Oru Pattampoochi
From Kadhalukku Mariyadhai · 1997
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kadhalukku Mariyadhai1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| { Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae | A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart |
| Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae } (2) | It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart |
| Kaadhal solla vanden unnidathilae | I came to you to express my love |
| Vaarthai ondrum illai adi ennidathilae | Yet, oh girl, I find no words within me |
| Ada kaadhal ithuthanaa …. | Ah, is this what love truly is? |
| Female | |
| Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae | A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart |
| Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae | It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart |
| Male | |
| Aeno manathu unnai kanda pozhuthu | Why is it that when my heart saw you, |
| Kaatril odum megamena aachu | It became like a cloud drifting away in the wind? |
| Female | |
| Aeno enaku kaadhal vantha piragu | Why is it that after love blossomed in me, |
| Kannaammoochi aadumkadhai aachu | It became a story playing hide-and-seek? |
| Male | |
| Unnai azhaithavan nanae nanae | The one who called out to you was I, only I |
| Thannai tholaithavan aanen aanen | The one who lost himself was I, only I |
| Female | |
| Koondu kili ingu nanae nanae | The caged parrot here was I, only I |
| Vitu viduthalai aanen aanen | The one set completely free was I, only I |
| Male | |
| Un selai noolaagavaa | Shall I become a thread in your saree? |
| Female | |
| Aaa…aah | Aaa…aah |
| Female | |
| Aaa…aah | Aaa…aah |
| Male | |
| Adi naan indru nee aagavaa | Hey girl, shall I become you today? |
| Female | |
| Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae | A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart |
| Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae | It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart |
| Male | |
| Poovana en nenjam poraada | My flower-like heart struggles in anguish |
| Thoongatha kannodu neeraada | Bathing in tears with sleepless eyes |
| Female | |
| Uravaana nilavondru sathiraada | As a beloved moon dances in delight |
| Kadithangal vaaraamal uyir vaada | My soul wilts without receiving any letters from you |
| Anjalagam engu endru thedugiren naan | I am searching for where the post office is |
| Male | |
| Pooncholai neethanamma | You are indeed a flower garden, my dear |
| Oru poo sintha pidivathama | Why are you stubborn about dropping a single flower? |
| Mounangal mozhiyaguma | Will silence ever become a language? |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal manasu thathalikum vayasu | A loving heart, an age of churning emotions |
| Eppozhuthu jannal etti paarkum | When will it peep through the window? |
| Male | |
| Raathiri pozhuthu pournami nilavu | During the nighttime, the full moon |
| En manathai suttu vittu pogum | Leaves after burning my heart |
| Female | |
| Thanimaigal ennai thodumae thodumae | Loneliness touches me constantly |
| Pani thuli ennai sudumae sudumae | Even a dewdrop burns me deeply |
| Male | |
| Thaagam konda thanga kudamae kudamae | Oh golden pot filled with thirst |
| Allithara gangai varumae varumae | The Ganges will flow to quench it |
| Female | |
| Megangal thaen ootrumae | Clouds will pour down honey |
| Puthu mottukal poovagumae | Fresh buds will blossom into flowers |
| Oru poomaalai thol serumae | A flower garland will drape upon the shoulders |
| Male | |
| Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae | A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart |
| Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae | It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal solla vanden unnidathilae | I came to you to express my love |
| Vaarthai ondrum illai adi ennidathilae | Yet, oh girl, I find no words within me |
| Ada kaadhal ithuthanaa | Ah, is this what love truly is? |
| Female | |
| Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae | A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart |
| Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae | It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart |
| Male | |
| Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae | A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart |
| Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae | It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart |
{ ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே சுற்றுகின்றதே
அது சுற்றி சுற்றி ஆசை
நெஞ்சை தட்டுகின்றதே } (2)
காதல் சொல்ல வந்தேன்
உன்னிடத்திலே வாா்த்தை
ஒன்றும் இல்லை அடி
என்னிடத்திலே அட காதல்
இதுதானா
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
I came to you to express my love
Yet, oh girl, I find no words within me
Ah, is this what love truly is?
பூச்சூட பூ வேணுமா
பூ இங்கே நீதானம்மா
அடி கல்யாண ஊா்கோலமா
இனி எப்போதும் காா்காலமா
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே சுற்றுகின்றதே
அது சுற்றி சுற்றி ஆசை
நெஞ்சை தட்டுகின்றதே
Why is it that when my heart saw you,
It became like a cloud drifting away in the wind?
ஏனோ மனது உன்னை
கண்ட பொழுது காற்றில் ஓடும்
மேகமென ஆச்சு
Why is it that after love blossomed in me,
It became a story playing hide-and-seek?
ஏனோ எனக்கு காதல்
வந்த பிறகு கண்ணாம்மூச்சி
ஆடும்கதை ஆச்சு
The one who called out to you was I, only I
The one who lost himself was I, only I
உன்னை அழைத்தவன்
நானே நானே தன்னை தொலைத்தவன்
ஆனேன் ஆனேன்
The caged parrot here was I, only I
The one set completely free was I, only I
கூண்டு கிளி இங்கு
நானே நானே விட்டு விடுதலை
ஆனேன் ஆனேன்
Shall I become a thread in your saree?
உன் சேலை நூலாகவா
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நான் உன் கூந்தல் பூவாகவா
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அடி நான் இன்று நீ ஆகவா
Aaa…aah
ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே சுற்றுகின்றதே
அது சுற்றி சுற்றி ஆசை
நெஞ்சை தட்டுகின்றதே
Aaa…aah
பூவான என் நெஞ்சம்
போராட தூங்காத கண்ணோடு நீராட
Hey girl, shall I become you today?
உறவான நிலவொன்று
சதிராட கடிதங்கள் வாராமல்
உயிா் வாட அஞ்சலகம் எங்கு
என்று தேடுகிறேன் நான்
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
பூஞ்சோலை நீதானம்மா
ஒரு பூ சிந்த பிடிவாதமா
மௌனங்கள் மொழியாகுமா
My flower-like heart struggles in anguish
Bathing in tears with sleepless eyes
காதல் மனசு
தத்தளிக்கும் வயசு
எப்பொழுது ஜன்னல்
எட்டி பாா்க்கும்
As a beloved moon dances in delight
My soul wilts without receiving any letters from you
I am searching for where the post office is
ராத்திாி பொழுது
பௌா்ணமி நிலவு என்
மனதை சுட்டு விட்டு போகும்
You are indeed a flower garden, my dear
Why are you stubborn about dropping a single flower?
Will silence ever become a language?
தனிமைகள் என்னை
தொடுமே தொடுமே பனித்துளி
என்னை சுடுமே சுடுமே
A loving heart, an age of churning emotions
When will it peep through the window?
தாகம் கொண்ட தங்க
குடமே குடமே அள்ளித்தர
கங்கை வருமே வருமே
During the nighttime, the full moon
Leaves after burning my heart
மேகங்கள் தேனூற்றுமே
புது மொட்டுக்கள் பூவாகுமே
ஒரு பூமாலை தோள் சேருமே
Loneliness touches me constantly
Even a dewdrop burns me deeply
ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே சுற்றுகின்றதே
அது சுற்றி சுற்றி ஆசை
நெஞ்சை தட்டுகின்றதே
Oh golden pot filled with thirst
The Ganges will flow to quench it
காதல் சொல்ல வந்தேன்
உன்னிடத்திலே வாா்த்தை
ஒன்றும் இல்லை அடி
என்னிடத்திலே அட காதல்
இதுதானா
Clouds will pour down honey
Fresh buds will blossom into flowers
A flower garland will drape upon the shoulders
பூச்சூட பூ வேணுமா
பூ இங்கே நீதானம்மா
அடி கல்யாண ஊா்கோலமா
இனி எப்போதும் காா்காலமா
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே சுற்றுகின்றதே
அது சுற்றி சுற்றி ஆசை
நெஞ்சை தட்டுகின்றதே
I came to you to express my love
Yet, oh girl, I find no words within me
Ah, is this what love truly is?
ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே சுற்றுகின்றதே
அது சுற்றி சுற்றி ஆசை
நெஞ்சை தட்டுகின்றதே
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
{ Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae } (2)
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
Kaadhal solla vanden unnidathilae
I came to you to express my love
Vaarthai ondrum illai adi ennidathilae
Yet, oh girl, I find no words within me
Ada kaadhal ithuthanaa ….
Ah, is this what love truly is?
Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
Aeno manathu unnai kanda pozhuthu
Why is it that when my heart saw you,
Kaatril odum megamena aachu
It became like a cloud drifting away in the wind?
Aeno enaku kaadhal vantha piragu
Why is it that after love blossomed in me,
Kannaammoochi aadumkadhai aachu
It became a story playing hide-and-seek?
Unnai azhaithavan nanae nanae
The one who called out to you was I, only I
Thannai tholaithavan aanen aanen
The one who lost himself was I, only I
Koondu kili ingu nanae nanae
The caged parrot here was I, only I
Vitu viduthalai aanen aanen
The one set completely free was I, only I
Un selai noolaagavaa
Shall I become a thread in your saree?
Aaa…aah
Aaa…aah
Aaa…aah
Aaa…aah
Adi naan indru nee aagavaa
Hey girl, shall I become you today?
Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
Poovana en nenjam poraada
My flower-like heart struggles in anguish
Thoongatha kannodu neeraada
Bathing in tears with sleepless eyes
Uravaana nilavondru sathiraada
As a beloved moon dances in delight
Kadithangal vaaraamal uyir vaada
My soul wilts without receiving any letters from you
Anjalagam engu endru thedugiren naan
I am searching for where the post office is
Pooncholai neethanamma
You are indeed a flower garden, my dear
Oru poo sintha pidivathama
Why are you stubborn about dropping a single flower?
Mounangal mozhiyaguma
Will silence ever become a language?
Kaadhal manasu thathalikum vayasu
A loving heart, an age of churning emotions
Eppozhuthu jannal etti paarkum
When will it peep through the window?
Raathiri pozhuthu pournami nilavu
During the nighttime, the full moon
En manathai suttu vittu pogum
Leaves after burning my heart
Thanimaigal ennai thodumae thodumae
Loneliness touches me constantly
Pani thuli ennai sudumae sudumae
Even a dewdrop burns me deeply
Thaagam konda thanga kudamae kudamae
Oh golden pot filled with thirst
Allithara gangai varumae varumae
The Ganges will flow to quench it
Megangal thaen ootrumae
Clouds will pour down honey
Puthu mottukal poovagumae
Fresh buds will blossom into flowers
Oru poomaalai thol serumae
A flower garland will drape upon the shoulders
Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
Kaadhal solla vanden unnidathilae
I came to you to express my love
Vaarthai ondrum illai adi ennidathilae
Yet, oh girl, I find no words within me
Ada kaadhal ithuthanaa
Ah, is this what love truly is?
Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
Oru pattam poochi nenjukulae sutrukindradhae
A butterfly is flutteringly hovering inside my heart
Athu sutri sutri aasai nenjai thatukindradhae
It keeps circling around, knocking on my yearning heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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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Trivia
Although the composer is listed as unknown in the prompt context, 'Kadhalukku Mariyadhai' (1997) features an iconic soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Pazhani Bharathi. Directed by Fazil, the film starred Vijay and Shalini in lead roles and was a massive box-office hit. This particular track, sung by K.J. Yesudas and Sujatha Mohan, popularized the 'butterfly in the stomach' concept in late 90s Tamil cinema culture.
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