Pa Pa Pa
From Kathir · 2022
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Pushpavanam Kuppusamy
- Music director
- Prashant Pillai
- Details
- Kathir2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Dialogue ….. | Dialogue ..... |
| Female | |
| Dialogue ….. | Dialogue ..... |
| Male | |
| Pa pa pa | Pa pa pa |
| Ada yen paappaa | Oh my child/girl |
| Padu saalsaappa | Extremely easygoing and simple |
| Iva poraappaa | She is passing by |
| Male | |
| Merala vittu poguraa | She leaves everyone stunned as she walks away |
| Porala vittu paakuraa | She rolls around and glances back |
| Soranaiyila thoothalaa | Like a light shower on one's self-respect |
| Vizhuthaalappaa | Oh man, she fell down |
| Male | |
| Edhuka vandhu yesuraa | Why does she come and scold? |
| Manasukulla koosuraa | It makes my heart feel uneasy inside |
| Korangu kailyil maalaiyaa | Like a flower garland in a monkey's hand |
| Kedachaallappaa… | Oh man, if she gets caught... |
| Male | |
| Pa pa pa | Pa pa pa |
| Ada yen paappaa | Oh my child/girl |
| Padu saal saappa | Extremely easygoing and simple |
| Iva poraappaa | She is passing by |
| Male | |
| Adi thassu buussu pechae | Hey, with all her fancy gibberish talk |
| Ivan ussu ussu pochae | His breath and spirit blew away |
| Ada mukka thuttu pottae | Putting in cheap tricks worth three cents |
| Ada pottu thaakkura | Oh, she strikes a strong blow |
| Male | |
| Kaakka kuruviyae | Oh crow and sparrow |
| Asalooru kozhiyae | A hen from a foreign land |
| Ada mela kela mela kela | Oh, looking up and down, up and down |
| Iva paathu poguraa… | She walks while watching... |
| Male | |
| Pa pa pa | Pa pa pa |
| Ada yean paappaa | Oh my child/girl |
| Padu saalsaappa | Extremely easygoing and simple |
| Iva paathu poguraa… | She walks while watching... |
| Male | |
| Pa pa pa | Pa pa pa |
| Ada venaaamppaa | Oh no, don't man |
| Padu veeraappaa | Full of false bravado |
| Kai veesi poguraa | She walks swinging her arms |
| Male | |
| Arundhu vitta vaalu nee | You are a severed kite string tail |
| Karandhu vacha paalu nee | You are freshly milked milk |
| Ulundhu vada meedhilae | On top of a savory vada |
| Payasam nee | You are sweet payasam |
| Male | |
| Thagara dapee oosa nee | You are the clatter of a tin box |
| Kadala barpie vaasam nee | You are the aroma of a peanut barfi |
| Karu kiruttu oorilae | In a pitch-black dark village |
| Colour bulbum nee… | You are a colorful glowing bulb... |
| Male | |
| Oyyaari otta vaayi | Oh stylish girl with a talkative mouth |
| Ora paarva paaakuraa | She casts a side-glance |
| Punnaaku mootai kulla | Inside a sack of smelly cattle-feed |
| Vaasam potta | Sprinkled with sweet perfume |
| Male | |
| Duppaaki paarvaiyaalae | With a gaze sharp like a gun |
| Ongi podu poduraa | She delivers a heavy knockout blow |
| ….enna maathitta | ...she transformed me |
| Adi aangila naakae | Hey English tongue girl |
| Ivan dravida thekkae | He is solid Dravidian teak |
| Nuni naakula mooka | Touching the nose with the tip of the tongue |
| Thottavan naanae | I am the one who accomplished that rare feat |
| Cyculu gapula paikulla adachaa… | Trapped inside a bag through a tiny cycle gap... |
| Male | |
| Pa pa pa | Pa pa pa |
| Ada venaaamppaa | Oh no, don't man |
| Padu veeraappaa | Full of false bravado |
| Kai veesi poguraa | She walks swinging her arms |
| Male | |
| Mazhai poo mazhai poovae | Oh rain flower, rain flower |
| Ini naa un kaambae | From now on, I am your stem |
| Unakkae naan irupenae | I will exist solely for you |
| Adi thozhi adi thozhi… | Oh friend, oh my friend... |
| Male | |
| Pennae undhan snehidham | Girl, your friendship alone |
| Podhum adi thozhi | Is more than enough, my friend |
| Engirundho ingae vandha | Coming from somewhere to this place |
| Kannadathu maari | Like a goddess from Karnataka |
| Male | |
| Paarai ondrin melae | Upon a solitary rock |
| Thoori vitta thoori | Like a light drizzle that poured |
| Anbae theivam anbae theivam | Love is divine, love is divine |
| Salaamu pottuka vaa nee | Come, offer a salute |
| Male | |
| Adi aangila naakae | Hey English tongue girl |
| Ivan thraavida thaekkae | He is solid Dravidian teak |
| Nuni naakula mookae | Touching the nose with the tip of the tongue |
| Thottavan naanae | I am the one who accomplished that rare feat |
| Cyculu gapula paikulla adachaa… | Trapped inside a bag through a tiny cycle gap... |
| Male | |
| Kaa kaa kaa | Kaa kaa kaa |
| Adi deepshikaa | Hey Deepshika |
| Oru karumgaakka | A black crow |
| Mayilaahi pogudhae | Is turning into a peacock |
| Male | |
| Kaa kaa kaa | Kaa kaa kaa |
| Adi deepshikaa | Hey Deepshika |
| Nee paathaakaa | When you look at it |
| Oru mari aagudhae…. | Everything feels completely changed... |
வசனம் :
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Dialogue .....
பா பா பா
அட ஏன் பாப்பா
படு சால் ஜாப்பா
இவ போறாப்பா
Dialogue .....
மெரள விட்டு போகுறா
பொறல விட்டு பாக்குறா
சொரணையில தூத்தலா
விழுந்தாளப்பா
Pa pa pa
Oh my child/girl
Extremely easygoing and simple
She is passing by
எதுக்க வந்து யேசுரா
மனசுக்குள்ள கூசுறா
கொரங்கு கையில் மாலையா
கெடச்சாளப்பா
She leaves everyone stunned as she walks away
She rolls around and glances back
Like a light shower on one's self-respect
Oh man, she fell down
பா பா பா
அட ஏன் பாப்பா
படு சால் ஜாப்பா
இவ போறாப்பா
Why does she come and scold?
It makes my heart feel uneasy inside
Like a flower garland in a monkey's hand
Oh man, if she gets caught...
அடி தஸ்ஸு புஸ்ஸு பேச்சே
இவன் உஸ்ஸு உஸ்ஸு போச்சே
அட முக்கா துட்டு போட்டே
போட்டு தாக்குறா
Pa pa pa
Oh my child/girl
Extremely easygoing and simple
She is passing by
காக்க குருவியே
அசலூரு கோழியே
அட மேல கீழ மேல கீழ
இவ பார்த்து போகுற
Hey, with all her fancy gibberish talk
His breath and spirit blew away
Putting in cheap tricks worth three cents
Oh, she strikes a strong blow
பா பா பா
அட ஏன் பாப்பா
படு சால் ஜாப்பா
இவ பாத்து போகுறா
Oh crow and sparrow
A hen from a foreign land
Oh, looking up and down, up and down
She walks while watching...
பா பா பா
அட வேணாம்பா
படு வீராப்பா
கை வீசி போகுறா
Pa pa pa
Oh my child/girl
Extremely easygoing and simple
She walks while watching...
அறுந்து விட்ட வாலு நீ
கறந்து வச்ச பாலு நீ
உளுந்து வடை மீதிலே பாயாசம் நீ
Pa pa pa
Oh no, don't man
Full of false bravado
She walks swinging her arms
தகர டப்பி ஓச நீ
கடல பர்பி வாசம் நீ
கரு கிருட்டு ஊரிலே
கலர் பல்பும் நீ
You are a severed kite string tail
You are freshly milked milk
On top of a savory vada
You are sweet payasam
ஒய்யாரி ஓட்ட வாயி
ஓர பார்வ பாக்குரா
புன்னாக்கு மூட்டை குள்ளே
வாசம் போட்டா
You are the clatter of a tin box
You are the aroma of a peanut barfi
In a pitch-black dark village
You are a colorful glowing bulb...
துப்பாக்கி பார்வையாலே
ஓங்கி போடு போடுறா
....என்ன மாத்திட்டா
அடி ஆங்கில நாக்கே
இவன் திராவிட தேக்கே
நுனி நாக்குல மூக்க
தொட்டவன் நானே
சைக்குலு காபுல பைக்குல்ல அடச்சா
Oh stylish girl with a talkative mouth
She casts a side-glance
Inside a sack of smelly cattle-feed
Sprinkled with sweet perfume
பா பா பா
அட ஏன் பாப்பா
படு சால் ஜாப்பா
இவ பாத்து போகுறா
With a gaze sharp like a gun
She delivers a heavy knockout blow
...she transformed me
Hey English tongue girl
He is solid Dravidian teak
Touching the nose with the tip of the tongue
I am the one who accomplished that rare feat
Trapped inside a bag through a tiny cycle gap...
பா பா பா
அட வேணாம்பா
படு வீரப்பா
கை வீசி போகுறா
Pa pa pa
Oh no, don't man
Full of false bravado
She walks swinging her arms
மழை பூ மழை பூவே
இனி நான் உன் காம்பே
உனக்கே நான் இருப்பேனே
அடி தோழி அடி தோழி
Oh rain flower, rain flower
From now on, I am your stem
I will exist solely for you
Oh friend, oh my friend...
பெண்ணே உந்தன் ஸ்நேகிதம்
போதும் அடி தோழி
எங்கிருந்தோ இங்கே வந்த
கன்னடத்து மாரி
Girl, your friendship alone
Is more than enough, my friend
Coming from somewhere to this place
Like a goddess from Karnataka
பாறை ஒன்றின் மேலே
தூறி விட்ட தூறி
அன்பே தெய்வம் அன்பே தெய்வம்
சலாம் போட்டுக்க வா நீ
Upon a solitary rock
Like a light drizzle that poured
Love is divine, love is divine
Come, offer a salute
அடி ஆங்கில நாக்கே
இவன் திராவிட தேக்கே
நுனி நாக்குல மூக்க
தொட்டவன் நானே
சைக்குலு காபுல பைக்குல்ல அடச்சா
Hey English tongue girl
He is solid Dravidian teak
Touching the nose with the tip of the tongue
I am the one who accomplished that rare feat
Trapped inside a bag through a tiny cycle gap...
கா கா கா
அடி திபிஷிகா
ஒரு கருங்காக்கா
மயிலாகி போகுதே
Kaa kaa kaa
Hey Deepshika
A black crow
Is turning into a peacock
கா கா கா
அடி திபிஷிகா
நீ பாத்தாக்கா
ஒரு மாதிரி ஆகுதே
Kaa kaa kaa
Hey Deepshika
When you look at it
Everything feels completely changed...
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Pa pa pa
Pa pa pa
Ada yen paappaa
Oh my child/girl
Padu saalsaappa
Extremely easygoing and simple
Iva poraappaa
She is passing by
Merala vittu poguraa
She leaves everyone stunned as she walks away
Porala vittu paakuraa
She rolls around and glances back
Soranaiyila thoothalaa
Like a light shower on one's self-respect
Vizhuthaalappaa
Oh man, she fell down
Edhuka vandhu yesuraa
Why does she come and scold?
Manasukulla koosuraa
It makes my heart feel uneasy inside
Korangu kailyil maalaiyaa
Like a flower garland in a monkey's hand
Kedachaallappaa…
Oh man, if she gets caught...
Pa pa pa
Pa pa pa
Ada yen paappaa
Oh my child/girl
Padu saal saappa
Extremely easygoing and simple
Iva poraappaa
She is passing by
Adi thassu buussu pechae
Hey, with all her fancy gibberish talk
Ivan ussu ussu pochae
His breath and spirit blew away
Ada mukka thuttu pottae
Putting in cheap tricks worth three cents
Ada pottu thaakkura
Oh, she strikes a strong blow
Kaakka kuruviyae
Oh crow and sparrow
Asalooru kozhiyae
A hen from a foreign land
Ada mela kela mela kela
Oh, looking up and down, up and down
Iva paathu poguraa…
She walks while watching...
Pa pa pa
Pa pa pa
Ada yean paappaa
Oh my child/girl
Padu saalsaappa
Extremely easygoing and simple
Iva paathu poguraa…
She walks while watching...
Pa pa pa
Pa pa pa
Ada venaaamppaa
Oh no, don't man
Padu veeraappaa
Full of false bravado
Kai veesi poguraa
She walks swinging her arms
Arundhu vitta vaalu nee
You are a severed kite string tail
Karandhu vacha paalu nee
You are freshly milked milk
Ulundhu vada meedhilae
On top of a savory vada
Payasam nee
You are sweet payasam
Thagara dapee oosa nee
You are the clatter of a tin box
Kadala barpie vaasam nee
You are the aroma of a peanut barfi
Karu kiruttu oorilae
In a pitch-black dark village
Colour bulbum nee…
You are a colorful glowing bulb...
Oyyaari otta vaayi
Oh stylish girl with a talkative mouth
Ora paarva paaakuraa
She casts a side-glance
Punnaaku mootai kulla
Inside a sack of smelly cattle-feed
Vaasam potta
Sprinkled with sweet perfume
Duppaaki paarvaiyaalae
With a gaze sharp like a gun
Ongi podu poduraa
She delivers a heavy knockout blow
….enna maathitta
...she transformed me
Adi aangila naakae
Hey English tongue girl
Ivan dravida thekkae
He is solid Dravidian teak
Nuni naakula mooka
Touching the nose with the tip of the tongue
Thottavan naanae
I am the one who accomplished that rare feat
Cyculu gapula paikulla adachaa…
Trapped inside a bag through a tiny cycle gap...
Pa pa pa
Pa pa pa
Ada venaaamppaa
Oh no, don't man
Padu veeraappaa
Full of false bravado
Kai veesi poguraa
She walks swinging her arms
Mazhai poo mazhai poovae
Oh rain flower, rain flower
Ini naa un kaambae
From now on, I am your stem
Unakkae naan irupenae
I will exist solely for you
Adi thozhi adi thozhi…
Oh friend, oh my friend...
Pennae undhan snehidham
Girl, your friendship alone
Podhum adi thozhi
Is more than enough, my friend
Engirundho ingae vandha
Coming from somewhere to this place
Kannadathu maari
Like a goddess from Karnataka
Paarai ondrin melae
Upon a solitary rock
Thoori vitta thoori
Like a light drizzle that poured
Anbae theivam anbae theivam
Love is divine, love is divine
Salaamu pottuka vaa nee
Come, offer a salute
Adi aangila naakae
Hey English tongue girl
Ivan thraavida thaekkae
He is solid Dravidian teak
Nuni naakula mookae
Touching the nose with the tip of the tongue
Thottavan naanae
I am the one who accomplished that rare feat
Cyculu gapula paikulla adachaa…
Trapped inside a bag through a tiny cycle gap...
Kaa kaa kaa
Kaa kaa kaa
Adi deepshikaa
Hey Deepshika
Oru karumgaakka
A black crow
Mayilaahi pogudhae
Is turning into a peacock
Kaa kaa kaa
Kaa kaa kaa
Adi deepshikaa
Hey Deepshika
Nee paathaakaa
When you look at it
Oru mari aagudhae….
Everything feels completely changed...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This quirky, energetic track from the movie 'Kathir' composed by Prashant Pillai features the distinctive folk vocals of Pushpavanam Kuppusamy. The song humorously captures a rural Dravidian youth falling head over heels for a sophisticated, English-speaking modern girl named Deepshika. Through a barrage of humorous local metaphors, colloquial proverbs, and contrasting imagery, the protagonist describes how her modern flair and sharp looks completely disarm and transform him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Arundhu vitta vaalu nee / Karandhu vacha paalu nee”
Rhyming of the second consonant in consecutive lines (Arundhu / Karandhu, Thagara / Kadala).
Monai (Initial Rhyming/Alliteration)
“Korangu kailyil maalaiyaa / Kedachaallappaa…”
Matching initial sounds across words in the same line or adjacent lines (Korangu / Kedachaallappaa).
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Oru karumgaakka / Mayilaahi pogudhae”
Comparing a plain person transforming under love to a black crow turning into a majestic peacock.
Oxymoron / Contrast Imagery
“Adi aangila naakae / Ivan dravida thekkae”
Juxtaposing 'english naak' (English speaker) with 'dravida thek' (traditional Dravidian teak) to highlight cultural contrast.
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Trivia
The song is sung by renowned Tamil folk singer Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, known for bringing authentic native Tamil folk phrasing and rhythm into contemporary film soundtracks.
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