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Lyrics & meaning

Ponmaaney Ponmaaney

From Anbu Kattalai · 1989

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
K. S. Chithra, Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Anbu Kattalai
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
10 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pon maanae pon maanae
Unnodu ondraanen
Pon maanae pon maanae
Unnodu ondraanen
Poonthottamae thaerottamae
En jeevan nee thaanae
Pon maanae pon maanae
Unnodu ondraanen
Lala lalaala laalaa lala lalaala laalaa
Lala lalaala laalaa lala lalaala laalaa
Laalalaa lalala laalalaa lalala laa lalaa lalaa
Naayagi nadandhidum neram
Kaadhalin abinayamo
Naanamo yenadi innum
Naanum orr adhisayamo
Pennaanaal sugam nillaadhu
Ennaalum manam sollaadhu
Male :Eppodhum vetkam illaamal
Muppaalum suvai kollaadhu
Paayudhae en meedhu
Kaamanin poo baanam
Male :Paalodu thaenum serthu
Naanum kaana vendum
Pon maanae pon maanae
Unnodu ondraanen
Poonthottamae thaerottamae
En jeevan nee thaanae
Pon maanae pon maanae
Unnodu ondraanen
Laa laalaa lalala lalala lalalaa
Lala laala lalalaa laala lalalaa laala lalalala laa
Aayiram kanavugal thondri
Aadudhae naadagamae
Aanandham medaiyin meedhu
Aala or naal varumae
Sendhooram idhazh vandaada
Sevaazhai malar kannaada
Female :Sangeetham sugam pan paada
Pon pola unai kondaada
Dheviyae poonthaeril
Oorvalam povomaa
Female :Thedaadha yogam koodum
Neram paadum raagam
Pon maanae pon maanae
Unnodu ondraanen
Female :Poonthottamae thaerottamae
En jeevan nee thaanae
Pon maanae pon maanae
Unnodu ondraanen
Female :Pon maanae pon maanae
Unnodu ondraanen
My golden deer, my golden deer,
I have become one with you.
My golden deer, my golden deer,
I have become one with you.
My flower garden, my chariot procession!
Aren't you my very life?
My golden deer, my golden deer,
I have become one with you.
La la laala laala la la laala laala
La la laala laala la la laala laala
Laalalaa lalala laalalaa lalala la lalaa lalaa
As my beloved walks gracefully,
is she expressing love through dance gestures?
Why are you still so shy, my dear?
Am I such a strange wonder to you?
For a woman, sweet desires never stop,
yet her heart will never say it out loud.
Male: Without a touch of shyness,
even the sweetest pleasures lose their taste.
Striking straight at me,
is the flower arrow of the God of Love.
Male: Like milk and honey blending together,
I want to experience that sweetness too.
My golden deer, my golden deer,
I have become one with you.
My flower garden, my chariot procession!
Aren't you my very life?
My golden deer, my golden deer,
I have become one with you.
La laalaa lalala lalala lalaalaa
Lala laala lalaalaa laala lalaalaa laala lalalala la
A thousand dreams arise
and play out like a stage drama.
On this stage of joy,
the day for us to rule will surely come.
As bees hover around your bright red lips,
and your eyes flutter like soft blossoms,
Female: As sweet music sings a soothing tune,
to celebrate you like precious gold,
My goddess, on a chariot of flowers,
shall we go on a grand procession?
Female: When unexpected good fortune arrives,
this precious moment sings a sweet melody.
My golden deer, my golden deer,
I have become one with you.
Female: My flower garden, my chariot procession!
Aren't you my very life?
My golden deer, my golden deer,
I have become one with you.
Female: My golden deer, my golden deer,
I have become one with you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pon Maanae is a classic romantic duet from the film Anbu Kattalai (1989), penned by Gangai Amaran. The song depicts two lovers expressing their romantic longing, fascination, and sense of togetherness. The lyrics celebrate the joy of love, using traditional poetic tropes such as comparing the beloved to a golden deer, a blooming flower garden, and a grand chariot procession. The interplay between male and female perspectives captures bashfulness, passion, and the anticipation of a blissful union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagham (Metaphor)

“Pon maanae pon maanae / Poonthottamae thaerottamae”

The lover addresses his beloved as 'Pon maanae' (Golden deer) and 'Poonthottamae' (Flower garden), directly mapping nature's elegance and beauty to her.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Sendhooram idhazh vandaada / Sevaazhai malar kannaada”

Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across lines, such as 'Sendhooram' and 'Sevaazhai'.

Classical Literary Allusion

“Muppaalum suvai kollaadhu”

The term 'Muppaal' references the traditional Tamil triad of virtue, wealth, and love (Aram, Porul, Inbam as in Thirukkural).

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Trivia

The lyricist Gangai Amaran frequently drew upon classical Tamil metaphors like 'Muppaal' and 'Kaamanin poo baanam' (Cupid's floral arrow) to weave traditional poetic sensibilities into late 80s film songs.

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