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Lyrics & meaning

Pattaachi Kai

From Kanniyin Sabatham · 1958

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Leela
Music director
T. G. Lingappa
Movie name
Kanniyin Sabatham
Movie release year
1958
Lyrics added on
11 Oct 2025

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Aa…aah…pattaachchu kai pattaachchu
Pattaachchu thottaachchu paarththaachchunga
Kann paarththaachchunga
Thaali kattaatha kalyaanam nadanthaachchunga
Thaali kattaatha kalyaanam nadanthaachchunga
Kannodu kann paarkka undaachchunga
Kadhal undaachchunga
Kannodu kann paarkka undaachchunga
Kadhal undaachchunga
Ippa onnodu onnaagi rendaachchunga
Rendum onnaachchunga
Pattaachchu kai pattaachchu
Pattaachchu thottaachchu paarththaachchunga
Thaali kattaatha kalyaanam nadanthaachchunga
Sanniyaasi kolaththilae ninnaarunga
Ippa samsaariyaaga thuninthaarunga
Sanniyaasi kolaththilae ninnaarunga
Ippa samsaariyaaga thuninthaarunga
Idhu pennaalae undaana pollaappunga
Aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…
Idhu pennaalae undaana pollaappu
Enna sonnaalum inimael nillaathunga
Pattaachchu kai pattaachchu
Pattaachchu thottaachchu paarththaachchunga
Thaali kattaatha kalyaanam nadanthaachchunga
Paalaadai kinkini vaangattumaa
Nalla pattaalae sattai thaichchu podattummaa
Paalaadai kinkini vaangattumaa
Nalla pattaalae sattai thaichchu podattummaa
Thaalaattu paatteduththu paadattumaa
Aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…
Thaalaattu paatteduththu paadattumaa
Pinnae jathagaththai paarththu vanthu koorattumaa
Pattaachchu kai pattaachchu
Pattaachchu thottaachchu paarththaachchunga
Thaali kattaatha kalyaanam nadanthaachchunga
Seethaiyai manantha ramasami polae
Sirikkiraar intha aiyaa
Seethaiyai manantha ramasami polae
Sirikkiraar intha aiyaa
Antha vedhanai manathil anjali seithae
Thudikkiraal intha amma
Antha vedhanai manathil anjali seithae
Thudikkiraal intha amma
Avar paarkkiraarae chummaa
Pathil ketkiraarae amma
Intha paarvai naadagam mudiyumo
Illai paathai maariththaan pogumo
Pattaachchu kai pattaachchu
Pattaachchu thottaachchu paarththaachchunga
Pattaachchu thottaachchu paarththaachchunga
Thaali kattaatha kalyaanam nadanthaachchunga
Ah... ah... Hands brushed, hands have touched!
They brushed, they touched, eyes have met!
Yes, eyes have met!
A marriage without tying the thali (sacred wedding thread) has taken place!
A marriage without tying the thali (sacred wedding thread) has taken place!
As eyes met eyes, it was born,
Love was born!
As eyes met eyes, it was born,
Love was born!
Now one met another and became two,
And both became one!
Hands brushed, hands have touched!
They brushed, they touched, eyes have met!
A marriage without tying the thali (sacred wedding thread) has taken place!
He once stood in the garb of an ascetic,
Now he has dared to become a family man!
He once stood in the garb of an ascetic,
Now he has dared to become a family man!
This is the sweet trouble brought by a woman!
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
This is the sweet trouble brought by a woman!
Whatever anyone says, it won't stop now!
Hands brushed, hands have touched!
They brushed, they touched, eyes have met!
A marriage without tying the thali (sacred wedding thread) has taken place!
Shall I buy a baby's feeding bowl and tiny jingling bells?
Shall I stitch a shirt of fine silk to put on the little one?
Shall I buy a baby's feeding bowl and tiny jingling bells?
Shall I stitch a shirt of fine silk to put on the little one?
Shall I start singing a lullaby?
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Shall I start singing a lullaby?
And then shall I check the horoscope and tell your future?
Hands brushed, hands have touched!
They brushed, they touched, eyes have met!
A marriage without tying the thali (sacred wedding thread) has taken place!
Like Rama who wedded Sita,
This gentleman is smiling!
Like Rama who wedded Sita,
This gentleman is smiling!
Bowing to that ache in her heart,
This lady's heart is fluttering!
Bowing to that ache in her heart,
This lady's heart is fluttering!
He just looks on playfully,
And keeps asking for an answer!
Will this drama of glances ever end,
Or will it go off its path?
Hands brushed, hands have touched!
They brushed, they touched, eyes have met!
They brushed, they touched, eyes have met!
A marriage without tying the thali (sacred wedding thread) has taken place!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Pattaachchu Kai Pattaachchu' from Kanniyin Sabatham (1958) is a playful, rhythmically vibrant composition sung by P. Leela, written by Kannadasan, and set to music by T. G. Lingappa. It teases and celebrates an informal union of hearts—a marriage formed not through religious rituals like tying a thaali, but through physical touch and deep eye-contact. The lyrics depict a man who once lived like an ascetic (sanniyaasi) now transformed into a domestic family man (samsaari) due to love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Rhythm (Iyaibu & Edhugai)

Pattaachchu thottaachchu paarththaachchunga

The song uses repetitive rhyming suffixes ('-achchu', '-nga') to build a rhythmic, conversational cadence typical of folk-pop Tamil film tracks.

Antithesis / Contrast

Sanniyaasi kolaththilae ninnaarunga / Ippa samsaariyaaga thuninthaarunga

Contrasting the extreme of being a renunciate ascetic (Sanniyaasi) with becoming a householder family man (Samsaari).

Simile (Upamai)

Seethaiyai manantha ramasami polae

Compares the smiling hero to Lord Rama who wedded Sita.

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Trivia

The film 'Kanniyin Sabatham' (1958) was produced by M. A. Venu and directed by M. A. Thirumugam. Lyricist Kannadasan brilliantly used rustic, conversational suffixes like '-unga' to bring out conversational humor while embedding mythological imagery like Lord Rama and Sita.

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