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Lyrics & meaning

Paatukku Patteduthu

From Padagotti · 1964

Lyricist: Vaali
Singers: T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director: Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name: Padagotti
Movie release year: 1964
Lyrics added on: 4 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

{ Paatuku paateduthu

Naan paaduvadhai kettayo

Thulli varum velalaiyae

Nee poi thoodhu solla maatayo } (2)

{ Kothum kili

Ingiruka oi kovai

Pazham angiruka } (2)

{ Thathi varum

Velalaiyae neepoi

Thoodhu solla maatayo } (2)

Kothum kili

Ingiruka kovai

Pazham angiruka hoi

Thathi varum

Velalaiyae neepoi

Thoodhu solla maatayo

Ilam vaazham

Thandaaga elumicham

Kodiyaaga irunthavalai

Kai pudichu iravellam kan

Muzhichu illaadha aasaiyilae

En manasa aadavittan

Aadavitta machanae

Odam vittu ponanae

Odam vittu ponanae oh oh..

Odam vittu ponanae

Oorengum

Thoonkaiyilae naan

Ullmoochu vaangaiyilae hoi

Osaiyidum poonkaatrae

Needhaan odipoi sollividu

Minnalaai vagideduthu

Megamaai thalaimudithu

Pinnalaai jadaipotu en

Manasa edaipotu

Meen pudika

Vandhavalae naan

Pudika porenae

Mai ezhudhum

Kannaalae poi

Ezhudhi ponaalae

Aasaiku aasai

Vachen naan appurandhaan

Kaadhalichen hoi osaiyidum

Poonkaatrae needhaan odipoi sollividu

Vaazhaipoo

Thiriyeduthu vennaiyilae

Neiyeduthu ezhai mana

Kudisaiyilae yethi vachan

Oru vilaku

Yethi vacha

Kaigalilae en manasa

Naan koduthen

Nenju matum

Angiruka naan matum

Ingiruka naan matum ingiruka

Ho ho ho naan matum ingiruka

Thamarai avaliruka

Ingae sooriyan naaniruka ho

Saatchi sollum chandhiranae

Neepoi sedhi solla maatayo

………………………………….

Matching song to song,

did you hear me sing?

Oh leaping ocean wave,

won't you go and carry my message?

With the pecking parrot

here, and the red kovai fruit

over there,

oh dancing

ocean wave, won't you go

and carry my message?

With the pecking parrot

here, and the red kovai fruit

over there,

oh dancing

ocean wave, won't you go

and carry my message?

Like a tender plantain

stem, and a lime

vine, as I was,

he held my hand, stayed awake all night,

and with endless desires,

he set my heart swaying.

The lover who set it swaying

sailed away in his boat,

sailed away in his boat, oh oh...

sailed away in his boat.

While the whole town

sleeps, and I

heave heavy sighs,

oh whispering breeze,

won't you run and tell him?

Parting your hair like lightning,

gathering your hair like dark clouds,

plaiting your hair, and measuring

the weight of my heart,

you came to catch fish,

but girl, I am

going to catch you!

With her kohl-lined

eyes, she wrote lies

and walked away!

Desire grew upon desire,

and only then did I

fall in love! Oh whispering

breeze, won't you run and tell her?

Making a wick of a plantain flower,

and melting butter into ghee,

in the hut of this poor heart,

he lit

a lamp.

Into the hands that lit it,

my heart

I gave.

With my heart alone

staying there, and me alone

staying here, while I alone stay here,

oh oh oh, while I alone stay here...

While she, the lotus, is over there,

and I, the sun, am right here,

oh Moon who stands as witness,

won't you go and deliver my message?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Paattukku Paatteduthu is a famous romantic duet from the 1964 Tamil film Padagotti, starring M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi. Sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela with music by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy and lyrics by Vaali, the song portrays a fisherman and fisherwoman expressing their mutual romantic longing across the shore. They appeal to nature elements such as ocean waves, gentle breezes, and the moon to carry messages of love back and forth. Rich in metaphors rooted in rural and coastal lifestyle, the song illustrates innocence, affection, and emotional bonding between the lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Thoodhu (Messenger Motif)

“Thulli varum velalaiyae nee poi thoodhu solla maatayo”

A traditional classical Tamil poetic device where elements of nature like waves (Velalai), wind (Poonkaatru), and the moon (Chandhran) are implored to act as emissaries between separated lovers.

Upama (Simile)

“Ilam vaazham thandaaga elumicham kodiyaaga irunthavalai”

Compares the woman's delicate physique to a tender banana stem and a lemon vine.

Rupaka (Metaphor)

“Minnalaai vagideduthu megamaai thalaimudithu”

Compares the parting of hair to a bolt of lightning and dense dark hair to rain clouds.

Yugma / Contrast Metaphor

“Thamarai avaliruka ingae sooriyan naaniruka”

Uses the eternal natural relationship between the lotus and the sun to symbolize the lovers' cosmic bond.

Did you know?

Trivia

Padagotti (1964) was one of M. G. Ramachandran's most successful sea-backdrop films. The song features iconic choreography on the shore and boats, with music composed by the celebrated Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy duo and lyrics written by Vaali, who penned many of MGR's signature songs.

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