Oru Ponmaanai Naan Kaana
From Mythili Ennai Kaathali · 1986
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Mythili Ennai Kaathali1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| …………….. | |
| Male | |
| Oru pon maanai naan kaana thaga thimithom | As I behold a golden deer, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom' |
| Oru ammaanaai naan paada thaga thimithom | As I sing a song of Ammaanai, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom' |
| Salangai ittaal oru maathu sangeetham nee paadu | When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody |
| Aval vizhigalil oru pazharasam | There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes |
| Adhai kaanbathil enthan paravasam | And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy |
| Male | |
| Oru pon maanai naan kaana thaga thimithom | As I behold a golden deer, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom' |
| Oru ammaanaai naan paada thaga thimithom | As I sing a song of Ammaanai, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom' |
| Salangai ittaal oru maathu sangeetham nee paadu | When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody |
| Aval vizhigalil oru pazharasam | There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes |
| Adhai kaanbathil enthan paravasam | And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy |
| Male | |
| ………………. | |
| Male | |
| Thadaagaththil meen indru kaamaththil thadumaari | Did the fish in the pond stumble today in passionate desire, |
| Thaamarai poo meeddhu vizhunthanavo | And fall right upon the lotus flower? |
| Idhai kanda vegaththil brahmanum mogaththil | Seeing this scene swiftly, did Lord Brahma in infatuation, |
| Padaiththitta paagamthaan un kangalo | Create your eyes as that very masterpiece? |
| Male | |
| Kaattril asainthu varum nanthavanththukili | A parrot from the garden swaying in the breeze, |
| Kaalgal mulaiththathendru nadaipottaal | If it sprouted feet and started walking... |
| Jadhi ennum mazhaiyinilae radhi ival nanainthidavey | As this goddess Rati gets drenched in the rain of rhythmic beats, |
| Adhil bharathamthaan thulir vittu | The art of Bharatanatyam sprouts and blossoms within it, |
| Poopola pooththaada manam engum manam veesuthu | Blooms like a flower and spreads fragrance all over my heart, |
| Enthan manam engum manam veesuthu | It wafts its sweet fragrance all over my heart! |
| Male | |
| Salangai ittaal oru maathu sangeetham nee paadu | When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody |
| Male | |
| ………………… | |
| Male | |
| Santhana kinnaththila kunguma sangamam | The union of vermilion inside a sandalwood bowl, |
| Arangera adhuthaanae un kannam | Is that not the stage set upon your cheeks? |
| Megaththai mananthida vaanaththil suyavaram | A swayamvara in the sky to wed the clouds, |
| Nadanthidum vaanavil un vannam | The rainbow walking there is your radiance! |
| Male | |
| Idaiyin pin azhagil irandu kudaththai konda | Bearing two water pots on the exquisite rear curve of her waist, |
| Pudhiya thampooraavai meetti sendraal | She walked past like playing a new tanpura instrument, |
| Kalai nilaa meniyilae sulai palaa suvaiyai kandaen | In her artful, moon-like body, I tasted the sweetness of jackfruit carpels, |
| Antha kattudal mottudal udhiraamal sadhiraadi | As her sculpted body dances like a tender flower bud without falling, |
| Madhi thannil kavi serkkuthu | It adds poetry to the mind, |
| Enthan madhi thannil kavi serkkuthu | It inspires poetry in my mind! |
| Male | |
| Salangai ittaal oru maadhu sangeetham nee paadu | When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody |
| Aval vizhigalil oru pazharasam | There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes |
| Adhai kaanpathil enthan paravasam | And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy |
| Male | |
| Oru pon maanai naan kaana thaga thimithom | As I behold a golden deer, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom' |
| Oru ammaanaai naan paada thaga thimithom | As I sing a song of Ammaanai, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom' |
| Salangai ittaal oru maathu sangeetham nee paadu | When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody |
| Aval vizhigalil oru pazharasam | There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes |
| Adhai kaanbathil enthan paravasam | And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy |
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ஒரு பொன் மானை நான் காண தக திமிதோம்
ஒரு அம்மானை நான் பாட தக திமிதோம்
சலங்கை இட்டாள் ஒரு மாது சங்கீதம் நீ பாடு
அவள் விழிகளில் ஒரு பழரசம்
அதை காண்பதில் எந்தன் பரவசம்
As I behold a golden deer, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
As I sing a song of Ammaanai, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody
There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes
And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy
ஒரு பொன் மானை நான் காண தக திமிதோம்
ஒரு அம்மானை நான் பாட தக திமிதோம்
சலங்கை இட்டாள் ஒரு மாது சங்கீதம் நீ பாடு
அவள் விழிகளில் ஒரு பழரசம்
அதை காண்பதில் எந்தன் பரவசம்
As I behold a golden deer, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
As I sing a song of Ammaanai, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody
There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes
And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy
.............................
தடாகத்தில் மீன் இன்று காமத்தில் தடுமாறி
தாமரை பூ மீது விழுந்தனவோ
இதைக் கண்ட வேகத்தில் பிரம்மனும் மோகத்தில்
படைத்திட்ட பாகம்தான் உன் கண்களோ
Did the fish in the pond stumble today in passionate desire,
And fall right upon the lotus flower?
Seeing this scene swiftly, did Lord Brahma in infatuation,
Create your eyes as that very masterpiece?
காற்றில் அசைந்து வரும் நந்தவனத்துக்கிளி
கால்கள் முளைத்ததென்று நடைப்போட்டாள்
ஜதி என்னும் மழையினிலே ரதி இவள் நனைந்திடவே
அதில் பரதம் தான் துளிர் விட்டு
பூப்போல பூத்தாட மனம் எங்கும் மணம் வீசுது
எந்தன் மனம் எங்கும் மணம் வீசுது
A parrot from the garden swaying in the breeze,
If it sprouted feet and started walking...
As this goddess Rati gets drenched in the rain of rhythmic beats,
The art of Bharatanatyam sprouts and blossoms within it,
Blooms like a flower and spreads fragrance all over my heart,
It wafts its sweet fragrance all over my heart!
சலங்கை இட்டாள் ஒரு மாது சங்கீதம் நீ பாடு
When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody
.............................
சந்தன கிண்ணத்தில் குங்கும சங்கமம்
அரங்கேற அதுதானே உன் கன்னம்
மேகத்தை மணந்திட வானத்தில் சுயம்வரம்
நடத்திடும் வானவில் உன் வண்ணம்
The union of vermilion inside a sandalwood bowl,
Is that not the stage set upon your cheeks?
A swayamvara in the sky to wed the clouds,
The rainbow walking there is your radiance!
இடையின் பின் அழகில் இரண்டு குடத்தை கொண்ட
புதிய தம்பூராவை மீட்டி சென்றாள்
கலை நிலா மேனியிலே சுளை பலா சுவையை கண்டேன்
அந்த கட்டுடல் மொட்டுடல் உதிராமல் சதிராடி
மதி தன்னில் கவி சேர்க்குது
எந்தன் மதி தன்னில் கவி சேர்க்குது
Bearing two water pots on the exquisite rear curve of her waist,
She walked past like playing a new tanpura instrument,
In her artful, moon-like body, I tasted the sweetness of jackfruit carpels,
As her sculpted body dances like a tender flower bud without falling,
It adds poetry to the mind,
It inspires poetry in my mind!
சலங்கை இட்டாள் ஒரு மாது சங்கீதம் நீ பாடு
அவள் விழிகளில் ஒரு பழரசம்
அதை காண்பதில் எந்தன் பரவசம்
When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody
There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes
And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy
ஒரு பொன் மானை நான் காண தக திமிதோம்
ஒரு அம்மானை நான் பாட தக திமிதோம்
சலங்கை இட்டாள் ஒரு மாது சங்கீதம் நீ பாடு
அவள் விழிகளில் ஒரு பழரசம்
அதை காண்பதில் எந்தன் பரவசம்
As I behold a golden deer, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
As I sing a song of Ammaanai, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody
There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes
And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy
……………..
Oru pon maanai naan kaana thaga thimithom
As I behold a golden deer, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
Oru ammaanaai naan paada thaga thimithom
As I sing a song of Ammaanai, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
Salangai ittaal oru maathu sangeetham nee paadu
When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody
Aval vizhigalil oru pazharasam
There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes
Adhai kaanbathil enthan paravasam
And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy
Oru pon maanai naan kaana thaga thimithom
As I behold a golden deer, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
Oru ammaanaai naan paada thaga thimithom
As I sing a song of Ammaanai, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
Salangai ittaal oru maathu sangeetham nee paadu
When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody
Aval vizhigalil oru pazharasam
There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes
Adhai kaanbathil enthan paravasam
And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy
……………….
Thadaagaththil meen indru kaamaththil thadumaari
Did the fish in the pond stumble today in passionate desire,
Thaamarai poo meeddhu vizhunthanavo
And fall right upon the lotus flower?
Idhai kanda vegaththil brahmanum mogaththil
Seeing this scene swiftly, did Lord Brahma in infatuation,
Padaiththitta paagamthaan un kangalo
Create your eyes as that very masterpiece?
Kaattril asainthu varum nanthavanththukili
A parrot from the garden swaying in the breeze,
Kaalgal mulaiththathendru nadaipottaal
If it sprouted feet and started walking...
Jadhi ennum mazhaiyinilae radhi ival nanainthidavey
As this goddess Rati gets drenched in the rain of rhythmic beats,
Adhil bharathamthaan thulir vittu
The art of Bharatanatyam sprouts and blossoms within it,
Poopola pooththaada manam engum manam veesuthu
Blooms like a flower and spreads fragrance all over my heart,
Enthan manam engum manam veesuthu
It wafts its sweet fragrance all over my heart!
Salangai ittaal oru maathu sangeetham nee paadu
When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody
…………………
Santhana kinnaththila kunguma sangamam
The union of vermilion inside a sandalwood bowl,
Arangera adhuthaanae un kannam
Is that not the stage set upon your cheeks?
Megaththai mananthida vaanaththil suyavaram
A swayamvara in the sky to wed the clouds,
Nadanthidum vaanavil un vannam
The rainbow walking there is your radiance!
Idaiyin pin azhagil irandu kudaththai konda
Bearing two water pots on the exquisite rear curve of her waist,
Pudhiya thampooraavai meetti sendraal
She walked past like playing a new tanpura instrument,
Kalai nilaa meniyilae sulai palaa suvaiyai kandaen
In her artful, moon-like body, I tasted the sweetness of jackfruit carpels,
Antha kattudal mottudal udhiraamal sadhiraadi
As her sculpted body dances like a tender flower bud without falling,
Madhi thannil kavi serkkuthu
It adds poetry to the mind,
Enthan madhi thannil kavi serkkuthu
It inspires poetry in my mind!
Salangai ittaal oru maadhu sangeetham nee paadu
When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody
Aval vizhigalil oru pazharasam
There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes
Adhai kaanpathil enthan paravasam
And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy
Oru pon maanai naan kaana thaga thimithom
As I behold a golden deer, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
Oru ammaanaai naan paada thaga thimithom
As I sing a song of Ammaanai, dance to the rhythm 'thaga thimithom'
Salangai ittaal oru maathu sangeetham nee paadu
When a woman wears anklets, you sing a melody
Aval vizhigalil oru pazharasam
There is a sweet fruit juice-like nectar in her eyes
Adhai kaanbathil enthan paravasam
And witnessing it brings me sheer ecstasy
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Oru Pon Maanai' from Mythili Ennai Kaathali (1986) is an exuberant, poetic celebration of feminine beauty, classical dance, and romantic fascination. Composed and written by T. Rajendar and sung with joyous expression by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, the song describes the enchanting effect a dancing woman—compared to a golden deer and goddess Rati—has on the narrator. The lyricist weaves rich traditional imagery: her eyes are likened to a fish landing on a lotus flower created by Brahma in a moment of passion, her rosy cheeks to crimson vermilion inside a sandalwood bowl, and her movement to a walking rainbow. As she dances to rhythmic syllables ('solkattu'), the art of Bharatanatyam blooms, filling the narrator's heart with aroma and inspiring divine poetry in his mind.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Santhana kinnaththila kunguma sangamam / Arangera adhuthaanae un kannam”
Her blushing cheeks are metaphorically described as the union of red vermilion mixed inside a sandalwood vessel.
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Aval vizhigalil oru pazharasam”
Compares the sweet, expressive gaze of the woman's eyes to sweet fruit nectar.
Ethugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Oru pon maanai... / Oru ammaanaai...”
Rhyming of the second letter 'r' (ru) across consecutive lines in the chorus.
Iyaipu (End rhyme)
“pazharasam / paravasam”
Matching end sounds ('sam') creating a melodious rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
T. Rajendar wrote, composed, directed, and starred in 'Mythili Ennai Kaathali' (1986). Known for his unique style of rhyming Tamil lyrics with classical rhythm words (solkattu) like 'thaga thimithom', this track showcases his signature songwriting style paired with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's dynamic vocal delivery, making it one of the most popular dance-based tracks of the mid-1980s.
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