- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- Nithyashree Mahadevan, M. S. Rajeswari
- Music director
- T. K. Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Ival Oru Pournami
- Movie release year
- 1987
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Kalidasanin kavithai naaagam
Kalainthu ponathenna
Kadhal devathai kanavu maaligai
Idinthu ponathenna
Sagunthalai sariththiram edhuvarai thodarnthidum
Kadhal vaanilae vantha pournami
Seitha paavamenna
Vizhiyil mazhaiyaa manathil puyalaa
Kaalam muzhukkavum aadi pozhaippathu
Vithiyaa sol mama
Aasai kanave poithaanaa
Adi aasai engu theerum dhenam
Aadi pizhaikka vendum oho
Aasai engu theerum dhenam
Aadi pizhaikka vendum
Ho hoi….ho hoi….ho hoi…..
Hoiiiiiiiyaa….
Iru pakkam thoondil vidhi vanthu podum
Thudikkindra meenaai oru nenjam vaadum
Kaamaiyai paarththaal kadhalum illai
Kadhalai paarththaal kadamaiyum illai
Poraadum ullam yaarodu sellum
Ennenna theerppo kaalangal sollum
Kadhal vaanilae vantha pournami
Seitha paavamenna
Edhuthaan vazhiyo idhuthaan vidhiyo…
Ooru nadungidum neram nerungaiyil
Paanaiyum rendaachchu ottai paanai odainjaachu
Nadu saama neramachchu adhanaal thaalam maaripochu
Oho nadu saama neramachchu adhanaal thaalam maaripochu
Ho hoi….ho hoi….ho hoi…..
Hoiiiiiiiyaa….
Puyal kondu poga poocharam vaiththaen
Aayiram kaalam naaningu paarththaen
Vidukadhai polae aanathu vaazhkkai
Porulariyaamal ezhuthiya vaarththai
Vedhanai ennum siraiyinil vaazhnthaen
Vidhiyidam indru viduthalai kettaen
Kadhal vaanilae vantha pournami
Seitha paavamenna
Iravil pozhiyum paniyum eriyum
Adikkira kaaththila arumbugal saainthida
Aandavan padaiththaanaa intha avasaram sarithaanaa
Adhu kaalam pora vegam idhil yaarai nonthu laabam
Oho kaalam pora vegam idhil yaarai nonthu laabam
Ho hoi….ho hoi….ho hoi…..
Hoiiiiiiiyaa….
Vaanilulla meenukendru thoondilittaan
Thoondil thannil thaanae maattikondaan
Aththippookkal pookkumendru kaaththirunthaan
Aasai kondu naalum kaaththirunthaan
Poovum illai vaasam illai
Aasai theerum naalum illai
Kadhal ennum padhai engu pogiratho
Kaalgal rendum engu sendru saernthidumo
Kadhal vaanilae vantha pournami
Seitha paavamenna
Edhuvum nijamo kanavum sugamo
Nenaichchathu nadakkala vedhachchathu molaikkala
Mayakka nenjukkullae idhukku marunthu enna pulla
Idhukku marunthu yaedhumilla unnoda mananthaan sariyilla
Adiyae marunthu yaedhumilla unnoda mananthaan sariyilla
Ho hoi….ho hoi….ho hoi…..
Hoiiiiiiiyaa….
Nangu nenjilum
Kangal yaavilum vantha sogamenna
Endru yaengidum anbu nenjamae
Konda paasam enna
Dheepam yaettravim paadhai kaattavum
Thudikkum ullamenna…ae….ae….
Naalai enbathae nanmaiyaagavae
Aaga vendum ingae
Vidiyum pozhuthe mudivum unathae
Naaloru medaiyil aadidum vaazhkkaiyil
Mudivu enna mama konjam puriya sollalaamaa
Adi naalaikendha ooro intha vaazhvukkenna pero
Naalaikendha ooro intha vaazhvukkenna pero
Naalaikendha ooro intha vaazhvukkenna pero
Naalaikendha ooro intha vaazhvukkenna pero
Naalaikendha ooro intha vaazhvukkenna pero….
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Why did Kalidasa's poetic play
fall apart and fade away?
Why did the dream palace of the goddess of love
crumble to the ground?
How long will Shakuntala's story continue?
The full moon that rose in the sky of love,
what sin did she commit?
Is it rain in the eyes, or a storm in the heart?
To dance for a living our whole life long—
is that our fate? Tell me, uncle.
Are cherished dreams all just a lie?
Hey girl, when will desires ever end? Every day,
we must dance to survive, oho!
When will desires ever end? Every day,
we must dance to survive.
Ho hoy... ho hoy... ho hoy...
Hoyya...
Fate comes and casts its hooks on both sides,
and like a writhing fish, a heart suffers.
If you look at duty, there is no place for love,
and if you look at love, there is no place for duty.
Whom will this struggling heart follow?
Whatever the verdicts may be, time will tell.
The full moon that rose in the sky of love,
what sin did she commit?
Which is the way out? Is this just fate?...
As the hour that makes the whole town tremble draws near,
the pot split in two, the cracked pot shattered!
Midnight has arrived, and so the rhythm has changed!
Oho, midnight has arrived, and so the rhythm has changed!
Ho hoy... ho hoy... ho hoy...
Hoyya...
I wore a string of flowers, only for the storm to carry it away.
I have witnessed this for a thousand ages.
Life has turned into a riddle,
like words written without knowing their meaning.
I lived in a prison called sorrow;
today, I asked fate for my freedom.
The full moon that rose in the sky of love,
what sin did she commit?
Even the dew that falls in the night burns like fire.
Just for tender buds to bend and fall in the raging wind,
did God create them? Is this haste of His fair?
That is just the speed of time; who can be blamed for it?
Oho, that is just the speed of time; who can be blamed for it?
Ho hoy... ho hoy... ho hoy...
Hoyya...
He cast a line for the star in the sky,
only to get caught on his own hook.
He waited, hoping the fig tree would bloom,
full of longing, he waited day after day.
There is no flower, there is no fragrance,
and no day in sight when desire will end.
Where does this path called love lead?
Where will these two wandering feet finally reach?
The full moon that rose in the sky of love,
what sin did she commit?
Is anything real? Can a dream bring happiness?
What was hoped for didn't happen, what was sown didn't sprout.
In this dizzy heart, what is the cure for this, girl?
There is no cure for this; it is your mind that is troubled.
Hey girl, there is no cure; it is your mind that is troubled.
Ho hoy... ho hoy... ho hoy...
Hoyya...
Deep within the heart,
why has sorrow filled every eye?
O loving heart that longs so deeply,
what is this affection you hold?
To light a lamp and show the path,
what is this eager heart that yearns? Eh... eh...
May tomorrow itself turn out
to be for the best here.
With the dawn comes your own decision.
In this life of dancing on a new stage each day,
what is the ending, uncle? Can you explain it to me?
Girl, which town will we be in tomorrow? What name can this life have?
Which town will we be in tomorrow? What name can this life have?
Which town will we be in tomorrow? What name can this life have?
Which town will we be in tomorrow? What name can this life have?
Which town will we be in tomorrow? What name can this life have?...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from 'Ival Oru Pournami' (1987) expresses deep existential dread, heartbreak, and the plight of street performers or dancers whose lives are bound to the stage while suffering internal torment. The lyricist Pulamaipithan draws parallels between tragic classical tales—such as Kalidasa's Shakuntala—and the protagonist's own broken dreams, questioning why love and destiny constantly subject innocent hearts to suffering like fish caught on a hook.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Thudikkindra meenaai oru nenjam vaadum”
Comparing the struggling heart to a thrashing fish caught on a hook.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kadhal vaanilae vantha pournami / Vedhanai ennum siraiyinil vaazhnthaen”
Comparing the full moon to love in the sky, and life to a riddle or a prison of agony.
Edhugai (Monorep/Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kalidasanin kavithai naaagam / Kalainthu ponathenna”
Rhyming of second letters across adjacent lines for rhythmic flow (e.g., Kalidasanin / Kalainthu; Kadhal / Idinthu).
Did you know?
Trivia
Music scored by T. K. Ramamoorthy, the legendary composer who was half of the acclaimed Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy duo, making his rare solo composition soundtrack in the late 1980s.
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