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Poo Mudippal Indha Poonkuzhali

From Nenjirukkum Varai (1967 Film) · 1967

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Nenjirukkum Varai (1967 Film)
Movie release year
1967
Lyrics added on
26 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poo mudippaal indha poonguzhali
Pudhu cheer peruvaal vanna thaenaruvi
Poo mudippaal indha poonguzhali
Pudhu cheer peruvaal vanna thaenaruvi
Paarvaiyilae mannan per ezhudhi
Paarvaiyilae mannan per ezhudhi
Adhai paarthirukkum kannil neer ezhudhi
Adhai paarthirukkum kannil neer ezhudhi
Poo mudippaal indha poonguzhali
Pudhu cheer peruvaal vanna thaenaruvi
Ponmani kangalil anjanam theetti
Poovaiyin annan kai valai pootti
Ponmani kangalil anjanam theetti
Poovaiyin annan kai valai pootti
Thaai vazhiyae vandha naanathai kaatti
Thaai vazhiyae vandha naanathai kaatti
Thaan varuvaal mangai mangalam sootti
Thaan varuvaal mangai mangalam sootti
Poo mudippaal indha poonguzhali
Pudhu cheer peruvaal vanna thaenaruvi
Nigazhum paarthiba aandu
Aavani thingal irubadhaam naal…
Thiruvalar chelvan sivaraamanukkum
Thiruvalar chelvi raajaeswarikkum
Nadai perum thirumanathirukku
Sutram soozha vandhirundhu
Vaazhthi arula vaendugiren…
Thangal nal varavai virumbum
Raguraaman raguraaman raguraaman…
Maadharaar thangal magal endru
Paarthirukka…
Maappillai mun vandhu manavaraiyl kaathirukka…
Kaadhalaal mella kaal paarthu nadandhu vara…
Kanni aval kaiyil katti vaitha maalai thara…
Kaalai thirukkarathil kanaga mani charam edukka…
Aanandham paadu yena aandror kural pirakka…
Kottiyadhu melam… kuvindhadhu kodi malar…
Kattinaan maangalyam…
Manai vaazhga thunai vaazhga kulam vaazhga…
Kaithalam thandhen en kanmani vaazhga
Kadamai mudindhadhu kalyaanam aaga
Kaithalam thandhen en kanmani vaazhga
Kadamai mudindhadhu kalyaanam aaga
Adaikkalam nee endru vandhanal vaazha
Adaikkalam nee endru vandhanal vaazha
Aandavan pol unnai koyil kondaada
Poo mudippaal indha poonguzhali
Pudhu cheer peruvaal vanna thaenaruvi
En paarvaiyilae undhan per ezhudhi
Adhai paarthirukkum kannil neer ezhudhi
Kannil neer ezhudhi kannil neer ezhudhi…
This flower-haired girl will adorn her hair with flowers,
She will receive wedding gifts, like a colorful stream of honey.
This flower-haired girl will adorn her hair with flowers,
She will receive wedding gifts, like a colorful stream of honey.
Writing her king's name in her gaze,
Writing her king's name in her gaze,
While I look on, with tears welling in my eyes.
While I look on, with tears welling in my eyes.
This flower-haired girl will adorn her hair with flowers,
She will receive wedding gifts, like a colorful stream of honey.
Lining her precious gem-like eyes with kohl,
As the young girl's brother puts bangles on her hands,
Lining her precious gem-like eyes with kohl,
As the young girl's brother puts bangles on her hands,
Showing the gentle shyness inherited from her mother,
Showing the gentle shyness inherited from her mother,
The young bride will arrive, adorned with sacred blessings.
The young bride will arrive, adorned with sacred blessings.
This flower-haired girl will adorn her hair with flowers,
She will receive wedding gifts, like a colorful stream of honey.
In the current Tamil year of Parthiba,
On the twentieth day of the month of Aavani...
For the wedding of the blessed groom Sivaraman,
And the blessed bride Rajeshwari,
For this marriage ceremony taking place,
I request you to gather with all your family and friends,
And grace the occasion with your blessings.
Warmly awaiting your gracious presence,
Raghuraman... Raghuraman... Raghuraman...
As the women look on,
Cherishing her as their very own daughter,
As the groom steps forward and waits at the wedding stage,
As the loving bride walks in gently with downcast eyes,
As the young woman offers the woven garland from her hands...
As the noble young man takes the auspicious gold thread in his hands...
As the elders raise their voices singing hymns of joy,
The wedding drums beat, and countless flowers showered down,
And he tied the sacred wedding knot.
Long live this home, long live the couple, long live the family...
I gave her hand away in marriage so that my darling may live happily,
My duty is complete now that the wedding is done.
I gave her hand away in marriage so that my darling may live happily,
My duty is complete now that the wedding is done.
She came seeking refuge in you to live her life,
She came seeking refuge in you to live her life,
To revere and celebrate you in a temple like God.
This flower-haired girl has adorned her hair with flowers,
She will receive wedding gifts, like a colorful stream of honey.
Writing your name in my gaze,
I will keep watching over you, with tears in my eyes,
With tears in my eyes... with tears in my eyes...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Poo Mudippaal Indha Poonguzhali is a deeply moving bridal track from the 1967 Tamil film Nenjirukkum Varai, written by the master poet Kannadasan. The song beautifully captures the grand ritualistic flow of a traditional South Indian marriage, blending joyful celebrations with bittersweet emotional depth. It narrates the formal wedding invitation details set as verse, the tender grooming of the bride by her family, the grand sacred rituals on the dais (manavarai), and the emotional moment of giving the bride away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Pudhu cheer peruvaal vanna thaenaruvi

Compares the lovely bride to a colorful stream of sweet honey (vanna thaenaruvi).

Initial Alliteration (Moonaai)

Ponmani kangalil anjanam theetti / Poovaiyin annan kai valai pootti

Repetition of the 'Po' sound at the beginning of consecutive phrases.

Second-letter Rhyme (Edukka)

Thiruvalar chelvan sivaraamanukkum / Thiruvalar chelvi raajaeswarikkum

Repetition of the second consonant 'ru' across matching lines.

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Trivia

The film 'Nenjirukkum Varai' (1967) was directed by C. V. Sridhar and featured music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Kannadasan innovatively incorporated the formal text of a traditional Tamil wedding invitation card directly into the song lyrics.

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