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Pathinettu Vayadhu

From Suriyan · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Suriyan
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
25 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Padhinettu vayathu
Ilamottu manadhu yenguthu paai poda
Pani kottum iravu
Paal vanna nilavu yenguthu uravada
Gangai polae kaaviri polae
Aasaigal ooradha
Chinna ponnu sevvarikannu
Jaadaiyil kooradha
Padhinettu vayathu
Ilamottu manadhu yenguthu paai poda
Maanikka thaeru
Mani muthu aaru
Maanikka thaeru
Manimuthu aaru
Podhum podhum nee odhungu
Female :Haa..haan
Male :Andha paaya pottu thaan urangu
Naan vida maatten
Thoondila potten
Kaalam dhorum nee enakku
Male :Haiyoo
Female :Idhu kaala devanin kanakku
Koosudhu udambu
Kulunguthu narambu
Nee enna urasatha…hooo
Female :Haan….
Koochangal edhukku
Aanmagan unakku
Nee enna vilagaatha
Raathiri namakku mudhal raathiri
Paal pazham konda paathiram
Pakkam nerungida virunthida aasai viduma
Summa ninna maamana kandu
Thalaiyana sirikkatha
Sooriyan vanthu sullunnu sutta
Thaamara vedikkaatha
Haan…..haaa…aaa…aaa…aa…
Haaa….aaa…aaa…..
Maangani chaarum
Sevvilaneerum
Maangani chaarum
Sevvilaneerum
Melum keezhum thaan inikka
Adha meendum meendum nee edukka
Mookkuthi poove moga nilaavae
Thaenai vaari nee thelikka
Adhil thaagam theera naan kulikka
Manmadha baanam paayura neram
Veeratha nela naatu
Maalaiyil thodangi kaalaiyil adangum
Vaaliba vilaiyaattu
Poovudal purandu varum paarkadal
Theendinaal enai thoondinaal
Aval valaigalai virithathum naanum vizhunthen
Manja thaali mudinja pinnaale
Maappillai nee aachu
Vekkam achcham ivaigalukku indru
Vidumurai naal aachu
Padhinettu vayathu
Ilamottu manadhu yenguthu paai poda
Pani kottum iravu
Paal vanna nilavu yenguthu uravada
Male :Hahahahaha
...
At eighteen years of age,
a heart like a tender bud longs to spread the mat.
On this night dripping with mist,
the milky white moon longs to share love.
Like the Ganga, like the Cauvery,
won't desires surge like a river?
Doesn't this young girl's pretty eyes
say it all through her glances?
At eighteen years of age,
a heart like a tender bud longs to spread the mat.
A ruby chariot,
a river of precious pearls...
A ruby chariot,
a river of precious pearls...
Enough, enough, step aside!
Female: Ha.. haan...
Male: Just lay out that mat and go to sleep!
I will not let you go,
I have cast my bait!
You belong to me across all time!
Male: Oh no!
Female: This is the design of the god of time!
My body tingles all over,
my nerves are trembling,
don't brush against me... ooh!
Female: Haan...
Why all this shyness
for a grown man like you?
Don't pull away from me!
Tonight is our wedding night,
a bowl filled with milk and fruit...
Can desire let us rest without drawing close to feast?
Seeing her man standing still doing nothing,
won't the pillow laugh at him?
When the sun scorches with sharp heat,
won't the lotus burst into bloom?
Haan... ha... aah... aah... ah...
Ha... aah... aah...
Sweet mango juice
and red tender coconut water...
Sweet mango juice
and red tender coconut water...
With sweetness all over from top to bottom,
you should taste it again and again.
Flower with a nose stud, moon of passion,
when you sprinkle sweet honey all around,
I will bathe in it until my thirst is quenched.
When the arrows of Manmadha (the god of love) fly,
stand strong and show your courage!
Starting at dusk and winding down at dawn,
is this playful game of youth.
Her flower-like body is an ocean of milk rolling in waves;
when she touches me and tempts me,
the moment she spread her net, I fell right into it.
After the yellow wedding thread was tied,
you became my bridegroom.
For shyness and fear, today
has become a holiday!
At eighteen years of age,
a heart like a tender bud longs to spread the mat.
On this night dripping with mist,
the milky white moon longs to share love.
Male: Hahahahaha!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Padhinettu Vayathu' is a passionate and romantic duet from the 1992 Tamil action film 'Suriyan', directed by Pavithran, starring Sarathkumar and Radhika. Composed by Deva with lyrics written by the prolific Vaali, the song captures a playful, sensual conversation between a newly married couple expressing their budding desires, romantic anticipation, and youthfulness on their nuptial night.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

Gangai polae kaaviri polae

Compares overflowing desires to sacred rivers like Ganges and Kaveri ('Gangai polae kaaviri polae').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Maanikka thaeru / Mani muthu aaru

Refers to the lover as a 'maanikka thaeru' (ruby chariot) and 'moga nilaavae' (moon of desire).

Yugmaka (Rhyme & Alliteration - Ethirai / Monai)

Maangani chaarum / Sevvilaneerum

Use of matching rhythmic sounds such as 'Maangani chaarum' and 'Sevvilaneerum' enhances the musical cadence.

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Trivia

The film 'Suriyan' was a major breakthrough in Sarathkumar's career as a lead hero. Music Director Deva's soundtrack was widely popular, and 'Padhinettu Vayathu' became a memorable romantic hit of the early 1990s.

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