Seettu Kattu Rani Pole
From Maayavi · 2005
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Details
- Maayavi2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey seettu kattu rani pola.. | Hey, like the Queen of playing cards.. |
| Seettu kattu rani pola.. | Like the Queen of playing cards.. |
| Thedi onna kondu vandha | If someone brings you after searching, |
| Vittu vittu odalaamaa | Should you run away leaving everything behind? |
| Male | |
| Ezhu katta ettu katta | At scale seven, scale eight, |
| Ucha katta mettu katta | At the highest octave, tuning the melody, |
| Dappaanguthu podalaama | Shall we dance a folk beat (Dappaanguthu)? |
| Male | |
| Kuthadi kuthadi jainakka jainakka | Dance away, dance away, Jainakka Jainakka! |
| Vandhu kenjudhae kenjudhae paavakkaa | Begging and pleading like a poor helpless soul, |
| Oomakkaa oomakkaa | O silent woman, silent woman, |
| Moonjiya maathukkaa | Change that expression on your face! |
| Ada vaazhkkaiyae jolly dhaanakkaa | Hey, life itself is meant to be jolly, sister! |
| Male | |
| Hoi jo jo jo jothika | Hoi, Jo Jo Jo Jyothika! |
| Nee vaattamaana ooty berikkaa wowu..wowu | You are a fine, plump Ooty pear, wow... wow! |
| Jo jo jo jothika | Jo Jo Jo Jyothika! |
| Nee bodha yethum naattu jaadhikkaa… | You are an intoxicating native nutmeg spice... |
| Female | |
| Aei che podaa.. | Hey, get lost, man! |
| Aaaaa…….. | Aaaaa…….. |
| Ae innum ennadaa | Hey, what else, man, |
| Seiya pora nee | Are you going to do to me? |
| Paavam illaiyaa | Is it not a pity? |
| En kanna paaru nee ho | Look into my eyes, hey! |
| Male | |
| Maayaaviyaai | As a magician (Maayavi), |
| Maara pogiren | I am going to transform! |
| Enna yaarunu | Who I really am, |
| Naan kaatta pogiren hoi | I am going to show you, hoi! |
| Male | |
| Ezhu kadal ezhu malai thaandi | Crossing seven seas and seven mountains, |
| Unnai kondu sendru | Carrying you away, |
| Kannitheevil poda poren | I am going to drop you on the Virgin Island! |
| Pachakkili pola unna | Like a green parrot, converting you, |
| Mandhirathil maathi vachi | By turning you with magic spells, |
| Koondukkulla vaikka poren | I am going to lock you inside a cage! |
| Male | |
| Ennaiyae ennaiyae | Around me, around me, |
| Suthidum suthidum | Spinning and circling round, |
| Poonakutti pola onna maathuven | I will turn you into a little kitten! |
| Meow…. | Meow…. |
| Male | |
| :Jo jo jo jothika | Jo Jo Jo Jyothika! |
| Nee vaattamaana ooty berikkaa wowu..wowu | You are a fine, plump Ooty pear, wow... wow! |
| Jo jo jo jothika | Jo Jo Jo Jyothika! |
| Nee bodha yethum naattu jaadhikkaa… | You are an intoxicating native nutmeg spice... |
| Female | |
| Ponnu endradhum | When a woman pleads, |
| Peyum erangumae | Even a ghost would melt with compassion! |
| Enna aaludaa | What kind of man are you? |
| Chi chee irakkam illaya dei | Chi chee, don't you have any mercy, man? |
| Male | |
| Romba nallavan | A very good guy, |
| Naan romba nallavan | I am a very good guy! |
| Aei seendi paarthadhum | Hey, if you provoke me, |
| Naan seeri paaibhavan..ho | I am one who will pounce back hissingly... ho! |
| Male | |
| Hey thottikkulla thanga meenu | Hey, even if a goldfish inside a tank |
| Mutti neendhinaalum | Swims around bumping into walls, |
| Samudhirathai saera mudiyuma | Can it ever reach the vast ocean? |
| Male | |
| Hey maambazhathukkulla vandhu | Hey, a beetle that gets trapped |
| Maattikkitta vandu vandhu | Inside a sweet mango, |
| Pothalittu poga mudiyuma | Can it bore a hole and escape? |
| Male | |
| Kaavalai meeriyae | Defying all security, |
| Kangalai katti nee | Tying my eyes, |
| Adi ennai vittu oda mudiyumaa | Hey girl, can you ever escape and run away from me? |
| Male | |
| Hei jo jo jo jothika | Hei Jo Jo Jo Jyothika! |
| Nee vaattamaana ooty berikkaa wowu..wowu | You are a fine, plump Ooty pear, wow... wow! |
| Jo jo jo jothika | Jo Jo Jo Jyothika! |
| Nee bodha yethum naattu jaadhikkaa… | You are an intoxicating native nutmeg spice... |
ஹே சீட்டு கட்டு
ராணி போல சீட்டு கட்டு
ராணி போல தேடி உன்ன
கொண்டு வந்தா விட்டு
விட்டு ஓடலாமா
Hey, like the Queen of playing cards..
Like the Queen of playing cards..
If someone brings you after searching,
Should you run away leaving everything behind?
ஏழு கட்ட எட்டு
கட்ட உச்ச கட்ட மெட்டு
கட்ட டப்பாங்குத்து
போடலாமா
At scale seven, scale eight,
At the highest octave, tuning the melody,
Shall we dance a folk beat (Dappaanguthu)?
குத்தடி குத்தடி
ஜினக்கா ஜினக்கா வந்து
கெஞ்சுதே கெஞ்சுதே
பாவக்கா ஊமக்கா ஊமக்கா
மூஞ்சிய மாத்துக்கா அட
வாழ்க்கையே ஜாலி தானக்கா
Dance away, dance away, Jainakka Jainakka!
Begging and pleading like a poor helpless soul,
O silent woman, silent woman,
Change that expression on your face!
Hey, life itself is meant to be jolly, sister!
ஹோய் ஜோ ஜோ
ஜோ ஜோதிகா நீ வாட்டமான
ஊட்டி பேரிக்கா வாவ் வாவ்
ஜோ ஜோ ஜோ ஜோதிகா நீ
போதை ஏத்தும் நாட்டு
ஜாதிக்கா
Hoi, Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
You are a fine, plump Ooty pear, wow... wow!
Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
You are an intoxicating native nutmeg spice...
ஏய் சி போடா
ஆஆ.... யே இன்னும்
என்னடா செய்ய போற
நீ பாவம் இல்லையா
என் கண்ண பாரு நீ
ஹோ
Hey, get lost, man!
Aaaaa……..
Hey, what else, man,
Are you going to do to me?
Is it not a pity?
Look into my eyes, hey!
மாயாவியாய்
மாற போகிறேன் என்ன
யாருன்னு நான் காட்ட
போகிறேன் ஹோய்
As a magician (Maayavi),
I am going to transform!
Who I really am,
I am going to show you, hoi!
ஏழு கடல் ஏழு
மலை தாண்டி உன்னை
கொண்டு சென்று கன்னி
தீவில் போட போறேன்
பச்சக்கிளி போல உன்ன
மந்திரத்தில் மாத்தி வச்சி
கூண்டுக்குள்ள வைக்க
போறேன்
Crossing seven seas and seven mountains,
Carrying you away,
I am going to drop you on the Virgin Island!
Like a green parrot, converting you,
By turning you with magic spells,
I am going to lock you inside a cage!
என்னையே
என்னையே சுத்திடும்
சுத்திடும் பூனைக்குட்டி
போல உன்ன மாத்துவேன்
மியாவ்
Around me, around me,
Spinning and circling round,
I will turn you into a little kitten!
Meow….
ஜோ ஜோ ஜோ
ஜோதிகா நீ வாட்டமான
ஊட்டி பேரிக்கா வாவ் வாவ்
ஜோ ஜோ ஜோ ஜோதிகா நீ
போதை ஏத்தும் நாட்டு
ஜாதிக்கா
Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
You are a fine, plump Ooty pear, wow... wow!
Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
You are an intoxicating native nutmeg spice...
பொண்ணு
என்றதும் பேயும்
இறங்குமே என்ன
ஆளுடா சி சி இறக்கம்
இல்லையா டேய்
When a woman pleads,
Even a ghost would melt with compassion!
What kind of man are you?
Chi chee, don't you have any mercy, man?
ரொம்ப நல்லவன்
நான் ரொம்ப நல்லவன்
ஏய் சீண்டி பார்த்ததும்
நான் சீறி பாய்பவன்
ஹோ
A very good guy,
I am a very good guy!
Hey, if you provoke me,
I am one who will pounce back hissingly... ho!
ஹே தொட்டி
குள்ள தங்க மீனு முட்டி
நீந்தினாலும் சமுத்திரத்தை
சேர முடியுமா
Hey, even if a goldfish inside a tank
Swims around bumping into walls,
Can it ever reach the vast ocean?
ஹே மாம்பழத்துக்குள்ள
மாட்டி கிட்ட வண்டு வந்து
பொத்தலிட்டு போக முடியுமா
Hey, a beetle that gets trapped
Inside a sweet mango,
Can it bore a hole and escape?
காவலை மீறியே
கண்களை கட்டி நீ அடி
என்னை விட்டு ஓட
முடியுமா
Defying all security,
Tying my eyes,
Hey girl, can you ever escape and run away from me?
ஹேய் ஜோ ஜோ
ஜோ ஜோதிகா நீ வாட்டமான
ஊட்டி பேரிக்கா வாவ் வாவ்
ஜோ ஜோ ஜோ ஜோதிகா நீ
போதை ஏத்தும் நாட்டு
ஜாதிக்கா
Hei Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
You are a fine, plump Ooty pear, wow... wow!
Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
You are an intoxicating native nutmeg spice...
Hey seettu kattu rani pola..
Hey, like the Queen of playing cards..
Seettu kattu rani pola..
Like the Queen of playing cards..
Thedi onna kondu vandha
If someone brings you after searching,
Vittu vittu odalaamaa
Should you run away leaving everything behind?
Ezhu katta ettu katta
At scale seven, scale eight,
Ucha katta mettu katta
At the highest octave, tuning the melody,
Dappaanguthu podalaama
Shall we dance a folk beat (Dappaanguthu)?
Kuthadi kuthadi jainakka jainakka
Dance away, dance away, Jainakka Jainakka!
Vandhu kenjudhae kenjudhae paavakkaa
Begging and pleading like a poor helpless soul,
Oomakkaa oomakkaa
O silent woman, silent woman,
Moonjiya maathukkaa
Change that expression on your face!
Ada vaazhkkaiyae jolly dhaanakkaa
Hey, life itself is meant to be jolly, sister!
Hoi jo jo jo jothika
Hoi, Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
Nee vaattamaana ooty berikkaa wowu..wowu
You are a fine, plump Ooty pear, wow... wow!
Jo jo jo jothika
Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
Nee bodha yethum naattu jaadhikkaa…
You are an intoxicating native nutmeg spice...
Aei che podaa..
Hey, get lost, man!
Aaaaa……..
Aaaaa……..
Ae innum ennadaa
Hey, what else, man,
Seiya pora nee
Are you going to do to me?
Paavam illaiyaa
Is it not a pity?
En kanna paaru nee ho
Look into my eyes, hey!
Maayaaviyaai
As a magician (Maayavi),
Maara pogiren
I am going to transform!
Enna yaarunu
Who I really am,
Naan kaatta pogiren hoi
I am going to show you, hoi!
Ezhu kadal ezhu malai thaandi
Crossing seven seas and seven mountains,
Unnai kondu sendru
Carrying you away,
Kannitheevil poda poren
I am going to drop you on the Virgin Island!
Pachakkili pola unna
Like a green parrot, converting you,
Mandhirathil maathi vachi
By turning you with magic spells,
Koondukkulla vaikka poren
I am going to lock you inside a cage!
Ennaiyae ennaiyae
Around me, around me,
Suthidum suthidum
Spinning and circling round,
Poonakutti pola onna maathuven
I will turn you into a little kitten!
Meow….
Meow….
:Jo jo jo jothika
Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
Nee vaattamaana ooty berikkaa wowu..wowu
You are a fine, plump Ooty pear, wow... wow!
Jo jo jo jothika
Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
Nee bodha yethum naattu jaadhikkaa…
You are an intoxicating native nutmeg spice...
Ponnu endradhum
When a woman pleads,
Peyum erangumae
Even a ghost would melt with compassion!
Enna aaludaa
What kind of man are you?
Chi chee irakkam illaya dei
Chi chee, don't you have any mercy, man?
Romba nallavan
A very good guy,
Naan romba nallavan
I am a very good guy!
Aei seendi paarthadhum
Hey, if you provoke me,
Naan seeri paaibhavan..ho
I am one who will pounce back hissingly... ho!
Hey thottikkulla thanga meenu
Hey, even if a goldfish inside a tank
Mutti neendhinaalum
Swims around bumping into walls,
Samudhirathai saera mudiyuma
Can it ever reach the vast ocean?
Hey maambazhathukkulla vandhu
Hey, a beetle that gets trapped
Maattikkitta vandu vandhu
Inside a sweet mango,
Pothalittu poga mudiyuma
Can it bore a hole and escape?
Kaavalai meeriyae
Defying all security,
Kangalai katti nee
Tying my eyes,
Adi ennai vittu oda mudiyumaa
Hey girl, can you ever escape and run away from me?
Hei jo jo jo jothika
Hei Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
Nee vaattamaana ooty berikkaa wowu..wowu
You are a fine, plump Ooty pear, wow... wow!
Jo jo jo jothika
Jo Jo Jo Jyothika!
Nee bodha yethum naattu jaadhikkaa…
You are an intoxicating native nutmeg spice...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic and playful track from 'Maayavi' depicts a comical exchange between the protagonist (a rogue/kidnapper played by Suriya) and actress Jyothika (who plays herself in the film). The hero tease-taunts her with colorful local metaphors, comparing her to exotic items like an 'Ooty pear' and 'nutmeg', while threatening to magically turn her into a caged parrot or a kitten if she tries to escape. Jyothika responds with frustration and desperation, questioning his lack of empathy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Hey seettu kattu rani pola..”
Comparing the female lead to a playing card queen, a green parrot, and an Ooty pear using 'pola' (like).
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Hey thottikkulla thanga meenu”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'th'/'t' across adjacent lines (thottikkulla / mutti / samudhirathai).
Onomatopoeia & Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Vittu vittu odalaamaa”
Playful auditory sound effects and repeating words for rhythmic emphasis ('Vittu vittu', 'Suthidum suthidum', 'Jo jo jo').
Did you know?
Trivia
In 'Maayavi' (2005), actress Jyothika plays a fictionalized version of her real-life self who gets kidnapped by a small-time guide and thief played by Suriya. The music for the film was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, and lyrics were penned by Pazhani Bharathi.
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