Sembattu Vetti Katti
From Ivan Avanethan · 1960
- Lyricist
- Soolur Kalaipithan
- Singer
- S. C. Krishnan
- Music director
- M. Ranga Rao
- Details
- Ivan Avanethan1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Semmpattu Vetti katti | Wearing a red silk veshti |
| Sevvanthi poomaalai pottu | Wearing a garland of chrysanthemums |
| Semmpattu Vetti katti | Wearing a red silk veshti |
| Sevvanthi poomaalai pottu | Wearing a garland of chrysanthemums |
| Senthoora pottum ittu | Applying a vermilion bindi |
| En en aa….Senthoora pottum ittu | Oh my... Applying a vermilion bindi |
| Singaara purusanum vanthaan | The handsome husband has arrived |
| Senthoora pottum ittu | Applying a vermilion bindi |
| En thangamae thangam | My precious gold, my gold |
| Singaara purusanum vanthaan | The handsome husband has arrived |
| Male | |
| Vanakkam vanakkam | Greetings, greetings |
| Adaeyappa mannaaru unga | Oh my goodness, Mannaru, what did your |
| Aiyya enna sonnaru | Sir have to say? |
| Aa….aa…aa….aa… | Ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| Adaeyappa mannaaru unga | Oh my goodness, Mannaru, what did your |
| Aiyya enna sonnaru | Sir have to say? |
| Adisayaththa paaththaaraa | Did he see the wonder? |
| Adisayaththa paaththaaraa | Did he see the wonder? |
| Male | |
| Adisayaththa paaththaaraa | Did he see the wonder? |
| Intha ragasiyaththa sonnaaraa | Did he reveal this secret? |
| Adisayaththa paaththaaraa | Did he see the wonder? |
| Intha ragasiyaththa sonnaaraa | Did he reveal this secret? |
| Adaeyappa mannaaru unga | Oh my goodness, Mannaru, what did your |
| Aiyya enna sonnaru | Sir have to say? |
| Aa….aa…aa….aa…mannaaru | Ah... ah... ah... ah... Mannaru |
| Male | |
| Kalyaanam kalyaanam | Marriage, marriage |
| Kalyaana oorvalam varum | The wedding procession will arrive |
| Ullaasamum tharum | It will bring joyful delight |
| Male | |
| Ezhunthu naan odiduven | I will stand up and run away |
| Aah ezhunthu naan odiduvaen | Ah, I will stand up and run away |
| Male | |
| ……………… | |
| Male | |
| Bedhamai konda mama | Foolish uncle |
| Pizhaiththittaai inimael | You have survived until now |
| Intha veedinai nokki neenum | Towards this house, if you |
| Meendumae vanthittaalae | Ever return again |
| Saaduvaen unnai naanum | I will strike you down |
| Saduthiyil ingu vitti oduvaai | Run away from here quickly |
| Unthan udal boomiyil puralum munnae | Before your body rolls on the ground |
| Male | |
| …………………… | |
| Male | |
| Aaha ahhah | Aha ahhah |
| Aalai konjam paaru | Just look at this person |
| Yaehyaeh yaehaehae | Yaeh yaeh yaehaehae |
| Engae vanthae sollu | Tell me where you came from |
| Male | |
| Eeeh eeeh…eeeee,,, | Eeeh eeeh... eeeee |
| Ingu innum enna velai | What work do you still have here? |
| Yaeyaeyaeyaeyhhhh | Yaeyaeyaeyaeyhhhh |
| En veettai vitti odu odu | Run, run away from my house |
| Eeehyayaa..va va va….. | Eeehyayaa... come, come, come... |
செம்பட்டு வேட்டிக் கட்டி
செவ்வந்தி பூமாலை போட்டு
செம்பட்டு வேட்டிக் கட்டி
செவ்வந்தி பூமாலை போட்டு
செந்தூரப் பொட்டும் இட்டு
என் என்ஆ.... செந்தூரப் பொட்டும் இட்டு
சிங்கார புருஷனும் வந்தான்......
செந்தூரப் பொட்டும் இட்டு
என் தங்கமே தங்கம்
சிங்கார புருஷனும் வந்தான்......
Wearing a red silk veshti
Wearing a garland of chrysanthemums
Wearing a red silk veshti
Wearing a garland of chrysanthemums
Applying a vermilion bindi
Oh my... Applying a vermilion bindi
The handsome husband has arrived
Applying a vermilion bindi
My precious gold, my gold
The handsome husband has arrived
வணக்கம் வணக்கம்
அடேயப்பா மன்னாரு உங்க
ஐயா என்ன சொன்னாரு
அ......ஆ......அ.....ஆ....
அடேயப்பா மன்னாரு உங்க
ஐயா என்ன சொன்னாரு
அதிசயத்தப் பாத்தாரா
அதிசயத்தப் பாத்தாரா
Greetings, greetings
Oh my goodness, Mannaru, what did your
Sir have to say?
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Oh my goodness, Mannaru, what did your
Sir have to say?
Did he see the wonder?
Did he see the wonder?
அதிசயத்தப் பாத்தாரா
இந்த ரகசியத்த சொன்னாரா
அதிசயத்தப் பாத்தாரா
இந்த ரகசியத்த சொன்னாரா
அடேயப்பா மன்னாரு உங்க
ஐயா என்ன சொன்னாரு...
அ......ஆ......அ.....ஆ....மன்னாரு
Did he see the wonder?
Did he reveal this secret?
Did he see the wonder?
Did he reveal this secret?
Oh my goodness, Mannaru, what did your
Sir have to say?
Ah... ah... ah... ah... Mannaru
கல்யாணம் கல்யாணம்
கல்யாண ஊர்வலம் வரும்
உல்லாசமும் தரும்
எழுந்து நான் ஓடிடுவேன்
ஆஹ் எழுந்து நான் ஓடிடுவேன்....
Marriage, marriage
The wedding procession will arrive
It will bring joyful delight
..................................
I will stand up and run away
Ah, I will stand up and run away
பேதைமை கொண்ட மாமா...
பிழைத்திட்டாய் இனிமேல்
இந்த வீடினை நோக்கி நீனும்
மீண்டுமே வந்திட்டாலே
சாடுவேன் உன்னை நானும்
சடுதியில் இங்கு விட்டு ஓடுவாய்....
உந்தன் உடல் பூமியில் புரளும் முன்னே....
...................................
Foolish uncle
You have survived until now
Towards this house, if you
Ever return again
I will strike you down
Run away from here quickly
Before your body rolls on the ground
ஆஹஅஹாஹ்......
ஆளைக் கொஞ்சம் பாரு..
ஏஹ்யெஹ்ஏஹேஹே....
எங்கே வந்தே சொல்லு
ஈஈஹ் ஈஈஹ் ..ஈஈஈஈஈ....
இங்கு இன்னும் என்ன வேலை
யெயெயெயெய்ஹ்ஹ்ஹ....
என் வீட்டை விட்டு ஓடு....ஓடு....
ஈஈஹ்யயா.....வ வ வ....
Aha ahhah
Just look at this person
Yaeh yaeh yaehaehae
Tell me where you came from
Eeeh eeeh... eeeee
What work do you still have here?
Yaeyaeyaeyaeyhhhh
Run, run away from my house
Eeehyayaa... come, come, come...
Semmpattu Vetti katti
Wearing a red silk veshti
Sevvanthi poomaalai pottu
Wearing a garland of chrysanthemums
Semmpattu Vetti katti
Wearing a red silk veshti
Sevvanthi poomaalai pottu
Wearing a garland of chrysanthemums
Senthoora pottum ittu
Applying a vermilion bindi
En en aa….Senthoora pottum ittu
Oh my... Applying a vermilion bindi
Singaara purusanum vanthaan
The handsome husband has arrived
Senthoora pottum ittu
Applying a vermilion bindi
En thangamae thangam
My precious gold, my gold
Singaara purusanum vanthaan
The handsome husband has arrived
Vanakkam vanakkam
Greetings, greetings
Adaeyappa mannaaru unga
Oh my goodness, Mannaru, what did your
Aiyya enna sonnaru
Sir have to say?
Aa….aa…aa….aa…
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Adaeyappa mannaaru unga
Oh my goodness, Mannaru, what did your
Aiyya enna sonnaru
Sir have to say?
Adisayaththa paaththaaraa
Did he see the wonder?
Adisayaththa paaththaaraa
Did he see the wonder?
Adisayaththa paaththaaraa
Did he see the wonder?
Intha ragasiyaththa sonnaaraa
Did he reveal this secret?
Adisayaththa paaththaaraa
Did he see the wonder?
Intha ragasiyaththa sonnaaraa
Did he reveal this secret?
Adaeyappa mannaaru unga
Oh my goodness, Mannaru, what did your
Aiyya enna sonnaru
Sir have to say?
Aa….aa…aa….aa…mannaaru
Ah... ah... ah... ah... Mannaru
Kalyaanam kalyaanam
Marriage, marriage
Kalyaana oorvalam varum
The wedding procession will arrive
Ullaasamum tharum
It will bring joyful delight
Ezhunthu naan odiduven
I will stand up and run away
Aah ezhunthu naan odiduvaen
Ah, I will stand up and run away
………………
Bedhamai konda mama
Foolish uncle
Pizhaiththittaai inimael
You have survived until now
Intha veedinai nokki neenum
Towards this house, if you
Meendumae vanthittaalae
Ever return again
Saaduvaen unnai naanum
I will strike you down
Saduthiyil ingu vitti oduvaai
Run away from here quickly
Unthan udal boomiyil puralum munnae
Before your body rolls on the ground
……………………
Aaha ahhah
Aha ahhah
Aalai konjam paaru
Just look at this person
Yaehyaeh yaehaehae
Yaeh yaeh yaehaehae
Engae vanthae sollu
Tell me where you came from
Eeeh eeeh…eeeee,,,
Eeeh eeeh... eeeee
Ingu innum enna velai
What work do you still have here?
Yaeyaeyaeyaeyhhhh
Yaeyaeyaeyaeyhhhh
En veettai vitti odu odu
Run, run away from my house
Eeehyayaa..va va va…..
Eeehyayaa... come, come, come...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic dramatic song from the 1960 movie 'Ivan Avanethan' captures a theatrical, comic dialogue exchange. It begins with vibrant descriptions of a handsome groom dressed in fine red silk and flower garlands arriving for a wedding procession, but transitions into comic questioning, drama, and playfully aggressive confrontations between characters.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Semmpattu Vetti katti / Sevvanthi poomaalai pottu”
Repetition of the initial 'Se' sound across consecutive lines creates a rhythmic cadence in folk compositions.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Adisayaththa paaththaaraa”
Refrain repetition of dramatic questions ('Adisayaththa paaththaaraa') heightens the comedic urgency and vocal dynamic.
Adukkut Thodai (Repetitive Words)
“En veettai vitti odu odu”
Doubling of words like 'Kalyaanam kalyaanam' and 'odu odu' creates musical emphasis and comedic rhythm.
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Trivia
'Ivan Avanethan' (1960) featured music scored by M. Ranga Rao. Singer S. C. Krishnan was celebrated in 1950s and 60s Tamil cinema for his distinct theatrical vocal inflections, comedic delivery, and energetic folk singing style.
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