Pon Veenaiye Ennodu (Male)
From Kagitha Odam · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Kagitha Odam1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa | Oh beautiful golden veena, come with me |
| En paadal nee paada vaa | Come to sing my song |
| Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu | A smile is like a textbook |
| Eththanai paadangal | How many lessons it holds |
| Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu | To learn and finish all those lessons |
| Eththanai maathangal | How many months will it take? |
| Male | |
| Azhagiya pon veenaiyae | Oh beautiful golden veena |
| Female Chorus :Lalalala laa | Female Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :Ennodu vaa | Male: Come with me |
| Female Chorus :Lalalala laa | Female Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :En paadal nee paada vaa | Male: Come to sing my song |
| Female Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa | Female Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa |
| Male :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu | Male: A smile is like a textbook |
| Eththanai paadangal | How many lessons it holds |
| Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu | To learn and finish all those lessons |
| Eththanai maathangal | How many months will it take? |
| Male | |
| Azhagiya pon veenaiyae | Oh beautiful golden veena |
| Male Chorus :Lalalala laa | Male Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :Ennodu vaa | Male: Come with me |
| Male Chorus :Lalalala laa | Male Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :En paadal nee paada vaa | Male: Come to sing my song |
| Male Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa | Male Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa |
| Female | |
| …………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Ullae vaiththu kolla oomai kadhalalla | This is not a silent love to keep hidden inside |
| Oru naal siriththaal penmaikku nashtamallaa | Is it a loss to womanhood if you smile for a day? |
| Ullae vaiththu kolla oomai kadhalalla | This is not a silent love to keep hidden inside |
| Oru naal siriththaal penmaikku nashtamallaa | Is it a loss to womanhood if you smile for a day? |
| Female | |
| Neeriyillaiyae meeniyillaiyae | Without water there is no body |
| Neeyillaiyae naanillaiyae | Without you there is no me |
| Male :Unathu azhagu manathai uzhuthu sellum | Male: Your beauty plows through my heart |
| Ullaththil inbam thullum | Joy leaps in my soul |
| Male | |
| Azhagiya pon veenaiyae | Oh beautiful golden veena |
| Female Chorus :Lalalala laa | Female Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :Ennodu vaa | Male: Come with me |
| Female Chorus :Lalalala laa | Female Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :En paadal nee paada vaa | Male: Come to sing my song |
| Female Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa | Female Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa |
| Male :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu | Male: A smile is like a textbook |
| Eththanai paadangal | How many lessons it holds |
| Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu | To learn and finish all those lessons |
| Eththanai maathangal | How many months will it take? |
| Male | |
| Azhagiya pon veenaiyae | Oh beautiful golden veena |
| Male Chorus :Lalalala laa | Male Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :Ennodu vaa | Male: Come with me |
| Male Chorus :Lalalala laa | Male Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :En paadal nee paada vaa | Male: Come to sing my song |
| Male Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa | Male Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa |
| Female | |
| …………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Kaalam maarum pothum kadhal paarvai pothum | Even as time changes, a single loving look is enough |
| Enai nee pirinthaal en kannil raththam varum | If you separate from me, blood will flow from my eyes |
| Kaalam maarum pothum kadhal paarvai pothum | Even as time changes, a single loving look is enough |
| Enai nee pirinthaal en kannil raththam varum | If you separate from me, blood will flow from my eyes |
| Male | |
| Un koondhalil poo vaikkiraai | You place a flower in your hair |
| En nenjilae thee vaikkiraai | You set a fire in my heart |
| Kadhal neruppil kadalum eriyumpothu | When even the ocean burns in the fire of love |
| Karppooram ennaavathu | What will happen to fragile camphor? |
| Male | |
| Azhagiya pon veenaiyae | Oh beautiful golden veena |
| Male Chorus :Lalalala laa | Male Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :Ennodu vaa | Male: Come with me |
| Male Chorus :Lalalala laa | Male Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :En paadal nee paada vaa | Male: Come to sing my song |
| Male Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa | Male Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa |
| Male :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu | Male: A smile is like a textbook |
| Eththanai paadangal | How many lessons it holds |
| Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu | To learn and finish all those lessons |
| Eththanai maathangal | How many months will it take? |
| Male | |
| Azhagiya pon veenaiyae | Oh beautiful golden veena |
| Female Chorus :Lalalala laa | Female Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :Ennodu vaa | Male: Come with me |
| Female Chorus :Lalalala laa | Female Chorus: Lalalala laa |
| Male :En paadal nee paada vaa | Male: Come to sing my song |
| Female Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa | Female Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa |
பெண் குழு :
.................................
ஆண் குழு :
................................
Oh beautiful golden veena, come with me
Come to sing my song
A smile is like a textbook
How many lessons it holds
To learn and finish all those lessons
How many months will it take?
பொன் வீணையே என்னோடு வா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
புன்னகை என்பது புத்தகமானது
எத்தனை பாடங்கள்
அத்தனை பாடமும் கற்று முடிப்பது
எத்தனை மாதங்கள்.....
Oh beautiful golden veena
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come with me
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come to sing my song
Female Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male: A smile is like a textbook
How many lessons it holds
To learn and finish all those lessons
How many months will it take?
அழகிய பொன் வீணையே
பெண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என்னோடு வா
பெண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
பெண் குழு :
லலலல லலலல லலலல லா
புன்னகை என்பது புத்தகமானது
எத்தனை பாடங்கள்
அத்தனை பாடமும் கற்று முடிப்பது
எத்தனை மாதங்கள்.....
Oh beautiful golden veena
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come with me
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come to sing my song
Male Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
அழகிய பொன் வீணையே
ஆண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என்னோடு வா
ஆண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
ஆண் குழு :
லலலல லலலல லலலல லா
...
....................................
This is not a silent love to keep hidden inside
Is it a loss to womanhood if you smile for a day?
This is not a silent love to keep hidden inside
Is it a loss to womanhood if you smile for a day?
உள்ளே வைத்துக் கொள்ள ஊமை காதலல்ல
ஒரு நாள் சிரித்தால் பெண்மைக்கு நஷ்டமல்ல
உள்ளே வைத்துக் கொள்ள ஊமை காதலல்ல
ஒரு நாள் சிரித்தால் பெண்மைக்கு நஷ்டமல்ல
Without water there is no body
Without you there is no me
Male: Your beauty plows through my heart
Joy leaps in my soul
நீரில்லையே மீனில்லையே
நீயில்லையே நானில்லையே
உனது அழகு மனதை உழுது செல்லும்
உள்ளத்தில் இன்பம் துள்ளும்
Oh beautiful golden veena
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come with me
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come to sing my song
Female Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male: A smile is like a textbook
How many lessons it holds
To learn and finish all those lessons
How many months will it take?
அழகிய பொன் வீணையே
பெண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என்னோடு வா
பெண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
பெண் குழு :
லலலல லலலல லலலல லா
புன்னகை என்பது புத்தகமானது
எத்தனை பாடங்கள்
அத்தனை பாடமும் கற்று முடிப்பது
எத்தனை மாதங்கள்.....
Oh beautiful golden veena
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come with me
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come to sing my song
Male Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
அழகிய பொன் வீணையே
ஆண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என்னோடு வா
ஆண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
ஆண் குழு :
லலலல லலலல லலலல லா
...
....................................
Even as time changes, a single loving look is enough
If you separate from me, blood will flow from my eyes
Even as time changes, a single loving look is enough
If you separate from me, blood will flow from my eyes
காலம் மாறும் போதும் காதல் பார்வை போதும்
எனை நீ பிரிந்தால் என் கண்ணில் ரத்தம் வரும்
காலம் மாறும் போதும் காதல் பார்வை போதும்
எனை நீ பிரிந்தால் என் கண்ணில் ரத்தம் வரும்
You place a flower in your hair
You set a fire in my heart
When even the ocean burns in the fire of love
What will happen to fragile camphor?
உன் கூந்தலில் பூ வைக்கிறாய்
என் நெஞ்சிலே தீ வைக்கிறாய்
காதல் நெருப்பில் கடலும் எரியும் போது
கற்பூரம் என்னாவது
Oh beautiful golden veena
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come with me
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come to sing my song
Male Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male: A smile is like a textbook
How many lessons it holds
To learn and finish all those lessons
How many months will it take?
அழகிய பொன் வீணையே
ஆண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என்னோடு வா
ஆண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
ஆண் குழு :
லலலல லலலல லலலல லா
புன்னகை என்பது புத்தகமானது
எத்தனை பாடங்கள்
அத்தனை பாடமும் கற்று முடிப்பது
எத்தனை மாதங்கள்.....
Oh beautiful golden veena
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come with me
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male: Come to sing my song
Female Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
அழகிய பொன் வீணையே
பெண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என்னோடு வா
பெண் குழு :
லலலல லா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
பெண் குழு :
லலலல லலலல லலலல லா
Pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
Oh beautiful golden veena, come with me
En paadal nee paada vaa
Come to sing my song
Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
A smile is like a textbook
Eththanai paadangal
How many lessons it holds
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
To learn and finish all those lessons
Eththanai maathangal
How many months will it take?
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Oh beautiful golden veena
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Male: Come with me
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Male: Come to sing my song
Female Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Female Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
Male: A smile is like a textbook
Eththanai paadangal
How many lessons it holds
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
To learn and finish all those lessons
Eththanai maathangal
How many months will it take?
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Oh beautiful golden veena
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Male: Come with me
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Male: Come to sing my song
Male Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
……………
...
Ullae vaiththu kolla oomai kadhalalla
This is not a silent love to keep hidden inside
Oru naal siriththaal penmaikku nashtamallaa
Is it a loss to womanhood if you smile for a day?
Ullae vaiththu kolla oomai kadhalalla
This is not a silent love to keep hidden inside
Oru naal siriththaal penmaikku nashtamallaa
Is it a loss to womanhood if you smile for a day?
Neeriyillaiyae meeniyillaiyae
Without water there is no body
Neeyillaiyae naanillaiyae
Without you there is no me
Male :Unathu azhagu manathai uzhuthu sellum
Male: Your beauty plows through my heart
Ullaththil inbam thullum
Joy leaps in my soul
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Oh beautiful golden veena
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Male: Come with me
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Male: Come to sing my song
Female Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Female Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
Male: A smile is like a textbook
Eththanai paadangal
How many lessons it holds
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
To learn and finish all those lessons
Eththanai maathangal
How many months will it take?
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Oh beautiful golden veena
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Male: Come with me
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Male: Come to sing my song
Male Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
……………
...
Kaalam maarum pothum kadhal paarvai pothum
Even as time changes, a single loving look is enough
Enai nee pirinthaal en kannil raththam varum
If you separate from me, blood will flow from my eyes
Kaalam maarum pothum kadhal paarvai pothum
Even as time changes, a single loving look is enough
Enai nee pirinthaal en kannil raththam varum
If you separate from me, blood will flow from my eyes
Un koondhalil poo vaikkiraai
You place a flower in your hair
En nenjilae thee vaikkiraai
You set a fire in my heart
Kadhal neruppil kadalum eriyumpothu
When even the ocean burns in the fire of love
Karppooram ennaavathu
What will happen to fragile camphor?
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Oh beautiful golden veena
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Male: Come with me
Male Chorus :Lalalala laa
Male Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Male: Come to sing my song
Male Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Male :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
Male: A smile is like a textbook
Eththanai paadangal
How many lessons it holds
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
To learn and finish all those lessons
Eththanai maathangal
How many months will it take?
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae
Oh beautiful golden veena
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :Ennodu vaa
Male: Come with me
Female Chorus :Lalalala laa
Female Chorus: Lalalala laa
Male :En paadal nee paada vaa
Male: Come to sing my song
Female Chorus :Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Female Chorus: Lalalala lalalala lalalala laa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
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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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