Ponmana Chemmalai
From Sirithu Vazha Vendum · 1974
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Sirithu Vazha Vendum1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pon mana chemmalai | The golden-hearted noble one, |
| Pun pada cheidhadhu yaaro | Who made him get wounded? |
| Adhu yaaro | Who is that? |
| Female | |
| Pon mana chemmalai | The golden-hearted noble one, |
| Pun pada cheidhadhu yaaro | Who made him get wounded? |
| Adhu yaaro | Who is that? |
| Un manam enbadhum | Is your heart, |
| En manam enbadhum vaero arivaaro | And my heart, truly different? Who knows? |
| Female | |
| Pon mana chemmalai | The golden-hearted noble one, |
| Pun pada cheidhadhu yaaro | Who made him get wounded? |
| Adhu yaaro | Who is that? |
| Un manam enbadhum | Is your heart, |
| En manam enbadhum vaero arivaaro | And my heart, truly different? Who knows? |
| Female | |
| Unnai oru saei pol naan thaalaatta | For me to sing a lullaby to you like a child, |
| Vanna chiru sevvaayil thaenootta | To feed honey into your beautiful little red lips, |
| Unnai oru saei pol naan thaalaatta | For me to sing a lullaby to you like a child, |
| Vanna chiru sevvaayil thaenootta | To feed honey into your beautiful little red lips, |
| Thirumaeni nalamaagalaam… | May your sacred body become well... |
| Thigattaadha sugam kaanalaam… | May we experience everlasting joy... |
| Thirumaeni nalamaagalaam… | May your sacred body become well... |
| Thigattaadha sugam kaanalaam… | May we experience everlasting joy... |
| Vilagaamal naam vilaiyaadalaam | We can play without drifting apart. |
| Female | |
| Pon mana chemmalai | The golden-hearted noble one, |
| Pun pada cheidhadhu yaaro | Who made him get wounded? |
| Adhu yaaro | Who is that? |
| Male | |
| Mannavan en manam | O King, my heart... |
| Pun pada cheidhadhu | ...is what was wounded, |
| Kannae undhan kannae | By your eyes, my dear, your eyes! |
| Kannathu mutthathil kaayangal aaridum | The wounds will heal with a kiss on the cheek, |
| Pennae sem ponnae | O girl, pure golden lady! |
| Male | |
| Thogai mani thaer polae vandhaada | Swaying like a jeweled chariot with a peacock plume, |
| Female | |
| Dhevan iru kai kondu pandhaada | As the lord plays with both hands, |
| Male | |
| Thogai mani thaer polae vandhaada | Swaying like a jeweled chariot with a peacock plume, |
| Female | |
| Dhevan iru kai kondu pandhaada | As the lord plays with both hands, |
| Male | |
| Sugamaana nilai thondrumo | Will a pleasant state emerge? |
| Maravaadha ninaivaagumo | Will it become an unforgettable memory? |
| Female | |
| Sari paadhi naan parimaaralaam | I can share an equal half with you. |
| Pon mana chemmalai | The golden-hearted noble one, |
| Pun pada cheidhadhu yaaro | Who made him get wounded? |
| Adhu yaaro | Who is that? |
| Male | |
| Mannavan en manam | O King, my heart... |
| Pun pada cheidhadhu | ...is what was wounded, |
| Kannae undhan kannae | By your eyes, my dear, your eyes! |
பொன் மனச் செம்மலை
புண் படச் செய்தது யாரோ
அது யாரோ
The golden-hearted noble one,
Who made him get wounded?
Who is that?
பொன் மனச் செம்மலை
புண் படச் செய்தது யாரோ
அது யாரோ
உன் மனம் என்பதும்
என் மனம் என்பதும் வேறோ அறிவாரோ
The golden-hearted noble one,
Who made him get wounded?
Who is that?
Is your heart,
And my heart, truly different? Who knows?
பொன் மனச் செம்மலை
புண் படச் செய்தது யாரோ
அது யாரோ
உன் மனம் என்பதும்
என் மனம் என்பதும் வேறோ அறிவாரோ
The golden-hearted noble one,
Who made him get wounded?
Who is that?
Is your heart,
And my heart, truly different? Who knows?
உன்னை ஒரு சேய் போல் நான் தாலாட்ட
வண்ணச் சிறு செவ்வாயில் தேனூட்ட
உன்னை ஒரு சேய் போல் நான் தாலாட்ட
வண்ணச் சிறு செவ்வாயில் தேனூட்ட
திருமேனி நலமாகலாம்...
திகட்டாத சுகம் காணலாம்
திருமேனி நலமாகலாம்...
திகட்டாத சுகம் காணலாம்
விலகாமல் நாம் விளையாடலாம்
For me to sing a lullaby to you like a child,
To feed honey into your beautiful little red lips,
For me to sing a lullaby to you like a child,
To feed honey into your beautiful little red lips,
May your sacred body become well...
May we experience everlasting joy...
May your sacred body become well...
May we experience everlasting joy...
We can play without drifting apart.
பொன் மனச் செம்மலை
புண் படச் செய்தது யாரோ
அது யாரோ
The golden-hearted noble one,
Who made him get wounded?
Who is that?
மன்னவன் என் மனம்
புண் படச் செய்தது
கண்ணே உந்தன் கண்ணே
கன்னத்து முத்தத்தில் காயங்கள் ஆறிடும்
பெண்ணே செம் பொன்னே
O King, my heart...
...is what was wounded,
By your eyes, my dear, your eyes!
The wounds will heal with a kiss on the cheek,
O girl, pure golden lady!
தோகை மணித் தேர் போலே வந்தாட
Swaying like a jeweled chariot with a peacock plume,
தேவன் இரு கை கொண்டு பந்தாட
As the lord plays with both hands,
தோகை மணித் தேர் போலே வந்தாட
Swaying like a jeweled chariot with a peacock plume,
தேவன் இரு கை கொண்டு பந்தாட
As the lord plays with both hands,
சுகமான நிலை தோன்றுமோ
மறவாத நினைவாகுமோ
Will a pleasant state emerge?
Will it become an unforgettable memory?
சரி பாதி நான் பரிமாறலாம்
பொன் மனச் செம்மலை
புண் படச் செய்தது யாரோ
அது யாரோ
I can share an equal half with you.
The golden-hearted noble one,
Who made him get wounded?
Who is that?
மன்னவன் என் மனம்
புண் படச் செய்தது
கண்ணே உந்தன் கண்ணே...
O King, my heart...
...is what was wounded,
By your eyes, my dear, your eyes!
Pon mana chemmalai
The golden-hearted noble one,
Pun pada cheidhadhu yaaro
Who made him get wounded?
Adhu yaaro
Who is that?
Pon mana chemmalai
The golden-hearted noble one,
Pun pada cheidhadhu yaaro
Who made him get wounded?
Adhu yaaro
Who is that?
Un manam enbadhum
Is your heart,
En manam enbadhum vaero arivaaro
And my heart, truly different? Who knows?
Pon mana chemmalai
The golden-hearted noble one,
Pun pada cheidhadhu yaaro
Who made him get wounded?
Adhu yaaro
Who is that?
Un manam enbadhum
Is your heart,
En manam enbadhum vaero arivaaro
And my heart, truly different? Who knows?
Unnai oru saei pol naan thaalaatta
For me to sing a lullaby to you like a child,
Vanna chiru sevvaayil thaenootta
To feed honey into your beautiful little red lips,
Unnai oru saei pol naan thaalaatta
For me to sing a lullaby to you like a child,
Vanna chiru sevvaayil thaenootta
To feed honey into your beautiful little red lips,
Thirumaeni nalamaagalaam…
May your sacred body become well...
Thigattaadha sugam kaanalaam…
May we experience everlasting joy...
Thirumaeni nalamaagalaam…
May your sacred body become well...
Thigattaadha sugam kaanalaam…
May we experience everlasting joy...
Vilagaamal naam vilaiyaadalaam
We can play without drifting apart.
Pon mana chemmalai
The golden-hearted noble one,
Pun pada cheidhadhu yaaro
Who made him get wounded?
Adhu yaaro
Who is that?
Mannavan en manam
O King, my heart...
Pun pada cheidhadhu
...is what was wounded,
Kannae undhan kannae
By your eyes, my dear, your eyes!
Kannathu mutthathil kaayangal aaridum
The wounds will heal with a kiss on the cheek,
Pennae sem ponnae
O girl, pure golden lady!
Thogai mani thaer polae vandhaada
Swaying like a jeweled chariot with a peacock plume,
Dhevan iru kai kondu pandhaada
As the lord plays with both hands,
Thogai mani thaer polae vandhaada
Swaying like a jeweled chariot with a peacock plume,
Dhevan iru kai kondu pandhaada
As the lord plays with both hands,
Sugamaana nilai thondrumo
Will a pleasant state emerge?
Maravaadha ninaivaagumo
Will it become an unforgettable memory?
Sari paadhi naan parimaaralaam
I can share an equal half with you.
Pon mana chemmalai
The golden-hearted noble one,
Pun pada cheidhadhu yaaro
Who made him get wounded?
Adhu yaaro
Who is that?
Mannavan en manam
O King, my heart...
Pun pada cheidhadhu
...is what was wounded,
Kannae undhan kannae
By your eyes, my dear, your eyes!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic duet from the film 'Sirithu Vazha Vendum' portrays an intimate conversation between two lovers caring for each other's emotional and physical well-being. The heroine tenderly offers to comfort her wounded beloved, promising to nurture him like a mother caring for a child and wishing for his complete recovery so they can enjoy endless companionship.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pon mana chemmalai / Pun pada cheidhadhu yaaro”
Harmonious second-letter rhyme with 'n' sound in 'Pon' and 'Pun'.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Unnai oru saei pol naan thaalaatta”
The lover is compared to an innocent infant ('saei pol') being sung to sleep with a lullaby.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Pon mana chemmalai”
Describing the lover's character as a 'golden heart' (Pon mana) and comparing the heroine to a jeweled chariot (Thogai mani thaer).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Kannathu mutthathil kaayangal aaridum”
Playfully suggesting that emotional and physical wounds can be fully cured simply by a kiss on the cheek.
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Trivia
Sirithu Vazha Vendum (1974) stars M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Latha in lead roles. The film's music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by Vaali, and this iconic track was performed by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.
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