- Lyricist
- Mohan Rajan
- Music director
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Movie name
- Devarattam
- Movie release year
- 2019
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Feb 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Achchu asalu vennilaava
Bhoomiyila paathathundaa
Pachcha pasum pullu onnu
Aaradiyil valarnthathundaa
Illaennu solla mudiyaathu
Avala paaththa munnaala
Poi solla mudiyaathu
Avala paaththa munnaala
Poi solla mudiyaathu
{En pasappukkalli en pasappukkalli
Ava thandhupputtaa ivan manasa alli
En erukkanjulli en erukkanjulli
Ava paththa vachaa ivan nenappa killi} (2)
Keelanelli kannu nenjaa
Keelaththalli pogum
Vaadaaamalli vaasam aala
Vaazha solli pogum
{En nesamalli en nesamalli
En paasavilli en paasavilli} (2)
Hooo oo hooo oo ooo
{Thaana naana naa nana naa
Nana naa naa naa naa naa} (2)
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
Nongu kondai pinnalagu
Sundi vachi solattuthappaa
Male :Adengappa
Sevvelani munnalagu
Nondi aada vaikkuthappa
Male :Vaikkuthappa
Ava ..panamaramaa
Thennamaramaa theriyaliyae
Male :Theriyaliyae
Male :Enna naanum solla
Ippo puriyaliyae
Male :Puriyaliyae
Male :Enna naanum solla
Ippo puriyaliyae
En aasa rossaa
Chorus :Aasa rossaa
Male :Naan aanen loosa
Chorus :Aanen loosa
Male :Naan ponen thoosaa
Chorus :Ponen thoosaa
Male :Naan odanjen peesaa
Chorus :Odanjen peesaa
En aasa rossaa
Aanen loosa
Ponen thoosaa
Odanjen peesaa
Rosaa rosaa rosaa rosaa
Ro ro ro ro ro ro roo ooo
Nenjukulla pootta pottu
Vechchikkuven vaadi
Onnodaiyaa nizhala serthu
Thachchikkuven naandi
{Onn kosuvaththula
Naan mayangurendi
Oru kosuvaattam
Kannu mulikkurendi} (2)
………………………..
En aasa madhuvae nee dhaan
Onna paatha piragu naan dhaan
Adi aanen paaru thean dhaan
Nee vilagi pona veen dhaan
Uththu parkkum kannu rendum
Karuppu vella gundumalli
Moochu kaathu enna thottu
Poguthadaa pera solli
Pesi pogum varthai ellaam
Kokkippodum kodukaapuli
Paathu pogum paarvai ellam
Paththa vaikkum kirukaa thalli
Ne vecha pottu
Ennai vattamittu
Nenja suttu thalli poguthadi
Thaviyaa thavichen
Ava maiyiruttu
Adi machcha mottu
Ennai thottu killi ooduthadi
Thaniyaa sirichen
Vettaveli, oththavali
Vandhaa vali.. pona vali
Konjum kili, kollum uli..
Kannu muli… kannakkuzhi
Retta suzhi..pinju mozhi
Nenja kili… anbu thuli
Enna solli yethu solli
Piththukkuli polamburendiii…
Salamburendiii…
Nenappaaala vaanathukku
Kelamburen naaan
Di di di di di…
Pasappukkalli pasappukkalli
Pasappukkalli heyy
Pasappukkalli pasappukkalli
Pasappukkalli heyy
{En pasappukkalli en pasappukkalli
Vandhu aadiputta oru aadupuli
En yerukkanjuli en yerukkanjuli
Naan maattikkiten oru veettu eli…..
Adiyae….hoo… oo…hooo
Adiyae…Lalalalaaa..lalala…
Lala laalaa laa laa laa
Hey lalalalaaa..lalala…
Lala laalaa laa laa laa…aa…..
An exact copy of the bright moon,
have you ever seen one on earth?
Has a single blade of lush green grass
ever grown six feet tall?
You cannot say no
once you see her in person.
You cannot tell a lie
once you see her in person.
You cannot tell a lie.
My sweet trickster, my sweet trickster,
she scooped up this boy's heart and gave it away.
My wild spark, my wild spark,
she pinched his thoughts and set them on fire.
Her eyes like tiny herbal berries
knock my heart right down.
The scent of her unfading jasmine
tells this man to live on.
My darling jasmine, my darling jasmine,
my sweet villain, my sweet villain.
Hoo oo hoo oo oo
Thaana naanaa naa nana naa
Nana naa naa naa naa naa
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
The palm-fruit hair bun swaying behind
snaps its fingers and spins me around, man!
Male: Oh man!
Her front beauty like tender red coconuts
makes me stumble and dance, man!
Male: It really does!
Is she a palmyra tree
or a coconut tree? I can't tell!
Male: I can't tell!
Male: What can I even say?
Now I just don't understand!
Male: I don't understand!
Male: What can I even say?
Now I just don't understand!
My darling rose,
Chorus: Darling rose,
Male: I went crazy,
Chorus: Went crazy,
Male: I blew away like dust,
Chorus: Blew away like dust,
Male: I broke into pieces,
Chorus: Broke into pieces,
My darling rose,
I went crazy,
I blew away like dust,
I broke into pieces,
Rose, rose, rose, rose,
Ro ro ro ro ro ro roo oo
I will put a lock inside my heart
and keep you safe, come to me!
I will join your shadow with mine
and stitch them together, girl!
In the pleats of your saree,
I lose all my senses, girl,
and like a buzzing mosquito,
I stay awake watching you, girl.
...
You are my sweet intoxicating wine,
and after seeing you,
look, I have turned into sweet honey!
If you walk away, it is all wasted.
Both your staring eyes
are like black and white jasmine buds.
Your breath touches me
and calls out my name as it passes, man!
Every word you speak in passing
hooks me like a sweet tamarind pod.
Every glance you cast as you go
sets a fire and drives me crazy!
The dot on your forehead
circles around me,
scorches my heart and walks away, girl!
I tossed and turned in agony!
Her midnight darkness,
oh, that beauty-mark bud,
touches me, pinches me, and runs away, girl!
I smiled all alone!
An open clearing, a lonely path,
the way she came... the way she went...
A sweet-talking parrot, a deadly chisel...
Her glancing eye... her dimpled cheek...
A double hair-swirl... her tender words...
Tearing my heart... a drop of love...
What can I say? How can I put it?
Mad with love, I am rambling, girl...
I am raving in a daze...
Carried by your thoughts, straight to the sky,
I am taking off!
Di di di di di...
Sweet deceiver, sweet deceiver,
sweet deceiver, hey!
Sweet deceiver, sweet deceiver,
sweet deceiver, hey!
My sweet deceiver, my sweet deceiver,
she came and played goat-and-tiger,
my wild spark, my wild spark,
and I got trapped like a house rat...
Oh girl... Hoo... oo... hoo oo
Oh girl... Lalalalaa... lalalaa...
Laalaa laalaa laa laa laa
Hey lalalalaa... lalalaa...
Laalaa laalaa laa laa laa... aa...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Pasappukkalli is a playful and vibrant folk-pop love song from the Tamil movie Devarattam (2019). The song expresses a young man's bewilderment, intense passion, and infatuation upon falling head over heels for a cunningly charming girl. He compares her beauty to rare sights—moonlight descending on earth, tall lush green grass, and various rustic floral and botanical elements like tender coconuts, milkweed, and jasmine buds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvamaanam)
“Achchu asalu vennilaava”
The male protagonist compares his beloved to 'Achchu asalu vennilaava' (pure real moonlight) and her features to various native plants like 'Sevvelani' (red tender coconut) and 'Gundumalli' (jasmine buds).
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai & Ethirai)
“Vettaveli, oththavali”
Use of internal rhyming and rhythmic repetition across lines like 'Vettaveli, oththavali / Vandhaa vali.. pona vali'.
Folk Idiom / Hyperbole
“Vandhu aadiputta oru aadupuli... Naan maattikkiten oru veettu eli”
Comparing the girl's charm to an 'Aadupuli' (traditional tiger and goat board game) and himself to a trapped 'veettu eli' (house mouse).
Did you know?
Trivia
Devarattam is a 2019 Tamil action-drama film directed by M. Muthaiah, starring Gautham Karthik and Manjima Mohan. The music was composed by Nivas K. Prasanna, who infused local Tamil folk instruments and high-energy beats into the soundtrack.
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