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Paakatha Paakatha

From Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam · 2013

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Pooja AV, Vijay Yesudas
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
3 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paakadha paakadhaaa.. aiyaiyo paakadha
Paakadha paakadha aiyaiyo paakadha
Nee paatha parakura.. paatha marakura
Pecha kuraikura satunuthaan
Naan nekka sirikiren.. naaka kadikiren
Sokkaa nadikiren patunuthaan
Intha oru paarvaiyala thaanae naanum paazhaanen
Paakadha paakadhaaa.. aiyaiyo paakadha
Nee paatha parakura.. paatha marakura
Pecha kuraikura satunuthaan
Naan nekka sirikiren.. naaka kadikiren
Sokkaa nadikiren patunuthaan
Intha oru paarvaiyala thaanae naanum paazhaanen
Paakadha paakadhaaa..Male :Aiyaiyo paakadha
Oh eppo paaru unna nenachu
Pacha pulla pola elachu
Kannukulla vachu paakum urava
Ullavara unna parapen theliva
Chekka chevanthu naan pogum padithaan
Thanna maranthu en paakura
Enna irukunnu enkitta nu
Enna mulunga nee paakura
Intha oru paarvaiyaala thaanae naanum paazhaanen
Paakadha paakadhaaaaa..Female : Aiyaiyo paakadha..aa
Male : Etti paatha enna theriyum
Uthu paaru unmai puriyum
Thalli irunthu nee partha sariya
Pakkathula vanthu paaren moraiyaaaahh.
Ennathuku enna paakuren nu
Apa thitiputtu ponava
Katti kolla unna paakurenae
Koora pattu eppo vanguvae
Intha oru paarvaiyaala thaanae naanum paazhaanen
Paakadha paakadha.aaa. aiyaiyo paakadha..
Male :Nee paatha parakura.. paatha marakura
Pecha kuraikura satunuthaan
Female :Naan nekka sirikiren.. naaka kadikiren
Sokkaa nadikiren patunuthaan
Male and Female :Intha oru paarvaiyala thaanae naanum paazhaanaen
Male :Paakadha paakadhaaa..Female :Ahhhh aiyaiyo paakadha..
Don't look at me, don't look... oh no, don't look!
Don't look, don't look, oh no, don't look!
When you look, you soar in the sky... when you look, you forget yourself...
And all at once, you lose your words.
I give a coy smile... I bite my tongue...
And I put on an innocent act right away!
Just because of this one glance, I got completely ruined!
Don't look at me, don't look... oh no, don't look!
When you look, you soar in the sky... when you look, you forget yourself...
And all at once, you lose your words.
I give a coy smile... I bite my tongue...
And I put on an innocent act right away!
Just because of this one glance, I got completely ruined!
Don't look at me, don't look... (Male) Oh no, don't look!
Oh, thinking of you all the time,
I have withered away like an innocent child.
Treating you as the bond I keep safe inside my eyes,
I will flutter around you clearly for the rest of my life!
Making my face blush a deep red,
Why do you stare at me, forgetting yourself?
Wondering what is so special about me,
Why do you look as if you'll swallow me whole?
Just because of this one glance, I got completely ruined!
Don't look, don't look... (Female) Oh no, don't look!
(Male) What can you tell if you only peek from afar?
Gaze closely, and you will understand the truth!
Is it right for you to just watch from a distance?
Come close and look at me properly!
You once asked, "Why are you staring at me?"
And walked away after scolding me back then.
Now I look at you only wanting to embrace you,
So when will you buy me the wedding silk saree?
Just because of this one glance, I got completely ruined!
Don't look, don't look... oh no, don't look!
(Male) When you look, you soar in the sky... when you look, you forget yourself...
And all at once, you lose your words.
(Female) I give a coy smile... I bite my tongue...
And I put on an innocent act right away!
(Male & Female) Just because of this one glance, I got completely ruined!
(Male) Don't look at me, don't look... (Female) Ah, oh no, don't look!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Paakadha Paakadha is a playful romantic duet from the film Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam. The song captures lighthearted teasing and affectionate banter between two lovers. The female protagonist playfully asks her lover not to look at her, as his seductive glances make her lose her breath, forget herself, and surrender her heart completely.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai / Edukai (Alliteration & Rhyme)

“Nee paatha parakura.. paatha marakura”

The words 'parakura' and 'marakura' follow an internal second-letter rhyming pattern (Edukai), establishing a smooth folk rhythm.

Simile (Upamai)

“Pacha pulla pola elachu”

The hero compares his state of being overwhelmed by love to losing weight like an innocent infant ('Pacha pulla pola').

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

“Enna mulunga nee paakura”

Exaggerating the intensity of her romantic gaze as an attempt to 'swallow' him whole.

Rhythmic Echo (Anaphora / Colloquial Rhyme)

“Sokkaa nadikiren patunuthaan”

The words 'satunuthaan' and 'patunuthaan' rhyme to emphasize rapid, spontaneous reactions.

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Trivia

Composed by D. Imman and sung by Vijay Prakash alongside Pooja Vaidyanath, 'Paakadha Paakadha' became one of the biggest chartbusters of 2013 in Tamil cinema. Written by Yugabharathi, the track is renowned for its signature folk-pop melody and the charming on-screen chemistry between Sivakarthikeyan and Sri Divya.

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