- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Shahul Hameed, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Gentleman
- Movie release year
- 1993
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Jul 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Usilampatti penkutti
Muthu pechu
Un osarampaathu en kazhuthu
Suluki pochu
Usilampatti penkutti
Muthu pechu
Un osarampaathu en kazhuthu
Suluki pochu
Koodamelae koodavechu
Kuchanooru poravalae
Medhuvaaga chellendi
Un koodaiyila vecha poovu
Goodalooril veesuthadi
Kuri pottu vanthendi
Usilampatti penkutti
Muthu pechu
Un osarampaathu en kazhuthu
Suluki pochu
Usula usula usulampatti
Usula usula usulampatti
Kandamanooru mai tharen
Kannula vecha agaatha
Female :Maiya vekkum sakka vechu
Kaiyya veppa theriyaatha
Alanganalloor jallikattu
Sernthuponaal agaatha
Female :Madupudichu mudicha kaiyyil
Mayila pudippa theriyaatha
Mayilae mayilae
Chorus :Iragonnu podu
Female :Vanam vizhuntha
Chorus :Athuvum podum
Iragu edhukkadi
Thogaiyae kedaikkum
Athukkum kalam varum
{Usilampatti penkutti
Muthu pechu
Nee ora kannal parthalae
Naan pulla thaachi} (2)
Koodamelae koodavechu
Kuchanooru poravala
Thuruvithan ketkathae
Koodaiyilae vecha poovu
Goodalooril veesuthunu
Uruvithaan paakathae
Hei ching ching (6)
Thananaa nana naana
Thananaa nana naana naa
Thananaa nana naana
Thana naa naa naa naa naa
Vedala ponnu nuninakku
Vethalaiyalae sevanthirukku
Female :Vepamarathu kili mookku
Vethala pota sevanthirukku
Iduppu sela idaiveliyil
Enakku mattum edamirukku
Female :Asapatta mamanukku
Andippatti madamirukku
Thaniyum thaniyum
Chorus :Thana thaniyum
Female :Thadiyal adicha
Chorus :Kodiya malarum
Manasa selaikkul
Maraippathu olippathu
Athuthaan pennin gunam
Usilampatti penkutti
Muthu pechu
Un osarampaathu en kazhuthu
Suluki pochu
{Usilampatti penkutti
Muthu pechu
Nee ora kannal parthalae
Naan pulla thaachi} (2)
Koodamelae koodavechu
Kuchanooru poravala
Thuruvithan ketkathae
Koodaiyilae vecha poovu
Goodalooril veesuthunu
Uruvithaan paakathae
Thananaa nana naana
Thananaa nana naana naa
Thananaa nana naana
Thana naa naa naa naa naa
Usula usula usulam patti
Usula usula usula patti
Usulam patti andi patti
Andi patti usula usula
Usaulam patti usulam patti
Kaali patti usula usula
Andi patti usulam patti
Usilampatti girl,
Muthupechi!
Looking up at your height, my neck
caught a sprain!
Usilampatti girl,
Muthupechi!
Looking up at your height, my neck
caught a sprain!
Balancing pot upon pot on your head,
girl heading to Kuchanoor,
walk a little slower!
The flowers kept in your basket
spread their fragrance all the way to Gudalur,
and I followed that scent right to you!
Usilampatti girl,
Muthupechi!
Looking up at your height, my neck
caught a sprain!
Usila, usila, Usilampatti!
Usila, usila, Usilampatti!
I will bring you kajal (kohl) from Kandamanoor,
won't you let me apply it to your eyes?
Female: On the excuse of applying kajal,
don't I know you will lay your hands on me?
For the Alanganallur Jallikattu (bull-taming festival),
can't we go together?
Female: With hands that just caught a bull,
don't I know you will try to catch this peacock?
Oh peacock, peacock,
Chorus: drop a feather for me!
Female: Only if the sky falls down,
Chorus: will it drop one!
Why settle for just a feather,
when you can have the entire peacock plume?
The right time will come for that too!
{Usilampatti girl,
Muthupechi!
If you just look with a side-glance,
I feel like I would become pregnant!} (2)
Balancing pot upon pot on her head,
at the girl heading to Kuchanoor,
don't pester her with questions!
Claiming the flowers in my basket
spread their fragrance all the way to Gudalur,
don't try to strip and search me!
Hey ching ching!
Thanana nana naanaa
Thanana nana naanaa naa
Thanana nana naanaa
Thana naa naa naa naa naa
This young girl's tongue tip
is stained red from chewing betel leaves.
Female: Like the beak of a neem-tree parrot,
it has turned red from chewing betel leaves!
In the bare space between your waist and saree,
there is a spot meant just for me.
Female: For a suitor burning with desire,
there is a monastery in Andipatti (to stay single)!
Will the heat cool down,
Chorus: will it ever cool down?
Female: Even if you strike it with a stick,
Chorus: it blooms like a climbing vine!
Hiding one's heart beneath a saree,
keeping it secret and concealed,
that is a woman's true nature!
Usilampatti girl,
Muthupechi!
Looking up at your height, my neck
caught a sprain!
{Usilampatti girl,
Muthupechi!
If you just look with a side-glance,
I feel like I would become pregnant!} (2)
Balancing pot upon pot on her head,
at the girl heading to Kuchanoor,
don't pester her with questions!
Claiming the flowers in my basket
spread their fragrance all the way to Gudalur,
don't try to strip and search me!
Thanana nana naanaa
Thanana nana naanaa naa
Thanana nana naanaa
Thana naa naa naa naa naa
Usila, usila, Usilampatti!
Usila, usila, Usilampatti!
Usilampatti, Andipatti!
Andipatti, usila, usila!
Usilampatti, Usilampatti!
Kaalipatti, usila, usila!
Andipatti, Usilampatti!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Usilampatti Penkutti is a lively folk duet from the 1993 Tamil movie Gentleman, composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu. Sung playfully by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Swarnalatha, the song features humorous romantic banter between a young man and a spirited village woman named Muthu Pechu. The hero teases her with playful exaggerations about her beauty, tall stature, and captivating side glances, while she sharply matches his wit and holds her ground with clever retorts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Un osarampaathu en kazhuthu / Suluki pochu”
Playful overstatement used to emphasize the heroine's tall stature and captivating beauty.
Metaphor & Imagery
“Vepamarathu kili mookku / Vethala pota sevanthirukku”
Comparing the red betel-stained lips to a parrot's beak resting on a neem tree.
Anaphora & Regional Allusion
“Usilampatti andi patti / Andi patti usula usula”
Rhythmic repetition of real Madurai/Theni regional town names (Usilampatti, Andipatti, Kuchanoor, Alanganallur) to build authentic local color and cadence.
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