Pathu Viral Unakku
From Arul · 2004
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Arul2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Oho ho ho… oho ho ho… | Oho ho ho… oho ho ho… |
| Oho ho ho… oho ho ho… | Oho ho ho… oho ho ho… |
| Female | |
| Pathu viral unakku pathu viral unakku | You have ten fingers, you have ten fingers |
| Oththa viral mattunthaan thithikkuthu edhukku | Why does only a single finger taste sweet? |
| Male | |
| Onna thottaviral thaan thithikkuthu enakku | Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me |
| Matha viral mothamaa pattiniyaa kedakku | All the other fingers are lying completely starved |
| Female | |
| Moongil kaatu vandi | O cart of the bamboo forest |
| En moolai kodayum nandae | O crab burrowing into my brain |
| Un pathu viralin pasiyai pokkum | To satisfy the hunger of your ten fingers |
| Pandhi naanthaanaa…. | Am I the feast table? |
| Male | |
| Adi kollaikaara kannae | Hey girl with predatory eyes |
| Siru kolaigal seyyum pennae | O girl who commits sweet little murders |
| Ada etti pona enna onna vittu selvenaa oh..ohh… | Even if I step away, would I ever leave you? Oh..ohh… |
| Female | |
| Thimir konda azhagha maraipathen kadama | Is it your duty to hide your proud beauty? |
| Thirai vilakaamal parippathu un thirama | Is it my talent to pluck it without lifting the curtain? |
| Male | |
| Azhagha maraicha adhu kodumaaaa…ohh… | Hiding beauty is sheer cruelty…ohh… |
| Female | |
| Pathu viral unakku pathu viral unakku | You have ten fingers, you have ten fingers |
| Oththa viral mattunthaan thithikkuthu edhukku | Why does only a single finger taste sweet? |
| Male | |
| Onna thottaviral thaan thithikkuthu enakku | Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me |
| Matha viral mothamaa pattiniyaa kedakku | All the other fingers are lying completely starved |
| Female | |
| Manasa killum manushaa.. | O man who pinches my heart.. |
| Ada manmadha bhaasa telusaaa… | Hey, do you know the language of Cupid? |
| Udaigalai thulaikum paarvaigalaalae | With glances that pierce right through clothes |
| Ulluyir varaikum thadavukindraaii | You touch and caress deep into my innermost soul |
| Viralgal seyyum velaigal ellaam | All the deeds that fingers are supposed to do |
| Vizhigalaalae nadathu kindraai | You perform them merely through your eyes |
| Male | |
| Un vayasa paatha konjam thaanae | Looking at your age, you seem quite young |
| Aanaa vayasa meeriya nenjam thaanae | Yet your heart goes far beyond your age |
| Female | |
| Pathu viral unakku pathu viral unakku | You have ten fingers, you have ten fingers |
| Oththa viral mattunthaan thithikkuthu edhukku | Why does only a single finger taste sweet? |
| Male | |
| Onna thottaviral thaan thithikkuthu enakku | Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me |
| Matha viral mothamaa pattiniyaa kedakku | All the other fingers are lying completely starved |
| Female | |
| Na na na.naa nananana.. | Na na na.naa nananana.. |
| Na na na.naa nananana…. | Na na na.naa nananana…. |
| Lahi lahi lahi lahi lahi | Lahi lahi lahi lahi lahi |
| Lahi lahi lahi lahi lahi | Lahi lahi lahi lahi lahi |
| Lahi lahiii.aaaa.. | Lahi lahiii.aaaa.. |
| Lahi lahiii.aaaa.. | Lahi lahiii.aaaa.. |
| Thanana naana …aaaaa.. | Thanana naana …aaaaa.. |
| Female | |
| Vetkam kaanom ayyaa.. | My shyness has gone missing, sir.. |
| Athai thirudi ponavan neeyaa.. | Are you the thief who stole it away? |
| Ethuvum ottatha paadharasam pola | Like quicksilver that sticks to nothing |
| Ithuvarai irundhan thanimayila | I lived in solitude until now |
| Osayillaatha bimbathai pola | Like a silent reflection |
| Vizhunthu vittaayae manasukulla | You fell right inside my heart |
| Male | |
| Innum innum aalampoven | I will go deeper and deeper still |
| Un idhayathukkul pudhayal eduppen | I will unearth the treasure hidden inside your heart |
| Female | |
| Pathu viral unakku | You have ten fingers |
| Male | |
| Pathu viral enakku | I have ten fingers |
| Female | |
| Oththa viral mattunthaan | Why is only a single finger |
| Male | |
| Thithikkuthu edhukku | Tasting so sweet? |
| Male | |
| Onna thottaviral thaan thithikkuthu enakku | Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me |
| Matha viral mothamaa pattiniyaa kedakku | All the other fingers are lying completely starved |
| Female | |
| Moongil kaatu vandi | O cart of the bamboo forest |
| En moolai kodayum nandae | O crab burrowing into my brain |
| Un pathu viralin pasiyai pokkum | To satisfy the hunger of your ten fingers |
| Pandhi naanthaanaa…. | Am I the feast table? |
| Male | |
| Adi kollaikaara kannae | Hey girl with predatory eyes |
| Siru kolaigal seyyum pennae | O girl who commits sweet little murders |
| Ada etti pona enna onna vittu selvenaa oh..ohh… | Even if I step away, would I ever leave you? Oh..ohh… |
| Male | |
| Thimir konda azhagha maraipathu un kadama | Is it your duty to hide your proud beauty? |
| Thirai vilakaamal parippathu en thirama | Is it my talent to pluck it without lifting the curtain? |
| Male | |
| Azhagha maraicha adhu kodumaaaa..hoi..hoi.. | Hiding beauty is sheer cruelty..hoi..hoi.. |
| Male | |
| Hmmm..mmmmm mmmm mmmm…. | Hmmm..mmmmm mmmm mmmm…. |
| Female :Hmmm..mmmmm mmmm mmmm… | Female :Hmmm..mmmmm mmmm mmmm… |
ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ
Oho ho ho… oho ho ho…
Oho ho ho… oho ho ho…
பத்து விரல் உனக்கு
பத்து விரல் உனக்கு ஒத்த
விரல் மட்டும்தான்
தித்திக்குது எதுக்கு
You have ten fingers, you have ten fingers
Why does only a single finger taste sweet?
ஒன்ன தொட்ட
விரல் தான் தித்திக்குது
எனக்கு மத்த விரல்
மொத்தமா பட்டினியா
கெடக்கு
Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me
All the other fingers are lying completely starved
மூங்கில் காட்டு
வண்டி என் மூளை
கொடையும் நண்டே
உன் பத்து விரலின்
பசியை போக்கும்
பந்தி நான்தானா
O cart of the bamboo forest
O crab burrowing into my brain
To satisfy the hunger of your ten fingers
Am I the feast table?
அடி கொல்லைகார
கண்ணே சிறு கொலைகள்
செய்யும் பெண்ணே அட
எட்டி போனா என்ன உன்ன
விட்டு செல்வேனா ஓ ஓ
Hey girl with predatory eyes
O girl who commits sweet little murders
Even if I step away, would I ever leave you? Oh..ohh…
திமிர் கொண்ட
அழக மறைப்பதென்
கடமை திரை விளக்காமல்
பறிப்பது உன் திறம
Is it your duty to hide your proud beauty?
Is it my talent to pluck it without lifting the curtain?
அழக மறைச்சா
அது கொடுமை ஓ
Hiding beauty is sheer cruelty…ohh…
பத்து விரல் உனக்கு
பத்து விரல் உனக்கு ஒத்த
விரல் மட்டும்தான்
தித்திக்குது எதுக்கு
You have ten fingers, you have ten fingers
Why does only a single finger taste sweet?
ஒன்ன தொட்ட
விரல் தான் தித்திக்குது
எனக்கு மத்த விரல்
மொத்தமா பட்டினியா
கெடக்கு
Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me
All the other fingers are lying completely starved
மனச கிள்ளும்
மனுஷா அட மன்மத
பாஷ தெலுசா உடைகளை
துளைக்கும் பார்வைகளாலே
உள்ளுயிர் வரைக்கும்
தடவுகின்றாய் விரல்கள்
செய்யும் வேலைகள்
எல்லாம் விழிகளாலே
நடத்துகின்றாய்
O man who pinches my heart..
Hey, do you know the language of Cupid?
With glances that pierce right through clothes
You touch and caress deep into my innermost soul
All the deeds that fingers are supposed to do
You perform them merely through your eyes
உன் வயச பாத்தா
கொஞ்சம் தானே ஆனா
வயச மீறிய நெஞ்சம்
தானே
Looking at your age, you seem quite young
Yet your heart goes far beyond your age
பத்து விரல் உனக்கு
பத்து விரல் உனக்கு ஒத்த
விரல் மட்டும்தான்
தித்திக்குது எதுக்கு
You have ten fingers, you have ten fingers
Why does only a single finger taste sweet?
ஒன்ன தொட்ட
விரல் தான் தித்திக்குது
எனக்கு மத்த விரல்
மொத்தமா பட்டினியா
கெடக்கு
Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me
All the other fingers are lying completely starved
......................
Na na na.naa nananana..
Na na na.naa nananana….
Lahi lahi lahi lahi lahi
Lahi lahi lahi lahi lahi
Lahi lahiii.aaaa..
Lahi lahiii.aaaa..
Thanana naana …aaaaa..
வெட்கம் காணோம்
ஐயா அதை திருடி போனவன்
நீயா எதுவும் ஒட்டாத
பாதரசம் போல இதுவரை
இருந்தேன் தனிமையில
ஓசையில்லாத பிம்பத்தை
போல விழுந்து விட்டாயே
மனசுக்குள்ள
My shyness has gone missing, sir..
Are you the thief who stole it away?
Like quicksilver that sticks to nothing
I lived in solitude until now
Like a silent reflection
You fell right inside my heart
இன்னும் இன்னும்
ஆழம் போவேன் உன்
இதயத்துக்குள் புதையல்
எடுப்பேன்
I will go deeper and deeper still
I will unearth the treasure hidden inside your heart
பத்து
விரல் உனக்கு
You have ten fingers
பத்து
விரல் எனக்கு
I have ten fingers
ஒத்த விரல்
மட்டும்தான்
Why is only a single finger
தித்திக்குது
எதுக்கு
Tasting so sweet?
ஒன்ன தொட்ட
விரல் தான் தித்திக்குது
எனக்கு மத்த விரல்
மொத்தமா பட்டினியா
கெடக்கு
Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me
All the other fingers are lying completely starved
மூங்கில் காட்டு
வண்டி என் மூளை
கொடையும் நண்டே
உன் பத்து விரலின்
பசியை போக்கும்
பந்தி நான்தானா
O cart of the bamboo forest
O crab burrowing into my brain
To satisfy the hunger of your ten fingers
Am I the feast table?
அடி கொல்லைகார
கண்ணே சிறு கொலைகள்
செய்யும் பெண்ணே அட
எட்டி போனா என்ன உன்ன
விட்டு செல்வேனா ஓ ஓ
Hey girl with predatory eyes
O girl who commits sweet little murders
Even if I step away, would I ever leave you? Oh..ohh…
திமிர் கொண்ட
அழக மறைப்பது உன்
கடமை திரை விளக்காமல்
பறிப்பது என் திறம
Is it your duty to hide your proud beauty?
Is it my talent to pluck it without lifting the curtain?
அழக மறைச்சா
அது கொடுமை ஹோய்
ஹோய்
Hiding beauty is sheer cruelty..hoi..hoi..
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
Hmmm..mmmmm mmmm mmmm….
Female :Hmmm..mmmmm mmmm mmmm…
Oho ho ho… oho ho ho…
Oho ho ho… oho ho ho…
Oho ho ho… oho ho ho…
Oho ho ho… oho ho ho…
Pathu viral unakku pathu viral unakku
You have ten fingers, you have ten fingers
Oththa viral mattunthaan thithikkuthu edhukku
Why does only a single finger taste sweet?
Onna thottaviral thaan thithikkuthu enakku
Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me
Matha viral mothamaa pattiniyaa kedakku
All the other fingers are lying completely starved
Moongil kaatu vandi
O cart of the bamboo forest
En moolai kodayum nandae
O crab burrowing into my brain
Un pathu viralin pasiyai pokkum
To satisfy the hunger of your ten fingers
Pandhi naanthaanaa….
Am I the feast table?
Adi kollaikaara kannae
Hey girl with predatory eyes
Siru kolaigal seyyum pennae
O girl who commits sweet little murders
Ada etti pona enna onna vittu selvenaa oh..ohh…
Even if I step away, would I ever leave you? Oh..ohh…
Thimir konda azhagha maraipathen kadama
Is it your duty to hide your proud beauty?
Thirai vilakaamal parippathu un thirama
Is it my talent to pluck it without lifting the curtain?
Azhagha maraicha adhu kodumaaaa…ohh…
Hiding beauty is sheer cruelty…ohh…
Pathu viral unakku pathu viral unakku
You have ten fingers, you have ten fingers
Oththa viral mattunthaan thithikkuthu edhukku
Why does only a single finger taste sweet?
Onna thottaviral thaan thithikkuthu enakku
Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me
Matha viral mothamaa pattiniyaa kedakku
All the other fingers are lying completely starved
Manasa killum manushaa..
O man who pinches my heart..
Ada manmadha bhaasa telusaaa…
Hey, do you know the language of Cupid?
Udaigalai thulaikum paarvaigalaalae
With glances that pierce right through clothes
Ulluyir varaikum thadavukindraaii
You touch and caress deep into my innermost soul
Viralgal seyyum velaigal ellaam
All the deeds that fingers are supposed to do
Vizhigalaalae nadathu kindraai
You perform them merely through your eyes
Un vayasa paatha konjam thaanae
Looking at your age, you seem quite young
Aanaa vayasa meeriya nenjam thaanae
Yet your heart goes far beyond your age
Pathu viral unakku pathu viral unakku
You have ten fingers, you have ten fingers
Oththa viral mattunthaan thithikkuthu edhukku
Why does only a single finger taste sweet?
Onna thottaviral thaan thithikkuthu enakku
Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me
Matha viral mothamaa pattiniyaa kedakku
All the other fingers are lying completely starved
Na na na.naa nananana..
Na na na.naa nananana..
Na na na.naa nananana….
Na na na.naa nananana….
Lahi lahi lahi lahi lahi
Lahi lahi lahi lahi lahi
Lahi lahi lahi lahi lahi
Lahi lahi lahi lahi lahi
Lahi lahiii.aaaa..
Lahi lahiii.aaaa..
Lahi lahiii.aaaa..
Lahi lahiii.aaaa..
Thanana naana …aaaaa..
Thanana naana …aaaaa..
Vetkam kaanom ayyaa..
My shyness has gone missing, sir..
Athai thirudi ponavan neeyaa..
Are you the thief who stole it away?
Ethuvum ottatha paadharasam pola
Like quicksilver that sticks to nothing
Ithuvarai irundhan thanimayila
I lived in solitude until now
Osayillaatha bimbathai pola
Like a silent reflection
Vizhunthu vittaayae manasukulla
You fell right inside my heart
Innum innum aalampoven
I will go deeper and deeper still
Un idhayathukkul pudhayal eduppen
I will unearth the treasure hidden inside your heart
Pathu viral unakku
You have ten fingers
Pathu viral enakku
I have ten fingers
Oththa viral mattunthaan
Why is only a single finger
Thithikkuthu edhukku
Tasting so sweet?
Onna thottaviral thaan thithikkuthu enakku
Only the finger that touched you feels sweet to me
Matha viral mothamaa pattiniyaa kedakku
All the other fingers are lying completely starved
Moongil kaatu vandi
O cart of the bamboo forest
En moolai kodayum nandae
O crab burrowing into my brain
Un pathu viralin pasiyai pokkum
To satisfy the hunger of your ten fingers
Pandhi naanthaanaa….
Am I the feast table?
Adi kollaikaara kannae
Hey girl with predatory eyes
Siru kolaigal seyyum pennae
O girl who commits sweet little murders
Ada etti pona enna onna vittu selvenaa oh..ohh…
Even if I step away, would I ever leave you? Oh..ohh…
Thimir konda azhagha maraipathu un kadama
Is it your duty to hide your proud beauty?
Thirai vilakaamal parippathu en thirama
Is it my talent to pluck it without lifting the curtain?
Azhagha maraicha adhu kodumaaaa..hoi..hoi..
Hiding beauty is sheer cruelty..hoi..hoi..
Hmmm..mmmmm mmmm mmmm….
Hmmm..mmmmm mmmm mmmm….
Female :Hmmm..mmmmm mmmm mmmm…
Female :Hmmm..mmmmm mmmm mmmm…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Pathu Viral' from the film Arul (2004) is a playful and sensual duet between two lovers expressing their deep physical and emotional longing. The lyricist Vairamuthu uses striking imagery to convey how even a fleeting physical touch creates an intoxicating sweetness that leaves the rest of the senses starving for intimacy. The male lead describes the woman's captivating gaze and proud beauty, while the female lead responds by acknowledging how he has dissolved her shyness and invaded her silent solitude.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Simile
“Ethuvum ottatha paadharasam pola”
Comparing the protagonist's detached solitary state prior to love to non-sticking mercury (paadharasam).
Metaphor / Rupaka
“En moolai kodayum nandae”
Describing the woman as a crab burrowing into the brain ('moolai kodayum nandae') and her eyes as murderers ('siru kolaigal seyyum pennae').
Emoni / Anaphora
“Pathu viral unakku pathu viral unakku”
Repetition of phrase structures and rhyming sound patterns across lines ('Pathu viral unakku', 'Oththa viral mattunthaan').
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Trivia
The song 'Pathu Viral' features music composed by Harris Jayaraj for the Hari-directed action drama 'Arul' (2004), starring Vikram and Jyothika. Sung by Hariharan and Vasundhara Das, the song stands out for its unique blend of contemporary rhythm and sensual, metaphor-heavy lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
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