Paathum Paakkaama
From Kurangu Bommai · 2015
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- Ajaneesh Loknath
- Details
- Kurangu Bommai2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Paathum paakkaama | Looking yet pretending not to look, |
| Pogum vizhi poi solluma | will those passing eyes lie? |
| Pattaam poochimel | Upon a delicate butterfly, |
| Pallakku ithu gnyaama | is it fair to place a palanquin? |
| Male | |
| Kumari azhagula | In a young woman's beauty, |
| Kozhantha sirippula | and in a child's innocent smile, |
| Sarikki vizhunthenae | I slipped and fell, |
| Ezha thonala | and didn't even feel like getting back up. |
| Male | |
| Aasapatta pennae | O desired girl, |
| Adimanasil ninnae | standing deep within my heart, |
| Aani adikkaatha nee… | do not drive a nail into it... |
| Male | |
| Yeni vechi yeri | Climb up using a ladder, |
| Ila manasa parikka | to pluck this young heart, |
| Thadaiyum podaatha nee | do not place any obstacle. |
| Chorus | |
| Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi | Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi |
| Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi | Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi |
| Male | |
| En vizhiyoramaa | At the corner of my eyes, |
| Vilaiyaadi vilaiyaadi | playing continuously, |
| Vanthaayae vithavithama | you came in various ways, |
| Naan aadi ponenae | I spun completely, |
| Bambaramaa | like a top. |
| Male | |
| Kan maniyorama | At the edge of my pupil, |
| Thadumaari thadam maari | stumbling and losing my path, |
| Nindrenae sugamsugamaa | I stood in sweet bliss. |
| Male | |
| Unna azhaga padachi | Creating you so beautiful, |
| Enthan garvam odachi | shattering my pride, |
| Kaadhal enakkullae vidhaichaan | God sowed love inside me. |
| Paravaiya pol naanthaan | Just like a bird, |
| Paranthen thannaala | I flew automatically. |
| Male | |
| Un santhaiyila | In your marketplace, |
| Berangal pesaamal | without bargaining, |
| Oru kaadhal naan vaanga | for me to buy love, |
| Velaiyum sollaama | without even stating a price, |
| Thalaiyaattum pennae | O girl who nods her head, |
| Male | |
| Un naaikutty naan | I am your little puppy. |
| Unnodu uravaada | To bond with you, |
| Varuvenae vaalaatti | I will come wagging my tail. |
| Male | |
| Thiruvizha koottamum neethaan | You are the crowded temple festival, |
| Tholanja kuzhanthaiyum naanthaan | and I am the lost child within it. |
| Enna unakkullae thedi | Searching for myself inside you, |
| Suttrum rattinam naanae | I am like a spinning giant wheel, |
| Unna suttri varuvenae | I will keep revolving around you. |
| Male | |
| Aasapatta pennae | O desired girl, |
| Adimanasil ninnae | standing deep within my heart, |
| Aani adikkaatha nee | do not drive a nail into it, |
| Male | |
| Yeni vechi yeri | climb up using a ladder, |
| Ila manasa parikka | to pluck this young heart, |
| Thadaiyum podaatha nee…. | do not place any obstacle. |
பாத்தும்
பாக்காம போகும்
விழி பொய் சொல்லுமா
பட்டாம் பூச்சிமேல் பல்லக்கு
இது நியாயமா
Looking yet pretending not to look,
will those passing eyes lie?
Upon a delicate butterfly,
is it fair to place a palanquin?
குமரி அழகுல
குழந்த சிரிப்புல சரிக்கி
விழுந்தேனே எழ தோணல
In a young woman's beauty,
and in a child's innocent smile,
I slipped and fell,
and didn't even feel like getting back up.
ஆசைப்பட்ட
பெண்ணே அடிமனசில்
நின்னே ஆணி அடிக்காத
நீ
O desired girl,
standing deep within my heart,
do not drive a nail into it...
ஏணி வெச்சி
ஏறி இல மனச பறிக்க
தடையும் போடாத நீ
Climb up using a ladder,
to pluck this young heart,
do not place any obstacle.
ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஹோய் ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஹோய் ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஹோய் ஹோய்
Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi
என் விழியோரமா
விளையாடி விளையாடி
வந்தாயே விதவிதமா
நான் ஆடி போனேனே
பம்பரமா
At the corner of my eyes,
playing continuously,
you came in various ways,
I spun completely,
like a top.
கண் மணியோரமா
தடுமாறி தடம் மாறி
நின்றேனே சுகம்சுகமா
At the edge of my pupil,
stumbling and losing my path,
I stood in sweet bliss.
உன்ன அழகா
படைச்சி எந்தன் கர்வம்
ஒடச்சி காதல் எனக்குள்ளே
விதைச்சான் பறவைய
போல் நான்தான் பறந்தேன்
தன்னால
Creating you so beautiful,
shattering my pride,
God sowed love inside me.
Just like a bird,
I flew automatically.
உன் சந்தையில
பேரங்கள் பேசாமல் ஒரு
காதல் நான் வாங்க
வேலையும் சொல்லாம
தலையாட்டும் பெண்ணே
In your marketplace,
without bargaining,
for me to buy love,
without even stating a price,
O girl who nods her head,
உன் நாய்க்குட்டி
நான் உன்னோடு உறவாட
வருவேனே வாலாட்டி
I am your little puppy.
To bond with you,
I will come wagging my tail.
திருவிழா
கூட்டமும் நீதான்
தொலைஞ்ச குழந்தையும்
நான்தான் என்ன உனக்குள்ளே
தேடி சுற்றும் ராட்டினம் நானே
உன்ன சுற்றி வருவேனே
You are the crowded temple festival,
and I am the lost child within it.
Searching for myself inside you,
I am like a spinning giant wheel,
I will keep revolving around you.
ஆசைப்பட்ட
பெண்ணே அடிமனசில்
நின்னே ஆணி அடிக்காத
நீ
O desired girl,
standing deep within my heart,
do not drive a nail into it,
ஏணி வெச்சி
ஏறி இல மனச பறிக்க
தடையும் போடாத நீ
climb up using a ladder,
to pluck this young heart,
do not place any obstacle.
Paathum paakkaama
Looking yet pretending not to look,
Pogum vizhi poi solluma
will those passing eyes lie?
Pattaam poochimel
Upon a delicate butterfly,
Pallakku ithu gnyaama
is it fair to place a palanquin?
Kumari azhagula
In a young woman's beauty,
Kozhantha sirippula
and in a child's innocent smile,
Sarikki vizhunthenae
I slipped and fell,
Ezha thonala
and didn't even feel like getting back up.
Aasapatta pennae
O desired girl,
Adimanasil ninnae
standing deep within my heart,
Aani adikkaatha nee…
do not drive a nail into it...
Yeni vechi yeri
Climb up using a ladder,
Ila manasa parikka
to pluck this young heart,
Thadaiyum podaatha nee
do not place any obstacle.
Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi
En vizhiyoramaa
At the corner of my eyes,
Vilaiyaadi vilaiyaadi
playing continuously,
Vanthaayae vithavithama
you came in various ways,
Naan aadi ponenae
I spun completely,
Bambaramaa
like a top.
Kan maniyorama
At the edge of my pupil,
Thadumaari thadam maari
stumbling and losing my path,
Nindrenae sugamsugamaa
I stood in sweet bliss.
Unna azhaga padachi
Creating you so beautiful,
Enthan garvam odachi
shattering my pride,
Kaadhal enakkullae vidhaichaan
God sowed love inside me.
Paravaiya pol naanthaan
Just like a bird,
Paranthen thannaala
I flew automatically.
Un santhaiyila
In your marketplace,
Berangal pesaamal
without bargaining,
Oru kaadhal naan vaanga
for me to buy love,
Velaiyum sollaama
without even stating a price,
Thalaiyaattum pennae
O girl who nods her head,
Un naaikutty naan
I am your little puppy.
Unnodu uravaada
To bond with you,
Varuvenae vaalaatti
I will come wagging my tail.
Thiruvizha koottamum neethaan
You are the crowded temple festival,
Tholanja kuzhanthaiyum naanthaan
and I am the lost child within it.
Enna unakkullae thedi
Searching for myself inside you,
Suttrum rattinam naanae
I am like a spinning giant wheel,
Unna suttri varuvenae
I will keep revolving around you.
Aasapatta pennae
O desired girl,
Adimanasil ninnae
standing deep within my heart,
Aani adikkaatha nee
do not drive a nail into it,
Yeni vechi yeri
climb up using a ladder,
Ila manasa parikka
to pluck this young heart,
Thadaiyum podaatha nee….
do not place any obstacle.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the tender and innocent emotions of a lover overwhelmed by affection for his beloved. Captivated by her smile and charm, he feels completely disarmed, surrendering his ego and comparing his dizziness in love to a spinning top and a bird taking flight. He uses playful metaphors—such as being a puppy wagging its tail or a lost child in a busy temple fair—to depict his longing, vulnerability, and complete devotion to her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Thiruvizha koottamum neethaan / Tholanja kuzhanthaiyum naanthaan”
Compares the beloved to a crowded temple fair ('Thiruvizha koottamum neethaan') and the protagonist to a lost child within it ('Tholanja kuzhanthaiyum naanthaan').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Naan aadi ponenae / Bambaramaa”
Compares the lover's state of mind after seeing her to a spinning top ('Bambaramaa') and a bird flying freely ('Paravaiya pol naanthaan').
Anaphora / Initial Rhyme (Monai)
“Aasapatta pennae / Adimanasil ninnae / Aani adikkaatha nee”
Repetition of starting phonetic sounds across sequential lines ('Aasapatta', 'Adimanasil', 'Aani').
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Trivia
This track features in the critically acclaimed Tamil crime drama film 'Kurangu Bommai' (2017), directed by Nithilan Swaminathan. The film's music was composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, marking one of his prominent early projects in Tamil cinema.
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