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Lyrics & meaning

Paarthale Pathakathi

From Sathya Sothanai · 2023

Lyricist
Vel Murugan
Singer
Diwakar
Music director
Ragu Raam
Movie name
Sathya Sothanai
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
21 May 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paarthaale padhagathi
Moonu vayasu thirumbiduchae
Sirichalae udambukulla
Peiyum vandhu nulanjiduchae
Poyum poyum
Indha pottupulla nethiyila
Pottupolae
Yeno nanae otti kondenae
Saayum saayum
Indha ponna paatha sooriyanum
Saayum kaalam sernthirukka
Nenjam thullumae
Indha boomiyae suthudhae anbaale
Paarthaale padhagathi
Moonu vayasu thirumbiduchae
Sirichalae udambukulla
Peiyum vandhu nulanjiduchae
Naanum sonna vaartha
Yedho senjadhu
Adi neeyum sonna vaartha
Yedho senjadhu
Naama sonna vaartha
Serndhu kondu thaan
Ada namma inga serthu vechadhu
Naanum sendra paadha
Yedho sonnadhu
Adi neeyum pona paadha
Yedho sonnadhu
Naama pona paadha
Serndhu kondu thaan
Neenda dhooram payanam
Poga solludhu
Naanum ezhudha pogum
Ezhudha pogum
Kavithai thaan nee
Yaarum padithidadha
Ezhuthu thanadi
Naanum pesapogum pesapogum
Vaarthai thaan nee
Yaarum kettidadha solluthaanadi
Indha boomiyae suthudhae anbaalae
Paarthaale padhagathi
Moonu vayasu thirumbiduchae
Sirichalae udambukulla
Peiyum vandhu nulanjiduchae
Just looking at you, you troublemaker,
I feel like a three-year-old child again.
Whenever you smile, inside my body,
It feels like a ghost has possessed me!
Of all the places in the world,
On the forehead of this sweet girl,
Just like a bindi,
I don't know why, but I've stuck myself to you!
Setting and sinking low,
Even the sun, upon seeing this girl,
Longs to stay with her at sunset,
And my heart leaps with joy!
This whole world spins around with love!
Just looking at you, you troublemaker,
I feel like a three-year-old child again.
Whenever you smile, inside my body,
It feels like a ghost has possessed me!
The words that I spoke
Did something strange to me,
The words that you spoke, girl,
Did something special too.
The words we both spoke
Came together,
And brought the two of us together here!
The path that I walked
Said something to me,
The path that you took, girl,
Said something too.
The paths we both took
Joined together,
To go on a long journey,
Telling us to walk it together.
That I am going to write,
Going to write,
You are that very poem!
That no one has ever read,
You are that unread script, girl!
That I am going to speak, going to speak,
You are that very word!
You are a word no one has ever heard before, girl!
This whole world spins around with love!
Just looking at you, you troublemaker,
I feel like a three-year-old child again.
Whenever you smile, inside my body,
It feels like a ghost has possessed me!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a lighthearted, playful expression of romantic infatuation from the movie Sathya Sothanai. The protagonist describes how encountering his beloved fills him with childlike innocence and sheer excitement, making him feel as though he has reverted to a three-year-old while experiencing butterflies that shake his inner self. He feels magnetically attached to her, comparing himself to a bindi on her forehead. As the song progresses, he reflects on how their spoken words and walked paths naturally aligned to bring them together on a long journey of togetherness. He idealizes her as an unwritten poem and an unheard word, proclaiming that love is the ultimate force that keeps the entire world spinning.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Pottupolae Yeno nanae otti kondenae

Compares the protagonist sticking close to the beloved to a bindi ('pottu') placed on a forehead.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kavithai thaan nee / Vaarthai thaan nee

Directly identifies the beloved as an unwritten poem and an unheard word.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Moonu vayasu thirumbiduchae / Peiyum vandhu nulanjiduchae

Exaggerates the psychological impact of her smile as feeling like a ghost entering his body, and feeling like returning to three years of age.

Repetition (Adukkuthodar / Anaphora)

Poyum poyum Indha pottupulla nethiyila

Repeats words like 'Poyum poyum', 'Saayum saayum', and 'Ezhudha pogum' for rhythmic emphasis and emotional intensity.

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Trivia

Sathya Sothanai (2023) is a Tamil rural comedy-drama directed by Suresh Sangaiah and starring Premgi Amaren. The music was composed by Ragu Raam, featuring energetic vocals by Diwakar and folk-inspired lyrics by Vel Murugan.

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