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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
Details
Akku2015

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kannil kan mothinaalWhen eyes collide with eyes
Latcham minnal poo pookumA hundred thousand lightning flowers blossom
Nenchil oor vaanavilA rainbow inside the heart
Etti etti thaan paarkumPeeks out again and again to look
Male
Ullae theeramaleEndlessly inside
Kaigall korkkum naal ketkumIt asks for the day our hands will entwine
Meesayinil un vaasamYour fragrance remains on my mustache
Ennai tholaithenaeI have lost myself completely
Male
Puthire en puthireOh riddle, my riddle
Puriyamal uyiraai aanayeWithout being understood, you became my soul
Kathire ven kathireOh ray of light, white ray
Adhikalai iravil thanthayeYou gave me early morning in the middle of the night
Male
Thotillayum aatti vittuAfter rocking the cradle
Killi vitti sellatheDo not pinch me and leave
Theendum viral thoondum pothuWhen the touching finger provokes me
Thalli ennai kollatheDo not kill me by pushing me away
Male
Naruvee naruvee izhuthaleeOh aromatic vine, as you pull me...
Idhayam uruvi odiduthe…My heart slips out and runs away...
Aruvi aruvi kuzhaloduAlong with the waterfall-like hair
Manathum padagaai aadidutheMy heart sways like a boat
Male
Midhamai midhamaiGently, gently
Uyirum adhirum keladi neeListen, even my soul trembles
Idhamai idhamaiPleasantly, pleasantly
Valigal pularumAll the pains melt into dawn
Female
Markazhi pooThe flower of the Markazhi season
Ennullae poothathaenoWhy did it bloom inside me?
Thedinenae bathilindriI searched for an answer in vain
Nanum tholainthathenoWhy did I get lost as well?
Female
Kaatrilae edho vaasamThere is a sweet fragrance in the breeze
Un dhisai paarkirenI look in your direction
Vaarthaigal edhumindriWithout any words left to say
ThorkirenaeI am completely defeated
Male
Naan elai ena udhiraAs I fall like a leaf
Nee karaiyinil padharaAs you flutter on the shore
Neer thuligalum sidharaAs water droplets scatter around
Thoorangal vendameWe do not need any distance between us
Male
Poo idayinil padhamaiGently on your flower-like waist
Nan viralgalal ezhuthidavaShall I write with my fingers?
Yen idaiveli azhageWhy this distance, my beauty?
Vaaliba theeyinai serthanaippomLet us embrace and unite the fire of youth
Male
Naruvee naruvee izhuthaleeOh aromatic vine, as you pull me...
Idhayam uruvi odiduthe…My heart slips out and runs away...
Aruvi aruvi kuzhaloduAlong with the waterfall-like hair
Manathum padagaai aadidutheMy heart sways like a boat
Male
Midhamai midhamaiGently, gently
Uyirum adhirum keladi neeListen, even my soul trembles
Idhamai idhamaiPleasantly, pleasantly
Valigal pularumAll the pains melt into dawn
Female
Puthire en puthireOh riddle, my riddle
Male :Puriyamal uyiraai aanayeMale: Without being understood, you became my soul
Female :Kathire ven kathireFemale: Oh ray of light, white ray
Male :Adhikalai iravil thanthayeMale: You gave me early morning in the middle of the night

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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