Ponmeni Uruguthey
From Moondram Pirai · 1982
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Moondram Pirai1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Ponmeni urugudhae | My golden body is melting |
| Ennaasai peruguthae | My desire is surging |
| Yedhedho ninaivu thonudhae | All kinds of thoughts arise |
| Engaeyo idhayam pogudhae | My heart wanders somewhere |
| Panikaatrilae…. thananaa | In the chilly breeze... thananaa |
| Nananaa…nananaa} (2) | Nananaa...nananaa |
| Female | |
| Ilamai idhu yengum vayadhu | Youth is an age of longing |
| Iru vizhiyum thoongaadhu | Both eyes do not sleep |
| Inimai sugam vaangum mandhu | The mind receives sweet pleasure |
| Iniyum idhu thaangaadhu | It cannot endure this anymore |
| Female | |
| Ilam maeni vaaduthae | The young body wilts |
| Thanalaagavae…haaah | Like hot embers... haaah |
| Ilangaatru veesuthae | The gentle breeze blows |
| Analaagavae…. | Like burning fire... |
| Bathil illaiyo thananaa | Is there no answer? Thananaa |
| Nananaa…nananaa….. | Nananaa...nananaa... |
| Female | |
| Ponmeni urugudhae | My golden body is melting |
| Ennaasai peruguthae | My desire is surging |
| Yedhedho ninaivu thonudhae | All kinds of thoughts arise |
| Engaeyo idhayam pogudhae | My heart wanders somewhere |
| Panikaatrilae…. thara rara | In the chilly breeze... thara rara |
| Ru ruuu..du duuuu… | Ru ruuu..du duuuu... |
| Female | |
| Aruviyena aasai ezhundhu | Desire arises like a waterfall |
| Anaikkum sugam paarkaadhoo | Won't it experience the joy of an embrace? |
| Urugum manam unnai ninaindhu | The melting heart thinks of you |
| Unarvugalai serkkaadho | Won't it bring the feelings together? |
| Female | |
| Unakkaaga yengudhae | It yearns for you |
| Oru poo udal | A flower-like body |
| Uravaadum inbamo | Is the joy of intimacy |
| Thiru paarkadal | Like the divine ocean of milk? |
| Bathil illaiyo pababaaa | Is there no answer? Pababaaa |
| Pababaaa pababaaa | Pababaaa pababaaa |
| Female | |
| Ponmeni urugudhae | My golden body is melting |
| Ennaasai..haan… peruguthae | My desire... haan... is surging |
| Yedhedho ninaivu thonudhae | All kinds of thoughts arise |
| Engaeyo idhayam pogudhae | My heart wanders somewhere |
| Panikaatrilae…. thananaaa | In the chilly breeze... thananaaa |
| Nananaa nananaaa….. | Nananaa nananaaa..... |
{பொன்மேனி உருகுதே
என் ஆசை பெருகுதே
ஏதேதோ நினைவு தோனுதே
எங்கேயோ இதயம் போகுதே
பனிகாற்றிலே .....
தனனா நனனா நனனா} (2)
My golden body is melting
My desire is surging
All kinds of thoughts arise
My heart wanders somewhere
In the chilly breeze... thananaa
Nananaa...nananaa
இளமை இது ஏங்கும் வயது
இரு விழியும் தூங்காது
இனிமை சுகம் வாங்கும் மனது
இனியும் இது தாங்காது
Youth is an age of longing
Both eyes do not sleep
The mind receives sweet pleasure
It cannot endure this anymore
இளமேனி வாடுதே
தனலாகவே ஹா....
இளங்காற்று வீசுதே
அனலாகவே....
பதில் இல்லையோ
தனனா நனனா நனனா
The young body wilts
Like hot embers... haaah
The gentle breeze blows
Like burning fire...
Is there no answer? Thananaa
Nananaa...nananaa...
{பொன்மேனி உருகுதே
என் ஆசை பெருகுதே
ஏதேதோ நினைவு தோனுதே
எங்கேயோ இதயம் போகுதே
பனிகாற்றிலே .....
தர ரா ருரூரு டுடூடு....
My golden body is melting
My desire is surging
All kinds of thoughts arise
My heart wanders somewhere
In the chilly breeze... thara rara
Ru ruuu..du duuuu...
அருவி என ஆசை எழுந்து
அனைக்கும் சுகம் பார்க்காதோ
உருகும் மனம் உன்னை நினைந்து
உணர்வுகளை சேர்க்காதோ
Desire arises like a waterfall
Won't it experience the joy of an embrace?
The melting heart thinks of you
Won't it bring the feelings together?
உனக்காக ஏங்குதே
ஒரு பூவுடல்
உறவாடும் இன்பமோ
திருபார் கடல்
பதில் இல்லையோ
பபா பபா பபா........
It yearns for you
A flower-like body
Is the joy of intimacy
Like the divine ocean of milk?
Is there no answer? Pababaaa
Pababaaa pababaaa
பொன்மேனி உருகுதே
என் ஆசை ஆ பெருகுதே
ஏதேதோ நினைவு தோனுதே
எங்கேயோ இதயம் போகுதே
பனிகாற்றிலே ...........
தனனா நனனா நனனா
My golden body is melting
My desire... haan... is surging
All kinds of thoughts arise
My heart wanders somewhere
In the chilly breeze... thananaaa
Nananaa nananaaa.....
{Ponmeni urugudhae
My golden body is melting
Ennaasai peruguthae
My desire is surging
Yedhedho ninaivu thonudhae
All kinds of thoughts arise
Engaeyo idhayam pogudhae
My heart wanders somewhere
Panikaatrilae…. thananaa
In the chilly breeze... thananaa
Nananaa…nananaa} (2)
Nananaa...nananaa
Ilamai idhu yengum vayadhu
Youth is an age of longing
Iru vizhiyum thoongaadhu
Both eyes do not sleep
Inimai sugam vaangum mandhu
The mind receives sweet pleasure
Iniyum idhu thaangaadhu
It cannot endure this anymore
Ilam maeni vaaduthae
The young body wilts
Thanalaagavae…haaah
Like hot embers... haaah
Ilangaatru veesuthae
The gentle breeze blows
Analaagavae….
Like burning fire...
Bathil illaiyo thananaa
Is there no answer? Thananaa
Nananaa…nananaa…..
Nananaa...nananaa...
Ponmeni urugudhae
My golden body is melting
Ennaasai peruguthae
My desire is surging
Yedhedho ninaivu thonudhae
All kinds of thoughts arise
Engaeyo idhayam pogudhae
My heart wanders somewhere
Panikaatrilae…. thara rara
In the chilly breeze... thara rara
Ru ruuu..du duuuu…
Ru ruuu..du duuuu...
Aruviyena aasai ezhundhu
Desire arises like a waterfall
Anaikkum sugam paarkaadhoo
Won't it experience the joy of an embrace?
Urugum manam unnai ninaindhu
The melting heart thinks of you
Unarvugalai serkkaadho
Won't it bring the feelings together?
Unakkaaga yengudhae
It yearns for you
Oru poo udal
A flower-like body
Uravaadum inbamo
Is the joy of intimacy
Thiru paarkadal
Like the divine ocean of milk?
Bathil illaiyo pababaaa
Is there no answer? Pababaaa
Pababaaa pababaaa
Pababaaa pababaaa
Ponmeni urugudhae
My golden body is melting
Ennaasai..haan… peruguthae
My desire... haan... is surging
Yedhedho ninaivu thonudhae
All kinds of thoughts arise
Engaeyo idhayam pogudhae
My heart wanders somewhere
Panikaatrilae…. thananaaa
In the chilly breeze... thananaaa
Nananaa nananaaa…..
Nananaa nananaaa.....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Ponmeni Urugudhae' is a sensuous and evocative song from the classic 1982 film Moondram Pirai, composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. Janaki with lyrics by Gangai Amaran. The song vividly captures the intense romantic and physical longing of a woman during a cold night in a hill station. The cold mountain breeze paradoxically feels like a burning fire against her yearning body, highlighting her extreme passion and restlessness. Throughout the song, rich Tamil imagery compares her surging desires to a rushing waterfall and the euphoria of romantic intimacy to the vast, divine ocean of milk. The protagonist yearns for closeness, questioning if her heartfelt desires will ever be fulfilled.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Aruviyena aasai ezhundhu”
Compares the sudden surge of passion to a rushing waterfall using the suffix 'ena' (Aruviyena).
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Ilangaatru veesuthae Analaagavae....”
Contrasts the cold wind ('Panikaatru') feeling like scorching fire ('Analaagavae') to express intense physical longing.
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Ponmeni urugudhae”
Compares the soft, delicate physical body to a flower ('Poo udal') and passion to melting metal/wax ('Ponmeni urugudhae').
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Ilamai idhu yengum vayadhu / Iru vizhiyum thoongaadhu”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'I' across consecutive lines for musical flow.
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Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and written by Gangai Amaran, 'Ponmeni Urugudhae' is acclaimed for S. Janaki's incredible vocal performance, which incorporates realistic sighs, humming, and breath control to heighten the song's sensuous mood. Visually picturized in the chilly landscapes of Kodaikanal, the song remains one of the most iconic sultry tracks in Tamil cinema history.
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