Nethu Pudicha
From Nattupura Nayagan · 1997
- Lyricist
- Agathiyan
- Singers
- K. S. Chithra, Suresh Peters
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Nattupura Nayagan1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Nethu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu | The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish. |
| Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu | For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish. |
| Chorus : Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa | Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa |
| Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa | Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa |
| Female | |
| Neththu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu | The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish. |
| Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu | For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish. |
| Female | |
| Valaithaan pottaalae vellaiyammaa | Vellaiyamma cast her net, |
| Odi ponaalae bommiyammaa | Bommiyamma ran away, |
| Enakke eppothum vettriyammaa | Victory is always mine! |
| Female | |
| Nethu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu | The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish. |
| Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu | For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish. |
| Female | |
| Vanjagayillaa meenu | A fish without any guile, |
| Adhu vanjara meenuthaanae | That is surely the seer fish. |
| Male : Manjalum milagu saerththu | Adding turmeric and pepper, |
| Varuththu thinnaa sokkuthaanae | Frying and eating it is pure bliss! |
| Female | |
| Vellai pidikka venum | To catch a light-colored one, |
| Adhu vellaakkezhuththi meenu | That is the white catfish. |
| Male : Vittaa thulli odum | If you let it go, it jumps and flees, |
| Adhu velaangu meenu | That is the spiny eel fish. |
| Female | |
| Rendu kannaiyum paaru | Look at both her eyes, |
| Idhu kenda meenu pola | It is like a carp fish. |
| Saernthu vaazhu neeyum | You live together too, |
| Saerum kenda meenu pola | Like carp fish that stick together. |
| Vaazha meenu pola valaruyaa | Grow long like a ribbonfish! |
| Female | |
| Nethu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu | The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish. |
| Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu | For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish. |
| Chorus | |
| Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa | Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa |
| Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa | Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa |
| Female | |
| Seththa meenu karuvaadu niththam rusikkumyaa | A dead fish turns into dried fish and tastes delicious every day! |
| Manishan seththuponaa verum koodu | If a human dies, it's just an empty frame, |
| enna laabamy | what profit is in that? |
| Male | |
| Naan suthiya yaeththum pothu | When I get into the mood, |
| Soraa puttu irukkanum | There should be rice and puttu ready. |
| Eranguraappula therinjaa | If the high starts coming down, |
| Eraa eduththu kadikkanum | You should bite into a prawn. |
| Male | |
| Thanniyil vaazhum meenu | A fish that lives in water, |
| Tharaikku vanthaa pochchaiyaa | if it comes to land, it is gone! |
| Tharaiyil porantha manishan | A human born on land, |
| Thanniyai thottaa pochchaiyaa | if he touches water (alcohol), he is gone! |
| Female | |
| Kudiya niruththi paaru | Try quitting drinking, |
| Meen kolambila irukku kickku | The real kick is in the fish curry! |
| Puththi solli thaaraen | I am giving you advice with wisdom, |
| Ada purinjukkaiyyaa makku | Hey fool, understand it! |
| Male : Ada meenukkulla | Hey, inside a fish, |
| Iththanai saethi irukkaa | is there so much wisdom? |
| Female | |
| Neththu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu | The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish. |
| Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu | For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish. |
| Chorus | |
| Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa | Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa |
| Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa | Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa |
| Female | |
| Haan neththu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu | Ah, the fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish. |
| Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu | For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish. |
| Female | |
| Valaithaan pottaalae vellaiyammaa | Vellaiyamma cast her net, |
| Odi ponaalae bommiyammaa | Bommiyamma ran away, |
| Enakke eppothum vettriyammaa | Victory is always mine! |
| Female | |
| Nethu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu | The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish. |
| Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu | For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish. |
| Chorus | |
| Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa | Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa |
| Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa | Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa |
| Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa | Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa |
| Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa | Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa |
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Vellaiyamma cast her net,
Bommiyamma ran away,
Victory is always mine!
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
A fish without any guile,
That is surely the seer fish.
Adding turmeric and pepper,
Frying and eating it is pure bliss!
To catch a light-colored one,
That is the white catfish.
If you let it go, it jumps and flees,
That is the spiny eel fish.
Look at both her eyes,
It is like a carp fish.
You live together too,
Like carp fish that stick together.
Grow long like a ribbonfish!
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
A dead fish turns into dried fish and tastes delicious every day!
If a human dies, it's just an empty frame,
what profit is in that?
When I get into the mood,
There should be rice and puttu ready.
If the high starts coming down,
You should bite into a prawn.
A fish that lives in water,
if it comes to land, it is gone!
A human born on land,
if he touches water (alcohol), he is gone!
Try quitting drinking,
The real kick is in the fish curry!
I am giving you advice with wisdom,
Hey fool, understand it!
Hey, inside a fish,
is there so much wisdom?
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Ah, the fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Vellaiyamma cast her net,
Bommiyamma ran away,
Victory is always mine!
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Nethu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Chorus : Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Neththu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Valaithaan pottaalae vellaiyammaa
Vellaiyamma cast her net,
Odi ponaalae bommiyammaa
Bommiyamma ran away,
Enakke eppothum vettriyammaa
Victory is always mine!
Nethu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Vanjagayillaa meenu
A fish without any guile,
Adhu vanjara meenuthaanae
That is surely the seer fish.
Male : Manjalum milagu saerththu
Adding turmeric and pepper,
Varuththu thinnaa sokkuthaanae
Frying and eating it is pure bliss!
Vellai pidikka venum
To catch a light-colored one,
Adhu vellaakkezhuththi meenu
That is the white catfish.
Male : Vittaa thulli odum
If you let it go, it jumps and flees,
Adhu velaangu meenu
That is the spiny eel fish.
Rendu kannaiyum paaru
Look at both her eyes,
Idhu kenda meenu pola
It is like a carp fish.
Saernthu vaazhu neeyum
You live together too,
Saerum kenda meenu pola
Like carp fish that stick together.
Vaazha meenu pola valaruyaa
Grow long like a ribbonfish!
Nethu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Seththa meenu karuvaadu niththam rusikkumyaa
A dead fish turns into dried fish and tastes delicious every day!
Manishan seththuponaa verum koodu
If a human dies, it's just an empty frame,
enna laabamy
what profit is in that?
Naan suthiya yaeththum pothu
When I get into the mood,
Soraa puttu irukkanum
There should be rice and puttu ready.
Eranguraappula therinjaa
If the high starts coming down,
Eraa eduththu kadikkanum
You should bite into a prawn.
Thanniyil vaazhum meenu
A fish that lives in water,
Tharaikku vanthaa pochchaiyaa
if it comes to land, it is gone!
Tharaiyil porantha manishan
A human born on land,
Thanniyai thottaa pochchaiyaa
if he touches water (alcohol), he is gone!
Kudiya niruththi paaru
Try quitting drinking,
Meen kolambila irukku kickku
The real kick is in the fish curry!
Puththi solli thaaraen
I am giving you advice with wisdom,
Ada purinjukkaiyyaa makku
Hey fool, understand it!
Male : Ada meenukkulla
Hey, inside a fish,
Iththanai saethi irukkaa
is there so much wisdom?
Neththu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Haan neththu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu
Ah, the fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Valaithaan pottaalae vellaiyammaa
Vellaiyamma cast her net,
Odi ponaalae bommiyammaa
Bommiyamma ran away,
Enakke eppothum vettriyammaa
Victory is always mine!
Nethu pudichcha meenu athu neththili meenu
The fish caught yesterday is an anchovy fish.
Ayiththa mava aasaikkuththaan ayira meenu
For the aunt's son's desire, it is a loach fish.
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Hae haiyaa haira haiyaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This folk-pop song uses playful analogies involving various types of fish (anchovy, loach, seer, catfish, carp, ribbonfish) to deliver fun allegories about life, relationships, and human behavior. It playfully contrasts how a fish dies on land while a human ruins himself when indulging too much in 'water' (alcohol), ultimately advising the listener that the true joy in life comes from food, unity, and healthy living rather than bad habits.
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Trivia
["'Nethu Pudichcha Meenu' is from the 1997 Tamil film 'Nattupura Nayagan', starring Vijayakanth.", "The song's music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who is known for his hit rural and melodious tracks in the 1990s.", 'The track features an energetic combination of playback singer K. S. Chithra alongside urban/western-pop vocalist Suresh Peters, giving a unique fusion blend to a rural-themed song.', 'The lyrics were penned by Agathiyan, a renowned director-lyricist in Tamil cinema.']
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