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Podaiya Oru Kaduthasi

From Theru Vilakku · 1980

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
S. Janaki, Ilayaraja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Theru Vilakku
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
25 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Podaiyaa oru kadudhaasi
Elam ponnoda nelamaya yosi
Pala raathiri aachu thookamum pochu
Nedunaal thavichaachu
Ennamaa em magaraasi
Nee ennoda nelamaya yosi
Haei vaedikkai edhukku velainga irukku
Venaam vilaiyaattu
Podaiyaa oru kadudhaasi
Elam ponnoda nelamaya yosi
Paakum varaiyila yekkam theriyala
Pasiyae edukkalaiyae
Kaiyum odala kaalum odalaa
Kannum thoongalaiyae
Poopotta ponnaana thaeru
Boomiyilae onnaattum yaaru
Pudhusaa irukkudhu poova sirikkudhu
Adiyae un azhagu
Podaiyaa oru kadudhaasi
Elam ponnoda nelamaya yosi
Kaathum anaikkudhu poovum sirikkudhu
Paarthaen unna nenachi
Manasum thudikkudhu mayakkam porakkudhu
Idhu thaan siru vayasu
Aathoram sevvalli poovu
Adhukkullae singaara vandu
Edhaiyo theduthu edhukko oduthu
Inikkum elam manasu
Ennamaa em magaraasi
Female :Haan
Male :Nee ennoda nelamaya yosi
Haei vaedikkai edhukku velainga irukku
Venaam vilaiyaattu
Ennamaa em magaraasi
Female :Haan
Male :Nee ennoda nelamaya yosi
Write me a letter, my man!
Think about this young girl's situation.
Many nights have passed, and I've lost my sleep.
I've been yearning for so long.
What is it, my dear girl?
You think about my situation too!
Hey, why tease me? There's work to do!
Stop playing games!
Write me a letter, my man!
Think about this young girl's situation.
Until I saw you, I didn't know this longing.
I don't feel hungry at all!
My hands and feet refuse to move,
and my eyes won't sleep at all.
Like a golden chariot adorned with flowers,
who on earth is there like you?
It looks so fresh and smiles like a flower,
girl, this beauty of yours!
Write me a letter, my man!
Think about this young girl's situation.
The breeze embraces and the flowers smile,
I watched them, thinking only of you.
My heart flutters, a sweet dizziness sets in;
this is what youth is all about.
A red water-lily by the riverbank,
and inside it, a handsome beetle;
searching for something, rushing around for who knows what,
such is a sweet young heart!
What is it, my dear girl?
Female: Mm?
Male: You think about my situation too!
Hey, why tease me? There's work to do!
Stop playing games!
What is it, my dear girl?
Female: Mm?
Male: You think about my situation too!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lighthearted and romantic duet expresses the playful pangs of youth and love. The lovers exchange playful banter, expressing how love has disrupted their sleep and routine, leaving them lost in thoughts of each other. The lyrics highlight the restless excitement of young love through vivid imagery of nature and affectionate teasing.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Podaiyaa oru kadudhaasi / Elam ponnoda nelamaya yosi”

The lines end with matching rhyming sounds 'kadudhaasi' and 'yosi', as well as 'theru' and 'yaaru'.

Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)

“Poopotta ponnaana thaeru”

The heroine is compared to a golden chariot adorned with flowers, symbolizing radiant beauty.

Imagery

“Aathoram sevvalli poovu / Adhukkullae singaara vandu”

Nature imagery of a red water lily by the riverbank with a bee inside serves as an allegory for romantic desire.

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Trivia

'Theru Vilakku' (1980) features popular folk-infused melodies penned by lyricist Gangai Amaran, capturing the authentic rural slang and playful banter typical of 1980s Tamil cinema soundtracks.

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