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Muthupal Sirippennavo

From Pookkari · 1973

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Pookkari
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
9 Feb 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Muththu pal sirippennavo
Mullai poo virippallavo
Muththu pal sirippennavo
Mullai poo virippallavo
Thanga paalam pol unthan angamo
Thaththaikku thavippennavo
Meththaikku vara sollavo
Thaththaikku thavippennavo
Meththaikku vara sollavo
Thottu pesum nal allavo
Muththu pal sirippennavo
Mullai poo virippallavo
Muththu pal sirippennavo
Mullai poo virippallavo
Thanga paalam pol unthan angamo
Sevvalli kai thottu
Silai vanna mei thottu
Santhiththa inbangal noorallavo
Sevvalli kai thottu
Silai vanna mei thottu
Santhiththa inbangal noorallavo
Kannaa un thol thottu
Kadhai sollum naal thottu
Kaanaatha anantham verennavo
Muthangal ida sollavo
Saththangal varum allavo
Muthangal ida sollavo
Saththangal varum allavo
Intha mogam yaar thanthatho…ooo….ooo
Muththu pal sirippennavo
Mullai poo virippallavo
Muththu pal sirippennavo
Mullai poo virippallavo
Male :Thanga paalam pol
Unthan angamo….oo…..oo…..
Javvaathu pottiyittu
Sathiraadum poonjittu
Sevaazhai maeniyil
Thaen sinthutho….
Javvaathu pottiyittu
Sathiraadum poonjittu
Sevaazhai maeniyil
Thaen sinthutho….
Angangae naan thottu
Adaiyaalam thaanittu
Aasaigal aayiram ver vittatho
Kannenna kalai koodamo
Pennenna pazha thottamo
Kannenna kalai koodamo
Pennenna pazha thottamo
Vanna thogai en sonthamo
Muththu pal sirippennavo
Mullai poo virippallavo
Muththu pal sirippennavo
Mullai poo virippallavo
Thanga paalam pol unthan angamo….
Kannangal thennangal
Kanivodu unnungal
Kaalangal thorum nam kaaviyanga
Kannangal thennangal
Kanivodu unnungal
Kaalangal thorum nam kaaviyanga
Muppaalil moondraam paal
Uruvaagum un anbaal
Mogangal kaattu un pun sirippaal
Ammammaa thudippathennavo
Male :Appappaa nadippennavo
Female :Ammammaa thudippathennavo
Male :Appappaa nadippennavo
Both :Intha vegam yaen vanthatho…ooo….oo…
Muththu pal sirippennavo
Mullai poo virippallavo
Muththu pal sirippennavo
Mullai poo virippallavo
Male :Thanga paalam pol
Unthan angamo….oo…..oo…..
What is this bright smile of pearl-like teeth?
Is it not a bed of white jasmine flowers?
What is this bright smile of pearl-like teeth?
Is it not a bed of white jasmine flowers?
Is your lovely body like a bridge of gold?
Why is my sweet parrot yearning so?
Shall I invite you to the bed?
Why is my sweet parrot yearning so?
Shall I invite you to the bed?
Is this not the day to touch and share our love?
What is this bright smile of pearl-like teeth?
Is it not a bed of white jasmine flowers?
What is this bright smile of pearl-like teeth?
Is it not a bed of white jasmine flowers?
Is your lovely body like a bridge of gold?
Touching your hands soft as red water-lilies,
Touching your body sculpted like a statue,
Have we not found a hundred joys?
Touching your hands soft as red water-lilies,
Touching your body sculpted like a statue,
Have we not found a hundred joys?
My beloved, leaning on your shoulder,
From the day we began sharing our sweet stories,
What other bliss could ever compare?
Shall I ask you for sweet kisses?
Won't they make soft sounds?
Shall I ask you for sweet kisses?
Won't they make soft sounds?
Who gave us this burning passion? Oh...
What is this bright smile of pearl-like teeth?
Is it not a bed of white jasmine flowers?
What is this bright smile of pearl-like teeth?
Is it not a bed of white jasmine flowers?
[Male]: Like a bridge of gold,
is your lovely body... ooh...
Wearing a dot of fragrant javvadhu (perfume paste),
like a little flower-bird dancing with joy,
On your golden, tender form,
is sweet honey overflowing?
Wearing a dot of fragrant javvadhu (perfume paste),
like a little flower-bird dancing with joy,
On your golden, tender form,
is sweet honey overflowing?
As I touch you here and there,
leaving gentle marks of love,
have a thousand desires taken root?
Are your eyes an art gallery?
Is this woman an orchard of sweet fruit?
Are your eyes an art gallery?
Is this woman an orchard of sweet fruit?
Does this lovely peacock belong to me?
What is this bright smile of pearl-like teeth?
Is it not a bed of white jasmine flowers?
What is this bright smile of pearl-like teeth?
Is it not a bed of white jasmine flowers?
Is your lovely body like a bridge of gold?
Your cheeks are intoxicating like sweet palm wine,
taste them with tender love.
Our love story will endure across all time.
Your cheeks are intoxicating like sweet palm wine,
taste them with tender love.
Our love story will endure across all time.
In the Muppaal (three sacred books of life), the chapter on love,
comes alive through your deep affection.
Show your desires through your gentle smile.
Oh my, why this sudden restless longing?
[Male]: Oh goodness, what playful teasing is this!
[Female]: Oh my, why this sudden restless longing?
[Male]: Oh goodness, what playful teasing is this!
[Both]: Why has this rush of passion swept over us? Oh...
What is this bright smile of pearl-like teeth?
Is it not a bed of white jasmine flowers?
What is this bright smile of pearl-like teeth?
Is it not a bed of white jasmine flowers?
[Male]: Like a bridge of gold,
is your lovely body... ooh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Muththu Pal Sirippennavo is a classic romantic duet from the 1973 movie Pookkari, featuring music composed by M. S. Viswanathan and rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela. The song expresses intimate, romantic playful banter between two lovers praising each other's beauty, gentle touch, and passion. The lyricist Vaali blends traditional Tamil literary imagery with sensual romance, comparing features to pearls, jasmine blossoms, statues, and young coconuts. In the final stanza, the lyricist poetically invokes 'Muppaal' (referring to the Thirukkural), noting that the third section 'Inbathupal' (the chapter on Love and Pleasure) is brought to life through their mutual affection. The playful dynamic between the male and female leads emphasizes love as a timeless epic created by their union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Thanga paalam pol unthan angamo

Compares the beloved's body to a bridge made of gold using the explicit comparative word 'pol'.

Moonaal (Initial Alliteration / Monai)

Muththu pal sirippennavo / Mullai poo virippallavo

Repetition of the initial letter 'Mu' in consecutive words across lines.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Kannenna kalai koodamo

Metaphorically equates eyes to an art gallery ('kalai koodam') and cheeks to tender sweet coconuts ('thennangal').

Literary Allusion

Muppaalil moondraam paal / Uruvaagum un anbaal

Refers to Thirukkural's three divisions (Aram, Porul, Inbam/Muppaal), highlighting Inbathupal (the section on love and romance).

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Trivia

Pookkari (1973) starred M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Jayalalithaa. The song is renowned for M. S. Viswanathan's lush melody, utilizing classical Tamil poetic tropes composed by Vaali, and stands out as one of the quintessential romantic duets of Tamil cinema from the 1970s.

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