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Lyrics & meaning

Nooru Varusham Female

From Panakkaran · 1990

Lyricist
Piraisoodan
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Panakkaran
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
6 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nooru varusham
Indha mapillaiyum ponnum thaan
Peru velanga ingu vaazhanum
Sola vanathil
Oru sodikuyil pola thaan
Kaalam muzhuka sindhu paadanum
Onnukonnu pakkathila
Ponnu pulla nikkaiyila
Kannu padum mothathila
Kattazhaga ammadi enna solla
Nooru varusham
Indha mapillaiyum ponnum thaan
Peru velanga ingu vaazhanum
Sola vanathil
Oru sodikuyil pola thaan
Kaalam muzhuka sindhu paadanum
Usila maniyattam
Odambathaan paru
Theruvil asainjaadum
Thiruvaarur thaeru
Oma kuchi pol pudichaaru thaaram
Thaavi anaichaaka thaangaadhu baaram
Ivaru ezhu adi
Nadakum yeni adi
Nilavai ninnukittae
Thottuduvaar paaru
Manaivi kulla mani uyaram moonu adi
Irandum inainjirundhaa keli pannum ooru
Retta maatu vandi
Varum bodhu
Netta kutta endrum inaiyaadhu
Indha ottagandhaan kattikida
Kutta vaatha pudichan
Nooru varusham
Hey hey hey
Nooru varusham
Indha mapillaiyum ponnum thaan
Peru velanga ingu vaazhanum
Sola vanathil
Oru sodikuyil pola thaan
Kaalam muzhuka sindhu paadanum
Onnukonnu pakkathila
Ponnu pulla nikkaiyila
Kannu padum mothathila
Kattazhaga ammadi enna solla
Nooru varusham
Indha mapillaiyum ponnum thaan
Peru velanga ingu vaazhanum
Sola vanathil
Oru sodikuyil pola thaan
Kaalam muzhuka sindhu paadanum
For a hundred years,
this bridegroom and bride
must live here with honor and fame.
In a lush green grove,
like a pair of sweet cuckoos,
they must sing joyful tunes all their lives.
Side by side,
when the bride and groom stand together,
the evil eye might fall on them;
oh dear, how can I describe their striking beauty!
For a hundred years,
this bridegroom and bride
must live here with honor and fame.
In a lush green grove,
like a pair of sweet cuckoos,
they must sing joyful tunes all their lives.
Just like Usilai Mani,
look at his frame!
Yet swaying down the street,
like the grand Thiruvarur temple chariot!
He found a wife as thin as a ritual twig;
if he leaps to embrace her, she cannot bear the weight!
He stands seven feet tall,
a living, walking ladder!
Standing right where he is,
look, he can reach and touch the moon!
His wife is a tiny one, barely three feet tall;
if they stand together, the whole town will make fun!
When hitched to a two-bullock cart,
on the road,
the tall and the short can never make a match!
To get himself married, this camel
went and caught a short little duck!
For a hundred years,
Hey hey hey,
For a hundred years,
this bridegroom and bride
must live here with honor and fame.
In a lush green grove,
like a pair of sweet cuckoos,
they must sing joyful tunes all their lives.
Side by side,
when the bride and groom stand together,
the evil eye might fall on them;
oh dear, how can I describe their striking beauty!
For a hundred years,
this bridegroom and bride
must live here with honor and fame.
In a lush green grove,
like a pair of sweet cuckoos,
they must sing joyful tunes all their lives.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Nooru Varusham' is a festive wedding song from the 1990 Tamil movie Panakkaran. The song conveys heart-felt blessings and good wishes for the newlywed couple, wishing them a long, happy life together spanning a hundred years, living in harmony like a pair of singing cuckoos in a lush grove. Alongside sincere blessings, the lyrics incorporate lighthearted, playful banter poking fun at the contrast between the tall groom and his short, delicate bride. Blending traditional auspicious wedding themes with humorous folk metaphors, the track serves as an iconic celebration anthem in Tamil culture.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai Ani)

“Oru sodikuyil pola thaan”

Compares the married couple to a pair of cuckoos singing together happily in a grove.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Nadakum yeni adi”

Metaphorically describes the exceptionally tall groom as a 'walking ladder'.

Simile (Upamai Ani)

“Usila maniyattam / Odambathaan paru ... Thiruvaarur thaeru”

Compares the grand physical appearance and gait of the groom to a brass bell and the swaying temple chariot of Thiruvarur.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Onnukonnu pakkathila / Ponnu pulla nikkaiyila / Kannu padum mothathila”

The words 'pakkathila', 'nikkaiyila', and 'mothathila' end with matching rhyming sounds, creating a rhythmic folk flow.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Indha ottagandhaan kattikida / Kutta vaatha pudichan”

Humorously compares the tall groom to a camel and his short bride to a duck.

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Trivia

'Nooru Varusham' is one of the most popular Tamil wedding songs of all time, composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by Mano with lyrics written by Piraisoodan. The song features Rajinikanth in the movie Panakkaran (1990) and remains a staple track played at Tamil marriage ceremonies across South India.

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