Ponguthe Punnagai
From Ippadiyum Oru Penn · 1975
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. Vasantha
- Music director
- P. Banumathi
- Details
- Ippadiyum Oru Penn1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| …………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Ponguthe punnagai | A smile overflows |
| Ponguthe punnagai | A smile overflows |
| Pulliyitta kalai maanai | Like a spotted deer |
| Alliyitta vizhi oram | At the corner of eyes filled with charm |
| Pon minnal vellam ponguthae | A flood of golden lightning overflows |
| Ponguthae punnagai | A smile overflows |
| Female | |
| Pothumaa punnagai | Is this smile enough? |
| Pottu vaiththa mugaththodu | With a face adorned with a bindi |
| Katti vaiththa idhazh meethu | Upon lips held in quiet grace |
| Pudhu vanna kolam pothumaa | Is this new colorful pattern enough? |
| Pothumaa punnagai | Is this smile enough? |
| Male | |
| Manamagal vaithegi | Vaithegi, the bride |
| Nadai paarkkiraen | I watch her walk |
| Female :Dhasaratha raguraman | Dasaratha's Raguraman (Rama) |
| Mugam paarkkiraen | I look at his face |
| Male | |
| Ini kalyaanamae | Now it is marriage |
| Female :Suba vaipogamae | An auspicious celebration |
| Male :Athu illaavidil | If it were not so |
| Female :Kangal mazhai megamae | The eyes would turn into rain clouds |
| Male :Intha raguraman manam | The heart of this Raguraman |
| Engum oru raagamae | Is everywhere a sweet melody |
| Male | |
| Ponguthe punnagai | A smile overflows |
| Female :Pothumaa punnagai | Is this smile enough? |
| Female | |
| Mazhaikkaalam varumpothu | When the rainy season arrives |
| Male :Mazhai vanthathu | The rain has arrived |
| Female :Manakkolam varumendri | Expecting the wedding attire to arrive |
| Male :Manam sonnathu | The heart spoke |
| Male | |
| Anbu nilaiyaanathu | Love is permanent |
| Female :Nenjil silaiyaanathu | It has become a statue in the heart |
| Both :Kalaiyaana nam sontham kalaiyaathathu | Our artistic relationship is unbreakable |
| Male | |
| Ponguthe punnagai | A smile overflows |
| Female :Pothumaa punnagai | Is this smile enough? |
| Male :Pulliyitta kalai maanai | Like a spotted deer |
| Female :Alliyitta vizhi oram | At the corner of eyes filled with charm |
| Male :Pon minnal vellam ponguthae | A flood of golden lightning overflows |
| Ponguthae punnagai | A smile overflows |
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...
பொங்குதே புன்னகை
பொங்குதே புன்னகை
புள்ளியிட்ட கலை மானை
அள்ளியிட்ட விழி ஓரம்
பொன் மின்னல் வெள்ளம் பொங்குதே
பொங்குதே புன்னகை.....
A smile overflows
A smile overflows
Like a spotted deer
At the corner of eyes filled with charm
A flood of golden lightning overflows
A smile overflows
போதுமா புன்னகை
பொட்டு வைத்த முகத்தோடு
கட்டி வைத்த இதழ் மீது
புது வண்ண கோலம் போதுமா
போதுமா புன்னகை......
Is this smile enough?
With a face adorned with a bindi
Upon lips held in quiet grace
Is this new colorful pattern enough?
Is this smile enough?
மணமகள் வைதேகி
நடைப் பார்க்கிறேன்
தசரத ரகுராமன்
முகம் பார்க்கிறேன்
Vaithegi, the bride
I watch her walk
Dasaratha's Raguraman (Rama)
I look at his face
இனி கல்யாணமே
சுப வைபோகமே
அது இல்லாவிடில்
கண்கள் மழை மேகமே
இந்த ரகுராமன் மனம்
எங்கும் ஒரு ராகமே......
Now it is marriage
An auspicious celebration
If it were not so
The eyes would turn into rain clouds
The heart of this Raguraman
Is everywhere a sweet melody
பொங்குதே புன்னகை
போதுமா புன்னகை
A smile overflows
Is this smile enough?
மழைக்காலம் வரும்போது
மழை வந்தது
மணக்கோலம் வருமென்று
மனம் சொன்னது
When the rainy season arrives
The rain has arrived
Expecting the wedding attire to arrive
The heart spoke
அன்பு நிலையானது
நெஞ்சில் சிலையானது
இருவர் :
கலையான நம் சொந்தம் கலையாதது
Love is permanent
It has become a statue in the heart
Our artistic relationship is unbreakable
பொங்குதே புன்னகை
போதுமா புன்னகை
புள்ளியிட்ட கலை மானை
அள்ளியிட்ட விழி ஓரம்
பொன் மின்னல் வெள்ளம் பொங்குதே
பொங்குதே புன்னகை.....
A smile overflows
Is this smile enough?
Like a spotted deer
At the corner of eyes filled with charm
A flood of golden lightning overflows
A smile overflows
……………………
...
Ponguthe punnagai
A smile overflows
Ponguthe punnagai
A smile overflows
Pulliyitta kalai maanai
Like a spotted deer
Alliyitta vizhi oram
At the corner of eyes filled with charm
Pon minnal vellam ponguthae
A flood of golden lightning overflows
Ponguthae punnagai
A smile overflows
Pothumaa punnagai
Is this smile enough?
Pottu vaiththa mugaththodu
With a face adorned with a bindi
Katti vaiththa idhazh meethu
Upon lips held in quiet grace
Pudhu vanna kolam pothumaa
Is this new colorful pattern enough?
Pothumaa punnagai
Is this smile enough?
Manamagal vaithegi
Vaithegi, the bride
Nadai paarkkiraen
I watch her walk
Female :Dhasaratha raguraman
Dasaratha's Raguraman (Rama)
Mugam paarkkiraen
I look at his face
Ini kalyaanamae
Now it is marriage
Female :Suba vaipogamae
An auspicious celebration
Male :Athu illaavidil
If it were not so
Female :Kangal mazhai megamae
The eyes would turn into rain clouds
Male :Intha raguraman manam
The heart of this Raguraman
Engum oru raagamae
Is everywhere a sweet melody
Ponguthe punnagai
A smile overflows
Female :Pothumaa punnagai
Is this smile enough?
Mazhaikkaalam varumpothu
When the rainy season arrives
Male :Mazhai vanthathu
The rain has arrived
Female :Manakkolam varumendri
Expecting the wedding attire to arrive
Male :Manam sonnathu
The heart spoke
Anbu nilaiyaanathu
Love is permanent
Female :Nenjil silaiyaanathu
It has become a statue in the heart
Both :Kalaiyaana nam sontham kalaiyaathathu
Our artistic relationship is unbreakable
Ponguthe punnagai
A smile overflows
Female :Pothumaa punnagai
Is this smile enough?
Male :Pulliyitta kalai maanai
Like a spotted deer
Female :Alliyitta vizhi oram
At the corner of eyes filled with charm
Male :Pon minnal vellam ponguthae
A flood of golden lightning overflows
Ponguthae punnagai
A smile overflows
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ponguthe Punnagai is a charming romantic duet from the film 'Ippadiyum Oru Penn' (1975). The song presents a loving dialogue between a bride and groom, where they express their deep affection and anticipation of marriage by evoking the divine pair Rama (Raguraman) and Sita (Vaithegi). The groom praises the bride's beauty, comparing her grace to a spotted deer and her smile to a flood of golden lightning, while the bride adores his noble face and eagerly awaits their auspicious union. The lyrics highlight the theme of enduring devotion, portraying love as something carved permanently into their hearts like a statue. Through sweet allegories of rain, melody, and colorful kolam patterns, Kannadasan captures the deep joy, emotional resonance, and unbreakable bond of marriage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaai (Metaphor / Simile)
“Pulliyitta kalai maanai”
Compares the heroine's quick, playful glances and beauty to a swift spotted deer (Kalai maan).
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Ponguthe punnagai”
Repetition of the 'Po' sound at the start of words creating a melodic rhythm.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Anbu nilaiyaanathu / Nenjil silaiyaanathu / Kalaiyaana nam sontham kalaiyaathathu”
End-rhyming scheme creating harmony across consecutive lines (nilaiyaanathu / silaiyaanathu / kalaiyaathathu).
Uvamaai (Metaphor)
“Kangal mazhai megamae”
Compares teary or emotion-filled eyes to rain clouds (mazhai megam).
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Trivia
'Ippadiyum Oru Penn' (1975) was directed by veteran multi-talented artist P. Bhanumathi, who also composed the film's soundtrack. She was one of the early pioneering female music directors in Tamil cinema history.
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