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Lyrics & meaning

Malliyapoo Poothirukku

From Thaimel Aanai · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Thaimel Aanai
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
8 Feb 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Lalalalalalala lalalalalalaa
Lalalalalalala lalalalalalaa….aaaa…..
Haei malliyapoo pooththirukku
Adhu mazhaiyila nanainjirukku
Varushamellaam kaaththirukku
Oru vandukku thavamirukku
Malliyapoo pooththirukku
Adhu mazhaiyila nanainjirukku
Varushamellaam kaaththirukku
Oru vandukku thavamirukku
Mazhai vizhuntha neraththula
En maaraappum vizhunthuruchchu
Maaraappu selaikkumaa
Antha masakkai vanthuruchchu
Malliyapoo pooththirukku
Adhu mazhaiyila nanainjirukku
Female :Varushamellaam kaaththirukku
Oru vandukku thavamirukku
Eerachelai osaiyittathu
Yaarai ingae aasaivittathu
Male :Kadhal penmai kattupattathu
Kannil yaedho thattupattathu
Angangae paaraathae
Paarththaalae paththikkum
Male :Naan unnai thottaalae
Naalellaam thiththikkum
Female :Maalai thanthaal saelai sontham
Malliyapoo pooththirukku
Adhu mazhaiyila nanainjirukku
Female :Varushamellaam kaaththirukku
Oru vandukku thavamirukku
Rosappoovil machcham irukku
Raasa paarththaa achcham enakku
Male :Idaiyai paarththaen thangam irukku
Edaithaan paarkka ennam enakku
Mazhai vantha neraththil
Kudaiyaaga vaa mama
Male :Kudai ellaam kaanaathi
Udaiyaaga vendaamaa
Female :Bodhaiyaerum pothum mama
Malliyapoo pooththirukku
Adhu mazhaiyila nanainjirukku
Varushamellaam kaaththirukku
Oru vandukku thavamirukku
Mazhai vizhuntha neraththula
En maaraappum vizhunthuruchchu
Maaraappu selaikkumaa
Antha masakkai vanthuruchchu
Malliyapoo pooththirukku
Adhu mazhaiyila nanainjirukku
Female :Varushamellaam kaaththirukku
Oru vandukku thavamirukku
La la la la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la la la la, la la la la la la... aah...
Hey, the jasmine flower has bloomed
And it is drenched in the rain
It has waited all year long
Deep in penance for a honeybee
The jasmine flower has bloomed
And it is drenched in the rain
It has waited all year long
Deep in penance for a honeybee
Just as the rain began to fall
The pallu of my sari slipped down
Can a sari pallu hold back this feeling?
That dizzy longing has set in
The jasmine flower has bloomed
And it is drenched in the rain
Female: It has waited all year long
Deep in penance for a honeybee
The wet sari rustled
Who could ever escape desire here?
Male: A woman in love has surrendered
Something caught my eyes
Don't gaze here and there
Just a look will catch fire
Male: If I only touch you
The whole day will turn sweet
Female: Give me a wedding garland, and this sari is yours
The jasmine flower has bloomed
And it is drenched in the rain
Female: It has waited all year long
Deep in penance for a honeybee
There is a beauty mark on this rose
If my king looks at it, I feel shy and nervous
Male: I looked at your waist, it is pure gold
Now I just want to weigh you in my arms
Now that the rain has come
Come shelter me like an umbrella, my love
Male: An umbrella won't be enough, girl
Shouldn't I wrap around you like your clothes?
Female: The sweet intoxication is rising, that's enough, my love!
The jasmine flower has bloomed
And it is drenched in the rain
It has waited all year long
Deep in penance for a honeybee
Just as the rain began to fall
The pallu of my sari slipped down
Can a sari pallu hold back this feeling?
That dizzy longing has set in
The jasmine flower has bloomed
And it is drenched in the rain
Female: It has waited all year long
Deep in penance for a honeybee
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Malliyapoo Pooththirukku' from Thaimel Aanai (1988) is a romantic duet featuring SPB and S. Janaki, composed by Chandrabose with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song uses nature imagery, comparing the heroine to a rain-drenched jasmine flower waiting for a honeybee (the hero). Through playful banter, the lovers express their passionate yearning, intimacy, and romantic affection amidst a rain backdrop.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை)

“Malliyapoo pooththirukku... Oru vandukku thavamirukku”

Comparing the heroine to a blooming jasmine ('Malliyapoo') and the hero to a beetle ('Vandu') performing penance to get to it.

Monai / Alliteration (மோனை)

“Malliyapoo pooththirukku / Adhu mazhaiyila nanainjirukku”

Repetition of initial consonants 'Ma' in 'Malliyapoo' and 'Mazhaiyila'.

Edupada (Rhyme) / Iyaibu (இயைபு)

“Varushamellaam kaaththirukku / Oru vandukku thavamirukku”

End rhyming words 'pooththirukku', 'nanainjirukku', 'kaaththirukku', 'thavamirukku'.

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Trivia

The film 'Thaimel Aanai' starred action hero Arjun Sarja and B. Saroja Devi. Music director Chandrabose delivered several popular melodic and folk-fusion hits in late 1980s Tamil cinema, with this track remaining a notable romantic duet from his repertoire.

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