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Ponnusirikidu Poovatama

From Naanum Indha Ooruthan · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Naanum Indha Ooruthan
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
17 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Manjal kulichadhu aagayam
Maappillai vandhaachu aadhaayam
Maaya kolam podum saayangaalam neram
Vaanathukkum boomikkundhaan kalyaanamaam
Ponnu sirkkudhu povattamaa
Poovukku naan vandhen neeroottama
Ponnu sirkkudhu povattamaa
Poovukku naan vandhen neeroottama
Odakkaaran paattu chinna ponnu kettu
Odakkaaran paattu chinna ponnu kettu
Odoodi vandhaalae innerama
Ponnu sirkkudhu povattamaa
Poovukku nee vandhae neeroottama
Ponnu sirkkudhu povattamaa
Poovukku nee vandhae neeroottama
Odakkaaran paattu chinna ponnu kettu
Odakkaaran paattu chinna ponnu kettu
Odoodi vandhaalae innerama
Ponnu sirkkudhu povattamaa
Female :Poovukku nee vandhae neeroottama
Haei velligalai alli vandhu
Pulli vechen vaasalilae
Vaanavilla kondu vandhu
Kolam podu aasaiyilae
Aagaayam bhoomi sathiyanthaan
Aadhaaram nee thaan maaradhaiyaa
Ezhezhu jenmam aanaalumthaan
Ennoda sondham needhaan aiyaa
Kalloorum thaenai allikkavaa killikavaa
Ponnu sirkkudhu povattamaa
Poovukku naan vandhen neeroottama
Female :Ponnu sirkkudhu povattamaa
Poovukku nee vandhae neeroottama
Odakkaaran paattu chinna ponnu kettu
Female : Odoodi vandhaalae innerama
Ponnu sirkkudhu povattamaa
Female :Poovukku nee vandhae neeroottama
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Vekkapattu chinna pulla
Vikki nikkum thannikkulla
Male :Haei haei
Female :Sokkupodi pottuputta
Thookam varla kannukkulla
Achitta neram aasa paaru
Ammadi nee dhaan vanna thaeru
Pakkathil vandhu thaalam podu
Paavadai paadum raagam nooru
Mundhaanai vaasam kondaada vandhenae
Ponnu sirkkudhu povattamaa
Poovukku nee vandhae neeroottama
Male :Ponnu sirkkudhu povattamaa
Poovukku naan vandhen neeroottama
Odakkaaran paattu chinna ponnu kettu
Male :Odoodi vandhaalae innerama
Ponnu sirkkudhu povattamaa
Male :Poovukku naan vandhen neeroottama
The sky has bathed in golden turmeric,
The bridegroom has arrived, bringing sweet fortune!
It is evening time, drawing magical patterns,
A wedding between the sky and the earth!
The girl is smiling, should she take her leave?
I have come to water the flower!
The girl is smiling, should she take her leave?
I have come to water the flower!
Hearing the boatman's song, the young girl...
Hearing the boatman's song, the young girl...
Came running all the way at this hour!
The girl is smiling, should she take her leave?
You came to water the flower!
The girl is smiling, should she take her leave?
You came to water the flower!
Hearing the boatman's song, the young girl...
Hearing the boatman's song, the young girl...
Came running all the way at this hour!
The girl is smiling, should she take her leave?
Female: You came to water the flower!
Hey, gathering handfuls of bright stars,
I placed dots at the entrance,
Bringing down the rainbow,
Draw a kolam (floor pattern) with love!
By the sky and the earth, I make this vow,
You are my unchanging support, my dear man!
Even through seven times seven lifetimes,
You alone belong to me, my dear man!
Shall I scoop up the sweet intoxicating honey or pinch a taste?
The girl is smiling, should she take her leave?
I have come to water the flower!
Female: The girl is smiling, should she take her leave?
You came to water the flower!
Hearing the boatman's song, the young girl...
Female: Came running all the way at this hour!
The girl is smiling, should she take her leave?
Female: You came to water the flower!
...
Shy and blushing, the young girl,
Stands breathless in the water.
Male: Hey, hey!
Female: He cast an enchanting love spell on me,
And sleep refuses to touch my eyes!
Look at the desire at this appointed hour,
Oh girl, you are a colorful chariot!
Come close and keep the rhythm,
Your skirt sings a hundred melodies!
I have come to celebrate the fragrance of your saree!
The girl is smiling, should she take her leave?
You came to water the flower!
Male: The girl is smiling, should she take her leave?
I have come to water the flower!
Hearing the boatman's song, the young girl...
Male: Came running all the way at this hour!
The girl is smiling, should she take her leave?
Male: I have come to water the flower!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a charming rural romantic duet between two lovers expressing their affection against a picturesque backdrop of sunset and water. The lyrics open with vivid nature imagery, describing the golden sunset sky as bathing in turmeric and marking a symbolic cosmic marriage between heaven and earth. The couple engages in playful teasing with recurring motifs of watering a blooming flower and running to meet each other upon hearing a boatman's melody. As the song progresses, both lovers convey their passion through poetic vows—promising devotion across seven lifetimes and describing love as an enchanting spell that banishes sleep.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Manjal kulichadhu aagayam

The golden yellow sky at sunset is poetically compared to bathing in turmeric ('Manjal kulichadhu aagayam').

Personification

Vaanathukkum boomikkundhaan kalyaanamaam

The sunset sky and earth are described as getting married to each other.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Vaanavilla kondu vandhu Kolam podu aasaiyilae

An exaggerated poetic expression of bringing down a rainbow to draw a traditional floor pattern (Kolam).

Initial Rhyme (Moonaich Chol)

Haei velligalai alli vandhu / Vaanavilla kondu vandhu

Assonance/Alliteration using 'V' in consecutive lines ('Velligalai', 'Vaanavilla').

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Trivia

This track belongs to the 1990 Tamil feature film 'Naanum Indha Ooruthan' starring Murali and Kushboo. Legendary lyricist Vaali penned the folk-infused lyrics, utilizing traditional imagery like turmeric, boatman songs, and rainbow kolams to highlight rustic Tamil romance.

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