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Pathu Murai

From Kick · 2022

Lyricist
Gaana Bala
Singers
Armaan Malik, Saindhavi
Music director
Arjun Janya
Movie name
Kick
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
25 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Azhagae! Azhagae!
Azhagil thuliyaai
Tholainthenae
Unna pathu murai
Suthi varen anbae
Adhu pathalayae
Muthu nilavae
Veral pattadhumae
Pathuranae pennae
Nee kitta vandhaa
Otturen naanae
Idhu varai naano
Nadhiyila meeno
Kadaluku aasapattadhu illa
Kadakkura kaathu
Kanivaa enna sirichi oododumae
Female :Unna thotta kaathum
Andha megam poovum
Enga vandu paarka
Thalayaati pogum
Naan thedum
Maayangal nee
Unna pathu murai
Suthi varen anbae
Adhu pathalayae
Muthu nilavae
Unna pathu murai
Suthi varen anbae
Adhu pathalayae
Muthu nilavae
Veral pattadhumae
Pathuranae pennae
Nee kitta vandhaa
Otturen naanae
Unna pathu murai
Suthi varen anbae
Adhu pathalayae
Muthu nilavae
Panithuli venum
Kadalgalum venum
Un sirippum
Neeyum kooda venum
Paravaiyin iragu
Udhiraa kaalam
Manaso thogaikku yengum
Kaathum oli dhoosum
Unna serum bodhum
Naan mattum yeno
Ippa nera ninnae
Naan thedum
Maayangal nee
Unna pathu murai
Suthi varen anbae
Adhu pathalayae
Muthu nilavae
Unna pathu murai
Suthi varen anbae
Adhu pathalayae
Muthu nilavae
Veral pattadhumae
Pathuranae pennae
Nee kitta vandhaa
Otturen naanae
Unna pathu murai
Suthi varen anbae
Adhu pathalayae
Muthu nilavae
Oh beauty! Oh beauty!
As a tiny drop in your beauty,
I lost myself.
I go around you ten times,
my love,
yet it is not enough,
my pearl-white moon!
The moment your finger touches me,
I get flustered, my girl.
When you come close,
I cling to you.
Until now, was I just
a fish in the river,
never longing for the ocean?
The breeze passing by
smiles at me gently and rushes along.
Female: Even the breeze that touched you,
the clouds, and the flowers,
as the bees watch,
nod their heads and drift along.
All the magic
that I search for is you.
I go around you ten times,
my love,
yet it is not enough,
my pearl-white moon!
I go around you ten times,
my love,
yet it is not enough,
my pearl-white moon!
The moment your finger touches me,
I get flustered, my girl.
When you come close,
I cling to you.
I go around you ten times,
my love,
yet it is not enough,
my pearl-white moon!
I want the dewdrops,
I want the oceans,
I want your smile,
and I want you too.
In a season when a bird's
feathers do not fall,
my heart still yearns for a peacock feather.
When even the breeze and specks of light
get to reach you,
why do I alone
stand directly before you like this?
All the magic
that I search for is you.
I go around you ten times,
my love,
yet it is not enough,
my pearl-white moon!
I go around you ten times,
my love,
yet it is not enough,
my pearl-white moon!
The moment your finger touches me,
I get flustered, my girl.
When you come close,
I cling to you.
I go around you ten times,
my love,
yet it is not enough,
my pearl-white moon!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a sweet, romantic duet expressing deep adoration, affection, and mesmerization. The protagonist describes himself as completely lost in his beloved's beauty, constantly wanting to be around her like a celestial body orbiting a star. Her subtle touches fluster him, and he compares his life prior to loving her as a river fish that never dreamed of the vastness of an ocean until meeting her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Muthu nilavae

'Muthu nilavae' (Pearl-like moon) compares the beloved's radiant face and aura directly to a glowing pearl moon.

Hyperbole

Unna pathu murai suthi varen anbae adhu pathalayae

Circling around the lover ten times and still feeling it is insufficient exaggerates the immense depth of devotion.

Analogy

Idhu varai naano nadhiyila meeno kadaluku aasapattadhu illa

Compares his previous limited perspective in life to a river fish that never craved the ocean before finding love.

Anaphora / Alliteration

Azhagae! Azhagae!

Repetition of the initial word 'Azhagae' establishes a rhythmic, poetic flow celebrating beauty.

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Trivia

This track is featured in the Santhanam-starrer movie 'Kick' (2023). It marks a notable collaboration between Kannada music director Arjun Janya making his entry into Tamil cinema, and popular playback singer Armaan Malik alongside Saindhavi, with lyrics written by Gaana Bala.

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