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Lyrics & meaning

Paadum Baktha Meera

From Chinnappadass · 1989

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
K. S. Chithra, Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Chinnappadass
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
5 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paadum bhaktha meera neeyum naanum vaera
Paadum bhaktha meera neeyum naanum vaera
Un karunaiyil vizhiyil oru naal ennai paarum
En udalum uyirum uravum unnai serum
En geethaiyin naayaganae
Pen paedhaiyin kaavalanae
En geethaiyin naayaganae
Pen paedhaiyin kaavalanae
Paadum bhaktha meera neeyum naanum vaera
Paadum bhaktha meera neeyum naanum vaera
Yerudhu yerudhu mogam thaan
Ada yen ippa maarudhu vaegam thaan
Yendhidathaan oru neram thaan
Ada eranguthu eranguthu baaram thaan
Ishtapadi paadathae enna vandhu moodathae
Thottu thottu koodathae solli puttu oodathae
Ishtapadi paadathae enna vandhu moodathae
Thottu thottu koodathae solli puttu oodathae
Naan unnaiyae nenachu
Thaniyae malarndha rojaa
Ada ularal pidhattral ellaam edhukku raaja
Em manasukku pudikkavilla
Adi vazhi vidu vayasu pulla
Em manasukku pudikkavilla
Adi vazhi vidu vayasu pulla
Paadum bhaktha meera neeyum naanum vaera
Paadum bhaktha meera neeyum naanum vaera
Aazhilai mel vizhi moodavaa
Pala aanandha raagangal paadavaa
Paavaiyum paarkadal allavaa
Adhil panjanai mael thuyil kollavaa
Ooril ulla kambam ellam oodhum kuzhal aagaathu
Oora vechu parthaalum ippa idhu vegaathu
Ooril ulla kambam ellam oodhum kuzhal aagaathu
Oora vechu parthaalum ippa idhu vegaathu
Pala adiyaar ketkkum arulai kodukkum kanna
Ada azhaga paesi anbai thandhaal enna
Male :Adi yerudhu thalai kirukku
Ada yedhukku indha manakanakku
Adi yerudhu thalai kirukku
Ada yedhukku indha manakanakku
Kanni ponu meera kaadhal pannu joraa
Kanni ponu meera kaadhal pannu joraa
Female :Naan kannan kaiyil aadumpachai moongil
Male :En kangal moodum maedai indha koondhal
Female :En mannavan ulla varai
En manadhinil yedhu kurai
En mannavan ulla varai
En manadhinil yedhu kurai
Paadum bhaktha meera neeyum naanum vaera
Paadum bhaktha meera neeyum naanum vaera
I am the singing devotee Meera; are you and I really separate?
I am the singing devotee Meera; are you and I really separate?
Look at me one day with eyes full of your grace.
My body, my life, and my bonds will all become yours.
O hero of my Gita!
O protector of this innocent girl!
O hero of my Gita!
O protector of this innocent girl!
I am the singing devotee Meera; are you and I really separate?
I am the singing devotee Meera; are you and I really separate?
Passion is rising higher and higher!
Hey, why is the pace suddenly changing now?
With this slender waist, at just the right time,
Ah, the heavy burden is finally lifting!
Don't sing as you please, don't come and overwhelm me!
Don't touch and get close, don't say your piece and run away!
Don't sing as you please, don't come and overwhelm me!
Don't touch and get close, don't say your piece and run away!
Thinking only of you,
I am a rose that bloomed all alone.
Hey, why all this rambling and nonsense, my king?
My heart doesn't like this at all,
Hey young girl, step out of my way!
My heart doesn't like this at all,
Hey young girl, step out of my way!
I am the singing devotee Meera; are you and I really separate?
I am the singing devotee Meera; are you and I really separate?
Shall I close my eyes on a banyan leaf?
Shall I sing many joyful tunes?
Isn't this girl an ocean of milk?
Shall I rest on a soft bed upon it?
Every pillar in town cannot become a flute to play!
Even if you gather the whole town, this scheme won't work!
Every pillar in town cannot become a flute to play!
Even if you gather the whole town, this scheme won't work!
O Krishna, who gives the blessings your devotees ask for!
What is wrong with speaking sweetly and giving love?
Hey, this dizziness is rushing to my head!
Why keep making all these mental calculations?
Hey, this dizziness is rushing to my head!
Why keep making all these mental calculations?
Young girl Meera, fall passionately in love!
Young girl Meera, fall passionately in love!
I am the green bamboo flute dancing in Krishna's hands.
Your flowing hair is the stage where my eyes close to rest.
As long as my beloved king is with me,
what worry could remain in my heart?
As long as my beloved king is with me,
what worry could remain in my heart?
I am the singing devotee Meera; are you and I really separate?
I am the singing devotee Meera; are you and I really separate?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet features a young woman comparing her romantic obsession to the divine devotion of Saint Meera for Lord Krishna. She views her lover as her divine protector and hero, pleading with him to accept her love and comparing herself to a rose blooming for him or a bamboo flute in his hands. The male protagonist initially resists her earnest and poetic advances with humorous reluctance, warning her not to babble or attempt to woo him with grand comparisons. However, through persistent charm and metaphorical banter involving Vaishnavite iconography (banyan leaf, ocean of milk, Krishna's flute), his reluctance breaks down into mutual affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Female :Naan kannan kaiyil aadumpachai moongil

The singer directly equates herself to a green bamboo flute held and played by Krishna.

Devotional Imagery (Bhakthi / Uvamaani)

Aazhilai mel vizhi moodavaa / Paavaiyum paarkadal allavaa

Uses classical Vaishnavite mythological motifs like Lord Vishnu reclining on a banyan leaf (Vatapatrasayi) and resting on the Milk Ocean (Paarkadal).

Rhyme / Monai & Etukai

Ishtapadi paadathae enna vandhu moodathae / Thottu thottu koodathae solli puttu oodathae

Employs second-letter rhyming (Etukai) between adjacent lines ('Ishtapadi' / 'Thottu thottu').

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Trivia

Although listed with unknown credits in some records, this song is from 'Chinnappadass' (1989), which featured music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Gangai Amaran. The duet was rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, featuring Sathyaraj and Radha on screen.

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