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Patta Sarakku Patta Sarakku

From Nandhini · 1997

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Sirpy
Movie name
Nandhini
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
19 Aug 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannurendum unnai theduthadu
Kadhal kiliyae poo mugam kaattu
Kaaladiyil bhoomi aaduthadi
Kadhal irunthaal sogaththai maattru
Kanmani niyaayamaa
Aanuku mattum kadhalil ranamaa
Patta sarkku patta sarkku
Kadhalila thoththavan kandu pudichchaan
Thukkam maranthu thukkam maranthu
Nimmathiya kettavan vanthu kudichchaan
Patta sarkku patta sarkku
Kadhalila jeyichchavan kandupudichchaan
Santhosaththula pangedukkaththaan
Kooda oru friend vanthu kudichchaan
Computer vantha kaalaththilum
Pombala manasu puriyila nanba
Manasaiyum kooda money purse-yil
Maraichchu vaippaa pompalathaanpa
Aangalae paavamaa
Kadhalin peyarae thurogamthaanaa..
Patta sarkku patta sarkku
Kadhalila thoththavan kandu pudichchaan
Thukkam maranthu thukkam maranthu
Nimmathiya kettavan vanthu kudichchaan
Kanavugalai koduththuvittu
Kannirendaiyum ketpathu kadhalaa
Siriyinilae adaiththuvittu
Siragugal tharuvathu kadhalaa
Oru vazhi paathai kadhalaa haa
Inbangal mattu kadhalaa
Bodhaiyil vizhuvathu kadhalaa
Poda poda pookkalil mullaa
Patta sarkku patta sarkku
Kadhalila thoththavan kandu pudichchaan
Computer vantha kaalaththilum
Pombala manasu puriyila nanba
Manasaiyum kooda money purse-yil
Maraichchu vaippaa pompalathaanpa
Aangalae paavamaa
Kadhalin peyarae thurogamthaanaa..
Kadhalin peyarae thurogamthaanaa
Male : Ada summaa iruyaa yaenyaa polampuraa
Male : Aahaa…aa…aaa….aa….
Male : Ada chumma iru…..
Male : Patta sarkku patta sarkku
Kadhalila jeyichchavan kandupudichchaan
Kudiththirunthaal oor vilagum
Ninaivugal vilaguvathillaiyae
Enai marantha bodhaiyilum
Polambinena aval peyar solliyae
Marappatharkaa oru nyapagam
Izhappatahrkkaa aval poo mugam
Nadappathellaam verum naadagam
Anainthu vidaathu kadhalin dheepam
Patta sarkku
Male : Aa…
Male : Patta sarkku
Male : Aah
Male : Kadhalila thoththavan kandu pudichchaan
Patta sarkku patta sarkku
Kadhalila jeyichchavan kandupudichchaan
Computer vantha kaalaththilum
Pombala manasu puriyila nanba
Manasaiyum kooda money purse-yil
Maraichchu vaippaa pompalathaanpa
Aangalae paavamaa
Kadhalin peyarae thurogamthaanaa..
Kadhalin peyarae thurogamthaanaa
Male : Ada summaa iruyaa yaenyaa polampuraa
Male : Aahaa…aa…aaa….aa….
Male : Ada chumma iru…..
Both my eyes are searching for you.
My lovebird, show me your flower-like face.
The earth is shaking beneath my feet.
If love is real, take away this sorrow.
My darling, is this fair?
Is love a painful wound only for men?
This country liquor, this country liquor,
The one who lost in love invented it!
To forget his sorrows, to forget his sorrows,
The one who lost his peace came and drank it!
This country liquor, this country liquor,
The one who won in love invented it!
Just to share in that happiness,
A friend came along and drank it!
Even in this age of computers,
A woman's mind cannot be understood, my friend!
Even her true feelings, inside her purse,
A woman keeps locked away, my friend!
Are men always the pitiful victims?
Is betrayal the only true name for love?
This country liquor, this country liquor,
The one who lost in love invented it!
To forget his sorrows, to forget his sorrows,
The one who lost his peace came and drank it!
First giving dreams,
And then taking away both eyes—is that love?
Locking someone in prison,
And then offering wings—is that love?
Is love just a one-way street?
Is love meant only for pleasure?
Does love mean drowning in drunkenness?
Tell me, are there thorns hidden within flowers?
This country liquor, this country liquor,
The one who lost in love invented it!
Even in this age of computers,
A woman's mind cannot be understood, my friend!
Even her true feelings, inside her purse,
A woman keeps locked away, my friend!
Are men always the pitiful victims?
Is betrayal the only true name for love?
Is betrayal the only true name for love?
Hey, just be quiet! Why are you rambling on?
Aahaa…aa…aaa….aa….
Hey, just keep quiet!
This country liquor, this country liquor,
The one who won in love invented it!
If you are drunk, the whole town stays away,
Yet the memories never leave!
Even when lost in a drunken haze,
I kept crying out her name!
Is a memory meant only to be forgotten?
Was her flower-like face meant only to be lost?
Everything happening is merely a drama,
Yet the flame of love will never burn out!
Country liquor...
Aa…
Country liquor...
Aah
The one who lost in love invented it!
This country liquor, this country liquor,
The one who won in love invented it!
Even in this age of computers,
A woman's mind cannot be understood, my friend!
Even her true feelings, inside her purse,
A woman keeps locked away, my friend!
Are men always the pitiful victims?
Is betrayal the only true name for love?
Is betrayal the only true name for love?
Hey, just be quiet! Why are you rambling on?
Aahaa…aa…aaa….aa….
Hey, just keep quiet!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Patta Sarakku Patta Sarakku is a classic Tamil cinematic bar-room lament wherein the male protagonist laments romantic heartbreak while consuming alcohol with a friend. The speaker contemplates the irony of love, questioning whether heartbreak and betrayal are unfairly reserved for men, while framing alcohol as an invention borne out of emotional ruin and celebration alike. Beneath the colloquial bravado and cynical remarks about modern life, the lyrics expose a deeply vulnerable individual struggling to erase persistent memories of his beloved. Despite intoxication and societal alienation, the song concludes on an unresolved realization that genuine love remains unextinguished, transforming outward resentment into an introspective outpouring of grief.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

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Siriyinilae adaiththuvittu Siragugal tharuvathu kadhalaa

Presents paradoxes of love trapping someone while promising wings.

antithesis

Kadhalila thoththavan kandu pudichchaan... Kadhalila jeyichchavan kandupudichchaan

Contrasts the loser who drinks to forget grief with the victor who drinks to celebrate.

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Trivia

A quintessential 1990s Tamil cinema 'soup/bar' track, composed by Sirpy and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, highlighting the contrast between upbeat colloquial delivery and tragic lyrical undertones.

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