Poo Medaiyo
From Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum · 1986
- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- V. S. Narasimhan
- Details
- Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poo maedaiyo pon veenaiyo | Are you a bed of flowers or a golden veena? |
| Neerodaiyo aruviyo | Are you a stream or a waterfall? |
| Thaen kaatro poonguyilo | Are you a sweet breeze or a singing cuckoo? |
| Nee pesa vaa | Come, speak to me! |
| Nee pesinaal avai yaavum thaanae | If you speak, all of those things... |
| Vaai moodumae badhil bathil | Will remain silent in response! |
| Female | |
| Poo maedai naan pon veenai naan | I am the bed of flowers, I am the golden veena, |
| Neerodai naan aruvi naan | I am the stream, I am the waterfall, |
| Kaatru naan poonguyil naan | I am the breeze, I am the singing cuckoo, |
| Naan pesavo | Shall I speak? |
| Naan pesinaal malar thoovum solai | If I speak, a garden showering blossoms... |
| Paai podumae adhil adhil…. | Will spread out a bed right there! |
| Male | |
| Poo medaiyo….. | Is it a bed of flowers...? |
| Male | |
| Neelaampari raagamae yaengumae | Even the Neelambari ragam will yearn in envy, |
| Nee paadinaal bhoomiyae thoongumae | If you sing, the entire earth will fall asleep. |
| Neelaampari raagamae yaengumae | Even the Neelambari ragam will yearn in envy, |
| Nee paadinaal bhoomiyae thoongumae | If you sing, the entire earth will fall asleep. |
| Female | |
| En raagam kaalgal thallaadum | My melody makes legs falter, |
| Un aasai poo soodum | Your desire will be adorned with flowers. |
| Male :Kalyaana kaalam porkaalam | Male: The wedding time is a golden time, |
| Kan podum thaamboolam | The eyes offer betel leaves of love. |
| Female :Kadhlin odamae kaigalil oodumae | Female: The boat of love floats right in our hands, |
| Male :Mm…mmm nee moodum melaadai naan…. | Male: Mmm... I am the upper drape that covers you... |
| Female | |
| Poo maedai naan pon veenai naan | I am the bed of flowers, I am the golden veena, |
| Neerodai naan aruvi naan | I am the stream, I am the waterfall, |
| Kaatru naan poonguyil naan | I am the breeze, I am the singing cuckoo, |
| Female | |
| Un paarvaigal poosuthae santhanam | Your glances coat me in fragrant sandalwood paste, |
| Un vaarththaigal aanathae kungumam | Your words have turned into sacred kumkum, |
| Un paarvaigal poosuthae santhanam | Your glances coat me in fragrant sandalwood paste, |
| Un vaarththaigal aanathae kungumam | Your words have turned into sacred kumkum, |
| Male | |
| Vanthaanae kadhal sanyaasi | The ascetic of love has arrived, |
| Ennaagum nee yosi | Ponder over what will happen now! |
| Female :Un aasai vaanil ponmaegam | Female: A golden cloud in the sky of your desire, |
| Ennaagum en thegam | What will become of my body? |
| Male :Paadalin pallavi paaduvai pairavi | Male: Sing the refrain of the song, my Bhairavi! |
| Female :Mm…mmm neeyaagavey oododi vaa… | Female: Mmm... Come running to me as my very self... |
| Male | |
| Poo maedaiyo pon veenaiyo | Are you a bed of flowers or a golden veena? |
| Neerodaiyo aruviyo | Are you a stream or a waterfall? |
| Thaen kaatro poonguyilo | Are you a sweet breeze or a singing cuckoo? |
| Nee pesa vaa | Come, speak to me! |
| Female :Naan pesinaal malar thoovum solai | Female: If I speak, a garden showering blossoms... |
| Paai podumae adhil adhil…. | Will spread out a bed right there! |
| Female | |
| Poo maedai naan….. | I am the bed of flowers... |
பூ மேடையோ பொன் வீணையோ
நீரோடையோ அருவியோ
தேன் காற்றோ பூங்குயிலோ
நீ பேச வா
நீ பேசினால் அவை யாவும் தானே
வாய் மூடுமே பதில் பதில்
Are you a bed of flowers or a golden veena?
Are you a stream or a waterfall?
Are you a sweet breeze or a singing cuckoo?
Come, speak to me!
If you speak, all of those things...
Will remain silent in response!
பூ மேடை நான் பொன் வீணை நான்
நீரோடை நான் அருவி நான்
காற்று நான் பூங்குயில் நான்
நான் பேசவோ
நான் பேசினால் மலர் தூவும் சோலை
பாய் போடுமே அதில் அதில்...
I am the bed of flowers, I am the golden veena,
I am the stream, I am the waterfall,
I am the breeze, I am the singing cuckoo,
Shall I speak?
If I speak, a garden showering blossoms...
Will spread out a bed right there!
பூ மேடையோ
Is it a bed of flowers...?
நீலாம்பரி ராகமே ஏங்குமே
நீ பாடினால் பூமியே தூங்குமே
நீலாம்பரி ராகமே ஏங்குமே
நீ பாடினால் பூமியே தூங்குமே
Even the Neelambari ragam will yearn in envy,
If you sing, the entire earth will fall asleep.
Even the Neelambari ragam will yearn in envy,
If you sing, the entire earth will fall asleep.
என் ராகம் கால்கள் தள்ளாடும்
உன் ஆசை பூ சூடும்
கல்யாண காலம் பொற்காலம்
கண் போடும் தாம்பூலம்
காதலின் ஓடமே கைகளில் ஓடுமே..
ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம் நீ மூடும் மேலாடை நான்...
My melody makes legs falter,
Your desire will be adorned with flowers.
Male: The wedding time is a golden time,
The eyes offer betel leaves of love.
Female: The boat of love floats right in our hands,
Male: Mmm... I am the upper drape that covers you...
பூ மேடை நான் பொன் வீணை நான்
நீரோடை நான் அருவி நான்
காற்று நான் பூங்குயில் நான்
I am the bed of flowers, I am the golden veena,
I am the stream, I am the waterfall,
I am the breeze, I am the singing cuckoo,
உன் பார்வைகள் பூசுதே சந்தனம்
உன் வார்த்தைகள் ஆனதே குங்குமம்....
உன் பார்வைகள் பூசுதே சந்தனம்
உன் வார்த்தைகள் ஆனதே குங்குமம்.....
Your glances coat me in fragrant sandalwood paste,
Your words have turned into sacred kumkum,
Your glances coat me in fragrant sandalwood paste,
Your words have turned into sacred kumkum,
வந்தேனே காதல் சன்யாசி
என்னாகும் நீ யோசி
உன் ஆசை வானில் பொன்மேகம்
என்னாகும் என் தேகம்
பாடலின் பல்லவி பாடுவாய் பைரவி..
ம்ம்.....ம்ம்ம் நீயாகவே ஓடோடி வா...
The ascetic of love has arrived,
Ponder over what will happen now!
Female: A golden cloud in the sky of your desire,
What will become of my body?
Male: Sing the refrain of the song, my Bhairavi!
Female: Mmm... Come running to me as my very self...
பூ மேடையோ பொன் வீணையோ
நீரோடையோ அருவியோ
தேன் காற்றோ பூங்குயிலோ
நீ பேச வா
நான் பேசினால் மலர் தூவும் சோலை
பாய் போடுமே அதில் அதில்...
Are you a bed of flowers or a golden veena?
Are you a stream or a waterfall?
Are you a sweet breeze or a singing cuckoo?
Come, speak to me!
Female: If I speak, a garden showering blossoms...
Will spread out a bed right there!
பூ மேடை நான்.......
I am the bed of flowers...
Poo maedaiyo pon veenaiyo
Are you a bed of flowers or a golden veena?
Neerodaiyo aruviyo
Are you a stream or a waterfall?
Thaen kaatro poonguyilo
Are you a sweet breeze or a singing cuckoo?
Nee pesa vaa
Come, speak to me!
Nee pesinaal avai yaavum thaanae
If you speak, all of those things...
Vaai moodumae badhil bathil
Will remain silent in response!
Poo maedai naan pon veenai naan
I am the bed of flowers, I am the golden veena,
Neerodai naan aruvi naan
I am the stream, I am the waterfall,
Kaatru naan poonguyil naan
I am the breeze, I am the singing cuckoo,
Naan pesavo
Shall I speak?
Naan pesinaal malar thoovum solai
If I speak, a garden showering blossoms...
Paai podumae adhil adhil….
Will spread out a bed right there!
Poo medaiyo…..
Is it a bed of flowers...?
Neelaampari raagamae yaengumae
Even the Neelambari ragam will yearn in envy,
Nee paadinaal bhoomiyae thoongumae
If you sing, the entire earth will fall asleep.
Neelaampari raagamae yaengumae
Even the Neelambari ragam will yearn in envy,
Nee paadinaal bhoomiyae thoongumae
If you sing, the entire earth will fall asleep.
En raagam kaalgal thallaadum
My melody makes legs falter,
Un aasai poo soodum
Your desire will be adorned with flowers.
Male :Kalyaana kaalam porkaalam
Male: The wedding time is a golden time,
Kan podum thaamboolam
The eyes offer betel leaves of love.
Female :Kadhlin odamae kaigalil oodumae
Female: The boat of love floats right in our hands,
Male :Mm…mmm nee moodum melaadai naan….
Male: Mmm... I am the upper drape that covers you...
Poo maedai naan pon veenai naan
I am the bed of flowers, I am the golden veena,
Neerodai naan aruvi naan
I am the stream, I am the waterfall,
Kaatru naan poonguyil naan
I am the breeze, I am the singing cuckoo,
Un paarvaigal poosuthae santhanam
Your glances coat me in fragrant sandalwood paste,
Un vaarththaigal aanathae kungumam
Your words have turned into sacred kumkum,
Un paarvaigal poosuthae santhanam
Your glances coat me in fragrant sandalwood paste,
Un vaarththaigal aanathae kungumam
Your words have turned into sacred kumkum,
Vanthaanae kadhal sanyaasi
The ascetic of love has arrived,
Ennaagum nee yosi
Ponder over what will happen now!
Female :Un aasai vaanil ponmaegam
Female: A golden cloud in the sky of your desire,
Ennaagum en thegam
What will become of my body?
Male :Paadalin pallavi paaduvai pairavi
Male: Sing the refrain of the song, my Bhairavi!
Female :Mm…mmm neeyaagavey oododi vaa…
Female: Mmm... Come running to me as my very self...
Poo maedaiyo pon veenaiyo
Are you a bed of flowers or a golden veena?
Neerodaiyo aruviyo
Are you a stream or a waterfall?
Thaen kaatro poonguyilo
Are you a sweet breeze or a singing cuckoo?
Nee pesa vaa
Come, speak to me!
Female :Naan pesinaal malar thoovum solai
Female: If I speak, a garden showering blossoms...
Paai podumae adhil adhil….
Will spread out a bed right there!
Poo maedai naan…..
I am the bed of flowers...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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