- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Naanum Oru Thozhilali
- Movie release year
- 1986
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Jan 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Pattupoove Unnai Paartha is a romantic, upbeat song sung by the protagonist expressing his deep admiration for his beloved's radiant beauty and youth. He affectionately calls her a 'silken flower' (Pattupoo) and praises every facet of her charm, comparing her eyebrows to the crescent moon, her soft lips to a dew-kissed lotus, and her grace to celestial maidens like Rathi, Oorvasi, and Menaka. He notes that seeing her fills his heart with poetic inspiration and joy, declaring that even Nature lacks the skill to craft another masterpiece like her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Metaphor & Simile (உவமை)
“Iru puruvamum koon vizhum vaan pirai”
Comparing eyebrows to the curved crescent moon ('koon vizhum vaan pirai') and lips to a lotus blossom ('idhal madal vidum thaamarai').
Monaai (Ethir-Monaai / Alliteration)
“Pattupoove unnai paartha / Paattu paada aasai”
Repetition of the initial letter 'P' ('Pattupoove', 'paartha', 'Paattu', 'paada') creating rhythmic flow.
Atiyethukai (Assonance / Second Letter Rhyme)
“Nadaiyor nadanam idaiyor nalinam / Nilavin rathi bimbam nee ulavum rathi vamsam”
Matching second character sound across lines ('Na-daiyor' and 'Ni-lavin').
Uyarvu Navortchi Ani (Hyperbole)
“Adi unai vida kuraindhaval oorvasi / Undhan adimai endriruppaval menagai”
Exaggerating the heroine's beauty by claiming celestial nymphs Oorvasi and Menaka are inferior or mere servants to her.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Ilaiyaraaja and featured in the 1986 Tamil action drama film 'Naanum Oru Thozhilali', starring Kamal Haasan and Ambika. SPB's vibrant vocals combined with Vaali's playful lyrical wordplay and modern English phrases ('Oh my sweety oh dating beauty') made it a popular youth track of the mid-1980s.
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