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Papparamittai

From Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran · 2016

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Sreerama Chandra
Music director
C. Sathya
Movie name
Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
17 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Papparamittai pola nee inikka
Pasiyum marakkuthadi
Oru koppara thengaavaa ennoda
Manasum sethari kedakkuthadi
Papparamittai pola nee inikka
Pasiyum marakkuthadi
Oru koppara thengaavaa ennoda
Manasum sethari kedakkuthadi
Kannula kaaram ne yetha
Katharuren vida solli
Kaalula kolam nee poda
Aaguren perum pulli
Aasaiyaa unna naan paathu
Kedakkuren nora thalli
Aaruthal kooraama
Vaikkira nee nee nee nee kolli
Adi Papparamittayae
Oru koppara thengaavaa
Yeh kaathula medai pottu
Kathakali aadaatha
Kaadhala kozhikunjaaa
Porikkaatha..
Aakkiya sora neethaan
Arisiyaa maathaatha
Aambala nenja panthaa
Amukkaathaa…
Poona muthuga nee
Thadavi thantha
Kaattu puliyaa maaruthu pulla
Veppankozhuntha nee uruvi vantha
Kunkuma poovaa sevakkuthu ulla
Ulaaa…ulaaaa…..
Papparmittaaya pola
Papparmittaaya pola
Paakkura paarvaiyaala
Powderum poosaatha
Paavi nee enna
Kootti kazhikkaatha
Naakkula soodam yethi
Narambula veesaatha
Ottadai pola usura adikaatha
Yeh oomai manasula
Urumi saththam
Unna nenacha ketkuthu pulla
Vaasa kathavula saavi koththa
Enna ethukku nee izhukkura ulla
Ulaaa…aaah..aaah….
Papparmittaaya pola
Papparmittaaya pola
Papparmittaaya pola
Nee inikka pasiyum marakkuthadi
When you taste as sweet as peppermint candy,
I even forget my hunger, girl!
Like a cracked dried coconut,
my heart lies shattered into pieces, girl!
When you taste as sweet as peppermint candy,
I even forget my hunger, girl!
Like a cracked dried coconut,
my heart lies shattered into pieces, girl!
When you sting my eyes with spice,
I scream out, begging you to spare me!
When you trace patterns with your feet,
I turn into a helpless dot in your design!
Staring at you with longing,
I lie here foaming at the mouth!
Without saying a word of comfort,
you, you, you, you set me on fire!
Hey, my sweet peppermint candy!
Like a dried coconut...
Hey, don't set up a stage in thin air
and dance Kathakali!
Like a little chick,
don't fry my love!
The rice that is already cooked,
don't turn it back into raw grain!
A man's heart, like a ball,
don't squeeze and crush it!
If you gently stroke
the back of a cat,
it turns into a wild tiger, girl!
If you strip and bring tender neem shoots,
they blush deep red like saffron inside!
Ulaa... ulaa...
Like peppermint candy,
like peppermint candy...
With the glances you cast,
don't try to fool me with sweet talk!
You wicked girl,
don't calculate and play games with me!
Lighting camphor on your tongue,
don't fling the fire into my veins!
Don't sweep away my life like cobwebs!
Hey, inside this mute heart,
the roaring rhythm of an urumi (traditional drum)
echoes whenever I think of you, girl!
With a bunch of keys at the front door,
why are you pulling me inside?
Ulaa... aah.. aah...
Like peppermint candy,
like peppermint candy,
like peppermint candy,
as you taste so sweet, I forget my hunger, girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Papparamittai is a vibrant, rustic folk song from the Tamil film Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran (2016), penned by Yugabharathi. The protagonist playfully expresses the intense, chaotic, and intoxicating impact his beloved has on his heart and life. He uses vivid local village imagery, comparing her sweetness to vintage nostalgic candy (Papparamittai) and his unsettled mind to a shattered dry coconut (koppara thengai). Throughout the song, he humorously pleads with her to stop teasing him, describing how her subtle gestures send his emotions into overdrive.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Papparamittai pola nee inikka”

Compares the sweet presence of the beloved to traditional nostalgic candy ('Papparamittai').

Simile (Upamai)

“Oru koppara thengaavaa ennoda Manasum sethari kedakkuthadi”

Compares the broken and scattered state of his heart to a shattered dry coconut ('koppara thengai').

Metaphor (Urvagam)

“Kaadhala kozhikunjaaa Porikkaatha..”

Compares love to a fragile chick ('kozhikunju') that shouldn't be ruined or fried.

Hyperbole (Urvagarnai)

“Naakkula soodam yethi Narambula veesaatha”

Exaggerates emotional turmoil as placing burning camphor on the tongue and firing heat through nerves.

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Trivia

The song 'Papparamittai' from 'Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran' (2016) was composed by C. Sathya and features lyrics by Yugabharathi. The track became popular in rural and urban audio charts due to its catchy folk beat and nostalgic references to childhood local treats.

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