- Lyricist
- S. Kalaiyarasan
- Singer
- Chandrabose
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Pattikattu Thambi
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Apr 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aathangarai oram azhagaana thennai maram
Chorus :Aama
Male :Thenna maram kalla kudichaa themnaangu paattu varum
Chorus :Aama
Male :Pullathaachi ettu vechu podi nadaiyaa kaathu varum
Chorus :Aama
Male :Kaathiruppom kaathiruppom enga pakkam kaathu varum
Chorus :Aama
Hae pattikaattu thambhi ivan ellorkkum thambhi thaan
Ullukkulla kallam illaa pulla manasu vella thaan
Pattikaattu thambhim ivan ellorkkum thambhi thaan
Ullukkulla kallam illaa pulla manasu vella thaan
Thatti adakka oru aalumilla ivan
Thaavum inam thaan oru vaalum illa…Chorus :Aama
Male :Pattikaattu thambhim ivan ellorkkum thambhi thaan
Ullukkulla kallam illaa pulla manasu vella thaan
Dhinamum roatula thagaraaru
Chinna thambikku varalaaru
Thanni kodathula thavala veppaan
Kanni ponnathaan azhuga veppaan
Komaringa poovellam pichi edupaan
Adha eruma maattukku vechi viduvaan
Chorus :Adha eruma maattukku vechi viduvaan
Hae pattikaattu thambhim ivan ellorkkum thambhi thaan
Ullukkulla kallam illaa pulla manasu vella thaan
Thatti adakka oru aalumilla ivan
Thaavum inam thaan oru vaalum illa...Chorus :Aama
Male :Pattikaattu thambhim ivan ellorkkum thambhi thaan
Ullukkulla kallam illaa pulla manasu vella thaan
Avana eduthatha tharamattaan
Adichaa adichikkoo azha maattaan
Murunga marathula oonjalkatti
Muttaa payalgala aada veppaan
Oodaikkul ragasiyam kandu pidipaan
Adha oorukkul vandhuthaan thamukka adipaan
Chorus :Adha oorukkul vandhuthaan thamukka adipaan
Hae pattikaattu thambhim ivan ellorkkum thambhi thaan
Ullukkulla kallam illaa pulla manasu vella thaan
Pattikaattu thambhim ivan ellorkkum thambhi thaan
Ullukkulla kallam illaa pulla manasu vella thaan
Thatti adakka oru aalumilla ivan
Thaavum inam thaan oru vaalum illa…Chorus :Aaama
Male :Pattikaattu thambhim ivan ellorkkum thambhi thaan
Ullukkulla kallam illaa pulla manasu vella thaan
By the riverbank stands a lovely coconut tree.
Chorus: That's right!
Male: If the coconut tree drinks toddy, a folk song will pour out!
Chorus: That's right!
Male: The breeze walks slowly, stepping gently like an expectant mother.
Chorus: That's right!
Male: We will wait and wait, the wind will surely blow our way!
Chorus: That's right!
Hey, this rustic lad is a little brother to everyone!
Without any malice inside, he has the pure heart of a child!
This rustic lad is a little brother to everyone!
Without any malice inside, he has the pure heart of a child!
There is no one around who can tame or control him,
He is of the leaping kind, only without a tail! Chorus: That's right!
Male: This rustic lad is a little brother to everyone!
Without any malice inside, he has the pure heart of a child!
A fight in the street every single day,
That is this little brother's usual track record!
He will drop a frog into the water pot,
And make the young girls burst into tears!
He will snatch the flowers right off the young women's hair,
And go adorn a buffalo with them!
Chorus: And go adorn a buffalo with them!
Hey, this rustic lad is a little brother to everyone!
Without any malice inside, he has the pure heart of a child!
There is no one around who can tame or control him,
He is of the leaping kind, only without a tail! Chorus: That's right!
Male: This rustic lad is a little brother to everyone!
Without any malice inside, he has the pure heart of a child!
Whatever he takes on his own, he will never give back,
Beat him if you will, but he will not shed a tear!
Tying a swing onto a brittle drumstick tree,
He makes the foolish boys swing on it!
He will spy on secrets down by the stream,
And beat a drum to announce them across the whole village!
Chorus: And beat a drum to announce them across the whole village!
Hey, this rustic lad is a little brother to everyone!
Without any malice inside, he has the pure heart of a child!
This rustic lad is a little brother to everyone!
Without any malice inside, he has the pure heart of a child!
There is no one around who can tame or control him,
He is of the leaping kind, only without a tail! Chorus: That's right!
Male: This rustic lad is a little brother to everyone!
Without any malice inside, he has the pure heart of a child!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This lively Tamil folk track introduces the protagonist as a playful, hyperactive, and mischievous village youth who is treated affectionately as everyone's younger brother ('Pattikaattu Thambi'). The opening verses use vivid imagery of nature—riverbanks, coconut trees, and gentle breezes—to set a breezy rural atmosphere.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Pullathaachi ettu vechu podi nadaiyaa kaathu varum”
Compares the slow, delicate movement of the gentle breeze to the careful, short-stepped walking style of a pregnant woman.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Dhinamum roatula thagaraaru / Chinna thambikku varalaaru”
Uses matching rhyming endings 'thagaraaru' and 'varalaaru' across consecutive lines to create a catchy, rhythmic folk bounce.
Hyperbole (Ushuyarvu Navorchi)
“Thaavum inam thaan oru vaalum illa”
Playfully exaggerates the protagonist's monkey-like agility by describing him as a jumping species that simply lacks a tail.
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Trivia
Music director Chandrabose, known for his upbeat rural and folk compositions during the late 1980s, rendered the lead vocals for this song himself, adding an authentic, energetic folk tone to the track.
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