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Lyrics & meaning

Azhagaana Pookal

From Anbe Odi Vaa · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Anbe Odi Vaa
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
4 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thananaana thaanaa thana naananaa
Thananaana naa… naa naanaana naa ho ho ho
Azhagaana pookkal malarndhaadumae
Nee vandhu nindraal vaai moodumae
Pon maanae senthaenae vandhenae
Un kannil kandenae ennai naanae
Azhagaana pookkal malarndhaadumae
Nee vandhu nindraal vaai moodumae
Kaalangalae sollungalae
Kaadhal oru vedham
Vedhangalin saarangalai
Naan paaduven naalum
Odai karai pookkal ellam un peraiyae paadum
Odai karai pookkal ellam in peraiyae paadum
Nee soodum poovellaam motcham pogumaa
Jeevan thodum dhevan magal yaar adhu neeyaa
Azhagaana pookkal malarndhaadumae
Nee vandhu nindraal vaai moodumae
Laalaa lalaa lalaa lalaa
aalaa lalaa lalaa lalaalaL
Laala laa laa laa laa haa haa…
Megangalil oonjal katti
Aadi vidu thozhi
Aagaayathil poo pookkattum
Aanai idu dhevi
Maunangalae un baashaiyaa
Thaangaadhadi aavi
Naan paadum gaanangal kaadhil ketkumaa
Naan paadum gaanangal kaadhil ketkumaa
Kaadhal tharum kaaman magal yaar adhu neeyaa
Azhagaana pookkal malarndhaadumae
Nee vandhu nindraal vaai moodumae
Pon maanae senthaenae vandhenae
Un kannil kandenae ennai naanae
Azhagaana pookkal malarndhaadumae
Nee vandhu nindraal vaai moodumae haa haa haa
Thananaana thaanaa thana naananaa
Thananaana naa… naa naanaana naa ho ho ho
Beautiful flowers blossom and sway,
Yet when you come and stand near, they close their petals.
My golden deer, my sweet honey, I have come,
In your eyes, I found myself.
Beautiful flowers blossom and sway,
Yet when you come and stand near, they close their petals.
O passing times, declare to the world,
Love is a sacred truth.
The true essence of all sacred teachings,
I will sing day after day.
All the flowers by the stream sing your name,
All the flowers by the stream sing of your sweet name.
Do the flowers you wear reach heaven?
Who is this daughter of God touching my soul? Is it you?
Beautiful flowers blossom and sway,
Yet when you come and stand near, they close their petals.
Laala lalaa lalaa lalaa
Aalaa lalaa lalaa lalaalael
Laala laa laa laa laa ha haa…
Tying a swing up in the clouds,
Swing happily, my love!
Let flowers bloom across the sky,
Just give the word, my goddess!
Is silence your only language?
My soul cannot bear this anymore!
Do the songs I sing reach your ears?
Do the songs I sing reach your ears?
Who is this daughter of the God of Love bringing romance? Is it you?
Beautiful flowers blossom and sway,
Yet when you come and stand near, they close their petals.
My golden deer, my sweet honey, I have come,
In your eyes, I found myself.
Beautiful flowers blossom and sway,
Yet when you come and stand near, they close their petals, ha ha ha!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a poetic expression of adoration and romantic enchantment. The protagonist praises the heroine's extraordinary beauty, claiming that even the finest flowers in full bloom become muted and humbled in her presence. He compares love to a sacred Veda and sees her as a heavenly maiden capable of bringing nature itself under her spell—whether by making flowers bloom in the sky or granting salvation to the blossoms she wears. In the second half, the lover urges her to swing amongst the clouds and give voice to her feelings, expressing how her silence stirs his spirit. The lyricist Vaali uses rich metaphors linking divine beings, celestial elements, and natural beauty to elevate romantic devotion to a spiritual level.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagamm (Metaphor)

“Pon maanae senthaenae vandhenae”

Comparing love directly to a holy scripture ('Kaadhal oru vedham') and the beloved to golden deer and sweet honey ('Pon maanae senthaenae').

Uyarvu Navirtchi Ani (Hyperbole)

“Nee vandhu nindraal vaai moodumae”

Exaggerating her beauty by claiming that real flowers shut their mouths in awe when she arrives, and that she can command flowers to bloom in the sky.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Un kannil kandenae ennai naanae”

Matching end sounds in lines like 'vandhenae' and 'naanae' to create a melodious rhythmic cadence.

Personification

“Odai karai pookkal ellam un peraiyae paadum”

Attributing human actions like singing a person's name to stream-side flowers ('Odai karai pookkal ellam un peraiyae paadum').

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Trivia

The film 'Anbe Odi Vaa' (1984) starred Mohan and Urvashi. Vaali wrote several romantic songs for Mohan during the 1980s that relied heavily on nature imagery and hyperbole to match Mohan's popular screen persona as a romantic lead.

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