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Lyrics & meaning

Pattaasa Antha Ponnu

From Naan Thaan Siva · 2020

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Deepak
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Naan Thaan Siva2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Pattaasa andha ponnuThat girl is like a firecracker
Oru paarvai paarthaIf she casts a single glance
Panjaara kozhi kunjumEven a small chick inside a coop
Uru maarum vaaththaWill transform into a duck
Male
Pattaasa andha ponnuThat girl is like a firecracker
Oru paarvai paarthaIf she casts a single glance
Panjaara kozhi kunjumEven a small chick inside a coop
Uru maarum vaaththaWill transform into a duck
Male
Ava kaattu malli polaLike wild jasmine she spreads scent
Vaasam veesaSpreading fragrance
Thalagaalu puriyama enna pesaWithout understanding head or tail, what to speak
Ava kaattu malli pola vaasam veesaAs she spreads fragrance like wild jasmine
Thalagaalu puriyama enna pesa pesaWithout understanding head or tail, what to speak and speak
Male
Thalaiyaati bommai koodaEven a bobblehead doll
Avaloda pera sonnaIf her name is uttered to it
Selaiyagi poga sandai podumWill fight to turn into a saree for her
Pasu maattu kaambum koodaEven the udder of a cow
Avaloda pecha kettaIf it hears her speak
Karakkaama paala sindhi odumWill spill milk without yielding and run off
Male
Azhutha kozhanthaA crying baby
Ava munnae vandhaIf she comes in front of it
Adangi vidhuvadhennaWhy does it grow quiet?
Anneram thaanAt that very moment
Male
Ava edakku madakku panniShe acts mischievously unpredictable
Pogum seethaiLike a wandering Sita
Ava adikka enakku ippo bodhaiHer playful strike gives me an intoxication now
Male
Pattaasa andha ponnuThat girl is like a firecracker
Oru paarvai paarthaIf she casts a single glance
Panjaara kozhi kunjumEven a small chick inside a coop
Uru maarum vaaththaWill transform into a duck
Male
Avaloda vaasam pattaWhen her fragrance brushes past
Manasellaam seettu kattaThe whole heart like a deck of cards
Kalanjae thaan povadhenna thozhaWhy does it scatter completely, my friend?
Avaloda kanna kandaUpon catching a glimpse of her eyes
Urundu odum kozhi gundaLike a rolling marble ball
Thadu maari poren konja naalaI have been stumbling around these past few days
Male
Azhagil adhattum ava kannadiyaIs she a mirror commanding through beauty?
Theruvil nadanthu varum rangoliyaOr a rangoli walking down the street?
Ava morappu puzhanjathenna aiyo saaraWhy did her stern look twist me like a rope, oh dear?
Ava sirippu midhichadhenna saeraWhy did her smile tread over me like mud?
Male
Pattaasa andha ponnuThat girl is like a firecracker
Oru paarvai paarthaIf she casts a single glance
Panjaara kozhi kunjumEven a small chick inside a coop
Uru maarum vaaththaWill transform into a duck
Male
Ava kaattu malli pola vaasam veesaAs she spreads fragrance like wild jasmine
Thalagaalu puriyama enna pesaWithout understanding head or tail, what to speak
Ava kaattu malli pola vaasam veesaAs she spreads fragrance like wild jasmine
Thalagaalu puriyama enna pesa pesaWithout understanding head or tail, what to speak and speak

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Pattaasa Andha Ponnu' is an upbeat, rustic Tamil track that celebrates a young man's playful obsession with a fiery and irresistibly attractive girl. Through imaginative hyperbole and rural folklore imagery, the protagonist describes how her beauty disarms everyone around her, from bobblehead toys and farm animals to crying babies and his own heart. The lyrics combine humor with romance, comparing the heroine to an explosive firecracker and fragrant wild jasmine. Her presence causes absurdly delightful disruptions in the hero's daily life, leaving him utterly mesmerized and intoxicated by her charm.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Ava kaattu malli pola vaasam veesa

Compares the girl's fiery presence to a firecracker ('Pattaasa') and her natural scent to wild jasmine ('Kaattu malli pola').

Hyperbole (Athisayokthi)

Panjaara kozhi kunjum uru maarum vaaththa

Exaggerates her impact absurdly, claiming even a chick in a coop transforms into a duck when she looks at it.

Initial Rhyme / Alliteration (Moonaai)

Pattaasa andha ponnu / Panjaara kozhi kunjum

Repetition of the 'Pa' sound at the start of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic cadence.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Theruvil nadanthu varum rangoliya

Directly compares the girl walking down the street to a colorful Rangoli artwork come to life.

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Trivia

Naan Thaan Siva is a Tamil action drama film starring Vinoth Kishan and Ashrita Shetty, directed by R. Panneerselvam with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi.

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