- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Pagal Nilavu
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poomaalaiyae thol sera vaa
Poomaalaiye
Male :Yengum iru thol..
Female :Thol sera vaa
Male :Yengiyadhu
Ilaya manadhu
Female :Ilaya manadhu
Male :Inaiyum pozhuthu
Female :Inaiyum pozhuthu
Ilaya manadhu
Male :Theemthana theemthana
Female :Inaiyum pozhuthu
Male :Theemthana theemthana..aaa..
Female :Poojai maniyosai
Poovai manadhaasai
Pudiyadhor ulagilae paranthadhae
Poomaalaiyae
Female :Yengum iru thol..
Male :Thol sera vaa
Female :Vaasam varum poo
Male :Poomaalaiyae
Female :Yengum iru thol..
Male :Thol sera vaa
Female :Vaasam varum poo
Naan unai ninaikkatha
Naal illaiyae
Thaeninai theendatha poo illaiyae
Female :Lalala…
Naan unai ninaikkatha
Naal illaye
Female :Ennai unakkendru koduthen
Male :Thaeninai theendatha poo illayae
Female :Yengum ilam kaathal mayil naan
{Thaenthuli poovayil
Female :Lalala…
Male :Poovizhi maan saayal} (2)
Female :Lalala…
{Kanni ezhuthum
Vannam muzhuthum
Vandhu thazhuvum
Jenmam muzhuthum} (2)
Naalum theriyaamal
Kaalam theriyaamal
Kalaiyelaam pazhaguvomm anudhinam
Poomaalaiyae
Male :Yengum iru thol..
Female :Thol sera vaa
Male :Vaasam varum poo
Female :Poomaalaiyae
Male :Yengum iru thol..
Female :Thol sera vaa
Lala lala laaa…
Female :Kodaiyil vaadatha
Kovil puraa
Male :Lalala…
Female :Kaamanai kaanamal
Kaanum kanaa
Male :Lalala…
Kodaiyil vaadatha
Kovil puraa
Male :Raavil thoongathu edhu
Female :Kaamanai kaanamal
Kaanum kanaa..
Male :Naalum manam pogum yengo
{Vizhigalum moodathu
Male :Lalala…
Female :Vidinthida koodathu} (2)
Female :Lalala…
{Kanni idhayam
Endrum udhayam
Indru theriyum inbam puriyum} (2)
Kaatru suthi meetta
Thaalam nathi koota
Kanavugal ethirivarum anubavam
Poomaalaiyae
Female :Yengum iru thol..
Male :Thol sera vaa
Female :Vaasam varum poomaalaiyae
Male :Yengum iru thol
Female :Thol sera vaa
Male :Yengiyadhu
Female :Ilaya manadhu
Male :Inaiyum pozhuthu
Female :Inaiyum pozhuthu
Ilaya manadhu
Male :Theemthana theemthana
Female :Inaiyum pozhuthu
Male :Theemthana theemthana..aaa..
Female :Poojai maniyosai
Poovai manadhaasai
Pudiyadhor ulagilae paranthadhae
Poomaalaiyae
Female :Yengum iru thol..
Male :Thol sera vaa
Female :Vaasam varum poo
Male :Poomaalaiyae
Female :Yengum iru thol..
Male & Female :Thol sera vaa
O flower garland, come rest upon my shoulders
O flower garland
Male: Both shoulders are longing...
Female: Come rest upon my shoulders
Male: It longed...
the young heart
Female: The young heart
Male: When they unite
Female: When they unite
Young heart
Male: Dheemthana dheemthana
Female: When they unite
Male: Dheemthana dheemthana... aa...
Female: Like the chime of temple bells,
this young woman's longing heart
has flown into a brand new world
O flower garland
Female: Both shoulders are longing...
Male: Come rest upon my shoulders
Female: A fragrant flower...
Male: O flower garland
Female: Both shoulders are longing...
Male: Come rest upon my shoulders
Female: A fragrant flower...
There is no day
when I do not think of you
There is no flower untouched by honey
Female: Lalala...
There is no day
when I do not think of you
Female: I gave myself completely to you
Male: There is no flower untouched by honey
Female: I am a young peacock longing for love
A drop of honey in this young woman,
Female: Lalala...
Male: flower-like eyes with the grace of a deer
Female: Lalala...
All the colors
that a young girl paints
will come and embrace us
across every lifetime
Without knowing the day,
without knowing the time,
we will practice all the arts of love each day
O flower garland
Male: Both shoulders are longing...
Female: Come rest upon my shoulders
Male: A fragrant flower...
Female: O flower garland
Male: Both shoulders are longing...
Female: Come rest upon my shoulders
Lala lala laa...
Female: Never wilting in the summer,
like a temple dove
Male: Lalala...
Female: without seeing the god of love,
it dreams a dream
Male: Lalala...
Never wilting in the summer,
a temple dove
Male: What is it that cannot sleep at night?
Female: Without seeing the god of love,
it dreams a dream...
Male: Every day, the heart wanders somewhere
Eyes refuse to close,
Male: Lalala...
Female: dawn must not break
Female: Lalala...
A young girl's heart
rises fresh every day
Today it is known, today bliss is understood
As the breeze tunes the melody
and the river keeps the rhythm,
dreams come alive before our eyes
O flower garland
Female: Both shoulders are longing...
Male: Come rest upon my shoulders
Female: O fragrant flower garland
Male: Both shoulders are longing
Female: Come rest upon my shoulders
Male: It longed...
Female: the young heart
Male: When they unite
Female: When they unite
the young heart
Male: Dheemthana dheemthana
Female: When they unite
Male: Dheemthana dheemthana... aa...
Female: Like the chime of temple bells,
this young woman's longing heart
has flown into a brand new world
O flower garland
Female: Both shoulders are longing...
Male: Come rest upon my shoulders
Female: A fragrant flower...
Male: O flower garland
Female: Both shoulders are longing...
Male & Female: Come rest upon my shoulders
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Poomaalaiyae Thol Sera Vaa' from Pagal Nilavu is a romantic duet expressing deep yearning, intimacy, and the merging of two young hearts. The lovers metaphorically refer to each other as fragrant flowers and temple doves, expressing how their minds wander into dreams of love and togetherness where time and days lose all meaning.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Poomaalaiyae thol sera vaa”
Comparing the beloved to a flower garland ('Poomaalaiyae') and a temple dove that doesn't wither in summer ('Kodaiyil vaadatha Kovil puraa').
Simile (Upamani)
“Male :Poovizhi maan saayal”
Comparing the maiden's eyes and grace to that of a deer ('Poovizhi maan saayal').
Monai (Alliteration)
“Poojai maniyosai / Poovai manadhaasai”
Repetition of initial consonants like 'Poojai' / 'Poovai' and 'Kanni' / 'Kaalam' creating musical rhythm.
Personification
“Kaatru suthi meetta / Thaalam nathi koota”
Attributing human qualities to nature, like the wind strumming music ('Kaatru suthi meetta') and the river keeping rhythm ('Thaalam nathi koota').
Did you know?
Trivia
Pagal Nilavu (1985) marked the directorial debut of veteran filmmaker Mani Ratnam in Tamil cinema. The film featured a hit soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran and sung by Ilaiyaraaja and S. Janaki.
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