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Lyrics & meaning

Mercury Poove

From Pudhiya Geethai · 2003

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Nidheesh Gopalan, Bhavatharani
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Pudhiya Geethai
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
21 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En jannal vantha kaatrai keten
En kannil kanda poovai keten
Kaadhal vanthadhum endhan swaasamum
Ennai kolvathu yen
……………………………………
{ Naan kangalaalae paarthen unnai
Nee mesmerisam seithaai ennai } (2)
Indha kaadhal adhu manasil varumae
Adhu vanthu seiyum valigalum sugamae
Kaadhal vanthadhum kaatrin
Neeril kaalgal sendridumae
{ Mercury poovae mercury poovae
Kannaalae paarthu ennai kondraai } (2)
{ Ada endrum indha kaadhal magizhchi
Iru siragugal vanthathaai unarchi } (2)
Indha kaadhalum vanthathenna enakum
Oru theeyum sutu sutu inikum
Kudhugalikum aasaiyodu nenjam thulliyadhae
{ Mercury poovae mercury poovae
Kannaalae paarthu ennai kondraai } (2)
……………………………………
Kavidhaigal vaasika
Anbae anbae undhan kangal kodu
Kaatrai naan swaasika
Anbae anbae konjam kaadhal kodu
Sooriyan ennai sudugindrathu
Unadhu ullangai eeram kodu
Kulirilae ratham uraigindrathu
Unadhu idhayathin vepam kodu
{ Yen sudavillai sooriyan ennai
Yen sutravillai boomiyum unnai } (2)
Ada kuthavillai mutkal ingae
Idhu yen endru keten anbae
Kaadhal endru thaan kaatrum
Poovum sernthu solgiradhae
{ Mercury poovae mercury poovae
Kannaalae paarthu ennai kondraai } (2)
………………………………….
I asked the breeze that came to my window,
I asked the flower my eyes beheld,
Why does even my own breath,
Kill me so, once love arrives?
...
I looked at you with my eyes,
And you cast a spell of mesmerism on me.
When this love enters the heart,
Even the pains it brings feel delightful.
Once love arrives, one's feet seem to walk
Upon the misty streams of the wind.
Oh mercury flower, oh mercury flower,
You killed me with just a glance of your eyes.
Ah, this love is everlasting joy,
A feeling as if a pair of wings has sprouted.
Why did this love come to me as well?
Even a fire burns with a soothing sweetness.
My heart leaped with joyous desire.
Oh mercury flower, oh mercury flower,
You killed me with just a glance of your eyes.
...
To read poetry,
My love, my love, give me your eyes.
To breathe the air,
My love, my love, give me a little love.
The sun is burning me,
Give me the softness of your palm.
My blood is freezing in the cold,
Give me the warmth of your heart.
Why didn't the sun scorch me?
Why didn't the earth spin around you?
Ah, the thorns here did not prick me,
I asked why this was so, my love.
Both the wind and the flower
Spoke together and said it is love.
Oh mercury flower, oh mercury flower,
You killed me with just a glance of your eyes.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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