- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Periya Idathu Penn
- Movie release year
- 1963
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Mar 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pattanam paartha maappillaiyae..ae…
Paarkka vandha kilippillae…yae…
Pattikkaatta paarthu paarthu
Nenappadhenna manasilae
Pattikkaatta paarthu paarthu
Nenappadhenna manasilae
Kilippillae kilippillae kilippillae
{Kannenna kannenna kalangudhu
Ponnenna ponnenna mayangudhu
Ennenna ennenna nenaikkudhu
Ennangal engengae parakkudhu} (2)
Pattanam paartha maappillaiya
Paarkka vandha kilippillae…
Pattanam paartha maappillaiya
Paarkka vandha kilippillae…
Pattikkaatta paarthu paarthu
Nenappadhenna manasilae
Pattikkaatta paarthu paarthu
Nenappadhenna manasilae
Kilippillae kilippillae kilippillae
Kannenna kannenna kalangudhu
Ponnenna ponnenna mayangudhu
Ennenna ennenna nenaikkudhu
Ennangal engengae parakkudhu
Kungumathai sumandhu kondu
Kulukki varum singaari
Gundu malli poovai kondu
Kozhanji varum oiyaari
Ohoohoi….
Kungumathai sumandhu kondu
Kulukki varum singaari
Gundu malli poovai kondu
Kozhanji varum oiyaari
Katti mugam kondavalae
Kaadhal pesa vandhavalae
Ahaa katti mugam kondavalae
Kaadhal pesa vandhavalae
Yetti yetti ninnu ninnu
Thavippadhenna iruttilae
Pattikkaatta paarthu paarthu
Nenappadhenna manasilae
Kilippillae kilippillae kilippillae
Kannenna kannenna kalangudhu
Ponnenna ponnenna mayangudhu
Ennenna ennenna nenaikkudhu
Ennangal engengae parakkudhu
Aathangarai orathilae
Andru vandha uruvamaa
Azhaghazhaghaa aadai katti
Pazhagha vandha paruvamaa
Ahaanaiyya
Aathangarai orathilae
Andru vandha uruvamaa
Azhaghazhaghaa aadai katti
Pazhagha vandha paruvamaa
Nettriravu vandhavanaa
Nerainja inbam Thandhavanaa
Nettriravu vandhavanaa
Nerainja inbam Thandhavanaa
Avanaa ivan yenavae
Asaivadhenna vizhiyilae
Angum ingum paarthup paarthu
Nenappadhenna manasilae
Kilippillae kilippillae kilippillae
Kannenna kannenna kalangudhu
Ponnenna ponnenna mayangudhu
Ennenna ennenna nenaikkudhu
Ennangal engengae parakkudhu
To see the groom who has returned from the city,
you came, my sweet little parrot,
but staring at this rustic village fellow,
what are you thinking in your heart?
Staring at this rustic village fellow,
what are you thinking in your heart?
Little parrot, sweet parrot, little parrot!
Why are your eyes welling up in confusion?
Why is your golden body swooning in a daze?
What all is your mind wondering?
Where all are your thoughts flying?
To see the groom who has returned from the city,
you came, my sweet little parrot,
to see the groom who has returned from the city,
you came, my sweet little parrot,
but staring at this rustic village fellow,
what are you thinking in your heart?
Staring at this rustic village fellow,
what are you thinking in your heart?
Little parrot, sweet parrot, little parrot!
Why are your eyes welling up in confusion?
Why is your golden body swooning in a daze?
What all is your mind wondering?
Where all are your thoughts flying?
Wearing the red kumkum mark on your forehead,
you walk with a graceful sway, stylish beauty!
Wearing round jasmine flowers in your hair,
you come coyly and tenderly, lovely girl!
Ohohoy!
Wearing the red kumkum mark on your forehead,
you walk with a graceful sway, stylish beauty!
Wearing round jasmine flowers in your hair,
you come coyly and tenderly, lovely girl!
O girl with the beautifully sculpted face,
you who came here to speak of love,
aha, girl with the beautifully sculpted face,
you who came here to speak of love,
standing far off and peeking time and again,
why are you pining all alone in the dark?
Staring at this rustic village fellow,
what are you thinking in your heart?
Little parrot, sweet parrot, little parrot!
Why are your eyes welling up in confusion?
Why is your golden body swooning in a daze?
What all is your mind wondering?
Where all are your thoughts flying?
Along the banks of the river,
was that the figure who appeared that day?
Dressed up so beautifully in fine clothes,
is this the youthful one who came to be close?
Ahaan haiya!
Along the banks of the river,
was that the figure who appeared that day?
Dressed up so beautifully in fine clothes,
is this the youthful one who came to be close?
Is he the one who came last night,
the one who gave such complete joy?
Is he the one who came last night,
the one who gave such complete joy?
Wondering if that man and this one are the same,
why do your eyes shift in doubt?
Looking all around here and there,
what are you thinking in your heart?
Little parrot, sweet parrot, little parrot!
Why are your eyes welling up in confusion?
Why is your golden body swooning in a daze?
What all is your mind wondering?
Where all are your thoughts flying?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Pattanam Paartha Maappillaiyae' from the 1963 classic Tamil movie 'Periya Idathu Penn' captures playful teasing and romantic yearning set against a rural backdrop. The lyricist Kannadasan contrasts the urban-exposed groom with the innocent, parrot-like village heroine, exploring her inner bashfulness, confusion, and budding love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pattanam paartha maappillaiyae / Pattikkaatta paarthu paarthu”
Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Pattanam' and 'Pattikkaatta'.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Katti mugam kondavalae / Kaadhal pesa vandhavalae”
Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sounds, such as 'Kannenna', 'Kulukki', 'Katti', 'Kaadhal'.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Kilippillae kilippillae kilippillae”
Rhythmic repetition of phrases like 'Pattikkaatta paarthu paarthu' and 'Kilippillae kilippillae' to emphasize emotion.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Paarkka vandha kilippillae...”
Addressing the heroine as 'Kilippillae' (parrot-like girl) and 'Ponnenna' (golden beauty).
Did you know?
Trivia
'Periya Idathu Penn' (1963) stars M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), B. Saroja Devi, and M. R. Radha. The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, and the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.
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