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Lyrics & meaning

Pattu Onnu Paadattuma Male

From Pudhu Vasantham · 1990

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Pudhu Vasantham
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
25 Feb 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paattu onnu naan paadattumaa
Paal nilava kaettu
Pallavi nalla irukku saranam ezhuthalaiya…
Hmm intha ezhuthu
Paattu onnu naan paadattumaa
Paal nilava kaettu
Vaarthaiyilae valaikkattumaa vaanavilla saerthu
Oru paattu onnu naan paadattumaa
Paal nilava kaettu
Vaarthaiyilae valaikkattumaa vaanavilla saerthu
Thullum alaiyin osai thaan sandham sandham
Thendral vanthu podattum thaalam thaalam
Kaatukullae irukkira kuyilu raagam solli pogum
Paatukkenae irukkira jeevan medai ittu paadum
Kaatrilla dhesam kooda paadal kettu pookkaadhoo
Paattaalae ulagam engum pasiyum piniyum pogaadhoo
Vaanagamae vaarthaiyena ingu vanthathoo
Oru paattu onnu naan paadattumaa
Paal nilava kaettu
Vaarthaiyilae valaikkattumaa vaanavilla saerthu
Oru paattu onnu naan paadattumaa
Paal nilava kaettu
Vaarthaiyilae valaikkattumaa vaanavilla saerthu
Paalai veliyin neerootraai paadum geetham
Poovil modhum poongaatraai vaasam veesum
Naalai varum ulagathil engal paattae vaedham aagum
Aadhi engal aayiram engal kavidhai variyil thondrum
Isai nindral kaatrum kadalum kaigal katti nirkkadhoo
Isaikkendru innoru ulagam ingae indru thondraathoo
Paatukkalai padaipadhinaal bhramman aagirom
Oru paattu onnu naan paadattumaa
Paal nilava kaettu
Vaarthaiyilae valaikkattumaa vaanavilla saerthu
Oru paattu onnu naan paadattumaa
Paal nilava kaettu
Vaarthaiyilae valaikkattumaa vaanavilla saerthu
Shall I sing a song,
after asking the milky moon?
The opening lines are good, haven't you written the verse yet?
Mmm, here, write it down.
Shall I sing a song,
after asking the milky moon?
Shall I bend words, weaving in the rainbow?
Shall I sing a song,
after asking the milky moon?
Shall I bend words, weaving in the rainbow?
The sound of dancing waves is the rhythm,
let the gentle breeze come and keep the beat.
The cuckoo in the woods will hum a tune and fly by,
and a soul born for music will take the stage and sing.
Won't even a land without air blossom upon hearing a song?
Through song, won't hunger and illness vanish across the world?
Did the heavens descend here in the form of words?
Shall I sing a song,
after asking the milky moon?
Shall I bend words, weaving in the rainbow?
Shall I sing a song,
after asking the milky moon?
Shall I bend words, weaving in the rainbow?
A singing melody is like a spring in the desert,
spreading fragrance like a gentle breeze brushing past flowers.
In tomorrow's world, our song will become the sacred word.
A thousand beginnings will come alive in our lines of poetry.
When music plays, won't the wind and the sea stand still in awe?
Won't a whole new world for music be born here today?
By creating songs, we become Brahma (the creator).
Shall I sing a song,
after asking the milky moon?
Shall I bend words, weaving in the rainbow?
Shall I sing a song,
after asking the milky moon?
Shall I bend words, weaving in the rainbow?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Paattu Onnu Naan Paadattumaa' from the movie Pudhu Vasantham is a celebrated anthem dedicated to the transformative power and divine beauty of music and poetry. The song expresses how music transcends physical boundaries, bringing joy, healing human suffering, and creating harmony with nature. Through poetic hyperbole, the song portrays musicians as creators equivalent to Brahma, capable of bringing life to desert lands and making even the elements stand still in awe. The emotional core of the lyrics highlights friendship, artistic passion, and the eternal impact of melody on human lives.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Paalai veliyin neerootraai paadum geetham”

Comparing the song to a water spring in a desert ('Paalai veliyin neerootraai paadum geetham') to represent hope and refreshment.

Personification (Tharkiropaerani)

“Isai nindral kaatrum kadalum kaigal katti nirkkadhoo”

Attributing human actions like keeping beat ('thaalam') to the breeze and standing with folded hands ('kaigal katti nirkkadhoo') to the wind and sea.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Paatukkalai padaipadhinaal bhramman aagirom”

Exaggerating that music can cure hunger and disease worldwide and turn songwriters into the creator god Brahma.

Monai (Alliteration)

“Poovil modhum poongaatraai vaasam veesum”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'p' in 'Paalai', 'paadum', 'Poovil', 'poongaatraai'.

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Trivia

'Pudhu Vasantham' (1990), directed by Vikraman, was a landmark blockbuster in Tamil cinema that redefined friendship-based musical dramas. The film's soundtrack, composed by S. A. Rajkumar, earned him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director and catapulted him to stardom in the 1990s.

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