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Lyrics & meaning

Paakatha Enna Paakatha

From Aaru · 2005

Lyricist: Lyricist Not Known
Singers: Tippu, Sumangali
Music director: Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name: Aaru
Movie release year: 2005
Lyrics added on: 20 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Paakatha enna paakatha

Kuthum paarvaiyaala enna paakatha

Pogatha thalli pogatha

Enna vittu vittu thalli thalli pogatha

Koduthatha thiruppi nee ketka

Kaadhalum kadanumilla

Kootathil ninnu paathukolla

Nadapathu koothumilla

Paakatha enna paakatha

Kuthum paarvaiyaala enna paakatha

Pogatha thalli pogatha

Enna vittu vittu thalli thalli pogatha

Vena venanu naan irunthen

Neethanae ennae izhuthuvitta

Podi podinu naan thoratha

Vambula neethaanae maativitta

Nalla iruntha en manasa

Naaraga kizhichiputta

Karuppa iruntha en irava

Colora maathiputta

Ennudan nadantha en nizhala

Thaniya nadakavitta

Ulla iruntha en usura

Veliya mithakavitta..aaa…

Paakatha enna paakatha

Kuthum paarvaiyaala enna paakatha

Pogatha thalli pogatha

Enna vittu vittu thalli thalli pogatha

Haa….haaa..haaa..haaa…

Haaaa…aaaa…haaa…aaaaa….

Vena venanu nenaikalayae

Nannum unna verukalayae

Kaanum kaanumnu nee theda

Kaadhal onnum tholaiyalayae

Onna iruntha nyabagatha

Nenjodu serthuvechen

Thaniya irukkum valiya mattum

Thaniya anubavichen

Paravaiyin siragugal virinjaalthaan

Vaanathil athu parakum

Kaathirunthaal thaan iruvarukkum

Kaadhal athigarikum

Paakatha enna paakatha

Kuthum paarvaiyaala enna paakatha

Pogatha thalli pogatha

Enna vittu vittu thalli thalli pogatha

Koduthatha thiruppi naan ketka

Kadanaa kodukalayae

Unakulla thaanae naan iruken

Unakathu puriyalayae…

Don't look at me, don't look at me.

Don't look at me with that piercing gaze.

Don't go, don't walk away.

Leaving me behind, don't drift further and further away.

For you to ask back what was given,

love is not a loan.

For a crowd to stand and watch,

this is not a street play.

Don't look at me, don't look at me.

Don't look at me with that piercing gaze.

Don't go, don't walk away.

Leaving me behind, don't drift further and further away.

I stayed away saying I didn't want this,

but weren't you the one who pulled me in?

Though I chased you away telling you to go,

weren't you the one who got me into trouble?

My heart that was doing just fine,

you tore it into shreds.

My nights that used to be dark,

you filled them with color.

My shadow that walked with me,

you left to wander alone.

The life breath deep inside me,

you made it float out into the air... aah...

Don't look at me, don't look at me.

Don't look at me with that piercing gaze.

Don't go, don't walk away.

Leaving me behind, don't drift further and further away.

Ha... haa... haa... haa...

Haaa... aaaa... haa... aaaaa...

I never thought I didn't want you,

nor did I ever hate you.

For you to search around wondering where it went,

our love isn't something that is lost.

The memories of our time together,

I held them close to my heart.

Only the pain of being all alone,

did I suffer by myself.

Only when a bird spreads its wings,

can it soar in the sky.

Only when we wait for each other,

will our love grow deeper.

Don't look at me, don't look at me.

Don't look at me with that piercing gaze.

Don't go, don't walk away.

Leaving me behind, don't drift further and further away.

For me to ask back what was given,

I never gave it as a loan.

I live right inside you, after all,

why don't you understand that?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

Did you know?

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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