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Paadatha Pattellam Song Lyrics – Rudhran

From Rudhran · 2023

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Nithyashree Venkataramanan, Emcee D
Music director
Dharan Kumar
Movie name
Rudhran
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
1 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maima geraa ah aakkitta
Totally ena vaangitu
Maathitu thookitu poralae iva
Ivathaanae ennoda maina
Kaadhala sollitu maathita scene ah
Oorukulla mama mavusa paaru
Thaarumaaru ini vera yaaru
Karuppu la naa neruppa irupen
En kadaiyila ozhunga nadapen
Undhan azhagai kandida
Hey aayiram kangalum podhaathu
Ha haa
Pennae imai azhagilae vichithiram undu
Kandathum kaadhalum vandhadhu unnidam
Paadatha paadatha kaadhal gaanam
Paadatha pattellam paada vandhaal
Kaanaadha kangalai kaana vandhaal
Pesaadha mozhiyellaam pesa vandhaal
Pen paavai nenjilae aada vandhaal
Hmmm
Paadatha pattellam paada vandhen
Kaanaadha kangalai kaana vandhen
Pesaadha mozhiyellaam pesa vandhen
Un aasai nenjilae aada vandhen
Un aasai nenjilae aada vandhen
Adhisayam ennil nigazhnthadhu
Avasiyam undhan varugai thanthadhu
Avasiyam unadhu varugai
Irudhaya kadhavugalum yenguthu
Aayirathil oruvan aakinai
Aadhi mudhal andhamum maatrinai
Kannai kattinaai aasai moottinaai
Koondhal asaivilae thendral veesinaai
Melaadai thendralil aah haa haa
Poovaadai vandhathae hmm hmm hmm
Female :Melaadai thendralil aah haa haa
Poovaadai vandhathae hmm hmm hmm
Male :Kaiyodu valaiyalum jal jal jal
Kannodu pesava sol sol sol
Paadatha pattellam paada vandhen
Kaanaadha kangalai kaana vandhen
Pesaadha mozhiyellaam pesa vandhen
Un aasai nenjilae aada vandhen
Un aasai nenjilae aada vandhen
Paadatha paadatha kaadhal gaanam
Ahhh …..aa.a…
Achamaa naanamaa innum vendumaa
Anjinaal nenjilae kaadhal thondrumaa
Achamaa naanamaa innum vendumaa
Anjinaal nenjilae kaadhal thondrumaa
Michamaa meedhamaa indha naadagam
Male :Menmaiyae penmaiyae vaa vaa vaa
Humming
Humming …
Nilavilae nilavilae sedhi vandhadha
Uravilae uravilae aasai vandhadha
Male :Nilavilae nilavilae sedhi vandhadha
Uravilae uravilae aasai vandhadha
Maraivilae maraivilae aadalaagumaa
Both :Arugilae arugilae arugilae vandhu pesava
Paadatha pattellam paada vandhaai
Female :Kaanaadha kangalai kaana vandhen
Male :Pesaadha mozhiyellaam pesa vandhaai
Female :Un aasai nenjilae aada vandhen
Un aasai nenjilae aada vandhen
My girl made me go crazy,
Completely winning me over,
Changing me and sweeping me away, this girl!
Isn't she my sweet darling bird?
She confessed her love and changed the whole scene!
Look at my swagger in this town,
It is unmatched, who else could it be?
Dressed in black, I am like fire,
I walk with confidence in my own style.
To take in all your beauty,
Hey, even a thousand eyes wouldn't be enough!
Ha ha
Girl, there is wonder in the beauty of your eyes,
The moment I saw you, love rushed in.
An unsung, unsung melody of love...
She came to sing every unsung song,
She came to see the eyes she had never seen,
She came to speak every unspoken word,
This lovely girl came to dance in my heart.
Mmm
I came to sing every unsung song,
I came to see the eyes I had never seen,
I came to speak every unspoken word,
I came to dance in your longing heart,
I came to dance in your longing heart.
A miracle happened within me,
Your arrival brought everything I needed,
Your arrival was truly needed,
The doors of my heart are yearning.
You made me one in a thousand,
You changed me from start to end,
You blindfolded my eyes and ignited desire,
With the sway of your hair, you stirred a gentle breeze.
In the breeze catching your scarf, ah ha ha,
A floral scent drifted in, mmm mmm mmm.
In the breeze catching my scarf, ah ha ha,
A floral scent drifted in, mmm mmm mmm.
The bangles on your wrists jingle softly,
Shall I speak to your eyes? Tell me, tell me, tell me!
I came to sing every unsung song,
I came to see the eyes I had never seen,
I came to speak every unspoken word,
I came to dance in your longing heart,
I came to dance in your longing heart.
An unsung, unsung melody of love...
Aah... aa-ah...
Is it fear or shyness? Do you still need it?
If you are afraid, will love ever bloom in the heart?
Is it fear or shyness? Do you still need it?
If you are afraid, will love ever bloom in the heart?
Is anything left of this playful hesitation?
O gentle beauty, come, come, come!
[Humming]
[Humming...]
Did a message arrive in the moonlight?
Did desire awaken in this closeness?
Did a message arrive in the moonlight?
Did desire awaken in this closeness?
Can we keep dancing in hiding?
Shall I come closer, closer, closer and speak?
You came to sing every unsung song,
I came to see the eyes I had never seen,
You came to speak every unspoken word,
I came to dance in your longing heart,
I came to dance in your longing heart.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Paadatha Pattellam from Rudhran (2023) is a modern remixed re-imagining of the iconic classic romantic song originally written by Kaviarasu Kannadasan. This contemporary track blends urban rap verses expressing bold street charm and instant attraction with the timeless, poetic lines of the original masterpiece. The song captures two lovers celebrating the magic of romantic awakening. The lyrics describe how love inspires previously unsung songs, unspoken feelings, and unseen gazes, transforming their inner world. Rich with sensory imagery—fragrant breezes, jingling bangles, and moonlight secrets—the song invites both partners to discard hesitation and surrender completely to love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora (Repetition)

Paadatha pattellam paada vandhaal / Kaanaadha kangalai kaana vandhaal

Repetition of parallel phrase structures ('Paadatha', 'Kaanaadha', 'Pesaadha') at the start of consecutive lines to create musical rhythm.

Onomatopoeia

Kaiyodu valaiyalum jal jal jal

Use of sound words like 'jal jal jal' to phonetically imitate the sound of jingling bangles.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Irudhaya kadhavugalum yenguthu

Personifying the heart as having doors that long for the arrival of the beloved.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Achamaa naanamaa innum vendumaa / Anjinaal nenjilae kaadhal thondrumaa

Matching initial consonant sounds in successive words across lines ('Achamaa', 'Anjinaal').

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Trivia

This track is a modern remix of the legendary classic song 'Paadatha Pattellam' from the 1961 iconic film Paasa Malar, originally composed by the Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy duo and sung by P. Susheela and A. M. Rajah. For the 2023 film Rudhran, music composer Dharan Kumar recreated the track featuring added rap lyrics by Emcee D alongside Kannadasan's original lines, voiced by Sathya Prakash and Nithyashree Venkataramanan.

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