Aavaram Poovathan
From Aval Mella Sirithal · 1988
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Aval Mella Sirithal1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan | The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace... |
| Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan | What is the use of them existing, just like you? |
| Female | |
| Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan | The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace... |
| Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan | What is the use of them existing, just like you? |
| Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan | The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace... |
| Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan | What is the use of them existing, just like you? |
| Female | |
| Thazhuvaadha kaigalil thavazhadha maangani | A ripe mango that doesn't crawl into un-embracing hands, |
| Ival pol yenguthae inneramae | Yearns at this moment just like her. |
| Thazhuvaadha kaigalil thavazhadha maangani | A ripe mango that doesn't crawl into un-embracing hands, |
| Ival pol yenguthae inneramae | Yearns at this moment just like her. |
| Female | |
| Thavikindra kaadhali thaniyaga yenginaal | The suffering lover yearns all alone, |
| Pasi thaagam indriyae thoongaamal thoonginaal | Without hunger or thirst, she sleeps a sleepless sleep. |
| Megam nilaavai ooyaamal koodum | Clouds gather endlessly around the moon, |
| Mogam vidaamal aadaamal aadum…. aadum | Unceasing passion dances without dancing... dances. |
| Female | |
| Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan | The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace... |
| Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan | What is the use of them existing, just like you? |
| Female | |
| Urangaamal en vizhi unai thaedi poguthae | Without sleeping, my eyes go searching for you, |
| Unarvendra vaedhanai enai vattudhae | The agony of intense feelings torments me. |
| Urangaamal en vizhi unai thaedi poguthae | Without sleeping, my eyes go searching for you, |
| Unarvendra vaedhanai enai vattudhae | The agony of intense feelings torments me. |
| Female | |
| Unakkaaga poothaval oru kaadhal paingili | The one who bloomed for you is a sweet love-bird, |
| Thaeyaamal thaeindhadhae aval pesum thaen mozhi | Her honeyed speech wore down without wearing away. |
| Seraadha aaru kadal sera vendum | The unmerged river must join the sea, |
| Nee serum kaadhal neengaatha mogam… paadum | The love that joins you sings an everlasting desire... |
| Female | |
| Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan | The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace... |
| Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan | What is the use of them existing, just like you? |
| Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan | The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace... |
| Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan | What is the use of them existing, just like you? |
ஆவாரம் பூவத்தான் அணைக்காத காத்துத்தான்
இருந்தென்ன லாபமோ உன் போலத்தான்......
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
ஆவாரம் பூவத்தான் அணைக்காத காத்துத்தான்
இருந்தென்ன லாபமோ உன் போலத்தான்
ஆவாரம் பூவத்தான் அணைக்காத காத்துத்தான்
இருந்தென்ன லாபமோ உன் போலத்தான்
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
தழுவாத கைகளில் தவழாத மாங்கனி
இவள் போல ஏங்குதே இந்நேரமே
தழுவாத கைகளில் தவழாத மாங்கனி
இவள் போல ஏங்குதே இந்நேரமே
A ripe mango that doesn't crawl into un-embracing hands,
Yearns at this moment just like her.
A ripe mango that doesn't crawl into un-embracing hands,
Yearns at this moment just like her.
தவிக்கின்ற காதலி தனியாக ஏங்கினாள்
பசி தாகம் இன்றியே தூங்காமல் தூங்கினாள்
மேகம் நிலாவை ஓயாமல் கூடும்
மோகம் விடாமல் ஆடாமல் ஆடும் ஆடும்
The suffering lover yearns all alone,
Without hunger or thirst, she sleeps a sleepless sleep.
Clouds gather endlessly around the moon,
Unceasing passion dances without dancing... dances.
ஆவாரம் பூவத்தான் அணைக்காத காத்துத்தான்
இருந்தென்ன லாபமோ உன் போலத்தான்...
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
உறங்காமல் என் விழி உனைத் தேடி போகுதே
உணர்வென்ற வேதனை எனை வாட்டுதே
உறங்காமல் என் விழி உனைத் தேடி போகுதே
உணர்வென்ற வேதனை எனை வாட்டுதே
Without sleeping, my eyes go searching for you,
The agony of intense feelings torments me.
Without sleeping, my eyes go searching for you,
The agony of intense feelings torments me.
உனக்காக பூத்தவள் ஒரு காதல் பைங்கிளி
தேயாமல் தேய்ந்ததே அவள் பேசும் தேன்மொழி
சேராத ஆறு கடல் சேர வேண்டும்
நீ சேரும் காதல் நீங்காத மோகம் பாடும்
The one who bloomed for you is a sweet love-bird,
Her honeyed speech wore down without wearing away.
The unmerged river must join the sea,
The love that joins you sings an everlasting desire...
ஆவாரம் பூவத்தான் அணைக்காத காத்துத்தான்
இருந்தென்ன லாபமோ உன் போலத்தான்
ஆவாரம் பூவத்தான் அணைக்காத காத்துத்தான்
இருந்தென்ன லாபமோ உன் போலத்தான்
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
Thazhuvaadha kaigalil thavazhadha maangani
A ripe mango that doesn't crawl into un-embracing hands,
Ival pol yenguthae inneramae
Yearns at this moment just like her.
Thazhuvaadha kaigalil thavazhadha maangani
A ripe mango that doesn't crawl into un-embracing hands,
Ival pol yenguthae inneramae
Yearns at this moment just like her.
Thavikindra kaadhali thaniyaga yenginaal
The suffering lover yearns all alone,
Pasi thaagam indriyae thoongaamal thoonginaal
Without hunger or thirst, she sleeps a sleepless sleep.
Megam nilaavai ooyaamal koodum
Clouds gather endlessly around the moon,
Mogam vidaamal aadaamal aadum…. aadum
Unceasing passion dances without dancing... dances.
Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
Urangaamal en vizhi unai thaedi poguthae
Without sleeping, my eyes go searching for you,
Unarvendra vaedhanai enai vattudhae
The agony of intense feelings torments me.
Urangaamal en vizhi unai thaedi poguthae
Without sleeping, my eyes go searching for you,
Unarvendra vaedhanai enai vattudhae
The agony of intense feelings torments me.
Unakkaaga poothaval oru kaadhal paingili
The one who bloomed for you is a sweet love-bird,
Thaeyaamal thaeindhadhae aval pesum thaen mozhi
Her honeyed speech wore down without wearing away.
Seraadha aaru kadal sera vendum
The unmerged river must join the sea,
Nee serum kaadhal neengaatha mogam… paadum
The love that joins you sings an everlasting desire...
Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan
The Tanner's Cassia flower and the breeze that does not embrace...
Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan
What is the use of them existing, just like you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aavaram Poovathaan is a melancholic romantic song from the film Aval Mella Sirithal (1988), penned by Gangai Amaran. The lyrics express a woman's deep agony and intense longing for her lover's physical and emotional presence. She questions the worth of her lover's existence if he remains distant, comparing him to a flower that gives no pleasure or a breeze that fails to touch her. The song portrays her restlessness, sleeplessness, and complete loss of appetite due to love sickness. Using natural metaphors like clouds surrounding the moon and a river yearning to meet the sea, the lyricist highlights the inescapable pull of love and the heroine's desperate wish to unite with her beloved.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Aavaram poovathaan anaikaadha kaathuthaan / Irundhenna laabamoo un pola thaan”
Compares the lover's emotionally distant existence to an un-embracing wind or an untouched flower.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Unakkaaga poothaval oru kaadhal paingili”
Metaphorically describes the heroine as a sweet bird ('paingili') that has bloomed solely for her beloved.
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Pasi thaagam indriyae thoongaamal thoonginaal”
Uses the paradoxical phrase 'thoongaamal thoonginaal' (slept without sleeping) to capture the restless state of insomnia caused by heartache.
Alliteration (Moni / Yethugai)
“Thazhuvaadha kaigalil thavazhadha maangani”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('Th') across words to create rhythm.
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Trivia
The song uses the 'Aavaram' flower (Cassia auriculata) as a motif, which traditionally symbolizes rural beauty and natural charm in Tamil romantic poetry.
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