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Lyrics & meaning

Puthirey En Puthirey

From Akku · 2015

Lyricist
A. Pa. Raja
Singers
Ravi Raghunandan, Akshara Shritharan
Music director
Sathish Selvam
Movie name
Akku
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
7 Jul 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannil kan mothinaal
Latcham minnal poo pookum
Nenchil oor vaanavil
Etti etti thaan paarkum
Ullae theeramale
Kaigall korkkum naal ketkum
Meesayinil un vaasam
Ennai tholaithenae
Puthire en puthire
Puriyamal uyiraai aanaye
Kathire ven kathire
Adhikalai iravil thanthaye
Thotillayum aatti vittu
Killi vitti sellathe
Theendum viral thoondum pothu
Thalli ennai kollathe
Naruvee naruvee izhuthalee
Idhayam uruvi odiduthe…
Aruvi aruvi kuzhalodu
Manathum padagaai aadiduthe
Midhamai midhamai
Uyirum adhirum keladi nee
Idhamai idhamai
Valigal pularum
Markazhi poo
Ennullae poothathaeno
Thedinenae bathilindri
Nanum tholainthatheno
Kaatrilae edho vaasam
Un dhisai paarkiren
Vaarthaigal edhumindri
Thorkirenae
Naan elai ena udhira
Nee karaiyinil padhara
Neer thuligalum sidhara
Thoorangal vendame
Poo idayinil padhamai
Nan viralgalal ezhuthidava
Yen idaiveli azhage
Vaaliba theeyinai serthanaippom
Naruvee naruvee izhuthalee
Idhayam uruvi odiduthe…
Aruvi aruvi kuzhalodu
Manathum padagaai aadiduthe
Midhamai midhamai
Uyirum adhirum keladi nee
Idhamai idhamai
Valigal pularum
Puthire en puthire
Male :Puriyamal uyiraai aanaye
Female :Kathire ven kathire
Male :Adhikalai iravil thanthaye
When our eyes meet,
a hundred thousand flowers of lightning bloom.
Inside my heart, a rainbow
keeps peeking out.
Deep within, without ceasing,
it yearns for the day our hands will intertwine.
With your scent lingering on my moustache,
I have completely lost myself.
O riddle, my riddle,
without being understood, you became my very life.
O ray of light, pale moonbeam,
you brought the dawn into my night.
Having rocked my cradle,
do not pinch me and walk away.
When your touching fingers arouse me,
do not push me away and torment me.
When you draw me close like a fragrant flower,
my heart is pulled right out and runs away...
Along with your waterfall of hair,
my heart sways like a boat.
Softly and gently,
listen, girl, my soul trembles!
Sweetly and soothingly,
all the aches fade away into dawn.
A Margazhi (winter) flower,
why did it bloom inside me?
I searched, and with no answer found,
why did I lose myself as well?
There is a sweet fragrance in the breeze,
and I turn to look in your direction.
Having no words left,
I simply surrender.
As I fall like a leaf,
and you grow anxious on the shore,
while water droplets scatter around,
let there be no distance between us.
Gently on your flower-like waist,
shall I write with my fingers?
Why this distance between us, my beauty?
Let us embrace and quench this youthful fire together!
When you draw me close like a fragrant flower,
my heart is pulled right out and runs away...
Along with your waterfall of hair,
my heart sways like a boat.
Softly and gently,
listen, girl, my soul trembles!
Sweetly and soothingly,
all the aches fade away into dawn.
O riddle, my riddle,
Male: Without being understood, you became my very life.
Female: O ray of light, pale moonbeam,
Male: You brought the dawn into my night.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet captures the intense emotional and sensory awakening experienced by two lovers. Through poetic imagery of lightning flowers, rainbows, cascading waterfalls, and winter blossoms, the song portrays how visual glance and subtle touch ignite passion, leaving the protagonists pleasantly overwhelmed and mesmerized.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvam (Metaphor)

“Latcham minnal poo pookum”

Compares emotional sparks in the eyes to 'latcham minnal poo' (a hundred thousand blooming lightning flowers).

Adduku Thodar (Repetition)

“Etti etti thaan paarkum”

Uses repeated words like 'etti etti', 'naruvee naruvee', 'midhamai midhamai', and 'idhamai idhamai' to create rhythmic cadence and emphasize emotion.

Uruvam (Metaphor)

“Aruvi aruvi kuzhalodu / Manathum padagaai aadiduthe”

Compares flowing hair to a cascading waterfall ('Aruvi') and the heart to a swaying boat ('Padagu').

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Trivia

The song is part of the 2015 Tamil movie 'Akku', composed by Satish Selvam with lyrics penned by A. Pa. Raja, featuring vocals by Ravi Raghunandan and Akshara Shritharan.

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