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Lyrics & meaning

Poo Pole Un Punnagaiyil

From Kavari Maan · 1979

Lyricist
Panchu Arunachalam
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kavari Maan
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
26 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poo polae un punnagaiyil
Pon ulaginai kandenammaa
Male : Poo polae un punnagaiyil
Pon ulaginai kandenammaa
En kannae kannin maniyae
En uyirae uyirin oli neeyae
Poo polae un punnagaiyil
Pon ulaginai kandenammaa
Poongaatrilae siru poongodi pol
Nee nadappadhu naattiyamae
Moongililae varum sangeedham pol
Nee sirippadhu kaaviyamae
Anbukku nooru aasaikku nooru
Muthukkal sootti naan kaanuven
Vaa magalae enai paar maghalae
En uyirin oli neeyae
Poo polae un punnagaiyil
Pon ulaginai kandenammaa
En kannae kannin maniyae
En uyirae uyirin oli neeyae
Poo polae un punnagaiyil
Pon ulaginai kandenammaa
Ammaavendru varum kandru kutti
Adhu thaaimaiyai kondaadudhu
Kukkoo endru varum chinna kuyil
Than kuzhandhaikku soroottudhu
Nenjodu paasam vandhaadum podhu
Kannodu naesam aaraagumae
Neeyindri endrum naan illaiyae
En uyirin oli neeyae
Poo polae un punnagaiyil
Pon ulaginai kandenammaa
En kannae kannin maniyae
En uyirae uyirin oli neeyae
Poo polae un punnagaiyil
Pon ulaginai kandenammaa
In your flower-like smile,
I saw a golden world, my dear child.
In your flower-like smile,
I saw a golden world, my dear child.
My darling, the apple of my eye,
my very life, you are the light of my soul.
In your flower-like smile,
I saw a golden world, my dear child.
Like a tender flowering vine in the gentle breeze,
the way you walk is a dance.
Like the music flowing from a bamboo flute,
the way you laugh is poetry.
A hundred pearls for love, a hundred for affection,
I will adorn you with pearls and watch you with joy.
Come, my daughter, look at me, my daughter,
you are the light of my life.
In your flower-like smile,
I saw a golden world, my dear child.
My darling, the apple of my eye,
my very life, you are the light of my soul.
In your flower-like smile,
I saw a golden world, my dear child.
Calling out "Amma", the little calf comes,
celebrating the beauty of motherhood.
Singing "cuckoo", the little cuckoo comes,
and feeds its sweet baby.
When deep affection stirs within the heart,
the love in the eyes flows like a river.
Without you, I would never exist,
you are the light of my life.
In your flower-like smile,
I saw a golden world, my dear child.
My darling, the apple of my eye,
my very life, you are the light of my soul.
In your flower-like smile,
I saw a golden world, my dear child.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Poo Polae Un Punnagaiyil from the movie Kavari Maan (1979) is a heartwarming father-daughter song celebrating unconditional parental love. The father gazes at his young daughter and sees a world of golden happiness reflected in her gentle smile. He lovingly describes her walking style as a graceful dance and her cheerful laughter as soothing music played on a bamboo flute. He further highlights the sacred bond of maternal and paternal care using natural imagery—such as a calf calling its mother and a cuckoo bird tenderly feeding its young ones. Deeply emotional, the father acknowledges that his existence gains meaning solely through her, declaring his daughter to be the true light of his life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai / உவமை)

“Poo polae un punnagaiyil”

Compares the child's soft, pleasant smile directly to a flower using the comparison marker 'polae'.

Simile (Uvamai / உவமை)

“Poongaatrilae siru poongodi pol”

Compares her graceful walking style to a delicate flowering vine swaying in the breeze ('poongodi pol').

Simile (Uvamai / உவமை)

“Moongililae varum sangeedham pol”

Compares the sound of her laughter to sweet melody coming from a bamboo flute ('sangeedham pol').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai / உருவகம்)

“Nee nadappadhu naattiyamae”

Directly equates her walking itself to a dance performance rather than using explicit comparison words.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)

“Kannodu naesam aaraagumae”

Exaggerates the emotion of love flowing from the eyes as a full river ('aaraagumae').

Initial Rhyme / Alliteration (Moonaai / மோனை)

“Poo polae un punnagaiyil / Pon ulaginai kandenammaa”

Repetition of the starting letter sound 'P' across consecutive words (Poo / Pon).

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