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Pattu Onnu Kattu

From Jilla · 2014

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Jilla
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
1 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Jilla jilla
{ Paatu onnu
Kattu kattu thotha
Nee kali kaiya thattu
Thattu jora } (2)
Veli illaa kaatha
Polae odu engum odu
Thaara thapu
Theva illa podu
Aatam podu
Sivanum
Sakthiyum serntha
Massuda ethirthu
Ninna evanam thoosu da
………………………
Paatu onnu
Kattu kattu thotha
Nee kali kaiya thattu
Thattu jora
Veera dheera
Soorar kellam
Verthu pogum
Unnai kandaal
Unai pol illai
Oruvan mannilae
Naadu veedu
Kaadu ellam naan
Kadanthu ponaal kooda
Thodarum undhan
Nenaivo nenjilae hey
Uyirendru
Unnai naanae oru
Naalum solla maten
Uyir endral
Endro oar naal pirivaayae
Oru pothum
Unnai naanum
Vidamaten thotru poga
Jaipomae naama
Indha boomi melae
Sivanum
Sakthiyum serntha
Massuda ethirthu
Ninna evanam thoosu da
…………………………
Paatu onnu
Kattu kattu thotha
Nee kali kaiya thattu
Thattu jora
Veli illaa kaatha
Polae odu engum odu
Thaara thapu
Theva illa podu
Aatam podu
Sivanum
Sakthiyum serntha
Massuda hey ethirthu
Ninna evanam thoosu da
………………………
Jilla, Jilla!
Make up a song,
weave the rhythm, and if you lose,
just clap your empty hands,
clap them loud!
Like the boundless wind,
run everywhere, run wild!
No need for drums
or rhythm beats, just get up
and dance away!
When Shiva
and Shakti unite,
it is sheer power!
Anyone standing against us is just dust!
...
Make up a song,
weave the rhythm, and if you lose,
just clap your empty hands,
clap them loud!
Even the bravest
and most daring warriors
break into a sweat
the moment they see you!
There is no one like you
anywhere on this earth!
Lands, homes,
and forests—even if I
cross them all and move far away,
your memory will constantly
stay alive in my heart, hey!
I will never
call you my very life,
not even for a day.
For if you were my life,
one day you might depart!
Never in this life
will I ever let you
suffer defeat.
We shall win together
upon this earth!
When Shiva
and Shakti unite,
it is sheer power!
Anyone standing against us is just dust!
...
Make up a song,
weave the rhythm, and if you lose,
just clap your empty hands,
clap them loud!
Like the boundless wind,
run everywhere, run wild!
No need for drums
or rhythm beats, just get up
and dance away!
When Shiva
and Shakti unite,
it is sheer power, hey!
Anyone standing against us is just dust!
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic track celebrates an unbreakable bond and invincible spirit, comparing the dynamic duo to the cosmic unison of Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakthi. It encourages living with absolute freedom like wind unhindered by fences and taking failures lightheartedly by simply clapping empty hands and continuing to celebrate.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Veli illaa kaatha Polae odu engum odu

Compares free movement to wind without boundaries ('Veli illaa kaatha Polae').

Hyperbole (Uvarchithi)

Sivanum Sakthiyum serntha Massuda ethirthu Ninna evanam thoosu da

Exaggerates the strength of the bond by comparing the duo to cosmic deities Shiva and Shakthi, reducing opponents to mere dust.

Rhyme (Ethirayi)

Naadu veedu Kaadu ellam naan

Use of rhyming noun structures across lines ('Naadu', 'veedu', 'Kaadu').

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Trivia

This track from Jilla (2014) highlights the powerful screen chemistry between Mohanlal and Vijay. Composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Yugabharathi, the song embodies grand scale mass appeal.

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