Anjal Petti
From Pokkisham · 2009
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Sabesh – Murali
- Details
- Pokkisham2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Anjalpettiyai kandadhumae | Why do my eyes smile |
| Kangal sirippadhaen | Upon seeing the mailbox? |
| En nejukkullae pattaampoochchi | Why does a butterfly inside my chest |
| Rekkai virippadhaen | Spread its wings? |
| Thulli thirindha endhan naatkkal | Why do my days, which once leaped freely, |
| Thayangi nadappadhaen | Now walk with hesitation? |
| En tholukku melae thoorigai theendum | Why does a feeling like a paintbrush touching my shoulder |
| Unarvu mulaippadhaen | Begin to sprout? |
| Raattinangal moolaikkullae | Why are giant wheels spinning |
| Suttri suzhalvadhaen | Round and round inside my mind? |
| En naadi thudippu nooru madangaai | Why does my pulse rate rise a hundredfold |
| Nodiyum Uyarvadhaen | With every passing second? |
| Male | |
| Bambarangal kaalil suzhalum | Why is there a flurry like tops |
| Paraparappu yen | Spinning around my feet? |
| En angam engum pudhu pudhu minnal | Why does fresh lightning |
| Uruveduppadhaen | Take form all across my body? |
| Male | |
| Anjalpettiyai kandadhumae | Upon seeing the mailbox, |
| Kangal sirippadhaen | Why do my eyes smile? |
| En nejukkullae pattaampoochchi | A butterfly inside my chest... |
| Ratta ratta ra ra.. | Ratta ratta ra ra.. |
| Male | |
| Oonjalaadum manamae unakku | Oh swinging heart, to you |
| Enna nadandhadhu | What has happened? |
| Naan oivillaamal thaththith thaava | As I hop and leap without rest, |
| Ulagam marandhadhu | The world has been forgotten. |
| Male | |
| Uchchanthalaiyai vaanavillum | A rainbow seems to wipe dry |
| Thuvattugindradhu | The crown of my head. |
| En ullangkaiyyil regai poovaai | The lines on my palm bloom |
| Malarugindradhu | Like a blossom. |
| Male | |
| Ullaththuniyai swaasakkaattru | The breath of air washed clean |
| Salavai seidhadhu | The fabric of my soul. |
| Naan ovvoru nodiyum pirappadhu pola | As if I am reborn every single moment, |
| Kavidhai sonnadhu | It recited poetry. |
| Male | |
| Kanavil midhandhu nadanam aada | To float in a dream and dance, |
| Kaal ninaiththadhu | My feet desired. |
| Naan karaya karaya mela poga | As I dissolved and soared higher, |
| Vaal mulaiththadhu | A tail grew on me like a kite. |
| Male | |
| Ennai naanae rasiththu kollum | It has become a state where |
| Nilamaiyaanadhu | I admire myself. |
| Idhu niththam nigazhum | This happens every day, |
| Aanaal kooda pudhumaiyaanadhu | Yet it feels completely new. |
அஞ்சல் பெட்டியைக் கண்டதுமே
கண்கள் சிரிப்பதேன்
என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளேப் பட்டாம் பூச்சி
ரெக்கை விரிப்பதேன்
துள்ளித்திரிந்த எந்தன் நாட்கள்
தயங்கி நடப்பதேன்
என் தோளுக்குமேலே தூரிகை தீண்டும்
உணர்வு முளைப்பதேன்
இராட்டிணங்கள் மூளைக்குள்ளே
சுற்றிச்சுழல்வதேன்
என் நாடித்துடிப்பு நூறு மடங்காய்
நொடியும் உயர்வதேன்
Why do my eyes smile
Upon seeing the mailbox?
Why does a butterfly inside my chest
Spread its wings?
Why do my days, which once leaped freely,
Now walk with hesitation?
Why does a feeling like a paintbrush touching my shoulder
Begin to sprout?
Why are giant wheels spinning
Round and round inside my mind?
Why does my pulse rate rise a hundredfold
With every passing second?
பம்பரங்கள் காலில் சுழலும்
பரபரப்பு ஏன்
என் அங்கம் எங்கும் புதுப்புது மின்னல்
உருவெடுப்பதேன்
Why is there a flurry like tops
Spinning around my feet?
Why does fresh lightning
Take form all across my body?
அஞ்சல் பெட்டியைக் கண்டதுமே
கண்கள் சிரிப்பதேன்
என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளேப் பட்டாம் பூச்சி
ரத்த ரத்தரா
Upon seeing the mailbox,
Why do my eyes smile?
A butterfly inside my chest...
Ratta ratta ra ra..
ஊஞ்சலாடும் மனமே உனக்கு
என்ன நடந்தது
நான் ஓய்வில்லாமல் தத்தித்தாவ
உலகம் மறந்தது
Oh swinging heart, to you
What has happened?
As I hop and leap without rest,
The world has been forgotten.
உச்சந்தலையை வானவில்லும்
துவட்டுகின்றது
என் உள்ளங்கையில் ரேகை பூவாய்
மலருகின்றது
A rainbow seems to wipe dry
The crown of my head.
The lines on my palm bloom
Like a blossom.
உள்ளத்துணையை
சுவாசக்காற்று சலவைசெய்தது
நான் ஒவ்வொரு நொடியும்
பிறப்பது போல கவிதை சொன்னது
The breath of air washed clean
The fabric of my soul.
As if I am reborn every single moment,
It recited poetry.
கனவில் மிதந்து நடனம் ஆட
கால் நினைத்தது
நான் கரையக் கரைய மேலேப் போக
வால் முளைத்தது
To float in a dream and dance,
My feet desired.
As I dissolved and soared higher,
A tail grew on me like a kite.
என்னை நானே ரசித்துக்கொள்ளும்
நிலைமையானது
இது நித்தம் நிகழும்
ஆனால் கூட புதுமையானது
It has become a state where
I admire myself.
This happens every day,
Yet it feels completely new.
Anjalpettiyai kandadhumae
Why do my eyes smile
Kangal sirippadhaen
Upon seeing the mailbox?
En nejukkullae pattaampoochchi
Why does a butterfly inside my chest
Rekkai virippadhaen
Spread its wings?
Thulli thirindha endhan naatkkal
Why do my days, which once leaped freely,
Thayangi nadappadhaen
Now walk with hesitation?
En tholukku melae thoorigai theendum
Why does a feeling like a paintbrush touching my shoulder
Unarvu mulaippadhaen
Begin to sprout?
Raattinangal moolaikkullae
Why are giant wheels spinning
Suttri suzhalvadhaen
Round and round inside my mind?
En naadi thudippu nooru madangaai
Why does my pulse rate rise a hundredfold
Nodiyum Uyarvadhaen
With every passing second?
Bambarangal kaalil suzhalum
Why is there a flurry like tops
Paraparappu yen
Spinning around my feet?
En angam engum pudhu pudhu minnal
Why does fresh lightning
Uruveduppadhaen
Take form all across my body?
Anjalpettiyai kandadhumae
Upon seeing the mailbox,
Kangal sirippadhaen
Why do my eyes smile?
En nejukkullae pattaampoochchi
A butterfly inside my chest...
Ratta ratta ra ra..
Ratta ratta ra ra..
Oonjalaadum manamae unakku
Oh swinging heart, to you
Enna nadandhadhu
What has happened?
Naan oivillaamal thaththith thaava
As I hop and leap without rest,
Ulagam marandhadhu
The world has been forgotten.
Uchchanthalaiyai vaanavillum
A rainbow seems to wipe dry
Thuvattugindradhu
The crown of my head.
En ullangkaiyyil regai poovaai
The lines on my palm bloom
Malarugindradhu
Like a blossom.
Ullaththuniyai swaasakkaattru
The breath of air washed clean
Salavai seidhadhu
The fabric of my soul.
Naan ovvoru nodiyum pirappadhu pola
As if I am reborn every single moment,
Kavidhai sonnadhu
It recited poetry.
Kanavil midhandhu nadanam aada
To float in a dream and dance,
Kaal ninaiththadhu
My feet desired.
Naan karaya karaya mela poga
As I dissolved and soared higher,
Vaal mulaiththadhu
A tail grew on me like a kite.
Ennai naanae rasiththu kollum
It has become a state where
Nilamaiyaanadhu
I admire myself.
Idhu niththam nigazhum
This happens every day,
Aanaal kooda pudhumaiyaanadhu
Yet it feels completely new.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song beautifully captures the innocent, overwhelming anticipation of love, symbolized by waiting for a letter near a mailbox. The protagonist describes the surreal physical and emotional sensations of falling in love—butterflies in the stomach, a racing pulse, a lightened spirit, and feeling as though everyday existence has turned into magical poetry.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En nejukkullae pattaampoochchi”
Compares the romantic excitement inside the chest to a fluttering butterfly ('pattaampoochchi rekkai virippadhaen') and the soul to a fabric washed by breath ('ullaththuniyai swaasakkaattru salavai seidhadhu').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“En naadi thudippu nooru madangaai”
Exaggerates the physical rush of anticipation by describing the pulse rate jumping a hundred times higher in a second.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Thulli thirindha endhan naatkkal”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'Su' in 'Suttri suzhalvadhaen' or 'Th' in 'Thulli thirindha'.
Personification
“Uchchanthalaiyai vaanavillum thuvattugindradhu”
Attributes human care to natural phenomena, describing a rainbow wiping the crown of the head.
Did you know?
Trivia
Pokkisham (2009) is a romantic period drama directed by Cheran, set in the 1970s. The film heavily centers on the art of letter writing between two lovers separated by distance, making the mailbox a central emotional motif in this song composed by Sabesh-Murali.
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