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Paadatha Pattelam

From Paadatha Pattelam – Recreation · 2020

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Nithyashree
Music director
Dharan Kumar
Movie name
Paadatha Pattelam – Recreation
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
29 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paa…..paapap paa….paapap
Paa paa paa paa paa paa…..
Paadaatha paatellam paada vanthaal
Kaanaatha kangalai kaana vanthaal
Pesaatha mozhiyellam pesa vanthaal
Pen paavai nenjilae aada vanthaal
…………….
Ooo…paadaatha paatellam paada vanthen
Chorus :Paada vanthaen
Female :Kaanaatha kangalai kaana vanthen
Chorus :Kaana vanthaen
Female :Pesaatha mozhiyellam pesa vanthen
Chorus :Pesa vanthaen
Female :Un aasai nenjilae aada vanthen
Un aasai nenjilae aada vanthen….
Aaa……aa…..aa…..aa…..aa….
Aaa……aa…..aa….
Melaadai thendralil aaha ha ha
Poovaadai vandhathae hmm hmm hmm
Female :Melaadai thendralil aaha ha ha
Poovaadai vandhathae hmm hmm hmm
Kaiyodu valaiyalum jal jal jal
Kannodu pesava sol sol sol
Paadaatha paatellam paada vanthaen
Chorus :Paada vanthaen
Female :Kaanatha kangalai kaana vanthaen
Chorus :Kaana vanthaen
Female :Pesaatha mozhiyellam pesa vanthaen
Chorus :Pesa vanthaen
Female :Un aasai nenjile aada vanthaen
Un aasai nenjile aada vanthaen
…………….
Ooo rurururu rooo….
Nilavilae nilavilae seidhi vandhathaa
Uravilae uravilae aasai vandhathaa
Male :Nilavilae nilavilae seidhi vandhathaa
Uravilae uravilae aasai vandhathaa
Female :Maraivilae maraivilae aadalaagumaa
Male & Female :Arugilae arugilae arugilae vanthu pesavaa
Paadaatha paatellam paada vanthaal
Chorus :Paada vanthaal
Female :Kaanaatha kangalai kaana vanthaen
Chorus :Kaana vanthaen
Male :Pesatha mozhiyellam pesa vanthaai
Female :Un aasai nenjilae aada vanthaen
Un aasai nenjilae aada vanthaen…..
…………………..
Paadaatha paatellam….vanthaal
Paadaatha paatellam….paada paada
Pesaatha mozhiyellam….vanthaai
Pesaatha mozhiyellam…..pesa pesa
Paadaatha paatellam….
Paada vaanthaal paada vanthaal
Paada vaanthaal paada vanthaal
……………………..
…………………
Pa..... pa bap pa.... pa bap
Pa pa pa pa pa pa.....
She came to sing all the songs never sung before
She came to gaze into eyes never seen before
She came to speak all the unspoken words
This lovely woman came to dance in my heart
...
Oh... I came to sing all the songs never sung before
Chorus: I came to sing
Female: I came to gaze into eyes never seen before
Chorus: I came to see
Female: I came to speak all the unspoken words
Chorus: I came to speak
Female: I came to dance in your longing heart
I came to dance in your longing heart...
Aah...... aah..... aah..... aah..... aah....
Aah...... aah..... aah....
As the breeze sways the dress, aha ha ha
The sweet fragrance of flowers arrived, hmm hmm hmm
Female: As the breeze sways the dress, aha ha ha
The sweet fragrance of flowers arrived, hmm hmm hmm
The bangles on the hands go jingle-jangle
Shall I speak with your eyes? Tell me, tell me, tell me
I came to sing all the songs never sung before
Chorus: I came to sing
Female: I came to gaze into eyes never seen before
Chorus: I came to see
Female: I came to speak all the unspoken words
Chorus: I came to speak
Female: I came to dance in your longing heart
I came to dance in your longing heart
...
Oh, ru ru ru ru roo...
Did a message come through the moonlight?
Did desire bloom in our closeness?
Male: Did a message come through the moonlight?
Did desire bloom in our closeness?
Female: Should we dance only in hiding?
Male & Female: Shall I come closer, closer, closer and speak?
She came to sing all the songs never sung before
Chorus: She came to sing
Female: I came to gaze into eyes never seen before
Chorus: I came to see
Male: You came to speak all the unspoken words
Female: I came to dance in your longing heart
I came to dance in your longing heart...
...
All the songs never sung before... she came
All the songs never sung before... to sing and sing
All the unspoken words... you came
All the unspoken words... to speak and speak
All the songs never sung before...
She came to sing, she came to sing
She came to sing, she came to sing
...
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Paadatha Pattelam' is an iconic romantic song originally written by Kannadasan for the classic film Pasamalar (1961). It expresses the delicate, playful, and unspoken romantic feelings between two lovers who find harmony in each other's presence. Through rich sensory imagery—breezes, bangles clinking, moonlight, and expressive eyes—the song captures the joy of expressing emotions that had remained unsaid and unheard until now.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Paadaatha paatellam paada vanthaal / Kaanaatha kangalai kaana vanthaal

The second consonant sound is repeated across lines (Paadaatha, Kaanaatha, Pesaatha), giving a rhythmic flow typical of traditional Tamil poetry.

Onomatopoeia

Kaiyodu valaiyalum jal jal jal

Use of imitation sounds like 'jal jal jal' to describe the tinkling sound of bangles.

Anaphora (Repetition)

Nilavilae nilavilae seidhi vandhathaa / Uravilae uravilae aasai vandhathaa

Repetition of words like 'Nilavilae' and 'Uravilae' at the start of adjacent phrases for rhythmic emphasis.

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Trivia

This track is a modernized recreate/re-recorded version of the evergreen 1961 duet composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and originally rendered by P. B. Sreenivas and P. Susheela for the blockbuster movie Pasamalar, starring Gemini Ganesan and Savitri.

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