you!
You don't need to
teach me any song at all!
The hand that gives is truly blessed,
and that is what wins the world over!
Female: A gift feels sweet when given gladly,
but turns bitter the moment they say "no"!
Expecting a reward is not true charity!
Female: And taking a loan will steal your sleep!
Male: O men and women of this world!
An innocent man like me is trapped here, oh no!
Female: You are going to become a father soon,
and I won't let you get away!
I will teach you a good song,
I will teach you,
and you must practice it every single day!
I will teach you a good song,
I will teach you!
The writer ruined the page,
and the singer ruined the song!
Don't sing another song
and ruin our country!
No woman needs to
teach me any song at all!
I will scold you without holding back!
No woman needs to
teach me any song at all!
Not at all, no way!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful banter song from the 1988 film 'Nethiyadi' features a comical argument between a husband and wife regarding morality, philosophy, charity, and domestic life. The male character attempts to preach philosophical lessons and song to the female character, while the female character wittily retorts that practical life requires money, hard work, and responsible living rather than idealistic rhetoric.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Ezhuthinavan yaettai keduththaan / Padichchavano paatta keduththaan

Matching second consonants across lines: 'Ezhuthinavan' and 'Padichchavano'.

Monaai (Alliteration)

Palana paaththuttaa tharumam illa

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'p' in 'Palana' and 'paaththuttaa'.

Antithesis (Contrast)

Inthaannu thanthaalae inikkum / Illaennu sonnaalae kasakkum

Contrasting 'Inthaannu' (giving) with 'Illaennu' (refusing), and 'inikkum' (sweet) with 'kasakkum' (bitter).

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Trivia

The film 'Nethiyadi' (1988) was directed by Pandiarajan, who is known for his comical, light-hearted folk-style duets featuring practical banter between leads.

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