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Lyrics & meaning

Ponmalai Pozhudhu

From Leelai · 2009

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Benny Dayal
Music director
Satish Chakravarthy
Movie name
Leelai
Movie release year
2009
Lyrics added on
1 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ponmalai pozhudhu
Sigappazhagu
Un kobam yay yay yay
Azhago azhagu
Oru roja poovin mullum
Thuli azhagu
Un kannil kovam yay yay
Azhago azhagu
Nee kaadhal sollum
Tamizh azhagu
Nee paadum killai
Mozhi noorazhagu
Ennai nee thitti thitti pesum
Kochai tamizho mudivae illa
Azhago azhagu yay yay…
Ponmalai pozhudhu
Sigappazhagu
Un kobam yay yay yay
Azhago azhagu
Un koondhal
Kaatril aadidum pozhuthu
Oru spring time vaasam
Poothidum azhagu… ooh
Un kaigal koondhal kothida
Pookal vaasam car-in ullae veesida
Summer time -in veppathodu neeyum
Kothipathu oru azhagu
Nee ennai vittu
Dhooram sendrida
Saalai engum kodi
Ilaigal udhirnthida
Autumn leaves-um
Unnai polae sigappaai
Muraipadhu oru azhagu
Winter enbathu
Kodumai aanathu
Unthan mounam
Moodukindra pani athu
Konjam konjam uruga koodaatha
Ponmalai pozhudhu
Sigappazhagu
Un kobam yay yay yay
Azhago azhagu
Oru roja poovin mullum
Thuli azhagu
Un kannil kovam yay yay
Azhago azhagu
Yay..yay yay yay yay….
Orr jannal thonridum
Pournami nilavu
En kaadhali mugamo
Athai vida azhagu.. ooh
Venmathiyin mugathai kandathum
Latcham latcham kavignar
Kavithai kondathum
Kodi mayilgal thalli nindru
Paadi rasithana – athanazhagu
I love you endru
Moondrae vaarthayil
Haiku kavithai naanum
Sonna velayil
Punnagaika jannalukku pinnaal
Olindhathu oru azhagu
Nilavum erangi boomi vanthathu
Enthan thozhil saainthu kondu nindrathu
Enna maayam anbae solvaaya
Ponmalai pozhudhu
Sigappazhagu
Un kobam yay yay yay
Azhago azhagu
Oru roja poovin mullum
Thuli azhagu
Un kannil kovam yay yay
Azhago azhagu
Nee kaadhal sollum
Tamizh azhagu
Nee paadum killai
Mozhi noorazhagu
Ennai nee thitti thitti pesum
Kochai tamizho mudivae illa
Azhago azhagu yay yay…
Ponmalai pozhudhu
Sigappu azhagu
Un vetkam – yay yay yay
Azhago azhagu
{Sigappazhagu..
Un vetkam azhagu azhagu azhagu..} (3)
In this golden evening,
O rosy beauty,
your anger, yeah yeah yeah,
is truly so beautiful!
Even the thorn of a rose
has a little beauty;
the anger in your eyes, yeah yeah,
is truly so beautiful!
The Tamil you speak
to express your love is beautiful;
the sweet, parrot-like words
you utter are a hundred times more beautiful!
When you scold me again and again,
your endless, quirky Tamil slang
is truly so beautiful, yeah yeah...
In this golden evening,
O rosy beauty,
your anger, yeah yeah yeah,
is truly so beautiful!
When your hair
dances in the breeze,
the fragrance of springtime
blossoms with beauty... ooh!
As your hands run through your hair
and a scent of flowers fills the car,
you boiling with rage like the heat
of summertime is a beauty of its own!
As you walk away
far from me,
and millions of leaves fall
all over the road,
even the autumn leaves
glaring red just like you
are a sight of sheer beauty!
Winter has become
so cruel and harsh;
this blanket of cold mist
that is your silence—
can't it melt away little by little?
In this golden evening,
O rosy beauty,
your anger, yeah yeah yeah,
is truly so beautiful!
Even the thorn of a rose
has a little beauty;
the anger in your eyes, yeah yeah,
is truly so beautiful!
Yeah... yeah yeah yeah yeah...
Appearing through the window
is the full moon,
yet my lover's face
is far more beautiful than that... ooh!
Seeing the face of the bright moon,
millions of poets
wrote poetry in wonder,
and countless peacocks stood nearby
singing and admiring its beauty;
Saying "I love you"
in just three words,
when I recited
a haiku poem to you,
you smiled and hid behind the window,
and that was a beauty of its own!
The moon itself descended to Earth
and stood leaning on my shoulder;
is this some magic? Tell me, my love!
In this golden evening,
O rosy beauty,
your anger, yeah yeah yeah,
is truly so beautiful!
Even the thorn of a rose
has a little beauty;
the anger in your eyes, yeah yeah,
is truly so beautiful!
The Tamil you speak
to express your love is beautiful;
the sweet, parrot-like words
you utter are a hundred times more beautiful!
When you scold me again and again,
your endless, quirky Tamil slang
is truly so beautiful, yeah yeah...
In this golden evening,
your rosy glow,
your shyness, yeah yeah yeah,
is truly so beautiful!
{O rosy beauty...
your shy blush is beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...} (3)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song praises the beauty of the protagonist's lover across various seasons and emotions. The protagonist finds everything about her captivating—from her red-tinged anger, which he compares to the thorn of a rose, to her scolding in colloquial Tamil, which sounds like sweet music to his ears. The verses cleverly map her moods across spring, summer, autumn, and winter, describing her anger as summer warmth, her distance as falling autumn leaves, and her cold silence as winter mist.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor & Simile

Oru roja poovin mullum / Thuli azhagu

Compares the anger of the beloved to the thorn of a rose ('roja poovin mullum thuli azhagu') and her silence to winter fog ('unthan mounam moodukindra pani athu').

Monnai (Alliteration / Anaphora)

Azhago azhagu

Repetition of the phrase 'Azhago azhagu' across lines emphasizing the overwhelming aesthetic admiration.

Oxymoron

Un kobam yay yay yay / Azhago azhagu

Finding extreme aesthetic beauty in anger ('Un kobam yay yay yay / Azhago azhagu') and pain/scolding.

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Trivia

The track 'Ponmalai Pozhudhu' is featured in the 2012 romantic comedy 'Leelai', starring Shiv Pandit and Manasi Parekh. The music was composed by Satish Chakravarthy, and the lyrics express modern urban romance blended with traditional poetic tropes of seasons (Tinais/Seasons of love).

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