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Lyrics & meaning

Pani Malaro Kulir

From Ponvandu · 1973

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
V. Kumar
Movie name
Ponvandu
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
5 Mar 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pani malaro kulir nilavo
Un paarvai enna sugamo
Mudhaliravil pudhu uravil
Intha manjam enna tharumo
Mudhaliravil pudhu uravil
Intha manjam enna tharumo
Pani malaro kulir nilavo
Un paarvai enna sugamo
Kani pondra udalum
Kann endra kadalum
Kadhai sollaththaan vanthatho
Kaliyaatha udaiyum kaikonda valaiyum
Pizhaiyena noi vanthatho
Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa
Pani malaro kulir nilavo
Un paarvai enna sugamo
Virintha malaril surantha thaenil
Vizhuntha ilamai thudikkirathu
Vidiyaatha iravil vilagaatha nilaiyil
Mudiyaatha paadam thodarkirathu
Uruguthu uruguthu thegam
Peruguthu peruguthu vegam vegam vegam
Pani malaro kulir nilavo
Un paarvai enna sugamo
Azhagendra ooril alangaara theril
Varugindra silaiyallavaa
Oru kodi inbam tharugindra
Enthan thirupaavai neeyallavaa….
Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa
Thalarntha nadaiyum veluththa mugamum
Sumantha thunaiyae nee vaaruga
Valamaana tamizhil vilaiyaadum maganai
Thaalaattu paada nee tharuga
Pani malaro kulir nilavo
Un paarvai enna sugamo
Is it a dewy flower or the cool moon?
What sweet pleasure is in your gaze?
On our wedding night, in this new bond,
what joy will this bed bring?
On our wedding night, in this new bond,
what joy will this bed bring?
Is it a dewy flower or the cool moon?
What sweet pleasure is in your gaze?
Your sweet, tender body
and the ocean of your eyes,
did they come just to tell a story?
Your untouched clothes and the bangles on your wrists,
did love's ache strike, calling them a mistake?
La la la, la la la, la la la la la la
Is it a dewy flower or the cool moon?
What sweet pleasure is in your gaze?
In the sweet nectar of the open flower,
restless youth has fallen and trembles.
In a night that never dawns, in an embrace that never breaks,
an endless lesson goes on.
My body melts and melts,
and the passion rises, rushing faster and faster!
Is it a dewy flower or the cool moon?
What sweet pleasure is in your gaze?
In the town of beauty, on a decorated chariot,
aren't you the divine idol arriving?
Giving countless joys,
aren't you my Thiruppavai (sacred love)?
La la la, la la la, la la la la la la
With tired steps and a pale face,
come, my partner bearing our child,
A son who will play in rich Tamil,
give him to me, so I may sing a lullaby...
Is it a dewy flower or the cool moon?
What sweet pleasure is in your gaze?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pani Malaro Kulir Nilavo is a classic romantic song from the 1973 film Ponvandu, composed by V. Kumar and penned by Vaali. Expressed through the rich vocal delivery of T. M. Soundararajan, the song articulates the intimacy, beauty, and emotional depth experienced by newlyweds on their wedding night. The protagonist admires his partner's beauty, comparing her gaze to a cool moon and her eyes to an ocean, while envisioning their enduring journey together into parenthood.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Kani pondra udalum”

Compares the bride's soft and tender body to a sweet fruit (Kani pondra udalum).

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Kann endra kadalum”

Directly equates her deep and evocative eyes to a vast ocean (Kann endra kadalum).

Alliteration (Monaai)

“Mudhaliravil pudhu uravil / Intha manjam enna tharumo”

Repetition of the 'M' sound in 'Mudhaliravil' and 'Manjam' creates rhythmic harmony.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

“Uruguthu uruguthu thegam / Peruguthu peruguthu vegam vegam vegam”

Repetition of 'Uruguthu' (melts) and 'Peruguthu' (surges) heightens the sensual intensity of the moment.

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Trivia

Composed by V. Kumar, known as Mellisai Maamani, this song showcases Vaali's signature poetic elegance, seamlessly blending romantic imagery with classic Tamil literary tropes.

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