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Pothi Vacha Pachaikili

From Mouna Mozhi · 1992

Lyricist
Kasthuri Raja
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Mouna Mozhi
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
11 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Ho oo oo oo ho oo oo oo
Pothi vecha pacha killi kothi kilichathamma
Pootti vecha natchathiram etti parakkuthamma
Pothi vecha pacha killi kothi kilichathamma
Pootti vecha natchathiram etti parakkuthamma
Yethi vecha deebam onnu kaathirukkum velaiyilae
Poothiruntha poovu onnu maalaiyaagum nerathilae
Soorakaathu veesi adikkuthu
En raasathi koorasaelai maari poguthu
Pothi vecha pacha killi kothi kilichathamma
Pootti vecha natchathiram etti parakkuthamma
Ponnirukkum pottiyinnu enni kaaval kaathaen
Adhu mullirukkum kathiyinnu buthi vandhu unarndhen
Female :Kanni enna novadikka kanni vechathaaru
Adha kannaal partha saatchi undaa sanjalatha theeru
Naan pudicha thanga nilaa aa aa aa aa
Naan pudicha thanga nilaa theeyaaga thaan sudhuthu
En nenjil ratham varuthu
Naan pallaathilae saanjivitten
Vellasola karudhu vellasola karudhu
Pothi vecha pacha killi kothi kilichathamma
Pootti vecha natchathiram etti parakkuthamma
Ellorukkum orae tharam kalyanam thaan needhi
Adhu kallaairukkum saamikku thaan theriyalaiyae saedhi
Male :Katti vecha kottai onnu kannupattu sarinju
Adhu kaanamaagathaan poguthamma mannukkulla podhanju
Ponnaaga nana porandhen aa aa aa aa
Ponnaaga naan porandhu sandhosatha izhandhen
Oru sandhegathil vizhundhen
En mela ambaaga thaan eidhaaramma
Kaayam pattu kidandhen kaayam pattu kidandhen
Pothi vecha pacha killi kothi kilichathamma
Pootti vecha natchathiram etti parakkuthamma
Pothi vecha pacha killi kothi kilichathamma
Pootti vecha natchathiram etti parakkuthamma
Yethi vecha deebam onnu kaathirukkum velaiyilae
Poothiruntha poovu onnu maalaiyaagum nerathilae
Soorakaathu veesi adikkuthu
En raasathi koorasaelai maari poguthu
Pothi vecha pacha killi kothi kilichathamma
Pootti vecha natchathiram etti parakkuthamma
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Ho oh oh oh ho oh oh oh
The green parrot I sheltered so carefully has pecked and wounded me!
The star I kept locked away has flown far out of reach!
The green parrot I sheltered so carefully has pecked and wounded me!
The star I kept locked away has flown far out of reach!
While the lit lamp keeps waiting,
Just when a blooming flower was about to become a garland,
A stormy whirlwind comes blowing in,
And my darling's bridal saree is being replaced!
The green parrot I sheltered so carefully has pecked and wounded me!
The star I kept locked away has flown far out of reach!
Thinking it was a chest of gold, I guarded it with my life,
Only to realize with bitter wisdom that it was a barbed knife!
Who laid a trap to cause pain to an innocent girl like me?
Is there an eyewitness who saw it? Clear away this suspicion!
The golden moon I held close, ah ah ah ah...
The golden moon I held close burns like fire now!
My heart is bleeding.
I have collapsed and fallen into a ditch,
Like an ear of white corn, like an ear of white corn!
The green parrot I sheltered so carefully has pecked and wounded me!
The star I kept locked away has flown far out of reach!
To marry only once is the rightful way for everyone,
Yet the stone-hearted God does not seem to know this truth!
The fortress I built collapsed from the evil eye,
And it is vanishing, buried deep into the earth!
I was born pure like gold, ah ah ah ah...
Born like gold, I lost all my happiness,
Falling into the trap of suspicion!
They aimed and shot arrows right at me,
And I lay there wounded, I lay there wounded!
The green parrot I sheltered so carefully has pecked and wounded me!
The star I kept locked away has flown far out of reach!
The green parrot I sheltered so carefully has pecked and wounded me!
The star I kept locked away has flown far out of reach!
While the lit lamp keeps waiting,
Just when a blooming flower was about to become a garland,
A stormy whirlwind comes blowing in,
And my darling's bridal saree is being replaced!
The green parrot I sheltered so carefully has pecked and wounded me!
The star I kept locked away has flown far out of reach!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional duet from Mouna Mozhi (1992) captures deep betrayal, broken trust, and grief over disrupted innocence. Using rich rural imagery like green parrots, blossoms, gold boxes, and corn stalks, the characters express how their hopes for a happy life and marriage were shattered by unexpected circumstances, social suspicion, and cruel twists of fate. Both characters express helplessness as their cherished dreams crumble like a fortress struck by the evil eye. The song highlights themes of wrongful accusation, heartbreak, and despair, lamenting how even divine justice seems unresponsive to their immense emotional suffering.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uruvagam)

“Pothi vecha pacha killi kothi kilichathamma”

The cherished loved one or innocence is poetically compared to a 'green parrot' ('pacha killi') and a 'locked-up star' ('pootti vecha natchathiram').

Moni (Etukai / Rhyme scheme)

“Pothi vecha pacha killi... / Pootti vecha natchathiram...”

Tamil poetic rhyme where the second letter matches across lines, seen in 'Pothi' and 'Pootti'.

Monaani (Moona / Alliteration)

“Ponnirukkum pottiyinnu enni kaaval kaathaen”

Repetition of the initial letter 'P' ('Ponnirukkum', 'Pottiyinnu') creating rhythmic harmony.

Irony / Personification

“Adhu kallaairukkum saamikku thaan theriyalaiyae saedhi”

The stone deity ('kallaairukkum saami') is personified as being unaware or indifferent to human suffering and righteousness.

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Trivia

The song's lyrics were written by prominent filmmaker Kasthuri Raja, who is known for embedding traditional Tamil rural metaphors and folk imagery deeply reflecting the character choices and drama in early 1990s Tamil cinema.

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