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Lyrics & meaning

Vatta Vatta Paaththi

From Thazhampoo · 1965

Lyricist
Aalangudi Somu
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Thazhampoo
Movie release year
1965
Lyrics added on
15 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vatta vatta paathi katti
Vanna vanna chaelai katti
Kattazhagi nadappadhu naattiyamaa
Aval kannaalae suttruvadhu raattinamaa
Vatta vatta paathi katti
Vanna vanna chaelai katti
Kattazhagi nadappadhu naattiyamaa
Aval kannaalae suttruvadhu raattinamaa
Pandhodu pandhadithu kulunga
Paavaiyaval kannadithu mayanga
Pandhodu pandhadithu kulunga
Paavaiyaval kannadithu mayanga
Mayanga
Mundhi mundhi oduraal raadhai
Raadhai
Aval mundhaanai pattaalae bodhai
Aval mundhaanai pattaalae bodhai
Vatta vatta paathi katti
Vanna vanna chaelai katti
Kattazhagi nadappadhu naattiyamaa
Aval kannaalae suttruvadhu raattinamaa
Oiyaara pennae odivaa odivaa
Odivaa
Ullaasa mayilae aadivaa aadivaa aadivaa
Oiyaara pennae
Odivaa odivaa odivaa
Ullaasa mayilae
Aadivaa aadivaa aadivaa
Mai theetti vizhiyai chimitti vaa
Maappillaiyai thunaikku kootti vaa
Mai theetti vizhiyai chimitti vaa
Maappillaiyai thunaikku kootti vaa
Vatta vatta paathi katti
Vanna vanna chaelai katti
Kattazhagi nadappadhu naattiyamaa
Aval kannaalae suttruvadhu raattinamaa
Sembaruthi poothirukkum idhazho
Sevvaanam saaindhirukkum udalo
Sembaruthi poothirukkum idhazho
Sevvaanam saaindhirukkum udalo
Pambaramaa suthuraa meenaa meenaa
Odum pandhayathil thulli varum maanaa
Odum pandhayathil thulli varum maanaa
Vatta vatta paathi katti
Vanna vanna chaelai katti
Kattazhagi nadappadhu naattiyamaa
Aval kannaalae suttruvadhu raattinamaa
{ Vatta vatta paathi katti
Vanna vanna chaelai katti
Kattazhagi nadappadhu naattiyamaa
Aval kannaalae suttruvadhu raattinamaa}
{Oho oho oo oo
Oho oho oo oo
Ahaahaahaahaahaa } (Overlap)
Making round garden beds,
Dressed in a colorful saree,
Is this stunning beauty's walk a dance?
Is her spinning gaze a giant wheel?
Making round garden beds,
Dressed in a colorful saree,
Is this stunning beauty's walk a dance?
Is her spinning gaze a giant wheel?
Bouncing the ball and shaking with delight,
As this lovely girl winks and captivates,
Bouncing the ball and shaking with delight,
As this lovely girl winks and captivates,
Captivates...
Radha runs ahead, racing past,
Radha!
Just the touch of her saree's edge is intoxicating!
Just the touch of her saree's edge is intoxicating!
Making round garden beds,
Dressed in a colorful saree,
Is this stunning beauty's walk a dance?
Is her spinning gaze a giant wheel?
Come running, graceful girl, come running!
Come running!
Joyful peacock, come dancing, dancing, dancing!
Graceful girl,
Come running, come running, come running!
Joyful peacock,
Come dancing, come dancing, come dancing!
Line your eyes with kohl, wink, and come!
Bring your bridegroom along as your partner!
Line your eyes with kohl, wink, and come!
Bring your bridegroom along as your partner!
Making round garden beds,
Dressed in a colorful saree,
Is this stunning beauty's walk a dance?
Is her spinning gaze a giant wheel?
Are those lips blooming like red hibiscus flowers?
Is her body bathed in the crimson sunset sky?
Are those lips blooming like red hibiscus flowers?
Is her body bathed in the crimson sunset sky?
Meena is spinning around like a top, Meena!
Or is she a deer leaping forward in a race?
Or is she a deer leaping forward in a race?
Making round garden beds,
Dressed in a colorful saree,
Is this stunning beauty's walk a dance?
Is her spinning gaze a giant wheel?
Making round garden beds,
Dressed in a colorful saree,
Is this stunning beauty's walk a dance?
Is her spinning gaze a giant wheel?
Oho, oho, ooh, ooh
Oho, oho, ooh, ooh
Ahahahaha! (overlapping)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a joyful celebration of a young maiden's charm, grace, and vibrant energy. The lyrics vividly describe her elegant gait compared to dance, her expressive eyes compared to a spinning wheel, and her youthful beauty framed in colorful sarees. The singer affectionately urges her to come forward, playful as a peacock and agile as a deer in a race, while highlighting her alluring features like hibiscus-red lips and a radiant composure.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Vatta vatta paathi katti

Words like 'Vatta vatta' and 'Vanna vanna' repeat continuously for rhythmic effect and emphasis.

Simile (Uwamai)

Pambaramaa suthuraa meenaa meenaa / Odum pandhayathil thulli varum maanaa

Compares her spinning or energetic movement to a top ('Pambaramaa') and her leaps to a deer ('maanaa').

Metaphor (Uruwagam)

Sembaruthi poothirukkum idhazho

Compares her radiant lips to blooming red hibiscus flowers ('Sembaruthi poothirukkum idhazho').

Second Letter Rhyme (Edhukai)

Vatta vatta paathi katti / Vanna vanna chaelai katti

The second consonant sound matches across adjacent lines ('Vatta' and 'Vanna').

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Aalangudi Somu for the 1965 Tamil film 'Thazhampoo', this track showcases classic folk-inspired rhythmic lyric patterns characteristic of mid-1960s Tamil cinema dance sequences.

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