Mudhal Murai
From Neethaane En Ponvasantham · 2012
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Sunidhi Chauhan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Neethaane En Ponvasantham2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mudhal murai paartha nyabagam | Memory of seeing each other for the first time |
| Uyirinil thanthu pogiraai | You impart it to my soul and depart |
| Ithayathil yeno orr baaram | Why is there a strange heaviness in my heart? |
| Mazhai varum maalai neraththil | During rainy evening hours |
| Manathinil vanthu pogiraai | You come and go in my mind |
| Vizhiyinil enno orr eeram | Why is there moisture in my eyes? |
| Female | |
| Sila neram maayam seithaai | Sometimes you worked magic |
| Sila neram kaayam seithaai | Sometimes you inflicted wounds |
| Madi meethu thoonga vaithaai | You made me sleep on your lap |
| Maru naalil aenga vaithaai | The next day, you made me yearn for you |
| Veyila mazhaiya valiya sugama ethu nee.. | Are you sunlight, rain, pain, or pleasure? What are you? |
| Neethaane en ponvasantham | You alone are my golden spring |
| Neethaane en ponvasantham | You alone are my golden spring |
| Ponvasantham pon vasantham | Golden spring, golden spring |
| Female | |
| Mudhal murai paartha nyabagam | Memory of seeing each other for the first time |
| Uyirinil thanthu pogiraai | You impart it to my soul and depart |
| Ithayathil yeno orr baaram | Why is there a strange heaviness in my heart? |
| Mazhai varum maalai neraththil | During rainy evening hours |
| Manathinil vanthu pogiraai | You come and go in my mind |
| Vizhiyinil enno orr eeram | Why is there moisture in my eyes? |
| Female | |
| Neenthi varum nilavinilae | In the moon swimming across the sky |
| Orr aayiram nyabagangal | A thousand memories arise |
| Neenda nedum kanaavinilae | In a long, sprawling dream |
| Nooraayiram thee alaigal | A hundred thousand waves of fire emerge |
| Nenjemenum vinaakkalukkul | Within the questions inside the heart |
| En bathil enna pala varigal | My answer spans across many lines |
| Serum idam vilaasathile un paarvayin mugavarigal | In the address of our destination lies the location of your gaze |
| Oodalil ponathu kaalangal | Time was lost in our lovers' spats |
| Ini thedida nerangal illaiyae | Now there is no time left to search |
| Thedalil nee varum oosaigal | The sounds of your arrival heard while searching |
| Angu ponathum un thadam illaiyae | Upon reaching there, your footprints are gone |
| Kaathal endral verum kaayangala? | Is love merely a collection of wounds? |
| Athu kaathalukku adaiyaalangalaa?? | Or are those the true symbols of love? |
| Veyila mazhaiya valiya sugama ethu nee..? | Are you sunlight, rain, pain, or pleasure? What are you? |
| Female | |
| Neethaane en ponvasantham | You alone are my golden spring |
| Neethaane en ponvasantham | You alone are my golden spring |
| Ponvasantham pon vasantham | Golden spring, golden spring |
| Female | |
| Mudhal murai paartha nyabagam | Memory of seeing each other for the first time |
| Uyirinil thanthu pogiraai | You impart it to my soul and depart |
| Ithayathil yeno orr baaram | Why is there a strange heaviness in my heart? |
| Mazhai varum maalai neraththil | During rainy evening hours |
| Manathinil vanthu pogiraai | You come and go in my mind |
| Vizhiyinil enno orr eeram | Why is there moisture in my eyes? |
| Female | |
| Sila neram maayam seithaai | Sometimes you worked magic |
| Sila neram kaayam seithaai | Sometimes you inflicted wounds |
| Madi meethu thoonga vaithaai | You made me sleep on your lap |
| Maru naalil aenga vaithaai | The next day, you made me yearn for you |
| Veyila mazhaiya valiya sugama ethu nee.. | Are you sunlight, rain, pain, or pleasure? What are you? |
| Neethaane en ponvasantham | You alone are my golden spring |
| Neethaane en ponvasantham | You alone are my golden spring |
| Ponvasantham pon vasantham | Golden spring, golden spring |
முதல் முறை
பாா்த்த ஞாபகம் உயிாினில்
தந்து போகிறாய் இதயத்தில்
ஏனோ ஓா் பாரம் மழை வரும்
மாலை நேரத்தில் மனதினில்
வந்து போகிறாய் விழியினில்
ஏனோ ஒரு ஈரம்
Memory of seeing each other for the first time
You impart it to my soul and depart
Why is there a strange heaviness in my heart?
During rainy evening hours
You come and go in my mind
Why is there moisture in my eyes?
சில நேரம் மாயம்
செய்தாய் சில நேரம் காயம்
செய்தாய் மடி மீது தூங்க
வைத்தாய் மறு நாளில் ஏங்க
வைத்தாய் வெயிலா மழையா
வலியா சுகமா எது நீ
நீதானே என் பொன்வசந்தம்
நீதானே என் பொன்வசந்தம்
பொன்வசந்தம் பொன்வசந்தம்
Sometimes you worked magic
Sometimes you inflicted wounds
You made me sleep on your lap
The next day, you made me yearn for you
Are you sunlight, rain, pain, or pleasure? What are you?
You alone are my golden spring
You alone are my golden spring
Golden spring, golden spring
முதல் முறை
பாா்த்த ஞாபகம் உயிாினில்
தந்து போகிறாய் இதயத்தில்
ஏனோ ஓா் பாரம் மழை வரும்
மாலை நேரத்தில் மனதினில்
வந்து போகிறாய் விழியினில்
ஏனோ ஒரு ஈரம்
Memory of seeing each other for the first time
You impart it to my soul and depart
Why is there a strange heaviness in my heart?
During rainy evening hours
You come and go in my mind
Why is there moisture in my eyes?
நீந்தி வரும் நிலவினிலே
ஓா் ஆயிரம் ஞாபகங்கள்
நீண்ட நெடும் கனாவினிலே
நூறாயிரம் தீ அலைகள்
நெஞ்சமெனும் வினாக்களுக்குள்
என் பதில் என்ன பல வாிகள்
சேரும் இடம் விலாசத்திலே
உன் பாா்வையின் முகவாிகள்
ஊடலில் போனது காலங்கள்
இனி தேடிட நேரங்கள் இல்லையே
தேடலில் நீ வரும் ஓசைகள்
அங்கு போனது உன் தடம்
இல்லையே காதல் என்றால்
வெறும் காயங்களா அது
காதலுக்கு அடையாளங்களா
In the moon swimming across the sky
A thousand memories arise
In a long, sprawling dream
A hundred thousand waves of fire emerge
Within the questions inside the heart
My answer spans across many lines
In the address of our destination lies the location of your gaze
Time was lost in our lovers' spats
Now there is no time left to search
The sounds of your arrival heard while searching
Upon reaching there, your footprints are gone
Is love merely a collection of wounds?
Or are those the true symbols of love?
Are you sunlight, rain, pain, or pleasure? What are you?
வெயிலா மழையா
வலியா சுகமா எது நீ
நீதானே என் பொன்வசந்தம்
நீதானே என் பொன்வசந்தம்
பொன்வசந்தம் பொன்வசந்தம்
You alone are my golden spring
You alone are my golden spring
Golden spring, golden spring
முதல் முறை
பாா்த்த ஞாபகம் உயிாினில்
தந்து போகிறாய் இதயத்தில்
ஏனோ ஓா் பாரம் மழை வரும்
மாலை நேரத்தில் மனதினில்
வந்து போகிறாய் விழியினில்
ஏனோ ஒரு ஈரம்
Memory of seeing each other for the first time
You impart it to my soul and depart
Why is there a strange heaviness in my heart?
During rainy evening hours
You come and go in my mind
Why is there moisture in my eyes?
சில நேரம் மாயம்
செய்தாய் சில நேரம் காயம்
செய்தாய் மடி மீது தூங்க
வைத்தாய் மறு நாளில் ஏங்க
வைத்தாய் வெயிலா மழையா
வலியா சுகமா எது நீ
நீதானே என் பொன்வசந்தம்
நீதானே என் பொன்வசந்தம்
பொன்வசந்தம் பொன்வசந்தம்
Sometimes you worked magic
Sometimes you inflicted wounds
You made me sleep on your lap
The next day, you made me yearn for you
Are you sunlight, rain, pain, or pleasure? What are you?
You alone are my golden spring
You alone are my golden spring
Golden spring, golden spring
Mudhal murai paartha nyabagam
Memory of seeing each other for the first time
Uyirinil thanthu pogiraai
You impart it to my soul and depart
Ithayathil yeno orr baaram
Why is there a strange heaviness in my heart?
Mazhai varum maalai neraththil
During rainy evening hours
Manathinil vanthu pogiraai
You come and go in my mind
Vizhiyinil enno orr eeram
Why is there moisture in my eyes?
Sila neram maayam seithaai
Sometimes you worked magic
Sila neram kaayam seithaai
Sometimes you inflicted wounds
Madi meethu thoonga vaithaai
You made me sleep on your lap
Maru naalil aenga vaithaai
The next day, you made me yearn for you
Veyila mazhaiya valiya sugama ethu nee..
Are you sunlight, rain, pain, or pleasure? What are you?
Neethaane en ponvasantham
You alone are my golden spring
Neethaane en ponvasantham
You alone are my golden spring
Ponvasantham pon vasantham
Golden spring, golden spring
Mudhal murai paartha nyabagam
Memory of seeing each other for the first time
Uyirinil thanthu pogiraai
You impart it to my soul and depart
Ithayathil yeno orr baaram
Why is there a strange heaviness in my heart?
Mazhai varum maalai neraththil
During rainy evening hours
Manathinil vanthu pogiraai
You come and go in my mind
Vizhiyinil enno orr eeram
Why is there moisture in my eyes?
Neenthi varum nilavinilae
In the moon swimming across the sky
Orr aayiram nyabagangal
A thousand memories arise
Neenda nedum kanaavinilae
In a long, sprawling dream
Nooraayiram thee alaigal
A hundred thousand waves of fire emerge
Nenjemenum vinaakkalukkul
Within the questions inside the heart
En bathil enna pala varigal
My answer spans across many lines
Serum idam vilaasathile un paarvayin mugavarigal
In the address of our destination lies the location of your gaze
Oodalil ponathu kaalangal
Time was lost in our lovers' spats
Ini thedida nerangal illaiyae
Now there is no time left to search
Thedalil nee varum oosaigal
The sounds of your arrival heard while searching
Angu ponathum un thadam illaiyae
Upon reaching there, your footprints are gone
Kaathal endral verum kaayangala?
Is love merely a collection of wounds?
Athu kaathalukku adaiyaalangalaa??
Or are those the true symbols of love?
Veyila mazhaiya valiya sugama ethu nee..?
Are you sunlight, rain, pain, or pleasure? What are you?
Neethaane en ponvasantham
You alone are my golden spring
Neethaane en ponvasantham
You alone are my golden spring
Ponvasantham pon vasantham
Golden spring, golden spring
Mudhal murai paartha nyabagam
Memory of seeing each other for the first time
Uyirinil thanthu pogiraai
You impart it to my soul and depart
Ithayathil yeno orr baaram
Why is there a strange heaviness in my heart?
Mazhai varum maalai neraththil
During rainy evening hours
Manathinil vanthu pogiraai
You come and go in my mind
Vizhiyinil enno orr eeram
Why is there moisture in my eyes?
Sila neram maayam seithaai
Sometimes you worked magic
Sila neram kaayam seithaai
Sometimes you inflicted wounds
Madi meethu thoonga vaithaai
You made me sleep on your lap
Maru naalil aenga vaithaai
The next day, you made me yearn for you
Veyila mazhaiya valiya sugama ethu nee..
Are you sunlight, rain, pain, or pleasure? What are you?
Neethaane en ponvasantham
You alone are my golden spring
Neethaane en ponvasantham
You alone are my golden spring
Ponvasantham pon vasantham
Golden spring, golden spring
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the deep nostalgia, pain, and sweet torment of love. The protagonist looks back at the initial encounters and the journey of romance, feeling both the comforting warmth of intimacy and the heavy burden of separation. Rain, evening shadows, and moonlit dreams evoke intense emotions as the narrator contemplates whether love is defined by joy or the lingering scars it leaves behind. Ultimately, despite the confusion and emotional turbulence, the beloved remains the cherished 'golden spring' season of the protagonist's life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis / Contrast
“Veyila mazhaiya valiya sugama ethu nee..”
Juxtaposes opposite concepts (heat vs. rain, pain vs. pleasure, magic vs. wounds) to capture the dual nature of love.
Metaphor
“Neethaane en ponvasantham”
Compares the beloved to a golden spring ('ponvasantham'), symbolizing hope, beauty, and renewal.
Rhyme / Emoni (Iyaibu)
“Sila neram maayam seithaai / Sila neram kaayam seithaai”
Internal rhyming of 'maayam' (magic) and 'kaayam' (wound) creates a rhythmic contrast between illusion/joy and pain.
Visual Imagery
“Neenthi varum nilavinilae ... Nooraayiram thee alaigal”
Evokes vivid visual metaphors of the moon swimming in the night sky and waves of fire within a dream.
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Trivia
The film's title 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham' (2012), directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon with music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, was named after the iconic classic song 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham' from Ilaiyaraaja's 1980 film 'Nizhalgal'.
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