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Lyrics & meaning

Pul Pesum Poo Pesum

From Pudhupettai · 2006

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Vijay Yesudas, Tanvi Shah, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premgi Amaren
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Pudhupettai
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
4 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hahaan …yeah
Can u feel me…
Chorus :Now put ur hands up high
Male :Can u feel me…
Chorus :Now get ready
Male :To my sisterz wedding come on…
Pul pesum poo pesum
Puriyamal thee pesum
Theriyamal vai pesum
Thottu thottu vittu vittu
Katti kollum pothae
Penn paarvai valai vesum
Puyal vesum mazhai vesum
Kadai virithu kann vesum
Nettri pottin maathiyilae
Suttarikkum paarvai
Mogathil konjam
Dhagathil konjam
Ithu thaanae vazhkai motham
Ithu enna vaesham
Oru paarkam yeriyudhadi
Maaru paarkam kulirudhadi
Mun jemamm theriyuthadi
Sakarathil ennai vaithu suttrividum kalam
Haa…..aaa…..aaa….aaa….aa….
Vaa vaa endrathu bimbam
Nil nil sonnadhu nenjam
Nee naan enbathu mayai
Po po ootidu peiyai
Boothaiyil nee vizhunthal
Angae koochangal kidaiyadhu
Male :Hahaan
Female :Pallathil mel payum
Nadhigal malai mel yeradhu
Padaithavan sonnalum
Puligal marathil vazhadhu
Kalam vanthu vittaal
Ilaigal kilaiyil thangadhu
Unnai kootikittu kadaikku poren
Unakku vendiyathai vangi thaaren
En veetukku thaan kooda vaadi
Engu ponalum kooda vaa nee
Nethu unnai paakayilae
Ada innikku naan thoongaliyae
Kaalaiyilae enna agum
Ada kalyanam yaarukaagum
Kaalaiyilae enna agum
Ada kalyanam yaarukaagum
Boothaiyil buththi maarumaa
Vatta nilavum sathuram agumaa
Boothaiyil buththi maarumaa
Vatta nilavum sathuram agumaa
Ketta pinn maanam vedumaa
Ada kattilil nyaaya dharma maa
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Hahaan... yeah
Can you feel me...
Chorus: Now put your hands up high
Male: Can you feel me...
Chorus: Now get ready
Male: To my sister's wedding, come on...
The grass speaks, the flowers speak,
Inexplicably, the fire speaks,
Without knowing, the lips speak,
Touching and letting go,
Even as they embrace,
A woman's gaze casts a net.
A storm blows, rain pours,
Spreading its charms, her glance is cast,
Right in the center of her bindi,
A burning, piercing gaze.
A little in desire,
A little in thirst,
Isn't this all that life is?
What kind of charade is this?
One side is burning, girl,
The other side is freezing cold, girl,
I can see past lives, girl,
Time puts me on a wheel and spins me around!
Haa... aah... aah... aah... aa...
'Come, come,' beckoned the reflection,
'Stop, stop,' warned my heart.
'You' and 'I' are just an illusion,
Go, go, drive away the ghost!
If you fall into intoxication,
There are no inhibitions there.
Male: Hahaan
Female: Rushing down into the valleys,
Rivers will never climb a mountain.
Even if the Creator commands it,
Tigers will not live in trees.
When the time comes,
Leaves will not stay on the branch.
I'll take you along to the shops,
I'll buy you whatever you want.
Come home with me, girl,
Wherever I go, come along with me!
Ever since I saw you yesterday,
Ah, I haven't slept today!
What will happen in the morning?
Ah, who is going to get married?
What will happen in the morning?
Ah, who is going to get married?
Does common sense change in drunkenness?
Does a round moon ever turn into a square?
Does common sense change in drunkenness?
Does a round moon ever turn into a square?
Once ruined, does pride even matter?
Ah, do rules of morality exist in bed?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This track explores themes of raw human desire, destiny, intoxication, and moral conflict amidst the chaos of life. The lyrics contrast philosophical reflections on life's illusionary nature with street-smart, realistic observations about attraction, greed, and inevitable decay.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyme)

Pul pesum poo pesum / Puriyamal thee pesum

Matching second character in successive lines: 'Pul' and 'Puriyamal' / 'Theriyamal' create rhythmic harmony.

Monaai (Alliteration)

Pul pesum poo pesum

Repetition of initial 'p' sounds across words: 'Pul', 'poo', 'pesum', 'Puriyamal'.

Rhetorical Question & Metaphor

Vatta nilavum sathuram agumaa

Uses vivid imagery of natural impossibilities (round moon turning square) as a metaphorical rhetorical question about human nature.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, Pudhupettai (2006) directed by Selvaraghavan is considered a cult classic in Tamil cinema, renowned for its innovative blend of gangster realism and avant-garde musical arrangements.

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