Pani Malaro Kulir
From Ponvandu · 1973
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Ponvandu1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pani malaro kulir nilavo | Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon? |
| Un paarvai enna sugamo | What pleasure does your gaze bring? |
| Mudhaliravil pudhu uravil | On this nuptial night, in this new relationship, |
| Intha manjam enna tharumo | What joy will this bed offer? |
| Mudhaliravil pudhu uravil | On this nuptial night, in this new relationship, |
| Intha manjam enna tharumo | What joy will this bed offer? |
| Male | |
| Pani malaro kulir nilavo | Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon? |
| Un paarvai enna sugamo | What pleasure does your gaze bring? |
| Male | |
| Kani pondra udalum | A body like a fruit, |
| Kann endra kadalum | And an ocean called your eyes, |
| Kadhai sollaththaan vanthatho | Did they come to tell a story? |
| Kaliyaatha udaiyum kaikonda valaiyum | The unremoved garment and the bangles on your hands, |
| Pizhaiyena noi vanthatho | Have they become an illness like a mistake? |
| Female | |
| Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa | Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa |
| Male | |
| Pani malaro kulir nilavo | Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon? |
| Un paarvai enna sugamo | What pleasure does your gaze bring? |
| Male | |
| Virintha malaril surantha thaenil | In the open flower, in the overflowing honey, |
| Vizhuntha ilamai thudikkirathu | Falling youth trembles with desire. |
| Vidiyaatha iravil vilagaatha nilaiyil | In a night that does not end, in an inseparable state, |
| Mudiyaatha paadam thodarkirathu | An endless lesson continues. |
| Uruguthu uruguthu thegam | The body melts and melts, |
| Peruguthu peruguthu vegam vegam vegam | The passion surges and surges, speed, speed. |
| Male | |
| Pani malaro kulir nilavo | Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon? |
| Un paarvai enna sugamo | What pleasure does your gaze bring? |
| Male | |
| Azhagendra ooril alangaara theril | In the town called beauty, on a decorated chariot, |
| Varugindra silaiyallavaa | Are you not the idol that arrives? |
| Oru kodi inbam tharugindra | Bestowing ten million delights, |
| Enthan thirupaavai neeyallavaa…. | Are you not my sacred holy maiden? |
| Female | |
| Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa | Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa |
| Male | |
| Thalarntha nadaiyum veluththa mugamum | With a weary walk and a pale face, |
| Sumantha thunaiyae nee vaaruga | Come, my companion who bore my child! |
| Valamaana tamizhil vilaiyaadum maganai | A son who plays in rich Tamil, |
| Thaalaattu paada nee tharuga | May you grant him for me to sing a lullaby. |
| Male | |
| Pani malaro kulir nilavo | Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon? |
| Un paarvai enna sugamo | What pleasure does your gaze bring? |
பனி மலரோ குளிர் நிலவோ
உன் பார்வை என்ன சுகமோ
முதலிரவில் புது உறவில்
இந்த மஞ்சம் என்ன தருமோ
முதலிரவில் புது உறவில்
இந்த மஞ்சம் என்ன தருமோ
Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon?
What pleasure does your gaze bring?
On this nuptial night, in this new relationship,
What joy will this bed offer?
On this nuptial night, in this new relationship,
What joy will this bed offer?
பனி மலரோ குளிர் நிலவோ
உன் பார்வை என்ன சுகமோ
Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon?
What pleasure does your gaze bring?
கனி போன்ற உடலும்
கண் என்ற கடலும்
கதை சொல்லத்தான் வந்ததோ
கலையாத உடையும் கைக்கொண்ட வளையும்
பிழையென நோய் வந்ததோ
A body like a fruit,
And an ocean called your eyes,
Did they come to tell a story?
The unremoved garment and the bangles on your hands,
Have they become an illness like a mistake?
லலலா லலலா லலலாலால்லலலா
Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa
பனி மலரோ குளிர் நிலவோ
உன் பார்வை என்ன சுகமோ
Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon?
What pleasure does your gaze bring?
விரிந்த மலரில் சுரந்த தேனில்
விழுந்த இளமை துடிக்கிறது
விடியாத இரவில் விலகாத நிலையில்
முடியாத பாடம் தொடர்கிறது
உருகுது உருகுது தேகம்
பெருகுது பெருகுது வேகம் வேகம் வேகம்
In the open flower, in the overflowing honey,
Falling youth trembles with desire.
In a night that does not end, in an inseparable state,
An endless lesson continues.
The body melts and melts,
The passion surges and surges, speed, speed.
பனி மலரோ குளிர் நிலவோ
உன் பார்வை என்ன சுகமோ
Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon?
What pleasure does your gaze bring?
அழகென்ற ஊரில் அலங்கார தேரில்
வருகின்ற சிலையல்லவா
ஒரு கோடி இன்பம் தருகின்ற
எந்தன் திருப்பாவை நீயல்லவா....
In the town called beauty, on a decorated chariot,
Are you not the idol that arrives?
Bestowing ten million delights,
Are you not my sacred holy maiden?
லலலா லலலா லலலாலால்லலலா
Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa
தளர்ந்த நடையும் வெளுத்த முகமும்
சுமந்த துணையே நீ வருக
வளமான தமிழில் விளையாடும் மகனை
தாலாட்டு பாட நீ தருக........
With a weary walk and a pale face,
Come, my companion who bore my child!
A son who plays in rich Tamil,
May you grant him for me to sing a lullaby.
பனி மலரோ குளிர் நிலவோ
உன் பார்வை என்ன சுகமோ
Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon?
What pleasure does your gaze bring?
Pani malaro kulir nilavo
Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon?
Un paarvai enna sugamo
What pleasure does your gaze bring?
Mudhaliravil pudhu uravil
On this nuptial night, in this new relationship,
Intha manjam enna tharumo
What joy will this bed offer?
Mudhaliravil pudhu uravil
On this nuptial night, in this new relationship,
Intha manjam enna tharumo
What joy will this bed offer?
Pani malaro kulir nilavo
Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon?
Un paarvai enna sugamo
What pleasure does your gaze bring?
Kani pondra udalum
A body like a fruit,
Kann endra kadalum
And an ocean called your eyes,
Kadhai sollaththaan vanthatho
Did they come to tell a story?
Kaliyaatha udaiyum kaikonda valaiyum
The unremoved garment and the bangles on your hands,
Pizhaiyena noi vanthatho
Have they become an illness like a mistake?
Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa
Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa
Pani malaro kulir nilavo
Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon?
Un paarvai enna sugamo
What pleasure does your gaze bring?
Virintha malaril surantha thaenil
In the open flower, in the overflowing honey,
Vizhuntha ilamai thudikkirathu
Falling youth trembles with desire.
Vidiyaatha iravil vilagaatha nilaiyil
In a night that does not end, in an inseparable state,
Mudiyaatha paadam thodarkirathu
An endless lesson continues.
Uruguthu uruguthu thegam
The body melts and melts,
Peruguthu peruguthu vegam vegam vegam
The passion surges and surges, speed, speed.
Pani malaro kulir nilavo
Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon?
Un paarvai enna sugamo
What pleasure does your gaze bring?
Azhagendra ooril alangaara theril
In the town called beauty, on a decorated chariot,
Varugindra silaiyallavaa
Are you not the idol that arrives?
Oru kodi inbam tharugindra
Bestowing ten million delights,
Enthan thirupaavai neeyallavaa….
Are you not my sacred holy maiden?
Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa
Lalalaa lalalaa lalalaalallalalaa
Thalarntha nadaiyum veluththa mugamum
With a weary walk and a pale face,
Sumantha thunaiyae nee vaaruga
Come, my companion who bore my child!
Valamaana tamizhil vilaiyaadum maganai
A son who plays in rich Tamil,
Thaalaattu paada nee tharuga
May you grant him for me to sing a lullaby.
Pani malaro kulir nilavo
Is it a dew-kissed flower or a cool moon?
Un paarvai enna sugamo
What pleasure does your gaze bring?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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