Paarthale Pathakathi
From Sathya Sothanai · 2023
- Lyricist
- Vel Murugan
- Singer
- Diwakar
- Music director
- Ragu Raam
- Details
- Sathya Sothanai2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Paarthaale padhagathi | Just by looking at her, my heart trembles with fear and joy |
| Moonu vayasu thirumbiduchae | It feels as though I have returned to being three years old |
| Sirichalae udambukulla | When she smiles, inside my body |
| Peiyum vandhu nulanjiduchae | It feels as if a restless spirit has entered me |
| Male | |
| Poyum poyum | Of all places |
| Indha pottupulla nethiyila | On the forehead of this young girl |
| Pottupolae | Just like a small dot of bindi |
| Yeno nanae otti kondenae | I wonder why I stuck myself to her |
| Male | |
| Saayum saayum | Setting and leaning down |
| Indha ponna paatha sooriyanum | Even the sun that gazes at this girl |
| Saayum kaalam sernthirukka | When the time of sunset arrives |
| Nenjam thullumae | My heart leaps up with joy |
| Indha boomiyae suthudhae anbaale | This entire world revolves solely on love |
| Male | |
| Paarthaale padhagathi | Just by looking at her, my heart trembles with fear and joy |
| Moonu vayasu thirumbiduchae | It feels as though I have returned to being three years old |
| Sirichalae udambukulla | When she smiles, inside my body |
| Peiyum vandhu nulanjiduchae | It feels as if a restless spirit has entered me |
| Male | |
| Naanum sonna vaartha | The words that I spoke |
| Yedho senjadhu | Did something unexpected |
| Adi neeyum sonna vaartha | Hey, the words that you spoke |
| Yedho senjadhu | Did something magical |
| Male | |
| Naama sonna vaartha | The words that we both spoke |
| Serndhu kondu thaan | Coming together as one |
| Ada namma inga serthu vechadhu | Have united us here together |
| Male | |
| Naanum sendra paadha | The path that I walked upon |
| Yedho sonnadhu | Said something to me |
| Adi neeyum pona paadha | Hey, the path that you walked upon |
| Yedho sonnadhu | Said something as well |
| Male | |
| Naama pona paadha | The paths that we both took |
| Serndhu kondu thaan | Joining hands together |
| Neenda dhooram payanam | A long journey ahead |
| Poga solludhu | Is asking us to travel upon |
| Male | |
| Naanum ezhudha pogum | The poem that I am going to write |
| Ezhudha pogum | Going to write |
| Kavithai thaan nee | You are that very poem |
| Yaarum padithidadha | Unread by anyone else |
| Ezhuthu thanadi | You are that rare script, my girl |
| Male | |
| Naanum pesapogum pesapogum | The word that I am going to speak, going to speak |
| Vaarthai thaan nee | You are that very word |
| Yaarum kettidadha solluthaanadi | A word unheard by anyone else, my girl |
| Indha boomiyae suthudhae anbaalae | This entire world revolves solely on love |
| Male | |
| Paarthaale padhagathi | Just by looking at her, my heart trembles with fear and joy |
| Moonu vayasu thirumbiduchae | It feels as though I have returned to being three years old |
| Sirichalae udambukulla | When she smiles, inside my body |
| Peiyum vandhu nulanjiduchae | It feels as if a restless spirit has entered me |
பார்த்தாளே பாதகத்தி
மூனு வயசு திரும்பிடிச்சே
சிரிச்சாளே உடம்புக்குள்ள
பேயும் வந்து நுழஞ்சிடுச்சே
Just by looking at her, my heart trembles with fear and joy
It feels as though I have returned to being three years old
When she smiles, inside my body
It feels as if a restless spirit has entered me
போயும் போயும்
இந்த பொட்டபுள்ள நெத்தியில
பொட்டுபோல ஏனோ
நானே ஒட்டிக்கொண்டேனே
Of all places
On the forehead of this young girl
Just like a small dot of bindi
I wonder why I stuck myself to her
சாயும் சாயும் இந்த பொண்ண
பாத்தா சூரியனும்
சாயும் காலம் சேர்ந்திருக்க
நெஞ்சம் துள்ளுமே
இந்த பூமியே சுத்துதே அன்பாலே
Setting and leaning down
Even the sun that gazes at this girl
When the time of sunset arrives
My heart leaps up with joy
This entire world revolves solely on love
பார்த்தாளே பாதகத்தி
மூனு வயசு திரும்பிடிச்சே
சிரிச்சாளே உடம்புக்குள்ள
பேயும் வந்து நுழஞ்சிடுச்சே
Just by looking at her, my heart trembles with fear and joy
It feels as though I have returned to being three years old
When she smiles, inside my body
It feels as if a restless spirit has entered me
நானும் சொன்ன வார்த்த
ஏதோ செஞ்சது
அடி நீயு சொன்ன வார்த்த
ஏதோ செஞ்சது
The words that I spoke
Did something unexpected
Hey, the words that you spoke
Did something magical
நாம சொன்ன வார்த்த
சேர்ந்து கொண்டுதான்
அட நம்ம இங்க சேர்த்து வச்சது
The words that we both spoke
Coming together as one
Have united us here together
நானும் சென்ற பாத
ஏதோ சொன்னது
அட நீயும் போன பாத
ஏதோ சொன்னது
The path that I walked upon
Said something to me
Hey, the path that you walked upon
Said something as well
நாம போன பாத
சேர்ந்து கொண்டு தான்
நீண்ட தூரம் பயணம்
போகச் சொல்லுது
The paths that we both took
Joining hands together
A long journey ahead
Is asking us to travel upon
நானும்
எழுதப்போகும் எழுதப்போகும்
கவிதைதான் நீ
யாரும் படித்திடா எழுத்துதானடி
The poem that I am going to write
Going to write
You are that very poem
Unread by anyone else
You are that rare script, my girl
நானும்
பேசப்போகும் பேசப்போகும்
வார்த்தைதான் நீ
யாரும் கேட்டிடாத சொல்லுதானடி
இந்த பூமியே சுத்துதே அன்பாலே
The word that I am going to speak, going to speak
You are that very word
A word unheard by anyone else, my girl
This entire world revolves solely on love
பார்த்தாளே பாதகத்தி
மூனு வயசு திரும்பிடிச்சே
சிரிச்சாளே உடம்புக்குள்ள
பேயும் வந்து நுழஞ்சிடுச்சே
Just by looking at her, my heart trembles with fear and joy
It feels as though I have returned to being three years old
When she smiles, inside my body
It feels as if a restless spirit has entered me
Paarthaale padhagathi
Just by looking at her, my heart trembles with fear and joy
Moonu vayasu thirumbiduchae
It feels as though I have returned to being three years old
Sirichalae udambukulla
When she smiles, inside my body
Peiyum vandhu nulanjiduchae
It feels as if a restless spirit has entered me
Poyum poyum
Of all places
Indha pottupulla nethiyila
On the forehead of this young girl
Pottupolae
Just like a small dot of bindi
Yeno nanae otti kondenae
I wonder why I stuck myself to her
Saayum saayum
Setting and leaning down
Indha ponna paatha sooriyanum
Even the sun that gazes at this girl
Saayum kaalam sernthirukka
When the time of sunset arrives
Nenjam thullumae
My heart leaps up with joy
Indha boomiyae suthudhae anbaale
This entire world revolves solely on love
Paarthaale padhagathi
Just by looking at her, my heart trembles with fear and joy
Moonu vayasu thirumbiduchae
It feels as though I have returned to being three years old
Sirichalae udambukulla
When she smiles, inside my body
Peiyum vandhu nulanjiduchae
It feels as if a restless spirit has entered me
Naanum sonna vaartha
The words that I spoke
Yedho senjadhu
Did something unexpected
Adi neeyum sonna vaartha
Hey, the words that you spoke
Yedho senjadhu
Did something magical
Naama sonna vaartha
The words that we both spoke
Serndhu kondu thaan
Coming together as one
Ada namma inga serthu vechadhu
Have united us here together
Naanum sendra paadha
The path that I walked upon
Yedho sonnadhu
Said something to me
Adi neeyum pona paadha
Hey, the path that you walked upon
Yedho sonnadhu
Said something as well
Naama pona paadha
The paths that we both took
Serndhu kondu thaan
Joining hands together
Neenda dhooram payanam
A long journey ahead
Poga solludhu
Is asking us to travel upon
Naanum ezhudha pogum
The poem that I am going to write
Ezhudha pogum
Going to write
Kavithai thaan nee
You are that very poem
Yaarum padithidadha
Unread by anyone else
Ezhuthu thanadi
You are that rare script, my girl
Naanum pesapogum pesapogum
The word that I am going to speak, going to speak
Vaarthai thaan nee
You are that very word
Yaarum kettidadha solluthaanadi
A word unheard by anyone else, my girl
Indha boomiyae suthudhae anbaalae
This entire world revolves solely on love
Paarthaale padhagathi
Just by looking at her, my heart trembles with fear and joy
Moonu vayasu thirumbiduchae
It feels as though I have returned to being three years old
Sirichalae udambukulla
When she smiles, inside my body
Peiyum vandhu nulanjiduchae
It feels as if a restless spirit has entered me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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