Paatondru Paada
From Ilaiyarani Rajalakshmi · 1978
- Lyricist
- Poovai Senguttavan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Ilaiyarani Rajalakshmi1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| …………… | I am going to sing a song, listen to it |
| Male | |
| Paattondru paada poraen kettukka | Accept me as your companion |
| Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka | I am going to sing a song, listen to it |
| Paattondru paada poraen kettukka | Accept me as your companion |
| Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka | This solo song that I sing for you |
| Unakkaga naan paadum thanippaattu | Let a new breeze blow in your heart |
| Un ullaththil veesattum pudhu kaattru | I am going to sing a song, listen to it |
| Male | |
| Paattondru paada poraen kettukka | Accept me as your companion |
| Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka | I will sing touching upon the rustic Themmangu melody |
| Male | |
| Themmaangu raagam thottu paaduvaen | I will proclaim that I am a man from the southern Pandya realm |
| Naan thenpaandikaaran endru kooruvaen | I will sing touching upon the rustic Themmangu melody |
| Themmaangu raagam thottu paaduvaen | I will proclaim that I am a man from the southern Pandya realm |
| Naan thenpaandikaaran endru kooruvaen | Oh dear, I live only for your sake |
| Male | |
| Ammamma unakkaga vaazhkkiraen | I am going to give a voice to your desires |
| Un aasaigalai pesa vaikka pogiraen | Oh dear, I live only for your sake |
| Ammamma unakkaga vaazhkkiraen | I am going to give a voice to your desires |
| Un aasaigalai pesa vaikka pogiraen | I am going to sing a song, listen to it |
| Male | |
| Paattondru paada poraen kettukka | Accept me as your companion |
| Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka | Oh flower-like maiden who is delicate like a palanquin |
| Male | |
| Pallaakku pola ulla poovaiyae unnai | My gaze beholds you as if capturing a picture |
| Padam pottu paakkuthadi paarvaiyae | Oh golden girl, I am your perfect match |
| Thangammaa un jodi naanammaa | Even if you were Queen Mangammal, you are still a woman at heart |
| Rani mangammaa aanalum nee pennammaa | I am going to sing a song, listen to it |
| Male | |
| Paattondru paada poraen kettukka | Accept me as your companion |
| Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka | The desires that lovingly caress the heart |
| Male | |
| Nenjodu konji varum aasaigal | The needs that take shape from those memories |
| Antha ninaivodu uruvaagum thevaigal | When loving hands embrace each other |
| Anbu kai anaikgindra velaiyil | Life must find a brand new hope |
| Pudhu nampikkai pera vendum vaazhkkaiyil | This solo song that I sing for you |
| Unakkaaga naan paadum thanipaattu | Let a new breeze blow in your heart |
| Un ullaththil veesattum pudhu kaatru | I am going to sing a song, listen to it |
| Male | |
| Paattondru paada poraen kettukka | Accept me as your companion |
| Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka | Accept me as your companion |
| Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka | |
..................
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
பாட்டொன்று பாடப் போறேன் கேட்டுக்க
உன் கூட்டாளியாக என்னை சேத்துக்க
பாட்டொன்று பாடப் போறேன் கேட்டுக்க
உன் கூட்டாளியாக என்னை சேத்துக்க
உனக்காக நான் பாடும் தனிப்பாட்டு
உன் உள்ளத்தில் வீசட்டும் புதுக் காற்று
Accept me as your companion
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
Accept me as your companion
This solo song that I sing for you
Let a new breeze blow in your heart
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
பாட்டொன்று பாடப் போறேன் கேட்டுக்க
உன் கூட்டாளியாக என்னை சேத்துக்க
Accept me as your companion
I will sing touching upon the rustic Themmangu melody
தெம்மாங்கு ராகம் தொட்டு பாடுவேன்
நான் தென்பாண்டிக்காரன் என்று கூறுவேன்
தெம்மாங்கு ராகம் தொட்டு பாடுவேன்
நான் தென்பாண்டிக்காரன் என்று கூறுவேன்
I will proclaim that I am a man from the southern Pandya realm
I will sing touching upon the rustic Themmangu melody
I will proclaim that I am a man from the southern Pandya realm
Oh dear, I live only for your sake
அம்மம்மா உனக்காக வாழ்கிறேன்
உன் ஆசைகளை பேச வைக்க போகிறேன்
அம்மம்மா உனக்காக வாழ்கிறேன்
உன் ஆசைகளை பேச வைக்க போகிறேன்
I am going to give a voice to your desires
Oh dear, I live only for your sake
I am going to give a voice to your desires
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
பாட்டொன்று பாடப் போறேன் கேட்டுக்க
உன் கூட்டாளியாக என்னை சேத்துக்க
Accept me as your companion
Oh flower-like maiden who is delicate like a palanquin
பல்லாக்கு போல உள்ள பூவையே உன்னை
படம் போட்டு பாக்குதடி பார்வையே
தங்கம்மா உன் ஜோடி நானம்மா
ராணி மங்கம்மா ஆனாலும் நீ பெண்ணம்மா
My gaze beholds you as if capturing a picture
Oh golden girl, I am your perfect match
Even if you were Queen Mangammal, you are still a woman at heart
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
பாட்டொன்று பாடப் போறேன் கேட்டுக்க
உன் கூட்டாளியாக என்னை சேத்துக்க
Accept me as your companion
The desires that lovingly caress the heart
நெஞ்சோடு கொஞ்சி வரும் ஆசைகள்
அந்த நினைவோடு உருவாகும் தேவைகள்
அன்புக் கை அணைக்கின்ற வேளையில்
புது நம்பிக்கை பெற வேண்டும் வாழ்க்கையில்
உனக்காக நான் பாடும் தனிப்பாட்டு
உன் உள்ளத்தில் வீசட்டும் புதுக் காற்று
The needs that take shape from those memories
When loving hands embrace each other
Life must find a brand new hope
This solo song that I sing for you
Let a new breeze blow in your heart
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
பாட்டொன்று பாடப் போறேன் கேட்டுக்க
உன் கூட்டாளியாக என்னை சேத்துக்க
உன் கூட்டாளியாக என்னை சேத்துக்க
Accept me as your companion
Accept me as your companion
……………
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
Paattondru paada poraen kettukka
Accept me as your companion
Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
Paattondru paada poraen kettukka
Accept me as your companion
Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka
This solo song that I sing for you
Unakkaga naan paadum thanippaattu
Let a new breeze blow in your heart
Un ullaththil veesattum pudhu kaattru
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
Paattondru paada poraen kettukka
Accept me as your companion
Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka
I will sing touching upon the rustic Themmangu melody
Themmaangu raagam thottu paaduvaen
I will proclaim that I am a man from the southern Pandya realm
Naan thenpaandikaaran endru kooruvaen
I will sing touching upon the rustic Themmangu melody
Themmaangu raagam thottu paaduvaen
I will proclaim that I am a man from the southern Pandya realm
Naan thenpaandikaaran endru kooruvaen
Oh dear, I live only for your sake
Ammamma unakkaga vaazhkkiraen
I am going to give a voice to your desires
Un aasaigalai pesa vaikka pogiraen
Oh dear, I live only for your sake
Ammamma unakkaga vaazhkkiraen
I am going to give a voice to your desires
Un aasaigalai pesa vaikka pogiraen
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
Paattondru paada poraen kettukka
Accept me as your companion
Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka
Oh flower-like maiden who is delicate like a palanquin
Pallaakku pola ulla poovaiyae unnai
My gaze beholds you as if capturing a picture
Padam pottu paakkuthadi paarvaiyae
Oh golden girl, I am your perfect match
Thangammaa un jodi naanammaa
Even if you were Queen Mangammal, you are still a woman at heart
Rani mangammaa aanalum nee pennammaa
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
Paattondru paada poraen kettukka
Accept me as your companion
Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka
The desires that lovingly caress the heart
Nenjodu konji varum aasaigal
The needs that take shape from those memories
Antha ninaivodu uruvaagum thevaigal
When loving hands embrace each other
Anbu kai anaikgindra velaiyil
Life must find a brand new hope
Pudhu nampikkai pera vendum vaazhkkaiyil
This solo song that I sing for you
Unakkaaga naan paadum thanipaattu
Let a new breeze blow in your heart
Un ullaththil veesattum pudhu kaatru
I am going to sing a song, listen to it
Paattondru paada poraen kettukka
Accept me as your companion
Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka
Accept me as your companion
Un koottaliyaaga ennai saethukka
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Paattondru Paada Poraen is an upbeat, romantic song from the 1978 Tamil film Ilaiyarani Rajalakshmi, featuring music by M. S. Viswanathan and vocals by T. M. Soundararajan. In this song, the male protagonist reaches out to his beloved, urging her to listen to his song and accept him as her life partner. Drawing on folk traditions of the southern region (Thenpaandi), he promises to give voice to her unspoken desires and bring fresh joy into her life. He affectionately reminds her that despite any royalty or regal front she might project—comparing her whimsically to Queen Mangammal—she is fundamentally a woman seeking love, affection, and hope. Through warm embrace and understanding, he envisions a bright future filled with mutual trust and emotional fulfillment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Pallaakku pola ulla poovaiyae unnai”
Compares the delicate and graceful maiden to a flower-like palanquin.
Historical/Cultural Allusion
“Rani mangammaa aanalum nee pennammaa”
References Queen Rani Mangammal of Madurai Nayak dynasty to emphasize that despite pride or high status, human emotions remain the same.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Themmaangu raagam thottu paaduvaen / Naan thenpaandikaaran endru kooruvaen”
Rhyming endings in consecutive lines (paaduvaen / kooruvaen).
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Un ullaththil veesattum pudhu kaattru”
'Pudhu kaattru' (a fresh breeze) is used as a metaphor for new hope and joy entering her heart.
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Trivia
The lyricist Poovai Senguttavan incorporates 'Themmangu', a famous Tamil folk genre rooted in the Madurai/Pandya region, highlighting the protagonist's cultural heritage. Composed by legendary M. S. Viswanathan, the song uses vibrant acoustic percussion to evoke a traditional southern folk mood while maintaining mainstream film-pop appeal.
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