Aavaaram Poovukkum
From Kaaval · 2015
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Megha
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Kaaval2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aavaaram poovukkum | Between the Aavaaram flower |
| Ayilae… | Ayilae… |
| Adha moodhum kaathukkum | And the wind that blows over it |
| Ayilae… | Ayilae… |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal onnu vanthirichu | Love has arrived |
| Manasula theepori parakuthunga | Sparks of fire are flying in the heart |
| Kaadellam theepudichu | The whole forest caught fire |
| Nilavozhi adhai vandhu anaikuthunga | And the moonlight comes to extinguish it |
| Kaadhal ennum neruppu mattum | Only the fire called love |
| Anaichathan eriyumungaa… | Burns brighter when extinguished… |
| Female | |
| Yey yey yey yelankiliyae | Hey young parrot |
| Yethukaaga mayangiriyae | Why are you swooning in love? |
| Theyila kolunthedukka | To pluck the tea tender leaves |
| Dhenam thorum pogum pulla | Oh girl who goes every day |
| Unn manassa kiliyathu | The one who captured your heart |
| Yaarunu sollumella | Tell us who that is |
| Nilagiri malamela | Upon the Nilgiri mountain |
| Kuda pola sariyiriyae | You slide down like an umbrella |
| Female | |
| Malaiyil poo pookum pozhuthu | When a flower blooms on the mountain |
| Manassil porattam ethukku | Why is there a conflict inside the heart? |
| Inainjae kai korkkum pozhuthu | When joining and holding hands |
| Idayil thooram than ethukku | Why is there distance in between? |
| Female | |
| Nooru murai yosicha pinn | Even after thinking a hundred times |
| Nodiyinilae kaadhal varum | Love arrives in a single second |
| Kaadhal athu vanthu vittal | Once that love arrives |
| Maranam varai kooda varum | It will accompany you until death |
| Female | |
| Malara ne moodi vachcha | Even if you hide a flower |
| Vaasam athu meeri varumae | Its fragrance will leak out anyway |
| Manasa ne moodi vachcha | Even if you hide your heart |
| Kaadhal athai thaandi varumae | Love will transcend it and come out |
| Female | |
| Paadhaiyellam poovirichu | Spreading flowers along the entire path |
| Maaman ivan paarthukuvan | This beloved man will take care of you |
| Kadasi vara kalangama | Without any sorrow till the very end |
| Kaavalukku evan varuvann… | Who will come as your protector? |
| Female | |
| Aavaaram poovukkum | Between the Aavaaram flower |
| Ayilae… | Ayilae… |
| Adha moodhum kaathukkum | And the wind that blows over it |
| Ayilae… | Ayilae… |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal onnu vanthirichu | Love has arrived |
| Manasula theepori parakuthunga | Sparks of fire are flying in the heart |
| Kaadellam theepudichu | The whole forest caught fire |
| Nilavozhi adhai vandhu anaikuthunga | And the moonlight comes to extinguish it |
| Kaadhal ennum neruppu mattum | Only the fire called love |
| Anaichathan eriyumungaa… | Burns brighter when extinguished… |
ஆவாரம்
பூவுக்கும் அயிலே
அத மோதும் காத்துக்கும்
அயிலே
Between the Aavaaram flower
Ayilae…
And the wind that blows over it
Ayilae…
காதல் ஒன்னு
வந்திருச்சு மனசுல
தீப்பொறி பறக்குதுங்க
காடெல்லாம் தீ புடிச்சு
நிலவொளி அதை வந்து
அணைக்குதுங்க காதல்
என்னும் நெருப்பு மட்டும்
அணைச்சாதான் எரியுமுங்க
Love has arrived
Sparks of fire are flying in the heart
The whole forest caught fire
And the moonlight comes to extinguish it
Only the fire called love
Burns brighter when extinguished…
ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏலங்கிளியே
எதுக்காக மயங்கிறியே
தேயிலை கொழுந்தெடுக்க
தெனம் தோறும் போகும்
புள்ள உன் மனச கிழியாது
யாருனு சொல்லு மெல்ல
நீலகிரி மலை மேல குடை
போல சரியிறியே
Hey young parrot
Why are you swooning in love?
To pluck the tea tender leaves
Oh girl who goes every day
The one who captured your heart
Tell us who that is
Upon the Nilgiri mountain
You slide down like an umbrella
மலையில் பூ
பூக்கும் பொழுது மனசில்
போராட்டம் எதுக்கு இணைஞ்சே
கை கோர்க்கும் பொழுது இடையில்
தூரம் தான் எதுக்கு
When a flower blooms on the mountain
Why is there a conflict inside the heart?
When joining and holding hands
Why is there distance in between?
நூறு முறை
யோசிச்ச பின் நொடியினிலே
காதல் வரும் காதல் அது வந்து
விட்டால் மரணம் வரை கூட
வரும்
Even after thinking a hundred times
Love arrives in a single second
Once that love arrives
It will accompany you until death
மலர நீ மூடி
வச்சா வாசம் அது மீறி
வருமே மனச நீ மூடி
வச்சா காதல் அதை
தாண்டி வருமே
Even if you hide a flower
Its fragrance will leak out anyway
Even if you hide your heart
Love will transcend it and come out
பாதையெல்லாம்
பூ விரிச்சு மாமன் இவன்
பார்த்துக்குவான் கடைசி
வர கலங்காம காவலுக்கு
எவன் வருவான்
Spreading flowers along the entire path
This beloved man will take care of you
Without any sorrow till the very end
Who will come as your protector?
ஆவாரம்
பூவுக்கும் அயிலே
அத மோதும் காத்துக்கும்
அயிலே
Between the Aavaaram flower
Ayilae…
And the wind that blows over it
Ayilae…
காதல் ஒன்னு
வந்திருச்சு மனசுல
தீப்பொறி பறக்குதுங்க
காடெல்லாம் தீ புடிச்சு
நிலவொளி அதை வந்து
அணைக்குதுங்க காதல்
என்னும் நெருப்பு மட்டும்
அணைச்சாதான் எரியுமுங்க
Love has arrived
Sparks of fire are flying in the heart
The whole forest caught fire
And the moonlight comes to extinguish it
Only the fire called love
Burns brighter when extinguished…
Aavaaram poovukkum
Between the Aavaaram flower
Ayilae…
Ayilae…
Adha moodhum kaathukkum
And the wind that blows over it
Ayilae…
Ayilae…
Kaadhal onnu vanthirichu
Love has arrived
Manasula theepori parakuthunga
Sparks of fire are flying in the heart
Kaadellam theepudichu
The whole forest caught fire
Nilavozhi adhai vandhu anaikuthunga
And the moonlight comes to extinguish it
Kaadhal ennum neruppu mattum
Only the fire called love
Anaichathan eriyumungaa…
Burns brighter when extinguished…
Yey yey yey yelankiliyae
Hey young parrot
Yethukaaga mayangiriyae
Why are you swooning in love?
Theyila kolunthedukka
To pluck the tea tender leaves
Dhenam thorum pogum pulla
Oh girl who goes every day
Unn manassa kiliyathu
The one who captured your heart
Yaarunu sollumella
Tell us who that is
Nilagiri malamela
Upon the Nilgiri mountain
Kuda pola sariyiriyae
You slide down like an umbrella
Malaiyil poo pookum pozhuthu
When a flower blooms on the mountain
Manassil porattam ethukku
Why is there a conflict inside the heart?
Inainjae kai korkkum pozhuthu
When joining and holding hands
Idayil thooram than ethukku
Why is there distance in between?
Nooru murai yosicha pinn
Even after thinking a hundred times
Nodiyinilae kaadhal varum
Love arrives in a single second
Kaadhal athu vanthu vittal
Once that love arrives
Maranam varai kooda varum
It will accompany you until death
Malara ne moodi vachcha
Even if you hide a flower
Vaasam athu meeri varumae
Its fragrance will leak out anyway
Manasa ne moodi vachcha
Even if you hide your heart
Kaadhal athai thaandi varumae
Love will transcend it and come out
Paadhaiyellam poovirichu
Spreading flowers along the entire path
Maaman ivan paarthukuvan
This beloved man will take care of you
Kadasi vara kalangama
Without any sorrow till the very end
Kaavalukku evan varuvann…
Who will come as your protector?
Aavaaram poovukkum
Between the Aavaaram flower
Ayilae…
Ayilae…
Adha moodhum kaathukkum
And the wind that blows over it
Ayilae…
Ayilae…
Kaadhal onnu vanthirichu
Love has arrived
Manasula theepori parakuthunga
Sparks of fire are flying in the heart
Kaadellam theepudichu
The whole forest caught fire
Nilavozhi adhai vandhu anaikuthunga
And the moonlight comes to extinguish it
Kaadhal ennum neruppu mattum
Only the fire called love
Anaichathan eriyumungaa…
Burns brighter when extinguished…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song beautifully captures the sudden emergence and inescapable nature of love set against the scenic backdrop of the Nilgiri hill tea plantations. Na. Muthu Kumar uses vivid imagery from nature—comparing love to an unquenchable fire, a flower's fragrance that cannot be hidden, and a protective shelter.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Kaadhal ennum neruppu mattum / Anaichathan eriyumungaa…”
The line expresses that love is a unique fire that burns brighter when one tries to put it out.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Manasula theepori parakuthunga”
Comparing love directly to a fire that ignites inside the heart.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Malara ne moodi vachcha / Manasa ne moodi vachcha”
Matching second consonants across lines ('la' in Malara / Manasa).
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Trivia
The song from 'Kaaval' (2015) features folk refrains ('Ayilae') deeply rooted in Tamil tea estate culture. The lyrics were penned by the acclaimed late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, known for his evocative nature imagery.
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