Panivizhum Iravu
From Mouna Ragam · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Mouna Ragam1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Laa laa la….la | Laa laa la...la |
| Laa la laa…la | Laa la laa...la |
| Laa….la la laaaaaaa…. | Laa...la la laaaaaaa.... |
| Male | |
| Pani vizhum iravu …. | On a night when dew falls... |
| Nanaindhadhu nilavu | The moon gets drenched |
| Ilanguyil irandu …. | When two young cuckoos... |
| Isaikkindra pozhudhu | Sing out music together |
| Poo pookkum raappodhu | In the night time when flowers bloom |
| Poongaatrum thoongaadhu | Even the gentle breeze does not sleep |
| Vaa vaa vaa.. | Come, come, come.. |
| Female | |
| Pani vizhum iravu …. | On a night when dew falls... |
| Nanaindhadhu nilavu | The moon gets drenched |
| Female | |
| Poovilae oru paai pottu | Spreading a bed inside a flower |
| Panithuli thoonga | For the dewdrop to sleep |
| Male :Poovizhi imai moodaamal | Male: Without closing the flower-like eyelids |
| Paingili yenga | The green parrot longs deeply |
| Female | |
| Maalai vilakkettrum neram | At the time of lighting the evening lamp |
| Manasil oru kodi baaram | There is a burden of ten million worries in the heart |
| Male :Thanithu vaazhndhenna laabam | Male: What is the gain in living alone? |
| Thevai illaadha thaabam | An unnecessary yearning arises |
| Female | |
| Thanimaiyae po… | Oh solitude, go away... |
| Inimaiyae vaa.. | Oh sweetness, come near.. |
| Neerum verum….sera vendum | The water and the root must join together |
| Male | |
| Pani vizhum iravu .. | On a night when dew falls... |
| Nanaindhadhu nilavu | The moon gets drenched |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Kaavalil nilai kollaamal | Refusing to stay under control |
| Thaavudhae manadhu | The heart leaps forward |
| Female :Kaaranam thunai illaamal | Female: The reason is being without a companion |
| Vaadidum vayadhu | At an age that easily wilts away |
| Male | |
| Aasai kollaamal kollum | Desire kills without actually killing |
| Angam thaalaamal thullum | The body dances, unable to bear the surge |
| Female : Ennai ketkaamal odum | Female: Running without asking for my permission |
| Idhayam unnodu koodum | My heart joins together with yours |
| Male | |
| Viragamae orr | Is this longing of separation... |
| Naragamo sol | A true hell? Tell me |
| Poovum mullaai…. maari pogum | Even a soft flower turns into a thorn |
| Female | |
| Pani vizhum iravu …. | On a night when dew falls... |
| Nanaindhadhu nilavu | The moon gets drenched |
| Ilanguyil irandu …. | When two young cuckoos... |
| Isaikkindra pozhudhu | Sing out music together |
| Poo pookkum raappodhu | In the night time when flowers bloom |
| Poongaatrum thoongaadhu | Even the gentle breeze does not sleep |
| Vaa vaa vaa.. | Come, come, come.. |
| Male | |
| Pani vizhum iravu …. | On a night when dew falls... |
| Nanaindhadhu nilavu | The moon gets drenched |
........................
Laa laa la...la
Laa la laa...la
Laa...la la laaaaaaa....
பனி விழும்
இரவு நனைந்தது
நிலவு இளங்குயில்
இரண்டு இசைக்கின்ற
பொழுது பூப்பூக்கும்
ராப்போது பூங்காற்றும்
தூங்காது வா வா வா
On a night when dew falls...
The moon gets drenched
When two young cuckoos...
Sing out music together
In the night time when flowers bloom
Even the gentle breeze does not sleep
Come, come, come..
பனி விழும்
இரவு நனைந்தது
நிலவு
On a night when dew falls...
The moon gets drenched
பூவிலே ஒரு
பாய் போட்டு பனித்துளி
தூங்க
பூவிழி இமை
மூடாமல் பைங்கிளி
ஏங்க
Spreading a bed inside a flower
For the dewdrop to sleep
Male: Without closing the flower-like eyelids
The green parrot longs deeply
மாலை
விளக்கேற்றும்
நேரம் மனசில்
ஒரு கோடி பாரம்
தனித்து
வாழ்ந்தென்ன லாபம்
தேவையில்லாத தாபம்
At the time of lighting the evening lamp
There is a burden of ten million worries in the heart
Male: What is the gain in living alone?
An unnecessary yearning arises
தனிமையே
போ இனிமையே வா
நீரும் வேரும் சேர
வேண்டும்
Oh solitude, go away...
Oh sweetness, come near..
The water and the root must join together
பனி விழும்
இரவு நனைந்தது
நிலவு
On a night when dew falls...
The moon gets drenched
.........................
...
காவலில் நிலை
கொள்ளாமல் தாவுதே
மனது
காரணம்
துணையில்லாமல்
வாடிடும் வயது
Refusing to stay under control
The heart leaps forward
Female: The reason is being without a companion
At an age that easily wilts away
ஆசை கொல்லாமல்
கொல்லும் அங்கம் தாளாமல்
துள்ளும்
என்னைக் கேட்காமல்
ஓடும் இதயம் உன்னோடு கூடும்
Desire kills without actually killing
The body dances, unable to bear the surge
Female: Running without asking for my permission
My heart joins together with yours
விரகமே ஓா்
நரகமோ சொல்
பூவும் முள்ளாய்
மாறிப் போகும்
Is this longing of separation...
A true hell? Tell me
Even a soft flower turns into a thorn
பனி விழும்
இரவு நனைந்தது
நிலவு இளங்குயில்
இரண்டு இசைக்கின்ற
பொழுது பூப்பூக்கும்
ராப்போது பூங்காற்றும்
தூங்காது வா வா வா
On a night when dew falls...
The moon gets drenched
When two young cuckoos...
Sing out music together
In the night time when flowers bloom
Even the gentle breeze does not sleep
Come, come, come..
பனி விழும்
இரவு நனைந்தது
நிலவு
On a night when dew falls...
The moon gets drenched
Laa laa la….la
Laa laa la...la
Laa la laa…la
Laa la laa...la
Laa….la la laaaaaaa….
Laa...la la laaaaaaa....
Pani vizhum iravu ….
On a night when dew falls...
Nanaindhadhu nilavu
The moon gets drenched
Ilanguyil irandu ….
When two young cuckoos...
Isaikkindra pozhudhu
Sing out music together
Poo pookkum raappodhu
In the night time when flowers bloom
Poongaatrum thoongaadhu
Even the gentle breeze does not sleep
Vaa vaa vaa..
Come, come, come..
Pani vizhum iravu ….
On a night when dew falls...
Nanaindhadhu nilavu
The moon gets drenched
Poovilae oru paai pottu
Spreading a bed inside a flower
Panithuli thoonga
For the dewdrop to sleep
Male :Poovizhi imai moodaamal
Male: Without closing the flower-like eyelids
Paingili yenga
The green parrot longs deeply
Maalai vilakkettrum neram
At the time of lighting the evening lamp
Manasil oru kodi baaram
There is a burden of ten million worries in the heart
Male :Thanithu vaazhndhenna laabam
Male: What is the gain in living alone?
Thevai illaadha thaabam
An unnecessary yearning arises
Thanimaiyae po…
Oh solitude, go away...
Inimaiyae vaa..
Oh sweetness, come near..
Neerum verum….sera vendum
The water and the root must join together
Pani vizhum iravu ..
On a night when dew falls...
Nanaindhadhu nilavu
The moon gets drenched
………………………….
...
Kaavalil nilai kollaamal
Refusing to stay under control
Thaavudhae manadhu
The heart leaps forward
Female :Kaaranam thunai illaamal
Female: The reason is being without a companion
Vaadidum vayadhu
At an age that easily wilts away
Aasai kollaamal kollum
Desire kills without actually killing
Angam thaalaamal thullum
The body dances, unable to bear the surge
Female : Ennai ketkaamal odum
Female: Running without asking for my permission
Idhayam unnodu koodum
My heart joins together with yours
Viragamae orr
Is this longing of separation...
Naragamo sol
A true hell? Tell me
Poovum mullaai…. maari pogum
Even a soft flower turns into a thorn
Pani vizhum iravu ….
On a night when dew falls...
Nanaindhadhu nilavu
The moon gets drenched
Ilanguyil irandu ….
When two young cuckoos...
Isaikkindra pozhudhu
Sing out music together
Poo pookkum raappodhu
In the night time when flowers bloom
Poongaatrum thoongaadhu
Even the gentle breeze does not sleep
Vaa vaa vaa..
Come, come, come..
Pani vizhum iravu ….
On a night when dew falls...
Nanaindhadhu nilavu
The moon gets drenched
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Pani Vizhum Iravu from Mouna Ragam (1986) is a poetic duet expressing intimate longing, romantic desire, and the burden of loneliness. Set in a misty, tranquil night where nature—from the drenched moon to the sleepless breeze—mirrors human passion, the song illustrates how separation turns soft comfort into painful sorrow. The lovers reflect on how solitude is meaningless and how their souls must unite, just as water naturally nourishes the root of a tree. Through evocative imagery, the track highlights the transition from restless isolation to the welcoming of sweet togetherness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Poongaatrum thoongaadhu”
The gentle breeze is personified as being awake and unable to sleep ('Poongaatrum thoongaadhu').
Metaphor
“Male :Poovizhi imai moodaamal”
Eyes are poetically compared to delicate flower blossoms ('Poovizhi').
Antithesis / Contrast
“Thanimaiyae po… Inimaiyae vaa..”
Contrasting solitude (Thanimai) and sweetness (Inimai) to emphasize emotional desire.
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Aasai kollaamal kollum”
Desire is described as killing without physically taking a life ('kollaamal kollum').
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Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali, 'Pani Vizhum Iravu' was rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki. Set primarily in Raga Natabhairavi, the track highlights director Mani Ratnam's signature atmospheric night aesthetic in Mouna Ragam.
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