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Pattu Sattai Pottu Kondu

From Vai Pandal · 1984

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
P. Susheela, Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Vai Pandal
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
9 Feb 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pattu sattai pottu kondu
Pakkam varum roja ondru
Puththampudhu poovaai naan ingae
Thaen kuliththa thendral engae
Oththigaiya paarththu ora vizhi saaiththu
Pattu sattai pottu kondu
Pakkam varum roja ondru
Puththampudhu poovaai naan ingae
Thaen kuliththa thendral engae
Oththigaiya paarththu ora vizhi saaiththu
Pattu sattai pottu kondu
Male :Pakkam varum roja ondru
Parvai
Female :Pothum
Male :Kangal
Female :Maeyum
Male :Iru kai
Female :Thadavum
Male :Udaigal
Female :Nazhuvum
Male :Naanam ennum pookkal pookkum
Kannil
Male :Thoothu
Female :Sonnaal
Male :Maadhu
Female :Irandu
Male :Madangu
Female :Sugangal
Male :Thodangu
Female :Yaagam seiyum thegam rendu
Malligai kaatukkula manmatha vaasam
Female :Vizhikkum vilakku ennaenna pesum
Pattu sattai pottu kondu
Female :Pakkam varum roja ondru
Male :Puththampudhu poovaai naan ingae
Female :Thaen kuliththa thendral engae
Male :Oththigaiya paarththu ora vizhi saaiththu
Pattu sattai pottu kondu
Male :Pakkam varum roja ondru
Ingae….
Male :Pallam
Female :Angae
Male :Vellam
Female :Rendum
Male :Kalakkum
Female :Puranddu
Male :Padukkum
Female :Neerum neeru theeyaai maarum
Vellam
Female :Pallam
Male :Ellai
Female :Thaandum
Male :Alaigal
Female :Nadakku
Male :Karaiyai
Female :Kadakkum
Male :Roja thottam eeram aagum
Poovukku poo vaikka vathathu vandu
Male :Inikkum amutham irukkum endru
Pattu sattai pottu kondu
Male :Pakkam varum roja ondru
Female :Puththampudhu poovaai naan ingae
Male :Thaen kuliththa thendral engae
Female :Oththigaiya paarththu ora vizhi saaiththu
Wearing a silk shirt,
a rose comes near.
Here I am, like a brand-new flower,
where is the breeze bathed in honey?
Watching the rehearsal, glancing from the corner of the eye...
Wearing a silk shirt,
a rose comes near.
Here I am, like a brand-new flower,
where is the breeze bathed in honey?
Watching the rehearsal, glancing from the corner of the eye...
Wearing a silk shirt,
Male: A rose comes near.
A glance...
Female: ...is enough.
Male: The eyes...
Female: ...will wander.
Male: Both hands...
Female: ...will caress.
Male: The clothes...
Female: ...will slip away.
Male: Flowers of shyness will bloom.
In the eyes...
Male: ...a message...
Female: ...if you send,
Male: ...sweet girl,
Female: ...two...
Male: ...times over,
Female: ...the pleasures...
Male: ...will begin!
Female: Two bodies performing a sacred ritual of love,
in the jasmine woods, the fragrance of desire,
Female: what all will the watchful lamp speak of?
Wearing a silk shirt,
Female: a rose comes near.
Male: Here I am, like a brand-new flower,
Female: where is the breeze bathed in honey?
Male: Watching the rehearsal, glancing from the corner of the eye...
Wearing a silk shirt,
Male: a rose comes near.
Here...
Male: ...a valley,
Female: there...
Male: ...a flood,
Female: both...
Male: ...will merge,
Female: tossing...
Male: ...and lying down.
Female: Water meeting water will turn into fire.
The flood...
Female: ...and the valley...
Male: ...the boundaries...
Female: ...will cross.
Male: The waves...
Female: ...will surge,
Male: ...the banks...
Female: ...they will overflow.
Male: The rose garden will be drenched.
A beetle came to adorn the flower with flowers,
Male: knowing there would be sweet nectar.
Wearing a silk shirt,
Male: a rose comes near.
Female: Here I am, like a brand-new flower,
Male: where is the breeze bathed in honey?
Female: Watching the rehearsal, glancing from the corner of the eye...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet captures a playful and passionate dialogue between two lovers indulging in intimacy and sensual anticipation. The song uses vivid floral and nature-based imagery—such as roses, honey-bathed breezes, floods, and blooming flowers—to metaphorically describe physical intimacy and emotional union between the lovers. Vairamuthu's lyrics delicately balance seductive wordplay with romantic longing, depicting a scene of blossoming desire and passionate togetherness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Alliteration)

Pattu sattai pottu kondu / Pakkam varum roja ondru

Repetition of the initial 'P' sound across adjacent words in 'Pattu sattai pottu' and 'Pakkam varum'.

Uvamaai (Metaphor)

Puththampudhu poovaai naan ingae / Thaen kuliththa thendral engae

Describing the female protagonist directly as a fresh blossom ('poovaai') and the male as a honeyed breeze ('thaen kuliththa thendral').

Metaphor & Paradox

Neerum neeru theeyaai maarum

The phrase 'Neerum neeru theeyaai maarum' uses paradox to describe intense physical passion turning cool water into burning fire.

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Trivia

'Vai Pandal' (1984) is an obscure Tamil feature film featuring music composed during the golden era of 1980s Tamil cinema, with lyrics written by the celebrated lyricist Vairamuthu.

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