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Lyrics & meaning

Pattu Esa Pattu

From Senthamizh Selvan · 1994

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music directors
K. V. Mahadevan, Ilayaraja
Movie name
Senthamizh Selvan
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
30 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Koovaamal solai kuyil…
Koondukkullae vaazhgindradhae…
Sogathil aalgindradhae….
Aavaaram poovae nee vaa…
Paattu yesa paattu
Kaettu idha kaettu
Sira kadhavinai thirandhu kondu
Chinna kili yena veliyae vaa
Indha senthamizh selvan ingu
Nalla isai ondru padithaen vaa
Aavaaram poovae nee vaa…
Paattu yesa paattu kaettu idha kaettu
Pattup poochi polae
Vattam podum naalil
Kattu kaaval yaemmaa
Kanni paavai vaazhvil
Thannai thaanae yaarum
Katti pottadhillai
Thendral kaatrukkaedhu
Thulli paaya ellai
{Unnai varuthidum
Enna sumaigalum
Indru thaan sendradhu
Vetta veliyilae vanna kili yena
Neendhum naal vandhadhu} (2)
Aavaaram poovae nee vaa…
Paattu yesa paattu kaettu idha kaettu
Therkkai nokki pogum
Thanneer konda megam
Mannin meedhu thooral
Mella podum neram
Sekkar vaanam boomi
Sorgam pola kaanum
Saaral vandhu veesum
Saayangaala neram
{Andhi pozhudhilae
Sindhum azhagellaam
Ammammaa oviyam
Kandu rasikkakvaa
Kangal kalikkavaa
Inbam thaan jeevitham} (2)
Aavaaram poovae nee vaa…
Paattu yesa paattu kaettu idha kaettu
Sira kadhavinai thirandhu kondu
Chinna kili yena veliyae vaa
Indha senthamizh selvan ingu
Nalla isai ondru padithaen vaa
Aavaaram poovae nee vaa…
Without singing, the cuckoo of the grove...
Lives trapped inside a cage...
Drowning in deep sorrow...
Come, my Aavaaram flower, come...
Here is a lively, cheerful song,
Listen, listen to this!
Open the doors of your cage,
And come out like a little parrot!
Here, this Senthamizh Selvan
Has sung a sweet tune for you, come!
Come, my Aavaaram flower, come...
Listen, listen to this lively song!
Like a butterfly
Fluttering in circles through the air,
Why are there restrictions and confinement
In a young girl's life?
No one ever binds and locks
Themselves up in chains.
Does the gentle breeze
Have any limits to leap and flow?
All the burdens
That were troubling you
Have vanished today!
Out in the open air, like a colorful parrot,
The day to fly freely has arrived!
Come, my Aavaaram flower, come...
Listen, listen to this lively song!
Moving toward the south,
The clouds heavy with rain
Begin to shower a gentle drizzle
Over the earth at this hour.
The crimson evening sky makes the earth
Look just like heaven.
As the cool mist drifts in
During the twilight hours,
In the fading light of dusk,
All the beauty spilling everywhere,
Oh my, is like a lovely painting!
Come, see and enjoy it,
Let your eyes dance with delight,
For joy is what true life is!
Come, my Aavaaram flower, come...
Listen, listen to this lively song!
Open the doors of your cage,
And come out like a little parrot!
Here, this Senthamizh Selvan
Has sung a sweet tune for you, come!
Come, my Aavaaram flower, come...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This uplifting song serves as a compassionate call to break free from emotional or social confinement and embrace life's natural beauty. Addressing his beloved tenderly as a caged songbird and a delicate flower, the singer invites her to open her heart, leave her troubles behind, and step into the open world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile

Chinna kili yena veliyae vaa

Compares the beloved stepping out of confinement to a little parrot flying out free.

Simile

Pattup poochi polae

Compares carefree youth and movement to a fluttering butterfly.

Metaphor

Ammammaa oviyam

Describes the evening beauty scattered across the landscape as a painted masterpiece.

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Trivia

The film Senthamizh Selvan (1994) starred Prashanth and Madhoo, featuring lyrics penned by Vaali and vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

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