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Aagayam Pookkal Virkka

From Vinnukum Mannukum · 2001

Lyricist
Viveka
Singers
P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha
Music director
Sirpy
Movie name
Vinnukum Mannukum
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
13 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaha aa….aaha….aa…aaaha….aa….
Aaha aa….aaha….aa…aaaha….aa….
Female :Aaha aa….aaha….aa…aaaha….aa….
Aaha aa….aaha….aa…aaaha….aa….
Aagaayam pookkal virkka aarambikkum neram
Angangae peram pesi nirkkuthadi megam
Aagaayam pookkal virkka aarambikkum neram
Angangae peram pesi nirkkuthadi megam
Ottrai chedi mugilin muththaththil
Suvaasikkum kaarkaalam
Moongil kalli pachchai paampodu
Kai korththu kalyaanam
Kuttai vaal oonaan velikkul
Kudhiththaadum ursaagam
Koti vaththa poovai nenjil
Kondu vathu saerkkum jaalam
Aagaayam pookkal virkka aarambikkum neram
Angangae peram pesi nirkkuthadi megam
……………..
Aaha aa….aaha….aa…
Aaha aa….aaha….aa…
Solakkadhir muttrum paruvaththil
Kili mookkil santhosam
Sooriyanin regai modhaamal
Sottum pani sangeetham
Yaehae yaehae
Yae….yae….yaehaehae…..
Solakkadhir muttrum paruvaththil
Kili mookkil santhosam
Sooriyanin regai modhaamal
Sottum pani sangeetham
koppaliththa neerai yaanaigal
Thuppuvathil kuttraalam
Female :Kutti gangai ovvoru pullilum
Kudi yaerum vidiyarkkaalam
Kuravai meen thaavi thazhuvaamal
Koozhaangal menmaiyillaiyadi
Kundrin mael vaanai kuththiyoru
Kudai seiyya aasaiyullathadi
Vaanam mazhai thoovum paruvaththil
Varudum pudhu mann vaasam
Vaaikkaal vazhiyodum thanneeril
Kappal vida uththesam
Aagaayam pookkal virkka aarambikkum neram
Female :Angangae peram pesi nirkkuthadi megam
Aaha aa…aaha….aa…aaaha….aa….
Aaha aa….aaha….aa…aaaha….aa….
Naananaanaa naanaa naanaa naananaanaa nanaa naanaa
……………….
Aattrangarai maraththin kilai maelae
Amarum oru meenkoththi
Arai pounil seithu tharuvomaa
Adharkkum oru mookkuththi
Yaehae yaehae
Yae….yae….yaehaehae…..
Aattrangarai maraththin kilai maelae
Amarum oru meenkoththi
Arai pounil seithu tharuvomaa
Adharkkum oru mookkuththi
Adhikaalai sooriyan vaanaththil
Mani paarkkum kadikaaram
Female :Alangaaram seigira vaanil
Yaezhu vanna udhattu saayam
Vallaarai laegiyam illaamal
Vaanavil nyapagam thondruthadi
Kalloori sendru padikkaamal
Kaththaazhai vaiththiyam paarkkuthadi
Nadhiyora eechang keettrin
Naakku rompa neelam
Naanal yaen valainthathaendru
Nakkal panni pesum
Aagaayam pookkal virkka aarambikkum neram
Female :Angangae peram pesi nirkkuthadi megam
Ottrai chedi mugilin muththaththil
Suvaasikkum kaarkaalam
Moongil kalli pachchai paampodu
Kai korththu kalyaanam
Female :Kuttai vaal oonaan velikkul
Kudhiththaadum ursaagam
Koti vaththa poovai nenjil
Kondu vathu saerkkum jaalam
Aaha aa... aaha... aa... aaha... aa...
Aaha aa... aaha... aa... aaha... aa...
Female: Aaha aa... aaha... aa... aaha... aa...
Aaha aa... aaha... aa... aaha... aa...
When the sky begins to sell flowers,
the clouds stand around bargaining, my friend!
When the sky begins to sell flowers,
the clouds stand around bargaining, my friend!
In the gentle kiss of a cloud,
a lone plant breathes in the monsoon.
The bamboo cactus and the green vine snake
join hands in marriage!
Inside the fence, a short-tailed garden lizard
hops and dances with excitement!
The magic that brings countless blossoms
to gather right inside the heart!
When the sky begins to sell flowers,
the clouds stand around bargaining, my friend!
...
Aaha aa... aaha... aa...
Aaha aa... aaha... aa...
In the season when corn ears ripen,
joy fills the parrot's beak!
Before the sun's warm rays touch it,
dripping dew creates sweet music.
Ey-hey ey-hey
Ey... ey... ey-hey-hey...
In the season when corn ears ripen,
joy fills the parrot's beak!
Before the sun's warm rays touch it,
dripping dew creates sweet music.
In the water sprayed out by elephants,
a Courtallam waterfall appears!
Female: A tiny river Ganga settles on every blade of grass
in the early morning light!
If the Kuravai fish didn't leap to embrace them,
pebbles wouldn't be this smooth, my friend!
I want to pin the sky atop a hill
and make an umbrella out of it, my friend!
In the season when the sky showers rain,
the scent of fresh earth gently caresses us.
In the water rushing along the canal,
I plan to float paper boats!
When the sky begins to sell flowers,
Female: The clouds stand around bargaining, my friend!
Aaha aa... aaha... aa... aaha... aa...
Aaha aa... aaha... aa... aaha... aa...
Naanaanaanaa naanaa naanaa naanaanaanaa nanaa naanaa
...
High on a tree branch by the riverbank,
a kingfisher sits quietly.
Shall we craft from half a sovereign of gold,
a tiny nose ring for it too?
Ey-hey ey-hey
Ey... ey... ey-hey-hey...
High on a tree branch by the riverbank,
a kingfisher sits quietly.
Shall we craft from half a sovereign of gold,
a tiny nose ring for it too?
In the sky, the early morning sun
is a clock to check the time!
Female: In the sky dressing itself up,
the rainbow is its seven-colored lipstick!
Even without memory-boosting Vallarai herbs,
the rainbow remembers to appear, my friend!
Without ever going to college to study,
the aloe vera plant cures illnesses, my friend!
The palm fronds along the riverbank
have such a long tongue;
asking why the reed grass bends,
they tease and mock it!
When the sky begins to sell flowers,
Female: The clouds stand around bargaining, my friend!
In the gentle kiss of a cloud,
a lone plant breathes in the monsoon.
The bamboo cactus and the green vine snake
join hands in marriage!
Female: Inside the fence, a short-tailed garden lizard
hops and dances with excitement!
The magic that brings countless blossoms
to gather right inside the heart!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aagaayam Pookkal Virkka is a whimsical pastoral song from the movie Vinnukum Mannukum (2001), composed by Sirpy with lyrics written by Viveka. The song celebrates the picturesque beauty of nature during monsoon and early dawn through vivid, playful imagery. Nature is painted as a lively, conscious entity where clouds bargain with the sky, dew drops act as miniature Ganges rivers on blades of grass, and river pebbles grow smooth through the playful taps of carp fish. The lyrics bring forth a child-like fascination with nature, imagining gold nose-rings for kingfishers, giant umbrellas over hilltops, and date palm leaves playfully teasing bent reeds by the riverbanks.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification (உருவகப்படுத்துதல்)

Aagaayam pookkal virkka aarambikkum neram / Angangae peram pesi nirkkuthadi megam

The sky is depicted as selling flowers while clouds stand around bargaining, giving human economic behavior to natural elements.

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Kutti gangai ovvoru pullilum / Kudi yaerum vidiyarkkaalam

Morning dew drops resting on grass blades are metaphorically described as miniature Ganges rivers.

Monai / Initial Alliteration (மோனை)

Solakkadhir muttrum paruvaththil / Sooriyanin regai modhaamal

Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds 'So' across lines creates rhythmic poetic flow.

Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)

Arai pounil seithu tharuvomaa / Adharkkum oru mookkuththi

Exaggerated playful imagery of wanting to make a nose-ring out of half a sovereign of gold for a kingfisher bird.

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Trivia

The song from Vinnukum Mannukum (2001) was composed by Sirpy and sung by P. Unnikrishnan alongside Sujatha Mohan. Lyricist Viveka received praise for his highly creative personification of nature, such as comparing the rainbow to seven-colored lipstick applied by the sky and referring to aloe vera as a self-taught natural physician.

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