Butterfly Pattu Poo
From Kumbakonam Gopalu · 1998
- Lyricist
- Vasan
- Singers
- Swarnalatha, Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kumbakonam Gopalu1998
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Haa haa haeiii | Haa haa haeiii |
| Haa haa haeiii | Haa haa haeiii |
| Female | |
| Butterfly… pattu poo | Butterfly... silken flower |
| Nenjukkul ..labdabbu | Inside the heart... lub-dub |
| Enakku vendum unadhu company | I need your company |
| Idhayam inikkum ilamai koottani | A heart-sweetening youthful coalition |
| Kaadhal kodi yetri | Hoist the flag of love |
| Pudhu arasu amaikka vaa | Come, form a new government |
| Male | |
| Butterfly pattu poo | Butterfly, silken flower |
| Othi po adi yetti po | Move away, girl, stay far away |
| Bachelor enakku company edhukkammaa | Why does a bachelor like me need company, girl? |
| Lookla touchula koottani edhukkammaa | Why do I need a coalition of looks and touch, girl? |
| Melae parakkum kodiyae | Oh flag flying up high |
| Konjam keezha irangi vaa | Come down a little bit |
| Female | |
| Nenjukkul… labdabbu | Inside the heart... lub-dub |
| Male :Othi po adi yetti po | Male: Move away, girl, stay far away |
| Female | |
| Manjathil nadakkudhaiyaa | Is it happening on the bed? |
| Kanavukkullae pudhiya kaadhal show | A new love show inside dreams |
| Ticket yedhuvum indri | Without any ticket |
| Azhaithu chellu dhinamum matinee show | Take me every day to a matinee show |
| Male | |
| Voltage four forty | Four forty volts |
| On odambil yerudhu | Is surging in your body |
| Penmaiyae fuse aanaa | Oh womanhood, if the fuse blows |
| Ammaadi thaeraadhu | Oh dear, it won't recover |
| Female | |
| Okay ah sollu nee | Say okay to me |
| Vaattudhu maargazhi maasam | The cold month of Margazhi is tormenting me |
| Male | |
| Butterfly… pattu poo | Butterfly... silken flower |
| Female :Nenjukkul ..labdabbu | Female: Inside the heart... lub-dub |
| Male | |
| Bachelor enakku | For a bachelor like me |
| Company edhukkammaa | Why company, girl? |
| Lookla touchula koottani edhukkammaa | Why a coalition of looks and touch, girl? |
| Female :Kaadhal kodi yetri | Female: Hoist the flag of love |
| Pudhu arasu amaikka vaa | Come, form a new government |
| Male | |
| Butterfly… pattu poo | Butterfly... silken flower |
| Female :Nenjukkul ..labdabbu | Female: Inside the heart... lub-dub |
| Chorus | |
| Aaa….a.aa…..aaa…..aaa….. | Aaa....a.aa.....aaa.....aaa..... |
| Aaa….a.aa…..aaa…..aaa….. | Aaa....a.aa.....aaa.....aaa..... |
| Male | |
| Manasa adakki vechu | Control your mind |
| Izhutthu katti irukki pudichukko | Pull it, tie it, and hold it tight |
| Vayasa nee vittu puttaa | If you let your youth go wild |
| Thavikka vaikkum thangamae therinjukko | It will make you suffer, my dear gold, understand this |
| Female | |
| Ilamaikku inimai thevai | Youth needs sweetness |
| Nee enna thuraviyaa | Are you an ascetic monk? |
| Iravukku uravu thevai | The night needs togetherness |
| Uravaada varuviyaa | Will you come to share intimacy? |
| Male | |
| Pennmanam enakkadhu puriyudhu | I understand a woman's heart |
| Aahaa kanmani avasaram yeno | Ah darling, why the hurry? |
| Female | |
| Nenjukkul… labdabbu | Inside the heart... lub-dub |
| Male :Othi po adi yetti po | Male: Move away, girl, stay far away |
| Female :Enakku vaendum unadhu company | Female: I need your company |
| Idhayam inikkum ilamai koottani | A heart-sweetening youthful coalition |
| Male :Melae parakkum kodiyae | Male: Oh flag flying up high |
| Konjam keezha irangi vaa | Come down a little bit |
| Female | |
| Nenjukkul… | Inside the heart... |
| Male :Pattu poo | Male: Silken flower |
| Female :Labdabbu | Female: Lub-dub |
| Male :Adi yetti po | Male: Hey, stay far away |
| Female :Haaaa….. | Female: Haaaa..... |
தக்தக்.....ஹேஏ.......
தக்தக்.....ஹேஏ.......
தக்தக்.....ஹேஏ.......
Haa haa haeiii
Haa haa haeiii
பட்டர்ஃப்ளய் பட்டுப் பூ
நெஞ்சுக்குள் லப்டப்பு
எனக்கு வேண்டும்
உனது கம்பெனி
இதயம் இனிக்கும்
இளமை கூட்டணி
காதல் கொடி ஏற்றி
புது அரசு அமைக்க வா.....
Butterfly... silken flower
Inside the heart... lub-dub
I need your company
A heart-sweetening youthful coalition
Hoist the flag of love
Come, form a new government
பட்டர்ஃப்ளய் பட்டுப் பூ
ஒத்திப் போ அடி எட்டிப் போ
பேச்சலர் எனக்கு கம்பெனி
எதுக்கம்மா
லுக்குல டச்சுல கூட்டணி
எதுக்கம்மா
மேலே பறக்கும் கொடியே
கொஞ்சம் கீழ இறங்கி வா
Butterfly, silken flower
Move away, girl, stay far away
Why does a bachelor like me need company, girl?
Why do I need a coalition of looks and touch, girl?
Oh flag flying up high
Come down a little bit
நெஞ்சுக்குள் லப்டப்பு…
ஒத்திப் போ அடி எட்டிப் போ…
Inside the heart... lub-dub
Male: Move away, girl, stay far away
மஞ்சத்தில் நடக்குதையா
கனவுக்குள்ளே புதிய காதல் ஷோ
டிக்கெட்டு எதுவும் இன்றி
அழைத்துச் செல்லு
தினமும் மேட்னி ஷோ
Is it happening on the bed?
A new love show inside dreams
Without any ticket
Take me every day to a matinee show
வோல்டேஜ் ஃபோர் ஃபார்ட்டி
ஒன் ஒடம்பில் ஏறுது
பெண்மையே ஃப்யூஸ் ஆனா
அம்மாடி தேறாது
Four forty volts
Is surging in your body
Oh womanhood, if the fuse blows
Oh dear, it won't recover
ஓகேயா சொல்லு நீ
வாட்டுது மார்கழி மாசம்
Say okay to me
The cold month of Margazhi is tormenting me
பட்டர்ஃப்ளய் பட்டுப் பூ
நெஞ்சுக்குள் லப்டப்பு…
Butterfly... silken flower
Female: Inside the heart... lub-dub
பேச்சலர் எனக்கு கம்பெனி
எதுக்கம்மா
லுக்குல டச்சுல கூட்டணி
எதுக்கம்மா
காதல் கொடி ஏற்றி
புது அரசு அமைக்க வா.....
For a bachelor like me
Why company, girl?
Why a coalition of looks and touch, girl?
Female: Hoist the flag of love
Come, form a new government
பட்டர்ஃப்ளய் பட்டுப் பூ
நெஞ்சுக்குள் லப்டப்பு…
Butterfly... silken flower
Female: Inside the heart... lub-dub
ஆஆ......ஆஆ.....ஆஆ......
ஆஆ.....ஆஆஆ...ஆஅ.....
ஆ......ஆஆஆ......ஆ....
Aaa....a.aa.....aaa.....aaa.....
Aaa....a.aa.....aaa.....aaa.....
மனச அடக்கி வச்சு
இழுத்துக் கட்டி இறுக்கிப்
புடிச்சுக்கோ
வயச நீ விட்டுப் புட்டா
தவிக்க வைக்கும் தங்கமே
தெரிஞ்சுக்கோ
Control your mind
Pull it, tie it, and hold it tight
If you let your youth go wild
It will make you suffer, my dear gold, understand this
இளமைக்கு இனிமை தேவை
நீ என்ன துறவியா
இரவுக்கு உறவு தேவை
உறவாட வருவியா
Youth needs sweetness
Are you an ascetic monk?
The night needs togetherness
Will you come to share intimacy?
கண்மணி எனக்கது புரியுது
ஆஹா கண்மணி அவசரம் ஏனோ
I understand a woman's heart
Ah darling, why the hurry?
நெஞ்சுக்குள் லப்டப்பு…
ஒத்திப் போ அடி எட்டிப் போ…
Inside the heart... lub-dub
Male: Move away, girl, stay far away
Female: I need your company
A heart-sweetening youthful coalition
Male: Oh flag flying up high
Come down a little bit
எனக்கு வேண்டும்
உனது கம்பெனி
இதயம் இனிக்கும்
இளமை கூட்டணி
மேலே பறக்கும் கொடியே
கொஞ்சம் கீழ இறங்கி வா
Inside the heart...
Male: Silken flower
Female: Lub-dub
Male: Hey, stay far away
Female: Haaaa.....
நெஞ்சுக்குள்
ஒத்திப் போ
லப்டப்பு…
அடி எட்டிப் போ…
Haa haa haeiii
Haa haa haeiii
Haa haa haeiii
Haa haa haeiii
Butterfly… pattu poo
Butterfly... silken flower
Nenjukkul ..labdabbu
Inside the heart... lub-dub
Enakku vendum unadhu company
I need your company
Idhayam inikkum ilamai koottani
A heart-sweetening youthful coalition
Kaadhal kodi yetri
Hoist the flag of love
Pudhu arasu amaikka vaa
Come, form a new government
Butterfly pattu poo
Butterfly, silken flower
Othi po adi yetti po
Move away, girl, stay far away
Bachelor enakku company edhukkammaa
Why does a bachelor like me need company, girl?
Lookla touchula koottani edhukkammaa
Why do I need a coalition of looks and touch, girl?
Melae parakkum kodiyae
Oh flag flying up high
Konjam keezha irangi vaa
Come down a little bit
Nenjukkul… labdabbu
Inside the heart... lub-dub
Male :Othi po adi yetti po
Male: Move away, girl, stay far away
Manjathil nadakkudhaiyaa
Is it happening on the bed?
Kanavukkullae pudhiya kaadhal show
A new love show inside dreams
Ticket yedhuvum indri
Without any ticket
Azhaithu chellu dhinamum matinee show
Take me every day to a matinee show
Voltage four forty
Four forty volts
On odambil yerudhu
Is surging in your body
Penmaiyae fuse aanaa
Oh womanhood, if the fuse blows
Ammaadi thaeraadhu
Oh dear, it won't recover
Okay ah sollu nee
Say okay to me
Vaattudhu maargazhi maasam
The cold month of Margazhi is tormenting me
Butterfly… pattu poo
Butterfly... silken flower
Female :Nenjukkul ..labdabbu
Female: Inside the heart... lub-dub
Bachelor enakku
For a bachelor like me
Company edhukkammaa
Why company, girl?
Lookla touchula koottani edhukkammaa
Why a coalition of looks and touch, girl?
Female :Kaadhal kodi yetri
Female: Hoist the flag of love
Pudhu arasu amaikka vaa
Come, form a new government
Butterfly… pattu poo
Butterfly... silken flower
Female :Nenjukkul ..labdabbu
Female: Inside the heart... lub-dub
Aaa….a.aa…..aaa…..aaa…..
Aaa....a.aa.....aaa.....aaa.....
Aaa….a.aa…..aaa…..aaa…..
Aaa....a.aa.....aaa.....aaa.....
Manasa adakki vechu
Control your mind
Izhutthu katti irukki pudichukko
Pull it, tie it, and hold it tight
Vayasa nee vittu puttaa
If you let your youth go wild
Thavikka vaikkum thangamae therinjukko
It will make you suffer, my dear gold, understand this
Ilamaikku inimai thevai
Youth needs sweetness
Nee enna thuraviyaa
Are you an ascetic monk?
Iravukku uravu thevai
The night needs togetherness
Uravaada varuviyaa
Will you come to share intimacy?
Pennmanam enakkadhu puriyudhu
I understand a woman's heart
Aahaa kanmani avasaram yeno
Ah darling, why the hurry?
Nenjukkul… labdabbu
Inside the heart... lub-dub
Male :Othi po adi yetti po
Male: Move away, girl, stay far away
Female :Enakku vaendum unadhu company
Female: I need your company
Idhayam inikkum ilamai koottani
A heart-sweetening youthful coalition
Male :Melae parakkum kodiyae
Male: Oh flag flying up high
Konjam keezha irangi vaa
Come down a little bit
Nenjukkul…
Inside the heart...
Male :Pattu poo
Male: Silken flower
Female :Labdabbu
Female: Lub-dub
Male :Adi yetti po
Male: Hey, stay far away
Female :Haaaa…..
Female: Haaaa.....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Butterfly Pattu Poo is a playful, upbeat duet from the 1998 Tamil film Kumbakonam Gopalu. The song portrays a playful romantic banter between a woman eager for intimacy and a hesitant bachelor trying to maintain self-control. The female protagonist uses fun political and modern metaphors—such as forming a political coalition (koottani) and hoisting a flag of love—to invite him into a romance, expressing how the cold Margazhi season makes her yearn for warmth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia
“Nenjukkul ..labdabbu”
The term 'labdabbu' phonetically imitates the biological sound of a beating heart.
Extended Metaphor
“Kaadhal kodi yetri Pudhu arasu amaikka vaa”
Love and romance are compared to political processes like forming a coalition government ('koottani') and hoisting a flag ('kodi').
Hyperbole / Modern Imagery
“Voltage four forty On odambil yerudhu”
Romantic excitement and body heat are exaggeratedly compared to 440 volts of electricity blowing a circuit fuse.
Emonai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Iravukku uravu thevai / Uravaada varuviyaa”
In Tamil poetry, matching second consonants in consecutive lines creates rhythm, seen here with 'ram' sound patterns in 'Iravukku' and 'Uravaada'.
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Trivia
The film 'Kumbakonam Gopalu' stars Pandiarajan, who is well known in Tamil cinema for his lighthearted comedy roles and humorous, rhythmic romantic duets that blend everyday spoken Tamil with modern slang.
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