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Pattu Nila

From Walter Vetrivel · 1993

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Walter Vetrivel
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
6 May 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pattu nilaa metteduthu Paaduvadhu bylaa hoi
Ingu pakkam vandhu Pambaramaai Aaduvadhu style-a hoi
Kozhi chatham ketkkum varai Ingu koottathukku koraichal illae adi hoi
Adi singala bylaa Enga indhiyaa vandhu Kondaattam poda Oru kummaalam kooda
Pattu nilaa metteduthu Paaduvadhu bylaa hoi Ingu pakkam vandhu Pambaramaai Aaduvadhu style-a hoi
Maamanukkum machaanukkum Vithyaasamaa Paattu katti vachirukken yeraalamaa Vendiyadha vaangikkalaam dhaaraalamaa Veredhukku vandhirukken oorkolamaa
En paatu naeyar viruppam Idhu eppozhudhum ingae irukkum Onnukkonnu nalla porutham Idhil matravarkku enna varutham Kozhi chatham ketkkum varai Ingu koottathukku koraichal illae adi hoi
Pattu nilaa metteduthu Paaduvadhu bylaa hoi Ingu pakkam vandhu Pambaramaai Aaduvadhu style-a hoi
Kozhi chatham ketkkum varai Ingu koottathukku koraichal illae adi hoi
Adi singala bylaa Enga indhiyaa vandhu Kondaattam poda Oru kummaalam kooda
Thaalam thatta aal irukku En paattukku Naan azhaichaa thendral varum Pinpaattukku Ethanaiyo rasigar mandram en perukku Yerkanavae irukkudhaiyaa oor oorukku
Seettigala mella adichaa Ingu sillaraiya alli yeraikkum Paattedukkum super mailu Engum nikkaamal odum rayilu Kozhi chatham ketkum varai Ingu koottathukku koraichal illae adi hoi
Pattu nilaa metteduthu Paaduvadhu bylaa hoi Ingu pakkam vandhu Pambaramaai Aaduvadhu style-a hoi
Kozhi chatham ketkkum varai Ingu koottathukku koraichal illae adi hoi
Adi singala bylaa Enga indhiyaa vandhu Kondaattam poda Oru kummaalam kooda
Pattu nilaa metteduthu Paaduvadhu bylaa hoi Ingu pakkam vandhu Pambaramaai Aaduvadhu style-a hoi
{Adi singala bylaa Enga indhiyaa vandhu Kondaattam poda Oru kummaalam kooda} (2)
The singing moon sets a tune to sing the Baila dance, hoy!
Coming up close and spinning like a top to dance, isn't that style, hoy!
Until the rooster crows at dawn, the crowd here won't thin out, hey!
Hey, Sinhala Baila has come to our India to celebrate and have fun together!
The singing moon sets a tune to sing the Baila, hoy! Coming up close and spinning like a top to dance is pure style, hoy!
For uncles and cousins, I have composed plenty of unique songs! You can freely pick whatever you like, why else would I come in a grand procession?
My song is the listeners' choice, and it will always remain here! Everything is a perfect match, so why should anyone feel sore? Until the rooster crows at dawn, the crowd here won't thin out, hey!
The singing moon sets a tune to sing the Baila, hoy! Coming up close and spinning like a top to dance is pure style, hoy!
Until the rooster crows at dawn, the crowd here won't thin out, hey!
Hey, Sinhala Baila has come to our India to celebrate and have fun together!
There are folks to clap the rhythm for my song, and if I call, the breeze comes to sing the chorus! So many fan clubs in my name already exist across every town!
If you blow a little whistle, people shower handfuls of coins! This singing super-peacock is a non-stop speeding train! Until the rooster crows at dawn, the crowd here won't thin out, hey!
The singing moon sets a tune to sing the Baila, hoy! Coming up close and spinning like a top to dance is pure style, hoy!
Until the rooster crows at dawn, the crowd here won't thin out, hey!
Hey, Sinhala Baila has come to our India to celebrate and have fun together!
The singing moon sets a tune to sing the Baila, hoy! Coming up close and spinning like a top to dance is pure style, hoy!
Hey, Sinhala Baila has come to our India to celebrate and have fun together!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic song from 'Walter Vetrivel' celebrates the high-spirited Sri Lankan Sinhala Baila genre, welcoming its infectious rhythm into Indian pop culture. The singer boasts about their immense popularity, the endless enthusiasm of the crowd, and fan clubs across towns, promising non-stop music and dancing through the night until the rooster crows at dawn.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Ingu pakkam vandhu Pambaramaai Aaduvadhu style-a hoi

Compares energetic, rapid dancing to a top spinning fast.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Paattedukkum super mailu Engum nikkaamal odum rayilu

Metaphorically describes the non-stop, fast-paced vocal delivery as a train running without stopping anywhere.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Maamanukkum machaanukkum Vithyaasamaa Paattu katti vachirukken

Rhyming of second consonants in adjacent words creates a rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and penned by veteran lyricist Vaali, this song prominently fuses Sri Lankan Baila beat structures with Tamil folk-pop orchestration, featuring high-pitched festive vocal performances.

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