Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Manjapai album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Paathu Paathu

From Manjapai · 2014

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Harihara Sudhan, Vandana Srinivasan
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Manjapai
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
9 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paathu paathu unna paathu vaanam kuttayaachu
Poothu poothu kannum poothu boomi thattayaachu
Unna paathuthaanae nizhalum vellayaachu
Aasa koodi poga anilum singamaachu
Thaali seiya sollu neeyum thevaiyilla vettipechu
Paathu paathu unna paathu vaanam kuttayaachu
Poothu poothu kannum poothu boomi thattayaachu
Kozhi rekka unna paathu vaanavillu aanen
Konja neram unna pesi kannadaasan aanen
Kooda panthu neeyum theenda boomi panthu aanen
Kooru kathi kangalalae oothuvathi aanen
Noolu kandu unnaal goligundu aanen
Paatha mannil aeno poosu manjal aanen
Jodiyaaga neeyum sera pattu poochi pattam aanen
Paathu paathu unna paathu vaanam kuttayaachu
Poothu poothu kannum poothu boomi thattayaachu
…………………………………………..
Nethu unna paartha pinbu thoongalanu ponen
Kanavil neeyum thorathi adika thorthuthaanae ponen
Thorthu neeyum pogarenu kovamaagi pona
Konjidama poniyenu sapidaama ponen
Unnai enni naanae olliyaagi ponen
Pulli neeyum vaika kolamaagi ponen
Koodu vittu koodu paya kokumaaku aagi ponen
Paathu paathu unna paathu vaanam kuttayaachu
Poothu poothu kannum poothu boomi thattayaachu
Unna paathuthaanae nizhalum vellayaachu
Aasa koodi poga anilum singamaachu
Thaali seiya poren naanum thevaiyilla vettipechu
Gazing and gazing, gazing at you, the sky has grown short.
Watching and waiting, my eyes straining, the earth has turned flat.
Just by looking at you, even my shadow turned white.
As my desire overflowed, even a squirrel turned into a lion.
Ask them to forge the wedding thread; no need for idle talk now.
Gazing and gazing, gazing at you, the sky has grown short.
Watching and waiting, my eyes straining, the earth has turned flat.
A mere chicken feather looking at you, I turned into a rainbow.
Talking about you for a little while, I became a poet like Kannadasan.
When you touched the play ball, I became the round earth itself.
Pierced by your sharp knife-like eyes, I became a fragrant incense stick.
Once a spool of thread, because of you I turned into a solid marble.
In the soil where you stepped, somehow I became turmeric paste.
When you joined me as a pair, I became a butterfly kite.
Gazing and gazing, gazing at you, the sky has grown short.
Watching and waiting, my eyes straining, the earth has turned flat.
...
After seeing you yesterday, I ended up unable to sleep.
When you chased to strike me in my dream, I willingly admitted defeat.
Upset that I surrendered so easily, you walked away in anger.
Because you left without fondling me, I went without eating.
Thinking constantly of you, I grew thin and lean.
When you laid down the guiding dots, I blossomed into a rangoli pattern.
Trying to leap from soul to soul, I went completely wild with love.
Gazing and gazing, gazing at you, the sky has grown short.
Watching and waiting, my eyes straining, the earth has turned flat.
Just by looking at you, even my shadow turned white.
As my desire overflowed, even a squirrel turned into a lion.
I am going to forge the sacred wedding thread; no need for idle talk now.
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Paathu Paathu is a playful romantic song from the movie Manjapai that highlights the whimsical and overwhelming emotions of love through creative hyperbole. The singer describes how being in love transforms everyday perception, making the sky seem smaller, shadows turn white, and a timid squirrel feel like a lion. The protagonist affectionately exaggerates the impact of their lover's presence and touch, declaring that idle talk is no longer needed and it is time to tie the sacred thread (Thaali) in marriage.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi Ani)

“Paathu paathu unna paathu vaanam kuttayaachu”

Extravagant exaggerations used to emphasize the overwhelming feeling of love, such as the sky shrinking or a shadow turning white.

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

“Paathu paathu / Poothu poothu”

Repeated words used consecutively for rhythmic flow and emphasis.

Metaphor (Uruvakam)

“Kooru kathi kangalalae oothuvathi aanen”

Direct comparison of sharp eyes to a knife, and the singer comparing themselves to an incense stick or a poet.

Rhyme (Ethirai)

“Paathu paathu unna paathu... / Poothu poothu kannum poothu...”

Second letter rhyming across consecutive lines (Paathu / Poothu).

Did you know?

Trivia

The music for Manjapai (2014) was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan, with lyrics penned by Yuga Bharathi. The song features charming vocal renditions by Hariharasudan and Vandana Srinivasan, capturing a lighthearted rural romance.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

Ullam Urugudhaiya2021
Etharkkum ThunindhavanAttractionLonging
Raasave Unnai Vida Maaten1993
Aranmanai KiliLongingRomantic Union
Ayayayo Aananthamey2012
KumkiAttractionRomantic Union
Shenbagame Shenbagame (Female Version)1987
Enga Ooru PattukaranLongingRomantic Union
Un Nenjukulle2017
Madura VeeranLongingPlayful Romance
Chinna Chinna Kanamma1997
Bharathi KannammaLongingRomantic Union

From the same album

More songs from Manjapai

View album
Ayyo Ayyo2014
ManjapaiPlayful
Anbu Dhaan2014
ManjapaiComforting
Aagaasa Nilavu2014
ManjapaiAffectionate
Sattena Thooralum2014
ManjapaiRomantic

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.