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Lyrics & meaning

Pattukutty Neethan

From Raja Ranguski · 2018

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Raja Ranguski
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
18 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pattukutty needhaan
En pattu kutty nee dhaan
Iruvadhu vayathanavalae
Idhayathai thottu ponavalae
Ival mugam oru vaanavilae
Itharkku mel solla thonavillae
Thinasari unnai parthithadavae
Varam kodu en devathaiyae
Enakkena oru oorumillai
Unnai vittaal oru perumillai
Pattukutty needhaan
Paarvaiyal enna thaakuradi
En pattukutty needhaan
Pathungiyae nenjil paayuradi
Vizhigalal ennai nee azhaithaal
Virumbiyae vanthu poo kuduppen
Thirumbiyae konjam nee sirithaal
Thiruvizha thaanae
Thoduvathum siripathum adikadi
Thodaruma thodaruma
Imaigalaal izhukiraai ivanai
Needhaan pennae
Kannadiyaai paarthaal
Therivathum neeyae
Kanmoodiyae paarthaal
Kanavilum neeyae
Tholaivilae un mugam paarthu
Thondilai podum kaadhalan naanae
Ethirilae kadavul vanthaal
Unnai mattum thaan naan kaanbenae
Pattukutty needhaan
Un nadayilae uyir thudikuthadi
En pattukutty needhaan
Uyir pizhaikavae oru vazhi solladi
Unnai vida ver yaarumillai
Unnai vittu poga thonavillai
Kaadhalin sumai baramillai
Bathil sollu naalai
You are my sweet darling,
You are my sweet darling,
Girl of twenty years,
The one who touched my heart and passed by,
Her face is a rainbow,
I cannot think of anything more to say.
To see you every single day,
Grant me a blessing, my angel.
I have no town to call my own,
And without you, I have no name.
You are my sweet darling,
You strike me down with your gaze.
You are my sweet darling,
You sneak up and pounce into my heart.
If you call out to me with your eyes,
I will gladly come and give you flowers.
If you just turn around and smile,
It is like a festival celebration.
Touching and smiling so often,
Will this go on? Will it continue?
With your eyelashes, you draw me close,
Only you, my girl.
When I look into a mirror,
You are the one I see.
When I close my eyes,
You are there even in my dreams.
Looking at your face from afar,
I am the lover casting my fishing line.
Even if God appears right in front of me,
I will only have eyes for you.
You are my sweet darling,
My heart races at the way you walk.
You are my sweet darling,
Tell me a way to survive.
There is no one else for me besides you,
I never feel like walking away from you.
The weight of love is no burden at all,
Give me your answer tomorrow.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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