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Usulampatti Sandhaiyila

From Thenavattu · 2008

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Movie name
Thenavattu
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
6 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Usilampatti santhaiyilae
Vasiyam panni poravalae
Usilampatti santhaiyilae
Vasiyam panni poravalae
Oosi kuthum parvaiyaalae
Usura kothi poravalae
Un kaaladi manna
Uram pottu
En kadhal roja pookuthaiya
Nee eera chelai thodumbothu
En eera kolaiyum kulirudhaiyaa
Pottu paaru dabangkuthu
Female :Nadanthu vandha thenavattu
Usilampatti santhaiyilae
Vasiyam panni poravalae..ae…
Oosi kuthum parvaiyaalae
Usura kothi poravalae
{Kotura kotura mazhaiyilae
Enna vitutu poriyae rasaavae
Chorus :Kotura kotura mazhaiyilae
Enna vitutu poriyae rasaavae} (2)
{Hey raasavae
Chorus :Hey raasavae} (2)
Chorus :Hey rasavae rasavae
Rasavae rasavae
Tentu kottaga iruku
Oma podi murukku
Kamarukattu golisoda
Vaangi tharen unaku
Manasu kulla unaku
Manmadhanu nenapu
Magudi vechi oodhinaalum
Mayangamaaten athuku
Karakudi karaikudi
Kozhi kuruma
Kaathirundhu sapida thaan
Soodu varuma
Heyy unudaiya pera sonna
Raasa raasa
Male :Hey ullukulla kirangudhadi
Lesa lesa
Haa kattu kattu
Nadaiya kattu
Male :Haan kitta vandha jallikattu
Usilampatti santhaiyilae
Female :Haa
Male :Vasiyam panni poravalae..ae…
Oosi kuthum parvaiyaalae
Female :Ha ha haa
Male :Usura kothi poravalae
Female :Heyy…eyy…
Thaluki kuliku nadakum
Iva nadaiya paaru
Siliku nuliki sarukkum
Iva udaiya paaru
Kummi adicha kummi adi
Kulava pottu kummi adi
Kummi adicha kummi adi
Kulava pottu kummi adi
Sirika sirika pesi
Nee seempaala thaan thaara
Sela katti vandhu enna
Silai aaki pora
Pazhani mala keezha
Panchamirtham pola
Pakkam vandhu pizhiyiriyae
Enna adai pola
Chekku maadu pola
Unna suthi varava
Suthi suthi enaiyaaga
Ennai tharava
Hey unna pola yaaru
Iruka rasa rasa
Male :Ada enaku nee oruthi thaandi
Rosa rosa
Haa kattu kattu enna kattu
Male :Naanum meyum pullu kattu
In the Usilampatti market,
girl, you cast a spell and walk away!
In the Usilampatti market,
girl, you cast a spell and walk away!
With a needle-sharp gaze,
you pluck away my life!
Using the soil beneath your footsteps
as fertilizer,
the rose of my love blooms!
When you touch your wet sari,
my very core shivers inside!
Strike up the fast village beat!
Female: Look at the swagger in his walk!
In the Usilampatti market,
girl, you cast a spell and walk away...
With a needle-sharp gaze,
you pluck away my life!
In the pouring, pouring rain,
are you leaving me behind, my king?
Chorus: In the pouring, pouring rain,
are you leaving me behind, my king?
Hey, my king!
Chorus: Hey, my king!
Chorus: Hey, my king, my king!
My king, my king!
There is a touring tent cinema,
crunchy murukku snacks,
jaggery candy and marble soda—
I will buy them all for you!
Deep inside your heart,
you think you are the god of love!
Even if you play the snake charmer's pipe,
I will never fall for it!
Karaikudi, Karaikudi
chicken kurma...
if we keep waiting to eat it,
will it still stay hot?
Hey, whenever I say your name,
my king, my king,
Male: Hey, my head spins inside,
gently, so gently!
Ha, stop right there!
Hold your step!
Haan, here comes the wild bull taming!
In the Usilampatti market,
Female: Ha!
Male: girl, you cast a spell and walk away...
With a needle-sharp gaze,
Female: Ha ha ha!
Male: you pluck away my life!
Female: Hey... ey...
Swaying and swaggering,
look at the way she walks!
Shimmering, twisting, and sliding smooth,
look at the dress she wears!
Clap your hands and dance the kummi folk dance!
Ululate loud and dance the kummi folk dance!
Clap your hands and dance the kummi folk dance!
Ululate loud and dance the kummi folk dance!
Smiling and talking so sweetly,
you offer the richest fresh milk!
Draped in a sari, you arrive
and turn me into a stone statue!
At the foot of the Palani hill,
sweet like the sacred panchamirtham (five-fruit sweet),
you press close against me
like flattening a pancake!
Like an ox at an oil mill,
should I keep circling around you?
Circling round and round, like pressed oil,
should I surrender myself?
Hey, who is there like you,
my king, my king?
Male: Ah, you are the only one for me,
my rose, my rose!
Ha, tie me up, tie me tight!
Male: I am the bundle of grass for you to graze!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic folk-pop song captures a playful, romantic banter between two lovers set against the rustic backdrop of rural Tamil Nadu (referencing Usilampatti, Karaikudi, and Palani). The hero expresses his intense admiration for the heroine's captivating beauty, comparing her gaze to needles and her touch to a refreshing chill. In response, the heroine tease him about his ego while listing sweet treats from rural carnivals, testing his patience.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monal (Rhyme / Assonance)

Usilampatti santhaiyilae / Vasiyam panni poravalae

Repetition of similar vowel sounds and starting syllables (Usilampatti / Vasiyam / Oosi) creating rhythmic folk musicality.

Simile (Upamai)

Pazhani mala keezha / Panchamirtham pola / Chekku maadu pola / Unna suthi varava

Comparing the girl's captivating sweetness to the famous Panchamirtham of Palani hill, and comparing the lover's devotion to an ox turning an oil-press.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Oosi kuthum parvaiyaalae / Usura kothi poravalae

Metaphorically comparing the lover's sharp, direct gaze to a needle piercing the soul.

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Trivia

The song 'Usilampatti Santhaiyilae' from 'Thenavattu' (2008) features music composed by Srikanth Deva and lyrics written by the renowned late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar. It prominently captures local cultural items, traditional foods (like Kamarukattu, Oma podi, Kozhi kuruma, Panchamirtham), and traditional dance forms like Kummi.

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