Podhum Podhum
From Chandramukhi 2 · 2023
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- Pradeep Kumar, Aditi Bhavaraju
- Music director
- M. M. Keeravani
- Details
- Chandramukhi 22023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Podhum podhum kalavu paarvai | Enough, enough of this stolen glance, |
| Poovai modhum unadhu kann jadai | Your eye signal that strikes like a flower. |
| Kaatril aadum mm..mm..azhagu thogai | Beautiful peacock feathers dancing in the wind, |
| Unnai serummm..unadhu kaipaavai | Your puppet doll that ultimately reaches you. |
| Male | |
| Yaar pullai veithu kortha | Who drew this pattern with dots, |
| Azhagin kolam | This Rangoli of beauty? |
| Kann kondu paartha bodhu | When I saw it with my eyes, |
| Uraindhen naanum | I froze as well. |
| Male | |
| En kaiyoda poovaaga nee | You are like a flower in my hands, |
| Un kaadhodu yaazhaga naan | I am like a harp's music to your ears. |
| En kannodu vaanaga nee | You are like the sky in my eyes, |
| Un nenjodu thaenaaga naan | I am like honey in your heart. |
| Female | |
| Podhum podhum kalavu paarvai | Enough, enough of this stolen glance, |
| Poovai modhum unadhu kann jadai | Your eye signal that strikes like a flower. |
| Male | |
| Sindhanaiyil mutti kondu | Bumping inside my thoughts, |
| Nenjam ellam nee aanaai | You became my whole heart. |
| Vetkam sindhi udhari kondu | Shedding and shaking off modesty, |
| Innum tharamal yen ponaai | Why did you leave without giving more? |
| Female | |
| Un arugil naan serum thaenkaalam | The sweet period when I join your side, |
| Vaazhndhidum naal varai neeladho | Will it not stretch as long as I live? |
| Unnai enni thodaatha vaan megam | The sky cloud that doesn't touch you thinking of you, |
| Idai ena mazhaiyaaga pozhiyaadhoo | Won't it shower down like rain incessantly? |
| Male | |
| En kaiyoda poovaaga nee | You are like a flower in my hands, |
| Female :Un kaadhodu yaazhaga naan | Female: I am like a harp's music to your ears, |
| Male :En kannodu vaanaga nee | Male: You are like the sky in my eyes, |
| Un nenjodu thaenaaga naan | I am like honey in your heart. |
| Female | |
| Unnidathil sikki kondu | Being trapped with you, |
| Inbam ellaam naan kaangiren | I experience all the bliss. |
| Undhan perai ulari kondu | Mumbling your name, |
| Inba kanavil naan poven | I drift into sweet dreams. |
| Male | |
| Punnagaiyil unnodu pala kaalam | With a smile, alongside you for ages, |
| Vaazhnthida aasaiyum varum neram | As the desire to live arrives, |
| En arugil un kaalgal nadai podum | As your feet walk beside me, |
| Uyir varai udan varathaano | Will it not accompany me till my last breath? |
| Female | |
| En kaiyoda poovaaga nee | You are like a flower in my hands, |
| Male :Un kaadhodu yaazhaga naan | Male: I am like a harp's music to your ears, |
| Female :En kannodu vaanaga nee | Female: You are like the sky in my eyes, |
| Male :Un nenjodu thaenaaga naan | Male: I am like honey in your heart. |
| Female | |
| Podhum podhum kalavu paarvai | Enough, enough of this stolen glance, |
| Poovai modhum mm mm ..unadhu kann jadai | Your eye signal that strikes like a flower. |
போதும் போதும் கலவு பார்வை
பூவை மோதும் உனது கண்ஜாடை
காற்றில் ஆடும் அழகு தோகை
உன்னை சேரும் உனது கைப்பாவை
Enough, enough of this stolen glance,
Your eye signal that strikes like a flower.
Beautiful peacock feathers dancing in the wind,
Your puppet doll that ultimately reaches you.
யார் புள்ளை வைத்து கோர்த்த
அழகின் கோலம்
கண் கொண்டு பார்தத போது
உறைந்தேன் நானும்
Who drew this pattern with dots,
This Rangoli of beauty?
When I saw it with my eyes,
I froze as well.
என் கையோடு பூவாக நீ
உன் காதோடு யாழாக நான்
உன் கண்ணோடு வானாக நீ
உன் நெஞ்சோடு தேனாக நான்
You are like a flower in my hands,
I am like a harp's music to your ears.
You are like the sky in my eyes,
I am like honey in your heart.
போதும் போதும் கலவு பார்வை
பூவை மோதும் உனது கண்ஜாடை
Enough, enough of this stolen glance,
Your eye signal that strikes like a flower.
முனகல் :
.................
Bumping inside my thoughts,
You became my whole heart.
Shedding and shaking off modesty,
Why did you leave without giving more?
சிந்தனையில் முட்டிக்கொண்டு
நெஞ்சமெல்லாம் நீ ஆனாய்
வெட்கம் சிந்தி உதறிக் கொண்டு
இன்னும் தராமல் ஏன் போனாய்
The sweet period when I join your side,
Will it not stretch as long as I live?
The sky cloud that doesn't touch you thinking of you,
Won't it shower down like rain incessantly?
உன் அருகில் நான் சேரும் தேன்காலம்
வாழ்ந்திடும் நாள் வரை நீளாதோ
உன்னை எண்ணி தொடாத வான்மேகம்
இடியென மழையாக பொழியாதோ
You are like a flower in my hands,
Female: I am like a harp's music to your ears,
Male: You are like the sky in my eyes,
I am like honey in your heart.
என் கையோடு பூவாக நீ
உன் காதோடு யாழாக நான்
உன் கண்ணோடு வானாக நீ
உன் நெஞ்சோடு தேனாக நான்
Being trapped with you,
I experience all the bliss.
Mumbling your name,
I drift into sweet dreams.
உன்னிடத்தில் சிக்கிக் கொண்டு
இன்பமெல்லாம் நான் காண்கிறேன்
உந்தன் பேரை உளறிக்கொண்டு
அந்தக் கனாவில் நான் போவேன்
With a smile, alongside you for ages,
As the desire to live arrives,
As your feet walk beside me,
Will it not accompany me till my last breath?
புன்னகை உன்னோடு பல காலம்
வாழ்ந்திட ஆசையும் வரும் நேரம்
என் அருகில் உன் கால்கள் நடைபோடும்
உயிர் வரை உடன் வரத்தானோ
You are like a flower in my hands,
Male: I am like a harp's music to your ears,
Female: You are like the sky in my eyes,
Male: I am like honey in your heart.
என் கையோடு பூவாக நீ
உன் காதோடு யாழாக நான்
உன் கண்ணோடு வானாக நீ
உன் நெஞ்சோடு தேனாக நான்
Enough, enough of this stolen glance,
Your eye signal that strikes like a flower.
போதும் போதும் கலவு பார்வை
பூவை மோதும்..ம்ம்ம் உனது கண்ஜாடை
Podhum podhum kalavu paarvai
Enough, enough of this stolen glance,
Poovai modhum unadhu kann jadai
Your eye signal that strikes like a flower.
Kaatril aadum mm..mm..azhagu thogai
Beautiful peacock feathers dancing in the wind,
Unnai serummm..unadhu kaipaavai
Your puppet doll that ultimately reaches you.
Yaar pullai veithu kortha
Who drew this pattern with dots,
Azhagin kolam
This Rangoli of beauty?
Kann kondu paartha bodhu
When I saw it with my eyes,
Uraindhen naanum
I froze as well.
En kaiyoda poovaaga nee
You are like a flower in my hands,
Un kaadhodu yaazhaga naan
I am like a harp's music to your ears.
En kannodu vaanaga nee
You are like the sky in my eyes,
Un nenjodu thaenaaga naan
I am like honey in your heart.
Podhum podhum kalavu paarvai
Enough, enough of this stolen glance,
Poovai modhum unadhu kann jadai
Your eye signal that strikes like a flower.
Sindhanaiyil mutti kondu
Bumping inside my thoughts,
Nenjam ellam nee aanaai
You became my whole heart.
Vetkam sindhi udhari kondu
Shedding and shaking off modesty,
Innum tharamal yen ponaai
Why did you leave without giving more?
Un arugil naan serum thaenkaalam
The sweet period when I join your side,
Vaazhndhidum naal varai neeladho
Will it not stretch as long as I live?
Unnai enni thodaatha vaan megam
The sky cloud that doesn't touch you thinking of you,
Idai ena mazhaiyaaga pozhiyaadhoo
Won't it shower down like rain incessantly?
En kaiyoda poovaaga nee
You are like a flower in my hands,
Female :Un kaadhodu yaazhaga naan
Female: I am like a harp's music to your ears,
Male :En kannodu vaanaga nee
Male: You are like the sky in my eyes,
Un nenjodu thaenaaga naan
I am like honey in your heart.
Unnidathil sikki kondu
Being trapped with you,
Inbam ellaam naan kaangiren
I experience all the bliss.
Undhan perai ulari kondu
Mumbling your name,
Inba kanavil naan poven
I drift into sweet dreams.
Punnagaiyil unnodu pala kaalam
With a smile, alongside you for ages,
Vaazhnthida aasaiyum varum neram
As the desire to live arrives,
En arugil un kaalgal nadai podum
As your feet walk beside me,
Uyir varai udan varathaano
Will it not accompany me till my last breath?
En kaiyoda poovaaga nee
You are like a flower in my hands,
Male :Un kaadhodu yaazhaga naan
Male: I am like a harp's music to your ears,
Female :En kannodu vaanaga nee
Female: You are like the sky in my eyes,
Male :Un nenjodu thaenaaga naan
Male: I am like honey in your heart.
Podhum podhum kalavu paarvai
Enough, enough of this stolen glance,
Poovai modhum mm mm ..unadhu kann jadai
Your eye signal that strikes like a flower.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Podhum Podhum from Chandramukhi 2 is a romantic duet depicting the gentle affection and deep connection between two lovers. The lyrics draw upon natural imagery—such as flowers, rain clouds, sky, honey, and the melody of the ancient harp (yaazh)—to describe how completely the lovers consume each other's thoughts and senses. The song shifts between playful teasing about stolen glances and profound expressions of desire to spend a lifetime together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“En kaiyoda poovaaga nee / Un kaadhodu yaazhaga naan”
Compares the beloved directly to a flower in the hand, the sky in the eyes, honey in the heart, and music in the ears.
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Podhum podhum kalavu paarvai”
Repetition of 'Podhum' (Enough) at the beginning of the line to emphasize playful surrender and overflowing affection.
Visual Imagery
“Yaar pullai veithu kortha azhagin kolam”
Evokes traditional Tamil imagery of a dotted kolam (pattern) to illustrate structured, mesmerizing beauty.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Podhum podhum kalavu paarvai / Poovai modhum unadhu kann jadai”
Repetition of the initial 'P' sound creates a rhythmic sound design in the lyric.
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Trivia
Composed by Oscar-winner M. M. Keeravaani for Chandramukhi 2 (2023), this melody features Pradeep Kumar and Aditi Bhavaraju. Lyricist Vivek crafted the song using classical Tamil romantic motifs like the 'Yaazh' (ancient stringed instrument) and 'Kolam' to blend modern melody with traditional poetic roots.
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