- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Kagitha Odam
- Movie release year
- 1986
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Mar 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
En paadal nee paada vaa
Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
Eththanai paadangal
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
Eththanai maathangal
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Female Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
Eththanai paadangal
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
Eththanai maathangal
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Male Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
……………
Ullae vaiththu kolla oomai kadhalalla
Oru naal siriththaal penmaikku nashtamallaa
Ullae vaiththu kolla oomai kadhalalla
Oru naal siriththaal penmaikku nashtamallaa
Neeriyillaiyae meeniyillaiyae
Neeyillaiyae naanillaiyae
Male :Unathu azhagu manathai uzhuthu sellum
Ullaththil inbam thullum
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Female Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
Eththanai paadangal
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
Eththanai maathangal
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Male Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
……………
Kaalam maarum pothum kadhal paarvai pothum
Enai nee pirinthaal en kannil raththam varum
Kaalam maarum pothum kadhal paarvai pothum
Enai nee pirinthaal en kannil raththam varum
Un koondhalil poo vaikkiraai
En nenjilae thee vaikkiraai
Kadhal neruppil kadalum eriyumpothu
Karppooram ennaavathu
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Male Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
Eththanai paadangal
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
Eththanai maathangal
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Female Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Golden veena (traditional stringed instrument), come with me
Come to sing my song
Your smile has become a book
How many lessons it holds!
To finish learning all those lessons,
How many months will it take?
O beautiful golden veena
Female Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come with me
Female Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come to sing my song
Female Chorus: La la la la, la la la la, la la la la la
Male: Your smile has become a book
How many lessons it holds!
To finish learning all those lessons,
How many months will it take?
O beautiful golden veena
Male Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come with me
Male Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come to sing my song
Male Chorus: La la la la, la la la la, la la la la la
...
This is not a silent love to keep hidden inside
If you smile just once, your womanhood loses nothing
This is not a silent love to keep hidden inside
If you smile just once, your womanhood loses nothing
Without water, a fish cannot survive
Without you, I cannot exist
Male: Your beauty plows through my heart
And joy leaps up within my soul
O beautiful golden veena
Female Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come with me
Female Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come to sing my song
Female Chorus: La la la la, la la la la, la la la la la
Male: Your smile has become a book
How many lessons it holds!
To finish learning all those lessons,
How many months will it take?
O beautiful golden veena
Male Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come with me
Male Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come to sing my song
Male Chorus: La la la la, la la la la, la la la la la
...
Even as times change, a single loving glance is enough
If you ever leave me, my eyes will weep tears of blood
Even as times change, a single loving glance is enough
If you ever leave me, my eyes will weep tears of blood
You place flowers in your hair,
And you set fire to my heart
When even the ocean burns in the fire of love,
What will become of fragile camphor?
O beautiful golden veena
Male Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come with me
Male Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come to sing my song
Male Chorus: La la la la, la la la la, la la la la la
Male: Your smile has become a book
How many lessons it holds!
To finish learning all those lessons,
How many months will it take?
O beautiful golden veena
Female Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come with me
Female Chorus: La la la la la
Male: Come to sing my song
Female Chorus: La la la la, la la la la, la la la la la
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Pon Veenaiyae is a romantic track from the 1986 film Kagitha Odam where the male protagonist lovingly compares his beloved to a golden musical instrument (Veena) and her smile to an endless textbook of love. He urges her not to keep her feelings silent and hidden, expressing that his very existence depends on her presence. The lyrics highlight intense devotion, equating her affectionate gaze to an all-consuming passion that burns brighter than an ocean on fire.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Metaphor/Simile)
“Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu”
Compares the heroine to a golden Veena ('Pon veenaiyae') and her smile to an educational textbook ('Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu').
Ethirai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Un koondhalil poo vaikkiraai / En nenjilae thee vaikkiraai”
The second letters 'n' in 'Un koondhalil' and 'En nenjilae' rhyme, creating a harmonious lyric flow.
Uyarvu Navortchi (Hyperbole)
“Kadhal neruppil kadalum eriyumpothu”
Exaggerating the intense grief of separation by stating blood will flow from his eyes, and love's fire burning the ocean.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song feature vocals by legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam with music composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and lyrics written by the acclaimed lyricist Vairamuthu.
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