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Sattakuchi Vachirukkum

From Sathiyam Neeye · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Sathiyam Neeye
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
2 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Saatta kutchi vachchirukkum chinna mama
Seattaigal engakitta pannalaamaa
Pattikkaadu ada sutti maadu
Ingaethaan un vaala aattalaama
Ingaethaan un vaala aattalaama
…………….
Haan maattu vandiya machaanae
Naduvulathaan vachchaanae
Vittaalae yaeththiduvaandi
Vazhi vittaalae Yaechchiduvaandi
Chorus :Melae vandiyaththaan yaeththiduvaandi
Saatta kuchchi vachchirukkum chinna mama
Saettaigala engakitta pannalaamaa
Pattikaadu ada sutti maadu
Ingaethaan un vaala aattalaamaa
Haei ingaethaan un vaala aattalaamaa
………….
Solla solla vetkamilla
Makku pilla adi aaththiyo
Solla solla vetkamilla
Makku pilla adi aaththiyo
Appaavithaan
Chorus :Hoi
Female :Pappaalithaan
Chorus :Hoi
Female :Yaemaalithaan
Chorus :Hoi
Female :Gomaalithaan
Chorus :Aahaah
Azhagaana mogaraiyaththaan paaraendi
Muzha neela vaalengae kelaendi
Aralaathae miralaathae maamavae
Nadai pona ara loosu maamavae
…………..
Haan saatta kutchi vachchirukkum chinna mama
Seattaigal engakitta pannalaamaa
Pattikkaadu ada sutti maadu
Ingaethaan un vaala aattalaama
Haei ingaethaan un vaala aattalaama
Haei paayum puli pakkaththilae
Pachchaikkili vilaiyaaduthaa
Paayum puli pakkaththilae
Pachchaikkili vilaiyaaduthaa
Muttaiyidum pettaigalaa
Pattanaththu kuttaigalaa
Poraattam pennukku aagaathu
Pappellaam engitta vegaathu
Car oottum thimirellaam koodaathu
Yaerotam illaama soraethu
……………..
Saatta kutchi vatchiruken chinna mama
Settaigala engakittathaan pannalaamaa
Suttimaadu idhu mutti podum
Ammaadi munnaalae nikkalaamaa
……………….
Jeep-u oottum singaari
Jilujilukkira oyyaari
Yaarunnu kaatti vachchendi
Sidela vandiyaththaan
Ootti vanthaendi adiyae
Jeep-u oottum singaari
Jilujilukkira oyyaari
Yaarunnu kaatti vachchendi
Sidela vandiyaththaan
……………….
...
O young uncle holding a whip stick,
Can you play your tricks with us?
A rustic fellow, oh a mischievous bull!
Can you wag your tail right here?
Can you wag your tail right here?
...
Aha, driving a bullock cart, cousin!
He parked it right in the middle!
If given a chance, he will run over you, girl!
If you give way, he will scold you, girl!
Chorus: He will run the cart right over you, girl!
O young uncle holding a whip stick,
Can you play your mischievous tricks with us?
A rustic fellow, oh a mischievous bull!
Can you wag your tail right here?
Hey, can you wag your tail right here?
...
No matter how much you tell him, he has no shame,
What a foolish guy, oh goodness!
No matter how much you tell him, he has no shame,
What a foolish guy, oh goodness!
He is just an innocent man...
Chorus: Hoi!
Female: Just a soft papaya...
Chorus: Hoi!
Female: Just a gullible fool...
Chorus: Hoi!
Female: Just a silly clown...
Chorus: Aahaah!
Look at his handsome mug, girl!
Ask him where his long tail is hidden, girl!
Don't panic, don't get startled, uncle!
O half-witted uncle walking along!
...
Aha, O young uncle holding a whip stick,
Can you play your tricks with us?
A rustic fellow, oh a mischievous bull!
Can you wag your tail right here?
Hey, can you wag your tail right here?
Hey, right beside a pouncing tiger,
Is a green parrot playing around?
Right beside a pouncing tiger,
Is a green parrot playing around?
You egg-laying hens,
You city chicks,
Conflict does not suit a woman!
None of your tricks will work with me!
All this arrogance of driving a car won't do!
Without plowing the fields, how will you get food?
...
I am holding a whip stick, young uncle!
Can you play your tricks with us?
This mischievous bull will butt you down!
Oh girl, can you stand in front of it?
...
O stylish beauty driving a jeep!
O glittering, glamorous girl!
She showed everyone who she is, girl!
Driving the vehicle...
She came driving right along the side, girl!
O stylish beauty driving a jeep!
O glittering, glamorous girl!
She showed everyone who she is, girl!
Driving the vehicle...
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet from the film 'Sathiyam Neeye' (1984) portrays a classic comedic clash between modern city culture and traditional rural life. The female lead taunts the male character, mocking his rural roots, bullock cart, and unrefined mannerisms by calling him a naive clown and a naughty bull. In response, the male character asserts his rustic pride, comparing himself to a pouncing tiger and reminding her that city life and cars rely ultimately on rural agriculture for sustenance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Paayum puli pakkaththilae / Pachchaikkili vilaiyaaduthaa

Compares the male lead to a pouncing tiger ('Paayum puli') and the city female character to a fragile green parrot ('Pachchaikkili').

End Rhyme (Iyai Thodai)

Pappaalithaan / Yaemaalithaan / Gomaalithaan

Uses rhyming suffixes '-thaan' across consecutive fast-paced lines to build rhythmic momentum.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Pattanaththu kuttaigala / Poraattam pennukku aagaathu / Pappellaam engitta vegaathu

Repetition of 'P' consonant sounds at the start of adjacent words.

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Trivia

'Sathiyam Neeye' features music by Shankar Ganesh, known for energetic folk-pop duets in 1980s Tamil cinema. The song leverages classic lyrical tropes crafted by legendary lyricist Vaali, contrasting jeep-driving urban modernity with whip-wielding rural pride.

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