Pon Veenaye Ennodu
From Kagitha Odam · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Kagitha Odam1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa | Golden Veena, come with me |
| En paadal nee paada vaa | Come play my song |
| Pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa | Golden Veena, come with me |
| En paadal nee paada vaa | Come play my song |
| Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu | A smile is like a book |
| Eththanai paadangal | How many lessons inside |
| Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu | To finish learning all those lessons |
| Eththanai maathangal | How many months will it take? |
| Male | |
| Azhagiya pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa | Beautiful golden Veena, come with me |
| En paadal nee paada vaa | Come play my song |
| Male | |
| Ullae vaiththu kolla oomai kadhalalla | It is not a mute love to keep hidden inside |
| Oru naal siriththaal penmaikku nashtamallaa | If you smile one day, it is no loss to womanhood |
| Ullae vaiththu kolla oomai kadhalalla | It is not a mute love to keep hidden inside |
| Oru naal siriththaal penmaikku nashtamallaa | If you smile one day, it is no loss to womanhood |
| Female | |
| Neeriyillaiyae meeniyillaiyae | Without water there is no fish |
| 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 inside my soul |
| Male | |
| Azhagiya pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa | Beautiful golden Veena, come with me |
| En paadal nee paada vaa | Come play my song |
| Female :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu | Female: A smile is like a book |
| Eththanai paadangal | How many lessons inside |
| Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu | To finish learning all those lessons |
| Eththanai maathangal | How many months will it take? |
| Male | |
| Azhagiya pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa | Beautiful golden Veena, come with me |
| En paadal nee paada vaa | Come play my song |
| Female | |
| …………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Kaalam maarum pothum kadhal paarvai pothum | Even as times change, a glance of love is enough |
| Enai nee pirinthaal en kannil raththam varum | If you separate from me, tears of blood will flow from my eyes |
| Kaalam maarum pothum kadhal paarvai pothum | Even as times change, a glance of love is enough |
| Enai nee pirinthaal en kannil raththam varum | If you separate from me, tears of blood will flow from my eyes |
| Male | |
| Un koondhalil poo vaikkiraai | You place flowers in your hair |
| En nenjilae thee vaikkiraai | You set fire in my heart |
| Kadhal neruppil kadalum eriyumpothu | When even the ocean burns in the fire of love |
| Karppooram ennaavathu | What will become of camphor? |
| Female | |
| Azhagiya pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa | Beautiful golden Veena, come with me |
| En paadal nee paada vaa | Come play my song |
| Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu | A smile is like a book |
| Eththanai paadangal | How many lessons inside |
| Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu | To finish learning all those lessons |
| Eththanai maathangal | How many months will it take? |
பொன் வீணையே என்னோடு வா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
பொன் வீணையே என்னோடு வா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
புன்னகை என்பது புத்தகமானது
எத்தனை பாடங்கள்
அத்தனை பாடமும் கற்று முடிப்பது
எத்தனை மாதங்கள்.....
Golden Veena, come with me
Come play my song
Golden Veena, come with me
Come play my song
A smile is like a book
How many lessons inside
To finish learning all those lessons
How many months will it take?
அழகிய பொன் வீணையே என்னோடு வா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
Beautiful golden Veena, come with me
Come play my song
உள்ளே வைத்துக் கொள்ள ஊமை காதலல்ல
ஒரு நாள் சிரித்தால் பெண்மைக்கு நஷ்டமல்ல
உள்ளே வைத்துக் கொள்ள ஊமை காதலல்ல
ஒரு நாள் சிரித்தால் பெண்மைக்கு நஷ்டமல்ல
It is not a mute love to keep hidden inside
If you smile one day, it is no loss to womanhood
It is not a mute love to keep hidden inside
If you smile one day, it is no loss to womanhood
நீரில்லையே மீனில்லையே
நீயில்லையே நானில்லையே
உனது அழகு மனதை உழுது செல்லும்
உள்ளத்தில் இன்பம் துள்ளும்
Without water there is no fish
Without you there is no me
Male: Your beauty plows through my heart
Joy leaps inside my soul
அழகிய பொன் வீணையே என்னோடு வா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
புன்னகை என்பது புத்தகமானது
எத்தனை பாடங்கள்
அத்தனை பாடமும் கற்று முடிப்பது
எத்தனை மாதங்கள்.....
Beautiful golden Veena, come with me
Come play my song
Female: A smile is like a book
How many lessons inside
To finish learning all those lessons
How many months will it take?
அழகிய பொன் வீணையே என்னோடு வா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
Beautiful golden Veena, come with me
Come play my song
...............................
...
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
Even as times change, a glance of love is enough
If you separate from me, tears of blood will flow from my eyes
Even as times change, a glance of love is enough
If you separate from me, tears of blood will flow from my eyes
உன் கூந்தலில் பூ வைக்கிறாய்
என் நெஞ்சிலே தீ வைக்கிறாய்
காதல் நெருப்பில் கடலும் எரியும் போது
கற்பூரம் என்னாவது
You place flowers in your hair
You set fire in my heart
When even the ocean burns in the fire of love
What will become of camphor?
அழகிய பொன் வீணையே என்னோடு வா
என் பாடல் நீ பாட வா
புன்னகை என்பது புத்தகமானது
எத்தனை பாடங்கள்
அத்தனை பாடமும் கற்று முடிப்பது
எத்தனை மாதங்கள்.....
Beautiful golden Veena, come with me
Come play my song
A smile is like a book
How many lessons inside
To finish learning all those lessons
How many months will it take?
Pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
Golden Veena, come with me
En paadal nee paada vaa
Come play my song
Pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
Golden Veena, come with me
En paadal nee paada vaa
Come play my song
Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
A smile is like a book
Eththanai paadangal
How many lessons inside
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
To finish learning all those lessons
Eththanai maathangal
How many months will it take?
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
Beautiful golden Veena, come with me
En paadal nee paada vaa
Come play my song
Ullae vaiththu kolla oomai kadhalalla
It is not a mute love to keep hidden inside
Oru naal siriththaal penmaikku nashtamallaa
If you smile one day, it is no loss to womanhood
Ullae vaiththu kolla oomai kadhalalla
It is not a mute love to keep hidden inside
Oru naal siriththaal penmaikku nashtamallaa
If you smile one day, it is no loss to womanhood
Neeriyillaiyae meeniyillaiyae
Without water there is no fish
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 inside my soul
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
Beautiful golden Veena, come with me
En paadal nee paada vaa
Come play my song
Female :Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
Female: A smile is like a book
Eththanai paadangal
How many lessons inside
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
To finish learning all those lessons
Eththanai maathangal
How many months will it take?
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
Beautiful golden Veena, come with me
En paadal nee paada vaa
Come play my song
……………
...
Kaalam maarum pothum kadhal paarvai pothum
Even as times change, a glance of love is enough
Enai nee pirinthaal en kannil raththam varum
If you separate from me, tears of blood will flow from my eyes
Kaalam maarum pothum kadhal paarvai pothum
Even as times change, a glance of love is enough
Enai nee pirinthaal en kannil raththam varum
If you separate from me, tears of blood will flow from my eyes
Un koondhalil poo vaikkiraai
You place flowers in your hair
En nenjilae thee vaikkiraai
You set fire in my heart
Kadhal neruppil kadalum eriyumpothu
When even the ocean burns in the fire of love
Karppooram ennaavathu
What will become of camphor?
Azhagiya pon veenaiyae ennodu vaa
Beautiful golden Veena, come with me
En paadal nee paada vaa
Come play my song
Punnagai enpathu puththagamaanathu
A smile is like a book
Eththanai paadangal
How many lessons inside
Aththanai paadamum kattru mudippathu
To finish learning all those lessons
Eththanai maathangal
How many months will it take?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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