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Lyrics & meaning

Pon Veenaye Ennodu

From Kagitha Odam · 1986

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Rajkumar, Sasirekha
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Kagitha Odam
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
9 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
En paadal nee paada vaa
Pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
En paadal nee paada vaa
Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
Eththanai paadangal
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
Eththanai maathangal
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
En paadal nee paada vaa
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 ennodu vaa
En paadal nee paada vaa
Female :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
Eththanai paadangal
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
Eththanai maathangal
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
En paadal nee paada vaa
……………
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 ennodu vaa
En paadal nee paada vaa
Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
Eththanai paadangal
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
Eththanai maathangal
Golden veena, come with me
Come and sing my song
Golden veena, come with me
Come and sing my song
Your smile has turned into a book
With so many lessons in it
To finish learning all those lessons,
How many months will it take?
Beautiful golden veena, come with me
Come and sing my song
This is not a silent love to keep hidden inside
If you smile for a day, your modesty loses nothing
This is not a silent love to keep hidden inside
If you smile for a day, your modesty loses nothing
Without water, a fish cannot live
Without you, I cannot exist
Your beauty plows through my heart
And joy leaps within my soul
Beautiful golden veena, come with me
Come and sing my song
A smile has turned into a book
With so many lessons in it
To finish learning all those lessons,
How many months will it take?
Beautiful golden veena, come with me
Come and sing my song
...
Even as times change, one loving look is enough
If you leave me, tears of blood will flow from my eyes
Even as times change, one loving look is enough
If you leave me, tears of blood will flow from my eyes
You tuck a flower into your hair,
And you set a fire in my heart
When even the sea burns in the fire of love,
What will become of fragile camphor?
Beautiful golden veena, come with me
Come and sing my song
Your smile has turned into a book
With so many lessons in it
To finish learning all those lessons,
How many months will it take?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pon Veenaiyae is a passionate romantic track from the 1986 film Kagitha Odam, featuring music by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and lyricism by Vairamuthu. The song uses musical instruments and literature as central metaphors for love, addressing the beloved as a golden Veena that plays the song of the lover's heart and her smile as a complex book containing endless lessons.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu”

Comparing a smile directly to a book ('Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu') and the beloved to a golden musical instrument ('Pon veenaiyae').

Rhyme and Assonance (Edhugai / Monai)

“Neeriyillaiyae meeniyillaiyae / Neeyillaiyae naanillaiyae”

Rhythmic rhyming words 'Neeriyillaiyae', 'Meeniyillaiyae', 'Neeyillaiyae', 'Naanillaiyae' create melodic flow and symmetry.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

“Kadhal neruppil kadalum eriyumpothu”

Exaggeration of pain and passion where blood flows as tears and the sea catches fire from passion.

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Trivia

The song is composed by the famous duo Shankar-Ganesh and showcases lyricist Vairamuthu's signature style of blending classical Tamil imagery with romantic poetry.

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