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Lyrics & meaning

Malare Oru Varthai

From Poomagal Oorvalam · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Hariharan, Chithra, Sujatha
Music director
Siva
Movie name
Poomagal Oorvalam
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
11 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Malarae oru vaarthai pesu
Ippadikku poongaartu
Malarae oru vaarthai pesu
Ippadikku poongaartu
Kaatru vanthu kaadhu kadithum
Innum enna mounamo
Modhi vanthu muthamittal
Mounam theerumo…
Achcham thaan un aadaiyo
Vetkkam thaan mundhaanaiyo
Mounam thaan un veliyo
Sempoovae vaa vaa vaa vaa
Vizhiyae oru varthaiyaanal
Mozhi enbathu vendamae
Vaarthaiyaadi paartha pothu
Kaadhal varavillai
Kaadhal vanthu serntha pothu
Vaarthai varavillai
Nangu kangal pesum pothu
Thaai mozhikku idamillai
Mounam paadum paadal polae
Manathukku sugamillai
Malargalai eripathu muraiyillai
Mounathai udaipathu sariyillai
Mounathin osaigal kelamal
Vaarthaigal purivathu ezhithillai
Kannil aasai thudikkuthae
Anbae anbae
Nenju pidikithu mullai veliyil sollavillai
Vetkka padatha pookkalum
Vandugal thodathadi
Mutham tharamal vetkkam
Sayam pogathadi
Malarae oru vaarthai pesu
Ippadikku poongaartu
Pennidathil ullathellam
Pennukku theriyaathu
Orr aanin kaigal theendu mattum
Avasiyam puriyaathu
Kaadhal mangai sonna vaarthai
Kavithaiyil kidaiyaathu
Ada kaadhalikkum aatkkal polae
Kavinjargal kidaiyaathu
Iravilae thaamarai malaraathu
Pagalilae alliyum avizhaathu
Idhayappoo eppothu malarum endru
Ithuvarai sonnavar kidaiyaathu
Ye raajamohini ramba ramba
Un edaikku edai thangam
Tharathudikkum nenjam
Kaigal thodamal kangalal
Nenjai pandhaadinaai
Ratham varamaal paarvaiyaal
Ennai thundaainaai
Malarae oru vaarthai pesu
Ippadikku poongaartu
Malarae oru vaarthai pesu
Ippadikku poongaartu
Kaatru vanthu kaadhu kadithum
Innum enna mounamo
Modhi vanthu muthamittal
Mounam theerumo…
Achcham thaan un aadaiyo
Vetkkam thaan mundhaanaiyo
Mounam thaan un veliyo
Sempoovae vaa vaa vaa vaa
Malarae oru vaarthai pesu
Ippadikku poongaartu
Flower, speak just a word,
Yours truly, the gentle breeze.
Flower, speak just a word,
Yours truly, the gentle breeze.
Even when the breeze playfully nips your ear,
Why are you still silent?
If it rushes in and kisses you,
Will your silence end?
Is fear your dress?
Is shyness your sari drape?
Is silence your fence?
Red flower, come, come, come, come!
If the eyes become a word,
There is no need for language.
When we tried talking with words,
Love did not arrive.
When love finally arrived,
Words did not come.
When four eyes speak,
There is no room even for a mother tongue.
Like the song that silence sings,
Nothing brings such sweet comfort to the heart.
It is not right to burn flowers.
It is not right to break the silence.
Without hearing the sounds of silence,
It is not easy to understand words.
Desire is fluttering in your eyes,
My love, my love!
The jasmine loves you in her heart, but hasn't said it aloud.
Flowers that do not feel shy,
Bees will never touch, my girl.
Without giving a kiss, the color of shyness
Will never fade away, my girl.
Flower, speak just a word,
Yours truly, the gentle breeze.
Everything that lies within a woman,
A woman herself does not know.
Until a man's hands touch her,
She will not understand what she needs.
The words spoken by a girl in love
Cannot be found in any poem.
Ah, like people who are in love,
Poets can never be.
A lotus does not bloom at night.
A water lily does not open in the daytime.
When the flower of the heart will blossom,
No one so far has ever told.
Hey Rajamohini (enchantress), Ramba Ramba!
Equal to your weight in gold,
My heart yearns to give you.
Without touching with hands, with your eyes
You tossed my heart around like a ball.
Without drawing any blood, with a glance
You sliced me into pieces.
Flower, speak just a word,
Yours truly, the gentle breeze.
Flower, speak just a word,
Yours truly, the gentle breeze.
Even when the breeze playfully nips your ear,
Why are you still silent?
If it rushes in and kisses you,
Will your silence end?
Is fear your dress?
Is shyness your sari drape?
Is silence your fence?
Red flower, come, come, come, come!
Flower, speak just a word,
Yours truly, the gentle breeze.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet explores the delicate dialogue between two lovers through the poetic metaphor of a gentle breeze pleading with a silent flower. The male protagonist compares his beloved to a bloom shrouded in silence, asking if her quiet reserve is woven from fear, shyness, and boundaries. In response, the dialogue shifts to the profundity of silent communication, arguing that true love needs no spoken language—when eyes meet, even mother tongues become redundant.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification (Uruvagam / Maanidamayamaakkal)

“Malarae oru vaarthai pesu / Ippadikku poongaartu”

The lover personifies himself as the gentle breeze ('Poongaartu') writing a letter to his beloved who is personified as a silent flower ('Malarae').

Metaphor (Uruvam)

“Achcham thaan un aadaiyo / Vetkkam thaan mundhaanaiyo”

Emotions and modesty are mapped onto physical attire, portraying fear as clothing and shyness as a veil.

Paradox / Antithesis (Muraan)

“Iravilae thaamarai malaraathu / Pagalilae alliyum avizhaathu”

Contrasts natural floral cycles (lotus blooming in daylight, lily blooming at night) with the unpredictable nature of the human heart's blooming.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

“Ratham varamaal paarvaiyaal / Ennai thundaainaai”

Exaggerates the impact of a romantic glance, stating that a mere look tore the lover to pieces without shedding any blood.

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Trivia

Composed by Deva for the 1999 Tamil film 'Poomagal Oorvalam', this popular track was sung by Hariharan and Sujatha Mohan. Lyricist Vairamuthu creatively uses epistolary ending format ('Ippadikku' meaning 'Yours faithfully/truly') inside the refrain of a romantic song.

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