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Pachakiliye Pachakiliye

From Mercury Pookkal · 2006

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Priya, Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
Karthik Raja
Movie name
Mercury Pookkal
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
24 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pachaikiliyae pachaikiliyae
Ichu tharava idupuliyae
Pachaikiliyae pachaikiliyae
Ichu tharava idupuliyae
Female :Kichu kichu thaan kaaturiyae
Kitta kitta thaan urasuriyae
Ennai summa suthu
Arey eppo gummankuthu
Male :Pattasu kannaala
Pallaku nadaiyaalaa
Nenja nee nikka vecha
{Bam bam bam bam bam
Bam bam bam bam
Paba bam bam bam bam bam} (2)
Pachaikiliyae pachaikiliyae
Ichu tharava idupuliyae
Female :Kichu kichu thaan kaaturiyae
Kitta kitta thaan urasuriyae
Maramkothiyae
Nee thaanada
Maram aagiee ponen naan
Siru kathie
Iva thaanada
Thol seeva maatenada
Aathadi aathadi
Arugam pulluda
Puyala thaan thaangadhu
Odhungi nilluda
Raakkozhi raakkozhi
Koovi paarkuthu
Rangoli rangoli
Thoova paarkuthu
Bam bam bam bam bam bam
Bam bam bam bam bam bam
Bam bam bam bam bam bam…baaa
Pachaikiliyae pachaikiliyae
Ichu tharava idupuliyae
Thalagaaniee panjellam
Unnoda kanavaachi
Male :Marudhaaniee maramellam
Unnoda niram aachu
Kuthaalam kuthaalam
Odipogumaa
Kuyil vandhu kudikaama
Theernthu pogumaa
Mathaalam mathaalam
Manasu thaangumaa
Maa pinjai thingaama
Pitham neengumaa
Aah aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah aah aah…aah
Pachakiliyae
Female :Haan
Male :Pachakiliyae
Female :Hei
Male :Ichu tharava idupuliyae
Female :Konnuduven
Kichu kichu thaan kaaturiyae
Kitta kitta thaan urasuriyae
Ennai summa suthu
Arey eppo gummankuthu
Male :Pattasu kannaala
Pallaku nadaiyaalaa
Nenja nee nikka vecha..aaa…aa…
{Bam bam bam bam bam
Bam bam bam bam
Paba bam bam bam bam bam} (2)
Hei pachaa…vaadeeee
My green parrot, my green parrot,
Shall I give you a kiss, my sculpted-waist beauty?
My green parrot, my green parrot,
Shall I give you a kiss, my sculpted-waist beauty?
Female: You keep tickling me,
You keep brushing close against me.
Just spin me around,
Hey, when is the wild folk dance?
Male: With your firecracker eyes,
With your swaying palanquin walk,
You made my heart stop in its tracks.
{Pam pam pam pam pam
Pam pam pam pam
Pa-pa pam pam pam pam pam} (2)
My green parrot, my green parrot,
Shall I give you a kiss, my sculpted-waist beauty?
Female: You keep tickling me,
You keep brushing close against me.
A woodpecker—
That is what you are, boy!
And I have turned into a tree.
A little knife—
That is who she is!
Yet I will not peel away your skin.
Oh goodness, oh goodness,
I am just a blade of wild grass, boy!
It can never withstand a storm,
So step aside and keep your distance!
The night rooster, the night rooster
Is trying to crow,
Rangoli (colorful floor patterns)
Are waiting to be scattered.
Pam pam pam pam pam pam
Pam pam pam pam pam pam
Pam pam pam pam pam pam… paa
My green parrot, my green parrot,
Shall I give you a kiss, my sculpted-waist beauty?
All the cotton inside my pillow
Turned into dreams of you.
Male: All the henna trees
Have taken on your rich color.
Will the waterfalls of Coutrallam
Ever run away?
Without a cuckoo drinking from them,
Will they ever run dry?
Like heavy beats on a drum,
Can my heart bear this pounding?
Without tasting a tender green mango,
Will this dizzy fever fade?
Aa aa aa aa aa aa
Aa aa aa aa aa aa… aa
Green parrot!
Female: Huh?
Male: Green parrot!
Female: Hey!
Male: Shall I give you a kiss, my sculpted-waist beauty?
Female: I will kill you!
You keep tickling me,
You keep brushing close against me.
Just spin me around,
Hey, when is the wild folk dance?
Male: With your firecracker eyes,
With your swaying palanquin walk,
You made my heart stop in its tracks... aah... aa...
{Pam pam pam pam pam
Pam pam pam pam
Pa-pa pam pam pam pam pam} (2)
Hey, green parrot... come to me!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pachaikiliyae from the movie Mercury Pookkal is a playful, romantic duet between two lovers teasing and expressing their growing affection for each other. The male protagonist compares his beloved to a green parrot and praises her graceful walk and striking eyes, while asking for a kiss. The female protagonist responds playfully, teasing him about his closeness and comparing their romantic tension to delicate grass facing a storm.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagathani)

Pattasu kannaala / Pallaku nadaiyaalaa

Comparing the lover's eyes to firecrackers ('Pattasu kannaala') and her walk to a palanquin ('Pallaku nadaiyaalaa') to convey brightness and grace.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Pachaikiliyae pachaikiliyae

Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'P' in 'Pachaikiliyae' and 'Pattasu' across lines.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Pattasu kannaala / Kitta kitta thaan urasuriyae

The second consonant sound 'tt' rhymes in 'Pattasu' and 'Kitta kitta'.

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Trivia

Mercury Pookkal (2006) features Srikanth and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by Karthik Raja, with lyrics written by leading Tamil lyricist Pa. Vijay.

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