Oh Ponmaanguyil
From Manasukkul Mathappu · 1988
- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Manasukkul Mathappu1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Koo kukku koo…..koo kukku koo…. | Koo kukku koo... koo kukku koo... |
| Male | |
| Oo….pon maanguyil singaaramaai | Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully |
| Pon maanguyil singaaramaai panpaaduthae | The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner |
| Sangeethakkaaran enthan kadhal paadhaiyil | On the love path of me, the musician |
| Ullaasa poonguyilgal raja paarvaiyil | Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze |
| Male | |
| Oo….pon maanguyil singaaramaai | Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully |
| Pon maanguyil singaaramaai panpaaduthae | The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner |
| Sangeethakkaaran enthan kadhal paadhaiyil | On the love path of me, the musician |
| Ullaasa poonguyilgal raja paarvaiyil | Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze |
| Male | |
| Vaanai thotta megam engae | Where is the cloud that touched the sky? |
| Poovai thotta thaaam enna | What is the pace of touching a flower? |
| Thaenai thotta vandu ingae | Here is the beetle that touched the honey |
| Kaatril vitta saethi enna | What is the message released into the wind? |
| Male | |
| Thangamalai saaral enthan ooro | Is my town the drizzle on the golden mountain? |
| Ingu ennai kaithu seivaar yaaro | Who is going to arrest me here? |
| Anbaai oru dheivam vanthu thaalaattuthae | A deity lovingly arrives and sings a lullaby |
| Nenjil kondu santham vanthu neer ootruthae | Rhythm arrives into the heart and pours water over it |
| Kannil oru minnal kandaen | I saw a flash of lightning in the eyes |
| Ennai indru kandu kondaen | I found myself today |
| Male | |
| Oo….pon maanguyil singaaramaai | Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully |
| Pon maanguyil singaaramaai panpaaduthae | The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner |
| Sangeethakkaaran enthan kadhal paadhaiyil | On the love path of me, the musician |
| Ullaasa poonguyilgal raja paarvaiyil | Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze |
| Male | |
| Naanae unthan koondukkullae | I myself am inside your cage |
| Raagam solla yaarumilla | There is no one to teach a melody |
| Nypagaththa vittu vitten | I have forgotten my memory |
| Geedham engae kaanavilla | The song is nowhere to be found |
| Male | |
| Oomai ennai pesa vaiththaar yaaro | Someone made me, a mute person, speak |
| Ullaththukkul ullam vaiththaar yaaro | Someone placed their heart inside my heart |
| Sontham endru thendral ennai thaalaattuthae | Claiming kinship, the breeze sings me a lullaby |
| Thullum nadhi ennai thottu paaraattuthae | The leaping river touches and praises me |
| Pachchai nira paai viriththu | Spreading a green-colored carpet |
| Katcherithaan solaikkullae | A musical concert takes place inside the grove |
| Male | |
| Oo….pon maanguyil singaaramaai | Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully |
| Pon maanguyil singaaramaai panpaaduthae | The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner |
| Sangeethakkaaran enthan kadhal paadhaiyil | On the love path of me, the musician |
| Ullaasa poonguyilgal raja paarvaiyil | Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze |
| Male | |
| Oo….pon maanguyil singaaramaai | Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully |
| Pon maanguyil singaaramaai panpaaduthae | The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner |
கூ குக்கு கூ......கூ குக்கு கூ......
Koo kukku koo... koo kukku koo...
ஓ.......பொன் மாங்குயில் சிங்காராமாய்
பொன் மாங்குயில் சிங்காராமாய் பண்பாடுதே
சங்கீதக்காரன் எந்தன் காதல் பாதையில்
உல்லாசப் பூங்குயில்கள் ராஜா பார்வையில்
Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully
The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner
On the love path of me, the musician
Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze
ஓ.......பொன் மாங்குயில் சிங்காராமாய்
பொன் மாங்குயில் சிங்காராமாய் பண்பாடுதே
சங்கீதக்காரன் எந்தன் காதல் பாதையில்
உல்லாசப் பூங்குயில்கள் ராஜா பார்வையில்
Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully
The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner
On the love path of me, the musician
Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze
வானைத் தொட்ட மேகம் எங்கே
பூவைத் தொட்ட தாகம் என்ன
தேனைத் தொட்ட வண்டு இங்கே
காற்றில் விட்ட சேதி என்ன
Where is the cloud that touched the sky?
What is the pace of touching a flower?
Here is the beetle that touched the honey
What is the message released into the wind?
தங்கமலை சாரல் எந்தன் ஊரோ
இங்கு என்னைக் கைது செய்வார் யாரோ
அன்பாய் ஒரு தெய்வம் வந்து தாலாட்டுதே
நெஞ்சில் கொண்டு சந்தம் வந்து நீர் ஊற்றுதே
கண்ணில் ஒரு மின்னல் கண்டேன்
என்னை இன்று கண்டு கொண்டேன்
Is my town the drizzle on the golden mountain?
Who is going to arrest me here?
A deity lovingly arrives and sings a lullaby
Rhythm arrives into the heart and pours water over it
I saw a flash of lightning in the eyes
I found myself today
ஓ... பொன் மாங்குயில் சிங்காராமாய்
பொன் மாங்குயில் சிங்காராமாய் பண்பாடுதே
சங்கீதக்காரன் எந்தன் காதல் பாதையில்
உல்லாசப் பூங்குயில்கள் ராஜா பார்வையில்
Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully
The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner
On the love path of me, the musician
Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze
நானே உந்தன் கூண்டுக்குள்ளே
ராகம் சொல்ல யாருமில்ல
ஞாபகத்த விட்டு விட்டேன்
கீதம் எங்கே காணவில்ல
I myself am inside your cage
There is no one to teach a melody
I have forgotten my memory
The song is nowhere to be found
ஊமை என்னை பேச வைத்தார் யாரோ
உள்ளத்துக்குள் உள்ளம் வைத்தார் யாரோ
சொந்தம் என்று தென்றல் என்னை தாலாட்டுதே
துள்ளும் நதி என்னை தொட்டு பாராட்டுதே
பச்சை நிறப் பாய்விரித்து
கச்சேரி தான் சோலைக்குள்ளே
Someone made me, a mute person, speak
Someone placed their heart inside my heart
Claiming kinship, the breeze sings me a lullaby
The leaping river touches and praises me
Spreading a green-colored carpet
A musical concert takes place inside the grove
ஓ......பொன் மாங்குயில் சிங்காராமாய்
பொன்மாங்குயில் சிங்காராமாய் பண்பாடுதே
சங்கீதக்காரன் எந்தன் காதல் பாதையில்
உல்லாசப் பூங்குயில்கள் ராஜா பார்வையில்
Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully
The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner
On the love path of me, the musician
Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze
ஓ......பொன் மாங்குயில் சிங்காராமாய்
பொன் மாங்குயில் சிங்காராமாய் பண்பாடுதே.....
Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully
The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner
Koo kukku koo…..koo kukku koo….
Koo kukku koo... koo kukku koo...
Oo….pon maanguyil singaaramaai
Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully
Pon maanguyil singaaramaai panpaaduthae
The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner
Sangeethakkaaran enthan kadhal paadhaiyil
On the love path of me, the musician
Ullaasa poonguyilgal raja paarvaiyil
Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze
Oo….pon maanguyil singaaramaai
Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully
Pon maanguyil singaaramaai panpaaduthae
The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner
Sangeethakkaaran enthan kadhal paadhaiyil
On the love path of me, the musician
Ullaasa poonguyilgal raja paarvaiyil
Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze
Vaanai thotta megam engae
Where is the cloud that touched the sky?
Poovai thotta thaaam enna
What is the pace of touching a flower?
Thaenai thotta vandu ingae
Here is the beetle that touched the honey
Kaatril vitta saethi enna
What is the message released into the wind?
Thangamalai saaral enthan ooro
Is my town the drizzle on the golden mountain?
Ingu ennai kaithu seivaar yaaro
Who is going to arrest me here?
Anbaai oru dheivam vanthu thaalaattuthae
A deity lovingly arrives and sings a lullaby
Nenjil kondu santham vanthu neer ootruthae
Rhythm arrives into the heart and pours water over it
Kannil oru minnal kandaen
I saw a flash of lightning in the eyes
Ennai indru kandu kondaen
I found myself today
Oo….pon maanguyil singaaramaai
Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully
Pon maanguyil singaaramaai panpaaduthae
The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner
Sangeethakkaaran enthan kadhal paadhaiyil
On the love path of me, the musician
Ullaasa poonguyilgal raja paarvaiyil
Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze
Naanae unthan koondukkullae
I myself am inside your cage
Raagam solla yaarumilla
There is no one to teach a melody
Nypagaththa vittu vitten
I have forgotten my memory
Geedham engae kaanavilla
The song is nowhere to be found
Oomai ennai pesa vaiththaar yaaro
Someone made me, a mute person, speak
Ullaththukkul ullam vaiththaar yaaro
Someone placed their heart inside my heart
Sontham endru thendral ennai thaalaattuthae
Claiming kinship, the breeze sings me a lullaby
Thullum nadhi ennai thottu paaraattuthae
The leaping river touches and praises me
Pachchai nira paai viriththu
Spreading a green-colored carpet
Katcherithaan solaikkullae
A musical concert takes place inside the grove
Oo….pon maanguyil singaaramaai
Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully
Pon maanguyil singaaramaai panpaaduthae
The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner
Sangeethakkaaran enthan kadhal paadhaiyil
On the love path of me, the musician
Ullaasa poonguyilgal raja paarvaiyil
Joyful garden cuckoos under the royal gaze
Oo….pon maanguyil singaaramaai
Oh... the golden cuckoo bird beautifully
Pon maanguyil singaaramaai panpaaduthae
The golden cuckoo bird sings melodiously in a stylish manner
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Pon Maanguyil' expresses joyful romantic awakenings and the deep, soulful connection between music, nature, and love. The protagonist compares himself to a musician navigating a path of love, surrounded by nature's harmony—cuckoos, breeze, rain, rivers, and blossoms. Nature itself becomes a grand musical concert, symbolizing the inner transformation and boundless happiness brought on by love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Pon maanguyil singaaramaai panpaaduthae”
Compares the romantic mood and melody to a golden cuckoo bird singing elegantly.
Monai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Kannil oru minnal kandaen / Ennai indru kandu kondaen”
Repetition of consonant/vowel sounds at the beginning of words in quick succession.
Personification
“Sontham endru thendral ennai thaalaattuthae”
The southern breeze is personified as a relative or mother who lovingly rocks the protagonist to sleep with a lullaby.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Oomai ennai pesa vaiththaar yaaro / Ullaththukkul ullam vaiththaar yaaro”
Both lines end with the rhyming phrase 'vaiththaar yaaro'.
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Trivia
The lyrics for this track were penned by S. A. Rajkumar, who later became one of Tamil cinema's prominent music directors known for melody-centric family dramas in the 1990s. The film 'Manasukkul Mathappu' (1988) features Prabhu and Revathi in lead roles.
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