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Naanthandi Un Purushan

From Kal Vadiyum Pookkal · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Shyam
Movie name
Kal Vadiyum Pookkal
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
24 Feb 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naanthaandi un purushan
Naattuppura ilavarasan
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasan
Naanthaandi un purushan
Naattuppura ilavarasan
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasan
Adi ennaalae aavaathu kaaththirukka
Chummaa kattilum meththaiyum
Vaangi pottu paaththirukka
Adi ennaalae aavaathu kaaththirukka
Chummaa kattilum meththaiyum
Vaangi pottu paaththirukka
Raaththookkam mudikkaama en manasu yaenguthadi
Pachchakiliyae chummaa padhungi nikkaathae
Pachchakiliyae chummaa padhungi nikkaathae
Naanthaandi un purushan
Naattuppura ilavarasan
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasan hae hae
Aaththoram paaththathu anna nadai pottathu
Kalyaanam aanathu oorkolam ponathu
Ellaamae nenachchu paaradi aiyyo aiyyo
Aaththoram paaththathu anna nadai pottathu
Kalyaanam aanathu oorkolam ponathu
Ellaamae nenachchu paaradi aiyyo aiyyo
Adi saththae poo meththa nee odhungi nikkathae
Ilamaanae senthaenae enna uruga vaikkaathae
Adi saththae poo meththa nee odhungi nikkathae
Ilamaanae senthaenae enna uruga vaikkaathae
Ponaa povattum pazhaiya sangathithaan
Munthaana podadi manthaara kuyilae….aa…haan haan…
Naanthaandi un purushan
Naattuppura ilavarasan
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasan hae hae
Pagalellaam kaattula raavellaam voottula
Yaerikkara mettula thanthanathaam paattula
Unna vittaa ponnu yaarudi
Pagalellaam kaattula raavellaam voottula
Yaerikkara mettula thanthanathaam paattula
Unna vittaa ponnu yaarudi
Adi vaadi en odi naan konjam konjaththaan
Sila maasam thaai vesham adi kuvaakuvaaththaan
Adi vaadi en odi naan konjam konjaththaan
Sila maasam thaai vesham adi kuvaakuvaaththaan
Thottil aattanum paaloottanum
Thaalaattu paadanum aariraaraaro
Thottil aattanum paaloottanum
Thaalaattu paadanum aariraaraaro
Naanthaandi un purushan
Naattuppura ilavarasan
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasan
Adi ennaalae aavaathu kaaththirukka
Chummaa kattilum meththaiyum
Vaangi pottu paaththirukka
Raaththookkam mudikkaama en manasu yaenguthadi
Pachchakiliyae chummaa padhungi nikkaathae….
Pachchakiliyae chummaa padhungi nikkaathae….
Naanthaandi un purushan
Naattuppura ilavarasan
Maalaiyittu manamudikka manmatharasan
I am your husband, girl!
The prince of this countryside!
The king of romance who garlanded and married you!
I am your husband, girl!
The prince of this countryside!
The king of romance who garlanded and married you!
Hey, I can't keep waiting like this,
Just buying a cot and mattress
And looking at them idly!
Hey, I can't keep waiting like this,
Just buying a cot and mattress
And looking at them idly!
Without getting a wink of sleep, my heart yearns for you,
My little green parrot, don't just stand there hiding...
My little green parrot, don't just stand there hiding...
I am your husband, girl!
The prince of this countryside!
The king of romance who garlanded and married you, hey hey!
Meeting by the riverbank, your graceful swan-like walk,
Getting married, the grand procession through the village,
Just think back on it all, oh my!
Meeting by the riverbank, your graceful swan-like walk,
Getting married, the grand procession through the village,
Just think back on it all!
Hey, for a moment, don't step away from this floral bed,
My young deer, my pure honey, don't make me melt in longing!
Hey, for a moment, don't step away from this floral bed,
My young deer, my pure honey, don't make me melt in longing!
Let the past be gone, it's all an old story anyway,
Spread out your saree end, my sweet cuckoo... ah haan haan...
I am your husband, girl!
The prince of this countryside!
The king of romance who garlanded and married you!
All day out in the fields, all night back at home,
By the ridge of the lake, singing cheerful folk tunes,
Who else is there for me besides you, girl?
All day out in the fields, all night back at home,
By the ridge of the lake, singing cheerful folk tunes,
Who else is there for me besides you, girl?
Come to me, my partner, so I can hold and pamper you,
In a few months you'll play the mother with a baby crying out!
Come to me, my partner, so I can hold and pamper you,
In a few months you'll play the mother with a baby crying out!
We must rock the cradle and nurse the little one,
We must sing a lullaby, aariraaraaro...
We must rock the cradle and nurse the little one,
We must sing a lullaby, aariraaraaro...
I am your husband, girl!
The prince of this countryside!
The king of romance who garlanded and married you!
Hey, I can't keep waiting like this,
Just buying a cot and mattress
And looking at them idly!
Without getting a wink of sleep, my heart yearns for you,
My little green parrot, don't just stand there hiding...
Hey, my little green parrot, don't just stand there hiding...
I am your husband, girl!
The prince of this countryside!
The king of romance who garlanded and married you!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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