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Unna Naan Paatha

From Kombuseevi · 2025

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Kombuseevi
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
13 Sept 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unna naan paatha
Suthuren kaatha
Etti nee pona
Kathuren kathuren sembootha
Kaiya nee kortha
Ponguren ootha
Panjula theeyaa
Pathuren pathuren pammatha
Sendu malli poove nanum
Aanen redrosa
Nee sela katti vandhu nikkum
Seema pattasa
Vettu kili unnudaiya
Vekkam veri yetha
Kaapi thanni pola unna
Kannu rendum aatha
Vedakozhi unnapathu
Vembi ponene
Naa kadaiyaani kazhandodum
Vandi aanene
Kaka mutta kannazhagil
Aala kollatha suthi
Yethivittu summa enna
Thoonga solladha
Kodang kodama un kannoram
Kudichene saarayam
Nera bothai aanaalum
Nee en thaaram
Unna na paatha
Suthuren kaatha
Etti nee pona
Kathuren kathuren sembootha
Kaiya nee kortha
Ponguren ootha
Panjula theeyaa
Pathuren pathuren pammatha
Sendu malli poove nanum
Aanen redrosa
Nee sela katti vandhu nikkum
Seema pattasa
Vettu kili unnudaiya
Vekkam veri yetha
Kaapi thanni pola unna
Kannu rendum aatha…
Ever since I saw you,
I've been spinning like the wind.
If you walk away from me,
I keep crying out like a crow pheasant.
If you hold my hand,
I bubble over like a fresh spring.
Like fire catching on cotton,
I blaze up quietly without a sound.
My marigold flower, I too
have turned into a red rose.
Draped in a saree, you stand there
looking like a fancy firecracker!
My little grasshopper, your
shyness drives me crazy.
Like cooling a cup of hot coffee,
both my eyes soothe you down.
Looking at you, my wild hen,
I wilted completely with longing.
Like a cart whose linchpin slipped off,
I became a runaway cart.
With the charm of your crow-egg dark eyes,
don't kill this man! After winding me up
and stirring my excitement,
don't just tell me to go to sleep.
Pots and pots from the corners of your eyes,
I drank down like country liquor.
Even if it gets straight to my head,
you are my destined bride.
Ever since I saw you,
I've been spinning like the wind.
If you walk away from me,
I keep crying out like a crow pheasant.
If you hold my hand,
I bubble over like a fresh spring.
Like fire catching on cotton,
I blaze up quietly without a sound.
My marigold flower, I too
have turned into a red rose.
Draped in a saree, you stand there
looking like a fancy firecracker!
My little grasshopper, your
shyness drives me crazy.
Like cooling a cup of hot coffee,
both my eyes soothe you down...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kombuseevi' is an energetic and rustic romantic track where the male protagonist describes his intense infatuation and love for his beloved. Using vivid rural Tamil metaphors—such as fire on cotton, a cart losing its linchpin, and spinning tops—he illustrates how her presence completely disarms and intoxicates him. The lyrics celebrate her rustic charm, shy glances, and beauty, declaring that no matter how dizzying love gets, she remains his soulmate.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Panjula theeyaa”

Compares his rapid surge of passion to fire spreading uncontrollably on cotton.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Nee sela katti vandhu nikkum Seema pattasa”

Metaphorically compares the girl dressed in a saree to a flashy cracker (Seema pattas).

Ethirhai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Unna naan paatha / Suthuren kaatha”

Rhyming of the second consonant in consecutive lines (paatha / kaatha).

Anaphora / Repetition (Iruttaakizhavi / Adukku Thodar)

“Kathuren kathuren sembootha”

Repetition of words like 'kathuren kathuren' and 'pathuren pathuren' to emphasize emotional intensity.

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Trivia

The song is composed and rendered by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Yugabharathi, known for infusing traditional rural Tamil metaphors (like 'semboothu', 'kadaiyaani', and 'vettu kili') into contemporary dance beats.

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