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Lyrics & meaning

Poo Mudikkanum

From Oomai Kuyil · 1988

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Oomai Kuyil
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
24 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poo mudikanum un thalayilae
Pottu vaikanum un nethiyilae
Inbam serum undhan azhagilae
Mayakkam tharum undhan siripilae
Naan irukanum un anaipilae
Pottu vaikanum un nenapilae
Pachai mara vaazhai thoranam
Pandhal ellam namakku podanum mmmm
Poo mudikanum un thalayilae
Female :Pottu vaikanum un nenapilae
Annam polae nadakkira
Sithiram polae sirikkira
Kattazhagaai nee irukkira
Mukkaniyaai nee inikkira
Kottu melam kottanum
Kazhuthil thaali kattanum
Nee kottu melam kottanum
Kazhuthil thaali kattanum
Vidiya vidiya pesanum
Vilakkil ennai theeranum
Poo mudikanum un thalayilae
Female :Pottu vaikanum un nenapilae
Oorai konjam marakkanum
Uravai naanum paarkanum
Kannaa endru anaikkanum
Kaadhal geedham naan paadanum
Kattililae thodanganum
Thottiliae mudikkanum
Kattililae thodanganum
Thottiliae mudikkanum
Aasai ellam theeranum naan
Aaraaro paadanum
Aariraaaro aariraaaro
Poo mudikanum un thalayilae
Female :Naan irukanum un anaipilae
Both :Lalal lalal llalla lalla aahaa…
Lalal lalal llalla lalla
Male :Immmmmm
I want to put flowers in your hair
I want to place a bindi on your forehead
Joy blossoms in your beauty
Your smile fills me with wonder
I want to stay wrapped in your embrace
I want to wear a bindi, thinking only of you
Festoons of fresh green banana stems
A wedding canopy must be put up for us, mmm...
I want to put flowers in your hair
Female: I want to wear a bindi, thinking only of you
You walk gracefully like a swan
You smile just like a portrait
You are so handsome and charming
You are as sweet as the three classic fruits
The wedding drums must beat aloud
The sacred thali (wedding thread) must be tied around the neck
The festive drums must beat for us
And you must tie the sacred thali around my neck
We should talk through the night until dawn
Until the oil in the lamp runs dry
I want to put flowers in your hair
Female: I want to wear a bindi, thinking only of you
We must forget the outside world for a while
And cherish the sweetness of our togetherness
I want to hold you close, calling you my Kanna
I want to sing a melody of love
It should begin on our bed
And lead to a baby's cradle
It should begin on our bed
And lead to a baby's cradle
Every sweet desire should be fulfilled, and I...
...must sing a gentle lullaby
Aariraaro, aariraaro
I want to put flowers in your hair
Female: I want to stay wrapped in your embrace
Both: La la la la la la la la, aahaa...
La la la la la la la la
Male: Mmmmm...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a romantic Tamil duet expressing the deep yearning of two lovers who dream of their upcoming marriage and future together. The lyrics capture traditional Tamil wedding rituals—decorating with banana leaves, playing traditional drums (melam), tying the sacred thread (thaali), and wearing flowers—as symbols of marital bliss and emotional union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Annam polae nadakkira / Sithiram polae sirikkira”

Comparing the lover's walk to a swan ('Annam polae') and smile to a picture/portrait ('Sithiram polae').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Mukkaniyaai nee inikkira”

Comparing the beloved's sweetness to 'Mukkani' (the three classic Tamil fruits: Mango, Banana, and Jackfruit).

Rhyme / Monai (Initial Alliteration) & Edhugai (Second letter agreement)

“Kattililae thodanganum / Thottiliae mudikkanum”

Strong end-rhyming (-anum / -ira pattern) and internal rhythmic cadence characteristic of lyricist Vaali's folk-style songwriting.

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Trivia

'Oomai Kuyil' (1988) features lyrics penned by the veteran lyricist Vaali. The song uses classical Tamil cultural tropes, such as 'Mukkani' and traditional wedding imagery ('Thottil', 'Kattil', 'Thaali'), to elegantly describe the progression of love from marriage to parenthood.

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