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Ponnum Mayangum

From Eduppar Kaipillai · 1975

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. Susheela, K. J. Yesudas
Music director
M. B. Sreenivas
Movie name
Eduppar Kaipillai
Movie release year
1975
Lyrics added on
28 Jun 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
………………
Female :……………..
Male :………………..
Ponnum mayangum poovum vanangum
Kannin paarvai thanil deivam vilangum
Ponnum mayangum poovum vanangum
Kannin paarvai thanil deivam vilangum
En kannil en kannil
Pon muththu pol thondrum anbu vilakku
Male :Un nenjil un nenjil
Thean chittu pol aadum sontham enakku
En kannil en kannil
Pon muththu pol thondrum anbu vilakku
Male :Un nenjil un nenjil
Thean chittu pol aadum sontham enakku
Oru pudhu maaligai adhil oru menagai
Devanai thedugindraal
Female :Adhisaiya menagai idaiyinil megalai
Aadida vaadugindraal oo oo oo aadida vaadugindraal
Aahaa….aahaahhaa
Female :Oooo….oooho oohooh
Sankoli muzhangidum
Mangal thirunaal santhikka odi vanthaen
Male :Jaamaththu poojaiyin aramba dhinaththai
Sinthiththu thedi vanthaen sinthiththu thedi vanthaen
Paal nilavil ilam paruvaththu
Maeni palinginai polaada
Paal nilavil ilam paruvaththu
Maeni palinginai polaada
Pagalo
Female :Mmmm….
Male :Iravo
Female :Ooo…
Male :Pagalo iravo edhuvo ariyom
Panjanai uravaada panjanai uravaada
Ponnum mayangum poovum vanangum
Kannin paarvai thanil deivam vilangum
Female :En kannil en kannil
Pon muththu pol thondrum anbu vilakku
Male :Un nenjil un nenjil
Thean chittu pol aadum sontham enakku
Ponnum mayangum poovum vanangum
Kannin paarvai thanil deivam vilangum
Female :En kannil en kannil
Pon muththu pol thondrum anbu vilakku
...
Female: ...
Male: ...
Even gold is enchanted, and flowers bow in reverence;
In the look of those eyes, divinity shines.
Even gold is enchanted, and flowers bow in reverence;
In the look of those eyes, divinity shines.
In my eyes, in my eyes,
you shine like a golden pearl, a lamp of love.
Male: In your heart, in your heart,
I have a bond that dances like a sunbird.
In my eyes, in my eyes,
you shine like a golden pearl, a lamp of love.
Male: In your heart, in your heart,
I have a bond that dances like a sunbird.
In a new mansion, a celestial beauty
searches for her lord.
Female: As this wondrous beauty's waist-chain
sways, she yearns with love... ooh... as it sways, she yearns.
Aaha... aahaahha...
Female: Oh oh oh... oh oho ohoh...
As the sound of the conch echoes,
on this auspicious day, I came running to meet you.
Male: Thinking of the opening night of our midnight worship,
I came searching for you, thinking only of you.
In the milky moonlight, this youthful
body sways like shining marble...
In the milky moonlight, this youthful
body sways like shining marble...
Is it day?
Female: Mmm...
Male: Or is it night?
Female: Oh...
Male: Whether day or night, we cannot tell,
as we embrace upon the soft bed, as we unite in love...
Even gold is enchanted, and flowers bow in reverence;
In the look of those eyes, divinity shines.
Female: In my eyes, in my eyes,
you shine like a golden pearl, a lamp of love.
Male: In your heart, in your heart,
I have a bond that dances like a sunbird.
Even gold is enchanted, and flowers bow in reverence;
In the look of those eyes, divinity shines.
Female: In my eyes, in my eyes,
you shine like a golden pearl, a lamp of love.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet, composed by M. B. Sreenivas with lyrics by Kannadasan, expresses the divine and poetic affection shared between two lovers. The male protagonist admires his beloved's divine beauty, describing how even precious gold and fresh flowers pale in comparison to the light in her eyes. The female lover responds with deep devotion, viewing their bond as a sacred flame illuminated by love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Pon muththu pol thondrum anbu vilakku”

Compares the radiant love in the eyes to a golden pearl ('Pon muththu pol') and the dancing affection in the heart to a sunbird ('Thean chittu pol').

Rhyme / Assonance (Ethirai)

“Ponnum mayangum poovum vanangum”

Matching secondary consonants in 'Ponnum' and 'Kannin', as well as internal rhyming in 'mayangum' and 'vanangum'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Maeni palinginai polaada”

Metaphorically compares the youthful body glowing under moonlight to shining glass or crystal ('Maeni palinginai polaada').

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Trivia

Music director M. B. Sreenivas, known predominantly for his work in Malayalam cinema and choral music, composed the soundtrack for 'Eduppar Kaipillai' (1975). Kannadasan's lyrics blend classical romantic metaphors (like Menaka and Midnight Poojas) seamlessly with melodic orchestration delivered by P. Susheela and K. J. Yesudas.

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