Suttithanam Panna Eli
From Enga Veetu Ramayanam · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Enga Veetu Ramayanam1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Sindhu nadhiyin misai nilavinilae | In the moonlight over the Indus River |
| Cheranan naattilam pengaludanae | Along with young women of the Chera country |
| Sundhara telungunil paattisaiththi | Singing songs in beautiful Telugu |
| Thonigal ootti vilaiyaadi varuvom | Let us row boats and play along |
| Chorus | |
| ………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Adi needhaanaa antha kuyil | Hey, are you that cuckoo? |
| Yaar veettu sontha kuil | Whose house's own cuckoo is it? |
| Aaththaadi manasukkulla kaaththaadi | Oh my, inside my heart a kite |
| Paranthathae ulagamae marathathae | Flew away, forgetting the whole world! |
| Female | |
| Suttithanam panna eli | The mouse that did mischief |
| Pettiyilae sikkiduchu paaru | Look, it got trapped in the box! |
| Male :Natta nadu maththiyilae | Male: Right in the very middle |
| Vachchiruntha aamai vadai joru | The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand! |
| Female | |
| Yaenguthu mochchu | My breath yearns... |
| Male :Enakku ippo mogam vanthaachchu | Male: Now passion has come over me! |
| Female :Naai vaalae | Female: Dog's tail... |
| Male :Nimirnthaachchu | Male: It has straightened up! |
| Female | |
| Ha Suttithanam panna eli | Ha, the mouse that did mischief |
| Pettiyilae sikkiduchu paaru | Look, it got trapped in the box! |
| Male :Natta nadu maththiyilae | Male: Right in the very middle |
| Vachchiruntha aamai vadai joru | The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand! |
| Male | |
| Thalli thalli paduththathu naeththu | Yesterday you slept far away |
| Neeyum naanum nalliravil sandaigalai pottu | You and I picked fights in the dead of night |
| Female :Kitta kitta nikkuriyae paarththu | Female: You are standing so close, watch out! |
| Thendral vanthu killaththaanae kaaththirukku naaththu | The sapling is waiting for the gentle breeze to pinch it |
| Male | |
| Paaradi | Look here! |
| Female :Ah | Female: Ah! |
| Male :Paingili | Male: Young parrot! |
| Female :Aah | Female: Aah! |
| Male :Yaarunnu naanum kaattuvaen | Male: I will show who I am! |
| Paaradi paingili yaarunnu naanum kaattuvaen | Look here, young parrot, I will show who I am! |
| Female | |
| Appappaa ippaththaan aasai vanthathaa | Oh my, has desire arrived only now? |
| Appappaa ippaththaan aasai vanthathaa | Oh my, has desire arrived only now? |
| Female | |
| Suttithanam panna eli | The mouse that did mischief |
| Pettiyilae sikkiduchu paaru | Look, it got trapped in the box! |
| Male :Natta nadu maththiyilae | Male: Right in the very middle |
| Vachchiruntha aamai vadai joru | The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand! |
| Female | |
| Yaenguthu mochchu | My breath yearns... |
| Male :Enakku ippo mogam vanthaachchu | Male: Now passion has come over me! |
| Female :Naai vaalae | Female: Dog's tail... |
| Male :Nimirnthaachchu | Male: It has straightened up! |
| Female | |
| Kotti kotti kidakkuthu azhagu | Beauty lies heaped and overflowing |
| Neeyum vanthu thatta thatta thiranthidum kadhavu | As you approach and knock, the door will open |
| Male :Otti otti urasattum maeni | Male: Let our bodies brush close together |
| Poovai pola unnai thinnum naanumoru thaenee | I am a honeybee that will consume you like a flower |
| Female | |
| Thevaiyaa thaedi vaa | Is it needed? Come seeking it! |
| Thaagaththai naanum theerkkiraen | I shall quench your thirst |
| Thevaiyaa thaedi vaa | Is it needed? Come seeking it! |
| Thaagaththai naanum theerkkiraen | I shall quench your thirst |
| Male | |
| Allaththaan killaththaan velai vanthathaa | Has the time come to scoop and pinch? |
| Female :Aah | Female: Aah! |
| Male :Allaththaan killaththaan velai vanthathaa | Male: Has the time come to scoop and pinch? |
| Female | |
| Suttithanam panna eli | The mouse that did mischief |
| Pettiyilae sikkiduchu paaru | Look, it got trapped in the box! |
| Male :Natta nadu maththiyilae | Male: Right in the very middle |
| Vachchiruntha aamai vadai joru | The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand! |
| Female | |
| Yaenguthu mochchu | My breath yearns... |
| Male :Enakku ippo mogam vanthaachchu | Male: Now passion has come over me! |
| Female :Naai vaalae | Female: Dog's tail... |
| Male :Nimirnthaachchu | Male: It has straightened up! |
| Both :Laal laa laal laa laallaa | Both: Laal laa laal laa laallaa |
சிந்து நதியின் மிசை நிலவினிலே
சேரனன் நாட்டிளம் பெண்களுடனே
சுந்தர தெலுங்கினில் பாட்டிசைத்து
தோணிகள் ஓட்டி விளையாடி வருவோம்
In the moonlight over the Indus River
Along with young women of the Chera country
Singing songs in beautiful Telugu
Let us row boats and play along
ஹா ஹஹ்ஹா ஹாஹாஹ் ஹா ஹாஹ்
ஹா ஹஹ்ஹா ஹாஹாஹ் ஹா ஹாஹ்
...
அடி நீதானா அந்தக் குயில்
யார் வீட்டு சொந்தக் குயில்
ஆத்தாடி மனசுக்குள்ள காத்தாடி
பறந்ததே உலகமே மறந்ததே...
Hey, are you that cuckoo?
Whose house's own cuckoo is it?
Oh my, inside my heart a kite
Flew away, forgetting the whole world!
சுட்டித்தனம் பண்ண எலி
பெட்டியிலே சிக்கிடுச்சு பாரு
நட்ட நடு மத்தியிலே
வச்சிருந்த ஆமை வடை ஜோரு
The mouse that did mischief
Look, it got trapped in the box!
Male: Right in the very middle
The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand!
ஏங்குது மூச்சு
எனக்கு இப்போ மோகம் வந்தாச்சு
நாய் வாலே....
நிமிர்ந்தாச்சு
My breath yearns...
Male: Now passion has come over me!
Female: Dog's tail...
Male: It has straightened up!
ஹ சுட்டித்தனம் பண்ண எலி
பெட்டியிலே சிக்கிடுச்சு பாரு
நட்ட நடு மத்தியிலே
வச்சிருந்த ஆமை வடை ஜோரு
Ha, the mouse that did mischief
Look, it got trapped in the box!
Male: Right in the very middle
The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand!
தள்ளி தள்ளிப் படுத்தது நேத்து
நீயும் நானும் நள்ளிரவில் சண்டைகளை போட்டு
கிட்ட கிட்ட நிக்குறியே பார்த்து
தென்றல் வந்து கிள்ளத்தானே காத்திருக்கு நாத்து
Yesterday you slept far away
You and I picked fights in the dead of night
Female: You are standing so close, watch out!
The sapling is waiting for the gentle breeze to pinch it
பாரடி
அஹ்
பைங்கிளி
ஆஹ்
யாருன்னு நானும் காட்டுவேன்
பாரடி பைங்கிளி யாருன்னு நானும் காட்டுவேன்
Look here!
Female: Ah!
Male: Young parrot!
Female: Aah!
Male: I will show who I am!
Look here, young parrot, I will show who I am!
அப்பப்பா இப்பத்தான் ஆசை வந்ததா
அப்பப்பா இப்பத்தான் ஆசை வந்ததா
Oh my, has desire arrived only now?
Oh my, has desire arrived only now?
சுட்டித்தனம் பண்ண எலி
பெட்டியிலே சிக்கிடுச்சு பாரு
நட்ட நடு மத்தியிலே
வச்சிருந்த ஆமை வடை ஜோரு
The mouse that did mischief
Look, it got trapped in the box!
Male: Right in the very middle
The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand!
ஏங்குது மூச்சு
எனக்கு இப்போ மோகம் வந்தாச்சு ஹான்
நாய் வாலே....
நிமிர்ந்தாச்சு....
My breath yearns...
Male: Now passion has come over me!
Female: Dog's tail...
Male: It has straightened up!
கொட்டி கொட்டி கிடக்குது அழகு
நீயும் வந்து தட்ட தட்ட திறந்திடும் கதவு
ஒட்டி ஒட்டி உரசட்டும் மேனி
பூவைப் போல உன்னை தின்னும் நானுமொரு தேனீ
Beauty lies heaped and overflowing
As you approach and knock, the door will open
Male: Let our bodies brush close together
I am a honeybee that will consume you like a flower
தேவையா தேடி வா
தாகத்தை நானும் தீர்க்கிறேன்
தேவையா தேடி வா
தாகத்தை நானும் தீர்க்கிறேன்
Is it needed? Come seeking it!
I shall quench your thirst
Is it needed? Come seeking it!
I shall quench your thirst
அள்ளத்தான் கிள்ளத்தான் வேளை வந்ததா
ஆஹ்
அள்ளத்தான் கிள்ளத்தான் வேளை வந்ததா....
Has the time come to scoop and pinch?
Female: Aah!
Male: Has the time come to scoop and pinch?
சுட்டித்தனம் பண்ண எலி
பெட்டியிலே சிக்கிடுச்சு பாரு
நட்ட நடு மத்தியிலே
வச்சிருந்த ஆமை வடை ஜோரு
The mouse that did mischief
Look, it got trapped in the box!
Male: Right in the very middle
The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand!
ஏங்குது மூச்சு
எனக்கு இப்போ மோகம் வந்தாச்சு ஹான்
நாய் வாலே....
நிமிர்ந்தாச்சு
இருவர் :
லால் லா லால் லா லால்லா
My breath yearns...
Male: Now passion has come over me!
Female: Dog's tail...
Male: It has straightened up!
Both: Laal laa laal laa laallaa
Sindhu nadhiyin misai nilavinilae
In the moonlight over the Indus River
Cheranan naattilam pengaludanae
Along with young women of the Chera country
Sundhara telungunil paattisaiththi
Singing songs in beautiful Telugu
Thonigal ootti vilaiyaadi varuvom
Let us row boats and play along
…………………
...
Adi needhaanaa antha kuyil
Hey, are you that cuckoo?
Yaar veettu sontha kuil
Whose house's own cuckoo is it?
Aaththaadi manasukkulla kaaththaadi
Oh my, inside my heart a kite
Paranthathae ulagamae marathathae
Flew away, forgetting the whole world!
Suttithanam panna eli
The mouse that did mischief
Pettiyilae sikkiduchu paaru
Look, it got trapped in the box!
Male :Natta nadu maththiyilae
Male: Right in the very middle
Vachchiruntha aamai vadai joru
The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand!
Yaenguthu mochchu
My breath yearns...
Male :Enakku ippo mogam vanthaachchu
Male: Now passion has come over me!
Female :Naai vaalae
Female: Dog's tail...
Male :Nimirnthaachchu
Male: It has straightened up!
Ha Suttithanam panna eli
Ha, the mouse that did mischief
Pettiyilae sikkiduchu paaru
Look, it got trapped in the box!
Male :Natta nadu maththiyilae
Male: Right in the very middle
Vachchiruntha aamai vadai joru
The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand!
Thalli thalli paduththathu naeththu
Yesterday you slept far away
Neeyum naanum nalliravil sandaigalai pottu
You and I picked fights in the dead of night
Female :Kitta kitta nikkuriyae paarththu
Female: You are standing so close, watch out!
Thendral vanthu killaththaanae kaaththirukku naaththu
The sapling is waiting for the gentle breeze to pinch it
Paaradi
Look here!
Female :Ah
Female: Ah!
Male :Paingili
Male: Young parrot!
Female :Aah
Female: Aah!
Male :Yaarunnu naanum kaattuvaen
Male: I will show who I am!
Paaradi paingili yaarunnu naanum kaattuvaen
Look here, young parrot, I will show who I am!
Appappaa ippaththaan aasai vanthathaa
Oh my, has desire arrived only now?
Appappaa ippaththaan aasai vanthathaa
Oh my, has desire arrived only now?
Suttithanam panna eli
The mouse that did mischief
Pettiyilae sikkiduchu paaru
Look, it got trapped in the box!
Male :Natta nadu maththiyilae
Male: Right in the very middle
Vachchiruntha aamai vadai joru
The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand!
Yaenguthu mochchu
My breath yearns...
Male :Enakku ippo mogam vanthaachchu
Male: Now passion has come over me!
Female :Naai vaalae
Female: Dog's tail...
Male :Nimirnthaachchu
Male: It has straightened up!
Kotti kotti kidakkuthu azhagu
Beauty lies heaped and overflowing
Neeyum vanthu thatta thatta thiranthidum kadhavu
As you approach and knock, the door will open
Male :Otti otti urasattum maeni
Male: Let our bodies brush close together
Poovai pola unnai thinnum naanumoru thaenee
I am a honeybee that will consume you like a flower
Thevaiyaa thaedi vaa
Is it needed? Come seeking it!
Thaagaththai naanum theerkkiraen
I shall quench your thirst
Thevaiyaa thaedi vaa
Is it needed? Come seeking it!
Thaagaththai naanum theerkkiraen
I shall quench your thirst
Allaththaan killaththaan velai vanthathaa
Has the time come to scoop and pinch?
Female :Aah
Female: Aah!
Male :Allaththaan killaththaan velai vanthathaa
Male: Has the time come to scoop and pinch?
Suttithanam panna eli
The mouse that did mischief
Pettiyilae sikkiduchu paaru
Look, it got trapped in the box!
Male :Natta nadu maththiyilae
Male: Right in the very middle
Vachchiruntha aamai vadai joru
The tortoise-shaped vadai kept there is grand!
Yaenguthu mochchu
My breath yearns...
Male :Enakku ippo mogam vanthaachchu
Male: Now passion has come over me!
Female :Naai vaalae
Female: Dog's tail...
Male :Nimirnthaachchu
Male: It has straightened up!
Both :Laal laa laal laa laallaa
Both: Laal laa laal laa laallaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song begins with an homage to Mahakavi Subramania Bharati's famous poem celebrating national unity before shifting into a playful, romantic duet. The couple exchanges teasing banter filled with humor, comparing love and attraction to everyday metaphors such as a mischievous mouse caught in a trap or enjoying a crisp vada. Across the verses, the male and female leads playfully argue and confess their growing romantic desire for each other through witty folk-style rhymes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Literary Allusion
“Sindhu nadhiyin misai nilavinilae”
The intro lines are directly quoted from Subramania Bharati's patriotic poem 'Sindhu Nadhiyin Misai'.
Metaphor
“Poovai pola unnai thinnum naanumoru thaenee”
Compares the male lover to a bee consuming nectar from the heroine, who is compared to a flower.
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Kotti kotti kidakkuthu azhagu”
Repeating words like 'Kotti kotti' and 'Thalli thalli' for rhythmic playfulness and emphasis.
Proverbial Humor
“Female :Naai vaalae / Male :Nimirnthaachchu”
Plays on the famous Tamil proverb about a dog's tail being impossible to straighten.
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Trivia
The opening lines of the song pay tribute to Subramania Bharati's iconic verse 'Sindhu Nadhiyin Misai', which envisioned a unified cultural landscape across different regions of India.
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