Vaetta Pen Vaetta
From Thiri · 2017
- Lyricist
- Mani Amuthavan
- Singer
- Kavitha Gopi
- Music director
- Ajeesh Ashok
- Details
- Thiri2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vetta penn vetta | Conquer, girl, conquer! |
| Petta un petta | The area is your area! |
| Setta un setta kaattu | Show off your mischievous attitude! |
| Female | |
| Kotta un kotta | The fort is your fort! |
| Saatta un saatta | The whip is your whip! |
| Aattam un aattam aadu | Dance your own dance! |
| Female | |
| Yeh alla alla thulla thulla | Hey, gather around and jump with joy! |
| Kaattungadaa palla | Show off your big smiles! |
| Yeh vella vella sattai ellaam | Hey, all you folks in crisp white shirts! |
| Kattungadaa billa | Wear your badges proud! |
| Yeh thillu thillu ullavan ellaam | Hey, everyone who has courage and guts! |
| Kitta vanthu nillu | Come and stand close! |
| Yeh pulla pulla poochi ellaam | Hey, all you weak tiny insects! |
| Etta konjam thallu | Move a little further away! |
| Female | |
| Vetta penn vetta | Conquer, girl, conquer! |
| Petta un petta | The area is your area! |
| Setta un setta kaattu | Show off your mischievous attitude! |
| Female | |
| Kotta un kotta | The fort is your fort! |
| Saatta un saatta | The whip is your whip! |
| Aattam un aattam aadu | Dance your own dance! |
| Male | |
| Adiyae adiyae unna yevattaa | Hey girl, hey girl, shall I launch you? |
| Maan mela rockettaa | Like a rocket riding high on a deer? |
| Adiyae adiyae vanthu thaavattaa | Hey girl, hey girl, shall I pounce over? |
| Un mela poo kattaa | And adorn you with flowers? |
| Male | |
| Meda yeri naan pesi vanthaa | If I step up on the stage to speak, |
| Unna keppendi lime juice-ah | I will ask you for a glass of lime juice! |
| Kotta mela en aachi vanthaa | If my rule is established over the fort, |
| Inga vaarendi time passa | I will come here just for time pass! |
| Female | |
| Mannodu seraatha mazhaiyum yedhu | Where is the rain that does not merge with the earth? |
| Pennodu seraatha uyir yedhu | Where is the soul that does not unite with a woman? |
| Simcardu illaatha cellum thaan yedhu | Where is the mobile phone that exists without a SIM card? |
| Sittrinbam illaatha vaazhvedhu | What is a life worth living without sensory pleasures? |
| Male | |
| Saridi irudi porudi | Alright girl, wait girl, endure girl! |
| Unna anganga thottukkiren | I will hold you close here and there... |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………………………… | ... |
வேட்ட பெண்
வேட்ட பேட்ட உன்
பேட்ட சேட்ட உன்
சேட்ட காட்டு
Conquer, girl, conquer!
The area is your area!
Show off your mischievous attitude!
கோட்ட உன்
கோட்ட சாட்ட உன்
சாட்ட ஆட்டம் உன்
ஆட்டம் ஆடு
The fort is your fort!
The whip is your whip!
Dance your own dance!
யே அள்ள அள்ள
துள்ள துள்ள காட்டுங்கடா
பல்ல யே வெள்ள வெள்ள
சட்டை எல்லாம் கட்டுங்கடா
பில்ல யே தில்லு தில்லு
உள்ளவன் எல்லாம் கிட்ட
வந்து நில்லு யே புள்ள புள்ள
பூச்சி எல்லாம் எட்ட கொஞ்சம்
தள்ளு
Hey, gather around and jump with joy!
Show off your big smiles!
Hey, all you folks in crisp white shirts!
Wear your badges proud!
Hey, everyone who has courage and guts!
Come and stand close!
Hey, all you weak tiny insects!
Move a little further away!
வேட்ட பெண்
வேட்ட பேட்ட உன்
பேட்ட சேட்ட உன்
சேட்ட காட்டு
Conquer, girl, conquer!
The area is your area!
Show off your mischievous attitude!
கோட்ட உன்
கோட்ட சாட்ட உன்
சாட்ட ஆட்டம் உன்
ஆட்டம் ஆடு
The fort is your fort!
The whip is your whip!
Dance your own dance!
அடியே அடியே
உன்ன ஏவட்டா மான்
மேல ராக்கெட்டா அடியே
அடியே வந்து தாவட்டா
உன் மேல பூ கட்டா
Hey girl, hey girl, shall I launch you?
Like a rocket riding high on a deer?
Hey girl, hey girl, shall I pounce over?
And adorn you with flowers?
மேடை ஏறி நான்
பேசி வந்தா உன்ன
கேப்பேன்டி லைம் ஜூஸா
கோட்ட மேல என் ஆட்சி
வந்தா இங்க வாரேன்டி
டைம் பாஸா
If I step up on the stage to speak,
I will ask you for a glass of lime juice!
If my rule is established over the fort,
I will come here just for time pass!
மண்ணோடு
சேராத மழையும் ஏது
பெண்ணோடு சேராத
உயிர் ஏது சிம் கார்டு
இல்லாத செல்லும் தான்
ஏது சிற்றின்பம் இல்லாத
வாழ்வேது
Where is the rain that does not merge with the earth?
Where is the soul that does not unite with a woman?
Where is the mobile phone that exists without a SIM card?
What is a life worth living without sensory pleasures?
சரிடி இருடி
பொறுடி உன்ன
அங்கங்க தொட்டுக்கிறேன்
Alright girl, wait girl, endure girl!
I will hold you close here and there...
....................................
...
Vetta penn vetta
Conquer, girl, conquer!
Petta un petta
The area is your area!
Setta un setta kaattu
Show off your mischievous attitude!
Kotta un kotta
The fort is your fort!
Saatta un saatta
The whip is your whip!
Aattam un aattam aadu
Dance your own dance!
Yeh alla alla thulla thulla
Hey, gather around and jump with joy!
Kaattungadaa palla
Show off your big smiles!
Yeh vella vella sattai ellaam
Hey, all you folks in crisp white shirts!
Kattungadaa billa
Wear your badges proud!
Yeh thillu thillu ullavan ellaam
Hey, everyone who has courage and guts!
Kitta vanthu nillu
Come and stand close!
Yeh pulla pulla poochi ellaam
Hey, all you weak tiny insects!
Etta konjam thallu
Move a little further away!
Vetta penn vetta
Conquer, girl, conquer!
Petta un petta
The area is your area!
Setta un setta kaattu
Show off your mischievous attitude!
Kotta un kotta
The fort is your fort!
Saatta un saatta
The whip is your whip!
Aattam un aattam aadu
Dance your own dance!
Adiyae adiyae unna yevattaa
Hey girl, hey girl, shall I launch you?
Maan mela rockettaa
Like a rocket riding high on a deer?
Adiyae adiyae vanthu thaavattaa
Hey girl, hey girl, shall I pounce over?
Un mela poo kattaa
And adorn you with flowers?
Meda yeri naan pesi vanthaa
If I step up on the stage to speak,
Unna keppendi lime juice-ah
I will ask you for a glass of lime juice!
Kotta mela en aachi vanthaa
If my rule is established over the fort,
Inga vaarendi time passa
I will come here just for time pass!
Mannodu seraatha mazhaiyum yedhu
Where is the rain that does not merge with the earth?
Pennodu seraatha uyir yedhu
Where is the soul that does not unite with a woman?
Simcardu illaatha cellum thaan yedhu
Where is the mobile phone that exists without a SIM card?
Sittrinbam illaatha vaazhvedhu
What is a life worth living without sensory pleasures?
Saridi irudi porudi
Alright girl, wait girl, endure girl!
Unna anganga thottukkiren
I will hold you close here and there...
……………………………………………
...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Vetta Penn Vetta' from the movie Thiri (2017) is an energetic local folk dance number that celebrates bold attitude, youthful freedom, and cheeky romance. The lyrics encourage the heroine to claim her space, show off her fiery personality, and dance without caring about others. It calls upon people with real courage to join the celebration while telling naysayers to stay away.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Petta un petta / Setta un setta kaattu / Kotta un kotta”
Extensive use of rhyming word endings ('petta', 'setta', 'kotta', 'saatta') to create a rhythmic, fast-paced folk song cadence.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Mannodu seraatha mazhaiyum yedhu / Pennodu seraatha uyir yedhu”
Matching second consonants across consecutive lines ('nn' in Mannodu and Pennodu).
Metaphor / Analogy
“Simcardu illaatha cellum thaan yedhu”
Modern humorous analogies comparing essential romantic companionship to everyday paired entities like earth and rain, or a mobile phone and a SIM card.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song features in the 2017 Tamil action-drama 'Thiri', starring Ashwin Kakumanu and Swathi Reddy. The film's musical score was composed by Ajesh Ashok, a former winner of the popular reality show 'Super Singer', with lyrics penned by Mani Amuthavan.
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