Singa Kutti Antha Thangakatti
From Sengottai Singam · 1958
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Sengottai Singam1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ho…oo..ooo | Ho…oo..ooo |
| Singakutti andha thangakutti | That lion cub, that golden child, |
| Thinga thigattadha vellakatti | A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat, |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
| Singakutti andha thangakutti | That lion cub, that golden child, |
| Thinga thigattadha vellakatti | A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat, |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
| Female | |
| {Edhiri meedhu vengai polae | {Like a leopard pouncing upon the enemy, |
| Egiri summa paaindhidum | He leaps and strikes with power, |
| Idhyamulla manidhar munnae | Yet in front of kind-hearted people, |
| Thalai vanangi thazhndhidum} (2) | He bows his head down in humility.} (2) |
| Female | |
| {Inimai minjidum ilamai konjidum | {Overflowing with sweetness and endearing youth, |
| Innaalil beeman endru | As a modern-day Bhima, |
| Evarum solla vaazhndhidum} (2) | He lives so that everyone hails him!} (2) |
| Female | |
| Ho…oo..ooo | Ho…oo..ooo |
| Singakutti andha thangakutti | That lion cub, that golden child, |
| Thinga thigattadha vellakatti | A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat, |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
| Singakutti andha thangakutti | That lion cub, that golden child, |
| Thinga thigattadha vellakatti | A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat, |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
| Female | |
| {Parattai thalai murattu dhegam | {Unkempt hair and a rugged body, |
| Bayamuruthum thottramae | A terrifying appearance at first sight, |
| Pazhagum bodhu theriyum gunam | Yet the character revealed when you get to know him, |
| Adharkku edhir maatramae} (2) | Is the complete opposite of how he looks!} (2) |
| Female | |
| {Enni paaradi inaiyum yaaradi | {Think about it girl, who can match him? |
| Ennalum uruvam veru | Forever his outer appearance is one thing, |
| Idhayam veruthanadi} (2) | But his heart within is something else entirely, my dear!} (2) |
| Female | |
| Ho…oo..ooo | Ho…oo..ooo |
| Singakutti andha thangakutti | That lion cub, that golden child, |
| Thinga thigattadha vellakatti | A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat, |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
| Singakutti andha thangakutti | That lion cub, that golden child, |
| Thinga thigattadha vellakatti | A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat, |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
| Unakkuthandi sellakutti | He is your darling pet, my dear! |
ஹோ ஓ ஓ......
சிங்கக் குட்டி அந்தத் தங்கக்கட்டி
திங்கத் திகட்டிடாத வெல்லக்கட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
சிங்கக் குட்டி அந்தத் தங்கக்கட்டி....
திங்கத் திகட்டிடாத வெல்லக்கட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
Ho…oo..ooo
That lion cub, that golden child,
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
He is your darling pet, my dear!
He is your darling pet, my dear!
That lion cub, that golden child,
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
He is your darling pet, my dear!
He is your darling pet, my dear!
{எதிரி மீது வேங்கை போலே எகிறி
சும்மா பாய்ந்திடும்
இதயமுள்ள மனிதர் முன்னே
தலை வணங்கி தாழ்ந்திடும்} (2)
{Like a leopard pouncing upon the enemy,
He leaps and strikes with power,
Yet in front of kind-hearted people,
He bows his head down in humility.} (2)
{இனிமை மிஞ்சிடும் இளமை கொஞ்சிடும்
இந்நாளில் பீமன் என்று
எவரும் சொல்ல வாழ்ந்திடும்} (2)
{Overflowing with sweetness and endearing youth,
As a modern-day Bhima,
He lives so that everyone hails him!} (2)
ஹோ ஓ ஓ......
சிங்கக் குட்டி அந்தத் தங்கக்கட்டி
திங்கத் திகட்டிடாத வெல்லக்கட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
சிங்கக் குட்டி அந்தத் தங்கக்கட்டி....
திங்கத் திகட்டிடாத வெல்லக்கட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
Ho…oo..ooo
That lion cub, that golden child,
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
He is your darling pet, my dear!
He is your darling pet, my dear!
That lion cub, that golden child,
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
He is your darling pet, my dear!
He is your darling pet, my dear!
{பரட்டுத் தலை முரட்டு தேகம்
பயமுறுத்தும் தோற்றமே
பழகும்போது தெரியும் குணம்
அதற்கு எதிர் மாற்றமே} (2)
{Unkempt hair and a rugged body,
A terrifying appearance at first sight,
Yet the character revealed when you get to know him,
Is the complete opposite of how he looks!} (2)
{எண்ணிப் பாரடி இணையும் யாரடி
எந்நாளும் உருவம் வேறு
இதயம் வேறுதானடி
சிங்கக் குட்டி அந்தத் தங்கக்கட்டி....} (2)
{Think about it girl, who can match him?
Forever his outer appearance is one thing,
But his heart within is something else entirely, my dear!} (2)
ஹோ ஓ ஓ......
சிங்கக் குட்டி அந்தத் தங்கக்கட்டி
திங்கத் திகட்டிடாத வெல்லக்கட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
சிங்கக் குட்டி அந்தத் தங்கக்கட்டி....
திங்கத் திகட்டிடாத வெல்லக்கட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
உனக்குத்தாண்டி செல்லக்குட்டி
Ho…oo..ooo
That lion cub, that golden child,
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
He is your darling pet, my dear!
He is your darling pet, my dear!
That lion cub, that golden child,
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
He is your darling pet, my dear!
He is your darling pet, my dear!
Ho…oo..ooo
Ho…oo..ooo
Singakutti andha thangakutti
That lion cub, that golden child,
Thinga thigattadha vellakatti
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
Singakutti andha thangakutti
That lion cub, that golden child,
Thinga thigattadha vellakatti
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
{Edhiri meedhu vengai polae
{Like a leopard pouncing upon the enemy,
Egiri summa paaindhidum
He leaps and strikes with power,
Idhyamulla manidhar munnae
Yet in front of kind-hearted people,
Thalai vanangi thazhndhidum} (2)
He bows his head down in humility.} (2)
{Inimai minjidum ilamai konjidum
{Overflowing with sweetness and endearing youth,
Innaalil beeman endru
As a modern-day Bhima,
Evarum solla vaazhndhidum} (2)
He lives so that everyone hails him!} (2)
Ho…oo..ooo
Ho…oo..ooo
Singakutti andha thangakutti
That lion cub, that golden child,
Thinga thigattadha vellakatti
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
Singakutti andha thangakutti
That lion cub, that golden child,
Thinga thigattadha vellakatti
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
{Parattai thalai murattu dhegam
{Unkempt hair and a rugged body,
Bayamuruthum thottramae
A terrifying appearance at first sight,
Pazhagum bodhu theriyum gunam
Yet the character revealed when you get to know him,
Adharkku edhir maatramae} (2)
Is the complete opposite of how he looks!} (2)
{Enni paaradi inaiyum yaaradi
{Think about it girl, who can match him?
Ennalum uruvam veru
Forever his outer appearance is one thing,
Idhayam veruthanadi} (2)
But his heart within is something else entirely, my dear!} (2)
Ho…oo..ooo
Ho…oo..ooo
Singakutti andha thangakutti
That lion cub, that golden child,
Thinga thigattadha vellakatti
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
Singakutti andha thangakutti
That lion cub, that golden child,
Thinga thigattadha vellakatti
A block of sweet jaggery that never gets tiring to eat,
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
Unakkuthandi sellakutti
He is your darling pet, my dear!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and affectionate song from Sengottai Singam praises the hero's unique character and physical prowess. Teasingly sung to the heroine, the lyrics describe her lover as a lion cub and sweet jaggery. While he exhibits fierce strength like a leopard or the epic warrior Bhima when confronting enemies, he remains remarkably humble and respectful in front of good-hearted people. The song emphasizes the sharp contrast between his intimidating exterior—characterized by unkempt hair and a rugged physique—and his tender, golden heart. Beneath his rough look lies a gentle soul, making him an irreplaceable match.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Singakutti andha thangakutti / Thinga thigattadha vellakatti”
Directly equates the hero to endearing objects and animals like a lion cub (Singakutti), golden child (Thangakutti), and sweet jaggery (Vellakatti).
Simile (Upamai)
“Edhiri meedhu vengai polae”
Compares the hero's aggressive attack on enemies to that of a leopard pouncing.
Rhyme / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Singakutti andha thangakutti / Thinga thigattadha vellakatti”
Features rhythmic end-rhyming suffixes (-kutti, -katti) that give the song a catchy folk rhythm.
Antithesis / Contrast (Maranu)
“Bayamuruthum thottramae / Pazhagum bodhu theriyum gunam / Adharkku edhir maatramae”
Highlights the stark contrast between his scary physical appearance and his gentle, warm personality upon closer acquaintance.
Allusion
“Innaalil beeman endru”
Refers to Bhima ('beeman'), the legendary strongman from Mahabharata, to illustrate the hero's immense physical power.
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Trivia
Sengottai Singam (1958) starred M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) alongside B. Saroja Devi. The film featured music by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by A. Maruthakasi. This song showcases a classic trope in MGR movies where the hero's rugged external toughness is juxtaposed with his noble, kind heart.
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