Ponmalar Ingoru Punnagai
From Athaimadi Methaiyadi · 1989
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- S. R. Vasu
- Details
- Athaimadi Methaiyadi1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pon malar ingoru punnagai seithathu | A golden flower smiled here, |
| Kann vizhi innoru | And eyes shot another |
| Kaaiyam eithathu kaalam kaninthatho | Wound, has the right time arrived? |
| Female | |
| Sittridai kondoru chiththiram vanthathu | A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived, |
| Senthamizh pongida | Overflowing with pure Tamil, |
| Sinthugal thanthathu paadal punainthatho | Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song? |
| Female | |
| Kaal kondu kai kondu ulava | Strolling with legs and hands, |
| Iru kannodu minnalgal kulava | Lightnings playing within both eyes, |
| Nadanam puriyum padhumai | A doll performing a dance, |
| Idhu engaeyum illatha pudhumai | This is a novelty found nowhere else. |
| Female | |
| Salangai saththamthaan | Only the sound of anklets, |
| Kulungum niththamthaan | Jingling every single day, |
| Maghizhchi vellamthaan | Only a flood of happiness, |
| Malintha ullanthaan | A heart filled with joy. |
| Female | |
| Pon malar ingoru punnagai seithathu | A golden flower smiled here, |
| Kann vizhi innoru | And eyes shot another |
| Kaaiyam eithathu kaalam kaninthatho | Wound, has the right time arrived? |
| Female | |
| Sittridai kondoru chiththiram vanthathu | A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived, |
| Senthamizh pongida | Overflowing with pure Tamil, |
| Sinthugal thanthathu paadal punainthatho | Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song? |
| Female | |
| {Panipanisaa | {Swaras vocalized} |
| Male :Aahhaa | Male: Aahhaa |
| Female :Nisanisaga | Female: Swaras vocalized |
| Male :Aahhaa} (2) | Male: Aahhaa} (2) |
| Female :Saasanini ninini saasasaasaga…. | Female: Vocalizing musical notes... |
| Male :Thaanana naanannaanana naanannaanana naa | Male: Humming rhythmically... |
| Female | |
| Kaattukkul koottukkul thuyar | Sorrows inside the forest nest, |
| Paattukkal paadiya kuil koottai thuranthatho | Did the cuckoo singing sorrowful songs abandon its cage? |
| Vinnukkum mannukkum | Between the sky and the earth, |
| Adhu kannukku ettiya varai paadi paranthatho | Did it fly singing as far as the eye could see? |
| Female | |
| Ini ulagam muzhuthum thanathu | From now on, the entire world belongs to it, |
| En ulavi thiriyum manathu | Thus wanders my roaming heart. |
| Idhu sugangal vilaiyum pozhuthu | This is the time when pleasures yield, |
| Intha iyarkkai anaiththum azhagu | All of this nature is beautiful. |
| Female | |
| Salangai saththamthaan | Only the sound of anklets, |
| Kulungum niththamthaan | Jingling every single day, |
| Maghizhchi vellamthaan | Only a flood of happiness, |
| Malintha ullanthaan | A heart filled with joy. |
| Female | |
| Pon malar ingoru punnagai seithathu | A golden flower smiled here, |
| Kann vizhi innoru | And eyes shot another |
| Kaaiyam eithathu kaalam kaninthatho | Wound, has the right time arrived? |
| Female | |
| Sittridai kondoru chiththiram vanthathu | A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived, |
| Senthamizh pongida | Overflowing with pure Tamil, |
| Sinthugal thanthathu paadal punainthatho | Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song? |
| Female | |
| ………………… | ... |
| Male :…………………….. | Male: ... |
| Female | |
| Bhoomikkul meagangal vara | As clouds enter the earth, |
| Megangal irangal thara | And touch down on the ground, |
| Pookkal malarnthatho | Did the flowers bloom? |
| Thooral saaral ena thoovum | Drizzling like a gentle spray, |
| Panithuliyil thegam silirththatho | Did the body shiver in the drops of dew? |
| Female | |
| Munbu iravum pagalum thanimai | Earlier, night and day were filled with loneliness, |
| Ini ilamai muzhuthum inimai | From now on, all of youth is sweetness. |
| Nenjai vilagi nadakkum kavalai | Worries walk away from the heart, |
| Ini vizhigal ezhuthum kavithai | From now on, eyes will write poetry. |
| Female | |
| : Salangai saththamthaan | Only the sound of anklets, |
| Kulungum niththamthaan | Jingling every single day, |
| Maghizhchi vellamthaan | Only a flood of happiness, |
| Malintha ullanthaan | A heart filled with joy. |
| Female | |
| Pon malar ingoru punnagai seithathu | A golden flower smiled here, |
| Kann vizhi innoru | And eyes shot another |
| Kaaiyam eithathu kaalam kaninthatho | Wound, has the right time arrived? |
| Female | |
| Sittridai kondoru chiththiram vanthathu | A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived, |
| Senthamizh pongida | Overflowing with pure Tamil, |
| Sinthugal thanthathu paadal punainthatho | Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song? |
| Female | |
| Kaal kondu kai kondu ulava | Strolling with legs and hands, |
| Iru kannodu minnalgal kulava | Lightnings playing within both eyes, |
| Nadanam puriyum padhumai | A doll performing a dance, |
| Idhu engaeyum illatha pudhumai | This is a novelty found nowhere else. |
| Female | |
| Salangai saththamthaan | Only the sound of anklets, |
| Kulungum niththamthaan | Jingling every single day, |
| Maghizhchi vellamthaan | Only a flood of happiness, |
| Malintha ullanthaan | A heart filled with joy. |
| Female | |
| Pon malar ingoru punnagai seithathu | A golden flower smiled here, |
| Kann vizhi innoru | And eyes shot another |
| Kaaiyam eithathu kaalam kaninthatho | Wound, has the right time arrived? |
| Female | |
| Sittridai kondoru chiththiram vanthathu | A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived, |
| Senthamizh pongida | Overflowing with pure Tamil, |
| Sinthugal thanthathu paadal punainthatho….. | Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song... |
பொன் மலர் இங்கொரு புன்னகை செய்தது
கண் விழி இன்னொரு
காவியம் எய்தது காலம் கனிந்ததோ
A golden flower smiled here,
And eyes shot another
Wound, has the right time arrived?
சிற்றிடை கொண்டொரு சித்திரம் வந்தது
செந்தமிழ் பொங்கிட
சிந்துகள் தந்தது பாடல் புனைந்ததோ
A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived,
Overflowing with pure Tamil,
Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song?
கால் கொண்டு கை கொண்டு உலவ
இரு கண்ணோடு மின்னல்கள் குலவ
நடனம் புரியும் பதுமை
இது எங்கேயும் இல்லாத புதுமை
Strolling with legs and hands,
Lightnings playing within both eyes,
A doll performing a dance,
This is a novelty found nowhere else.
சலங்கை சத்தம்தான்
குலுங்கும் நித்தம்தான்
மகிழ்ச்சி வெள்ளம்தான்
மலிந்த உள்ளந்தான்
Only the sound of anklets,
Jingling every single day,
Only a flood of happiness,
A heart filled with joy.
பொன் மலர் இங்கொரு புன்னகை செய்தது
கண் விழி இன்னொரு
காவியம் எய்தது காலம் கனிந்ததோ
A golden flower smiled here,
And eyes shot another
Wound, has the right time arrived?
சிற்றிடை கொண்டொரு சித்திரம் வந்தது
செந்தமிழ் பொங்கிட
சிந்துகள் தந்தது பாடல் புனைந்ததோ
A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived,
Overflowing with pure Tamil,
Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song?
{பநிபநிஸா
ஆஹ்ஹா
நிஸநிஸக
ஆஹ்ஹா} (2)
ஸாஸநிநி நிநிநி ஸாஸஸாஸக.....
தானன நானன்நாணன நானன்நானன னா
{Swaras vocalized}
Male: Aahhaa
Female: Swaras vocalized
Male: Aahhaa} (2)
Female: Vocalizing musical notes...
Male: Humming rhythmically...
காட்டுக்குள் கூட்டுக்குள் துயர்
பாட்டுக்கள் பாடிய குயில் கூட்டை துறந்ததோ
விண்ணுக்கும் மண்ணுக்கும்
அது கண்ணுக்கு எட்டிய வரை பாடிப் பறந்ததோ
Sorrows inside the forest nest,
Did the cuckoo singing sorrowful songs abandon its cage?
Between the sky and the earth,
Did it fly singing as far as the eye could see?
இனி உலகம் முழுதும் தனது
என உலவி திரியும் மனது
இது சுகங்கள் விளையும் பொழுது
இந்த இயற்க்கை அனைத்தும் அழகு
From now on, the entire world belongs to it,
Thus wanders my roaming heart.
This is the time when pleasures yield,
All of this nature is beautiful.
சலங்கை சத்தம்தான்
குலுங்கும் நித்தம்தான்
மகிழ்ச்சி வெள்ளம்தான்
மலிந்த உள்ளந்தான்
Only the sound of anklets,
Jingling every single day,
Only a flood of happiness,
A heart filled with joy.
பொன் மலர் இங்கொரு புன்னகை செய்தது
கண் விழி இன்னொரு
காவியம் எய்தது காலம் கனிந்ததோ
A golden flower smiled here,
And eyes shot another
Wound, has the right time arrived?
சிற்றிடை கொண்டொரு சித்திரம் வந்தது
செந்தமிழ் பொங்கிட
சிந்துகள் தந்தது பாடல் புனைந்ததோ
A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived,
Overflowing with pure Tamil,
Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song?
..........................
.........................
...
Male: ...
பூமிக்குள் மேகங்கள் வர
மேகங்கள் இறங்கல் தர
பூக்கள் மலர்ந்ததோ
தூறல் சாரல் என தூவும்
பனித்துளியில் தேகம் சிலிர்த்ததோ
As clouds enter the earth,
And touch down on the ground,
Did the flowers bloom?
Drizzling like a gentle spray,
Did the body shiver in the drops of dew?
முன்பு இரவும் பகலும் தனிமை
இனி இளமை முழுதும் இனிமை
நெஞ்சை விலகி நடக்கும் கவலை
இனி விழிகள் எழுதும் கவிதை....
Earlier, night and day were filled with loneliness,
From now on, all of youth is sweetness.
Worries walk away from the heart,
From now on, eyes will write poetry.
சலங்கை சத்தம்தான்
குலுங்கும் நித்தம்தான்
மகிழ்ச்சி வெள்ளம்தான்
மலிந்த உள்ளந்தான்
Only the sound of anklets,
Jingling every single day,
Only a flood of happiness,
A heart filled with joy.
பொன் மலர் இங்கொரு புன்னகை செய்தது
கண் விழி இன்னொரு
காவியம் எய்தது காலம் கனிந்ததோ
A golden flower smiled here,
And eyes shot another
Wound, has the right time arrived?
சிற்றிடை கொண்டொரு சித்திரம் வந்தது
செந்தமிழ் பொங்கிட
சிந்துகள் தந்தது பாடல் புனைந்ததோ
A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived,
Overflowing with pure Tamil,
Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song?
கால் கொண்டு கை கொண்டு உலவ
இரு கண்ணோடு மின்னல்கள் குலவ
நடனம் புரியும் பதுமை
இது எங்கேயும் இல்லாத புதுமை
Strolling with legs and hands,
Lightnings playing within both eyes,
A doll performing a dance,
This is a novelty found nowhere else.
சலங்கை சத்தம்தான்
குலுங்கும் நித்தம்தான்
மகிழ்ச்சி வெள்ளம்தான்
மலிந்த உள்ளந்தான்
Only the sound of anklets,
Jingling every single day,
Only a flood of happiness,
A heart filled with joy.
பொன் மலர் இங்கொரு புன்னகை செய்தது
கண் விழி இன்னொரு
காவியம் எய்தது காலம் கனிந்ததோ
A golden flower smiled here,
And eyes shot another
Wound, has the right time arrived?
சிற்றிடை கொண்டொரு சித்திரம் வந்தது
செந்தமிழ் பொங்கிட
சிந்துகள் தந்தது பாடல் புனைந்ததோ.....
A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived,
Overflowing with pure Tamil,
Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song...
Pon malar ingoru punnagai seithathu
A golden flower smiled here,
Kann vizhi innoru
And eyes shot another
Kaaiyam eithathu kaalam kaninthatho
Wound, has the right time arrived?
Sittridai kondoru chiththiram vanthathu
A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived,
Senthamizh pongida
Overflowing with pure Tamil,
Sinthugal thanthathu paadal punainthatho
Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song?
Kaal kondu kai kondu ulava
Strolling with legs and hands,
Iru kannodu minnalgal kulava
Lightnings playing within both eyes,
Nadanam puriyum padhumai
A doll performing a dance,
Idhu engaeyum illatha pudhumai
This is a novelty found nowhere else.
Salangai saththamthaan
Only the sound of anklets,
Kulungum niththamthaan
Jingling every single day,
Maghizhchi vellamthaan
Only a flood of happiness,
Malintha ullanthaan
A heart filled with joy.
Pon malar ingoru punnagai seithathu
A golden flower smiled here,
Kann vizhi innoru
And eyes shot another
Kaaiyam eithathu kaalam kaninthatho
Wound, has the right time arrived?
Sittridai kondoru chiththiram vanthathu
A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived,
Senthamizh pongida
Overflowing with pure Tamil,
Sinthugal thanthathu paadal punainthatho
Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song?
{Panipanisaa
{Swaras vocalized}
Male :Aahhaa
Male: Aahhaa
Female :Nisanisaga
Female: Swaras vocalized
Male :Aahhaa} (2)
Male: Aahhaa} (2)
Female :Saasanini ninini saasasaasaga….
Female: Vocalizing musical notes...
Male :Thaanana naanannaanana naanannaanana naa
Male: Humming rhythmically...
Kaattukkul koottukkul thuyar
Sorrows inside the forest nest,
Paattukkal paadiya kuil koottai thuranthatho
Did the cuckoo singing sorrowful songs abandon its cage?
Vinnukkum mannukkum
Between the sky and the earth,
Adhu kannukku ettiya varai paadi paranthatho
Did it fly singing as far as the eye could see?
Ini ulagam muzhuthum thanathu
From now on, the entire world belongs to it,
En ulavi thiriyum manathu
Thus wanders my roaming heart.
Idhu sugangal vilaiyum pozhuthu
This is the time when pleasures yield,
Intha iyarkkai anaiththum azhagu
All of this nature is beautiful.
Salangai saththamthaan
Only the sound of anklets,
Kulungum niththamthaan
Jingling every single day,
Maghizhchi vellamthaan
Only a flood of happiness,
Malintha ullanthaan
A heart filled with joy.
Pon malar ingoru punnagai seithathu
A golden flower smiled here,
Kann vizhi innoru
And eyes shot another
Kaaiyam eithathu kaalam kaninthatho
Wound, has the right time arrived?
Sittridai kondoru chiththiram vanthathu
A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived,
Senthamizh pongida
Overflowing with pure Tamil,
Sinthugal thanthathu paadal punainthatho
Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song?
…………………
...
Male :……………………..
Male: ...
Bhoomikkul meagangal vara
As clouds enter the earth,
Megangal irangal thara
And touch down on the ground,
Pookkal malarnthatho
Did the flowers bloom?
Thooral saaral ena thoovum
Drizzling like a gentle spray,
Panithuliyil thegam silirththatho
Did the body shiver in the drops of dew?
Munbu iravum pagalum thanimai
Earlier, night and day were filled with loneliness,
Ini ilamai muzhuthum inimai
From now on, all of youth is sweetness.
Nenjai vilagi nadakkum kavalai
Worries walk away from the heart,
Ini vizhigal ezhuthum kavithai
From now on, eyes will write poetry.
: Salangai saththamthaan
Only the sound of anklets,
Kulungum niththamthaan
Jingling every single day,
Maghizhchi vellamthaan
Only a flood of happiness,
Malintha ullanthaan
A heart filled with joy.
Pon malar ingoru punnagai seithathu
A golden flower smiled here,
Kann vizhi innoru
And eyes shot another
Kaaiyam eithathu kaalam kaninthatho
Wound, has the right time arrived?
Sittridai kondoru chiththiram vanthathu
A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived,
Senthamizh pongida
Overflowing with pure Tamil,
Sinthugal thanthathu paadal punainthatho
Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song?
Kaal kondu kai kondu ulava
Strolling with legs and hands,
Iru kannodu minnalgal kulava
Lightnings playing within both eyes,
Nadanam puriyum padhumai
A doll performing a dance,
Idhu engaeyum illatha pudhumai
This is a novelty found nowhere else.
Salangai saththamthaan
Only the sound of anklets,
Kulungum niththamthaan
Jingling every single day,
Maghizhchi vellamthaan
Only a flood of happiness,
Malintha ullanthaan
A heart filled with joy.
Pon malar ingoru punnagai seithathu
A golden flower smiled here,
Kann vizhi innoru
And eyes shot another
Kaaiyam eithathu kaalam kaninthatho
Wound, has the right time arrived?
Sittridai kondoru chiththiram vanthathu
A picture-like beauty with a slender waist arrived,
Senthamizh pongida
Overflowing with pure Tamil,
Sinthugal thanthathu paadal punainthatho…..
Offering classical folk tunes, composing a song...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song celebrates romance, nature, and musical rhythm. It portrays a maiden who moves like a living painting, with anklet sounds symbolizing joy and freedom. The lyrics depict her eyes shooting romantic arrows and her dancing form captivating the environment around her. The narrative transitions from past loneliness to a vibrant present filled with poetry, natural showers, and boundless happiness, likening her newfound freedom to a bird released from its cage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagamy (Metaphor)
“Pon malar ingoru punnagai seithathu”
Comparing a woman to a golden flower ('Pon malar') and a painting ('chiththiram').
Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kaal kondu kai kondu ulava”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ka' across words in 'Kaal kondu kai kondu'.
Esubal / Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Salangai saththamthaan”
Matching end sounds with 'saththamthaan', 'niththamthaan', 'vellamthaan', 'ullanthaan'.
Anuprasa (Consonance)
“Sittridai kondoru chiththiram vanthathu”
Rhythmic repetition of soft consonants 'tha', 'na', 'ma' adding musicality.
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Trivia
The track is from the 1989 film 'Athaimadi Methaiyadi'. The song features classic literary Tamil imagery crafted by veteran lyricist Vaali, weaving traditional 'Chinthu' rhythm structure into film music.
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