Gaana Kuyile Male
From Pooncholai · 1997
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Pooncholai1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hoo oo oo hoo …hooo hoo hoo oo | Hoo oo oo hoo …hooo hoo hoo oo |
| Male | |
| Gaana kuyilae | O singing cuckoo, |
| Kan urakkam ponadhadi | My eyes have lost their sleep. |
| Kaadhal kavidhai | A love poem, |
| Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi | My heart writes and sings. |
| Mannanidam poi vara | To go meet my king, |
| Mangai nilai koorida | And tell him this 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, oh... |
| Solladi en thozhiyae | Tell me, my dear friend. |
| Male | |
| Gaana kuyilae | O singing cuckoo, |
| Kan urakkam ponadhadi | My eyes have lost their sleep. |
| Kaadhal kavidhai | A love poem, |
| Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi1 | My heart writes and sings. |
| Male | |
| Maadam maaligai koodam gopuram | Palaces, mansions, grand halls, and temple towers, |
| Engum idhayam sellavillaiyae | My heart did not wander to any of those places. |
| Kaadhal thondrinaal kaanum paarvaiyil | When love blossoms, in the eyes that behold it, |
| Ezhai elimai enbadhillaiyae | There is no distinction of rich or poor. |
| Male | |
| Yaarai yaaridam kaalam serthidum | Whom time will unite with whom, |
| Yaarum kooruvaaro | Is there anyone who can say? |
| Paruva dhevadhai podum aanaiyai | The command issued by the goddess of youth, |
| Yaarum meeruvaaro | Is there anyone who can break it? |
| Yekkam theera inaigal sera | To ease the longing and unite as a pair, |
| Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa | Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today? |
| Solladi en thozhiyae | Tell me, my dear friend. |
| Male | |
| Gaana kuyilae | O singing cuckoo, |
| Kan urakkam ponadhadi | My eyes have lost their sleep. |
| Kaadhal kavidhai | A love poem, |
| Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi | My heart writes and sings. |
| Male | |
| Aasai poothadhu yaarai kettadhu | Desire bloomed without asking anyone's permission; |
| Thaanaai ponadhadi en manam | My heart simply wandered away on its own. |
| Kaalam koodumo neram vaaikkumo | Will time align? Will the right moment arrive? |
| Ennaal serumadi sangamam | On which day will our union happen? |
| Male | |
| Kaattil vaazhndhidum | Like a flock of parrots, |
| Killai koottam pol | Living free in the forest, |
| Koottil vaazha vendum | We ought to live together in a nest. |
| Kaalai velaiyum maalai velaiyum | In the morning hours and the evening hours, |
| Inbam soozha vendum | Happiness must surround us. |
| Paadhi sonnaen meedhi koora | I have told half, to convey 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 | O singing cuckoo, |
| Kan urakkam ponadhadi | My eyes have lost their sleep. |
| Kaadhal kavidhai | A love poem, |
| Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi | My heart writes and sings. |
| Mannanidam poi vara | To go meet my king, |
| Mangai nilai koorida | And tell him this 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, oh... |
| Solladi en thozhiyae | Tell me, my dear friend. |
| Male | |
| Gaana kuyilae | O singing cuckoo, |
| Kan urakkam ponadhadi | My eyes have lost their sleep. |
| Kaadhal kavidhai | A love poem, |
| 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
O singing cuckoo,
My eyes have lost their sleep.
A love poem,
My heart writes and sings.
To go meet my king,
And tell him this maiden's state,
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Tell me, my dear friend, oh...
Tell me, my dear friend.
கானக் குயிலே கண் உறக்கம் போனதடி
காதல் கவிதை நெஞ்செழுதிப் பாடுதடி
O singing cuckoo,
My eyes have lost their sleep.
A love poem,
My heart writes and sings.
மாடம் மாளிகை கூடம் கோபுரம்
எங்கும் இதயம் செல்லவில்லையே
காதல் தோன்றினால் காணும் பார்வையில்
ஏழை எளிமை என்பதில்லையே
Palaces, mansions, grand halls, and temple towers,
My heart did not wander to any of those places.
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,
Is there anyone who can say?
The command issued by the goddess of youth,
Is there anyone who can break it?
To ease the longing and unite as a pair,
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Tell me, my dear friend.
கானக் குயிலே கண் உறக்கம் போனதடி
காதல் கவிதை நெஞ்செழுதிப் பாடுதடி
O singing cuckoo,
My eyes have lost their sleep.
A love poem,
My heart writes and sings.
ஆசை பூத்தது யாரைக் கேட்டது
தானாய் போனதடி என் மனம்
காலம் கூடுமோ நேரம் வாய்க்குமோ
எந்நாள் சேருமடி சங்கமம்
Desire bloomed without asking anyone's permission;
My heart simply wandered away on its own.
Will time align? Will the right moment arrive?
On which day will our union happen?
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 free in the forest,
We ought to live together in a nest.
In the morning hours and the evening hours,
Happiness must surround us.
I have told half, to convey 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
மன்னனிடம் போய் வர மங்கை நிலை கூறிட
தென்றல் இன்று தூது செல்லுமா
சொல்லடி என் தோழியே ஓ
சொல்லடி என் தோழியே
O singing cuckoo,
My eyes have lost their sleep.
A love poem,
My heart writes and sings.
To go meet my king,
And tell him this maiden's state,
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Tell me, my dear friend, oh...
Tell me, my dear friend.
கானக் குயிலே கண் உறக்கம் போனதடி
காதல் கவிதை நெஞ்செழுதிப் பாடுதடி
O singing cuckoo,
My eyes have lost their sleep.
A love poem,
My heart writes and sings.
Hoo oo oo hoo …hooo hoo hoo oo
Hoo oo oo hoo …hooo hoo hoo oo
Gaana kuyilae
O singing cuckoo,
Kan urakkam ponadhadi
My eyes have lost their sleep.
Kaadhal kavidhai
A love poem,
Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi
My heart writes and sings.
Mannanidam poi vara
To go meet my king,
Mangai nilai koorida
And tell him this 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, oh...
Solladi en thozhiyae
Tell me, my dear friend.
Gaana kuyilae
O singing cuckoo,
Kan urakkam ponadhadi
My eyes have lost their sleep.
Kaadhal kavidhai
A love poem,
Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi1
My heart writes and sings.
Maadam maaligai koodam gopuram
Palaces, mansions, grand halls, and temple towers,
Engum idhayam sellavillaiyae
My heart did not wander to any of those places.
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
Is there anyone who can say?
Paruva dhevadhai podum aanaiyai
The command issued by the goddess of youth,
Yaarum meeruvaaro
Is there anyone who can break it?
Yekkam theera inaigal sera
To ease the longing and unite as a pair,
Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa
Will the gentle breeze go as a messenger today?
Solladi en thozhiyae
Tell me, my dear friend.
Gaana kuyilae
O singing cuckoo,
Kan urakkam ponadhadi
My eyes have lost their sleep.
Kaadhal kavidhai
A love poem,
Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi
My heart writes and sings.
Aasai poothadhu yaarai kettadhu
Desire bloomed without asking anyone's permission;
Thaanaai ponadhadi en manam
My heart simply wandered away on its own.
Kaalam koodumo neram vaaikkumo
Will time align? Will the right moment arrive?
Ennaal serumadi sangamam
On which day will our union happen?
Kaattil vaazhndhidum
Like a flock of parrots,
Killai koottam pol
Living free in the forest,
Koottil vaazha vendum
We ought to live together in a nest.
Kaalai velaiyum maalai velaiyum
In the morning hours and the evening hours,
Inbam soozha vendum
Happiness must surround us.
Paadhi sonnaen meedhi koora
I have told half, to convey 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
O singing cuckoo,
Kan urakkam ponadhadi
My eyes have lost their sleep.
Kaadhal kavidhai
A love poem,
Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi
My heart writes and sings.
Mannanidam poi vara
To go meet my king,
Mangai nilai koorida
And tell him this 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, oh...
Solladi en thozhiyae
Tell me, my dear friend.
Gaana kuyilae
O singing cuckoo,
Kan urakkam ponadhadi
My eyes have lost their sleep.
Kaadhal kavidhai
A love poem,
Nenjezhudhi paadudhadi
My heart writes and sings.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a tender, romantic expression of a young woman deeply in love, yearning for her beloved whom she affectionately addresses as her 'king'. Sharing her inner turmoil with a singing cuckoo and her close friend, she reveals how sleepless nights have inspired her heart to compose sweet love poetry. She wonders if the gentle southern breeze can serve as a messenger to carry her feelings across to him. She reflects on the nature of true love, observing that love transcends material wealth, status, and luxury. It sees no difference between the rich and the poor, yielding only to destiny and youth's divine call. Dreaming of a simple, harmonious life together—resembling parrots nesting peacefully in nature—she eagerly awaits the day destiny grants them their complete union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Thendral Thoodhu (Personification / Classical Motif)
“Thendral indru thoodhu sellumaa”
Personifying the gentle southern breeze as a messenger ('Thoodhu') sent to convey love messages to her lover, drawing directly from traditional Tamil Sangam literary motifs.
Simile (Upamai)
“Killai koottam pol / Koottil vaazha vendum”
Compares her ideal peaceful life with her lover to a flock of parrots ('killai koottam') living together happily in a nest.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mannanidam poi vara / Mangai nilai koorida”
The second letter 'n' (ன/ங class consonant) rhymes across the consecutive lines ('Ma-n-nanidam' and 'Ma-n-gai').
Monai (Initial Letter Alliteration)
“Maadam maaligai koodam gopuram”
The repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Ma' in 'Maadam' and 'maaligai'.
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Trivia
The movie 'Pooncholai' (1997) was written and directed by Gangai Amaran, who also penned the lyrics for this song. The music for the film was composed by his brother, maestro Ilaiyaraaja. Although the film suffered delays in its theatrical release, the album remains a fond memory for fans of late 90s Tamil melodies.
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