Poosani Kaai
From Pattathu Yaanai · 2013
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Gaana Bala
- Music director
- S. Thaman
- Details
- Pattathu Yaanai2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo… | Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo… |
| Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo… | Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo… |
| Male | |
| Poosani kaai onnu | A whole pumpkin |
| Sothula maraiyuthada | Is being hidden inside a plate of rice! |
| Unnoda idhaytha nee | Open up your heart |
| Open panni pesu | And speak out clearly. |
| Pootuna veetukula | Inside a locked house, |
| Poochedi muzhaikunuma | Will a flower plant ever grow? |
| Kannala valaiya pinni | Weave a net with your eyes |
| Kachithama veesu | And cast it perfectly! |
| Male | |
| Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo… | Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo… |
| Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo… | Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo… |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal vanthuputta | When love comes knocking, |
| Vaarthai onnum kidaikaathu | No words come to mind. |
| Edhirae kadal irunthum | Even with an ocean right ahead, |
| Kaal nanaikka mudiyathu | You cannot even wet your feet. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal vanthuputta | When love comes knocking, |
| Vaarthai onnum kidaikaathu | No words come to mind. |
| Edhirae kadal irunthum | Even with an ocean right ahead, |
| Kaal nanaikka mudiyathu | You cannot even wet your feet. |
| Male | |
| Central jailukulla | Inside the Central Jail, |
| Asanthu thoongaiyilae | When sleeping deeply, |
| Ennoda kanavil ava | She keeps coming and going |
| Vanthu vanthu pova | In my dreams. |
| Pala naal paarthirukom | We have seen each other for many days, |
| Irunthum pesavila | Yet we haven't spoken. |
| Solladha kaadhala pol | There is no sorrow greater |
| Sogamilla maama | Than unexpressed love, my friend! |
ஓஹோ ஆ
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
ஆ ஓஹோ
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
பூசணி காய்
ஒன்னு சோத்துல
மறையுதடா உன்னோட
இதயத்த நீ ஓபன் பண்ணி
பேசு பூட்டுன வீட்டுக்குள்ள
பூச்செடி முளைக்குனுமா
கண்ணால வலைய பின்னி
கட்சிதமா வீசு
A whole pumpkin
Is being hidden inside a plate of rice!
Open up your heart
And speak out clearly.
Inside a locked house,
Will a flower plant ever grow?
Weave a net with your eyes
And cast it perfectly!
ஓஹோ ஆ
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
ஆ ஓஹோ
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
காதல் வந்து
புட்டா வார்த்தை ஒன்னும்
கிடைக்காது எதிரே கடல்
இருந்தும் கால் நனைக்க
முடியாது
When love comes knocking,
No words come to mind.
Even with an ocean right ahead,
You cannot even wet your feet.
காதல் வந்து
புட்டா வார்த்தை ஒன்னும்
கிடைக்காது எதிரே கடல்
இருந்தும் கால் நனைக்க
முடியாது
When love comes knocking,
No words come to mind.
Even with an ocean right ahead,
You cannot even wet your feet.
சென்ட்ரல்
ஜெயிலுகுள்ள அசந்து
தூங்கையிலே என்னோட
கனவில் அவ வந்து வந்து
போவா பல நாள் பார்த்திருக்கோம்
இருந்தும் பேசவில்ல சொல்லாத
காதல போல் சோகமில்ல மாமா
Inside the Central Jail,
When sleeping deeply,
She keeps coming and going
In my dreams.
We have seen each other for many days,
Yet we haven't spoken.
There is no sorrow greater
Than unexpressed love, my friend!
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
Poosani kaai onnu
A whole pumpkin
Sothula maraiyuthada
Is being hidden inside a plate of rice!
Unnoda idhaytha nee
Open up your heart
Open panni pesu
And speak out clearly.
Pootuna veetukula
Inside a locked house,
Poochedi muzhaikunuma
Will a flower plant ever grow?
Kannala valaiya pinni
Weave a net with your eyes
Kachithama veesu
And cast it perfectly!
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
Ohhoo..ahhh..ohoo…
Kaadhal vanthuputta
When love comes knocking,
Vaarthai onnum kidaikaathu
No words come to mind.
Edhirae kadal irunthum
Even with an ocean right ahead,
Kaal nanaikka mudiyathu
You cannot even wet your feet.
Kaadhal vanthuputta
When love comes knocking,
Vaarthai onnum kidaikaathu
No words come to mind.
Edhirae kadal irunthum
Even with an ocean right ahead,
Kaal nanaikka mudiyathu
You cannot even wet your feet.
Central jailukulla
Inside the Central Jail,
Asanthu thoongaiyilae
When sleeping deeply,
Ennoda kanavil ava
She keeps coming and going
Vanthu vanthu pova
In my dreams.
Pala naal paarthirukom
We have seen each other for many days,
Irunthum pesavila
Yet we haven't spoken.
Solladha kaadhala pol
There is no sorrow greater
Sogamilla maama
Than unexpressed love, my friend!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the pain, hesitation, and inner turbulence of unexpressed love. Using colloquial Tamil proverbs and vivid metaphors, the lyrics urge the protagonist to speak his heart out rather than suffering in silence. The narrator notes how love leaves a person tongue-tied, comparing the feeling to standing before a vast ocean yet being unable to step in and wet one's feet. Even in restrictive settings like a jail cell, thoughts of the beloved invade the mind, highlighting how silent love brings the ultimate grief.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Proverb / Metaphor (பழமொழி / உருவகம்)
“Poosani kaai onnu / Sothula maraiyuthada”
Refers to the famous Tamil proverb 'Poosani kaai sothula maraikiraadh' (trying to hide a whole pumpkin in a small portion of rice), symbolizing futile attempts to hide an obvious truth like love.
Rhetorical Question (வினா நவிற்சி)
“Pootuna veetukula / Poochedi muzhaikunuma”
Asking if a flower can grow inside a locked house to emphasize that feelings cannot blossom if kept shut inside oneself.
Hyperbole & Paradox (உயர்வு நவிற்சி / முரண்)
“Edhirae kadal irunthum / Kaal nanaikka mudiyathu”
Illustrates the paralysis of love: despite being surrounded by a sea of emotion, one feels unable to make the smallest move.
Repetition / Anaphora (அடுக்குத் தொடர்)
“Vanthu vanthu pova”
Repetition of 'vanthu' for emphasis on the recurring nature of dreams.
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Trivia
Pattathu Yaanai (2013) is an action-comedy film starring Vishal and Aishwarya Arjun, directed by Boopathy Pandian with music composed by S. Thaman. The lyrics were penned by the acclaimed late lyricist Na. Muthukumar, who was renowned for capturing everyday colloquial idioms and emotional nuances effortlessly.
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