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Lyrics & meaning

Pattampoochi

From Kaavalan · 2011

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Krishnakumar Kunnath, Rita
Music director
Vidyasagar
Details
Kaavalan2011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
{ Pataampoochi kupidum bothu poovae oodadhaeWhen the butterfly calls, oh flower, do not run away
Female
Kaadhal thenai sapidum bothu pesa kudadhae } (2)When tasting the honey of love, do not speak
Male
Yaanai thanthathin silai neeyaeYou are a sculpture made of ivory
Dhinam yerum thangathin vilai neeyaeYou are like the daily rising price of gold
Female
Kaadhal veesiya valai neeyaeYou are the net cast by love
Ennai katti ilukaadhaeDo not bind me and pull me
Male
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Male
Pataampoochi kupidum bothu poovae oodadhaeWhen the butterfly calls, oh flower, do not run away
Female
Kaadhal thenai sapidum bothu pesa kudadhaeWhen tasting the honey of love, do not speak
Male
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Female
Yethai tharuvathu naan endruWondering what I should give
Yethai peruvathu thaan endruWondering what I should receive
Kurukum nedukum kuzhandhai polae idhayam kudhithodaMy heart leaps around like a restless child
Male
Thalai asaikuthu un kangalYour eyes nod in agreement
Thavi thavikuthu en nejamMy heart yearns restlessly
Oruthi polae oruthi vanthuComing like no one else
Uyirai panthaadaTo play with my life like a ball
Female
Nyaabagam un nyaabagamMemories, your memories
Adhu mudiyaadha mudhalaagumThey are an endless beginning
Male
Poomugam un poomugamFlower face, your flower-like face
Adhu mudiyaadha mudhalpaagamThat is an endless first chapter
Female
Pen kavidhai ival thaanae un idhazhaal padipaayoShe is a female poem, will you read her with your lips?
Kan imaiyaal ennai maari kaadhal thirapaayoWill you open love by transforming me with your eyelids?
Male
Pataampoochi kupidum bothu poovae oodadhaeWhen the butterfly calls, oh flower, do not run away
Female
Hoi hoi kaadhal thenai sapidum bothu pesa kudadhaeHoi hoi, when tasting the honey of love, do not speak
Male
Alai varisaiyil ne sirikaWhen you laugh across the airwaves
Tholai thodarbinil naan irukaWhile I am on the telecommunication line
Uthadum uthadum pesum pozhudhu ulagai maranthenaeWhen lips talk to lips, I forgot the world
Female
Unadhu aruginil naan irukaWhen I am near you
Uyir kuzhathinil poo mulaikaAs a flower blooms in the pond of life
Irandaam muraiyaai idhayam thudika puthithaai piranthenaeMy heart beats for the second time, and I am born anew
Male
Malaiyil pon malaiyilIn the rain, in the golden rain
Un madi meedhu vizhuvenaeI will fall upon your lap
Female
Maarbinil un maarbinilOn your chest, on your chest
Naan maruthaani mazhai thaanaeI am a rain of henna
Male
Vennilavo nedunthooramThe white moon is far away
Pen nilavo thodum thooramThe woman moon is within touching distance
Un mazhayil nanainthaalae kaichal parandhodumIf I get drenched in your rain, the fever will fly away
Male
Pataampoochi kupidum bothu poovae oodadhaeWhen the butterfly calls, oh flower, do not run away
Female
Kaadhal thenai sapidum bothu pesa kudadhaeWhen tasting the honey of love, do not speak
Male
Yaanai thanthathin silai neeyaeYou are a sculpture made of ivory
Dhinam yerum thangathin vilai neeyaeYou are like the daily rising price of gold
Female
Kaadhal veesiya valai neeyaeYou are the net cast by love
Ennai katti ilukaadhaeDo not bind me and pull me

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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