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Nooru Varusham Male

From Panakkaran · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Panakkaran
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
24 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nooru varusam
Indha mapillaiyum ponnum thaan
Peru velanga ingu vaazhanum
Sola vanathil
Oru sodikuyil polae thaan
Kaalam muzhuka sindhu paadanum
Onnukonnu pakathila
Ponnu pulla nikaiyila
Kannu padum mothathila
kattazhaga ammadi enna solla
Nooru varusam
Indha mapillaiyum ponnum thaan
Peru velanga ingu vaazhanum
Sola vanathil
Oru sodikuyil polae thaan
Kalam muzhuka sindhu padanum
Usila maniyattam odambathaan paru
Theruvil asainjaadum thiruvarur theru
Oma kuchi pol pudichaaru thaaram
Thaavi anaichuka thaangaadhu baaram
Ivaru ezhu adi nadakum yeni adi
Nilavai ninnukitte thotuduvar 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 varusam hey hey hey
Nooru varusam
Indha mapillaiyum ponnum thaan
Peru velanga ingu vaazhanum
Hey onnukonnu pakathila
Ponnu pulla nikaiyila
Kannu padum mothathila
Kattazhaga ammadi enna solla
Nooru varusam
Indha mapillaiyum ponnum thaan
Peru velanga ingu vaazhanum hey
Purushan ponjaadhi porutham dhaan venum
Porutham illaati varutham dhaan thonum
Amainja adhu polae kalyanam pannu
Illa nee vaazhu thani aalaa ninnu
Modhalil yosikanum piragu nesikanum
Manasu yethukitta senthu kittu vaazhu
Onaku thagundhapadi gunathil sirandhapadi
Irundha oor ariya maala katti podu
Sothu veedu vaasal irundhalum
Hey sondham bandham ellam amainjaalum
Ada ullam rendum ottaa vitaa
Kalyanam thaan kasakum
Nooru varusam hey hey hey
Nooru varusam
Indha mapillaiyum ponnum thaan
Peru velanga ingu vaazhanum
Sola vanathil
Oru sodikuyil polae thaan
Kaalam muzhuka sindhu paadanum
Onnukonnu pakathila
Ponnu pulla nikaiyila
Kannu padum mothathila
Kattazhaga ammadi enna solla
Nooru varusham
Indha mapillaiyum ponnum thaan
Peru velanga ingu vaazhanum
Sola vanathil
Oru sodikuyil polae thaan
Kaalam muzhuka sindhu paadanum
For a hundred years,
this groom and bride
must live with honor and renown!
In a lush green grove,
just like a pair of cuckoos,
they must sing cheerful songs all their lives!
Side by side,
when the bride and groom stand together,
people's envious eyes might fall on them,
oh my, how can I describe their stunning beauty!
For a hundred years,
this groom and bride
must live with honor and renown!
In a lush green grove,
just like a pair of cuckoos,
they must sing cheerful songs all their lives!
Look at his body, hefty like actor Usilai Mani,
swaying like the Tiruvarur temple chariot in the street!
He chose a wife as thin as a ritual twig,
if he leaps to hug her, she cannot bear the weight!
He is seven feet tall, a walking ladder,
look, he can touch the moon just standing up!
His wife is a tiny thing, just three feet tall,
if they are seen together, the town will make fun of them!
In a two-bullock cart,
the tall and the short can never be paired!
To get married, this camel of a groom
went and caught a short little duck!
For a hundred years, hey hey hey,
For a hundred years,
this groom and bride
must live with honor and renown!
Hey, side by side,
when the bride and groom stand together,
people's envious eyes might fall on them,
oh my, how can I describe their stunning beauty!
For a hundred years,
this groom and bride
must live with honor and renown, hey!
Husband and wife must truly match each other,
if there is no match, only sorrow will follow.
If you find such a match, go ahead and marry,
otherwise, live standing strong as a single person!
First you must think, and then you should love,
if your heart truly agrees, live together!
If you find someone fitting you and having good character,
then exchange garlands before the whole town!
Even if you have wealth, a house, and estates,
hey, even if you are blessed with all kinds of relatives,
if both hearts do not bond as one,
married life will only taste bitter!
For a hundred years, hey hey hey,
For a hundred years,
this groom and bride
must live with honor and renown!
In a lush green grove,
just like a pair of cuckoos,
they must sing cheerful songs all their lives!
Side by side,
when the bride and groom stand together,
people's envious eyes might fall on them,
oh my, how can I describe their stunning beauty!
For a hundred years,
this groom and bride
must live with honor and renown!
In a lush green grove,
just like a pair of cuckoos,
they must sing cheerful songs all their lives!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Nooru Varusam' is a quintessential festive wedding song from the 1990 Tamil movie 'Panakkaran'. The song begins as a joyful blessing for the newly married couple, wishing them a long, glorious life of a hundred years filled with harmony like a pair of cuckoos in a grove. It playfully pokes fun at physical mismatches between husbands and wives through witty folk humor, highlighting contrasting physical traits with humorous hyperbole.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai Ani (Simile)

Oru sodikuyil polae thaan

Compares the married couple's harmony and companionship to a pair of cuckoo birds in a grove.

Uyarvu Navitchi Ani (Hyperbole)

Nilavai ninnukitte thotuduvar paaru

Exaggerates the tall height of the husband by claiming he can touch the moon while standing.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Purushan / Porutham

The second letter 'ru'/'ru' matches across the consecutive thoughts in the verse regarding spousal compatibility.

Metaphor

Theruvil asainjaadum thiruvarur theru

Metaphorically compares the swaying gait of a tall person to the grand movement of the Thiruvarur temple chariot.

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Trivia

'Nooru Varusam' from 'Panakkaran' (1990) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, written by Vaali, and sung by Mano. Featuring Superstar Rajinikanth, the song became an eternal anthem for wedding celebrations across Tamil Nadu due to its upbeat folk rhythms and memorable, affectionate lyricism.

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