Nattaatrin Mel
From Jayasimma · 1955
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- S. C. Krishnan
- Music director
- T. V. Raju
- Details
- Jayasimma1955
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nattraattrin mel sellum | Like a boat sailing upon a pleasant river, |
| Padagaaga en manadhil | Inside my heart, |
| Un pola pennaalae | Because of a woman like you, |
| Kaadhal undaachu | Love has been born. |
| Male | |
| Ketkalaam endraalaam | If I think of approaching her, |
| Kaliyaaghudhennamoo | My mind gets strangely flustered. |
| Kedupidi seivaaloo | Will she strictly reprimand me? |
| Adidhadi koduppaaloo | Or will she physically beat me up? |
| Male | |
| Nattraattrin mel sellum | Like a boat sailing upon a pleasant river, |
| Padagaaga en manadhil | Inside my heart, |
| Un pola pennaalae | Because of a woman like you, |
| Kaadhal undaachu | Love has been born. |
| Male | |
| Kannaana kannidhu | These eyes are as precious as sight itself, |
| Kanakkaana kannu | Eyes that are perfectly sculpted. |
| Kaalunnaa kaalidhu | If there are true feet, these are the ones, |
| Kolusaendhum kaalu | Feet that wear jingling anklets. |
| Male | |
| Kaar mugil koondhalil | In her dark, cloud-like hair, |
| Kadhambamae vaadudhu | Even the mixed floral garland wilts in modesty. |
| Kattaana en manam | My once resolute and steady heart, |
| Sittaa parakkudhu | Now flies swiftly like a little sparrow. |
| Male | |
| Nattraattrin mel sellum | Like a boat sailing upon a pleasant river, |
| Padagaaga en manadhil | Inside my heart, |
| Un pola pennaalae | Because of a woman like you, |
| Kaadhal undaachu | Love has been born. |
நட்டாற்றின் மேல் செல்லும்
படகாக என் மனதில்
உன் போல பெண்ணாலே
காதல் உண்டாச்சு
Like a boat sailing upon a pleasant river,
Inside my heart,
Because of a woman like you,
Love has been born.
கேட்கலாம் என்றாலும்
கிலியாகுதென்னமோ
கெடுபிடி செய்வாளோ
அடிதடி கொடுப்பாளோ
If I think of approaching her,
My mind gets strangely flustered.
Will she strictly reprimand me?
Or will she physically beat me up?
நட்டாற்றின் மேல் செல்லும்
படகாக என் மனதில்
உன் போல பெண்ணாலே
காதல் உண்டாச்சு
Like a boat sailing upon a pleasant river,
Inside my heart,
Because of a woman like you,
Love has been born.
கண்ணான கண்ணிது
கணக்கான கண்ணு
காலுன்னா காலிது
கொலுசேந்தும் காலு
These eyes are as precious as sight itself,
Eyes that are perfectly sculpted.
If there are true feet, these are the ones,
Feet that wear jingling anklets.
கார் முகில் கூந்தலில்
கதம்பமே வாடுது
கட்டான என் மனம்
சிட்டாப் பறக்குது
In her dark, cloud-like hair,
Even the mixed floral garland wilts in modesty.
My once resolute and steady heart,
Now flies swiftly like a little sparrow.
நட்டாற்றின் மேல் செல்லும்
படகாக என் மனதில்
உன் போல பெண்ணாலே
காதல் உண்டாச்சு
Like a boat sailing upon a pleasant river,
Inside my heart,
Because of a woman like you,
Love has been born.
Nattraattrin mel sellum
Like a boat sailing upon a pleasant river,
Padagaaga en manadhil
Inside my heart,
Un pola pennaalae
Because of a woman like you,
Kaadhal undaachu
Love has been born.
Ketkalaam endraalaam
If I think of approaching her,
Kaliyaaghudhennamoo
My mind gets strangely flustered.
Kedupidi seivaaloo
Will she strictly reprimand me?
Adidhadi koduppaaloo
Or will she physically beat me up?
Nattraattrin mel sellum
Like a boat sailing upon a pleasant river,
Padagaaga en manadhil
Inside my heart,
Un pola pennaalae
Because of a woman like you,
Kaadhal undaachu
Love has been born.
Kannaana kannidhu
These eyes are as precious as sight itself,
Kanakkaana kannu
Eyes that are perfectly sculpted.
Kaalunnaa kaalidhu
If there are true feet, these are the ones,
Kolusaendhum kaalu
Feet that wear jingling anklets.
Kaar mugil koondhalil
In her dark, cloud-like hair,
Kadhambamae vaadudhu
Even the mixed floral garland wilts in modesty.
Kattaana en manam
My once resolute and steady heart,
Sittaa parakkudhu
Now flies swiftly like a little sparrow.
Nattraattrin mel sellum
Like a boat sailing upon a pleasant river,
Padagaaga en manadhil
Inside my heart,
Un pola pennaalae
Because of a woman like you,
Kaadhal undaachu
Love has been born.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful track from Jayasimma (1955) expresses the protagonist's sudden infatuation with a captivating woman. He compares his heart to a boat gently floating down a river, set in motion by her presence. However, he hilariously frets over whether approaching her will result in strict rejection or a comical thrashing. As he admires her striking features—her sculpted eyes, anklet-adorned feet, and dark cloud-like hair—his strong, grounded heart loses control and flutters away like a sparrow. The song blends romantic admiration with playful anxiety in classic 1950s Tamil cinema style.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Nattraattrin mel sellum Padagaaga en manadhil”
Compares the movement of thoughts/heart in love to a boat floating smoothly on a river.
Uvamai / Metaphor
“Kaar mugil koondhalil”
Compares dense, dark hair to rain clouds ('Kaar mugil').
Edhugai (Second letter rhyme) & Monai
“Kannaana kannidhu Kanakkaana kannu”
Repetition of 'Ka' sounds and rhythmic phrasing across consecutive lines (Kannidhu / Kanakkaana / Kaalidhu).
Uvamai (Simile/Metaphor)
“Kattaana en manam Sittaa parakkudhu”
Compares the mind flying away swiftly to a sparrow ('sittu').
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Trivia
Jayasimma (1955) was a popular action-drama film produced in both Telugu and Tamil. The film featured music by T. V. Raju, with S. C. Krishnan lending his signature folk-inflected comic vocals for lighthearted tracks.
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