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Poo Medaiyo

From Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum · 1986

Lyricist
Mu. Metha
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
V. S. Narasimhan
Movie name
Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
19 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poo maedaiyo pon veenaiyo
Neerodaiyo aruviyo
Thaen kaatro poonguyilo
Nee pesa vaa
Nee pesinaal avai yaavum thaanae
Vaai moodumae badhil bathil
Poo maedai naan pon veenai naan
Neerodai naan aruvi naan
Kaatru naan poonguyil naan
Naan pesavo
Naan pesinaal malar thoovum solai
Paai podumae adhil adhil….
Poo medaiyo…..
Neelaampari raagamae yaengumae
Nee paadinaal bhoomiyae thoongumae
Neelaampari raagamae yaengumae
Nee paadinaal bhoomiyae thoongumae
En raagam kaalgal thallaadum
Un aasai poo soodum
Male :Kalyaana kaalam porkaalam
Kan podum thaamboolam
Female :Kadhlin odamae kaigalil oodumae
Male :Mm…mmm nee moodum melaadai naan….
Poo maedai naan pon veenai naan
Neerodai naan aruvi naan
Kaatru naan poonguyil naan
Un paarvaigal poosuthae santhanam
Un vaarththaigal aanathae kungumam
Un paarvaigal poosuthae santhanam
Un vaarththaigal aanathae kungumam
Vanthaanae kadhal sanyaasi
Ennaagum nee yosi
Female :Un aasai vaanil ponmaegam
Ennaagum en thegam
Male :Paadalin pallavi paaduvai pairavi
Female :Mm…mmm neeyaagavey oododi vaa…
Poo maedaiyo pon veenaiyo
Neerodaiyo aruviyo
Thaen kaatro poonguyilo
Nee pesa vaa
Female :Naan pesinaal malar thoovum solai
Paai podumae adhil adhil….
Poo maedai naan…..
Are you a flower-strewn stage, or a golden veena (traditional stringed instrument)?
Are you a flowing stream, or a waterfall?
Are you a sweet breeze, or a singing cuckoo?
Come, speak to me.
If you speak, won't every one of them
Fall silent in response?
I am the flower-strewn stage, I am the golden veena,
I am the flowing stream, I am the waterfall,
I am the sweet breeze, I am the singing cuckoo.
Shall I speak?
If I speak, the garden showering blossoms
Will lay out a mat right there, right there...
Are you a flower-strewn stage...?
Even the Neelambari ragam (lullaby melody) will yearn for you,
If you sing, the entire earth will fall asleep.
Even the Neelambari ragam will yearn for you,
If you sing, the entire earth will fall asleep.
My melody falters with trembling steps,
Your desire adorns itself with flowers.
Male: The wedding season is a golden time,
Our eyes exchange the betel leaves of a wedding pledge.
Female: The boat of love will glide right into our hands.
Male: Mmm... mmm, I am the garment that covers you...
I am the flower-strewn stage, I am the golden veena,
I am the flowing stream, I am the waterfall,
I am the sweet breeze, I am the singing cuckoo.
Your glances apply cooling sandalwood on me,
Your words have become auspicious kumkum (sacred red powder).
Your glances apply cooling sandalwood on me,
Your words have become auspicious kumkum (sacred red powder).
The hermit of love has arrived,
Just think about what will happen now!
Female: Your desire is a golden cloud in the sky,
What will happen to my body?
Male: Sing the opening melody of the song, my Bhairavi!
Female: Mmm... mmm, come running to me on your own...
Are you a flower-strewn stage, or a golden veena?
Are you a flowing stream, or a waterfall?
Are you a sweet breeze, or a singing cuckoo?
Come, speak to me.
Female: If I speak, the garden showering blossoms
Will lay out a mat right there, right there...
I am the flower-strewn stage...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Poo Maedaiyo from the 1986 movie Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum is a classic romantic duet that showcases poetic banter between two lovers. The hero begins by poetically questioning whether his lover is a flower bed, a golden veena, a stream, or a singing bird, claiming that her voice could silence nature's greatest sounds. The heroine playfully accepts these metaphors, declaring that her voice creates a garden of flowers. As the song progresses, their conversation shifts to themes of marriage, intimacy, and the soothing effect of her voice, which is said to lull the entire world to sleep like the soothing Neelambari ragam.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)

“Poo maedaiyo pon veenaiyo / Neerodaiyo aruviyo”

The speaker poses rhetorical questions comparing the beloved to natural and musical beauty.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Poo maedai naan pon veenai naan / Neerodai naan aruvi naan”

Directly identifying oneself with nature and music to accept the lover's praise.

Hyperbole (Aduvukku Mael Kooral)

“Nee paadinaal bhoomiyae thoongumae”

Exaggerating the soothing quality of the singer's voice to say it can put the entire earth to sleep.

Rhyme & Assonance (Edhukai and Monai)

“Neelaampari raagamae yaengumae / Nee paadinaal bhoomiyae thoongumae”

The repetition of initial and second-letter consonant sounds across lines creating melodic harmony.

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Trivia

The film 'Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum' (1986) featured music composed by V. S. Narasimhan with lyrics authored by the prominent Tamil poet Mu. Metha. The song makes specific cultural references to ragas like Neelambari (traditionally associated with lullabies) and Bhairavi.

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