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Lyrics & meaning

Ponnai Virumbum

From Aalayamani · 1962

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Aalayamani
Movie release year
1962
Lyrics added on
29 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ponnai virumbum boomiyilae
Ennai virumbum orr uyirae
Pudhaiyal thaedi alaiyum ulagil
Idhayam thaedum en uyirae
Ponnai virumbum boomiyilae
Ennai virumbum orr uyirae
Pudhaiyal thaedi alaiyum ulagil
Idhayam thaedum en uyirae
Aayiram malaril oru malar neeyae
Aalaya maniyin innisai neeyae
Aayiram malaril oru malar neeyae
Aalaya maniyin innisai neeyae
Thaaimai enakkae thandhavan neeyae
Thanga gopuram pola vandhaayae
Pudhiya ulagam pudhiya paasam
Pudhiya dheepam kondu vandhaayae
Ponnai virumbum boomiyilae
Ennai virumbum orr uyirae
Pudhaiyal thaedi alaiyum ulagil
Idhayam thaedum en uyirae
Parandhu sellum paravaiyai ketten
Paadi chellum kaattraiyum ketten
Parandhu sellum paravaiyai ketten
Paadi chellum kaattraiyum ketten
Alaiyum nenjai avaridam sonnen
Azhaithu vandhaar ennidam unnai
Indha manamum indha uravum
Endrum vendum en uyirae
Ponnai virumbum boomiyilae
Ennai virumbum orr uyirae
Pudhaiyal thaedi alaiyum ulagil
Idhayam thaedum en uyirae
Aala marathin vizhudhinai polae
Anaithu nirkkum uravu thandhaayae
Aala marathin vizhudhinai polae
Anaithu nirkkum uravu thandhaayae
Vaazhai kandru annaiyin nizhalil
Vaazhvadhu polae vaazha vaithaayae
Uruvam irandu uyirgal irandu
Ullam ondrae en uyirae
Ponnai virumbum boomiyilae
Ennai virumbum orr uyirae
Pudhaiyal thaedi alaiyum ulagil
Idhayam thaedum en uyirae
In a world that desires only gold,
O soul who loves and cherishes me,
in a world wandering in search of treasure,
O my beloved who seeks a true heart!
In a world that desires only gold,
O soul who loves and cherishes me,
in a world wandering in search of treasure,
O my beloved who seeks a true heart!
Among a thousand flowers, you are that one special blossom,
you are the sweet music of the temple bell.
Among a thousand flowers, you are that one special blossom,
you are the sweet music of the temple bell.
You are the one who gave me the gift of motherhood,
you arrived standing tall like a golden temple tower.
A new world and a brand new affection,
you brought a new light into my life.
In a world that desires only gold,
O soul who loves and cherishes me,
in a world wandering in search of treasure,
O my beloved who seeks a true heart!
I asked the bird flying across the sky,
I asked the breeze singing along its way.
I asked the bird flying across the sky,
I asked the breeze singing along its way.
I told them of my wandering, restless heart,
and they brought you home to me.
This caring heart and this loving bond,
I want them forever, my dearest life.
In a world that desires only gold,
O soul who loves and cherishes me,
in a world wandering in search of treasure,
O my beloved who seeks a true heart!
Just like the supporting roots of a banyan tree,
you gave me a bond that embraces and shelters me.
Just like the supporting roots of a banyan tree,
you gave me a bond that embraces and shelters me.
Like a young banana plant growing safely
in the shade of its mother, you let me live happily.
Two physical forms, two separate lives,
yet only one heart, my dearest life.
In a world that desires only gold,
O soul who loves and cherishes me,
in a world wandering in search of treasure,
O my beloved who seeks a true heart!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ponnai Virumbum Boomiyilae is a classic Tamil song from the 1962 movie Aalayamani, written by Kannadasan. The song expresses deep love, devotion, and gratitude, contrasting the world's pursuit of material wealth (gold and treasures) with the pure emotional fulfillment found in love and companionship. The female protagonist reflects on how her partner brought light, shelter, and the blessing of motherhood into her life, viewing their connection as two distinct bodies united by a single heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Aalaya maniyin innisai neeyae”

Compares the beloved directly to the soothing music of a sacred temple bell.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Thanga gopuram pola vandhaayae”

Uses 'pola' to compare the arrival of the beloved to a magnificent golden temple tower.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Aala marathin vizhudhinai polae”

Uses 'polae' to compare supportive love to the anchoring aerial roots of a banyan tree.

Ethukai (Second letter rhyming)

“Ponnai virumbum boomiyilae / Ennai virumbum orr uyirae”

Rhyming of the second letters 'n' across lines (Ponnai / Ennai).

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Trivia

Aalayamani (1962) was directed by K. Shankar and starred Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, and T. R. Ramachandran. The evergreen music was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and sung by P. Susheela.

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