Patta Kelu
From C/O Kaadhal · 2021
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Gana Mani
- Music director
- Sweekar Agasthi
- Details
- C/O Kaadhal2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Patta kelu | Listen to this song, |
| Vartha naalu | Here are four words: |
| Thuni kadaiyila poduranga | They put it up in the clothing shop, |
| Aadi saleu | An Aadi month discount sale! |
| Patta kelu | Listen to this song, |
| Vartha naalu | Here are four words: |
| Thuni kadaiyila poduranga | They put it up in the clothing shop, |
| Aadi saleu | An Aadi month discount sale! |
| Namma thuni kadaiyila poduranga | In our clothing shop, they are offering |
| Aadi saleu | An Aadi month discount sale! |
| Male | |
| Kathu oram alaiyadikum | Waving near the edge of her ear, |
| Kammalu thodu | The ear stud and hanging ring. |
| Ponnuku alagu udambula antha | A woman's beauty lies in those |
| Pallam medu | Curves and contours of her body. |
| Male | |
| Ava elloraiyum mayakiduva | She will mesmerize everyone |
| Siripa vachu | With just her smile, |
| Aana maripoi thaviduva | But she turns around and struggles |
| Inoru katchi | In a different situation. |
| Male | |
| Emma sugaru BP | Oh my, diabetes and high blood pressure, |
| Ethuvumila vayasannalum | I have none of those even as I age. |
| Kalyanam ana kooda | Even after getting married, |
| Love pannuven set analum | I will still romance if we vibe together. |
| Aah sugaru BP | Ah, diabetes and high blood pressure, |
| Ethuvumila vayasannalum | I have none of those even as age advances. |
| Marriage ana kooda | Even after marriage, |
| Love pannuven set analum | I will still fall in love if it works out. |
| Male | |
| Patta kelu | Listen to this song, |
| Vartha naalu | Here are four words: |
| Thuni kadaiyila poduranga | They put it up in the clothing shop, |
| Aadi saleu | An Aadi month discount sale! |
| Andha thuni kadaiyila poduranga | In that clothing shop, they offer |
| Aadi saleu | An Aadi month discount sale! |
| Anga thuni kadaiyila poduranga | Over there in the clothing shop, they put up |
| Aadi saleu | An Aadi month discount sale! |
பாட்ட கேலு
வார்த்த நாலு
துணி கடையில போடுறாங்க
ஆடி சேலு
பாட்ட கேலு
வார்த்த நாலு
துணி கடையில போடுறாங்க
ஆடி சேலு
நம்ம துணி கடையில போடுறாங்க
ஆடி சேலு
Listen to this song,
Here are four words:
They put it up in the clothing shop,
An Aadi month discount sale!
Listen to this song,
Here are four words:
They put it up in the clothing shop,
An Aadi month discount sale!
In our clothing shop, they are offering
An Aadi month discount sale!
காத்து ஓரம் அலையடிக்கும்
கம்மலு தோடு
பொன்னுக்கு அழகு உடம்புல அந்த
பல்லம் மேடு
Waving near the edge of her ear,
The ear stud and hanging ring.
A woman's beauty lies in those
Curves and contours of her body.
அவ எல்லோரையும் மயக்கிடுவா
சிரிப்ப வச்சு
ஆனா மாறிபோய் தாவிடுவா
இன்னொரு கட்சி
She will mesmerize everyone
With just her smile,
But she turns around and struggles
In a different situation.
எம்மா சுகர் பிபி
எதுவுமில்ல வயசான்னாலும்
கல்யாணம் ஆனா கூட
லவ் பண்ணுவேன் செட் ஆனாலும்
ஆஹா சுகர் பி.பி
எதுவுமில்ல வயசான்னாலும்
கல்யாணம் ஆனா கூட
லவ் பண்ணுவேன் செட் ஆனாலும்
Oh my, diabetes and high blood pressure,
I have none of those even as I age.
Even after getting married,
I will still romance if we vibe together.
Ah, diabetes and high blood pressure,
I have none of those even as age advances.
Even after marriage,
I will still fall in love if it works out.
பாட்ட கேலு
வார்த்த நாலு
துணி கடையில போடுறாங்க
ஆடி சேலு
அந்த துணி கடையில போடுறாங்க
ஆடி சேலு
அங்க துணி கடையில போடுறாங்க
ஆடி சேலு
Listen to this song,
Here are four words:
They put it up in the clothing shop,
An Aadi month discount sale!
In that clothing shop, they offer
An Aadi month discount sale!
Over there in the clothing shop, they put up
An Aadi month discount sale!
Patta kelu
Listen to this song,
Vartha naalu
Here are four words:
Thuni kadaiyila poduranga
They put it up in the clothing shop,
Aadi saleu
An Aadi month discount sale!
Patta kelu
Listen to this song,
Vartha naalu
Here are four words:
Thuni kadaiyila poduranga
They put it up in the clothing shop,
Aadi saleu
An Aadi month discount sale!
Namma thuni kadaiyila poduranga
In our clothing shop, they are offering
Aadi saleu
An Aadi month discount sale!
Kathu oram alaiyadikum
Waving near the edge of her ear,
Kammalu thodu
The ear stud and hanging ring.
Ponnuku alagu udambula antha
A woman's beauty lies in those
Pallam medu
Curves and contours of her body.
Ava elloraiyum mayakiduva
She will mesmerize everyone
Siripa vachu
With just her smile,
Aana maripoi thaviduva
But she turns around and struggles
Inoru katchi
In a different situation.
Emma sugaru BP
Oh my, diabetes and high blood pressure,
Ethuvumila vayasannalum
I have none of those even as I age.
Kalyanam ana kooda
Even after getting married,
Love pannuven set analum
I will still romance if we vibe together.
Aah sugaru BP
Ah, diabetes and high blood pressure,
Ethuvumila vayasannalum
I have none of those even as age advances.
Marriage ana kooda
Even after marriage,
Love pannuven set analum
I will still fall in love if it works out.
Patta kelu
Listen to this song,
Vartha naalu
Here are four words:
Thuni kadaiyila poduranga
They put it up in the clothing shop,
Aadi saleu
An Aadi month discount sale!
Andha thuni kadaiyila poduranga
In that clothing shop, they offer
Aadi saleu
An Aadi month discount sale!
Anga thuni kadaiyila poduranga
Over there in the clothing shop, they put up
Aadi saleu
An Aadi month discount sale!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Patta Kelu from C/O Kaadhal is an upbeat, colloquial Gana song celebrating the timeless, carefree nature of romance. Using local street slang and everyday Chennai culture, the song compares the excitement of attraction to the famous high-energy Aadi month clearance sales found in Tamil Nadu textile shops. The lyrics humorously convey that age and physical ailments like diabetes or blood pressure cannot stop a heart that wishes to fall in love, advocating for maintaining a youthful, loving spirit regardless of marital status or age.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Thuni kadaiyila poduranga Aadi saleu”
Compares attraction and excitement to the enticing excitement of an 'Aadi sale' in a clothing shop.
Antithesis (Opposites)
“Pallam medu”
Uses contrasting words 'Pallam' (depth/low spot) and 'Medu' (height/elevation) together to describe physical contours.
Refrain / Repetition
“Patta kelu Vartha naalu”
The rhythmic repetition of the catchphrase creates a energetic, folk-style chorus structure.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)
Traditional Tamil poetic technique where the second consonant matches across adjacent lines ('Sugaru' /
Did you know?
Trivia
C/O Kaadhal (2021) is the official Tamil remake of the critically acclaimed Telugu anthology film C/o Kancharapalem (2018). The track 'Patta Kelu' incorporates authentic local Chennai Gana elements sung by popular folk singer Gana Mani.
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