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Lyrics & meaning

Pattampoochi

From Kaavalan · 2011

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Krishnakumar Kunnath, Rita
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Kaavalan
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
9 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Pataampoochi kupidum bothu poovae oodadhae
Kaadhal thenai sapidum bothu pesa kudadhae } (2)
Yaanai thanthathin silai neeyae
Dhinam yerum thangathin vilai neeyae
Kaadhal veesiya valai neeyae
Ennai katti ilukaadhae
………………………………………
Pataampoochi kupidum bothu poovae oodadhae
Kaadhal thenai sapidum bothu pesa kudadhae
………………………………………….
Yethai tharuvathu naan endru
Yethai peruvathu thaan endru
Kurukum nedukum kuzhandhai polae idhayam kudhithoda
Thalai asaikuthu un kangal
Thavi thavikuthu en nejam
Oruthi polae oruthi vanthu
Uyirai panthaada
Nyaabagam un nyaabagam
Adhu mudiyaadha mudhalaagum
Poomugam un poomugam
Adhu mudiyaadha mudhalpaagam
Pen kavidhai ival thaanae un idhazhaal padipaayo
Kan imaiyaal ennai maari kaadhal thirapaayo
Pataampoochi kupidum bothu poovae oodadhae
Hoi hoi kaadhal thenai sapidum bothu pesa kudadhae
Alai varisaiyil ne sirika
Tholai thodarbinil naan iruka
Uthadum uthadum pesum pozhudhu ulagai maranthenae
Unadhu aruginil naan iruka
Uyir kuzhathinil poo mulaika
Irandaam muraiyaai idhayam thudika puthithaai piranthenae
Malaiyil pon malaiyil
Un madi meedhu vizhuvenae
Maarbinil un maarbinil
Naan maruthaani mazhai thaanae
Vennilavo nedunthooram
Pen nilavo thodum thooram
Un mazhayil nanainthaalae kaichal parandhodum
Pataampoochi kupidum bothu poovae oodadhae
Kaadhal thenai sapidum bothu pesa kudadhae
Yaanai thanthathin silai neeyae
Dhinam yerum thangathin vilai neeyae
Kaadhal veesiya valai neeyae
Ennai katti ilukaadhae
{ When the butterfly calls out, flower, do not run away!
When tasting the honey of love, you must not speak! } (2)
You are a statue carved of ivory,
you are the price of gold that rises every day,
you are the net cast by love—
do not tie me up and reel me in!
...
When the butterfly calls out, flower, do not run away!
When tasting the honey of love, you must not speak!
...
Wondering what I should give,
wondering what I should take,
my heart leaps and runs back and forth like a little child.
Your eyes nod in sweet agreement,
my heart aches with restless longing,
as a girl like no other arrives
to play with my life like a ball.
Memories, your memories,
are a beginning that never ends.
Your face, your flower-like face,
is a first chapter that never ends.
She is poetry in the form of a woman—will you read her with your lips?
With a flutter of your eyelashes, will you unlock love for me?
When the butterfly calls out, flower, do not run away!
Hoy hoy, when tasting the honey of love, you must not speak!
As your laughter ripples across the phone waves,
and I listen on the other end of the line,
when our lips speak to each other, I forget the whole world!
When I am close beside you,
and a flower blooms in the pond of my soul,
my heart beats for a second time, and I am born anew!
In the rain, in a golden shower of rain,
I will fall into your lap.
Upon your chest, against your chest,
I am a shower of henna.
The white moon in the sky is far away,
but this moon of a woman is within my reach.
If I am drenched in your rain, my fever will fly away!
When the butterfly calls out, flower, do not run away!
When tasting the honey of love, you must not speak!
You are a statue carved of ivory,
you are the price of gold that rises every day,
you are the net cast by love—
do not tie me up and reel me in!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pataampoochi Kupidum Bothu from the film Kaavalan is a playful and deeply affectionate romantic duet. The song metaphorically portrays lovers as a butterfly and a flower enjoying the silent nectar of love. Through imagery of phone calls, golden rain, and reachable moons, the track captures the joy, restlessness, and intimate rebirth that love brings to both protagonists.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Kurukum nedukum kuzhandhai polae idhayam kudhithoda

Compares the erratic, excited jumping of the heart to a restless child using 'polae'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Yaanai thanthathin silai neeyae

Directly compares the beloved heroine to a sculpture crafted from ivory without using comparative conjunctions.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Pen nilavo thodum thooram

Refers to the heroine as a 'woman moon' that is near enough to touch, contrasting with the actual moon in the sky.

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Trivia

The soundtrack for Kaavalan (2011) was composed by Vidyasagar. This particular track, 'Pataampoochi', was rendered by singers Tippu and Harini with lyrics penned by Kabilan.

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