Pattupoove Unnai Partha
From Naanum Oru Thozhilali · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Naanum Oru Thozhilali1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pattupoove unnai paartha | Oh silken flower, having seen you, |
| Male | |
| Pattupoove unnai paartha | Oh silken flower, having seen you, |
| Paattu paada aasai | I feel the desire to sing a song. |
| Male | |
| Nadaiyor nadanam idaiyor nalinam | Your gait is like a dance, your waist holds pure grace, |
| Nilavin rathi bimbam nee ulavum rathi vamsam | You are the reflection of the moon's beauty, belonging to the lineage of Goddess Rathi as you stroll. |
| Iru puruvamum koon vizhum vaan pirai | Your two eyebrows are like the curved crescent moon in the sky, |
| Siru pani idhazh madal vidum thaamarai | Your delicate lips are like a lotus bearing dew drops. |
| Male | |
| Un poomaeni paaladai | Your flower-like skin is soft like cream on milk, |
| Adhil naan thandha melaadai | And upon it rests the upper garment I gave you. |
| Ammammaa un angam sen thangam | Oh my, your body shines like pure red gold, |
| En kann koosudhae……… | My eyes dazzle looking at your beauty! |
| Male | |
| Pattupoove unnai paartha | Oh silken flower, having seen you, |
| Paattu paada aasai | I feel the desire to sing a song. |
| Male | |
| Muzhangal alavu udaiyoo kuraivu | Your outfit ending at the knees is short, |
| Adadaa adhu podhum | Oh my, yet even that is enough, |
| Mana kadalil alai modhum | To make waves crash violently in the ocean of my heart! |
| Indha dharisanam kedaithadhu baakiyam | It is my fortune to obtain this sacred vision of yours, |
| Idhai ezhudida ilai oru vakkiyam | There is no sentence written that can describe this. |
| Male | |
| Nee moovaaru pathinettu | You are three times six, eighteen years old, |
| Innum thaandaadha poonjittu | A tender bird that has not crossed that age yet. |
| Adiyamma en kannum | Oh my, both my eyes, |
| En nenjam un pinnodudhae…hae…ae…ae… | And my heart keep running behind you! |
| Male | |
| Pattupoove unnai paartha | Oh silken flower, having seen you, |
| Paattu paada aasai | I feel the desire to sing a song. |
| Male | |
| Inimel oruthi unnai pol azhagi | From now on, another beauty like you, |
| Iyarkkai padaikkadhu | Nature itself cannot create, |
| Andha thiramai adharkkedhu | For where does Nature even have such skill? |
| Adi unai vida kuraindhaval oorvasi | Hey girl, even Oorvasi is inferior in beauty to you, |
| Undhan adimai endriruppaval menagai | And Menaka would remain as your mere maidservant. |
| Male | |
| Nee thalaadum pallakku | You are a swaying palanquin, |
| Thendral killadha poongothu | A bunch of flowers untamed and unplucked by the breeze. |
| Adi amma en yogam un dhegam | Oh dear, my good fortune is your divine body, |
| En kann kondathae……. | My eyes have beholdingly captured it! |
| Male | |
| Pattupoove unnai paartha | Oh silken flower, having seen you, |
| Paattu paada aasai | I feel the desire to sing a song. |
| Thannaalae kavi aanen unnaalae | I automatically became a poet because of you, |
| Oh my sweety oh dating beauty | Oh my sweety, oh dating beauty! |
| Oh my sweety oh dating beauty | Oh my sweety, oh dating beauty! |
| Male | |
| Pattupoove unnai paartha | Oh silken flower, having seen you, |
| Paattu paada aasai | I feel the desire to sing a song. |
பட்டுப்பூவே உன்னைப் பார்த்தா
பாட்டுப்பாட ஆசை
தன்னாலே கவி ஆனேன் உன்னாலே
ஓ மை ஸ்வீட்டி ஓ டேட்டிங் பியூட்டி
ஓ மை ஸ்வீட்டி ஓ டேட்டிங் பியூட்டி........
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
பட்டுப்பூவே உன்னைப் பார்த்தா
பாட்டுப்பாட ஆசை
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
I feel the desire to sing a song.
நடையோர் நடனம் இடையோர் நளினம்
நிலவின் ரதி பிம்பம் நீ உலவும் ரதி வம்சம்
இரு புருவமும் கூன் விழும் வான் பிறை
சிறு பனி இதழ் மடல் விடும் தாமரை
Your gait is like a dance, your waist holds pure grace,
You are the reflection of the moon's beauty, belonging to the lineage of Goddess Rathi as you stroll.
Your two eyebrows are like the curved crescent moon in the sky,
Your delicate lips are like a lotus bearing dew drops.
உன் பூமேனி பாலாடை அதில்
நான் தந்த மேலாடை
அம்மம்மா உன் அங்கம் செந்தங்கம்
என் கண் கூசுதே............................
Your flower-like skin is soft like cream on milk,
And upon it rests the upper garment I gave you.
Oh my, your body shines like pure red gold,
My eyes dazzle looking at your beauty!
பட்டுப்பூவே உன்னைப் பார்த்தா
பாட்டுப்பாட ஆசை
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
I feel the desire to sing a song.
முழங்கால் அளவு உடையோ குறைவு
அடடா அது போதும்
மனக் கடலில் அலை மோதும்
இந்த தரிசனம் கிடைத்தது பாக்கியம்
இதை எழுதிட இல்லை ஒரு வாக்கியம்
Your outfit ending at the knees is short,
Oh my, yet even that is enough,
To make waves crash violently in the ocean of my heart!
It is my fortune to obtain this sacred vision of yours,
There is no sentence written that can describe this.
நீ மூவாறு பதினெட்டு
இன்னும் தாண்டாத பூஞ்சிட்டு
அடியம்மா என் கண்ணும்
என் நெஞ்சும் உன் பின்னோடுதே... ...
You are three times six, eighteen years old,
A tender bird that has not crossed that age yet.
Oh my, both my eyes,
And my heart keep running behind you!
பட்டுப்பூவே உன்னைப் பார்த்தா
பாட்டுப்பாட ஆசை
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
I feel the desire to sing a song.
இனிமேல் ஒருத்தி உனைப் போல் அழகி
இயற்கை படைக்காது அந்த திறமை அதற்கேது
அடி உனை விட குறைந்தவள் ஊர்வசி
உந்தன் அடிமை என்றிருப்பவள் மேனகை
From now on, another beauty like you,
Nature itself cannot create,
For where does Nature even have such skill?
Hey girl, even Oorvasi is inferior in beauty to you,
And Menaka would remain as your mere maidservant.
நீ தள்ளாடும் பல்லாக்கு
தென்றல் கிள்ளாத பூங்கொத்து
அடி அம்மா என் யோகம் உன் தேகம்
என் கண் கொண்டதே...................
You are a swaying palanquin,
A bunch of flowers untamed and unplucked by the breeze.
Oh dear, my good fortune is your divine body,
My eyes have beholdingly captured it!
பட்டுப்பூவே உன்னைப் பார்த்தா
பாட்டுப்பாட ஆசை
தன்னாலே கவி ஆனேன் உன்னாலே
ஓ மை ஸ்வீட்டி ஓ டேட்டிங் பியூட்டி
ஓ மை ஸ்வீட்டி ஓ டேட்டிங் பியூட்டி........
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
I feel the desire to sing a song.
I automatically became a poet because of you,
Oh my sweety, oh dating beauty!
Oh my sweety, oh dating beauty!
பட்டுப்பூவே உன்னைப் பார்த்தா
பாட்டுப்பாட ஆசை
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
I feel the desire to sing a song.
Pattupoove unnai paartha
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
Pattupoove unnai paartha
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
Paattu paada aasai
I feel the desire to sing a song.
Nadaiyor nadanam idaiyor nalinam
Your gait is like a dance, your waist holds pure grace,
Nilavin rathi bimbam nee ulavum rathi vamsam
You are the reflection of the moon's beauty, belonging to the lineage of Goddess Rathi as you stroll.
Iru puruvamum koon vizhum vaan pirai
Your two eyebrows are like the curved crescent moon in the sky,
Siru pani idhazh madal vidum thaamarai
Your delicate lips are like a lotus bearing dew drops.
Un poomaeni paaladai
Your flower-like skin is soft like cream on milk,
Adhil naan thandha melaadai
And upon it rests the upper garment I gave you.
Ammammaa un angam sen thangam
Oh my, your body shines like pure red gold,
En kann koosudhae………
My eyes dazzle looking at your beauty!
Pattupoove unnai paartha
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
Paattu paada aasai
I feel the desire to sing a song.
Muzhangal alavu udaiyoo kuraivu
Your outfit ending at the knees is short,
Adadaa adhu podhum
Oh my, yet even that is enough,
Mana kadalil alai modhum
To make waves crash violently in the ocean of my heart!
Indha dharisanam kedaithadhu baakiyam
It is my fortune to obtain this sacred vision of yours,
Idhai ezhudida ilai oru vakkiyam
There is no sentence written that can describe this.
Nee moovaaru pathinettu
You are three times six, eighteen years old,
Innum thaandaadha poonjittu
A tender bird that has not crossed that age yet.
Adiyamma en kannum
Oh my, both my eyes,
En nenjam un pinnodudhae…hae…ae…ae…
And my heart keep running behind you!
Pattupoove unnai paartha
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
Paattu paada aasai
I feel the desire to sing a song.
Inimel oruthi unnai pol azhagi
From now on, another beauty like you,
Iyarkkai padaikkadhu
Nature itself cannot create,
Andha thiramai adharkkedhu
For where does Nature even have such skill?
Adi unai vida kuraindhaval oorvasi
Hey girl, even Oorvasi is inferior in beauty to you,
Undhan adimai endriruppaval menagai
And Menaka would remain as your mere maidservant.
Nee thalaadum pallakku
You are a swaying palanquin,
Thendral killadha poongothu
A bunch of flowers untamed and unplucked by the breeze.
Adi amma en yogam un dhegam
Oh dear, my good fortune is your divine body,
En kann kondathae…….
My eyes have beholdingly captured it!
Pattupoove unnai paartha
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
Paattu paada aasai
I feel the desire to sing a song.
Thannaalae kavi aanen unnaalae
I automatically became a poet because of you,
Oh my sweety oh dating beauty
Oh my sweety, oh dating beauty!
Oh my sweety oh dating beauty
Oh my sweety, oh dating beauty!
Pattupoove unnai paartha
Oh silken flower, having seen you,
Paattu paada aasai
I feel the desire to sing a song.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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