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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Pattampoochi

From Kadhalukku Mariyadhai · 1997

Lyricist: Pazhani Bharathi
Singers: K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan
Music director: Ilayaraja
Movie name: Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
Movie release year: 1997
Lyrics added on: 18 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

{ Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae

Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae } (2)

Kaadhal solla vanden unnidathilae

Vaarthai ondrum illai adi ennidathilae

Ada kaadhal ithuthanaa ….

Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae

Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae

Aeno manathu unnai kanda pozhuthu

Kaatril odum megamena aachu

Aeno enaku kaadhal vantha piragu

Kannaammoochi aadumkadhai aachu

Unnai azhaithavan nanae nanae

Thannai tholaithavan aanen aanen

Koondu kili ingu nanae nanae

Vitu viduthalai aanen aanen

Un selai noolaagavaa

Aaa…aah

Aaa…aah

Adi naan indru nee aagavaa

Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae

Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae

Poovana en nenjam poraada

Thoongatha kannodu neeraada

Uravaana nilavondru sathiraada

Kadithangal vaaraamal uyir vaada

Anjalagam engu endru thedugiren naan

Pooncholai neethanamma

Oru poo sintha pidivathama

Mounangal mozhiyaguma

Kaadhal manasu thathalikum vayasu

Eppozhuthu jannal etti paarkum

Raathiri pozhuthu pournami nilavu

En manathai suttu vittu pogum

Thanimaigal ennai thodumae thodumae

Pani thuli ennai sudumae sudumae

Thaagam konda thanga kudamae kudamae

Allithara gangai varumae varumae

Megangal thaen ootrumae

Puthu mottukal poovagumae

Oru poomaalai thol serumae

Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae

Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae

Kaadhal solla vanden unnidathilae

Vaarthai ondrum illai adi ennidathilae

Ada kaadhal ithuthanaa

Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae

Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae

Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae

Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae

A butterfly flutters inside my heart,

Circling around, it gently knocks on my longing heart.

I came to confess my love to you,

But girl, I have no words left to say.

Oh, is this what love is?

A butterfly flutters inside my heart,

Circling around, it gently knocks on my longing heart.

For some reason, the moment my heart saw you,

It became like a cloud drifting in the wind.

For some reason, ever since love found me,

Everything has become a game of hide-and-seek.

I was the one who called out to you,

And I was the one who lost myself completely.

I was like a caged parrot here,

And now I have broken free.

Shall I become a single thread in your saree?

Ah... aah...

Ah... aah...

Girl, shall I become you today?

A butterfly flutters inside my heart,

Circling around, it gently knocks on my longing heart.

As my tender heart struggles,

And bathes with sleepless eyes,

As the beloved moon sways in dance,

And my life withers without any letters,

I go searching for the post office.

You are a blossoming garden, my girl;

Why are you so stubborn about sharing a single flower?

Can silence ever become spoken words?

With a heart in love at this restless age,

When will she peek out from the window?

In the quiet of the night, the full moon

Leaves my heart scorched as it passes by.

Loneliness keeps touching me,

Even morning dew drops burn me.

Oh thirsty golden pot,

The river Ganga will surely come to fill you!

The clouds will pour down sweet rain,

New buds will blossom into flowers,

And a flower garland will rest upon the shoulders.

A butterfly flutters inside my heart,

Circling around, it gently knocks on my longing heart.

I came to confess my love to you,

But girl, I have no words left to say.

Oh, is this what love is?

A butterfly flutters inside my heart,

Circling around, it gently knocks on my longing heart.

A butterfly flutters inside my heart,

Circling around, it gently knocks on my longing heart.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Oru Pattam Poochi' is a romantic track from the 1997 Tamil film 'Kadhalukku Mariyadhai', expressing the fluttery excitement, tender anxiety, and whimsical joy of falling in love. The protagonist compares the onset of romantic feeling to a butterfly fluttering endlessly inside the heart, rendering them tongue-tied and awestruck in the presence of their beloved. The song portrays how love reshapes one's perception of the world—turning thoughts into drifting clouds and life into a playful game of hide-and-seek. As the melody progresses, the lyrics highlight the bittersweet duality of romantic longing: the feeling of being liberated like a caged bird set free, yet suffering sleepless nights and emotional yearning for a sign of affection. Through evocative nature metaphors—such as burning full moons, dewdrops, and blooming buds—the track beautifully captures the emotional transition from solitary longing to the hopeful promise of union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae”

Compares the nervous, fluttery sensation of love inside the heart directly to a fluttering butterfly.

Simile (Uwamai)

“Kaatril odum megamena aachu”

Compares the sudden lightness and wanderlust of the heart upon seeing the beloved to clouds drifting rapidly in the wind.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

“sutri sutri / nanae nanae / aanen aanen”

Repetition of words for rhythmic elegance and emotional emphasis on self-realization and obsession.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Koondu kili ingu nanae nanae”

Compares the protagonist's previous emotionally restricted state to a caged bird that has now found freedom through love.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)

“Pani thuli ennai sudumae sudumae”

Exaggerates the intensity of love's yearning, stating that even a cool drop of dew feels hot and burning.

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