Gaana Kuyile Duet
From Pooncholai · 1997
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Unnikrishnan, Bhavatharani
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Pooncholai1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Hoo oo oo hoo …hooo hoo hoo oo | Hoo oo oo hoo …hooo hoo hoo oo |
| Female | |
| Gaana kuyilae | Oh singing cuckoo bird, |
| Kan urakkam ponadhadi | Sleep has vanished from my eyes. |
| Kaadhal kavidhai | A poem of love, |
| Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi | My heart writes and sings! |
| Mannanidam poi vara | To go to my king and return, |
| Mangai nilai koorida | To describe this young maiden's state, |
| Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa | Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today? |
| Solladi en thozhiyae oo… | Tell me, my dear friend... oo… |
| Solladi en thozhiyae | Tell me, my dear friend. |
| Female | |
| Gaana kuyilae | Oh singing cuckoo bird, |
| Kan urakkam ponadhadi | Sleep has vanished from my eyes. |
| Kaadhal kavidhai | A poem of love, |
| Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi1 | My heart writes and sings! |
| Female | |
| Maadam maaligai koodam gopuram | Mansions, palaces, large halls, and temple towers— |
| Engum idhayam sellavillaiyae | My heart did not wander towards any of those. |
| Kaadhal thondrinaal kaanum paarvaiyil | When love blossoms, in the eyes that behold it, |
| Ezhai elimai enbadhillaiyae | There is no distinction of rich or poor. |
| Female | |
| Yaarai yaaridam kaalam serthidum | Whom time will unite with whom, |
| Yaarum kooruvaaro | Can anyone ever tell? |
| Paruva dhevadhai podum aanaiyai | The command decreed by the goddess of youth, |
| Yaarum meeruvaaro | Can anyone ever disobey? |
| Yekkam theera inaigal sera | To end this longing and unite the soulmates, |
| Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa | Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today? |
| Solladi en thozhiyae | Tell me, my dear friend. |
| Male | |
| Gaana kuyilae | Oh singing cuckoo bird, |
| Kan urakkam ponadhadi | Sleep has vanished from my eyes. |
| Kaadhal kavidhai | A poem of love, |
| Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi | My heart writes and sings! |
| Male | |
| Aasai poothadhu yaarai kettadhu | Did my blooming desires ask anyone for permission? |
| Thaanaai ponadhadi en manam | My heart simply drifted away on its own. |
| Kaalam koodumo neram vaaikkumo | Will the time come? Will the right moment present itself? |
| Ennaal serumadi sangamam | On which day will our sweet union happen, my friend? |
| Male | |
| Kaattil vaazhndhidum | Like a flock of parrots |
| Killai koottam pol | Living freely in the forest, |
| Koottil vaazha vendum | We must live together in our cozy nest. |
| Kaalai velaiyum maalai velaiyum | In the morning hours and in the evening hours, |
| Inbam soozha vendum | Joy must envelop our lives. |
| Paadhi sonnaen meedhi koora | I have told you half; to tell him the rest, |
| Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa | Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today? |
| Solladi en thozhiyae | Tell me, my dear friend. |
| Male | |
| Gaana kuyilae | Oh singing cuckoo bird, |
| Kan urakkam ponadhadi | Sleep has vanished from my eyes. |
| Kaadhal kavidhai | A poem of love, |
| Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi | My heart writes and sings! |
| Female | |
| Mannanidam poi vara | To go to my king and return, |
| Mangai nilai koorida | To describe this young maiden's state, |
| Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa | Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today? |
| Solladi en thozhiyae ooo… | Tell me, my dear friend... ooo… |
| Solladi en thozhiyae | Tell me, my dear friend. |
| Male | |
| Gaana kuyilae | Oh singing cuckoo bird, |
| Kan urakkam ponadhadi | Sleep has vanished from my eyes. |
| Kaadhal kavidhai | A poem of love, |
| Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi | My heart writes and sings! |
ஓ... ஓ... ஓ... ஓ... ஓ...
Hoo oo oo hoo …hooo hoo hoo oo
கானக் குயிலே கண் உறக்கம் போனதடி
காதல் கவிதை நெஞ்செழுதிப் பாடுதடி
மன்னனிடம் போய் வர மங்கை நிலை கூறிட
தென்றல் இன்று தூது செல்லுமா
சொல்லடி என் தோழியே ஓ
சொல்லடி என் தோழியே
Oh singing cuckoo bird,
Sleep has vanished from my eyes.
A poem of love,
My heart writes and sings!
To go to my king and return,
To describe this young maiden's state,
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Tell me, my dear friend... oo…
Tell me, my dear friend.
கானக் குயிலே கண் உறக்கம் போனதடி
காதல் கவிதை நெஞ்செழுதிப் பாடுதடி
Oh singing cuckoo bird,
Sleep has vanished from my eyes.
A poem of love,
My heart writes and sings!
மாடம் மாளிகை கூடம் கோபுரம்
எங்கும் இதயம் செல்லவில்லையே
காதல் தோன்றினால் காணும் பார்வையில்
ஏழை எளிமை என்பதில்லையே
Mansions, palaces, large halls, and temple towers—
My heart did not wander towards any of those.
When love blossoms, in the eyes that behold it,
There is no distinction of rich or poor.
யாரை யாரிடம் காலம் சேர்த்திடும்
யாரும் கூறுவாரோ
பருவ தேவதை போடும் ஆணையை
யாரும் மீறுவாரோ
ஏக்கம் தீர இணைகள் சேர
தென்றல் இன்று தூது செல்லுமா
சொல்லடி என் தோழியே
Whom time will unite with whom,
Can anyone ever tell?
The command decreed by the goddess of youth,
Can anyone ever disobey?
To end this longing and unite the soulmates,
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Tell me, my dear friend.
கானக் குயிலே கண் உறக்கம் போனதடி
காதல் கவிதை நெஞ்செழுதிப் பாடுதடி
Oh singing cuckoo bird,
Sleep has vanished from my eyes.
A poem of love,
My heart writes and sings!
ஆசை பூத்தது யாரைக் கேட்டது
தானாய் போனதடி என் மனம்
காலம் கூடுமோ நேரம் வாய்க்குமோ
எந்நாள் சேருமடி சங்கமம்
Did my blooming desires ask anyone for permission?
My heart simply drifted away on its own.
Will the time come? Will the right moment present itself?
On which day will our sweet union happen, my friend?
காட்டில் வாழ்ந்திடும் கிள்ளைக் கூட்டம் போல்
கூட்டில் வாழ வேண்டும்
காலை வேளையும் மாலை வேளையும்
இன்பம் சூழ வேண்டும்
பாதி சொன்னேன் மீதி கூற
தென்றல் இன்று தூது செல்லுமா
சொல்லடி என் தோழியே
Like a flock of parrots
Living freely in the forest,
We must live together in our cozy nest.
In the morning hours and in the evening hours,
Joy must envelop our lives.
I have told you half; to tell him the rest,
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Tell me, my dear friend.
கானக் குயிலே கண் உறக்கம் போனதடி
காதல் கவிதை நெஞ்செழுதிப் பாடுதடி
Oh singing cuckoo bird,
Sleep has vanished from my eyes.
A poem of love,
My heart writes and sings!
மன்னனிடம் போய் வர மங்கை நிலை கூறிட
தென்றல் இன்று தூது செல்லுமா
சொல்லடி என் தோழியே ஓ
சொல்லடி என் தோழியே
To go to my king and return,
To describe this young maiden's state,
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Tell me, my dear friend... ooo…
Tell me, my dear friend.
கானக் குயிலே கண் உறக்கம் போனதடி
காதல் கவிதை நெஞ்செழுதிப் பாடுதடி
Oh singing cuckoo bird,
Sleep has vanished from my eyes.
A poem of love,
My heart writes and sings!
Hoo oo oo hoo …hooo hoo hoo oo
Hoo oo oo hoo …hooo hoo hoo oo
Gaana kuyilae
Oh singing cuckoo bird,
Kan urakkam ponadhadi
Sleep has vanished from my eyes.
Kaadhal kavidhai
A poem of love,
Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi
My heart writes and sings!
Mannanidam poi vara
To go to my king and return,
Mangai nilai koorida
To describe this young maiden's state,
Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Solladi en thozhiyae oo…
Tell me, my dear friend... oo…
Solladi en thozhiyae
Tell me, my dear friend.
Gaana kuyilae
Oh singing cuckoo bird,
Kan urakkam ponadhadi
Sleep has vanished from my eyes.
Kaadhal kavidhai
A poem of love,
Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi1
My heart writes and sings!
Maadam maaligai koodam gopuram
Mansions, palaces, large halls, and temple towers—
Engum idhayam sellavillaiyae
My heart did not wander towards any of those.
Kaadhal thondrinaal kaanum paarvaiyil
When love blossoms, in the eyes that behold it,
Ezhai elimai enbadhillaiyae
There is no distinction of rich or poor.
Yaarai yaaridam kaalam serthidum
Whom time will unite with whom,
Yaarum kooruvaaro
Can anyone ever tell?
Paruva dhevadhai podum aanaiyai
The command decreed by the goddess of youth,
Yaarum meeruvaaro
Can anyone ever disobey?
Yekkam theera inaigal sera
To end this longing and unite the soulmates,
Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Solladi en thozhiyae
Tell me, my dear friend.
Gaana kuyilae
Oh singing cuckoo bird,
Kan urakkam ponadhadi
Sleep has vanished from my eyes.
Kaadhal kavidhai
A poem of love,
Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi
My heart writes and sings!
Aasai poothadhu yaarai kettadhu
Did my blooming desires ask anyone for permission?
Thaanaai ponadhadi en manam
My heart simply drifted away on its own.
Kaalam koodumo neram vaaikkumo
Will the time come? Will the right moment present itself?
Ennaal serumadi sangamam
On which day will our sweet union happen, my friend?
Kaattil vaazhndhidum
Like a flock of parrots
Killai koottam pol
Living freely in the forest,
Koottil vaazha vendum
We must live together in our cozy nest.
Kaalai velaiyum maalai velaiyum
In the morning hours and in the evening hours,
Inbam soozha vendum
Joy must envelop our lives.
Paadhi sonnaen meedhi koora
I have told you half; to tell him the rest,
Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Solladi en thozhiyae
Tell me, my dear friend.
Gaana kuyilae
Oh singing cuckoo bird,
Kan urakkam ponadhadi
Sleep has vanished from my eyes.
Kaadhal kavidhai
A poem of love,
Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi
My heart writes and sings!
Mannanidam poi vara
To go to my king and return,
Mangai nilai koorida
To describe this young maiden's state,
Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Solladi en thozhiyae ooo…
Tell me, my dear friend... ooo…
Solladi en thozhiyae
Tell me, my dear friend.
Gaana kuyilae
Oh singing cuckoo bird,
Kan urakkam ponadhadi
Sleep has vanished from my eyes.
Kaadhal kavidhai
A poem of love,
Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi
My heart writes and sings!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful song expresses a young woman's deep love and restless yearning for her beloved. Addressing her close female friend and a singing cuckoo, she confides that love has rendered her sleepless and inspired her heart to compose love poetry. She wonders whether the gentle breeze ('Thendral') can act as a messenger ('Thoodhu') to convey her tender state to her 'king'. In the verses, she reflects on the nature of true love, emphasizing that material grandeur like mansions or temple towers holds no value to her heart. Love sees no disparity between rich and poor, and no one can resist the irresistible call of youth and destiny. She dreams of a peaceful, joy-filled life co-existing with her lover like parrots nesting happily together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Thoodhu / Wind Messenger)
“Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa”
The gentle breeze (Thendral) is personified as a romantic messenger sent to convey the heroine's feelings to her lover.
Simile (Upamai)
“Killai koottam pol Koottil vaazha vendum”
The speaker compares the desired togetherness with her lover to a flock of parrots living together happily in a nest ('Killai koottam pol').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Mannanidam poi vara / Mangai nilai koorida”
Both lines start with the matching consonant 'M' ('Mannanidam' and 'Mangai').
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kaattil vaazhndhidum / Koottil vaazha vendum”
The second consonant 'tt' (ட்) rhymes across 'Kaattil' and 'Koottil'.
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Trivia
'Pooncholai' (1997) is an unreleased Tamil film directed by Gangai Amaran, who also penned the lyrics for this song. The film starred Prashanth and Isha Koppikar in lead roles, with music scored by Ilaiyaraaja.
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