Pachai Uduthiya Kaadu
From Vanamagan · 2017
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Abhay Jodhpurkar, Harini
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Vanamagan2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pachchai uduthiya kaadu | The forest draped in green |
| Eeram uduthiya koodu | The nest draped in moisture |
| Neelam uduthiya vaanam | The sky draped in blue |
| Adhil unnai uduthiya naanum | And me, draped with you in it |
| Male | |
| Pachchai uduthiya kaadu | The forest draped in green |
| Eeram uduthiya koodu | The nest draped in moisture |
| Kaadhal konden pennae | I fell in love, oh girl |
| Adi kaadhal konden pennae | Hey girl, I fell in love |
| Male | |
| Aayiram oosai kaatril | A thousand sounds in the wind |
| Unnal keten naanae | I heard because of you |
| Aayiram aasai ennil | A thousand desires within me |
| Unnal kanden naanae..naee… | I discovered because of you |
| Female | |
| Pachchai uduthiya kaadu | The forest draped in green |
| Eeram uduthiya koodu | The nest draped in moisture |
| Neelam uduthiya vaanam | The sky draped in blue |
| Adhil unnai uduthiya naanum | And me, draped with you in it |
| Female | |
| Maaazhigai ondril vaazhndhenae | I once lived in a mansion |
| Siru kudilaai indru thondrudhada | Today it feels like a small hut to me |
| Minnum vaira karkalellam | All the glittering diamonds |
| Unnal kuppai aanadhada | Have turned to trash because of you |
| Male | |
| Nilavil mulaitha thaavaramae | Oh plant sprouted on the moon |
| Nee keezhae irangi vandhayae | You descended down to earth |
| Endhan kaattil vervidavae | To take root in my forest |
| Kaadhal vaasam thandhayae | You gave the fragrance of love |
| Female | |
| Kodi kodi vaasam ingae | Crores of fragrances here |
| Moochil unnalae konden | I inhaled through my breath because of you |
| Male :Kodi kodi vannam ingae | Male: Crores of colors here |
| Anbae unnalae kanden | Oh beloved, I saw because of you |
| Male | |
| Un ven meni naan aazha | As I immerse in your fair body |
| En kannil nee vaazha | May you reside in my eyes |
| Male | |
| Pachchai uduthiya kaadu | The forest draped in green |
| Eeram uduthiya koodu | The nest draped in moisture |
| Neelam uduthiya vaanam | The sky draped in blue |
| Adhil unnai uduthiya naanum | And me, draped with you in it |
| Male | |
| Ilaigal anindha poonchilaiyae | Oh flower-like sculpture clad in leaves |
| Manam ilaiyudhir kaalam ketkudhadi | My heart asks for an autumn season |
| Iravin irulil udalgal ingae | In the darkness of the night, bodies here |
| Ragasiyam thiruda paarkudhadi | Are trying to steal secrets |
| Female | |
| Maarbil undhan swasathaal | With your breath upon my chest |
| En idhayam patri kondadhada | My heart caught fire |
| Muththam kilappum veppathilae | In the heat ignited by a kiss |
| En vetkam vatri ponadhada | My shyness dried away completely |
| Male | |
| Pennil ulla naanam ellam | All the bashfulness innate to a woman |
| Indru ennodu kanden | Today I discovered within myself |
| Female :Aanil ulla veeram ellam | Female: All the valor within a man |
| Indru en ullae konden | Today I felt deep inside me |
| Female | |
| Nam kaadhal thee utchathil | At the peak of our fire of love |
| Ver kollum machathil | In the beauty taking root |
| Male | |
| Pachchai uduthiya kaadu…Female :Aaaa…aaa | The forest draped in green... Female: Aaaa...aaa |
| Eeram uduthiya koodu | The nest draped in moisture |
| Kaadhal konden pennae | I fell in love, oh girl |
| Adi kaadhal konden pennae | Hey girl, I fell in love |
| Male | |
| Aayiram oosai kaatril | A thousand sounds in the wind |
| Unnal keten naanae | I heard because of you |
| Aayiram aasai ennil | A thousand desires within me |
| Unnal kanden naanae.. | I discovered because of you |
பச்சை உடுத்திய
காடு ஈரம் உடுத்திய கூடு
நீலம் உடுத்திய நானும்
அதில் உன்னை
உடுத்திய நானும்
The forest draped in green
The nest draped in moisture
The sky draped in blue
And me, draped with you in it
பச்சை உடுத்திய
காடு ஈரம் உடுத்திய கூடு
காதல் கொண்டேன் பெண்ணே
அடி காதல் கொண்டேன் பெண்ணே
The forest draped in green
The nest draped in moisture
I fell in love, oh girl
Hey girl, I fell in love
ஆயிரம் ஓசை
காற்றில் உன்னால்
கேட்டேன் நானே
ஆயிரம் ஆசை என்னில்
உன்னால் கண்டேன் நானே……
A thousand sounds in the wind
I heard because of you
A thousand desires within me
I discovered because of you
பச்சை உடுத்திய
காடு ஈரம் உடுத்திய கூடு
நீலம் உடுத்திய நானும்
அதில் உன்னை
உடுத்திய நானும்
The forest draped in green
The nest draped in moisture
The sky draped in blue
And me, draped with you in it
மாளிகை ஒன்றில்
வாழ்ந்தேனே சிறு குடிலாய்
இன்று தோன்றுதடா மின்னும்
வைரக்கற்களெல்லாம் உன்னால்
குப்பை ஆனதடா
I once lived in a mansion
Today it feels like a small hut to me
All the glittering diamonds
Have turned to trash because of you
நிலவில் முளைத்த
தாவரமே நீ கீழே இறங்கி
வந்தாயே எந்தன் காட்டில்
வேர்விடவே காதல் வாசம்
தந்தாயே
Oh plant sprouted on the moon
You descended down to earth
To take root in my forest
You gave the fragrance of love
கோடிக்கோடி வாசம்
இங்கே மூச்சில் உன்னாலே
கொண்டேன்
Crores of fragrances here
I inhaled through my breath because of you
Male: Crores of colors here
Oh beloved, I saw because of you
கோடிக்கோடி
வண்ணம் இங்கே அன்பே
உன்னாலே கண்டேன்
உன் வெண்மேனி நான்
ஆள என் கண்ணில் நீ வாழ
As I immerse in your fair body
May you reside in my eyes
பச்சை உடுத்திய
காடு ஈரம் உடுத்திய கூடு
நீலம் உடுத்திய நானும்
அதில் உன்னை
உடுத்திய நானும்
The forest draped in green
The nest draped in moisture
The sky draped in blue
And me, draped with you in it
இலைகள் அணிந்த
பூஞ்சிலையே மனம்
இலையுதிர்காலம் கேட்குதடி
இரவின் இருளில் உடல்கள்
இங்கே இரகசியம் திருட
பாா்க்குதடி
Oh flower-like sculpture clad in leaves
My heart asks for an autumn season
In the darkness of the night, bodies here
Are trying to steal secrets
மார்பில் உந்தன்
சுவாசத்தால் என் இதயம்
பற்றிக்கொண்டதடா முத்தம்
கிளப்பும் வெப்பத்திலே என்
வெட்கம் வற்றிப்போனதடா
With your breath upon my chest
My heart caught fire
In the heat ignited by a kiss
My shyness dried away completely
பெண்ணில் உள்ள
நாணம் எல்லாம் இன்று
என்னோடுக்கண்டேன்
All the bashfulness innate to a woman
Today I discovered within myself
Female: All the valor within a man
Today I felt deep inside me
ஆணில் உள்ள
வீரம் எல்லாம் இன்று
என்னுள்ளே கொண்டேன்
நம் காதல் தீ உச்சத்தில்
வேர்க்கொள்ளும் மச்சத்தில்
At the peak of our fire of love
In the beauty taking root
பச்சை உடுத்திய
காடு பெண் :
ஆஆ.....
ஈரம் உடுத்திய கூடு
காதல் கொண்டேன்
பெண்ணே அடி காதல்
கொண்டேன் பெண்ணே
The forest draped in green... Female: Aaaa...aaa
The nest draped in moisture
I fell in love, oh girl
Hey girl, I fell in love
ஆயிரம் ஓசை
காற்றில் உன்னால்
கேட்டேன் நானே
ஆயிரம் ஆசை என்னில்
உன்னால் கண்டேன் நானே……
A thousand sounds in the wind
I heard because of you
A thousand desires within me
I discovered because of you
Pachchai uduthiya kaadu
The forest draped in green
Eeram uduthiya koodu
The nest draped in moisture
Neelam uduthiya vaanam
The sky draped in blue
Adhil unnai uduthiya naanum
And me, draped with you in it
Pachchai uduthiya kaadu
The forest draped in green
Eeram uduthiya koodu
The nest draped in moisture
Kaadhal konden pennae
I fell in love, oh girl
Adi kaadhal konden pennae
Hey girl, I fell in love
Aayiram oosai kaatril
A thousand sounds in the wind
Unnal keten naanae
I heard because of you
Aayiram aasai ennil
A thousand desires within me
Unnal kanden naanae..naee…
I discovered because of you
Pachchai uduthiya kaadu
The forest draped in green
Eeram uduthiya koodu
The nest draped in moisture
Neelam uduthiya vaanam
The sky draped in blue
Adhil unnai uduthiya naanum
And me, draped with you in it
Maaazhigai ondril vaazhndhenae
I once lived in a mansion
Siru kudilaai indru thondrudhada
Today it feels like a small hut to me
Minnum vaira karkalellam
All the glittering diamonds
Unnal kuppai aanadhada
Have turned to trash because of you
Nilavil mulaitha thaavaramae
Oh plant sprouted on the moon
Nee keezhae irangi vandhayae
You descended down to earth
Endhan kaattil vervidavae
To take root in my forest
Kaadhal vaasam thandhayae
You gave the fragrance of love
Kodi kodi vaasam ingae
Crores of fragrances here
Moochil unnalae konden
I inhaled through my breath because of you
Male :Kodi kodi vannam ingae
Male: Crores of colors here
Anbae unnalae kanden
Oh beloved, I saw because of you
Un ven meni naan aazha
As I immerse in your fair body
En kannil nee vaazha
May you reside in my eyes
Pachchai uduthiya kaadu
The forest draped in green
Eeram uduthiya koodu
The nest draped in moisture
Neelam uduthiya vaanam
The sky draped in blue
Adhil unnai uduthiya naanum
And me, draped with you in it
Ilaigal anindha poonchilaiyae
Oh flower-like sculpture clad in leaves
Manam ilaiyudhir kaalam ketkudhadi
My heart asks for an autumn season
Iravin irulil udalgal ingae
In the darkness of the night, bodies here
Ragasiyam thiruda paarkudhadi
Are trying to steal secrets
Maarbil undhan swasathaal
With your breath upon my chest
En idhayam patri kondadhada
My heart caught fire
Muththam kilappum veppathilae
In the heat ignited by a kiss
En vetkam vatri ponadhada
My shyness dried away completely
Pennil ulla naanam ellam
All the bashfulness innate to a woman
Indru ennodu kanden
Today I discovered within myself
Female :Aanil ulla veeram ellam
Female: All the valor within a man
Indru en ullae konden
Today I felt deep inside me
Nam kaadhal thee utchathil
At the peak of our fire of love
Ver kollum machathil
In the beauty taking root
Pachchai uduthiya kaadu…Female :Aaaa…aaa
The forest draped in green... Female: Aaaa...aaa
Eeram uduthiya koodu
The nest draped in moisture
Kaadhal konden pennae
I fell in love, oh girl
Adi kaadhal konden pennae
Hey girl, I fell in love
Aayiram oosai kaatril
A thousand sounds in the wind
Unnal keten naanae
I heard because of you
Aayiram aasai ennil
A thousand desires within me
Unnal kanden naanae..
I discovered because of you
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Pachchai Uduthiya Kaadu from the film Vanamagan explores the profound emotional and sensual transformation of lovers immersed in nature. The lyrics highlight how true affection renders material luxuries insignificant, making mansions feel like humble huts and diamonds like trash compared to the pristine purity of the forest and genuine companionship. The song captures the raw intimacy and union between two contrasting souls, using vivid natural imagery of green canopy, blue sky, and dew-drenched nests to depict their passionate bond.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Refrain (Iyaibu & Monai)
“Pachchai uduthiya kaadu / Eeram uduthiya koodu / Neelam uduthiya vaanam”
The rhythmic repetition of 'uduthiya' (draped in) across the opening lines creates a hypnotic poetic cadence connecting nature's elements with human emotion.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nilavil mulaitha thaavaramae”
Addressing the beloved as a 'plant sprouted on the moon' highlights her ethereal beauty and exotic presence in the rugged wilderness.
Hyperbole / Juxtaposition
“Maaazhigai ondril vaazhndhenae / Siru kudilaai indru thondrudhada / Minnum vaira karkalellam / Unnal kuppai aanadhada”
Contrasting living in a lavish mansion to a small hut and comparing diamonds to trash illustrates the overpowering effect of love over material wealth.
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Trivia
Composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics penned by Madhan Karky, Pachchai Uduthiya Kaadu is picturized on Jayam Ravi and Sayyeshaa in A. L. Vijay's action-adventure film Vanamagan (2017). The track portrays the emotional connection between a jungle dweller unexposed to modern civilization and an urban woman who falls for his purity.
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