Panjara Kozhi
From Album Songs 2023 · 2023
- Lyricist
- Karumathur Manimaran
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Album Songs 20232023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Panjara kozhi onnu | A caged bird |
| Nenjoram koovi ninnu | Stood crowing near my heart |
| Male | |
| Panjara kozhi onnu | A caged bird |
| Nenjoram koovi ninnu | Stood crowing near my heart |
| Kannara kanayila | In front of my eyes |
| Thevichi nikkuthadi | Stands filled with desire |
| Dhesa maranthu poyi | Forgetting the world |
| Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi | My heart now stands amazed |
| Male | |
| Eppavum paartha kannu | The eyes I always look at |
| Veppama thakkudhadi | Attack with warmth |
| Utthu nee pakkaiyila | When you gaze deeply |
| En udhiram pookudhadi | My blood blossoms into flowers |
| Male | |
| Thoga mayila un thunaiya vaaren | O peacock with spread feathers, I come as your companion |
| Unnathaan adi unnathaan | Only you, my girl, only you |
| En usirodum manasodum | With my life and mind |
| Ozhichi vechirukken | I have hidden you away |
| Un valavikkaaga | For your bangles |
| Vaanavilla valachi valachirukken | I have bent and shaped the rainbow |
| Male | |
| Panjara kozhi onnu | A caged bird |
| Nenjoram koovi ninnu | Stood crowing near my heart |
| Kannara kanayila | In front of my eyes |
| Thevichi nikkuthadi | Stands filled with desire |
| Dhesa maranthu poyi | Forgetting the world |
| Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi | My heart now stands amazed |
| Male | |
| Pacha pullaiyattum | Like a small young child |
| Un kaiya pidichiruppen | I will hold your hand |
| Pakkathul nadantha | If you walk beside me |
| Andha kadalaiyum kadappen | I will cross even that ocean |
| Male | |
| Alli poo nirama aachara pal azhagi | Beautiful maiden with lily color and bright white teeth |
| Azhagae poochoodum avadharam thaan | You are the embodiment of beauty wearing flowers |
| Manja poo mugama | With a face like a yellow flower |
| Aavara pon nirama | With a golden color like Aavaram flower |
| Koondhal aagaya adhigarandhan | Your hair commands the sky |
| Male | |
| Vinmeen poochi adhu mookuthiaayachi | A firefly star has become a nose-ring |
| Kothithaan manasu kothithaan | My heart boils, yes it boils |
| En moolaikulla moottam pottu | Building a bonfire inside my brain |
| Aduppu erikkuriyae | You burn the stove |
| Enga anga inga suthi vittu | Spinning me here, there, and everywhere |
| Alakalikkiriyae | You toss me around |
| Male | |
| Kanni kulikaiyilae | When the maiden bathes |
| Naan manjakizhangaaven | I will become the wild turmeric |
| Thulli kudhikaiyilae | When you hop and leap |
| Un kaal kolusaaven | I will become your anklet |
| Male | |
| Ulla koothaadum | Dancing deep inside |
| Usiraaga naan iruppen | I will remain as your soul |
| Karaiyum nadhi pola | Like a river and its bank |
| Vilagama thaan | Without drifting apart |
| Irukkum jenmangal | In all the coming births |
| Unakkaga naan purapen | I will be born for you |
| Varangal vendum adhu | I need boons |
| Varanaaga thaan | To become your bridegroom |
| Kaanal neeraal nadhi niraiyudhamma | A river fills up with mirage water |
| Male | |
| Vechithaan theeya vechithaan | Setting a fire, yes setting a fire |
| Enna erikkama erikkiriyae | You burn me up completely |
| Ye elimicham pazhamae | O sweet lemon fruit |
| En moochodum kalanthirukkum | Mixed within my breath |
| Kattu sandhaname | O wild sandalwood fragrance |
| Male | |
| Panjara kozhi onnu | A caged bird |
| Nenjoram koovi ninnu | Stood crowing near my heart |
| Kannara kanayila | In front of my eyes |
| Thevichi nikkuthadi | Stands filled with desire |
| Dhesa maranthu poyi | Forgetting the world |
| Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi | My heart now stands amazed |
| Male | |
| Eppavum paartha kannu | The eyes I always look at |
| Veppama thakkudhadi | Attack with warmth |
| Utthu nee pakkaiyila | When you gaze deeply |
| En udhiram pookudhadi | My blood blossoms into flowers |
| Male | |
| Thoga mayila un thunaiya vaaren | O peacock with spread feathers, I come as your companion |
| Unnathaan adi unnathaan | Only you, my girl, only you |
| En usirodum manasodum | With my life and mind |
| Ozhichi vechirukken | I have hidden you away |
| Un valavikkaaga | For your bangles |
| Vaanavilla valachi valachirukken | I have bent and shaped the rainbow |
| Male | |
| Panjara kozhi onnu | A caged bird |
| Nenjoram koovi ninnu | Stood crowing near my heart |
| Kannara kanayila | In front of my eyes |
| Thevichi nikkuthadi | Stands filled with desire |
| Dhesa maranthu poyi | Forgetting the world |
| Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi | My heart now stands amazed |
.......................
A caged bird
Stood crowing near my heart
பஞ்சார கோழி ஒன்னு
நெஞ்சோரம் கூவி நின்னு
A caged bird
Stood crowing near my heart
In front of my eyes
Stands filled with desire
Forgetting the world
My heart now stands amazed
பஞ்சார கோழி ஒன்னு
நெஞ்சோரம் கூவி நின்னு
கண்ணார காணயில
தெவச்சி நிக்குதடி
திச மறந்து இப்போ
மனசு மலச்சு நிக்குதடி
The eyes I always look at
Attack with warmth
When you gaze deeply
My blood blossoms into flowers
எப்பவும் பார்த்த கண்ணு
வெப்பமா தாக்குதடி
உத்து நீ பாக்கயில
என் உதிரம் பூக்குதடி
O peacock with spread feathers, I come as your companion
Only you, my girl, only you
With my life and mind
I have hidden you away
For your bangles
I have bent and shaped the rainbow
தோக மயிலே உன் துணையா வாரேன்
உன்னத்தான் அடி உன்னத்தான்
என் உசிரோடும் மனசோடும்
ஒழிச்சி வச்சிருக்கேன்
உன் வளவிகிக்காக
வானவில்ல வளச்சி வளச்சிருக்கேன்
A caged bird
Stood crowing near my heart
In front of my eyes
Stands filled with desire
Forgetting the world
My heart now stands amazed
பஞ்சார கோழி ஒன்னு
நெஞ்சோரம் கூவி நின்னு
கண்ணார காணயில
தெவச்சி நிக்குதடி
திச மறந்து இப்போ
மனசு மலச்சு நிக்குதடி
Like a small young child
I will hold your hand
If you walk beside me
I will cross even that ocean
பச்ச புள்ளையாட்டும்
உன் கைய பிடிச்சிருப்பேன்
பக்கத்துல நடந்தா
அந்த கடலையும் கடப்பேன்
Beautiful maiden with lily color and bright white teeth
You are the embodiment of beauty wearing flowers
With a face like a yellow flower
With a golden color like Aavaram flower
Your hair commands the sky
அல்லி பூ நிறமா ஆச்சார பல்லழகி
அழகே பூச்சூடும் அவதாரம் தான்
மஞ்ச பூ முகமா
ஆவார பொன் நிறமா
கூந்தல் ஆகாய அதிகாரந்தான்
A firefly star has become a nose-ring
My heart boils, yes it boils
Building a bonfire inside my brain
You burn the stove
Spinning me here, there, and everywhere
You toss me around
விண்மீன் பூச்சி அது மூக்குதி ஆயாச்சி
கொத்திதான் மனச கொத்திதான்
என் மூளைக்குள்ள மூட்டம் போட்டு
அடுப்பு எறிக்கிறியே
எங்க அங்க இங்க சுத்தி விட்டு
அலக்களிக்கிறியே
When the maiden bathes
I will become the wild turmeric
When you hop and leap
I will become your anklet
கன்னி குளிக்கையில
நான் மஞ்சகிழங்காவேன்
துள்ளி குதிக்கையில
உன் கால் கொலுசாவேன்
Dancing deep inside
I will remain as your soul
Like a river and its bank
Without drifting apart
In all the coming births
I will be born for you
I need boons
To become your bridegroom
A river fills up with mirage water
உள்ள கூத்தாடும்
உசிராக நான் இருப்பேன்
கரையும் நதிபோல விலகாமத்தான்
இருக்கும் ஜென்மங்கள்
உனக்காக நான் புறப்பேன்
வரங்கள் வேண்டும் அது
வரணாகத்தான்
கானல் நீரால் நதி நிறையாதம்மா
Setting a fire, yes setting a fire
You burn me up completely
O sweet lemon fruit
Mixed within my breath
O wild sandalwood fragrance
வச்சித்தான் தீய வச்சித்தான்
என்ன எரிக்காம எரிக்கிறியே
யே எலிமிச்சம் பழமே
என் மூச்சோடும் கலந்திருக்கும்
காட்டு சந்தனமே
A caged bird
Stood crowing near my heart
In front of my eyes
Stands filled with desire
Forgetting the world
My heart now stands amazed
பஞ்சார கோழி ஒன்னு
நெஞ்சோரம் கூவி நின்னு
கண்ணார காணயில
தெவச்சி நிக்குதடி
திச மறந்து இப்போ
மனசு மலச்சு நிக்குதடி
The eyes I always look at
Attack with warmth
When you gaze deeply
My blood blossoms into flowers
எப்பவும் பார்த்த கண்ணு
வெப்பமா தாக்குதடி
உத்து நீ பாக்கயில
என் உதிரம் பூக்குதடி
O peacock with spread feathers, I come as your companion
Only you, my girl, only you
With my life and mind
I have hidden you away
For your bangles
I have bent and shaped the rainbow
தோக மயிலே உன்
துணையா வாரேன்
உன்னத்தான் அடி உன்னத்தான்
என் உசிரோடும் மனசோடும்
ஒழிச்சி வச்சிருக்கேன்
உன் வளவிகிக்காக
வானவில்ல வளச்சி வளச்சிருக்கேன்
A caged bird
Stood crowing near my heart
In front of my eyes
Stands filled with desire
Forgetting the world
My heart now stands amazed
பஞ்சார கோழி ஒன்னு
நெஞ்சோரம் கூவி நின்னு
கண்ணார காணயில
தெவச்சி நிக்குதடி
திச மறந்து இப்போ
மனசு மலச்சு நிக்குதடி
Panjara kozhi onnu
A caged bird
Nenjoram koovi ninnu
Stood crowing near my heart
Panjara kozhi onnu
A caged bird
Nenjoram koovi ninnu
Stood crowing near my heart
Kannara kanayila
In front of my eyes
Thevichi nikkuthadi
Stands filled with desire
Dhesa maranthu poyi
Forgetting the world
Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi
My heart now stands amazed
Eppavum paartha kannu
The eyes I always look at
Veppama thakkudhadi
Attack with warmth
Utthu nee pakkaiyila
When you gaze deeply
En udhiram pookudhadi
My blood blossoms into flowers
Thoga mayila un thunaiya vaaren
O peacock with spread feathers, I come as your companion
Unnathaan adi unnathaan
Only you, my girl, only you
En usirodum manasodum
With my life and mind
Ozhichi vechirukken
I have hidden you away
Un valavikkaaga
For your bangles
Vaanavilla valachi valachirukken
I have bent and shaped the rainbow
Panjara kozhi onnu
A caged bird
Nenjoram koovi ninnu
Stood crowing near my heart
Kannara kanayila
In front of my eyes
Thevichi nikkuthadi
Stands filled with desire
Dhesa maranthu poyi
Forgetting the world
Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi
My heart now stands amazed
Pacha pullaiyattum
Like a small young child
Un kaiya pidichiruppen
I will hold your hand
Pakkathul nadantha
If you walk beside me
Andha kadalaiyum kadappen
I will cross even that ocean
Alli poo nirama aachara pal azhagi
Beautiful maiden with lily color and bright white teeth
Azhagae poochoodum avadharam thaan
You are the embodiment of beauty wearing flowers
Manja poo mugama
With a face like a yellow flower
Aavara pon nirama
With a golden color like Aavaram flower
Koondhal aagaya adhigarandhan
Your hair commands the sky
Vinmeen poochi adhu mookuthiaayachi
A firefly star has become a nose-ring
Kothithaan manasu kothithaan
My heart boils, yes it boils
En moolaikulla moottam pottu
Building a bonfire inside my brain
Aduppu erikkuriyae
You burn the stove
Enga anga inga suthi vittu
Spinning me here, there, and everywhere
Alakalikkiriyae
You toss me around
Kanni kulikaiyilae
When the maiden bathes
Naan manjakizhangaaven
I will become the wild turmeric
Thulli kudhikaiyilae
When you hop and leap
Un kaal kolusaaven
I will become your anklet
Ulla koothaadum
Dancing deep inside
Usiraaga naan iruppen
I will remain as your soul
Karaiyum nadhi pola
Like a river and its bank
Vilagama thaan
Without drifting apart
Irukkum jenmangal
In all the coming births
Unakkaga naan purapen
I will be born for you
Varangal vendum adhu
I need boons
Varanaaga thaan
To become your bridegroom
Kaanal neeraal nadhi niraiyudhamma
A river fills up with mirage water
Vechithaan theeya vechithaan
Setting a fire, yes setting a fire
Enna erikkama erikkiriyae
You burn me up completely
Ye elimicham pazhamae
O sweet lemon fruit
En moochodum kalanthirukkum
Mixed within my breath
Kattu sandhaname
O wild sandalwood fragrance
Panjara kozhi onnu
A caged bird
Nenjoram koovi ninnu
Stood crowing near my heart
Kannara kanayila
In front of my eyes
Thevichi nikkuthadi
Stands filled with desire
Dhesa maranthu poyi
Forgetting the world
Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi
My heart now stands amazed
Eppavum paartha kannu
The eyes I always look at
Veppama thakkudhadi
Attack with warmth
Utthu nee pakkaiyila
When you gaze deeply
En udhiram pookudhadi
My blood blossoms into flowers
Thoga mayila un thunaiya vaaren
O peacock with spread feathers, I come as your companion
Unnathaan adi unnathaan
Only you, my girl, only you
En usirodum manasodum
With my life and mind
Ozhichi vechirukken
I have hidden you away
Un valavikkaaga
For your bangles
Vaanavilla valachi valachirukken
I have bent and shaped the rainbow
Panjara kozhi onnu
A caged bird
Nenjoram koovi ninnu
Stood crowing near my heart
Kannara kanayila
In front of my eyes
Thevichi nikkuthadi
Stands filled with desire
Dhesa maranthu poyi
Forgetting the world
Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi
My heart now stands amazed
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This folk-pop track portrays a lover expressing intense, passionate affection towards his beloved. Using rustic imagery from rural Tamil country life—such as caged roosters, turmeric roots, anklets, peacocks, and wild sandalwood—the protagonist describes how his mind gets enchanted and confused whenever he gazes at her. He expresses a desire to be with her across multiple lifetimes, bending rainbows to make her bangles and becoming the very air she breathes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)
“Alli poo nirama aachara pal azhagi”
Compares the beloved's skin tone to lily flowers (Alli poo) and Aavaram flowers, and compares the lover's desire to a rooster crowing inside the heart.
Ethirukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Panjara kozhi onnu / Nenjoram koovi ninnu”
Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Panjara' and 'Nenjoram' (n-j sound harmony).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Un valavikkaaga Vaanavilla valachi valachirukken”
Exaggerating romantic devotion by claiming to bend the rainbow into bangles for her.
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Trivia
Featuring vocals by Anthony Daasan and music composed by veteran duo Sankar Ganesh, the song blends traditional rural Tamil folk lyricism written by Karumathur Manimaran with upbeat modern rhythms.
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