- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kannil Theriyum Kathaikal
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Sept 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naanoru ponnoviyam kanden edhirae
Female Chorus :Ilamai..ilamai..inimai..
Idhu pudhumai
Naanoru ponnoviyam kanden edhirae
Bodhai tharum naadhasuram..
Paadidum senthaen mazhai undhan mozhiyo..
Paarvaiyil aayiram kavidhaigal ezhudhidum abinayam…
Naanoru ponnoviyam kanden edhirae
Female Chorus :Ilamai..ilamai..inimai..
Idhu pudhumai
Paarvai azhaippadhum
Paavai thavippadhum
Yenadi yenadi paingiliyae….
Chorus :Aaa….aaa….aaa….
Male :Paarvai azhaippadhum
Paavai thavippadhum
Yenadi yenadi paingiliyae….
Female :Megalai vaattiyadhu
Adhai maeniyil kaattiyadhu
Siru oodal vilaiyaadal
Oru koodal uravaadal
Kuri podal suvai thaedal kavi paadal
Pudhu vidha anubavamae….
Female :Aarimugam..anubavam..adhu sugam
Azhagan madiyil enadhu ulagam
Naanoru ponnoviyam kanden edhirae
Female Chorus :Ilamai..ilamai..inimai..
Idhu pudhumai
…………………………….
Maalai varum varum…
Maalai tharum tharum…
Maavilai pinniya thoranangal….
Maalai varum varum…maalai tharum tharum…
Maavilai pinniya thoranangal….
Mangala vaathiyangal
Engum engalin raajjiyangal…
Female :Oru vaanam karu megam…
Mazhai polum malar thoovum
Mayil aadum kuyil koovum
Ivai yaavum thirumana edhiroligal..
Mudhal mudhal iravena varuvadhu – –
Magizha manadhu negizha varuga….
Naanoru ponnoviyam kanden edhirae
Female Chorus :Ilamai..ilamai..inimai..
Idhu pudhumai
……………………………………….
Thanthom thanam thanam…
Thanthom thanam thanam
Endroru mellisai ketppadhenna…..
Thanthom thanam thanam…
Thanthom thanam thanam
Endroru mellisai ketppadhenna…..
Adhu enna noodhanamoo…
Ungal aasaiyin saadhanamo….
Adhu enna noodhanamoo…
Ungal aasaiyin saadhanamo….
Manam thandhum dhanam thandhum
Idhazh sindhum rasam thandhum
Tharum inbam pala thandhum
Varum sondham ival tharum seedhanamo
Palavidha sugangalin dharisanam
Vizhiyum manamum uruga varuga
Naanoru ponnoviyam kanden edhirae
Female Chorus :Ilamai..ilamai..inimai..
Idhu pudhumai
Bodhai tharum naadhasuram..
Paadidum senthaen mazhai undhan mozhiyo..
Female :Paarvaiyil aayiram kavidhaigal
Ezhudhidum abinayam…
Naanoru ponnoviyam kanden edhirae
Female Chorus :Ilamai..ilamai..inimai..
Idhu pudhumai
I saw a golden portrait right before me
Female Chorus: Youth... youth... sweetness...
This is so new!
I saw a golden portrait right before me
Like an intoxicating nadaswaram (pipe music)...
Is your voice a singing shower of sweet honey?
Expressions that write a thousand poems in a single glance...
I saw a golden portrait right before me
Female Chorus: Youth... youth... sweetness...
This is so new!
Your eyes calling out to me,
and this young girl yearning with longing—
Why is that, tell me why, my sweet parrot?
Chorus: Aah... aah... aah...
Male: Your eyes calling out to me,
and this young girl yearning with longing—
Why is that, tell me why, my sweet parrot?
Female: My waist ornament tormented me,
and showed its mark upon my body.
A playful lovers' tiff,
coming together in an intimate bond,
making playful signs, seeking pleasure, singing poetry—
it is a whole new experience...
Female: An introduction... an experience... what sheer pleasure!
In this handsome man's lap lies my entire world!
I saw a golden portrait right before me
Female Chorus: Youth... youth... sweetness...
This is so new!
...
The wedding garlands will arrive, they will arrive...
The romantic evening will give its gifts, it will give...
Festoons woven with green mango leaves...
The garlands will arrive, the evening will give its gifts...
Festoons woven with green mango leaves...
Auspicious wedding music playing,
everywhere is our joyful kingdom...
Female: A sky filled with dark clouds...
showering flowers just like rain,
peacocks dance and cuckoos sing,
all of these are echoes of a wedding!
What arrives as our very first night—
come closer, so our hearts can rejoice and melt!
I saw a golden portrait right before me
Female Chorus: Youth... youth... sweetness...
This is so new!
...
Thanthom thanam thanam...
Thanthom thanam thanam...
What is this soft melody I hear?
Thanthom thanam thanam...
Thanthom thanam thanam...
What is this soft melody I hear?
What kind of novelty is this?
Is it an achievement born of your desires?
What kind of novelty is this?
Is it an achievement born of your desires?
Giving her heart and all her beauty,
giving the sweet nectar poured from her lips,
giving endless pleasures and joy,
is this relationship the gift she brings?
A vision of so many forms of bliss,
come, let your eyes and heart melt together!
I saw a golden portrait right before me
Female Chorus: Youth... youth... sweetness...
This is so new!
Like an intoxicating nadaswaram...
Is your voice a singing shower of sweet honey?
Female: In a single glance, a thousand poems
written by your expressions...
I saw a golden portrait right before me
Female Chorus: Youth... youth... sweetness...
This is so new!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Naanoru Ponnoviyam Kanden' is a romantic duet expressing poetic admiration and romantic anticipation between lovers. The protagonist compares his beloved to a golden painting, describing her graceful body language, voice, and gaze as artistic expressions containing thousands of poems and sweet musical notes. In response, the female protagonist expresses her deep affection, romantic yearnings, and anticipation of wedded bliss and physical union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Naanoru ponnoviyam kanden edhirae”
Comparing the lover to a golden painting ('ponnoviyam') and speech to honey rain ('senthaen mazhai').
Iyaibu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)
“Siru oodal vilaiyaadal / Oru koodal uravaadal”
Use of matching end-rhymes across adjacent lines like 'oodal vilaiyaadal', 'koodal uravaadal', and 'kavi paadal'.
Monaikkal (Alliteration)
“Maalai varum varum… Maavilai pinniya thoranangal….”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds such as 'Maalai' and 'Maavilai'.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Kannil Theriyum Kathaikal' (1980) is famous in Tamil cinema history because its soundtrack featured five different veteran music directors composing one song each: Ilaiyaraaja, K. V. Mahadevan, G. K. Venkatesh, Shankar-Ganesh, and Agathiyar. This song 'Naanoru Ponnoviyam' was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, and P. Susheela.
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