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Lyrics & meaning

Naanthandi Un Purushan

From Kal Vadiyum Pookkal · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Shyam
Details
Kal Vadiyum Pookkal1983

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Naanthaandi un purushanI am your husband!
Naattuppura ilavarasanThe prince of the countryside!
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasanThe king of love who puts a garland and marries you!
Male
Naanthaandi un purushanI am your husband!
Naattuppura ilavarasanThe prince of the countryside!
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasanThe king of love who puts a garland and marries you!
Male
Adi ennaalae aavaathu kaaththirukkaHey, I cannot wait any longer!
Chummaa kattilum meththaiyumSimply buying and spreading out a bed and mattress,
Vaangi pottu paaththirukkaJust to keep looking at it!
Adi ennaalae aavaathu kaaththirukkaHey, I cannot wait any longer!
Chummaa kattilum meththaiyumSimply buying and spreading out a bed and mattress,
Vaangi pottu paaththirukkaJust to keep looking at it!
Male
Raaththookkam mudikkaama en manasu yaenguthadiWithout getting full night's sleep, my heart yearns, girl!
Pachchakiliyae chummaa padhungi nikkaathaeOh green parrot, don't just stand there hiding!
Pachchakiliyae chummaa padhungi nikkaathaeOh green parrot, don't just stand there hiding!
Male
Naanthaandi un purushanI am your husband!
Naattuppura ilavarasanThe prince of the countryside!
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasan hae haeThe king of love who puts a garland and marries you, hae hae!
Male
Aaththoram paaththathu anna nadai pottathuSeeing you by the riverbank, walking gracefully like a swan,
Kalyaanam aanathu oorkolam ponathuGetting married, going on a wedding procession,
Ellaamae nenachchu paaradi aiyyo aiyyoJust think about all of it, girl, oh my!
Male
Aaththoram paaththathu anna nadai pottathuSeeing you by the riverbank, walking gracefully like a swan,
Kalyaanam aanathu oorkolam ponathuGetting married, going on a wedding procession,
Ellaamae nenachchu paaradi aiyyo aiyyoJust think about all of it, girl, oh my!
Male
Adi saththae poo meththa nee odhungi nikkathaeHey, listen to me, don't stand away shyly like a quiet flower!
Ilamaanae senthaenae enna uruga vaikkaathaeOh tender deer, oh sweet honey, don't make me melt!
Adi saththae poo meththa nee odhungi nikkathaeHey, listen to me, don't stand away shyly like a quiet flower!
Ilamaanae senthaenae enna uruga vaikkaathaeOh tender deer, oh sweet honey, don't make me melt!
Ponaa povattum pazhaiya sangathithaanLet past matters be in the past!
Munthaana podadi manthaara kuyilae….aa…haan haan…Cover with your saree veil, oh cuckoo bird of Mandhara... aa... haan haan...
Male
Naanthaandi un purushanI am your husband!
Naattuppura ilavarasanThe prince of the countryside!
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasan hae haeThe king of love who puts a garland and marries you, hae hae!
Male
Pagalellaam kaattula raavellaam voottulaAll day in the forest, all night in the house,
Yaerikkara mettula thanthanathaam paattulaOn the mound by the lake shore, singing rhythmic songs,
Unna vittaa ponnu yaarudiOther than you, who is the girl for me?
Male
Pagalellaam kaattula raavellaam voottulaAll day in the forest, all night in the house,
Yaerikkara mettula thanthanathaam paattulaOn the mound by the lake shore, singing rhythmic songs,
Unna vittaa ponnu yaarudiOther than you, who is the girl for me?
Male
Adi vaadi en odi naan konjam konjaththaanHey come here, run to me so I can pamper you a little!
Sila maasam thaai vesham adi kuvaakuvaaththaanIn a few months, you will play the role of a mother with baby cries!
Adi vaadi en odi naan konjam konjaththaanHey come here, run to me so I can pamper you a little!
Sila maasam thaai vesham adi kuvaakuvaaththaanIn a few months, you will play the role of a mother with baby cries!
Male
Thottil aattanum paaloottanumTo rock the cradle and feed milk,
Thaalaattu paadanum aariraaraaroTo sing a lullaby, aariraaraaro!
Thottil aattanum paaloottanumTo rock the cradle and feed milk,
Thaalaattu paadanum aariraaraaroTo sing a lullaby, aariraaraaro!
Male
Naanthaandi un purushanI am your husband!
Naattuppura ilavarasanThe prince of the countryside!
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasanThe king of love who puts a garland and marries you!
Male
Adi ennaalae aavaathu kaaththirukkaHey, I cannot wait any longer!
Chummaa kattilum meththaiyumSimply buying and spreading out a bed and mattress,
Vaangi pottu paaththirukkaJust to keep looking at it!
Male
Raaththookkam mudikkaama en manasu yaenguthadiWithout getting full night's sleep, my heart yearns, girl!
Pachchakiliyae chummaa padhungi nikkaathae….Oh green parrot, don't just stand there hiding...
Pachchakiliyae chummaa padhungi nikkaathae….Oh green parrot, don't just stand there hiding...
Male
Naanthaandi un purushanI am your husband!
Naattuppura ilavarasanThe prince of the countryside!
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasanThe king of love who puts a garland and marries you!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Naanthaandi Un Purushan from the 1983 film Kal Vadiyum Pookkal is a joyful folk-style romantic track written by Vaali and composed by Shyam. Sung with signature warmth and energy by Malaysia Vasudevan, the song depicts a husband playfully coaxing his newlywed bride out of her shyness on their romantic evening. He reminds her of their meeting by the riverbank, their wedding procession, and paints a sweet picture of their future together as a family, complete with children and lullabies.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Pachchakiliyae chummaa padhungi nikkaathae

The speaker lovingly addresses his bride using nature metaphors such as green parrot (Pachchakiliyae), tender deer (Ilamaanae), sweet honey (senthaenae), and cuckoo bird (manthaara kuyilae).

Initial Rhyme (Monai)

Naanthaandi un purushan / Naattuppura ilavarasan

The repeating starting consonants N-a creates a melodic rhythm across lines.

Onomatopoeia (Oli-kkurippu)

Sila maasam thaai vesham adi kuvaakuvaaththaan

Kuvaakuvaa mimics the sound of a newborn baby crying to describe motherhood playfully.

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Trivia

Kal Vadiyum Pookkal (1983) featured music composed by Shyam, a prominent music director active in Malayalam and Tamil cinema during the late 1970s and 1980s. The song is famed for Malaysia Vasudevan's energetic folk vocal stylings, which were a hallmark of rustic romantic duets and solos in Tamil film music during that era.

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