Unna Petha Aatha
From Kedi · 2006
- Lyricist
- Perarasu
- Singers
- Jassie Gift, Suchithra
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Kedi2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra | Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra (Rhythmic beat) |
| Ra raa | Ra raa |
| Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra | Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra |
| Ra raa | Ra raa |
| Male | |
| Hei | Hey! |
| Unna petha aathavukku | To the mother who gave birth to you, |
| Suthi podanum | We should ward off the evil eye. |
| Un vaaya polakkum jacketukku | For your wide-neck gaping blouse, |
| Kokki podanum | We need to fasten a hook. |
| Female | |
| Enna petha aatha unakku | The mother who gave birth to me |
| Maamiyaru daa | Is your mother-in-law, man! |
| Ada enna neeyum vittu pona | And if you ever leave me, |
| Saamiyaru daa | I will turn into a wandering monk, man! |
| Male | |
| Naan mathiyaana nerathila | In the afternoon hours, |
| Potta soru pathavilla | The rice served was not enough for me. |
| Female :Kooru ketta aambalaikku | Female: For a brainless man, |
| Kootaanjoru thevai illa | A feast of mixed rice is not needed! |
| Male | |
| Vittu paaru muttum paaru | Let him go, watch him clash, |
| Jalli kattu aalu | He is a tough Jallikattu bull-tamer! |
| Female :Ava saelai kattum ponnu kitta | Female: But look at him kneeling down |
| Mandi idum paaru | In front of the girl wearing a saree! |
| Male | |
| Unna petha aathavukku | To the mother who gave birth to you, |
| Suthi podanum | We should ward off the evil eye. |
| Un vaaya polakkum jacketukku | For your wide-neck gaping blouse, |
| Kokki podanum ..hoon | We need to fasten a hook.. hoon! |
| Female | |
| Enna petha aatha unakku | The mother who gave birth to me |
| Maamiyaru daa | Is your mother-in-law, man! |
| Ada enna neeyum vittu pona | And if you ever leave me, |
| Saamiyaru daa | I will turn into a wandering monk, man! |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Unnala naan kettenae | I got ruined because of you, |
| Ennala nee kettiyae | And you got ruined because of me, |
| Nammaala naama kettoma | Did we both ruin ourselves together? |
| Panju methai enna thaaya kattama | Is a cotton mattress warm like a mother's embrace? |
| Female | |
| Nee enna mel mattam | Are you high class, |
| Naan enna keezh mattam | And am I low class? |
| Onnaaga aayiuputtomaa | Haven't we become one now? |
| Naama usurukulla usura vittoma | Didn't we merge our souls into each other? |
| Male | |
| Unnai ennai unnai ennai | You and me, you and me, |
| Serthu | Together, |
| Oorukulla oorukulla pechu | There is talk all over the town! |
| Female | |
| Enakenna aachu | What has happened to me? |
| Izhukudhu moochu | My breath gets heavy, |
| Manasukaetho aachu | Something is happening to my heart, |
| Thookam kettu pochu | My sleep is completely ruined! |
| Male | |
| Adada | Oh my! |
| Vittu paaru muttum paaru | Let him go, watch him clash, |
| Jalli kattu aalu | He is a Jallikattu bull-tamer! |
| Female :Hei saelai kattum ponnu kitta | Female: Hey, in front of the girl wearing a saree, |
| Mandi idum paaru | Look at him kneeling down! |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Ottumotha thaagathukkum | To quench the entire thirst, |
| Ottagam thaan saerthu vaikkum | Only a camel stores up water. |
| Thanni kudam vathi vidumaa | Will a water pot dry up? |
| Namma thaagathukku thanni tharuma | Will it provide water for our thirst? |
| Female | |
| Yedhedho saerthu vecha | Whatever you have hoarded, |
| Ottagathil pooti vecha | And locked up inside the camel, |
| Kedi paiya kollai adida | You tricky guy, loot it! |
| Andha kollayila pangu kodudaa | And give me a share in that loot, man! |
| Male | |
| Vaayikum vaayikum pootu | A lock on lips meeting lips, |
| Ada pottu thaan kathava nee saathu | Put the latch and close the door! |
| Female | |
| Naan neliyira naathu | I am a swaying young sapling, |
| Nee aadi maasa kaathu | You are the wild wind of the Aadi month! |
| Ada vaetti kattum rogue | Oh, you dhoti-wearing rogue, |
| Naan vetti vecha paakku | I am a sliced betel nut! |
| Male | |
| Adada | Oh my! |
| Vittu paaru muttum paaru | Let him go, watch him clash, |
| Jalli kattu aalu | He is a Jallikattu bull-tamer! |
| Female :Elai saelai kattum ponnu kitta | Female: Hey, in front of the girl wearing a saree, |
| Mandi idum paaru | Look at him kneeling down! |
| Male | |
| Hei | Hey! |
| Unna petha aathavukku | To the mother who gave birth to you, |
| Suthi podanum | We should ward off the evil eye. |
| Un vaaya polakkum jacketukku | For your wide-neck gaping blouse, |
| Kokki podanum | We need to fasten a hook. |
| Female | |
| Enna petha aatha unakku | The mother who gave birth to me |
| Maamiyaru daa | Is your mother-in-law, man! |
| Ada enna neeyum vittu pona | And if you ever leave me, |
| Saamiyaru daa | I will turn into a wandering monk, man! |
| Male | |
| Naan mathiyaana nerathila | In the afternoon hours, |
| Potta soru pathavilla | The rice served was not enough for me. |
| Female :Kooru ketta aambalaikku | Female: For a brainless man, |
| Kootaanjoru thevai illa | A feast of mixed rice is not needed! |
| Male | |
| Vittu paaru muttum paaru | Let him go, watch him clash, |
| Jalli kattu aalu | He is a Jallikattu bull-tamer! |
| Female :Ava saelai kattum ponnu kitta | Female: But look at him kneeling down |
| Mandi idum paaru | In front of the girl wearing a saree! |
| Chorus | |
| Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra | Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra |
| Ra raa | Ra raa |
| Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra | Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra |
| Ra raa | Ra raa |
இஞ்சிகிச்சா இஞ்சிகிச்சா
இஞ்சிகிச்சா ரா.....ரா ரா
இஞ்சிகிச்சா இஞ்சிகிச்சா
இஞ்சிகிச்சா ரா....ரா ரா
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra (Rhythmic beat)
Ra raa
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra
Ra raa
ஹேய் உன்ன பெத்த
ஆத்தாவுக்கு சுத்தி போடணும்
உன் வாய பொலக்கும்
ஜாக்கெட்டுக்கு கொக்கி போடணும்..
Hey!
To the mother who gave birth to you,
We should ward off the evil eye.
For your wide-neck gaping blouse,
We need to fasten a hook.
என்ன பெத்த ஆத்தா
உனக்கு மாமியாருடா
அட என்னை நீயும்
விட்டு போனா சாமியாருடா
The mother who gave birth to me
Is your mother-in-law, man!
And if you ever leave me,
I will turn into a wandering monk, man!
ஆ..…மத்தியான நேரத்துல
போட்ட சோறு பத்தவில்லை
கூறுகெட்ட ஆம்பிள்ளைக்கு
கூட்டாஞ்சோறு தேவை இல்லை
In the afternoon hours,
The rice served was not enough for me.
Female: For a brainless man,
A feast of mixed rice is not needed!
விட்டு பாரு முட்டும் பாரு
ஜல்லிக்கட்டு ஆளு
அவ சேலை கட்டும்
பொண்ணுகிட்ட மண்டி இடும் பாரு
Let him go, watch him clash,
He is a tough Jallikattu bull-tamer!
Female: But look at him kneeling down
In front of the girl wearing a saree!
ஹேய் உன்ன பெத்த
ஆத்தாவுக்கு சுத்தி போடணும்
உன் வாய பொலக்கும்
ஜாக்கெட்டுக்கு கொக்கி போடணும்..
To the mother who gave birth to you,
We should ward off the evil eye.
For your wide-neck gaping blouse,
We need to fasten a hook.. hoon!
என்ன பெத்த ஆத்தா
உனக்கு மாமியாருடா
அட என்னை நீயும்
விட்டு போனா சாமியாருடா
The mother who gave birth to me
Is your mother-in-law, man!
And if you ever leave me,
I will turn into a wandering monk, man!
..............
...
உன்னால நான் கெட்டேனே
என்னால நீ கெட்டியே
நம்மால நாம கெட்டோமோ
பஞ்சு மெத்தை என்ன
தாய கட்டமா
I got ruined because of you,
And you got ruined because of me,
Did we both ruin ourselves together?
Is a cotton mattress warm like a mother's embrace?
நீயென்ன மேல் மட்டம்
நான் என்ன கீழ் மட்டம்
ஒண்ணாக ஆகி புட்டோமா…
நாம உசுருக்குள்ளே
உசுர விட்டோமா
Are you high class,
And am I low class?
Haven't we become one now?
Didn't we merge our souls into each other?
உன்னை என்னை
உன்னை என்னை சேத்து
ஊருக்குள்ள ஊருக்குள்ள பேச்சு
You and me, you and me,
Together,
There is talk all over the town!
எனக்கென்ன ஆச்சு
இழுக்குது மூச்சு
மனசுக்கேதோ ஆச்சு
தூக்கம் கெட்டு போச்சு
What has happened to me?
My breath gets heavy,
Something is happening to my heart,
My sleep is completely ruined!
அடடா விட்டு பாரு முட்டும் பாரு
ஜல்லிக்கட்டு ஆளு
ஹேய் அவ சேலை கட்டும்
பொண்ணுகிட்ட மண்டி இடும் பாரு
Oh my!
Let him go, watch him clash,
He is a Jallikattu bull-tamer!
Female: Hey, in front of the girl wearing a saree,
Look at him kneeling down!
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...
ஒட்டு மொத்த தாகத்துக்கும்
ஒட்டகந்தான் சேத்து வைக்கும்
தண்ணி குடம் வத்தி விடுமா
நம்ம தாகத்துக்கு தண்ணி தருமா
To quench the entire thirst,
Only a camel stores up water.
Will a water pot dry up?
Will it provide water for our thirst?
ஏதேதோ சேர்த்து வச்ச
ஒட்டகத்த பூட்டி வச்ச
கேடி பைய்யா
கொள்ளை அடிடா
அந்த கொள்ளையில
பங்கு கொடுடா
Whatever you have hoarded,
And locked up inside the camel,
You tricky guy, loot it!
And give me a share in that loot, man!
வாயிக்கும் வாயிக்கும் பூட்டு
அட போட்டுதான் கதவ நீ சாத்து
A lock on lips meeting lips,
Put the latch and close the door!
நான் நெளியுற நாத்து
நீ ஆடி மாச காத்து
அட வேட்டி கட்டும் ரோக்கு
நான் வெட்டி வச்ச பாக்கு
I am a swaying young sapling,
You are the wild wind of the Aadi month!
Oh, you dhoti-wearing rogue,
I am a sliced betel nut!
விட்டு பாரு முட்டும் பாரு
ஜல்லிக்கட்டு ஆளு
டேய்....சேலை கட்டும்
பொண்ணுகிட்ட மண்டி இடும் பாரு
Oh my!
Let him go, watch him clash,
He is a Jallikattu bull-tamer!
Female: Hey, in front of the girl wearing a saree,
Look at him kneeling down!
ஹேய் உன்ன பெத்த
ஆத்தாவுக்கு சுத்தி போடணும்
உன் வாய பொலக்கும்
ஜாக்கெட்டுக்கு கொக்கி போடணும்..
Hey!
To the mother who gave birth to you,
We should ward off the evil eye.
For your wide-neck gaping blouse,
We need to fasten a hook.
என்ன பெத்த ஆத்தா
உனக்கு மாமியாருடா
அட என்னை நீயும்
விட்டு போனா சாமியாருடா
The mother who gave birth to me
Is your mother-in-law, man!
And if you ever leave me,
I will turn into a wandering monk, man!
ஆ..…மத்தியான நேரத்துல
போட்ட சோறு பத்தவில்லை
கூறுகெட்ட ஆம்பிள்ளைக்கு
கூட்டாஞ்சோறு தேவை இல்லை
In the afternoon hours,
The rice served was not enough for me.
Female: For a brainless man,
A feast of mixed rice is not needed!
விட்டு பாரு முட்டும் பாரு
ஜல்லிக்கட்டு ஆளு
அவ சேலை கட்டும்
பொண்ணுகிட்ட மண்டி இடும் பாரு
Let him go, watch him clash,
He is a Jallikattu bull-tamer!
Female: But look at him kneeling down
In front of the girl wearing a saree!
இஞ்சிகிச்சா இஞ்சிகிச்சா
இஞ்சிகிச்சா ரா.....ரா ரா
இஞ்சிகிச்சா இஞ்சிகிச்சா
இஞ்சிகிச்சா ரா....ரா ரா
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra
Ra raa
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra
Ra raa
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra (Rhythmic beat)
Ra raa
Ra raa
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra
Ra raa
Ra raa
Hei
Hey!
Unna petha aathavukku
To the mother who gave birth to you,
Suthi podanum
We should ward off the evil eye.
Un vaaya polakkum jacketukku
For your wide-neck gaping blouse,
Kokki podanum
We need to fasten a hook.
Enna petha aatha unakku
The mother who gave birth to me
Maamiyaru daa
Is your mother-in-law, man!
Ada enna neeyum vittu pona
And if you ever leave me,
Saamiyaru daa
I will turn into a wandering monk, man!
Naan mathiyaana nerathila
In the afternoon hours,
Potta soru pathavilla
The rice served was not enough for me.
Female :Kooru ketta aambalaikku
Female: For a brainless man,
Kootaanjoru thevai illa
A feast of mixed rice is not needed!
Vittu paaru muttum paaru
Let him go, watch him clash,
Jalli kattu aalu
He is a tough Jallikattu bull-tamer!
Female :Ava saelai kattum ponnu kitta
Female: But look at him kneeling down
Mandi idum paaru
In front of the girl wearing a saree!
Unna petha aathavukku
To the mother who gave birth to you,
Suthi podanum
We should ward off the evil eye.
Un vaaya polakkum jacketukku
For your wide-neck gaping blouse,
Kokki podanum ..hoon
We need to fasten a hook.. hoon!
Enna petha aatha unakku
The mother who gave birth to me
Maamiyaru daa
Is your mother-in-law, man!
Ada enna neeyum vittu pona
And if you ever leave me,
Saamiyaru daa
I will turn into a wandering monk, man!
…………………….
...
Unnala naan kettenae
I got ruined because of you,
Ennala nee kettiyae
And you got ruined because of me,
Nammaala naama kettoma
Did we both ruin ourselves together?
Panju methai enna thaaya kattama
Is a cotton mattress warm like a mother's embrace?
Nee enna mel mattam
Are you high class,
Naan enna keezh mattam
And am I low class?
Onnaaga aayiuputtomaa
Haven't we become one now?
Naama usurukulla usura vittoma
Didn't we merge our souls into each other?
Unnai ennai unnai ennai
You and me, you and me,
Serthu
Together,
Oorukulla oorukulla pechu
There is talk all over the town!
Enakenna aachu
What has happened to me?
Izhukudhu moochu
My breath gets heavy,
Manasukaetho aachu
Something is happening to my heart,
Thookam kettu pochu
My sleep is completely ruined!
Adada
Oh my!
Vittu paaru muttum paaru
Let him go, watch him clash,
Jalli kattu aalu
He is a Jallikattu bull-tamer!
Female :Hei saelai kattum ponnu kitta
Female: Hey, in front of the girl wearing a saree,
Mandi idum paaru
Look at him kneeling down!
……………………………
...
Ottumotha thaagathukkum
To quench the entire thirst,
Ottagam thaan saerthu vaikkum
Only a camel stores up water.
Thanni kudam vathi vidumaa
Will a water pot dry up?
Namma thaagathukku thanni tharuma
Will it provide water for our thirst?
Yedhedho saerthu vecha
Whatever you have hoarded,
Ottagathil pooti vecha
And locked up inside the camel,
Kedi paiya kollai adida
You tricky guy, loot it!
Andha kollayila pangu kodudaa
And give me a share in that loot, man!
Vaayikum vaayikum pootu
A lock on lips meeting lips,
Ada pottu thaan kathava nee saathu
Put the latch and close the door!
Naan neliyira naathu
I am a swaying young sapling,
Nee aadi maasa kaathu
You are the wild wind of the Aadi month!
Ada vaetti kattum rogue
Oh, you dhoti-wearing rogue,
Naan vetti vecha paakku
I am a sliced betel nut!
Adada
Oh my!
Vittu paaru muttum paaru
Let him go, watch him clash,
Jalli kattu aalu
He is a Jallikattu bull-tamer!
Female :Elai saelai kattum ponnu kitta
Female: Hey, in front of the girl wearing a saree,
Mandi idum paaru
Look at him kneeling down!
Hei
Hey!
Unna petha aathavukku
To the mother who gave birth to you,
Suthi podanum
We should ward off the evil eye.
Un vaaya polakkum jacketukku
For your wide-neck gaping blouse,
Kokki podanum
We need to fasten a hook.
Enna petha aatha unakku
The mother who gave birth to me
Maamiyaru daa
Is your mother-in-law, man!
Ada enna neeyum vittu pona
And if you ever leave me,
Saamiyaru daa
I will turn into a wandering monk, man!
Naan mathiyaana nerathila
In the afternoon hours,
Potta soru pathavilla
The rice served was not enough for me.
Female :Kooru ketta aambalaikku
Female: For a brainless man,
Kootaanjoru thevai illa
A feast of mixed rice is not needed!
Vittu paaru muttum paaru
Let him go, watch him clash,
Jalli kattu aalu
He is a Jallikattu bull-tamer!
Female :Ava saelai kattum ponnu kitta
Female: But look at him kneeling down
Mandi idum paaru
In front of the girl wearing a saree!
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra
Ra raa
Ra raa
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra
Injikicha injikicha injikicha ra
Ra raa
Ra raa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a high-energy folk-pop duet from the film 'Kedi' (2006). It features a playful, flirtatious exchange between a confident young man and a spirited woman. The song blends rustic rural humor with teasing romance, as both characters trade playful insults, express their intense attraction, and boast about their devotion to one another.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Naan neliyira naathu / Nee aadi maasa kaathu”
The speaker compares herself to a tender, swaying paddy sapling ('naathu') and her partner to the strong gusty winds of the month of Aadi ('Aadi maasa kaathu').
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Unnala naan kettenae / Ennala nee kettiyae / Nammaala naama kettoma”
The second letters 'tt' match across consecutive lines ('kettenae', 'kettiyae', 'kettoma'), giving rhythmic cadence typical of Tamil folk songs.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Nee enna mel mattam / Naan enna keezh mattam”
Juxtaposition of social statuses ('mel mattam' / 'keezh mattam') to emphasize that love overcomes social divisions.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the film 'Kedi' (2006), directed by Jyothi Krishna. The film marked the Tamil debut of actresses Tamannaah Bhatia and Ileana D'Cruz, starring alongside Ravi Krishna.
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