Mercury Poove
From Pudhiya Geethai · 2003
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Nidheesh Gopalan, Bhavatharani
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Pudhiya Geethai2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| En jannal vantha kaatrai keten | I asked the wind that came to my window |
| En kannil kanda poovai keten | I asked the flower I saw with my eyes |
| Kaadhal vanthadhum endhan swaasamum | Why does my own breath, once love arrived, |
| Ennai kolvathu yen | Kill me like this? |
| Male | |
| …………………………………… | |
| Male | |
| { Naan kangalaalae paarthen unnai | { I looked at you with my eyes |
| Nee mesmerisam seithaai ennai } (2) | You hypnotized me } (2) |
| Male | |
| Indha kaadhal adhu manasil varumae | This love comes into the heart |
| Adhu vanthu seiyum valigalum sugamae | And even the pain it brings feels blissful |
| Kaadhal vanthadhum kaatrin | When love arrives, on the wind's |
| Neeril kaalgal sendridumae | Water, my feet drift along |
| Male | |
| { Mercury poovae mercury poovae | { Oh mercury flower, mercury flower |
| Kannaalae paarthu ennai kondraai } (2) | You killed me just by looking with your eyes } (2) |
| Male | |
| { Ada endrum indha kaadhal magizhchi | { Ah, this love is eternal joy |
| Iru siragugal vanthathaai unarchi } (2) | A feeling as though two wings have grown } (2) |
| Male | |
| Indha kaadhalum vanthathenna enakum | Why has this love come to me too? |
| Oru theeyum sutu sutu inikum | Even a fire feels sweet as it burns |
| Kudhugalikum aasaiyodu nenjam thulliyadhae | My heart leapt with ecstatic desire |
| Male | |
| { Mercury poovae mercury poovae | { Oh mercury flower, mercury flower |
| Kannaalae paarthu ennai kondraai } (2) | You killed me just by looking with your eyes } (2) |
| Male | |
| …………………………………… | |
| Female | |
| Kavidhaigal vaasika | To read poems, |
| Anbae anbae undhan kangal kodu | My love, my love, give me your eyes |
| Kaatrai naan swaasika | For me to breathe air, |
| Anbae anbae konjam kaadhal kodu | My love, my love, give a little love |
| Female | |
| Sooriyan ennai sudugindrathu | The sun burns me, |
| Unadhu ullangai eeram kodu | Give me the moisture of your palm |
| Kulirilae ratham uraigindrathu | My blood freezes in the cold, |
| Unadhu idhayathin vepam kodu | Give me the warmth of your heart |
| Male | |
| { Yen sudavillai sooriyan ennai | { Why didn't the sun burn me? |
| Yen sutravillai boomiyum unnai } (2) | Why didn't the earth revolve around you? } (2) |
| Male | |
| Ada kuthavillai mutkal ingae | Ah, the thorns here did not prick |
| Idhu yen endru keten anbae | I asked why this was so, my love |
| Kaadhal endru thaan kaatrum | It is love, indeed, that both the wind |
| Poovum sernthu solgiradhae | And the flower join together to tell me |
| Male | |
| { Mercury poovae mercury poovae | { Oh mercury flower, mercury flower |
| Kannaalae paarthu ennai kondraai } (2) | You killed me just by looking with your eyes } (2) |
| Female | |
| …………………………………. | |
என் ஜன்னல்
வந்த காற்றை கேட்டேன்
என் கண்ணில் கண்ட
பூவை கேட்டேன் காதல்
வந்ததும் எந்தன் சுவாசமும்
என்னைக் கொல்வது ஏன்
I asked the wind that came to my window
I asked the flower I saw with my eyes
Why does my own breath, once love arrived,
Kill me like this?
.........................
{ நான் கண்களாலே
பார்த்தேன் உன்னை நீ
மெஸ்மெரிஸ்ம் செய்தாய்
என்னை } (2)
{ I looked at you with my eyes
You hypnotized me } (2)
இந்த காதல்
அது மனசில் வருமே
அது வந்து செய்யும்
வலிகளும் சுகமே
காதல் வந்ததும் காற்றின்
நீரில் கால்கள் சென்றிடுமே
This love comes into the heart
And even the pain it brings feels blissful
When love arrives, on the wind's
Water, my feet drift along
{ மெர்குரி பூவே
மெர்குரி பூவே கண்ணாலே
பார்த்து என்னைக் கொன்றாய் } (2)
{ Oh mercury flower, mercury flower
You killed me just by looking with your eyes } (2)
{ அட என்றும்
இந்த காதல் மகிழ்ச்சி
இரு சிறகுகள் வந்ததாய்
உணர்ச்சி } (2)
{ Ah, this love is eternal joy
A feeling as though two wings have grown } (2)
இந்த காதலும்
வந்ததென்ன எனக்கும்
ஒரு தீயும் சுட்டு சுட்டு
இனிக்கும் குதுகளிக்கும்
ஆசையோடு நெஞ்சம்
துள்ளியதே
Why has this love come to me too?
Even a fire feels sweet as it burns
My heart leapt with ecstatic desire
{ மெர்குரி பூவே
மெர்குரி பூவே கண்ணாலே
பார்த்து என்னைக் கொன்றாய் } (2)
{ Oh mercury flower, mercury flower
You killed me just by looking with your eyes } (2)
.....................
கவிதைகள் வாசிக்க
அன்பே அன்பே உந்தன் கண்கள்
கொடு காற்றை நான் சுவாசிக்க
அன்பே அன்பே கொஞ்சம் காதல்
கொடு
To read poems,
My love, my love, give me your eyes
For me to breathe air,
My love, my love, give a little love
சூரியன் என்னை
சுடுகின்றது உனது உள்ளங்கை
ஈரம் கொடு குளிரிலே ரத்தம்
உறைகின்றது உனது இதயத்தின்
வெப்பம் கொடு
The sun burns me,
Give me the moisture of your palm
My blood freezes in the cold,
Give me the warmth of your heart
{ ஏன் சுடவில்லை
சூரியன் என்னை ஏன்
சுற்றவில்லை பூமியும்
உன்னை } (2)
{ Why didn't the sun burn me?
Why didn't the earth revolve around you? } (2)
அட குத்தவில்லை
முட்கள் இங்கே இது ஏன்
என்று கேட்டேன் அன்பே
காதல் என்று தான் காற்றும்
பூவும் சேர்ந்து சொல்கிறதே
Ah, the thorns here did not prick
I asked why this was so, my love
It is love, indeed, that both the wind
And the flower join together to tell me
{ மெர்குரி பூவே
மெர்குரி பூவே கண்ணாலே
பார்த்து என்னைக் கொன்றாய் } (2)
{ Oh mercury flower, mercury flower
You killed me just by looking with your eyes } (2)
.....................
En jannal vantha kaatrai keten
I asked the wind that came to my window
En kannil kanda poovai keten
I asked the flower I saw with my eyes
Kaadhal vanthadhum endhan swaasamum
Why does my own breath, once love arrived,
Ennai kolvathu yen
Kill me like this?
……………………………………
{ Naan kangalaalae paarthen unnai
{ I looked at you with my eyes
Nee mesmerisam seithaai ennai } (2)
You hypnotized me } (2)
Indha kaadhal adhu manasil varumae
This love comes into the heart
Adhu vanthu seiyum valigalum sugamae
And even the pain it brings feels blissful
Kaadhal vanthadhum kaatrin
When love arrives, on the wind's
Neeril kaalgal sendridumae
Water, my feet drift along
{ Mercury poovae mercury poovae
{ Oh mercury flower, mercury flower
Kannaalae paarthu ennai kondraai } (2)
You killed me just by looking with your eyes } (2)
{ Ada endrum indha kaadhal magizhchi
{ Ah, this love is eternal joy
Iru siragugal vanthathaai unarchi } (2)
A feeling as though two wings have grown } (2)
Indha kaadhalum vanthathenna enakum
Why has this love come to me too?
Oru theeyum sutu sutu inikum
Even a fire feels sweet as it burns
Kudhugalikum aasaiyodu nenjam thulliyadhae
My heart leapt with ecstatic desire
{ Mercury poovae mercury poovae
{ Oh mercury flower, mercury flower
Kannaalae paarthu ennai kondraai } (2)
You killed me just by looking with your eyes } (2)
……………………………………
Kavidhaigal vaasika
To read poems,
Anbae anbae undhan kangal kodu
My love, my love, give me your eyes
Kaatrai naan swaasika
For me to breathe air,
Anbae anbae konjam kaadhal kodu
My love, my love, give a little love
Sooriyan ennai sudugindrathu
The sun burns me,
Unadhu ullangai eeram kodu
Give me the moisture of your palm
Kulirilae ratham uraigindrathu
My blood freezes in the cold,
Unadhu idhayathin vepam kodu
Give me the warmth of your heart
{ Yen sudavillai sooriyan ennai
{ Why didn't the sun burn me?
Yen sutravillai boomiyum unnai } (2)
Why didn't the earth revolve around you? } (2)
Ada kuthavillai mutkal ingae
Ah, the thorns here did not prick
Idhu yen endru keten anbae
I asked why this was so, my love
Kaadhal endru thaan kaatrum
It is love, indeed, that both the wind
Poovum sernthu solgiradhae
And the flower join together to tell me
{ Mercury poovae mercury poovae
{ Oh mercury flower, mercury flower
Kannaalae paarthu ennai kondraai } (2)
You killed me just by looking with your eyes } (2)
………………………………….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Mercury Poovae' from the 2003 movie Pudhiya Geethai is an expressive romantic track celebrating the overwhelming sensation of falling in love. The song portrays how love transforms the protagonist's world, turning physical pain into sweet sensation and making ordinary moments feel magical and weightless.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“{ Mercury poovae mercury poovae”
Addressing the beloved as 'Mercury poovae' compares her delicate beauty and elusive, shining charm to a flower made of liquid mercury.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Oru theeyum sutu sutu inikum”
'Oru theeyum sutu sutu inikum' presents the paradoxical idea of a burning fire giving a sweet feeling, expressing the blissful agony of love.
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Edhugai)
“Kavidhaigal vaasika / Kaatrai naan swaasika”
The lines 'Kavidhaigal vaasika' and 'Kaatrai naan swaasika' utilize rhyming second syllables (vi/tra) and matching sentence structures.
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Trivia
Pudhiya Geethai (2003) stars Vijay and Meera Jasmine. The musical score for the film was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with lyrics penned by Pa. Vijay.
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