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Lyrics & meaning

Anjal Petti

From Pokkisham · 2009

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Karthik
Music director
Sabesh – Murali
Movie name
Pokkisham
Movie release year
2009
Lyrics added on
27 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anjalpettiyai kandadhumae
Kangal sirippadhaen
En nejukkullae pattaampoochchi
Rekkai virippadhaen
Thulli thirindha endhan naatkkal
Thayangi nadappadhaen
En tholukku melae thoorigai theendum
Unarvu mulaippadhaen
Raattinangal moolaikkullae
Suttri suzhalvadhaen
En naadi thudippu nooru madangaai
Nodiyum Uyarvadhaen
Bambarangal kaalil suzhalum
Paraparappu yen
En angam engum pudhu pudhu minnal
Uruveduppadhaen
Anjalpettiyai kandadhumae
Kangal sirippadhaen
En nejukkullae pattaampoochchi
Ratta ratta ra ra..
Oonjalaadum manamae unakku
Enna nadandhadhu
Naan oivillaamal thaththith thaava
Ulagam marandhadhu
Uchchanthalaiyai vaanavillum
Thuvattugindradhu
En ullangkaiyyil regai poovaai
Malarugindradhu
Ullaththuniyai swaasakkaattru
Salavai seidhadhu
Naan ovvoru nodiyum pirappadhu pola
Kavidhai sonnadhu
Kanavil midhandhu nadanam aada
Kaal ninaiththadhu
Naan karaya karaya mela poga
Vaal mulaiththadhu
Ennai naanae rasiththu kollum
Nilamaiyaanadhu
Idhu niththam nigazhum
Aanaal kooda pudhumaiyaanadhu
The moment I see the postbox,
why do my eyes smile?
Why do butterflies inside my heart
spread their wings?
The days that once bounced around freely,
why do they now walk with hesitation?
Why does the touch of a soft paintbrush
sprout across my shoulders?
Giant wheels inside my head,
why do they spin around and around?
Why does my pulse race a hundred times faster
with every passing second?
Like spinning tops whirling at my feet,
why is there such a rush?
All across my body, why do fresh flashes of lightning
begin to take shape?
The moment I see the postbox,
why do my eyes smile?
Inside my heart, butterflies...
Ratha rathara
O swaying heart,
what has happened to you?
As I skip and hop without rest,
the world is forgotten.
Even the rainbow comes
to gently pat the top of my head dry.
The lines on the palm of my hand
blossom like flowers.
The fabric of my heart,
the breath of air has washed clean.
As if I am being born again
with every single second, it recited poetry.
To float inside a dream and dance,
my feet longed.
As I melted away and soared higher,
a tail sprouted on me like a kite.
Admiring myself with wonder,
that is the state I have reached.
This happens every single day,
yet it still feels completely new.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

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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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