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Lyrics & meaning

Pattukutty Neethan

From Raja Ranguski · 2018

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Raja Ranguski2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Pattukutty needhaanYou are my darling doll
En pattu kutty nee dhaanYou alone are my darling doll
Male
Iruvadhu vayathanavalaeOh girl who is twenty years old
Idhayathai thottu ponavalaeOh girl who touched my heart and went away
Ival mugam oru vaanavilaeHer face is a rainbow
Itharkku mel solla thonavillaeI do not feel like saying anything beyond this
Male
Thinasari unnai parthithadavaeTo see you every single day
Varam kodu en devathaiyaeGrant me a boon, my angel
Enakkena oru oorumillaiI have no town to call my own
Unnai vittaal oru perumillaiWithout you, I have no identity or fame
Male
Pattukutty needhaanYou are my darling doll
Paarvaiyal enna thaakuradiYou attack me with your gaze, girl
En pattukutty needhaanYou alone are my darling doll
Pathungiyae nenjil paayuradiYou lie in wait and leap into my heart, girl
Male
Vizhigalal ennai nee azhaithaalIf you call me with your eyes
Virumbiyae vanthu poo kuduppenI will willingly come and give you a flower
Thirumbiyae konjam nee sirithaalIf you turn around and smile a little
Thiruvizha thaanaeIt becomes a celebration in itself
Male
Thoduvathum siripathum adikadiTouching and smiling frequently
Thodaruma thodarumaWill it continue, will it continue?
Imaigalaal izhukiraai ivanaiYou pull this man in with your eyelashes
Needhaan pennaeIt is you, oh girl
Male
Kannadiyaai paarthaalIf I look into the mirror
Therivathum neeyaeThe one who appears is you
Kanmoodiyae paarthaalIf I look with my eyes closed
Kanavilum neeyaeEven in my dreams, it is you
Tholaivilae un mugam paarthuLooking at your face from a distance
Thondilai podum kaadhalan naanaeI am the lover who gets hooked on love
Ethirilae kadavul vanthaalEven if God appears right in front of me
Unnai mattum thaan naan kaanbenaeI will look only at you
Male
Pattukutty needhaanYou are my darling doll
Un nadayilae uyir thudikuthadiMy life throbs at the way you walk, girl
En pattukutty needhaanYou alone are my darling doll
Uyir pizhaikavae oru vazhi solladiTell me a way to survive, girl
Male
Unnai vida ver yaarumillaiThere is no one else besides you
Unnai vittu poga thonavillaiI do not feel like leaving you
Kaadhalin sumai baramillaiThe weight of love is not a burden
Bathil sollu naalaiGive me an answer tomorrow

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Pattukutty needhaan' from the movie Raja Ranguski is a charming love song where the male protagonist expresses his profound love and affection for his beloved. He admires her youth and beauty, describing her face as a rainbow and calling her his angel. He confesses that his entire existence revolves around her, seeing her face everywhere—whether looking into a mirror or dreaming with his eyes closed. The lover highlights how small gestures like her smile, her gaze, or the way she walks completely captivate him. He declares that even if God were to appear before him, his eyes would remain fixed solely on her. Reassuring her that love is never a heavy burden to bear, he eagerly awaits a positive response from her by the next day.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Ival mugam oru vaanavilae

'Ival mugam oru vaanavilae' compares the girl's face directly to a rainbow to depict her beauty and vibrant charm.

Hyperbole

Ethirilae kadavul vanthaal / Unnai mattum thaan naan kaanbenae

'Ethirilae kadavul vanthaal / Unnai mattum thaan naan kaanbenae' exaggerates the devotion of love by stating he would ignore God to look at her.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kannadiyaai paarthaal

'Kannadiyaai paarthaal / Kanmoodiyae paarthaal' uses initial 'Ka' sound repetition to create rhythm.

Anaphora

Pattukutty needhaan

Repetition of the refrain 'Pattukutty needhaan / En pattukutty needhaan' across multiple stanzas emphasizes intimacy and affection.

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Trivia

'Pattukutty needhaan' is featured in the 2018 Tamil thriller 'Raja Ranguski', directed by Dharani Dharan and starring Metro Shirish and Chandini Tamilarasan. The song's soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics penned by Kabilan.

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