Patta Kaththi Kannala
From Srikanth Deva Musical · 2026
- Lyricist
- Kadhal Mathi
- Singers
- Sam Vishal, Srinisha Jayaseelan
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- Srikanth Deva Musical2026
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Penne penne | Girl, girl |
| Enna kolluriye | You are killing me |
| Male | |
| Ye patta kathi kannala thaan | With eyes like a sharp sword |
| Enna vetti vetti saaikuriye | You cut me down and make me fall |
| Oru pattamboochi | Like a butterfly |
| Suraa meena ktti pottu thaakuriye | Tying up a shark fish and attacking it |
| Male | |
| Ye patta kathi kannala thaan | With eyes like a sharp sword |
| Enna vetti vetti saaikuriye | You cut me down and make me fall |
| Oru pattamboochi | Like a butterfly |
| Suraa meena ktti pottu thaakuriye | Tying up a shark fish and attacking it |
| Male | |
| Pattaa pottu nenjila thaan | Marking a deed in my heart |
| Nee kotta pottu konjuriye | You build a fort and fondle me |
| Minnal vetti sirikkaiyila | When you laugh like a flash of lightning |
| Kannu rendum koosudhadi | Both my eyes dazzle |
| Adi ammadi en nenju ooyama thudikudhu | Oh dear, my heart beats endlessly |
| Male | |
| Ye patta kathi kannala thaan | With eyes like a sharp sword |
| Enna vetti vetti saaikuriye | You cut me down and make me fall |
| Oru pattamboochi | Like a butterfly |
| Suraa meena ktti pottu thaakuriye..yee yee | Tying up a shark fish and attacking it.. yeah yeah |
| Yee yee yee heey | Yeah yeah yeah hey |
| Male | |
| Hey kaaya vecha eera vala | Hey, the wet net placed out to dry |
| Uthu uthu unna paakkuthadi | Stares intently at you |
| Karai oora nandu ellaam | All the crabs crawling near the shore |
| Unn kaala thoda yenguthadi | Long to touch your feet |
| Male | |
| Penne penne | Girl, girl |
| Male | |
| Hey kaaya vecha eera vala | Hey, the wet net placed out to dry |
| Uthu uthu unna paakkuthadi | Stares intently at you |
| Karai oora nandu ellaam | All the crabs crawling near the shore |
| Unn kaala thoda yenguthadi | Long to touch your feet |
| Male | |
| Muttum kara arra ala | The waves striking the shore |
| Mutti mutti thaavuthadi | Bump and leap up continuously |
| Kadavula naan kandathilla | I have never seen God |
| Una kanda pinna namburendi | Having seen you, I now believe |
| Ennaachu yedhacahu theriyalaiye | I don't know what happened to me |
| Theriyalaiye | I don't know |
| Female | |
| Ye patta kathi kannalanae | With eyes like a sharp sword |
| Enna vetti vetti saaikuriye | You cut me down and make me fall |
| Indha pattamboocha | This butterfly |
| Suraa meena katti pottu thaakuriye. | Tying up a shark fish and attacking it |
| Female | |
| Pattaa pottu en nenjila nee | Marking a deed in my heart |
| Kotta pottu konjuriye | You build a fort and fondle me |
| Etti etti nee paakkaiyila | When you peek from a distance |
| En usuru vara koosidudhae | My very soul tingles |
| Adi senthaazham poove | Oh red screw-pine flower |
| Nee sindhaama allidu | Gather me up without spilling |
| Male | |
| Penne penne | Girl, girl |
| Enna kolluriye | You are killing me |
| Female : Kannae kanne | Oh darling, darling |
| Enna mayakkuriye | You are mesmerizing me |
பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
என்ன கொல்லுறியே
Girl, girl
You are killing me
ஏ பட்டா கத்தி கண்ணாலதான்
என்ன வெட்டி வெட்டி சாய்க்குறியே
ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி
சுறா மீனா கட்டி போட்டு தாக்குறியே
With eyes like a sharp sword
You cut me down and make me fall
Like a butterfly
Tying up a shark fish and attacking it
ஏ பட்டா கத்தி கண்ணாலதான்
என்ன வெட்டி வெட்டி சாய்க்குறியே
ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி
சுறா மீனா கட்டி போட்டு தாக்குறியே
With eyes like a sharp sword
You cut me down and make me fall
Like a butterfly
Tying up a shark fish and attacking it
பட்டா போட்டு நெஞ்சில தான்
நீ கொட்டா போட்டு கொஞ்சுறியே
மின்னல் வெட்டி சிரிக்கையில
கண்ணு ரெண்டும் கூசுதடி
அடி அம்மாடி என் நெஞ்சு ஓயமா துடிக்குது
Marking a deed in my heart
You build a fort and fondle me
When you laugh like a flash of lightning
Both my eyes dazzle
Oh dear, my heart beats endlessly
ஏ பட்டா கத்தி கண்ணாலதான்
என்ன வெட்டி வெட்டி சாய்க்குறியே
ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி
சுறா மீனா கட்டி போட்டு தாக்குறியே....யீ யீ
யீ யீ யீ ஹே
With eyes like a sharp sword
You cut me down and make me fall
Like a butterfly
Tying up a shark fish and attacking it.. yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah hey
.......................................
Hey, the wet net placed out to dry
Stares intently at you
All the crabs crawling near the shore
Long to touch your feet
ஏய் காய வெச்ச ஈர வலை
உத்து உத்து உன்ன பாக்குதடி
கரை ஓர நண்டு எல்லாம்
உன் கால தொட ஏங்குதடி
Girl, girl
பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
Hey, the wet net placed out to dry
Stares intently at you
All the crabs crawling near the shore
Long to touch your feet
ஏய் காய வெச்ச ஈர வலை
உத்து உத்து உன்ன பாக்குதடி
கரை ஓர நண்டு எல்லாம்
உன் கால தொட ஏங்குதடி
The waves striking the shore
Bump and leap up continuously
I have never seen God
Having seen you, I now believe
I don't know what happened to me
I don't know
முட்டும் கர ஓர் அலை
முட்டி முட்டி தாவுதடி
கடவுள நான் கண்டதில்ல
உன்ன கண்ட பின்ன நம்புறேன்டி
என்னாச்சு ஏதாச்சு தெரியலையே
தெரியலையே
With eyes like a sharp sword
You cut me down and make me fall
This butterfly
Tying up a shark fish and attacking it
ஹம்மிங் :
………………………………
Marking a deed in my heart
You build a fort and fondle me
When you peek from a distance
My very soul tingles
Oh red screw-pine flower
Gather me up without spilling
ஏ பட்டா கத்தி கண்ணாலனே
என்ன வெட்டி வெட்டி சாய்க்குறியே
இந்த பட்டாம்பூச்சி
சுறா மீன கட்டி போட்டு தாக்குறியே
Girl, girl
You are killing me
Oh darling, darling
You are mesmerizing me
பட்டா போட்டு என் நெஞ்சில நீ
கொட்டா போட்டு கொஞ்சுறியே
எட்டி எட்டி நீ பாக்கையில
என் உசுரு வரை கூசிடுதே
அடி செந்தாழம் பூவே
நீ சிந்தாம அள்ளிடு
பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
என்ன கொல்லுறியே
கண்ணே கண்ணே
என்ன மயக்குறியே
Penne penne
Girl, girl
Enna kolluriye
You are killing me
Ye patta kathi kannala thaan
With eyes like a sharp sword
Enna vetti vetti saaikuriye
You cut me down and make me fall
Oru pattamboochi
Like a butterfly
Suraa meena ktti pottu thaakuriye
Tying up a shark fish and attacking it
Ye patta kathi kannala thaan
With eyes like a sharp sword
Enna vetti vetti saaikuriye
You cut me down and make me fall
Oru pattamboochi
Like a butterfly
Suraa meena ktti pottu thaakuriye
Tying up a shark fish and attacking it
Pattaa pottu nenjila thaan
Marking a deed in my heart
Nee kotta pottu konjuriye
You build a fort and fondle me
Minnal vetti sirikkaiyila
When you laugh like a flash of lightning
Kannu rendum koosudhadi
Both my eyes dazzle
Adi ammadi en nenju ooyama thudikudhu
Oh dear, my heart beats endlessly
Ye patta kathi kannala thaan
With eyes like a sharp sword
Enna vetti vetti saaikuriye
You cut me down and make me fall
Oru pattamboochi
Like a butterfly
Suraa meena ktti pottu thaakuriye..yee yee
Tying up a shark fish and attacking it.. yeah yeah
Yee yee yee heey
Yeah yeah yeah hey
Hey kaaya vecha eera vala
Hey, the wet net placed out to dry
Uthu uthu unna paakkuthadi
Stares intently at you
Karai oora nandu ellaam
All the crabs crawling near the shore
Unn kaala thoda yenguthadi
Long to touch your feet
Penne penne
Girl, girl
Hey kaaya vecha eera vala
Hey, the wet net placed out to dry
Uthu uthu unna paakkuthadi
Stares intently at you
Karai oora nandu ellaam
All the crabs crawling near the shore
Unn kaala thoda yenguthadi
Long to touch your feet
Muttum kara arra ala
The waves striking the shore
Mutti mutti thaavuthadi
Bump and leap up continuously
Kadavula naan kandathilla
I have never seen God
Una kanda pinna namburendi
Having seen you, I now believe
Ennaachu yedhacahu theriyalaiye
I don't know what happened to me
Theriyalaiye
I don't know
Ye patta kathi kannalanae
With eyes like a sharp sword
Enna vetti vetti saaikuriye
You cut me down and make me fall
Indha pattamboocha
This butterfly
Suraa meena katti pottu thaakuriye.
Tying up a shark fish and attacking it
Pattaa pottu en nenjila nee
Marking a deed in my heart
Kotta pottu konjuriye
You build a fort and fondle me
Etti etti nee paakkaiyila
When you peek from a distance
En usuru vara koosidudhae
My very soul tingles
Adi senthaazham poove
Oh red screw-pine flower
Nee sindhaama allidu
Gather me up without spilling
Penne penne
Girl, girl
Enna kolluriye
You are killing me
Female : Kannae kanne
Oh darling, darling
Enna mayakkuriye
You are mesmerizing me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic romantic song depicts a lover deeply enamored by his partner, using rich coastal and natural imagery to convey the intensity of his affection. He expresses how her sharp glances cut through him, hyperbolically comparing her gentle grace to a tiny butterfly overpowering a giant shark. Nature itself, including the shore's crabs, waves, and drying fishing nets, seems captivated by her presence. Towards the end, the female partner responds in kind, acknowledging her own enchanting effect on him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Hyperbole
“Oru pattamboochi Suraa meena ktti pottu thaakuriye”
Compares a delicate girl capturing a strong man to a fragile butterfly overpowering and attacking a massive shark.
Simile (Upamai)
“Ye patta kathi kannala thaan Enna vetti vetti saaikuriye”
Compares the sharpness of her eyes to a lethal blade that slashes and knocks him down.
Personification
“Hey kaaya vecha eera vala Uthu uthu unna paakkuthadi”
Inanimate objects and creatures like fishing nets, crabs, and ocean waves are attributed human emotions and desires, such as staring at her and longing to touch her feet.
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Pattaa pottu nenjila thaan / Nee kotta pottu konjuriye”
The second consonant sound 'tt' rhymes across consecutive lines (Pattaa / Kotta), creating a rhythmic folk cadence.
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Trivia
Composed by veteran music director Srikanth Deva, this track brings together popular contemporary reality TV singing stars Sam Vishal and Srinisha Jayaseelan, featuring vibrant coastal-themed folk lyrics by Kadhal Mathi.
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