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Pillai Pookkal Illaiyendral

From En Vazhi Thani Vazhi · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
R. D. Burman
Movie name
En Vazhi Thani Vazhi
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
3 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Pillai pookal illai yendraal
Mannil pookkal illai
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Female :Pillai polae vaazhndhaal ingae
Thollai enbadhum illai
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Vellai nilaavai thatti thatti
Pillai seidhaana
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Female :Mullai poovai salavai seidhu
Ullam seidhaana..
Chorus :Mmm mm mm mm
Pillai pookal illai yendraal
Mannil pookkal illai
Chorus :Mmm mm
Female :Pillai polae vaazhndhaal ingae
Thollai enbadhum illai
Chorus :Mmm mm mm…
…………………
Vandhadhu ellam sondham endraal
Thunbam illaiyae
Vaanathirkkum paasathirkkum ellai illaiyae
Nenjukkullae kaayam thaanae veru illaiyae
Pinju kaigal nenjil pattaal sogam illaiyae
Poovaagiren
Kanavan illai indru thaaiyaagiren
Vayadhu kuraindhadhu
Ungal polae vaazh vandhullaen
Pillai pookal illai yendraal
Mannil pookkal illai
Chorus :Mmm mm
Female :Pillai polae vaazhndhaal ingae
Thollai enbadhum illai
Chorus :Mmm mm mm…
Vellai nilaavai thatti thatti
Pillai seidhaana
Chorus :Mmm mm mm
Female :Mullai poovai salavai seidhu
Ullam seidhaana..
Chorus :Mmm mm mm mm
Pillai pookal illai yendraal
Mannil pookkal illai
Chorus :Mmm mm
Female :Pillai polae vaazhndhaal ingae
Thollai enbadhum illai
Chorus :Mmm mm mm…
………………………………..
Naalai engal naalai endru
Nambhi sellungal
Mannil kaalai oondri kondu vinnai thodungal
Munnoor sonnadhu nalladhu undu kattru kollungal
Moodar sonnadhu undu undu vittu thallungal
Selvangalae
Dhinamum valargindra thangangalae
Azhudha manasukku
Neengal dhaanae aarudhalgalae
Pillai pookal illai yendraal
Mannil pookkal illai
Chorus :Mmm mm
Female :Pillai polae vaazhndhaal ingae
Thollai enbadhum illai
Chorus :Mmm mm mm…
Vellai nilaavai thatti thatti
Pillai seidhaana
Chorus :Mmm mm mm
Female :Mullai poovai salavai seidhu
Ullam seidhaana..
Chorus :Mmm mm mm mm
Pillai pookal illai yendraal
Mannil pookkal illai
Chorus :Mmm mm
Female :Pillai polae vaazhndhaal ingae
Thollai enbadhum illai
Chorus :Mmm mm mm…
{If there are no child-flowers,
There are no flowers on earth.
Chorus: Mmm mm
Female: If one lives like a child here,
There is no such thing as trouble.
Chorus: Mmm mm mm…} (2)
Patting and shaping the white moon,
Did He make the child?
Chorus: Mmm mm mm
Female: Bleaching and washing the jasmine flower,
Did He fashion their heart?..
Chorus: Mmm mm mm mm
If there are no child-flowers,
There are no flowers on earth.
Chorus: Mmm mm
Female: If one lives like a child here,
There is no such thing as trouble.
Chorus: Mmm mm mm…
…………………
If everything that came into life is treated as one's own,
There is no sorrow.
Neither the sky nor affection has any boundary.
There is only a wound inside the heart, nothing else.
When tiny tender hands touch the chest, sadness disappears.
I bloom like a flower.
I have no husband, yet today I become a mother.
My age has lessened,
I have come to live like you all.
If there are no child-flowers,
There are no flowers on earth.
Chorus: Mmm mm
Female: If one lives like a child here,
There is no such thing as trouble.
Chorus: Mmm mm mm…
Patting and shaping the white moon,
Did He make the child?
Chorus: Mmm mm mm
Female: Bleaching and washing the jasmine flower,
Did He fashion their heart?..
Chorus: Mmm mm mm mm
If there are no child-flowers,
There are no flowers on earth.
Chorus: Mmm mm
Female: If one lives like a child here,
There is no such thing as trouble.
Chorus: Mmm mm mm…
…………………………………
Saying "Tomorrow is our day",
Go forward with faith.
Plant your feet firmly on the earth and touch the sky.
Learn the good wisdom that our ancestors have spoken.
Cast aside the foolish words that fools have spoken.
Oh precious treasures,
Oh golden ones growing day by day,
To a weeping heart,
Aren't you the comforting solace?
If there are no child-flowers,
There are no flowers on earth.
Chorus: Mmm mm
Female: If one lives like a child here,
There is no such thing as trouble.
Chorus: Mmm mm mm…
Patting and shaping the white moon,
Did He make the child?
Chorus: Mmm mm mm
Female: Bleaching and washing the jasmine flower,
Did He fashion their heart?..
Chorus: Mmm mm mm mm
If there are no child-flowers,
There are no flowers on earth.
Chorus: Mmm mm
Female: If one lives like a child here,
There is no such thing as trouble.
Chorus: Mmm mm mm…
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This gentle and moving song celebrates the beauty, purity, and healing nature of children. The protagonist compares children to delicate flowers crafted from the white moon and jasmine petals, emphasizing that living with childlike innocence removes life's troubles and heals emotional wounds. She finds motherly joy in caring for children, feeling her own youth renewed through their presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Pillai pookal illai yendraal

Children are directly equated to flowers ('Pillai pookal') and growing gold ('Dhinamum valargindra thangangalae') to highlight their preciousness.

Cosmic Imagery & Sculptural Metaphor

Vellai nilaavai thatti thatti Pillai seidhaana

Poetic imagination visualizes God shaping the bright white moon to create a pure child.

Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)

Munnoor sonnadhu nalladhu undu kattru kollungal / Moodar sonnadhu undu undu vittu thallungal

Contrasts ancient wisdom ('Munnoor sonnadhu') worth learning with foolish talk ('Moodar sonnadhu') worth discarding.

Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Munnoor sonnadhu nalladhu undu... / Moodar sonnadhu undu undu...

Rhyming of the second letter 'n' across lines ('Munnoor' / 'Moodar') creating phonetic harmony.

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Trivia

Composed by Chandrabose with lyrics by Vairamuthu and sung by K. S. Chithra, this tender lullaby-style track from 'En Vazhi Thani Vazhi' (1988) showcases Chandrabose's versatility in melodic, emotion-heavy compositions alongside his popular energetic folk hits of the late 80s.

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