Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Nee Thodum Pothu album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Panpaadum Thaamaraiye

From Nee Thodum Pothu · 1984

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. Janaki, Gangai Amaran
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Nee Thodum Pothu
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
29 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pannpaadum thaamaraiyae vaa vaa
Isaiyil vilaiyum themaangani
Un paarvai poovin pani
Pannpaadum thaamaraiyae vaa vaa
Isaiyil vilaiyum themaangani
Un paarvai poovin pani
: Mayakkam kondirukkum
Un isaikkum unakkum vanakkam
Female :Enakkum un mayakkam
Un idhayam isaiyin iyakkam
Kannilae povathu minnalthaano
Sorkkaththai kaattidum jannalthano
Female :Aa….aaa…..aa….aandhamae….vaa vaa
Poologamae un paattil thenaagumae
Pannpaadum thaamaraiyae vaa vaa
Isaiyil vilaiyum themaangani
Un paarvai poovin pani
Itharkkaa sammathithaen
Un manathai uyarvaai madhithaen
Female :Adharkkaa naan koduththaen
Un isaikkae piravi eduththaen
Pongiththaan ponathu kannith thaenae
Anbinaal naanunnai mannithaenae
Male :Aa…..aaa….aa….aanathamae….vaa vaa
Female :Kaaman nilaa vanthaadum kaadhal vizha
Pannpaadum thaamaraiyae vaa vaa
Isaiyil vilaiyum themaangani
Un paarvai poovin pani
…………………..
O lotus that sings a melody, come to me, come!
A sweet mango ripening in music,
Your gaze is like dew upon a flower.
O lotus that sings a melody, come to me, come!
A sweet mango ripening in music,
Your gaze is like dew upon a flower.
Filled with sweet enchantment,
I bow to you and to your music.
Female: I too am under your spell,
Your heart is the very pulse of music.
Is that lightning flashing in your eyes?
Or is it a window opening to heaven?
Female: Ah... pure joy, come to me, come!
The whole world turns sweet as honey in your song.
O lotus that sings a melody, come to me, come!
A sweet mango ripening in music,
Your gaze is like dew upon a flower.
Was it only for this that I agreed?
I held your heart in such high esteem.
Female: Is that why I gave in?
I was born just for your music.
My youthful passion simply overflowed,
Yet out of love, I have forgiven you.
Male: Ah... pure joy, come to me, come!
Female: A festival of love where the moon of romance dances!
O lotus that sings a melody, come to me, come!
A sweet mango ripening in music,
Your gaze is like dew upon a flower.
...
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pannpaadum Thaamaraiyae is a romantic duet from the 1984 film Nee Thodum Pothu that blends musical passion with deep romantic devotion. The lovers address each other with lush poetic epithets, comparing each other's beauty and musical devotion to dew on flowers, sweet mangoes born of music, and windows to heaven. The dialogue explores mutual admiration, emotional vulnerability, forgiveness, and ecstasy, portraying love as a divine festival where heartbeats serve as the rhythm of music.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Isaiyil vilaiyum themaangani”

Compares the sweet yield of music to a delicious mango, blending nature and art directly.

Uvamai (Simile)

“Un paarvai poovin pani”

Equates the gentle glance of the beloved to the delicate dew resting on a flower bloom.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Kannilae povathu minnalthaano / Sorkkaththai kaattidum jannalthano”

Uses matching rhyming endings 'minnalthaano' and 'jannalthano' to create a melodious rhythmic symmetry.

Metaphor

“Un idhayam isaiyin iyakkam”

Metaphorically describes the beloved's heart as the engine or driving force behind the music.

Did you know?

Trivia

Nee Thodum Pothu (1984) showcases Lyricist Vairamuthu's signature early-80s style of embedding classic Tamil nature imagery and musical metaphors into modern cinema songs.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

Roja Poo Kannathile Thaen Payum1964
ChitrangiAttractionBeauty
Oru Ponmaanai Naan Kaana1986
Mythili Ennai KaathaliMusic And DanceAdmiration
Kannang Karunguyil1986
JeevanadhiRomanticDevotion
Ammamma Appappa1986
Unnidathil NaanAttractionBeauty
Vanna Maan Oru1975
Enakkoru Magan PirappanDevotionBeauty
Isai Tamizh Mazhaiyil1985
PoruthamMusic And DanceRomantic

From the same album

More songs from Nee Thodum Pothu

View album
Vaai Thiravai Poongkuyile1984
Nee Thodum PothuTender
Maane Maane Mappillai Naane1984
Nee Thodum PothuPlayful
Sooriyan Chandran1984
Nee Thodum PothuCelebratory
Andha Poongkuyil Vandhu1984
Nee Thodum PothuMelancholic

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.