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Lyrics & meaning

Mottu Malaradha

From Neeru Pootha Neruppu · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Shailaja
Music director
Stalin Varadarajan
Movie name
Neeru Pootha Neruppu
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
28 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mottu malaradha thaamara poo adhu
Thottu parikkadhae
Machaan ennai katti pudikkadhae
Kaathu pattaalae podhum
En kattu kolanjidum kitta nerungadhae
Mottu malaradha thaamara poo adhu
Thottu parikkadhae
Anju vayasula aarambicha naanu
Manja thaechu kulichen
Unghala thaan nenjukkullae karaichen
Panjanai poiyilla kannukkulla naanu
Anjana maiya vechen
Appa kooda ungalathaan nenachen
Anju vannam ezhu
Konjum mugathukku anjana mai edhukku
Kulikkavum manja kizhangu edhukku
Adi panjalogam serthu senja sela kooda
Minjalaiyae unakku azhagula minjalaiyae unakku
Katta karuvandu vatta vizhiyalae
Suttu erikkuriyae
Aasaiya thatti ezhuppuriyae
Mana kattuppadu enna vittu ponaa
Adhan kaaranam needhaane
Adi en poorana pon maanae
Mottu malaradha thaamara poo adhu
Thottu parikkadhae
Nandhavanathula jodi paraivainga
Paaduratha kettu
Aasai ennai vattuthunga pottu
Nandhavanathula jodi paraivainga
Paaduratha kettu
Aasai ennai vattuthunga pottu
Sindhaiyilae andha manmadhan seidhidum
Sithu vilaiyattu adhu oru sithu vilaiyattu
Vaatti vadhaikkudhu pottu midhakkudhu
Yethi vacha baaram aasa motham eppodhu theerum
Male :Kotti mulangidum ketti melasatham
Ettu oorum alarum thaaliya naan katta pora neram
Mottu malaradha thaamara poo adhu
Thottu parikkadhae
Machaan ennai katti pudikkadhae
Male :Mana kattu paadu enna vittu ponaa
Adhan kaaranam needhaanae
Adi en poorana pon maanae
Mottu malaradha thaamara poo adhu
Thottu parikkadhae
It is a lotus flower that hasn't bloomed yet,
Don't touch and pluck it.
My love, don't hold me tight.
Even a touch of the breeze is enough,
My self-control will shatter, so don't come near!
It is a lotus flower that hasn't bloomed yet,
Don't touch and pluck it.
Ever since I was five years old,
I bathed with turmeric on my skin,
And dissolved thoughts of you deep in my heart.
Lying on my bed, it is the truth,
When I put kohl in my eyes,
Even then, I thought only of you.
Glowing in five and seven shades,
Why does your sweet face even need kohl?
Why do you need turmeric when you bathe?
Even a statue made of five sacred metals
Cannot match you, cannot surpass your beauty!
With round eyes like jet-black beetles,
You scorch and burn me,
And stir awake my desires!
If my self-control slips away from me,
You alone are the reason,
Oh, my perfect golden deer!
It is a lotus flower that hasn't bloomed yet,
Don't touch and pluck it.
In the garden, when a pair of birds
Sing their songs,
Desire stirs and torments me.
In the garden, when a pair of birds
Sing their songs,
Desire stirs and torments me.
In my thoughts, the playful game
That Manmadhan (the god of love) plays, it is such a trick!
It torments and crushes me underfoot,
When will this heavy burden of desire finally find relief?
When the wedding drums beat loud and strong,
Ringing through eight towns, as I tie the wedding knot!
It is a lotus flower that hasn't bloomed yet,
Don't touch and pluck it.
My love, don't hold me tight.
If my self-control slips away from me,
You alone are the reason,
Oh, my perfect golden deer!
It is a lotus flower that hasn't bloomed yet,
Don't touch and pluck it.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Mottu Malaradha Thaamara Poo from the movie Neeru Pootha Neruppu (1983) is a playful and deeply expressive romantic duet. The heroine metaphorically describes herself as an unbloomed lotus bud, urging her lover to hold back his passionate advances until their marriage. She confesses that she has cherished thoughts of him since her childhood, while the hero shower praise on her natural beauty, declaring that even a sculpture made of five sacred metals cannot match her grace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Mottu malaradha thaamara poo adhu”

The line compares the young heroine's purity and unblemished youth to an unbloomed lotus bud.

Hyperbole (Athyukthi)

“Adi panjalogam serthu senja sela kooda minjalaiyae unakku”

Exaggerates the heroine's beauty by claiming even a grand statue made of panchaloha (five sacred metals) cannot surpass her natural charm.

Metaphor

“Katta karuvandu vatta vizhiyalae”

Compares her dark, round eyes to black beetles, emphasizing her striking gaze.

Alliteration (Monai)

“Mana kattuppadu enna vittu ponaa”

Repetition of consonant sounds across words enhancing the lyrical rhythm.

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Trivia

Composed by Stalin Varadarajan with lyrics by Vaali, this duet brings together the unique vocal pair of Malaysia Vasudevan and S. P. Shailaja. Vaali masterfully incorporates folk imagery like turmeric baths, panchaloha idols, and lotus buds to ground the intense romantic mood in authentic Tamil cultural aesthetics.

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