Idhayame Poguthey
From Aranmanai Kili · 1993
- Lyricist
- Ponnadiyan
- Singer
- Krishnamoorthy
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Aranmanai Kili1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Idhayamae… pogudhae… | My heart is slipping away... |
| Kaadhalil… vaegudhae… | It is burning in love... |
| Male | |
| Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae | Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes |
| Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno | Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart? |
| Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae | Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes |
| Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno | Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart? |
| Idhayamae pogudhae kaadhalil vaegudhae | My heart slips away, burning in love |
| Kanavugal kalaiyudhae ninaivugal alaiyudhae | Dreams are shattered, memories wander around |
| Male | |
| Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae | Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes |
| Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno | Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart? |
| Male | |
| Oo….ooo….ooo….hooo…..ooo….hooo… | Oo....ooo....ooo....hooo.....ooo....hooo... |
| Male | |
| Vellaaviyil vaega vacha | Boiled in the steaming vat |
| Velutha thuni naanu pulla | I am a bleached cloth, my girl |
| Kachidhamaa kanji pottu | Crisp and perfectly starched |
| Thaecha thuni nee thaan pulla | You are the ironed cloth, my girl |
| Aathukkullae nee irangi nikkaiyilae | When you step down into the river and stand |
| Oru sogusu | What a grace it is! |
| Thuni eduthu thovaikkirappo | When you pick up clothes to beat and wash them |
| Thuvandu vidum en manasu | My heart wilts and collapses |
| Male | |
| Kanchipuram pattil minnum | Shining like the gold in Kanchipuram silk |
| Ponna pola un maeni | Your body glistens |
| Eppodhumae saayam pogaa | Never losing its color |
| Silukku thuni kannae nee | You are a silk fabric, my dear |
| Naan thaediyae vaaduren dheviyae | I am searching for you and wilting away, my goddess |
| Male | |
| Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae | Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes |
| Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno | Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart? |
| Male | |
| Katta vandi pasangalellaam | All those bullock cart guys |
| Kaadhalikka kannadippaar | Will wink at you trying to romance |
| Motta suvar orathilae paedhalichu | By the side of the low terrace wall, distracted |
| Dhum adippaar | They smoke cigarettes |
| Vekkangettu velai kettu | Shameless and unemployed |
| Vetti paechu pesiduvaar | They indulge in idle talk |
| Vetta veyil velaiyilum | Even in the scorching sun |
| Kattazhagukku yengiduvaar | They pine for your sculpted beauty |
| Male | |
| Daavadikkum pasanga pakkam | Towards those boys who flirt around |
| Yereduthu paakkaadhae | Do not even turn around to look |
| Novadichu em manasa | By causing pain to my heart |
| Thuniya pola thuvaikkaadhae | Do not wash and beat my heart like clothes |
| Naan thaediyae vaaduren dheviyae | I am searching for you and wilting away, my goddess |
| Male | |
| Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae | Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes |
| Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno | Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart? |
| Idhayamae pogudhae kaadhalil vaegudhae | My heart slips away, burning in love |
| Kanavugal kalaiyudhae ninaivugal alaiyudhae | Dreams are shattered, memories wander around |
| Male | |
| Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae | Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes |
| Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno | Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart? |
இதயமே.....போகுதே.....
காதலில்.....வேகுதே......
My heart is slipping away...
It is burning in love...
துணி மேலே காதல் குறியைப்
போட்டு வைத்த மானே
நெஞ்சினிலே குறியைப் போட
மறந்து போனாய் ஏனோ
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
My heart slips away, burning in love
Dreams are shattered, memories wander around
துணி மேலே காதல் குறியைப்
போட்டு வைத்த மானே
நெஞ்சினிலே குறியைப் போட
மறந்து போனாய் ஏனோ
இதயமே போகுதே காதலில் வேகுதே
கனவுகள் கலையுதே நினைவுகள் அலையுதே...
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
துணி மேலே காதல் குறியைப்
போட்டு வைத்த மானே
நெஞ்சினிலே குறியைப் போட
மறந்து போனாய் ஏனோ
Oo....ooo....ooo....hooo.....ooo....hooo...
ஓ.....ஓஒ.....ஓஒ....ஹோ....ஓஒ....ஹோ.....
Boiled in the steaming vat
I am a bleached cloth, my girl
Crisp and perfectly starched
You are the ironed cloth, my girl
When you step down into the river and stand
What a grace it is!
When you pick up clothes to beat and wash them
My heart wilts and collapses
வெள்ளாவியில் வேக வச்ச
வெளுத்த துணி நானு புள்ள
கச்சிதமா கஞ்சி போட்டு
தேச்ச துணி நீதான் புள்ள
ஆத்துக்குள்ளே நீ இறங்கி நிக்கையிலே
ஒரு சொகுசு
துணி எடுத்து துவைக்கிறப்போ
துவண்டு விடும் என் மனசு
Shining like the gold in Kanchipuram silk
Your body glistens
Never losing its color
You are a silk fabric, my dear
I am searching for you and wilting away, my goddess
காஞ்சிபுரம் பட்டில் மின்னும்
பொன்னப் போல உன் மேனி
எப்போதும் சாயம் போகா
சிலுக்கு துணி கண்ணே நீ
நான் தேடியே வாடுறேன் தேவியே......
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
துணி மேலே காதல் குறியைப்
போட்டு வைத்த மானே
நெஞ்சினிலே குறியைப் போட
மறந்து போனாய் ஏனோ
All those bullock cart guys
Will wink at you trying to romance
By the side of the low terrace wall, distracted
They smoke cigarettes
Shameless and unemployed
They indulge in idle talk
Even in the scorching sun
They pine for your sculpted beauty
கட்ட வண்டி பசங்களெல்லாம்
காதலிக்க கண்ணடிப்பார்
மொட்ட சுவர் ஓரத்திலே பேதலிச்சு
தம் அடிப்பார்
வெக்கங்கெட்டு வேலை கெட்டு
வெட்டி பேச்சு பேசிடுவார்
வெட்ட வெய்யில் வேளையிலும்
கட்டழகுக்கு ஏங்கிடுவார்
Towards those boys who flirt around
Do not even turn around to look
By causing pain to my heart
Do not wash and beat my heart like clothes
I am searching for you and wilting away, my goddess
டாவடிக்கும் பசங்க பக்கம்
ஏரெடுத்துப் பாக்காதே
நோவடிச்சு எம் மனச
துணியப் போல துவைக்காதே
நான் தேடியே வாடுறேன் தேவியே......
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
My heart slips away, burning in love
Dreams are shattered, memories wander around
துணி மேலே காதல் குறியைப்
போட்டு வைத்த மானே
நெஞ்சினிலே குறியைப் போட
மறந்து போனாய் ஏனோ
இதயமே போகுதே காதலில் வேகுதே
கனவுகள் கலையுதே நினைவுகள் அலையுதே...
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
துணி மேலே காதல் குறியைப்
போட்டு வைத்த மானே
நெஞ்சினிலே குறியைப் போட
மறந்து போனாய் ஏனோ
Idhayamae… pogudhae…
My heart is slipping away...
Kaadhalil… vaegudhae…
It is burning in love...
Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
Idhayamae pogudhae kaadhalil vaegudhae
My heart slips away, burning in love
Kanavugal kalaiyudhae ninaivugal alaiyudhae
Dreams are shattered, memories wander around
Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
Oo….ooo….ooo….hooo…..ooo….hooo…
Oo....ooo....ooo....hooo.....ooo....hooo...
Vellaaviyil vaega vacha
Boiled in the steaming vat
Velutha thuni naanu pulla
I am a bleached cloth, my girl
Kachidhamaa kanji pottu
Crisp and perfectly starched
Thaecha thuni nee thaan pulla
You are the ironed cloth, my girl
Aathukkullae nee irangi nikkaiyilae
When you step down into the river and stand
Oru sogusu
What a grace it is!
Thuni eduthu thovaikkirappo
When you pick up clothes to beat and wash them
Thuvandu vidum en manasu
My heart wilts and collapses
Kanchipuram pattil minnum
Shining like the gold in Kanchipuram silk
Ponna pola un maeni
Your body glistens
Eppodhumae saayam pogaa
Never losing its color
Silukku thuni kannae nee
You are a silk fabric, my dear
Naan thaediyae vaaduren dheviyae
I am searching for you and wilting away, my goddess
Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
Katta vandi pasangalellaam
All those bullock cart guys
Kaadhalikka kannadippaar
Will wink at you trying to romance
Motta suvar orathilae paedhalichu
By the side of the low terrace wall, distracted
Dhum adippaar
They smoke cigarettes
Vekkangettu velai kettu
Shameless and unemployed
Vetti paechu pesiduvaar
They indulge in idle talk
Vetta veyil velaiyilum
Even in the scorching sun
Kattazhagukku yengiduvaar
They pine for your sculpted beauty
Daavadikkum pasanga pakkam
Towards those boys who flirt around
Yereduthu paakkaadhae
Do not even turn around to look
Novadichu em manasa
By causing pain to my heart
Thuniya pola thuvaikkaadhae
Do not wash and beat my heart like clothes
Naan thaediyae vaaduren dheviyae
I am searching for you and wilting away, my goddess
Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
Idhayamae pogudhae kaadhalil vaegudhae
My heart slips away, burning in love
Kanavugal kalaiyudhae ninaivugal alaiyudhae
Dreams are shattered, memories wander around
Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae
Oh doe-like girl, you marked your love tag on the clothes
Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno
Why did you forget to put a mark on my heart?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Idhayamae Pogudhae from the film Aranmanai Kili (1993) is a soulful yet folk-infused romantic song sung from the perspective of a washerman deeply in love with a young woman. Using the evocative imagery of his daily profession—bleached cloth, starching, steaming vats, and dhobi laundry marks—the protagonist expresses how the heroine has marked her laundry tags on garments but neglected to mark his heart with her love. He lovingly warns her about idle local boys who try to court her and pleads with her not to treat his heart roughly like a piece of cloth being beaten on a washing stone.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Velutha thuni naanu pulla / Thaecha thuni nee thaan pulla”
The protagonist uses laundry elements to metaphorically describe himself and his beloved, calling himself bleached cloth and her ironed cloth.
Simile (Upamai)
“Ponna pola un maeni / Thuniya pola thuvaikkaadhae”
Comparing the girl's skin/body shine to gold interwoven in Kanchipuram silk, and pleading not to beat his heart like washing a cloth.
Anaphora / Refrain
“Thuni melae kaadhal kuriyai pottu vaitha maanae / Nenjinilae kuriyai poda marandhu ponaai yaeno”
Repetition of the central query about marking clothes versus marking the lover's heart to emphasize longing.
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Trivia
Aranmanai Kili (1993) featured iconic music by Ilaiyaraaja and was produced and directed by Rajkiran, who also played the lead. Because the protagonist belongs to the washerman community, lyricist Ponnadiyan creatively used metaphors related to laundry work—such as starching, ironed silk, steaming vats, and laundry ID marks—to articulate romantic longing.
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