Pazhaya Soru
From Thirunaal · 2016
- Lyricist
- Jeevan
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- Thirunaal2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pazhaya soru..pacha milaga | Leftover rice and green chili... |
| Pakkathu vettu…kolambu vaasam | The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house... |
| Thiruttu manga…theru sanda | Stolen mangoes and street fights... |
| Theana innikum …themmangu pattu | Folk songs that taste sweet like honey... |
| Male | |
| Aathu kuliyal pudicha cinema | River baths and favorite movies... |
| Sarakku adicha bothai mayakkam | The intoxicating haze of drinking alcohol... |
| Railu payanam rathri kaathu | Train journeys and nighttime breeze... |
| Ramiyamaana ragasiya neneppu | Pleasant secret memories... |
| Male | |
| Ada ellam oru sugamthan | Ah, everything is a kind of pleasure! |
| Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan | Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure! |
| Hey ellam oru sugamthan | Hey, everything is a kind of pleasure! |
| Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan | Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure! |
| Male | |
| Pazhaya soru..pacha milaga | Leftover rice and green chili... |
| Female :Hmmm… | Female: Hmmm... |
| Pakkathu vettu…kolambu vaasam | The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house... |
| Female | |
| Aaaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaaa… | Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa... |
| Aaaaaaaaa…aaa….aa… | Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa... |
| Aaaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaaa… | Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa... |
| Aaaaaaaaa…aaa….aa… | Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa... |
| Male | |
| Un thozi kooda scootyila | When you were riding on a scooter with your friend... |
| Nee pogayilaunnai rasichenadi | I admired you as you went by, my dear! |
| Thothu pona payala neethan | When I was a guy who felt defeated... |
| Adi thethayila atha rasichenadi | And you comforted me, I admired that, my dear! |
| Male | |
| Un nizhalaiyum parthu | Seeing even your own shadow... |
| Bayanthu neethan oodaiyila | When you ran away in fear... |
| Unnai rasichenadi | I admired you, my dear! |
| Mutha mudhala nee thavani pottu | When you wore a half-saree for the very first time... |
| Aae..vetka pattu..nee nadakaiyila | Hey... feeling shy... when you walked... |
| En manasa naan unkitta ezhanthenadi… | I lost my heart to you, my dear! |
| Male | |
| Ada ellam oru sugamthan | Ah, everything is a kind of pleasure! |
| Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan | Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure! |
| Hey ellam oru sugamthan | Hey, everything is a kind of pleasure! |
| Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan | Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure! |
| Male | |
| Pazhaya soru..pacha milaga | Leftover rice and green chili... |
| Female :Hmmm… | Female: Hmmm... |
| Pakkathu vettu…kolambu vaasam | The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house... |
| Female | |
| Aaaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaaa… | Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa... |
| Aaaaaaaaa…aaa….aa… | Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa... |
| Male | |
| Aae arasa laathu thanniyila | Hey, in the water at the government pump set... |
| Meen pudikkaiyila unna rasichenadi | When you caught fish, I admired you, my dear! |
| Thengaai sirattaiyil pillaiyaar senju | Making a Ganesha idol out of coconut shells... |
| Nee kumbidaiyil adha rasichenadi | When you prayed to it, I admired that, my dear! |
| Male | |
| Hey oosi mazhaiya ovvonnaaga | Hey, counting the needle-thin rain drops one by one... |
| Nee ennaiyila adha rasichenadi | When you counted them, I admired that, my dear! |
| Mudha muraiyaa nee enkittathaan | For the very first time, directly to me... |
| Vandhu pesaiyila…naan koosayila | When you came and spoke... while I shrank back shyly... |
| En usurayae unkitta kuduthenadi | I surrendered my very life to you, my dear! |
| Female | |
| Ada ellam oru sugamthan | Ah, everything is a kind of pleasure! |
| Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan | Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure! |
| Hey ellam oru sugamthan | Hey, everything is a kind of pleasure! |
| Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan | Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure! |
| Male | |
| Pazhaya soru..pacha milaga | Leftover rice and green chili... |
| Female :Hmmm… | Female: Hmmm... |
| Pakkathu vettu…kolambu vaasam | The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house... |
| Female :Hmmm… | Female: Hmmm... |
| Female | |
| Aaaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaaa… | Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa... |
| Aaaaaaaaa…aaa….aa… | Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa... |
| Aaaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaaa… | Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa... |
| Aaaaaaaaa…aaa….aa… | Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa... |
பழைய சோறு பச்சை
மிளகா பக்கத்துவீட்டு குழம்பு
வாசம் திருட்டு மாங்கா தெரு
சண்டை தேனா இனிக்கும்
தெம்மாங்கு பாட்டு
Leftover rice and green chili...
The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house...
Stolen mangoes and street fights...
Folk songs that taste sweet like honey...
ஆத்துக் குளியல்
புடிச்ச சினிமா சரக்கு அடிச்ச
போதை மயக்கம் ரயிலு பயணம்
ராத்திாி காத்து ரம்மியமான
இரகசிய நினைப்பு
River baths and favorite movies...
The intoxicating haze of drinking alcohol...
Train journeys and nighttime breeze...
Pleasant secret memories...
அட எல்லாம் ஒரு
சுகம்தான் அடி காதல் தனி
சுகம்தான் ஹே எல்லாம்
ஒரு சுகம்தான் அடி காதல்
தனி சுகம்தான்
Ah, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
Hey, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
பழைய சோறு
பச்சை மிளகா
ஹ்ம்ம்
பக்கத்துவீட்டு
குழம்பு வாசம்
Leftover rice and green chili...
Female: Hmmm...
The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house...
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa...
Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa...
Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa...
Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa...
உன் தோழி கூட
ஸ்கூட்டியில நீ போகையில
உன்ன ரசிச்சேனடி தோத்துப்
போன பயல நீதான் அடி
தேத்தயில அத ரசிச்சேனடி
When you were riding on a scooter with your friend...
I admired you as you went by, my dear!
When I was a guy who felt defeated...
And you comforted me, I admired that, my dear!
உன் நிழலையும்
பாா்த்து பயந்து நீதான்
ஓடையில உன்ன ரசிச்சேனடி
முத முதலா நீ தாவணி போட்டு
ஏய் வெக்கப்பட்டு நீ நடக்கையில
என் மனச நான் உன்கிட்ட இழந்தேனடி
Seeing even your own shadow...
When you ran away in fear...
I admired you, my dear!
When you wore a half-saree for the very first time...
Hey... feeling shy... when you walked...
I lost my heart to you, my dear!
அட எல்லாம் ஒரு
சுகம்தான் அடி காதல் தனி
சுகம்தான் ஹே எல்லாம்
ஒரு சுகம்தான் அடி காதல்
Ah, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
Hey, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
பழைய சோறு
பச்சை மிளகா
ஹ்ம்ம்
பக்கத்துவீட்டு
குழம்பு வாசம்
Leftover rice and green chili...
Female: Hmmm...
The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house...
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa...
Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa...
ஏய் அரசலாத்து
தண்ணியில மீன் புடிக்கையில
உன்ன ரசிச்சேனடி தேங்காய்
சிரட்டையில் பிள்ளையாா் செஞ்சு
நீ கும்பிடையில் அத ரசிச்சேனடி
Hey, in the water at the government pump set...
When you caught fish, I admired you, my dear!
Making a Ganesha idol out of coconut shells...
When you prayed to it, I admired that, my dear!
ஹே ஊசி மழைய
ஒவ்வொன்னாக நீ எண்ணயில
அத ரசிச்சேனடி முத முறையா
நீ என்கிட்டதான் வந்து பேசயில
நான் கூசயில என் உசுரயே
உன்கிட்ட குடுத்தேனடி
Hey, counting the needle-thin rain drops one by one...
When you counted them, I admired that, my dear!
For the very first time, directly to me...
When you came and spoke... while I shrank back shyly...
I surrendered my very life to you, my dear!
அட எல்லாம் ஒரு
சுகம்தான் அடி காதல் தனி
சுகம்தான் ஹே எல்லாம்
ஒரு சுகம்தான் அடி காதல்
Ah, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
Hey, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
பழைய சோறு
பச்சை மிளகா
ஹ்ம்ம்
பக்கத்துவீட்டு
குழம்பு வாசம்
ஹ்ம்ம்
Leftover rice and green chili...
Female: Hmmm...
The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house...
Female: Hmmm...
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa...
Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa...
Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa...
Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa...
Pazhaya soru..pacha milaga
Leftover rice and green chili...
Pakkathu vettu…kolambu vaasam
The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house...
Thiruttu manga…theru sanda
Stolen mangoes and street fights...
Theana innikum …themmangu pattu
Folk songs that taste sweet like honey...
Aathu kuliyal pudicha cinema
River baths and favorite movies...
Sarakku adicha bothai mayakkam
The intoxicating haze of drinking alcohol...
Railu payanam rathri kaathu
Train journeys and nighttime breeze...
Ramiyamaana ragasiya neneppu
Pleasant secret memories...
Ada ellam oru sugamthan
Ah, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
Hey ellam oru sugamthan
Hey, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
Pazhaya soru..pacha milaga
Leftover rice and green chili...
Female :Hmmm…
Female: Hmmm...
Pakkathu vettu…kolambu vaasam
The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house...
Aaaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaaa…
Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa...
Aaaaaaaaa…aaa….aa…
Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa...
Aaaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaaa…
Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa...
Aaaaaaaaa…aaa….aa…
Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa...
Un thozi kooda scootyila
When you were riding on a scooter with your friend...
Nee pogayilaunnai rasichenadi
I admired you as you went by, my dear!
Thothu pona payala neethan
When I was a guy who felt defeated...
Adi thethayila atha rasichenadi
And you comforted me, I admired that, my dear!
Un nizhalaiyum parthu
Seeing even your own shadow...
Bayanthu neethan oodaiyila
When you ran away in fear...
Unnai rasichenadi
I admired you, my dear!
Mutha mudhala nee thavani pottu
When you wore a half-saree for the very first time...
Aae..vetka pattu..nee nadakaiyila
Hey... feeling shy... when you walked...
En manasa naan unkitta ezhanthenadi…
I lost my heart to you, my dear!
Ada ellam oru sugamthan
Ah, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
Hey ellam oru sugamthan
Hey, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
Pazhaya soru..pacha milaga
Leftover rice and green chili...
Female :Hmmm…
Female: Hmmm...
Pakkathu vettu…kolambu vaasam
The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house...
Aaaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaaa…
Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa...
Aaaaaaaaa…aaa….aa…
Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa...
Aae arasa laathu thanniyila
Hey, in the water at the government pump set...
Meen pudikkaiyila unna rasichenadi
When you caught fish, I admired you, my dear!
Thengaai sirattaiyil pillaiyaar senju
Making a Ganesha idol out of coconut shells...
Nee kumbidaiyil adha rasichenadi
When you prayed to it, I admired that, my dear!
Hey oosi mazhaiya ovvonnaaga
Hey, counting the needle-thin rain drops one by one...
Nee ennaiyila adha rasichenadi
When you counted them, I admired that, my dear!
Mudha muraiyaa nee enkittathaan
For the very first time, directly to me...
Vandhu pesaiyila…naan koosayila
When you came and spoke... while I shrank back shyly...
En usurayae unkitta kuduthenadi
I surrendered my very life to you, my dear!
Ada ellam oru sugamthan
Ah, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
Hey ellam oru sugamthan
Hey, everything is a kind of pleasure!
Adi kaadhal thani sugamthan
Hey girl, love is a unique pleasure!
Pazhaya soru..pacha milaga
Leftover rice and green chili...
Female :Hmmm…
Female: Hmmm...
Pakkathu vettu…kolambu vaasam
The aroma of gravy from the neighbor's house...
Female :Hmmm…
Female: Hmmm...
Aaaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaaa…
Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa...
Aaaaaaaaa…aaa….aa…
Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa...
Aaaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaaa…
Aaaaa....aaaa....aaa....aaaa...
Aaaaaaaaa…aaa….aa…
Aaaaaaaaa...aaa...aa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This nostalgic Tamil rural track from the movie 'Thirunaal' celebrates simple earthly pleasures and places love at the very top of them. The protagonist starts by listing various sensory joys of village life—eating cold rice with raw green chili, smelling curry cooked next door, stealing raw mangoes, bathing in rivers, listening to folk songs, and late-night train rides—concluding that while all these bring happiness, falling in love is an unmatched, sweet experience. The song further delves into the hero's endearing memories of watching his beloved during her childhood and youth: riding a scooter, getting scared of her own shadow, wearing her first half-saree, playing with rainwater, and worshipping a handmade coconut-shell Ganesha. Her simple presence and gentle affection completely win his heart, making him surrender his entire soul to her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Imagery / Enumeration (Sensory List)
“Pazhaya soru..pacha milaga / Pakkathu vettu…kolambu vaasam”
The opening lines pile sensory details (taste, smell, touch, sound) from rural life to build a vivid nostalgic backdrop.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Theana innikum …themmangu pattu”
Folk songs ('Themmangu pattu') are compared to honey ('Theana innikum') to highlight their innate natural sweetness.
Emona / Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Nee pogayilaunnai rasichenadi / Adi thethayila atha rasichenadi”
Use of matching end-rhyme suffixes ('rasichenadi') across stanza couplets creates rhythmic musicality typical of Tamil folk songs.
Visual Imagery (Katchi Inbam)
“Hey oosi mazhaiya ovvonnaaga”
Metaphorically describes thin, sharp rain drops as 'needle rain' (oosi mazhai) being counted one by one.
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Trivia
The track is from the 2016 Tamil action-drama 'Thirunaal', starring Jiiva and Nayanthara. The soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva, known for his energetic rural folk tunes. The lyrics written by Jeevan capture authentic rural Tamil Nadu nostalgia with references like 'pazhaya soru' (fermented rice water meal) and playing in 'arasa laathu thanni' (government borewell/pumpset water).
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