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Paathappila Pesinappila

From Pen Manam Pesugirathu · 1981

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Pen Manam Pesugirathu
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
16 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Female :…………….
Paaththaapila pesinaappila thottaappila
Thodanthaappila santhosam kandaenilla
Ada kettaappila sirichchaappila
Koduththaapila eduththaappila
Naan kooda kondaenillae
Thaeraattam vanthaayae raja kutti
Male :Silaiyaattam ninnaayae thangakatti
Ada paaththaapila pesinaappila thottaappila
Thodanthaappila santhosam kandaenilla
Ada kettaappila sirichchaappila
Koduththaapila eduththaappila
Naan kooda kondaenillae
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Female :…………….
Paattu onnu kettaappila
Palli onnu virichchaappila
Sorkkam onnu thiranthaappila irukkilla
Pakkam vanthu ninnaappila
Vekkam vara sonnaappila
Paadam onnu padichchaappila irukkilla
Ippaththaanae nadanthaappila irukkilla
Male :Athu eththanaiyo ananthamaa irukkilla
Female :Ada ippaththaanae nadanthaappila irukkilla
Male :Athu eththanaiyo ananthamaa irukkilla
Soganthaan kanakkilla
Male :Adhuthaan namakkilla
Female :Soganthaan kanakkilla
Male :Adhuthaan namakkilla
Paaththaapila pesinaappila thottaappila
Thodanthaappila santhosam kandaenilla
Ada kettaappila sirichchaappila
Koduththaapila eduththaappila
Naan kooda kondaenillae
Neththu onnae nenachchaapila
Saeththu konjam anaichchaapila
Ooththu pola aasai ponguthu nenjilae
Thaali onnu pottaappila
Thalai kuninju nikkaiyilae
Thavikkuthu chinnapulla vetkkaththila
Vayalu pakkam virichchu podu vaikkila
Female :Naan athukku onnum pasi eduththu nikkala
Male :Vayalu pakkam virichchu podu vaikkila
Female :Naan athukku onnum pasi eduththu nikkala
Yaedho nenaippula
Female :Enakkum porukkala
Male :Yaedho nenaippula
Female :Enakkum porukkala
Paaththaapila pesinaappila thottaappila
Thodanthaappila santhosam kandaenilla
Ada adadaa kettaappila sirichchaappila
Koduththaapila eduththaappila
Naan kooda kondaenillae
Thaeraattam vanthaayae raja kutti
Male :Silaiyaattam ninnaayae thangakatti
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Female :…………….
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Female: ...
As if looking, as if speaking, as if touching,
As if continuing, haven't I found happiness?
Ah, as if asking, as if laughing,
As if giving, as if taking,
Haven't I united with you?
You came like a grand chariot, my little prince!
Male: You stood like a statue, my golden darling!
Ah, as if looking, as if speaking, as if touching,
As if continuing, haven't I found happiness?
Ah, as if asking, as if laughing,
As if giving, as if taking,
Haven't I united with you?
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Female: ...
Like hearing a song,
Like spreading out a bed,
Isn't it as if a heaven opened up?
Like coming and standing near,
Like coaxing shyness to emerge,
Isn't it as if learning a lesson?
Doesn't it feel as if it happened just now?
Male: Isn't that so deeply blissful?
Female: Ah, doesn't it feel as if it happened just now?
Male: Isn't that so deeply blissful?
Sorrow is endless and beyond count,
Male: That is something we don't have!
Female: Sorrow is endless and beyond count,
Male: That is something we don't have!
As if looking, as if speaking, as if touching,
As if continuing, haven't I found happiness?
Ah, as if asking, as if laughing,
As if giving, as if taking,
Haven't I united with you?
Like thinking of just one thing yesterday,
Like holding close and embracing,
Desire wells up in my heart like a spring!
Like tying the sacred thread,
When standing with head bowed low,
This young girl flutters in shy excitement!
Spread out the straw near the fields!
Female: I am not standing here hungry for that!
Male: Spread out the straw near the fields!
Female: I am not standing here hungry for that!
Lost in some yearning,
Female: I too cannot bear the wait!
Male: Lost in some yearning,
Female: I too cannot bear the wait!
As if looking, as if speaking, as if touching,
As if continuing, haven't I found happiness?
Ah, oh my, as if asking, as if laughing,
As if giving, as if taking,
Haven't I united with you?
You came like a grand chariot, my little prince!
Male: You stood like a statue, my golden darling!
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Female: ...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet from 'Pen Manam Pesugirathu' captures a lighthearted, romantic dialogue between two young lovers in a rural setting. Using vibrant colloquial Tamil phrasing, the hero and heroine reminisce about their courtship, tender physical touches, and the budding intimacy following their union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Dialectical Rhyme / Suffix Repetition (Aiyarpadai / Colloquial Rhyme)

Paaththaapila pesinaappila thottaappila

The rhythmic repetition of the rural dialectical suffix '-aappila' ('as if / like') across multiple verbs ('Paaththaapila', 'pesinaappila', 'thottaappila') creates a uniquely catchy, conversational flow.

Simile (Uvamai)

Thaeraattam vanthaayae raja kutti / Male :Silaiyaattam ninnaayae thangakatti

Compares the grand, imposing arrival of the hero to a temple chariot ('Thaeraattam') and the graceful stillness of the heroine to a sculpted statue ('Silaiyaattam').

Metaphor / Imagery (Uvamai / Uruvagam)

Ooththu pola aasai ponguthu nenjilae

Compares the sudden surge of romantic desire inside the heart to water bubbling up endlessly from a natural spring ('Ooththu pola').

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Trivia

Composed by the musical duo Shankar-Ganesh and penned by legendary lyricist Kannadasan, 'Paaththaapila' stands out for its lively folk-pop arrangement and authentic rural Tamil colloquialisms rendered expertly by Malaysia Vasudevan and Vani Jairam.

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