Adi Poonguyile
From Aranmanai Kili · 1993
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Aranmanai Kili1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| …………………………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| { Adi poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu | Hey flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen |
| Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru } (2) | Tell me the reason why you started singing |
| Yaar idathil un manasu pochu | To whom did your heart go? |
| Noola polae un udambu aachu | Your body has become thin like a thread |
| Female | |
| Adi poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu | Hey flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen |
| Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru | Tell me the reason why you started singing |
| Yaar idathil un manasu pochu | To whom did your heart go? |
| Noola polae un udambu aachu | Your body has become thin like a thread |
| Female | |
| Vattam ittu suthum kannu veechu | Your glance spins around in circles |
| Vaaiya vitu ponathenna pechu | Why did words slip away from your mouth? |
| Female | |
| Poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu | Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen |
| Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru | Tell me the reason why you started singing |
| Male | |
| Aathangara anthapuram aaki kollavaa | Shall I turn the riverbank into a palace? |
| Andha akaraikum ikaraikum kotta katta vaa | Come, build a fort connecting that shore and this shore |
| Female | |
| Maman kaiyil poovai thanthu soodi kollavaa | Shall I give flowers into uncle's hands and adorn myself with them? |
| Adi aasai ennum oonjal katti aadi kolla vaa | Hey, tie a swing called desire and come swing on it |
| Male | |
| Sollu sollu thitam enna | Tell me, tell me, what is the plan? |
| Solluvathu kashtama | Is it hard to tell? |
| Pothi pothi vachathenna | What is it that you kept hidden and concealed? |
| Enna ennavo ishtama | Is it various kinds of desires? |
| Female | |
| Koovaama koovuriyae kukoo kukoo paatu | You coo without cooing, a cuckoo cuckoo song |
| Maataama maati puta soku podi pottu | You entrapped without catching, casting a charm powder |
| Male | |
| Yaar idathil un manasu pochu | To whom did your heart go? |
| Noola polae un udambu aachu | Your body has become thin like a thread |
| Female | |
| Poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu | Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen |
| Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru | Tell me the reason why you started singing |
| Female | |
| Oorai ellam suthi vantha otha kiliyae | You lonely parrot who roamed around the whole village, |
| Ippo oridathil nindrathenna sollu kiliyae | Tell me parrot, why have you stood still in one place now? |
| Male | |
| Sontham bantham yaarum indri vantha kiliyae | Parrot who arrived with no relatives or bonds, |
| Oru sontham ippo vanthathenna vaasal vazhiyae | How did a relation enter through the doorway now? |
| Female | |
| Veru vita aalam kannu | Eyes like a banyan tree that took root |
| Vaanam thoda paarkuthu | Attempts to reach the sky |
| Vaanam thodum aasaiyila | In the desire to touch the sky |
| Mella mella pookuthu | It blossoms slowly |
| Male | |
| Poo poovaa pooka vacha | The one who made it bloom flower by flower, |
| Maaman avan yaaru | Who is that maternal uncle? |
| Paadugira paatula thaan neeyum adha kooru | Tell that in the song you are singing |
| Female | |
| Yaar idathil un manasu pochu | To whom did your heart go? |
| Noola polae un udambu aachu | Your body has become thin like a thread |
| Female | |
| Poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu | Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen |
| Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru | Tell me the reason why you started singing |
| Yaar idathil un manasu pochu | To whom did your heart go? |
| Noola polae un udambu aachu | Your body has become thin like a thread |
| Male | |
| Vattam ittu suthum kannu veechu | Your glance spins around in circles |
| Vaaiya vitu ponathenna pechu | Why did words slip away from your mouth? |
| Female | |
| Poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu | Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen |
| Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru | Tell me the reason why you started singing |
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...
{ அடி பூங்குயிலே
பூங்குயிலே கேளு நீ
பாட்டெடுத்த காரணத்த
கூறு } (2)
யாரிடத்தில் உன் மனசு
போச்சு நூல போல உன்
உடம்பு ஆச்சு
Hey flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Tell me the reason why you started singing
To whom did your heart go?
Your body has become thin like a thread
அடி பூங்குயிலே
பூங்குயிலே கேளு நீ
பாட்டெடுத்த காரணத்த
கூறு யாரிடத்தில் உன்
மனசு போச்சு நூல போல
உன் உடம்பு ஆச்சு
Hey flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Tell me the reason why you started singing
To whom did your heart go?
Your body has become thin like a thread
வட்டம் இட்டு
சுத்தும் கண்ணு வீச்சு
வாய விட்டு போனதென்ன
பேச்சு
Your glance spins around in circles
Why did words slip away from your mouth?
பூங்குயிலே
பூங்குயிலே கேளு
நீ பாட்டெடுத்த
காரணத்த கூறு
Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Tell me the reason why you started singing
ஆத்தங்கரை
அந்தப்புறம் ஆக்கி
கொள்ளவா அந்த
அக்கரைக்கும்
இக்கரைக்கும் கோட்டை
கட்டவா
Shall I turn the riverbank into a palace?
Come, build a fort connecting that shore and this shore
மாமன் கையில்
பூவை தந்து சூடி கொள்ளவா
அடி ஆசைஎன்னும் ஊஞ்சல்
கட்டி ஆடி கொள்ளவா
Shall I give flowers into uncle's hands and adorn myself with them?
Hey, tie a swing called desire and come swing on it
சொல்லு சொல்லு
திட்டம் என்ன சொல்லுவது
கஷ்டமா பொத்தி பொத்தி
வச்சதென்ன என்ன
என்னவோ இஷ்டமா
Tell me, tell me, what is the plan?
Is it hard to tell?
What is it that you kept hidden and concealed?
Is it various kinds of desires?
கூவாம கூவுறியே
கூக்கூ கூக்கூ பாட்டு
மாட்டாம மாட்டிபுட்ட
சொக்கு பொடி போட்டு
You coo without cooing, a cuckoo cuckoo song
You entrapped without catching, casting a charm powder
யாரிடத்தில்
உன் மனசு போச்சு
நூல போல உன்
உடம்பு ஆச்சு
To whom did your heart go?
Your body has become thin like a thread
பூங்குயிலே
பூங்குயிலே கேளு
நீ பாட்டெடுத்த
காரணத்த கூறு
Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Tell me the reason why you started singing
ஊரை எல்லாம்
சுத்தி வந்த ஒத்தக்கிளியே
இப்போ ஓரிடத்தில்
நின்றதென்ன சொல்லு
கிளியே
You lonely parrot who roamed around the whole village,
Tell me parrot, why have you stood still in one place now?
சொந்த பந்தம்
யாரும் இன்றி வந்த
கிளியே ஒரு சொந்தம்
இப்போ வந்ததென்ன
வாசல் வழியே
Parrot who arrived with no relatives or bonds,
How did a relation enter through the doorway now?
வேரு விட்ட
ஆலம் கன்னு வானம்
தொட பாா்க்குது வானம்
தொடும் ஆசையில மெல்ல
மெல்ல பூக்குது
Eyes like a banyan tree that took root
Attempts to reach the sky
In the desire to touch the sky
It blossoms slowly
பூ பூவா பூக்க
வச்ச மாமன் அவன்
யாரு பாடுகிற பாட்டுல
தான் நீயும் அதை கூறு
The one who made it bloom flower by flower,
Who is that maternal uncle?
Tell that in the song you are singing
யாரிடத்தில்
உன் மனசு போச்சு
நூல போல உன்
உடம்பு ஆச்சு
To whom did your heart go?
Your body has become thin like a thread
பூங்குயிலே
பூங்குயிலே கேளு
நீ பாட்டெடுத்த
காரணத்த கூறு
யாரிடத்தில் உன் மனசு
போச்சு நூல போல உன்
உடம்பு ஆச்சு
Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Tell me the reason why you started singing
To whom did your heart go?
Your body has become thin like a thread
வட்டம் இட்டு
சுத்தும் கண்ணு வீச்சு
வாய விட்டு போனதென்ன
பேச்சு
Your glance spins around in circles
Why did words slip away from your mouth?
பூங்குயிலே
பூங்குயிலே கேளு
நீ பாட்டெடுத்த
காரணத்த கூறு
Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Tell me the reason why you started singing
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...
{ Adi poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu
Hey flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru } (2)
Tell me the reason why you started singing
Yaar idathil un manasu pochu
To whom did your heart go?
Noola polae un udambu aachu
Your body has become thin like a thread
Adi poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu
Hey flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru
Tell me the reason why you started singing
Yaar idathil un manasu pochu
To whom did your heart go?
Noola polae un udambu aachu
Your body has become thin like a thread
Vattam ittu suthum kannu veechu
Your glance spins around in circles
Vaaiya vitu ponathenna pechu
Why did words slip away from your mouth?
Poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu
Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru
Tell me the reason why you started singing
Aathangara anthapuram aaki kollavaa
Shall I turn the riverbank into a palace?
Andha akaraikum ikaraikum kotta katta vaa
Come, build a fort connecting that shore and this shore
Maman kaiyil poovai thanthu soodi kollavaa
Shall I give flowers into uncle's hands and adorn myself with them?
Adi aasai ennum oonjal katti aadi kolla vaa
Hey, tie a swing called desire and come swing on it
Sollu sollu thitam enna
Tell me, tell me, what is the plan?
Solluvathu kashtama
Is it hard to tell?
Pothi pothi vachathenna
What is it that you kept hidden and concealed?
Enna ennavo ishtama
Is it various kinds of desires?
Koovaama koovuriyae kukoo kukoo paatu
You coo without cooing, a cuckoo cuckoo song
Maataama maati puta soku podi pottu
You entrapped without catching, casting a charm powder
Yaar idathil un manasu pochu
To whom did your heart go?
Noola polae un udambu aachu
Your body has become thin like a thread
Poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu
Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru
Tell me the reason why you started singing
Oorai ellam suthi vantha otha kiliyae
You lonely parrot who roamed around the whole village,
Ippo oridathil nindrathenna sollu kiliyae
Tell me parrot, why have you stood still in one place now?
Sontham bantham yaarum indri vantha kiliyae
Parrot who arrived with no relatives or bonds,
Oru sontham ippo vanthathenna vaasal vazhiyae
How did a relation enter through the doorway now?
Veru vita aalam kannu
Eyes like a banyan tree that took root
Vaanam thoda paarkuthu
Attempts to reach the sky
Vaanam thodum aasaiyila
In the desire to touch the sky
Mella mella pookuthu
It blossoms slowly
Poo poovaa pooka vacha
The one who made it bloom flower by flower,
Maaman avan yaaru
Who is that maternal uncle?
Paadugira paatula thaan neeyum adha kooru
Tell that in the song you are singing
Yaar idathil un manasu pochu
To whom did your heart go?
Noola polae un udambu aachu
Your body has become thin like a thread
Poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu
Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru
Tell me the reason why you started singing
Yaar idathil un manasu pochu
To whom did your heart go?
Noola polae un udambu aachu
Your body has become thin like a thread
Vattam ittu suthum kannu veechu
Your glance spins around in circles
Vaaiya vitu ponathenna pechu
Why did words slip away from your mouth?
Poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu
Flower cuckoo, flower cuckoo, listen
Nee paatedutha kaaranatha kooru
Tell me the reason why you started singing
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Adi Poonguyilae' from 'Aranmanai Kili' (1993) is a playful and romantic folk composition. Sung from the perspective of friends or the heroine herself addressing her inner heart (metaphorically addressed as a cuckoo or parrot), the song teases her secret longing and budding love. She is asked why she has grown thin like a thread, why her eyes dart around nervously, and who the fortunate man is who has captured her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Noola polae un udambu aachu”
Comparing the heroine's slender or weakened physique to a thin thread ('Noola polae un udambu aachu').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Adi poonguyilae poonguyilae kelu”
Addressing the heroine as a flower cuckoo ('Poonguyilae') or a solitary parrot ('Otha kiliyae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Adi aasai ennum oonjal katti aadi kolla vaa”
Comparing desire to a swing ('Aasai ennum oonjal').
Alliteration (Monaai) and Rhyme (Edukai)
“Sollu sollu thitam enna”
Repetition of consonant sounds like 'Sollu sollu' and 'Pothi pothi' creates a rhythmic beat characteristic of Tamil folk music.
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Trivia
'Aranmanai Kili' (1993), directed by Rajkiran, features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali. The track 'Adi Poonguyilae' is a classic rural melody sung by S. Janaki.
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