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Lyrics & meaning

Paakatha Enna Paakatha

From Aaru · 2005

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Tippu, Sumangali
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Details
Aaru2005

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Paakatha enna paakathaDon't look, don't look at me.
Kuthum paarvaiyaala enna paakathaDon't look at me with that piercing gaze.
Pogatha thalli pogathaDon't go, don't move away.
Enna vittu vittu thalli thalli pogathaDon't leave me and move farther away.
Male
Koduthatha thiruppi nee ketkaFor you to demand back what you gave,
Kaadhalum kadanumillaLove is not a financial loan.
Kootathil ninnu paathukollaTo stand in a crowd and watch,
Nadapathu koothumillaWhat is happening is not a street play.
Male
Paakatha enna paakathaDon't look, don't look at me.
Kuthum paarvaiyaala enna paakathaDon't look at me with that piercing gaze.
Pogatha thalli pogathaDon't go, don't move away.
Enna vittu vittu thalli thalli pogathaDon't leave me and move farther away.
Male
Vena venanu naan irunthenI was staying away saying I didn't want this,
Neethanae ennae izhuthuvittaWasn't it you who dragged me into this?
Podi podinu naan thorathaEven when I chased you away saying 'Go away',
Vambula neethaanae maativittaWasn't it you who entangled me in trouble?
Male
Nalla iruntha en manasaMy heart which was doing completely fine,
Naaraga kizhichiputtaYou ripped it apart into shreds.
Karuppa iruntha en iravaMy night which used to be pitch black,
Colora maathiputtaYou transformed it into bright color.
Male
Ennudan nadantha en nizhalaMy shadow that used to walk alongside me,
Thaniya nadakavittaYou left it to walk all alone.
Ulla iruntha en usuraMy life force that was deep inside me,
Veliya mithakavitta..aaa…You made it float outside...
Male
Paakatha enna paakathaDon't look, don't look at me.
Kuthum paarvaiyaala enna paakathaDon't look at me with that piercing gaze.
Pogatha thalli pogathaDon't go, don't move away.
Enna vittu vittu thalli thalli pogathaDon't leave me and move farther away.
Chorus
Haa….haaa..haaa..haaa…Haa... haaa... haaa... haaa...
Haaaa…aaaa…haaa…aaaaa….Haaaa... aaaa... haaa... aaaaa...
Female
Vena venanu nenaikalayaeI never thought 'I don't want you',
Nannum unna verukalayaeNor did I ever hate you.
Kaanum kaanumnu nee thedaFor you to search around saying it's missing,
Kaadhal onnum tholaiyalayaeLove isn't something that got lost.
Female
Onna iruntha nyabagathaThe memories of us being together,
Nenjodu serthuvechenI have treasured them close to my heart.
Thaniya irukkum valiya mattumOnly the pain of being all alone,
Thaniya anubavichenI endured all by myself.
Female
Paravaiyin siragugal virinjaalthaanOnly when a bird's wings spread out,
Vaanathil athu parakumWill it soar high in the sky.
Kaathirunthaal thaan iruvarukkumOnly if both of us wait patiently,
Kaadhal athigarikumWill our love grow deeper.
Male
Paakatha enna paakathaDon't look, don't look at me.
Kuthum paarvaiyaala enna paakathaDon't look at me with that piercing gaze.
Pogatha thalli pogathaDon't go, don't move away.
Enna vittu vittu thalli thalli pogathaDon't leave me and move farther away.
Male
Koduthatha thiruppi naan ketkaFor me to ask back what was given,
Kadanaa kodukalayaeI didn't give it as a loan.
Unakulla thaanae naan irukenI am living inside you, after all,
Unakathu puriyalayae…Don't you understand that?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Paakatha Enna Paakatha is an emotional folk-pop duet from the movie Aaru (2005). The song captures a intimate dialogue between two lovers navigating painful misunderstanding, emotional distance, and longing. The male and female protagonists plead with each other not to look with sharp glances or distance themselves, reflecting on how love unexpectedly entered their lives, altered their routine world, and left them vulnerable.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition

Paakatha enna paakatha

The repetitive refrain 'Paakatha enna paakatha' and 'thalli thalli pogatha' emphasizes urgency, distress, and pleading in the lover's plea.

Contrast / Visual Imagery

Karuppa iruntha en irava / Colora maathiputta

Contrasts pitch-black nights with vibrant colors to show the drastic impact love had on the singer's life.

Analogy

Paravaiyin siragugal virinjaalthaan / Vaanathil athu parakum

Uses the image of a bird spreading its wings to fly in the sky as an analogy for how love requires patience and room to grow.

Metaphor

Kaadhalum kadanumilla

Compares love to a loan ('kadan') to state that true affection is not transactional or expected to be returned on demand.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Devi Sri Prasad for the film Aaru (2005), starring Suriya and Trisha. The lyrics were written by late lyricist Na. Muthukumar, and sung by Tippu and Sumangali.

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