Paatukku Patteduthu
From Padagotti · 1964
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Padagotti1964
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| { Paatuku paateduthu | Taking song after song, |
| Naan paaduvadhai kettayo | Did you hear me singing? |
| Thulli varum velalaiyae | O bounding wave of the white sea, |
| Nee poi thoodhu solla maatayo } (2) | Won't you go and deliver my message? |
| Male | |
| { Kothum kili | The pecking parrot |
| Ingiruka oi kovai | Is here, oh, while the red Kovai |
| Pazham angiruka } (2) | Fruit is over there. |
| Male | |
| { Thathi varum | O bouncing |
| Velalaiyae neepoi | White sea wave, won't you go |
| Thoodhu solla maatayo } (2) | And deliver my message? |
| Male | |
| Kothum kili | The pecking parrot |
| Ingiruka kovai | Is here, while the red Kovai |
| Pazham angiruka hoi | Fruit is over there, hoi! |
| Male | |
| Thathi varum | O bouncing |
| Velalaiyae neepoi | White sea wave, won't you go |
| Thoodhu solla maatayo | And deliver my message? |
| Female | |
| Ilam vaazham | Like a young tender banana |
| Thandaaga elumicham | Stem, and like a lemon |
| Kodiyaaga irunthavalai | Vine she was, |
| Kai pudichu iravellam kan | Holding her hand, staying awake all night |
| Muzhichu illaadha aasaiyilae | With boundless desire, |
| En manasa aadavittan | He made my heart sway. |
| Female | |
| Aadavitta machanae | The beloved who made my heart sway, |
| Odam vittu ponanae | Left the boat and went away. |
| Odam vittu ponanae oh oh.. | Left the boat and went away, oh oh.. |
| Odam vittu ponanae | Left the boat and went away. |
| Female | |
| Oorengum | When the whole town |
| Thoonkaiyilae naan | Is sleeping, while I |
| Ullmoochu vaangaiyilae hoi | Am breathing heavily, hoi! |
| Osaiyidum poonkaatrae | O rustling breeze, |
| Needhaan odipoi sollividu | You must run and tell him. |
| Male | |
| Minnalaai vagideduthu | Parting hair like a lightning bolt, |
| Megamaai thalaimudithu | With hair like dark clouds, |
| Pinnalaai jadaipotu en | Braiding it into a plait, |
| Manasa edaipotu | Weighing my heart, |
| Male | |
| Meen pudika | The one who came to catch fish, |
| Vandhavalae naan | Is the one I am |
| Pudika porenae | Going to catch now. |
| Male | |
| Mai ezhudhum | With eyes lined with kohl, |
| Kannaalae poi | She wrote lies |
| Ezhudhi ponaalae | And departed. |
| Male | |
| Aasaiku aasai | Desire upon desire |
| Vachen naan appurandhaan | I harbored, and only then |
| Kaadhalichen hoi osaiyidum | Did I fall in love, hoi! O rustling |
| Poonkaatrae needhaan odipoi sollividu | Breeze, you must run and tell her. |
| Female | |
| Vaazhaipoo | Using a banana flower |
| Thiriyeduthu vennaiyilae | As a wick, and butter |
| Neiyeduthu ezhai mana | As ghee, in the poor man's |
| Kudisaiyilae yethi vachan | Hut of a heart, I lit |
| Oru vilaku | A lamp. |
| Female | |
| Yethi vacha | In those hands that lit |
| Kaigalilae en manasa | The lamp, my heart |
| Naan koduthen | I surrendered. |
| Female | |
| Nenju matum | While my heart alone |
| Angiruka naan matum | Is over there, and I alone |
| Ingiruka naan matum ingiruka | Am here, I alone am here, |
| Ho ho ho naan matum ingiruka | Ho ho ho, I alone am here. |
| Male | |
| Thamarai avaliruka | While she is the lotus over there, |
| Ingae sooriyan naaniruka ho | And I am the sun over here, ho! |
| Saatchi sollum chandhiranae | O moon who stands as witness, |
| Neepoi sedhi solla maatayo | Won't you go and deliver my message? |
| Female | |
| …………………………………. | ... |
{ பாட்டுக்குப் பாட்டெடுத்து
நான் பாடுவதைக் கேட்டாயோ
துள்ளி வரும் வெள்ளலையே
நீ போய்த் தூது சொல்ல
மாட்டாயோ } (2)
Taking song after song,
Did you hear me singing?
O bounding wave of the white sea,
Won't you go and deliver my message?
{ கொத்தும் கிளி
இங்கிருக்க ஓய் கோவைப்
பழம் அங்கிருக்க } (2)
The pecking parrot
Is here, oh, while the red Kovai
Fruit is over there.
{ தத்தி வரும்
வெள்ளலையே நீ
போய் தூது சொல்ல
மாட்டாயோ } (2)
O bouncing
White sea wave, won't you go
And deliver my message?
கொத்தும் கிளி
இங்கிருக்க கோவைப்
பழம் அங்கிருக்க ஹோய்
The pecking parrot
Is here, while the red Kovai
Fruit is over there, hoi!
தத்தி வரும்
வெள்ளலையே நீ
போய் தூது சொல்ல
மாட்டாயோ
O bouncing
White sea wave, won't you go
And deliver my message?
இளம் வாழம்
தண்டாக எலுமிச்சம்
கொடியாக இருந்தவளைக்
கைப் பிடிச்சு இரவெல்லாம்
கண் முழிச்சு இல்லாத
ஆசையிலே என் மனச
ஆடவிட்டான்
Like a young tender banana
Stem, and like a lemon
Vine she was,
Holding her hand, staying awake all night
With boundless desire,
He made my heart sway.
ஆடவிட்ட
மச்சானே ஓடம் விட்டு
போனானே ஓடம் விட்டு
போனானே ஓ ஓ ஓடம்
விட்டு போனானே
The beloved who made my heart sway,
Left the boat and went away.
Left the boat and went away, oh oh..
Left the boat and went away.
ஊரெங்கும்
தூங்கையிலே நான்
உள்மூச்சு வாங்கையிலே
ஹோய் ஓசையிடும்
பூங்காற்றே நீதான் ஓடி
போய்ச் சொல்லி விடு
When the whole town
Is sleeping, while I
Am breathing heavily, hoi!
O rustling breeze,
You must run and tell him.
மின்னலாய்
வகிடெடுத்து மேகமாய்த்
தலைமுடித்து பின்னலாய்
ஜடைபோட்டு என் மனச
எடைபோட்டு
Parting hair like a lightning bolt,
With hair like dark clouds,
Braiding it into a plait,
Weighing my heart,
மீன் புடிக்க
வந்தவள நான்
புடிக்க போறேனே
The one who came to catch fish,
Is the one I am
Going to catch now.
மை எழுதும்
கண்ணாலே பொய்
எழுதிப் போனாளே
With eyes lined with kohl,
She wrote lies
And departed.
ஆசைக்கு
ஆசை வச்சேன்
நான் அப்புறந்தான்
காதலிச்சேன் ஹோய்
ஓசையிடும் பூங்காற்றே
நீதான் ஓடிப்போய்
சொல்லிவிடு
Desire upon desire
I harbored, and only then
Did I fall in love, hoi! O rustling
Breeze, you must run and tell her.
வாழைப்பூ
திரி எடுத்து வெண்ணையிலே
நெய் எடுத்து ஏழை மனக்
குடிசையிலே ஏத்தி வச்சான்
ஒரு விளக்கு
Using a banana flower
As a wick, and butter
As ghee, in the poor man's
Hut of a heart, I lit
A lamp.
ஏத்தி வச்ச
கைகளிலே என் மனச
நான் கொடுத்தேன்
In those hands that lit
The lamp, my heart
I surrendered.
நெஞ்சு மட்டும்
அங்கிருக்க நான் மட்டும்
இங்கிருக்க நான் மட்டும்
இங்கிருக்க ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ நான் மட்டும்
இங்கிருக்க
While my heart alone
Is over there, and I alone
Am here, I alone am here,
Ho ho ho, I alone am here.
தாமரை அவளிருக்க
இங்கே சூரியன் நானிருக்க
ஹோ சாட்சி சொல்லும்
சந்திரனே நீ போய் சேதி
சொல்ல மாட்டாயோ
While she is the lotus over there,
And I am the sun over here, ho!
O moon who stands as witness,
Won't you go and deliver my message?
ஆண் & பெண் :
பாட்டுக்குப் பாட்டெடுத்து
நான் பாடுவதைக் கேட்டாயோ
சாட்சி சொல்லும் சந்திரனே
நீ போய் சேதி சொல்ல
மாட்டாயோ
...
............................
{ Paatuku paateduthu
Taking song after song,
Naan paaduvadhai kettayo
Did you hear me singing?
Thulli varum velalaiyae
O bounding wave of the white sea,
Nee poi thoodhu solla maatayo } (2)
Won't you go and deliver my message?
{ Kothum kili
The pecking parrot
Ingiruka oi kovai
Is here, oh, while the red Kovai
Pazham angiruka } (2)
Fruit is over there.
{ Thathi varum
O bouncing
Velalaiyae neepoi
White sea wave, won't you go
Thoodhu solla maatayo } (2)
And deliver my message?
Kothum kili
The pecking parrot
Ingiruka kovai
Is here, while the red Kovai
Pazham angiruka hoi
Fruit is over there, hoi!
Thathi varum
O bouncing
Velalaiyae neepoi
White sea wave, won't you go
Thoodhu solla maatayo
And deliver my message?
Ilam vaazham
Like a young tender banana
Thandaaga elumicham
Stem, and like a lemon
Kodiyaaga irunthavalai
Vine she was,
Kai pudichu iravellam kan
Holding her hand, staying awake all night
Muzhichu illaadha aasaiyilae
With boundless desire,
En manasa aadavittan
He made my heart sway.
Aadavitta machanae
The beloved who made my heart sway,
Odam vittu ponanae
Left the boat and went away.
Odam vittu ponanae oh oh..
Left the boat and went away, oh oh..
Odam vittu ponanae
Left the boat and went away.
Oorengum
When the whole town
Thoonkaiyilae naan
Is sleeping, while I
Ullmoochu vaangaiyilae hoi
Am breathing heavily, hoi!
Osaiyidum poonkaatrae
O rustling breeze,
Needhaan odipoi sollividu
You must run and tell him.
Minnalaai vagideduthu
Parting hair like a lightning bolt,
Megamaai thalaimudithu
With hair like dark clouds,
Pinnalaai jadaipotu en
Braiding it into a plait,
Manasa edaipotu
Weighing my heart,
Meen pudika
The one who came to catch fish,
Vandhavalae naan
Is the one I am
Pudika porenae
Going to catch now.
Mai ezhudhum
With eyes lined with kohl,
Kannaalae poi
She wrote lies
Ezhudhi ponaalae
And departed.
Aasaiku aasai
Desire upon desire
Vachen naan appurandhaan
I harbored, and only then
Kaadhalichen hoi osaiyidum
Did I fall in love, hoi! O rustling
Poonkaatrae needhaan odipoi sollividu
Breeze, you must run and tell her.
Vaazhaipoo
Using a banana flower
Thiriyeduthu vennaiyilae
As a wick, and butter
Neiyeduthu ezhai mana
As ghee, in the poor man's
Kudisaiyilae yethi vachan
Hut of a heart, I lit
Oru vilaku
A lamp.
Yethi vacha
In those hands that lit
Kaigalilae en manasa
The lamp, my heart
Naan koduthen
I surrendered.
Nenju matum
While my heart alone
Angiruka naan matum
Is over there, and I alone
Ingiruka naan matum ingiruka
Am here, I alone am here,
Ho ho ho naan matum ingiruka
Ho ho ho, I alone am here.
Thamarai avaliruka
While she is the lotus over there,
Ingae sooriyan naaniruka ho
And I am the sun over here, ho!
Saatchi sollum chandhiranae
O moon who stands as witness,
Neepoi sedhi solla maatayo
Won't you go and deliver my message?
………………………………….
...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
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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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