- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Laxmikant-Pyarelal
- Movie name
- Uyire Unakkaga
- Movie release year
- 1986
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Feb 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Panneeril nanaindha
Pookal mella sirikka
Pon megam sivandha
Vaanam enghum midhakka} (2)
Vasandham varum kaalam
Vizhiyil vanna kolam
Kookoo kukku koo..kookoo kukku koo..
Saththam kondu santham kandu
Paatu paadu kuyilae
{Panneeril nanaindha
Pookal mella sirikka
Pon megam sivandha
Vaanam enghum midhakka} (2)
Vasandham varum kaalam
Vizhiyil vanna kolam
Kookoo kukku koo..kookoo kukku koo..
Saththam kondu santham kandu
Paatu paadu kuyilae
Panneeril nanaindha
Pookal mella sirikka
Pon megam sivandha
Vaanam enghum midhakka
Paarthu rasippenn…
Naanum orr thendral thaan
Orellaam solai thaan
Engumae oduven
Nathiyilae neenthuven
Malargalai yenthuven
Ennam pol vaazhuven
Thanthana thaanaa thanthana thaanana
Ilamaikaalam migha inimaiyaanathu
Ulagam yaavum migha pudhumaiyaanathu
…………………………
Panneeril nanaindha
Pookal mella sirikka
Pon megam sivandha
Vaanam enghum midhakka
Vasandham varum kaalam
Vizhiyil vanna kolam
Kookoo kukku koo..kookoo kukku koo..
Saththam kondu santham kandu
Paatu paadu kuyilae
Panneeril nanaindha
Pookal mella sirikka
Pon megam sivandha
Vaanam enghum midhakka
Paarthu rasippenn…
Maaligai siraiyilae
Vaazhntha naal varaiyilae
Suthanthiram illaiyae
Viduthalai kidaithathu
Vaasalum thiranthathu
Paranthathu killaiyae
Thanthana thaanaa thanthana thaanana
Nilamum neerum intha azhagu solaiyum
Elimaiyaana antha iraivan aalaiyam
Haree Om haree…. haree Om haree….
Haree Om haree…
Om Om jei haray raam Om…
{Panneeril nanaindha
Pookal mella sirikka
Pon megam sivandha
Vaanam enghum midhakka} (2)
Vasandham varum kaalam
Vizhiyil vanna kolam
Kookoo kukku koo..kookoo kukku koo..
Saththam kondu santham kandu
Paatu paadu kuyilae
Ahaaaaa…aaaaa..aaaaa…..aaaa
Aaaaaa…aaaaaaa…..aaaaaa…aaa
{Panneeril nanaindha
Pookal mella sirikka
Pon megam sivandha
Vaanam enghum midhakka} (4)
As flowers soaked in rosewater
gently smile,
and golden clouds float
all across the glowing red sky,
it is the season of spring,
painting colorful patterns in our eyes!
Coo-coo cook-koo coo... coo-coo cook-koo coo...
Finding rhythm in your voice,
sing a song, oh cuckoo!
As flowers soaked in rosewater
gently smile,
and golden clouds float
all across the glowing red sky,
it is the season of spring,
painting colorful patterns in our eyes!
Coo-coo cook-koo coo... coo-coo cook-koo coo...
Finding rhythm in your voice,
sing a song, oh cuckoo!
As flowers soaked in rosewater
gently smile,
and golden clouds float
all across the glowing red sky,
I will watch and delight in it all...
I too am like a gentle breeze,
and the whole world is a garden!
I will run everywhere,
I will swim in the river,
I will hold flowers in my hands,
and live just as my heart desires!
Thanthana thaana thanthana thaanana
The days of youth are so sweet,
the whole world is so wondrous and new!
...
As flowers soaked in rosewater
gently smile,
and golden clouds float
all across the glowing red sky,
it is the season of spring,
painting colorful patterns in our eyes!
Coo-coo cook-koo coo... coo-coo cook-koo coo...
Finding rhythm in your voice,
sing a song, oh cuckoo!
As flowers soaked in rosewater
gently smile,
and golden clouds float
all across the glowing red sky,
I will watch and delight in it all...
In the prison of that palace,
for all the days I lived,
there was no freedom at all.
Now freedom has been gained,
the gates have opened wide,
and this little parrot has flown away!
Thanthana thaana thanthana thaanana
The earth, the water, and this lovely garden,
are the simple temple of God!
Hari Om Hari... Hari Om Hari...
Hari Om Hari...
Om Om Jai Hare Ram Om...
As flowers soaked in rosewater
gently smile,
and golden clouds float
all across the glowing red sky,
it is the season of spring,
painting colorful patterns in our eyes!
Coo-coo cook-koo coo... coo-coo cook-koo coo...
Finding rhythm in your voice,
sing a song, oh cuckoo!
Ahahaha... aaaa... aaaa... aaaa
Aaaa... aaaaa... aaaa... aa
As flowers soaked in rosewater
gently smile,
and golden clouds float
all across the glowing red sky...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Panneeril Nanaindha is a vibrant Tamil song celebrating freedom, youth, and the boundless beauty of nature. The lyrics contrast a past of quiet restriction ('maaligai siraiyilae') with the present joy of liberation, comparing the protagonist to a bird finally released from a cage to fly freely across meadows and rivers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Pookal mella sirikka”
Attributing human emotions such as smiling ('mella sirikka') to flowers.
Metaphor
“Maaligai siraiyilae... Paranthathu killaiyae”
Comparing a restricted environment to a 'palace prison' and the individual to a parrot ('killai') set free.
Visual Imagery
“Pon megam sivandha Vaanam enghum midhakka”
Evoking rich visual colors of golden reddened clouds and spring bloom.
Moni (Anaphora/Alliteration)
“Panneeril nanaindha / Pookal mella sirikka”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across successive lines.
Did you know?
Trivia
Uyire Unakkaga (1986) starred Mohan and Nadhiya. The film features music composed by legendary Hindi composer duo Laxmikant–Pyarelal in one of their rare original Tamil assignments, with lyrics penned by Vaali.
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