Sandi Kuthirai
From Kaaviya Thalaivan · 2014
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Kaaviya Thalaivan2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Mehhh…haeee… | Mehhh…haeee… |
| ……………………………………………. | ……………………………………………. |
| Male | |
| Hey sandi kudhira | Hey stubborn horse! |
| Vaayendi edhira | Come stand in front of me! |
| Madhura kudhira edhirae vandha | When the Madurai horse comes in front... |
| Chorus :Raa…..raaa…. | Chorus: Raa…..raaa…. |
| Male | |
| Mohana mohana | Oh Mohana, beautiful Mohana! |
| Naanum un maamana | Am I your maternal uncle/suitor? |
| Maaravaa bheemana | Should I turn into Bheema? |
| Vaayyen kitta kitta | Come closer, closer! |
| Vaaya thachi vitta | Your mouth is stitched shut! |
| Male | |
| Hey sandi kudhira | Hey stubborn horse! |
| Vaayendi edhira | Come stand in front of me! |
| Madhura kudhira edhirae vandha | When the Madurai horse comes in front... |
| Male | |
| MohanaChorus :Mohana | Mohana (Chorus: Mohana) |
| Male :Naanum unChorus :Maamana | Male: Am I your (Chorus: Uncle/suitor) |
| Male :MaaravaaChorus :Bheemana | Male: Should I turn into (Chorus: Bheema) |
| Male | |
| Vaayyen kitta kitta | Come closer, closer! |
| Vaaya thachi vitta | Your mouth is stitched shut! |
| Ah ha eee ammaayi | Ah ha eee young girl! |
| Aazhakukku naaku | A tongue made for beauty! |
| Oo ooh ae un munnae | Oo ooh ae right in front of you! |
| Moraikadhae ye paarthu | Don't glare while looking! |
| Male | |
| Hey sandi kudhira | Hey stubborn horse! |
| Vaayendi edhira | Come stand in front of me! |
| Chorus :Madhura kudhira | Chorus: Madurai horse |
| Edhirae vandha | Came right in front! |
| Chorus | |
| Ha ha ha ha | Ha ha ha ha |
| Raaa…raaa… | Raaa…raaa… |
| Male | |
| Yaana kutti | Elephant calf |
| Chorus :Poona kutti | Chorus: Kitten |
| Male :Aattu Kutti | Male: Goat kid |
| Chorus :Aandha kutti | Chorus: Owl chick |
| Male | |
| Maan kutti | Fawn (deer calf) |
| Unna naanum mallu katti | Wrestling with you... |
| Thooka poren | I am going to lift you up! |
| Kannu kutti ponnu kutti | Calf, young girl! |
| Vaayaakatti veikkaporen | I am going to tie up your mouth! |
| Male | |
| Muyalae muyalae | Rabbit, rabbit! |
| Muzhikum muyalae | Blinking rabbit! |
| Edhirae irukku azhagu mudhala | In front of you is a beautiful crocodile! |
| Chorus | |
| Ah ha eee ammaayi | Ah ha eee young girl! |
| Aazhakukku naaku | A tongue made for beauty! |
| Oo ooh ae un munnae | Oo ooh ae right in front of you! |
| Moraikadhae ye paarthu | Don't glare while looking! |
| Male | |
| MohanaChorus :Mohana | Mohana (Chorus: Mohana) |
| Male :Naanum unChorus :Maamana | Male: Am I your (Chorus: Uncle/suitor) |
| Male :MaaravaaChorus :Bheemana | Male: Should I turn into (Chorus: Bheema) |
| Male | |
| Naanamae mounama | Is shyness silent? |
| Kaaviyam pesuma | Does poetry speak? |
| Premaiyae kovama | Is love expressed as anger? |
| Pechu kaachu moochu | Speech, heat, and breath... |
| Mookarundhu pochu | Lost face and got humiliated! |
| Male | |
| ThendralaeChorus :Thendralae | Breeze (Chorus: Breeze) |
| Male :KovamaChorus :Andrilae | Male: Are you angry? (Chorus: Like an Andril bird) |
| Male :SuthudhaeChorus :Thingalae | Male: It spins (Chorus: Oh Moon!) |
| Male :Nadagathin ullae | Male: Inside this play |
| Naanga vatchamoe mullae | Did we plant a thorn? |
| Male | |
| Kuyilae kuyilae | Cuckoo, cuckoo! |
| Kuraikum kuyilae | Barking cuckoo! |
| Vellakaaran vitta railae | The train left behind by the white man! |
| Chorus | |
| Natakaa pitaka | Drama scripts and basket of texts |
| Othukaa ah pokka | Agree to it or move on! |
| Attika aanakirukka | Is the necklace turned crazy? |
| Etikana ah mookka | Can your nose reach it? |
| Male | |
| Hey sandi kudhira | Hey stubborn horse! |
| Vaayendi edhira | Come stand in front of me! |
| Madhura kudhira | Madurai horse... |
| Edhirae vandha | Came right in front! |
| Male | |
| MohanaChorus :Mohana | Mohana (Chorus: Mohana) |
| Male :Naanum unChorus :Maamana | Male: Am I your (Chorus: Uncle/suitor) |
| Male :MaaravaaChorus :Bheemana | Male: Should I turn into (Chorus: Bheema) |
| Male | |
| Adiyae kudhira vedi | Hey horse cracker! |
| Anjarana seena vedi | Five-and-a-half anna Chinese cracker! |
| Vanna vanna vaana vedi | Colorful sky fireworks! |
| Kuttuvedi pottuvedi | Palm cracker and dot cracker! |
| Male | |
| Athanai vedigalumae | All those crackers put together... |
| Chorus :Anjula minjura vedi | Chorus: A cracker that surpasses all five! |
| Male :Unnudaiya pechuvedi | Male: Is your explosive speech! |
| Chorus :Ullabadi ullathadi | Chorus: That is the absolute truth! |
| Male | |
| Ananan nae nae | Brother, brother! |
| Annilannae kathai ennae | Squirrel brother, what is the story? |
| Purinjudhunae muyalannae | I understood, rabbit brother! |
| Therinjudhu annae | I found out, brother! |
| Pen maanae thaenae | Female deer, sweet honey! |
| Thirunthunna pothunnae | It is enough if you reform, brother! |
| Male | |
| Yaana kutti poona kutti | Elephant calf, kitten, |
| Aattu kutti kannu kutti | Goat kid, calf, |
| Annil kutti aandha kutti | Squirrel baby, owl chick, |
| Nari kutti puli kutti | Fox pup, tiger cub, |
| Karadi kutti kuthira kutti | Bear cub, foal, |
| Kuyilu kutti mayilu kutti | Cuckoo chick, peacock chick, |
| Kozhi kutti eli kutti | Chick, baby rat, |
| Maan kutti mannu kutti | Fawn, tiny creature, |
| Intha kutti endha kutti | Which baby is this baby? |
| Vaayadum kathu kutti kathu kutti | Talkative novice child, novice child, |
| Jammeenu pattu kutti chuttu kutti | Royal silk child, mischievous child, |
| Ennoda ella kutti chella kutti | My everything child, precious darling, |
| Vella katti vella katti | Jaggery block, jaggery block, |
| Mutham kududiii | Give me a kiss! |
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Mehhh…haeee…
…………………………………………….
ஹே சண்டி குதிர
வாயேன்டி எதிர மதுர
குதிர எதிரே வந்தா
குழு :
ரா ரா
Hey stubborn horse!
Come stand in front of me!
When the Madurai horse comes in front...
Chorus: Raa…..raaa….
மோகனா மோகனா
நானும் உன் மாமனா மாறவா
பீமனா வாயேன் கிட்ட கிட்ட
வாய தச்சி விட்ட
Oh Mohana, beautiful Mohana!
Am I your maternal uncle/suitor?
Should I turn into Bheema?
Come closer, closer!
Your mouth is stitched shut!
ஹே சண்டி குதிர
வாயேன்டி எதிர மதுர
குதிர எதிரே வந்தா
Hey stubborn horse!
Come stand in front of me!
When the Madurai horse comes in front...
மோகனா
குழு :
மோகனா
நானும் உன்
குழு :
மாமனா
மாறவா
குழு :
பீமனா
Mohana (Chorus: Mohana)
Male: Am I your (Chorus: Uncle/suitor)
Male: Should I turn into (Chorus: Bheema)
வாயேன் கிட்ட
கிட்ட வாய தச்சி விட்ட
அ ஆ இ அம்மாயி ஆழாக்கு
நாக்கு உ ஊ எ உன் முன்னே
மொறைக்காதே ஏ பாத்து
Come closer, closer!
Your mouth is stitched shut!
Ah ha eee young girl!
A tongue made for beauty!
Oo ooh ae right in front of you!
Don't glare while looking!
ஹே சண்டி குதிர
வாயேன்டி எதிர
குழு :
மதுர குதிர
எதிரே வந்தா
Hey stubborn horse!
Come stand in front of me!
Chorus: Madurai horse
Came right in front!
ஹா ஹா
ஹா ஹா ரா ரா
Ha ha ha ha
Raaa…raaa…
யானைக்குட்டி
குழு :
பூனைக்குட்டி
ஆட்டுக்குட்டி
குழு :
ஆந்தைக்குட்டி
Elephant calf
Chorus: Kitten
Male: Goat kid
Chorus: Owl chick
மான்குட்டி உன்ன
நானும் மல்லுக்கட்டி
தூக்கப்போறேன் கன்னுக்குட்டி
பொன்னுக்குட்டி வாயக்கட்டி
வைக்கப்போறேன்
Fawn (deer calf)
Wrestling with you...
I am going to lift you up!
Calf, young girl!
I am going to tie up your mouth!
முயலே முயலே
முழிக்கும் முயலே எதிரே
இருக்கு அழகு முதல
Rabbit, rabbit!
Blinking rabbit!
In front of you is a beautiful crocodile!
அ ஆ இ அம்மாயி
ஆழாக்கு நாக்கு உ ஊ எ
உன் முன்னே மொறைக்காதே
ஏ பாத்து
Ah ha eee young girl!
A tongue made for beauty!
Oo ooh ae right in front of you!
Don't glare while looking!
மோகனா
குழு :
மோகனா
நானும் உன்
குழு :
மாமனா
மாறவா
குழு :
பீமனா
Mohana (Chorus: Mohana)
Male: Am I your (Chorus: Uncle/suitor)
Male: Should I turn into (Chorus: Bheema)
நாணமே மௌனமா
காவியம் பேசுமா பிரம்மையே
கோவமா பேச்சு காற்று மூச்சு
மூக்கறுந்து போச்சு
Is shyness silent?
Does poetry speak?
Is love expressed as anger?
Speech, heat, and breath...
Lost face and got humiliated!
தென்றலே
குழு :
தென்றலே
கோவமா
குழு :
அன்றிலே
சுத்துதே
குழு :
திங்களே
நாடகத்தின் உள்ளே
நாங்க வச்சோமே முள்ளே
Breeze (Chorus: Breeze)
Male: Are you angry? (Chorus: Like an Andril bird)
Male: It spins (Chorus: Oh Moon!)
Male: Inside this play
Did we plant a thorn?
குயிலே குயிலே
குறைக்கும் குயிலே
வெள்ளக்காரன் விட்ட
ரயிலே
Cuckoo, cuckoo!
Barking cuckoo!
The train left behind by the white man!
நடக்கா பிட்டாக
ஒத்துக்கா ஆ போக்கா
அத்திக்கா ஆன கிறுக்கா
எட்டிக்கான மூக்கா
Drama scripts and basket of texts
Agree to it or move on!
Is the necklace turned crazy?
Can your nose reach it?
ஹே சண்டி குதிர
வாயேன்டி எதிர மதுர
குதிர எதிரே வந்தா
Hey stubborn horse!
Come stand in front of me!
Madurai horse...
Came right in front!
மோகனா
குழு :
மோகனா
நானும் உன்
குழு :
மாமனா
மாறவா
குழு :
பீமனா
Mohana (Chorus: Mohana)
Male: Am I your (Chorus: Uncle/suitor)
Male: Should I turn into (Chorus: Bheema)
அடியே குதிர
வெடி அஞ்சாரனா
சீனவெடி வண்ண
வண்ண வானவெடி
குட்டுவெடி பொட்டுவெடி
Hey horse cracker!
Five-and-a-half anna Chinese cracker!
Colorful sky fireworks!
Palm cracker and dot cracker!
அத்தனை வெடிகளுமே
குழு :
அஞ்சுல மிஞ்சிற வெடி
உன்னுடைய பேச்சுவெடி
குழு :
உள்ளபடி உள்ளதடி
All those crackers put together...
Chorus: A cracker that surpasses all five!
Male: Is your explosive speech!
Chorus: That is the absolute truth!
அண்ணன் ணே
ணே நே நே அணிலன்னே
கதை என்னே புரிஞ்சுதன்னே
முயலன்னே தெரிஞ்சுது
அண்ணே பெண்மானே
தேனே திருந்துனா
போதுன்னே
Brother, brother!
Squirrel brother, what is the story?
I understood, rabbit brother!
I found out, brother!
Female deer, sweet honey!
It is enough if you reform, brother!
யானைக்குட்டி
பூனைக்குட்டி ஆட்டுக்குட்டி
கன்னுக்குட்டி அணில்குட்டி
ஆந்தைகுட்டி நரிக்குட்டி
புலிக்குட்டி கரடிக்குட்டி
குதிரைக்குட்டி குயிலுகுட்டி
மயிலுகுட்டி கோழிக்குட்டி
எலிக்குட்டி மான்குட்டி
மன்னுக்குட்டி இந்தக்குட்டி
எந்தகுட்டி வாயாடும் கத்துக்குட்டி
கத்துக்குட்டி செம்மீனு பட்டுக்குட்டி
சுட்டிக்குட்டி என்னோட எல்லா குட்டி
செல்லக்குட்டி வெல்லக்கட்டி
வெல்லக்கட்டி முத்தம் குடு டி
Elephant calf, kitten,
Goat kid, calf,
Squirrel baby, owl chick,
Fox pup, tiger cub,
Bear cub, foal,
Cuckoo chick, peacock chick,
Chick, baby rat,
Fawn, tiny creature,
Which baby is this baby?
Talkative novice child, novice child,
Royal silk child, mischievous child,
My everything child, precious darling,
Jaggery block, jaggery block,
Give me a kiss!
Mehhh…haeee…
Mehhh…haeee…
…………………………………………….
…………………………………………….
Hey sandi kudhira
Hey stubborn horse!
Vaayendi edhira
Come stand in front of me!
Madhura kudhira edhirae vandha
When the Madurai horse comes in front...
Chorus :Raa…..raaa….
Chorus: Raa…..raaa….
Mohana mohana
Oh Mohana, beautiful Mohana!
Naanum un maamana
Am I your maternal uncle/suitor?
Maaravaa bheemana
Should I turn into Bheema?
Vaayyen kitta kitta
Come closer, closer!
Vaaya thachi vitta
Your mouth is stitched shut!
Hey sandi kudhira
Hey stubborn horse!
Vaayendi edhira
Come stand in front of me!
Madhura kudhira edhirae vandha
When the Madurai horse comes in front...
MohanaChorus :Mohana
Mohana (Chorus: Mohana)
Male :Naanum unChorus :Maamana
Male: Am I your (Chorus: Uncle/suitor)
Male :MaaravaaChorus :Bheemana
Male: Should I turn into (Chorus: Bheema)
Vaayyen kitta kitta
Come closer, closer!
Vaaya thachi vitta
Your mouth is stitched shut!
Ah ha eee ammaayi
Ah ha eee young girl!
Aazhakukku naaku
A tongue made for beauty!
Oo ooh ae un munnae
Oo ooh ae right in front of you!
Moraikadhae ye paarthu
Don't glare while looking!
Hey sandi kudhira
Hey stubborn horse!
Vaayendi edhira
Come stand in front of me!
Chorus :Madhura kudhira
Chorus: Madurai horse
Edhirae vandha
Came right in front!
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Raaa…raaa…
Raaa…raaa…
Yaana kutti
Elephant calf
Chorus :Poona kutti
Chorus: Kitten
Male :Aattu Kutti
Male: Goat kid
Chorus :Aandha kutti
Chorus: Owl chick
Maan kutti
Fawn (deer calf)
Unna naanum mallu katti
Wrestling with you...
Thooka poren
I am going to lift you up!
Kannu kutti ponnu kutti
Calf, young girl!
Vaayaakatti veikkaporen
I am going to tie up your mouth!
Muyalae muyalae
Rabbit, rabbit!
Muzhikum muyalae
Blinking rabbit!
Edhirae irukku azhagu mudhala
In front of you is a beautiful crocodile!
Ah ha eee ammaayi
Ah ha eee young girl!
Aazhakukku naaku
A tongue made for beauty!
Oo ooh ae un munnae
Oo ooh ae right in front of you!
Moraikadhae ye paarthu
Don't glare while looking!
MohanaChorus :Mohana
Mohana (Chorus: Mohana)
Male :Naanum unChorus :Maamana
Male: Am I your (Chorus: Uncle/suitor)
Male :MaaravaaChorus :Bheemana
Male: Should I turn into (Chorus: Bheema)
Naanamae mounama
Is shyness silent?
Kaaviyam pesuma
Does poetry speak?
Premaiyae kovama
Is love expressed as anger?
Pechu kaachu moochu
Speech, heat, and breath...
Mookarundhu pochu
Lost face and got humiliated!
ThendralaeChorus :Thendralae
Breeze (Chorus: Breeze)
Male :KovamaChorus :Andrilae
Male: Are you angry? (Chorus: Like an Andril bird)
Male :SuthudhaeChorus :Thingalae
Male: It spins (Chorus: Oh Moon!)
Male :Nadagathin ullae
Male: Inside this play
Naanga vatchamoe mullae
Did we plant a thorn?
Kuyilae kuyilae
Cuckoo, cuckoo!
Kuraikum kuyilae
Barking cuckoo!
Vellakaaran vitta railae
The train left behind by the white man!
Natakaa pitaka
Drama scripts and basket of texts
Othukaa ah pokka
Agree to it or move on!
Attika aanakirukka
Is the necklace turned crazy?
Etikana ah mookka
Can your nose reach it?
Hey sandi kudhira
Hey stubborn horse!
Vaayendi edhira
Come stand in front of me!
Madhura kudhira
Madurai horse...
Edhirae vandha
Came right in front!
MohanaChorus :Mohana
Mohana (Chorus: Mohana)
Male :Naanum unChorus :Maamana
Male: Am I your (Chorus: Uncle/suitor)
Male :MaaravaaChorus :Bheemana
Male: Should I turn into (Chorus: Bheema)
Adiyae kudhira vedi
Hey horse cracker!
Anjarana seena vedi
Five-and-a-half anna Chinese cracker!
Vanna vanna vaana vedi
Colorful sky fireworks!
Kuttuvedi pottuvedi
Palm cracker and dot cracker!
Athanai vedigalumae
All those crackers put together...
Chorus :Anjula minjura vedi
Chorus: A cracker that surpasses all five!
Male :Unnudaiya pechuvedi
Male: Is your explosive speech!
Chorus :Ullabadi ullathadi
Chorus: That is the absolute truth!
Ananan nae nae
Brother, brother!
Annilannae kathai ennae
Squirrel brother, what is the story?
Purinjudhunae muyalannae
I understood, rabbit brother!
Therinjudhu annae
I found out, brother!
Pen maanae thaenae
Female deer, sweet honey!
Thirunthunna pothunnae
It is enough if you reform, brother!
Yaana kutti poona kutti
Elephant calf, kitten,
Aattu kutti kannu kutti
Goat kid, calf,
Annil kutti aandha kutti
Squirrel baby, owl chick,
Nari kutti puli kutti
Fox pup, tiger cub,
Karadi kutti kuthira kutti
Bear cub, foal,
Kuyilu kutti mayilu kutti
Cuckoo chick, peacock chick,
Kozhi kutti eli kutti
Chick, baby rat,
Maan kutti mannu kutti
Fawn, tiny creature,
Intha kutti endha kutti
Which baby is this baby?
Vaayadum kathu kutti kathu kutti
Talkative novice child, novice child,
Jammeenu pattu kutti chuttu kutti
Royal silk child, mischievous child,
Ennoda ella kutti chella kutti
My everything child, precious darling,
Vella katti vella katti
Jaggery block, jaggery block,
Mutham kududiii
Give me a kiss!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sandi Kudhira is a high-energy theatrical song from the period drama film Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014). Crafted in the style of early 20th-century Tamil drama troupe musicals (Isai Nadagam), the song captures a playful, rhythmic banter and comedic duel between two lead stage performers. Filled with theatrical insults, rhythmic wordplay, and mythological references, the song illustrates the intense yet humorous flirtation between the lovers on and off the stage. The lyricist uses lively metaphors, comparing the heroine to a stubborn horse ('sandi kudhira') and explosive fireworks ('pechuvedi'), while the hero compares himself to a crocodile or the mythical hero Bheema. The track culminates in a rapid listing of young animals ('kutti'), building a chaotic and whimsical crescendo that ends with an affectionate demand for a kiss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Hey sandi kudhira”
Compares the stubborn and fiery girl to an untrained horse (sandi kudhira).
Anaphora / Repetition (Eyalbu / Rhyme)
“Yaana kutti poona kutti / Aattu kutti kannu kutti”
Rhythmic end-rhyme repetition of 'kutti' across lines to mimic theatrical nursery-rhyme patterns.
Hyperbole & Imagery
“Unnudaiya pechuvedi”
Compares the woman's rapid and sharp words to a series of explosive fireworks.
Oxymoron / Playful Paradox
“Kuraikum kuyilae”
Combines 'kuraikum' (barking) with 'kuyilae' (cuckoo bird) for comedic theatrical effect.
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Trivia
Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014) depicts the lives of drama troupe actors in 1920s-1930s Tamil Nadu. The music for the film was composed by A. R. Rahman. 'Sandi Kudhira' was rendered by singer Haricharan, who adapted his vocal tone to mimic old-school Tamil stage actors' grandiloquent and rhythmic delivery style.
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