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Lyrics & meaning

Stop The Paatu

From Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal · 2012

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Ramesh Vinayakam
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal2012

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Stop the paatu stop the paatuStop the song, stop the song!
Intha paatu vendam thalaivaI don't want this song, my friend!
First-u love-u nenapu varuthaeIt brings back memories of my first love,
Intha paatu vendam thalaivaI don't want this song, my friend!
Male
Ennamo aaren intha paatalathaanSomething strange happens to me due to this song,
Avalatha thedi kanna moodiWith eyes closed, searching for her,
Ithu poga solluthaeIt tells me to wander...
Vidu vidu vidu vidu thalaivaLeave it, leave it, leave it, my friend!
Intha paatukku aadama iruka mudiyalaI cannot refrain from dancing to this song!
Vidu vidu vidu vidu thalaivaLeave it, leave it, leave it, my friend!
Intha paatu paadama iruka mudiyalaI cannot refrain from singing this song!
Male
Raathiri thookathil ketkaiyilWhen listening during night sleep,
Kanneer varuthaeTears begin to stream.
Raatinam pol aval kaadhalaiLike a Ferris wheel, her love
Sutri viduthaeSpins round and round.
Male
Santhosham enbaenaShall I call it joy?
Sogangal enbaenaShall I call it sorrow?
Ennaalum neengathaIt is a yearning that
Yekkam ithuNever leaves me.
Male
Sangeetham pol intha manmeethuLike pure music on this earth,
Sattendru eerkindra paatu ithuThis is a song that instantly draws me in.
Sirithen azhuthenI laughed, I cried,
Intha paatil karainthae ponenI dissolved completely into this song.
Male
Vidu vidu vidu vidu thalaivaLeave it, leave it, leave it, my friend!
Intha paatukku aadama iruka mudiyalaI cannot refrain from dancing to this song!
Vidu vidu vidu vidu thalaivaLeave it, leave it, leave it, my friend!
Intha paatu paadama iruka mudiyalaI cannot refrain from singing this song!
Male
Yaar avan raagathilWho is he that played sorrow
Sogathai meeti sonnaan..In his musical melody?
Yaar avan en manamWho is he that expressed in a song
Ninaipathai paatil sonnaan..What my heart thinks?
Male
Santhegam illaamalWithout a doubt,
En vaazhvai yaarothaanSomeone is peeking
Ettithaan paarkindraInto my life;
Maayam ithuThis is pure magic.
Male
Munnadi ponaalumWhether I move forward
Pinnadi ponaalumOr go backward,
Engeyum ketkindra gaanam ithuThis is a melody heard everywhere.
Puthuthaai piranthenI was born anew,
Intha paatil tholainthae ponen..I got lost within this song...
Male
Vidu vidu vidu vidu thalaivaLeave it, leave it, leave it, my friend!
Intha paatukku aadama iruka mudiyalaI cannot refrain from dancing to this song!
Vidu vidu vidu vidu thalaivaLeave it, leave it, leave it, my friend!
Intha paatu paadama iruka mudiyalaI cannot refrain from singing this song!
Male
Stop the paatu stop the paatuStop the song, stop the song!
Intha paatu vendam thalaivaI don't want this song, my friend!
First-u love-u nenapu varuthaeIt brings back memories of my first love,
Intha paatu vendam thalaivaI don't want this song, my friend!
Male
Vidu vidu vidu vidu thalaivaLeave it, leave it, leave it, my friend!
Intha paatukku aadama iruka mudiyalaI cannot refrain from dancing to this song!
Vidu vidu vidu vidu thalaivaLeave it, leave it, leave it, my friend!
Intha paatu paadama iruka mudiyalaI cannot refrain from singing this song!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Stop The Paatu' from the film Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal captures the overwhelming emotional pull of music over the human heart. The protagonist humorously yet earnestly begs to stop playing a song because it evokes vivid memories of his past first love. Despite the bittersweet pain and tears it brings, he finds himself helpless to stop singing and dancing along to its infectious rhythm.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Raatinam pol aval kaadhalai

Comparing the whirling memory of love to a spinning Ferris wheel ('Raatinam pol aval kaadhalai sutri viduthae').

Antithesis / Contrast

Santhosham enbaena Sogangal enbaena

Juxtaposing opposing emotional states like happiness and sorrow ('Santhosham enbaena / Sogangal enbaena') and laughing and crying ('Sirithen azhuthen').

Anaphora / Repetition

Vidu vidu vidu vidu thalaiva

Rhythmic repetition of phrases ('Stop the paatu', 'Vidu vidu vidu vidu thalaiva') to build urgency and musical cadence.

Alliteration (Moni)

Sangeetham pol intha manmeethu

Repetition of the initial 'S' sound across lines ('Sangeetham', 'Sattendru', 'Sirithen').

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, the song features a unique vocal rendition by veteran composer-singer Ramesh Vinayakam, blending theatrical vocal expressions with modern jazz and pop rhythm arrangements.

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