Mullai Poo Pole Pillai
From Sakthi Leelai · 1972
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Music director
- T. K. Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Sakthi Leelai1972
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Humming ……. | (Humming...) |
| Female | |
| Mullai pooppol pillai varugindran | A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower, |
| Avan illai ennum thunbam theerkkindraan | He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness. |
| Female | |
| Mullai pooppol pillai varugindran | A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower, |
| Avan illai ennum thunbam theerkkindraan | He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness. |
| Female | |
| Aasai kadalin muthu | A pearl harvested from the ocean of desire, |
| Female :Adhu annai thandha sothu | Female: It is a treasure bestowed by the mother. |
| Female :Aasai kadalin muthu | Female: A pearl harvested from the ocean of desire, |
| Adhu annai thandha sothu | It is a treasure bestowed by the mother. |
| Chorus :Annai ullam eppadi ninaikumoo | Chorus: What might be lingering in the mother's heart? |
| Aanoo penoo eppadi pirakkumoo | Will the child be born as a boy or a girl? |
| Annai ullam eppadi ninaikumoo | What might be lingering in the mother's heart? |
| Aanoo penoo eppadi pirakkumoo | Will the child be born as a boy or a girl? |
| Chorus | |
| Mullai pooppol pillai varugindran | A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower, |
| Avan illai ennum thunbam theerkkindraan | He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness. |
| Mullai pooppol pillai varugindran | A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower, |
| Avan illai ennum thunbam theerkkindraan | He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness. |
| Female | |
| Pirakkum kulanthai peyarai sollu | Tell us the name of the child to be born, |
| Female :Eduthu valarkkum azhagai sollu | Female: Describe the beauty of nurturing and raising him. |
| Chorus :Pirakkum kulanthai peyarai sollu | Chorus: Tell us the name of the child to be born, |
| Eduthu valarkkum azhagai sollu | Describe the beauty of nurturing and raising him. |
| Female | |
| Nadai podum pillai poochendu | A walking toddler is like a blossoming bouquet of flowers, |
| Female :Vizhiyodu thullum pon vandu | Female: A golden beetle playful with twinkling eyes. |
| Chorus :Nooraandugal avan vaazhuvaan | Chorus: May he live for a hundred years! |
| Nooraandugal avan vaazhuvaan | May he live for a hundred years! |
முனகல் :
...................
(Humming...)
முல்லைப் பூப்போல் பிள்ளை வருகின்றான்
அவன் இல்லை என்னும் துன்பம் தீர்க்கின்றான்
A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower,
He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness.
முல்லைப் பூப்போல் பிள்ளை வருகின்றான்
அவன் இல்லை என்னும் துன்பம் தீர்க்கின்றான் (முல்லை)
A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower,
He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness.
ஆசைக் கடலின் முத்து
அது அன்னை தந்த சொத்து
ஆசைக் கடலின் முத்து
அது அன்னை தந்த சொத்து
A pearl harvested from the ocean of desire,
Female: It is a treasure bestowed by the mother.
Female: A pearl harvested from the ocean of desire,
It is a treasure bestowed by the mother.
Chorus: What might be lingering in the mother's heart?
Will the child be born as a boy or a girl?
What might be lingering in the mother's heart?
Will the child be born as a boy or a girl?
அன்னை உள்ளம் எப்படி நினைக்குமோ
ஆணோ பெண்ணோ எப்படி பிறக்குமோ
அன்னை உள்ளம் எப்படி நினைக்குமோ
ஆணோ பெண்ணோ எப்படி பிறக்குமோ
A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower,
He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness.
A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower,
He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness.
முல்லைப் பூப்போல் பிள்ளை வருகின்றான்
அவன் இல்லை என்னும் துன்பம் தீர்க்கின்றான்
முல்லைப் பூப்போல் பிள்ளை வருகின்றான்
அவன் இல்லை என்னும் துன்பம் தீர்க்கின்றான்
Tell us the name of the child to be born,
Female: Describe the beauty of nurturing and raising him.
Chorus: Tell us the name of the child to be born,
Describe the beauty of nurturing and raising him.
பிறக்கும் குழந்தை பெயரைச் சொல்லு
எடுத்து வளர்க்கும் அழகைச் சொல்லு
குழு :
பிறக்கும் குழந்தை பெயரைச் சொல்லு
எடுத்து வளர்க்கும் அழகைச் சொல்லு
A walking toddler is like a blossoming bouquet of flowers,
Female: A golden beetle playful with twinkling eyes.
Chorus: May he live for a hundred years!
May he live for a hundred years!
நடை போடும் பிள்ளை பூச்செண்டு
விழியோடு துள்ளும் பொன் வண்டு
குழு :
நூறாண்டுகள் அவன் வாழுவான்.....
நூறாண்டுகள் அவன் வாழுவான்.....
Humming …….
(Humming...)
Mullai pooppol pillai varugindran
A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower,
Avan illai ennum thunbam theerkkindraan
He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness.
Mullai pooppol pillai varugindran
A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower,
Avan illai ennum thunbam theerkkindraan
He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness.
Aasai kadalin muthu
A pearl harvested from the ocean of desire,
Female :Adhu annai thandha sothu
Female: It is a treasure bestowed by the mother.
Female :Aasai kadalin muthu
Female: A pearl harvested from the ocean of desire,
Adhu annai thandha sothu
It is a treasure bestowed by the mother.
Chorus :Annai ullam eppadi ninaikumoo
Chorus: What might be lingering in the mother's heart?
Aanoo penoo eppadi pirakkumoo
Will the child be born as a boy or a girl?
Annai ullam eppadi ninaikumoo
What might be lingering in the mother's heart?
Aanoo penoo eppadi pirakkumoo
Will the child be born as a boy or a girl?
Mullai pooppol pillai varugindran
A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower,
Avan illai ennum thunbam theerkkindraan
He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness.
Mullai pooppol pillai varugindran
A child comes like a delicate jasmine flower,
Avan illai ennum thunbam theerkkindraan
He cures the deep sorrow of childlessness.
Pirakkum kulanthai peyarai sollu
Tell us the name of the child to be born,
Female :Eduthu valarkkum azhagai sollu
Female: Describe the beauty of nurturing and raising him.
Chorus :Pirakkum kulanthai peyarai sollu
Chorus: Tell us the name of the child to be born,
Eduthu valarkkum azhagai sollu
Describe the beauty of nurturing and raising him.
Nadai podum pillai poochendu
A walking toddler is like a blossoming bouquet of flowers,
Female :Vizhiyodu thullum pon vandu
Female: A golden beetle playful with twinkling eyes.
Chorus :Nooraandugal avan vaazhuvaan
Chorus: May he live for a hundred years!
Nooraandugal avan vaazhuvaan
May he live for a hundred years!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song from Sakthi Leelai (1972) celebrates the joy and anticipation of motherhood and the arrival of a newborn child. Kannadasan's lyrics depict the child as a precious blessing that wipes away the pain of childlessness, comparing the infant to delicate jasmine blossoms and a rare pearl from the ocean of parental love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Mullai pooppol pillai varugindran”
Compares the soft, pure arrival of the baby to a blooming jasmine flower using the explicit comparative word 'pool'.
Uruvakam (Metaphor)
“Aasai kadalin muthu”
Equates the child directly to a pearl born out of an ocean of desire, symbolizing immense value and love.
Uruvakam (Metaphor)
“Nadai podum pillai poochendu”
Metaphorically compares a toddler learning to walk to a lively bouquet of flowers.
Metaphor
“Vizhiyodu thullum pon vandu”
Compares the child's bright, twinkling eyes to a vibrant golden beetle.
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Trivia
Sakthi Leelai (1972) is a mythological Tamil devotional film directed by T. R. Ramanna. The soundtrack was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy during his period as an independent composer following the split of the legendary Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy duo.
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