Vethala Madichi (Sad)
From Paatti Sollai Thattathe · 1988
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Paatti Sollai Thattathe1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Veththala madichchu koduththa pombala | The woman who folded and gave betel leaf, |
| Veettukullae purusanaiyae nambala | Does not trust her husband inside her own house. |
| Female :Kadhalichcha vaazhkkaiyenna kasakalaamaa | Female: Can a life born of love be crushed and ruined? |
| Kaadhukulla aani vachchu adikkalaamaa | Can you hammer a nail right into one's ear? |
| Male | |
| Veththala madichchu koduththa pombala | The woman who folded and gave betel leaf, |
| Veettukullae purusanaiyae nambala | Does not trust her husband inside her own house. |
| Male | |
| Pooveduththu monthamunnaa | If you bring a flower close to smell it, |
| Vaasam vanthu serumae | Its fragrance will reach you. |
| Female :Theeyeduththu monthamunna | Female: If you bring fire close to smell it, |
| Mookavinthu pogumae | Your nose will get burnt away. |
| Male | |
| Pooveduththu monthamunnaa | If you bring a flower close to smell it, |
| Vaasam vanthu serumae | Its fragrance will reach you. |
| Female :Theeyeduththu monthamunna | Female: If you bring fire close to smell it, |
| Mookavinthu pogumae | Your nose will get burnt away. |
| Male | |
| Santhegam enbathu puttrunoi aagumae | Suspicion is like a cancerous disease. |
| Female :Sandaigal adhanaal thottrunoi aagumae | Female: Fights arising from it become a contagious disease. |
| Male | |
| Santhegam enbathu theeyai moottumae | Suspicion lights up a fire, |
| Female :Santharppam enbathu ennei oottrumae | Female: And circumstances pour oil onto it. |
| Male | |
| Veththala madichchu koduththa pombala | The woman who folded and gave betel leaf, |
| Veettukullae purusanaiyae nambala | Does not trust her husband inside her own house. |
| Female | |
| Naalu mozha selakatti | Draped in a simple four-cubit saree, |
| Nambi vantha paavamaa | Is it a sin that I trusted you and came? |
| Male :Saathi sanam maranthu vanthu | Male: Forgetting my own kin and clan, |
| Thaali thantha paavamaa | Is it a sin that I tied the sacred thread? |
| Female | |
| Nellaththaan vedhaichchen | I sowed only paddy seeds, |
| Mullu mattum molaikkuthu | Yet only thorns sprout up. |
| Male :Kanjithaan kudichchen kallaaga nenaikkuthu | Male: I drank only simple rice porridge, but she thinks it is liquor. |
| Female | |
| Oomai kanda kanavithu | This plight is like a dream seen by a mute person, |
| Yaarukitta solluvathu | To whom can I explain it? |
| Male :Indru nettru vanthathaa | Male: Did this issue begin today or yesterday? |
| Thondru thottu vanthathu | It has been coming down since time immemorial! |
| Male | |
| Veththala madichchu koduththa pombala | The woman who folded and gave betel leaf, |
| Veettukullae purusanaiyae nambala | Does not trust her husband inside her own house. |
| Female :Kadhalichcha vaazhkkaiyenna kasakalaamaa | Female: Can a life born of love be crushed and ruined? |
| Kaadhukulla aani vachchu adikkalaamaa | Can you hammer a nail right into one's ear? |
| Male | |
| Veththala madichchu koduththa pombala | The woman who folded and gave betel leaf, |
| Veettukullae purusanaiyae nambala | Does not trust her husband inside her own house. |
வெத்தல மடிச்சு கொடுத்த பொம்பள....
வீட்டுக்குள்ளே புருஷனையே நம்பல.....
காதலிச்ச வாழ்க்கையென்ன கசக்கலாமா...
காதுக்குள்ள ஆணி வச்சு அடிக்கலாமா.....
The woman who folded and gave betel leaf,
Does not trust her husband inside her own house.
Female: Can a life born of love be crushed and ruined?
Can you hammer a nail right into one's ear?
வெத்தல மடிச்சு கொடுத்த பொம்பள....
வீட்டுக்குள்ளே புருஷனையே நம்பல....
The woman who folded and gave betel leaf,
Does not trust her husband inside her own house.
பூவெடுத்து மோந்தமுன்னா
வாசம் வந்து சேருமே
தீயெடுத்து மோந்தமுன்னா
மூக்கவிந்து போகுமே
If you bring a flower close to smell it,
Its fragrance will reach you.
Female: If you bring fire close to smell it,
Your nose will get burnt away.
பூவெடுத்து மோந்தமுன்னா
வாசம் வந்து சேருமே
தீயெடுத்து மோந்தமுன்னா
மூக்கவிந்து போகுமே
If you bring a flower close to smell it,
Its fragrance will reach you.
Female: If you bring fire close to smell it,
Your nose will get burnt away.
சந்தேகம் என்பது புற்றுநோய் ஆகுமே
சண்டைகள் அதனால் தொற்றுநோய் ஆகுமே
Suspicion is like a cancerous disease.
Female: Fights arising from it become a contagious disease.
சந்தேகம் என்பது தீயை மூட்டுமே
சந்தர்ப்பம் என்பது எண்ணெய் ஊற்றுமே
Suspicion lights up a fire,
Female: And circumstances pour oil onto it.
வெத்தல மடிச்சு கொடுத்த பொம்பள
வீட்டுக்குள்ளே புருஷனையே நம்பல...
The woman who folded and gave betel leaf,
Does not trust her husband inside her own house.
நாலு மொழ சேலக்கட்டி
நம்பி வந்த பாவமா
சாதி சனம் மறந்து வந்து
தாலி தந்த பாவமா
Draped in a simple four-cubit saree,
Is it a sin that I trusted you and came?
Male: Forgetting my own kin and clan,
Is it a sin that I tied the sacred thread?
நாலு மொழ சேலக்கட்டி
நம்பி வந்த பாவமா
சாதி சனம் மறந்து வந்து
தாலி தந்த பாவமா
I sowed only paddy seeds,
Yet only thorns sprout up.
Male: I drank only simple rice porridge, but she thinks it is liquor.
நெல்லத்தான் வெதச்சேன்
முள்ளு மட்டும் மொளைக்குது
கஞ்சிதான் குடிச்சேன் கள்ளாக நெனைக்குது
This plight is like a dream seen by a mute person,
To whom can I explain it?
Male: Did this issue begin today or yesterday?
It has been coming down since time immemorial!
ஊமைக் கண்ட கனவிது
யாருகிட்ட சொல்லுவது
இன்று நேற்று வந்ததா
தொன்றுதொட்டு வந்தது
The woman who folded and gave betel leaf,
Does not trust her husband inside her own house.
Female: Can a life born of love be crushed and ruined?
Can you hammer a nail right into one's ear?
வெத்தல மடிச்சு கொடுத்த பொம்பள...
வீட்டுக்குள்ளே புருஷனையே நம்பல
காதலிச்ச வாழ்க்கையென்ன கசக்கலாமா
காதுக்குள்ள ஆணி வச்சு அடிக்கலாமா
The woman who folded and gave betel leaf,
Does not trust her husband inside her own house.
வெத்தல மடிச்சு கொடுத்த பொம்பள
வீட்டுக்குள்ளே புருஷனையே நம்பல....
Veththala madichchu koduththa pombala
The woman who folded and gave betel leaf,
Veettukullae purusanaiyae nambala
Does not trust her husband inside her own house.
Female :Kadhalichcha vaazhkkaiyenna kasakalaamaa
Female: Can a life born of love be crushed and ruined?
Kaadhukulla aani vachchu adikkalaamaa
Can you hammer a nail right into one's ear?
Veththala madichchu koduththa pombala
The woman who folded and gave betel leaf,
Veettukullae purusanaiyae nambala
Does not trust her husband inside her own house.
Pooveduththu monthamunnaa
If you bring a flower close to smell it,
Vaasam vanthu serumae
Its fragrance will reach you.
Female :Theeyeduththu monthamunna
Female: If you bring fire close to smell it,
Mookavinthu pogumae
Your nose will get burnt away.
Pooveduththu monthamunnaa
If you bring a flower close to smell it,
Vaasam vanthu serumae
Its fragrance will reach you.
Female :Theeyeduththu monthamunna
Female: If you bring fire close to smell it,
Mookavinthu pogumae
Your nose will get burnt away.
Santhegam enbathu puttrunoi aagumae
Suspicion is like a cancerous disease.
Female :Sandaigal adhanaal thottrunoi aagumae
Female: Fights arising from it become a contagious disease.
Santhegam enbathu theeyai moottumae
Suspicion lights up a fire,
Female :Santharppam enbathu ennei oottrumae
Female: And circumstances pour oil onto it.
Veththala madichchu koduththa pombala
The woman who folded and gave betel leaf,
Veettukullae purusanaiyae nambala
Does not trust her husband inside her own house.
Naalu mozha selakatti
Draped in a simple four-cubit saree,
Nambi vantha paavamaa
Is it a sin that I trusted you and came?
Male :Saathi sanam maranthu vanthu
Male: Forgetting my own kin and clan,
Thaali thantha paavamaa
Is it a sin that I tied the sacred thread?
Nellaththaan vedhaichchen
I sowed only paddy seeds,
Mullu mattum molaikkuthu
Yet only thorns sprout up.
Male :Kanjithaan kudichchen kallaaga nenaikkuthu
Male: I drank only simple rice porridge, but she thinks it is liquor.
Oomai kanda kanavithu
This plight is like a dream seen by a mute person,
Yaarukitta solluvathu
To whom can I explain it?
Male :Indru nettru vanthathaa
Male: Did this issue begin today or yesterday?
Thondru thottu vanthathu
It has been coming down since time immemorial!
Veththala madichchu koduththa pombala
The woman who folded and gave betel leaf,
Veettukullae purusanaiyae nambala
Does not trust her husband inside her own house.
Female :Kadhalichcha vaazhkkaiyenna kasakalaamaa
Female: Can a life born of love be crushed and ruined?
Kaadhukulla aani vachchu adikkalaamaa
Can you hammer a nail right into one's ear?
Veththala madichchu koduththa pombala
The woman who folded and gave betel leaf,
Veettukullae purusanaiyae nambala
Does not trust her husband inside her own house.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a lively and humorous marital dispute duet between a husband and wife. Both partners exchange lighthearted yet sharp accusations about suspicion, lack of trust, and the petty squabbles that erode marital happiness. The lyrics highlight how ungrounded suspicion acts like a cancer that ignites conflict, while everyday misunderstandings act as fuel added to the fire. Through folk-inspired imagery—such as drinking simple rice water mistaken for alcohol, sowing paddy only to reap thorns, or trying to smell fire instead of flowers—lyricist Vairamuthu captures the absurdities and deep-seated frustrations of marital friction with colloquial wit.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Santhegam enbathu puttrunoi aagumae”
Compares suspicion directly to cancer ('puttrunoi') and the escalating quarrels to an infectious disease ('thottrunoi').
Idiom / Proverbial Allusion (Uvamai)
“Oomai kanda kanavithu”
Uses the traditional idiom 'Oomai kanda kanavu' (a dream seen by a mute person) to symbolize an agonizing plight that cannot be communicated to anyone.
Initial Rhyme / Monai
“Veththala madichchu koduththa pombala”
The starting letters 'Ve' rhyme across the opening lines ('Veththala' and 'Veettukullae').
Second Letter Rhyme / Edhai
“Santhegam enbathu theeyai moottumae”
The second consonant 'th' rhymes between 'Santhegam' and 'Santharppam'.
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Trivia
The song comes from the hit 1988 Tamil comedy film 'Paatti Sollai Thattathe', directed by Rajasekhar. The soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose, with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The film starred Manorama, Pandiarajan, and Urvashi in lead roles.
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