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Lyrics & meaning

Izuthu Potheena

From Honest Raj · 1994

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, Swarnalatha
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Honest Raj
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
13 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Izhuththu porththina
Padukka viduvena
Edhukku irukkura
Enakku purushana
Maama oh maama
Myna un mynaa
Kooda en kooda
Vaayaa vaayaa seeraada
Izhuththu porththina
Padukka viduvena
Edhukku irukkura
Enakku purushana
Ponnu nenachaa
Nenachaaa
Senju mudippaa mudippaaa
Thottu pudippa pudippaa
Thittamittu thorkadippaa
Yethuren soodu
Unai maathuren paaru
Ippo unna pogavitta
Appuram naan vaadanum
Eththanai naal aayiruchi
Othuzhaichu koodanum
Thottam poonthottam
Thedum neerottam
En maama maama nee thaanae
Izhuththu porththina
Padukka viduvena
Edhukku irukkura
Enakku purushana
Maama oh maama
Myna un mynaa
Kooda en kooda
Vaayaa vaayaa seeraada
Izhuththu porththina
Padukka viduvena
Edhukku irukkura
Enakku purushana
Vittu pudichaa
Pudichaa
Mettu padicha padichaa
Mella thudicha thudichaa
Therkku pakkam kaaththadichaa
Paanjidum paaru
Indha paandiyan thaeru
Patta pagal nee irunthaa
Natta nadu raaththiri
Konjam idam naan koduththaa
Minjum indha poochedi
Mogam en mogam
Meerum inneram
En yekkam theerkka vaamma vaa
Izhuththu porththina
Padukka mudiyala
Idhukku mela naan
Adakka vazhi illa
Myna oh myna
Maama un maama
Kooda en kooda
Vaamma vaamma seeraada
Izhuththu porththina
Padukka mudiyala
Idhukku mela naan
Adakka vazhi illa
Haan haa….
If you pull the blanket and cover yourself up,
Do you think I'll let you sleep?
What are you here for,
If not to be my husband?
Mama, oh my man,
I am your myna bird,
Come close to me,
Come on, let us cuddle!
If you pull the blanket and cover yourself up,
Do you think I'll let you sleep?
What are you here for,
If not to be my husband?
If a woman sets her mind to it,
Sets her mind...
She will get it done, get it done!
She will catch hold of you, hold you!
She will plan it out and win over you!
I am turning up the heat,
Watch me change your mood!
If I let you go now,
I will be left to pine away later.
It has been so many days,
You must cooperate and join me!
Like a garden of flowers
Searching for a flowing stream,
Aren't you that stream, my man?
If you pull the blanket and cover yourself up,
Do you think I'll let you sleep?
What are you here for,
If not to be my husband?
Mama, oh my man,
I am your myna bird,
Come close to me,
Come on, let us cuddle!
If you pull the blanket and cover yourself up,
Do you think I'll let you sleep?
What are you here for,
If not to be my husband?
If you tease and yield,
Tease and yield,
If you hum a melody, hum a melody,
If your heart flutters gently, flutters gently,
And the southern breeze blows,
Watch it race forward,
This strong chariot of a man!
Even in broad daylight with you around,
It turns into the dead of night.
If I give in just a little,
This flower plant will take over completely!
Passion, my passionate desire,
Is overflowing at this hour!
Come to quench my longing, come my girl!
Even if I pull the blanket and cover up,
I cannot fall asleep!
Any more than this,
I have no way to hold myself back!
Myna, oh my myna bird,
Your man is right here,
Come close to me,
Come on, let us cuddle!
Even if I pull the blanket and cover up,
I cannot fall asleep!
Any more than this,
I have no way to hold myself back!
Haan haa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Izhuththu Porththina from the 1994 film Honest Raj is a playful and intimate duet between a wife and her husband. The wife playfully chides her husband for trying to sleep under a blanket, teasingly questioning his role as her spouse if he ignores her affection. She uses poetic imagery of blooming gardens seeking water to express her passionate longing and playfulness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Emonai & Ethirai)

Thottu pudippa pudippaa

Matching dynamic line endings and rhyming structures create a playful cadence across stanzas.

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Thottam poonthottam / Thedum neerottam

The wife compares her heart to a flower garden seeking a stream of water, symbolising her yearning for love.

Repetition (Anaphora / Erattai Kilavi)

Vaayaa vaayaa seeraada

Repetition of words like 'vaayaa vaayaa' accentuates the rhythmic beat and urgency of romance.

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Trivia

Honest Raj (1994) starred Vijayakanth and Gautami. The soundtrack was composed by Deva with lyrics penned by legendary lyricist Vaali, who infused the track with lively folk rhythm and sensual wordplay.

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