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Poopoovaa Paranthu

From Thikku Theriyatha Kaattil · 1972

Lyricist: Vaali
Singer: M. S. Rajeswari
Music director: M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name: Thikku Theriyatha Kaattil
Movie release year: 1972
Lyrics added on: 14 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Poop poovaa paranthu pogum

Pattu poochi akka

Nee palapalannu pottiruppathu

Yaaru koduththa sokkaa

Poop poovaa paranthu pogum

Pattu poochi akka

Nee palapalannu pottiruppathu

Yaaru koduththa sokkaa

Kudhichchu kudhichchu odi pogum

Kulla muyal annaa

Nee kuthikkaamal konjam nillu

Kooda varaen onnaa

Poop poovaa paranthu pogum

Pattu poochi akka

Nee palapalannu pottiruppathu

Yaaru koduththa sokkaa

Paavaadai pol thogai viriththu

Pulli mayil vaayaen

En puththagaththilae kutti podavae

Poonjirakonnu thaayaen

Thaandi thaandi kilaikku kilai

Thaavi pogum kurangae

Naan paandi aadavae

Unnai vendi ketkiraen

Neeyum irangi odivaa

Poop poovaa paranthu pogum

Pattu poochi akka

Nee palapalannu pottiruppathu

Yaaru koduththa sokkaa

Yaanai kutt mama neeyum

Thumbikkaiyai neettu

Un mudhugi melae kundhikka poraen

Kaatta suthi kaattu

Maan kuttiyae

Un udambu muzhukka pulli vachathaaru

Nee thulli odinaa

Naanum thuraththi pidikkiraen

Neeyum odi olinjikko

Pachai sivappaa mookku

Irukkira pachaikiliyae paaru

Intha pappaavukku pasi edukkuthu

Pazham parichchu podu

Intha pappaavukku pasi edukkuthu

Pazham parichchu podu

Poochu puzhuvai koththi thingir

Oththa kannu kaakkaa

Nee maranju nikkirae vadaiyai thirudi thingura

Naanthaan pesa maattaen po kaa….

Poop poovaa paranthu pogum

Pattu poochi akka

Nee palapalannu pottiruppathu

Yaaru koduththa sokkaa…..

Flying from flower to flower,

butterfly sister,

this sparkling shirt you are wearing,

who gave it to you?

Flying from flower to flower,

butterfly sister,

this sparkling shirt you are wearing,

who gave it to you?

Hopping and running along,

little rabbit brother,

stop hopping for a moment,

I will come along with you!

Flying from flower to flower,

butterfly sister,

this sparkling shirt you are wearing,

who gave it to you?

Spreading your feathers like a skirt,

spotted peacock, won't you come?

To have babies inside my schoolbook,

give me one soft feather!

Leaping from branch to branch,

monkey hopping about,

to play hopscotch with me,

I am asking you,

climb down and run to me!

Flying from flower to flower,

butterfly sister,

this sparkling shirt you are wearing,

who gave it to you?

Uncle baby elephant,

stretch out your trunk!

I'm going to sit on your back,

show me around the forest!

Little baby deer,

who placed spots all over your body?

If you leap and run,

I will chase and catch you,

so run and hide away!

Green, with a red beak,

look at me, green parrot,

this little child is hungry,

pluck and drop a fruit for me!

This little child is hungry,

pluck and drop a fruit for me!

Pecking at bugs and worms,

one-eyed crow,

you hide and steal vadas to eat,

I won't talk to you, go away, caw!

Flying from flower to flower,

butterfly sister,

this sparkling shirt you are wearing,

who gave it to you?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful children's song from the 1972 movie Thikku Theriyatha Kaattil captures the innocent wonder of a young child wandering through a forest and conversing with various animals. The child lovingly treats the animals as family members, addressing the butterfly as 'sister', the rabbit as 'brother', and the elephant as 'uncle'. Throughout the song, the child marvels at the butterfly's colorful wings, asks the peacock for a feather to keep inside a schoolbook, asks the monkey to play games, requests an elephant ride, asks a parrot for fruit, and playfully scolds a crow for hiding and eating a stolen vada.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification (Thanivinai / Anthropomorphism)

“Pattu poochi akka / Kulla muyal annaa / Yaanai kutt mama”

Addressing wild animals using affectionate family terms like 'Pattu poochi akka' (Butterfly sister), 'Kulla muyal annaa' (Rabbit brother), and 'Yaanai kutt mama' (Elephant uncle).

Onomatopoeia & Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

“Poop poovaa / Kudhichchu kudhichchu / Thaandi thaandi”

Using repeated words to convey rhythmic motion and childlike excitement.

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Poop poovaa paranthu pogum / Pattu poochi akka”

Repetition of the initial consonant 'P' sound across adjacent words in the opening line.

Simile (Uvamaani)

“Paavaadai pol thogai viriththu”

Comparing the open tail feathers of a peacock to a spreading skirt.

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Trivia

Sung by M. S. Rajeswari, who was legendary in Tamil cinema for her specialized childlike voice modulation. Lyricist Vaali famously includes the popular South Indian childhood myth that keeping a peacock feather inside a school textbook causes it to give birth to smaller feathers ('En puththagaththilae kutti podavae').

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