Padu Nilave
From Udhaya Geetham · 1985
- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Udhaya Geetham1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaaa aaaaa aaa aaaa aaaa aaaaaa aaaa aaaa …….. | Vocalizing / Aaaa aaaaa... |
| Female | |
| { Paadu nilaavae thaen kavidhai poo malara } (2) | Sing, oh moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower! |
| Un paadalai naan thedinen ketkaamalae naan vaadinen | I searched for your song; without listening to it, I withered away. |
| Paadu nilaavae thaen kavidhai poo malara | Sing, oh moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower. |
| Female | |
| Nee pogum paadhai en poongaavanam | The path you tread is my flower garden. |
| Nee paarkum paarvai en brindhaavanam … mm | The glance you bestow is my Brindhavanam. |
| Oorengum un raaga oorgolamo | Is your melody on a procession throughout the town? |
| En veedu vaaraamal yen pogumo | Why does it pass by without coming to my home? |
| Female | |
| Kaidhaana podhum kai sera vendum | Even if I am imprisoned, our hands must unite. |
| Unnodu vaazhum oar naalum podhum | Even a single day lived with you is enough, |
| En jenmamae eederavae | For my entire life to attain salvation. |
| Male | |
| Paadum nilaavae thaen kavidhai poo malarae | Oh singing moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower. |
| Un paadalai naan ketkiren paamaalaiyai naan korkiren | I listen to your song and weave a garland of verses. |
| Paadum nilaavae thaen kavidhai poo malarae | Oh singing moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower. |
| Male | |
| Oorengum pogum en raagangalae | Oh my melodies that wander all over the town, |
| Un veedu thedum en megangalae … ae | Oh my clouds that search for your home! |
| Poo meedhu thaen thoovum kaadhal varam | Love is a divine boon that sprinkles honey over flowers. |
| En nenjil nee oodhum naadhaswaram | You are the Nadaswaram music playing inside my heart. |
| Male | |
| Kaaveri vellam kai sera thullum | The Kaveri flood leaps forward to reach the destination. |
| Raagangal serum dhaagangal theerum | Melodies will unite and deep thirsts will be quenched. |
| Kaadhal nilaa thoodhaagumae | The moon of love will serve as a messenger. |
| Paadum nilaavae thaen kavidhai poo malarae | Oh singing moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower. |
| Female | |
| Un paadalai naan ketkiren | I listen to your song. |
| Male | |
| Paamaalaiyai naan korkiren | I weave a garland of verses. |
| Female | |
| Paadum nilaavae | Oh singing moon, |
| Male | |
| Thaen kavidhai | Sweet honeyed poetry. |
ஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆ
Vocalizing / Aaaa aaaaa...
{ பாடு நிலாவே
தேன் கவிதை பூ மலர } (2)
உன் பாடலை நான்
தேடினேன் கேட்காமலே
நான் வாடினேன் பாடு
நிலாவே தேன் கவிதை
பூ மலர
Sing, oh moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower!
I searched for your song; without listening to it, I withered away.
Sing, oh moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower.
நீ போகும்
பாதை என் பூங்காவனம்
நீ பார்க்கும் பார்வை என்
பிருந்தாவனம் ஊரெங்கும்
உன் ராக ஊர்கோலமோ
என் வீடு வாராமல் ஏன்
போகுமோ
The path you tread is my flower garden.
The glance you bestow is my Brindhavanam.
Is your melody on a procession throughout the town?
Why does it pass by without coming to my home?
கைதான போதும்
கை சேரவேண்டும்
உன்னோடு வாழும் ஓர்
நாளும் போதும் என்
ஜென்மமே ஈடேறவே
Even if I am imprisoned, our hands must unite.
Even a single day lived with you is enough,
For my entire life to attain salvation.
பாடும் நிலாவே
தேன் கவிதை பூ மலரே
உன் பாடலை நான் கேட்கிறேன்
பாமாலையை நான் கோர்க்கிறேன்
பாடும் நிலாவே தேன் கவிதை
பூ மலரே
Oh singing moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower.
I listen to your song and weave a garland of verses.
Oh singing moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower.
ஊரெங்கும் போகும்
என் ராகங்களே உன் வீடு
தேடும் என் மேகங்களே
பூ மீது தேன் தூவும் காதல்
வரம் என் நெஞ்சில் நீ ஊதும்
நாதஸ்வரம்
Oh my melodies that wander all over the town,
Oh my clouds that search for your home!
Love is a divine boon that sprinkles honey over flowers.
You are the Nadaswaram music playing inside my heart.
காவேரி வெள்ளம்
கை சேர துள்ளும்
ராகங்கள் சேரும்
தாகங்கள் தீரும்
காதல் நிலா தூதாகுமே
பாடும் நிலாவே தேன்
கவிதை பூ மலரே
The Kaveri flood leaps forward to reach the destination.
Melodies will unite and deep thirsts will be quenched.
The moon of love will serve as a messenger.
Oh singing moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower.
உன் பாடலை
நான் கேட்கிறேன்
I listen to your song.
பாமாலையை
நான் கோர்க்கிறேன்
I weave a garland of verses.
பாடும் நிலாவே
Oh singing moon,
தேன் கவிதை
Sweet honeyed poetry.
ஆண் & பெண் :
பூ மலரே
Aaaa aaaaa aaa aaaa aaaa aaaaaa aaaa aaaa ……..
Vocalizing / Aaaa aaaaa...
{ Paadu nilaavae thaen kavidhai poo malara } (2)
Sing, oh moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower!
Un paadalai naan thedinen ketkaamalae naan vaadinen
I searched for your song; without listening to it, I withered away.
Paadu nilaavae thaen kavidhai poo malara
Sing, oh moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower.
Nee pogum paadhai en poongaavanam
The path you tread is my flower garden.
Nee paarkum paarvai en brindhaavanam … mm
The glance you bestow is my Brindhavanam.
Oorengum un raaga oorgolamo
Is your melody on a procession throughout the town?
En veedu vaaraamal yen pogumo
Why does it pass by without coming to my home?
Kaidhaana podhum kai sera vendum
Even if I am imprisoned, our hands must unite.
Unnodu vaazhum oar naalum podhum
Even a single day lived with you is enough,
En jenmamae eederavae
For my entire life to attain salvation.
Paadum nilaavae thaen kavidhai poo malarae
Oh singing moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower.
Un paadalai naan ketkiren paamaalaiyai naan korkiren
I listen to your song and weave a garland of verses.
Paadum nilaavae thaen kavidhai poo malarae
Oh singing moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower.
Oorengum pogum en raagangalae
Oh my melodies that wander all over the town,
Un veedu thedum en megangalae … ae
Oh my clouds that search for your home!
Poo meedhu thaen thoovum kaadhal varam
Love is a divine boon that sprinkles honey over flowers.
En nenjil nee oodhum naadhaswaram
You are the Nadaswaram music playing inside my heart.
Kaaveri vellam kai sera thullum
The Kaveri flood leaps forward to reach the destination.
Raagangal serum dhaagangal theerum
Melodies will unite and deep thirsts will be quenched.
Kaadhal nilaa thoodhaagumae
The moon of love will serve as a messenger.
Paadum nilaavae thaen kavidhai poo malarae
Oh singing moon, let honeyed poetry bloom like a flower.
Un paadalai naan ketkiren
I listen to your song.
Paamaalaiyai naan korkiren
I weave a garland of verses.
Paadum nilaavae
Oh singing moon,
Thaen kavidhai
Sweet honeyed poetry.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Paadum Nilaave from Udhaya Geetham (1985) is a deeply evocative romantic composition that intertwines love with the beauty of music and nature. The singer addresses their beloved as a singing moon, describing how her music and mere presence bring life, joy, and spiritual fulfillment to an otherwise longing heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nee paarkum paarvai en brindhaavanam … mm”
The speaker addresses the beloved as 'Paadum Nilaave' (Singing Moon) and equates her gaze to 'Brindhavanam', creating vivid poetic imagery.
Personification
“Un veedu thedum en megangalae … ae”
Clouds are personified as searchers looking for the beloved's residence.
Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Raagangal serum dhaagangal theerum”
End-rhyming words like 'serum' and 'theerum' give a rhythmic flow to the verse.
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Mu. Metha, Udhaya Geetham (1985) features iconic tracks performed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki. This song is widely celebrated for its lush orchestration and soul-stirring vocal melodies.
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