- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Oru Naal Oru Kanavu
- Movie release year
- 2005
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Feb 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Laala laalaallaa laa laalaa
Chorus :Haehum haehum haehum haehum } (2)
Female :Laala laalaallaa laa laalaa
Laala laalaallaa laala laalaa
Ponnukkindha maappillaiya
Pudichirukkudhaa
Chorus :Pudichirukkudhaa
Pudichirukkudhaa
Yenga maappillaikku
Ponna romba pudichirukkudhu
Chorus :Pudichirukkudhu
Pudichirukkudhu
Ponnukkindha maappillaiya
Pudichirukkudhaa
Male :Yenga maappillaikku
Ponna romba pudichirukkudhu
Sollamalae look vittu
Paathukiduchu
Female :Nallaa ingae rendum
Ippo maattikkiruchu
Nenjukkaetha nenju
Ada rendum ingae pinju
Male & Female :
Ae nenjukkaetha nenju
Ada rendum ingae pinju
Kalyaanam thaan senju
Nee kanda padi konju
Ponnukkindha maappillaiya
Pudichirukkudhaa
Yenga maappillaikku
Ponna romba pudichirukkudhu
Vittaan paaru paiyan
Pala SMS
Chorus :College la idhu thaan
Appa kisukisu
SMS route
Adhu maariduchu
Chorus : Principal paatti
Nenja usuppiduchu
Night showkku
Rendu ticket vaangi puttaan
Girl friend aanaa lesaa thaan
Kelvi pattaan
Night showkku
Rendu ticket vaangi puttaan
Girl friend aanaa lesaa thaan
Kelvi pattaan
Kaiya pudichaan
Ava kaala pudichaan
Oru kiss adichu
Cell phone ah odachu puttaan
Ponnukkindha maappillaiya
Pudichirukkudhaa
Yenga maappillaikku
Ponna romba pudichirukkudhu
Sollaamalae look vittu
Paathukkiduchu
Ae nallaa ingae rendum
Ippo maattikkiruchu
Ullathil ulladhai pesa
Pala vaarthaigal odi varum
Male : Sollida yenniya podhum
Manam sollaamal nindru vidum
Nee pesi
Naan ketka aasai thaan
Aanaal nenjangal koosidum
Pesa thaan
Kaalangal seigindra kolathil
Miga pakkathil pakkathil pulligal
Eppodhu endha sollaalae inbam varum
Appodhu andha vaarthaigal
Thannaal varum
Indha neram
Adhu indha neram
Andha kelviyilae nenjam rendum
Yengi nirkkum
Ponnukkindha maappillaiya
Pudichirukkudhaa
Yenga maappillaikku
Ponna romba pudichirukkudhu
Sollaamalae look vittu
Paathukkiduchu
Ae nallaa ingae rendum
Ippo maattikkiruchu
Nenjukkaetha nenju
Ada rendum ingae pinju
Nenjukkaetha nenju
Ada rendum ingae pinju
Kalyaanam thaan senju
Nee kanda padi konju
Ponnukkindha maappillaiya
Pudichirukkudhaa
Yenga maappillaikku
Ponna romba pudichirukkudhu
Sollaamalae look vittu
Paathukkiduchu
Ae nallaa ingae rendum
Ippo maattikkiruchu
{ Laala laalaallaa laa laalaa
Chorus: Mhm mhm mhm mhm } (2)
Female: Laala laalaallaa laa laalaa
Laala laalaallaa laala laalaa
Does the bride
like this groom?
Chorus: Does she like him?
Does she like him?
Our groom
likes the bride very much!
Chorus: He likes her!
He likes her!
Does the bride
like this groom?
Male: Our groom
likes the bride very much!
Without saying a word, giving secret glances,
they checked each other out!
Female: Both of them here
are completely caught now!
A heart well-suited to a heart,
and oh, both are so young and innocent!
Male & Female:
Hey, a heart well-suited to a heart,
and oh, both are so young and innocent!
Just get married,
and pamper each other all you want!
Does the bride
like this groom?
Our groom
likes the bride very much!
Look, the boy sent
so many text messages!
Chorus: Back in college, this was
the hot gossip!
The text message route
went completely astray,
Chorus: and stirred up the elderly
lady principal's heart!
For the late-night movie show,
he went and bought two tickets.
Though as for a girlfriend, he had barely
even known one!
For the late-night movie show,
he went and bought two tickets.
Though as for a girlfriend, he had barely
even known one!
He grabbed her hand,
he fell at her feet,
stole a quick kiss,
and ended up smashing his phone!
Does the bride
like this groom?
Our groom
likes the bride very much!
Without saying a word, giving secret glances,
they checked each other out!
Hey, both of them here
are completely caught now!
To speak what is in the heart,
many words come rushing in.
Male: Even when wishing to speak,
the heart stops without saying a word.
For you to speak
and me to listen is my wish,
but our hearts feel too shy
to actually talk.
In the Kolam (decorative dot pattern) drawn by time,
we are dots placed right next to each other.
Whenever joy is meant to come through a word,
at that moment, those words
will flow on their own.
Is it this time?
Is it this very moment?
Wondering that, both hearts
stand yearning.
Does the bride
like this groom?
Our groom
likes the bride very much!
Without saying a word, giving secret glances,
they checked each other out!
Hey, both of them here
are completely caught now!
A heart well-suited to a heart,
and oh, both are so young and innocent!
A heart well-suited to a heart,
and oh, both are so young and innocent!
Just get married,
and pamper each other all you want!
Does the bride
like this groom?
Our groom
likes the bride very much!
Without saying a word, giving secret glances,
they checked each other out!
Hey, both of them here
are completely caught now!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Ponnukkindha Maappillaiya' from the 2005 movie 'Oru Naal Oru Kanavu' (composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and penned by Vaali) is a playful celebration song teasing a newly matched couple. The lyricist captures both the playful teasing by relatives/friends and the sweet, tender shyness shared between the lovers. The song weaves through memories of modern youth romance—sending SMS messages in college, secret movie dates, and broken phones—before moving into deep poetic reflections on the hesitation to express love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Nenjukkaetha nenju / Ada rendum ingae pinju”
The lines end with rhyming words 'nenju' and 'pinju' creating a rhythmic beat.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Ponnukkindha maappillaiya / Pudichirukkudhaa”
Repetition of the initial 'P' sound across adjacent words.
Metaphor
“Kaalangal seigindra kolathil / Miga pakkathil pakkathil pulligal”
Time is conceptualized as drawing a traditional Kolam pattern where moments/hearts are dots placed closely together.
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Trivia
The song reflects mid-2000s youth culture by integrating contemporary technology elements like 'SMS', 'Cell phone', and 'Night show' tickets into a traditional Tamil wedding celebration song context, composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
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