Poo Pookkudhu
From Rail · 2024
- Lyricist
- Ramesh Vaidya
- Singer
- S. J. Jananiy
- Music director
- S. J. Jananiy
- Details
- Rail2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Poo pookuthu haiyaiyaiye | A flower is blooming, oh my! |
| Nalla paasam varuthu | A warm affection is arising. |
| Koocham tharudhu paiyapaiya | Shyly causing a soft bashfulness. |
| Thenee mokkira poovula | In the flower where the bee swarms, |
| Nikkura thenula inippirukkumulaa | Isn't there sweetness in the resting honey? |
| Adha mothamum vangikira | Absorbing all of that, |
| Thithippu thainkira puthikki chathumilla | The mind hesitant to accept the sweetness has no strength left. |
| Poo pookuthu haiyaiyaiye | A flower is blooming, oh my! |
| Female | |
| Karisa boomi karuvakaadu | Black cotton soil land and mesquite forests, |
| Kaanju kedanthurukku | Lived parched and dry. |
| Thootha potta | When drizzle fell, |
| Makyanaalu vidiyankaatii | By dawn on the fourth day, |
| Pacha sirichirukku | Greenery has smiled brightly. |
| Female | |
| Sola thatta sigarettu atta | Corn stalks and cigarette pack cardboard, |
| Kathadi suthumulla | Make a pinwheel that spins, right? |
| Adhula vaara kathadichu | Caught in the wind blowing through it, |
| Solakkatu bomma aadumulla | The scarecrow dances in the field, right? |
| Female | |
| Unnaiyum ennaya paathu | Looking at you and me, |
| Ondhi mandaya aatuthu | A garden lizard nods its head. |
| Puniyam paavatha mathi | Changing virtue and sin around, |
| Pudhu kangaachi kaatuthu | It displays a whole new exhibition. |
| Sochamum paarunnu | Saying, "Look at what's remaining too", |
| Pichipoongaatula | In the jasmine-scented breeze, |
| Female | |
| Poo pookuthu puthikulla | A flower blooms inside the mind. |
| Nalla vaasam varuthu | A lovely fragrance arrives. |
| Paasam tharuthu chinna pulla | Bringing affection like a little child. |
| Female | |
| Serattukulla thenguna thanniya | Water gathered inside a coconut shell, |
| Seva kudikka varum | A rooster comes to drink. |
| Andha kutti kenathukulla | Inside that tiny well, |
| Maanam theriya kandu thekachi nikkum | Seeing the sky reflected, it stands stunned in awe. |
| Female | |
| Kodikka chavalam | Tender red fruits on the vine, |
| Kannnuku thappi | Escaping human eyes, |
| Vedichu keela vilum | Burst open and fall to the ground. |
| Othapalam sekappu chenthu | A single red fruit, bright red, |
| Manikka kolusu | A ruby anklet, |
| Singaara kaala suthum | Adorns the beautiful feet around. |
| Female | |
| Ingana angana paathen | I looked here and there, |
| Oru thumbam theriyalaye | Not a single sorrow could be seen. |
| Ponguna nenjukku paavom | Poor overflowing heart, |
| Pudhu sontham puriyalaye | It couldn't grasp this new relationship. |
| Imbuttu sandhosam | So much happiness, |
| Enguttu naa vakya | Where am I to store it all? |
| Female | |
| Poo pookuthu haiyaiyaiye | A flower is blooming, oh my! |
| Nalla paasam varuthu | A warm affection is arising. |
| Koocham tharudhu paiyapaiya | Shyly causing a soft bashfulness. |
| Thenee mokkira poovula | In the flower where the bee swarms, |
| Nikkura thenula inippirukkumulaa | Isn't there sweetness in the resting honey? |
| Adha mothamum vangikira | Absorbing all of that, |
| Thithippu thainkira puthikki chathumilla | The mind hesitant to accept the sweetness has no strength left. |
பூ பூக்குது ஹய்யையே
நல்ல பாசம் வருது கூச்சம் தருது
பையப்பைய
தேனி முக்குறப் பூவுல
நிக்குற தேனுலா இனிபிருக்கமுள்ளே
A flower is blooming, oh my!
A warm affection is arising.
Shyly causing a soft bashfulness.
In the flower where the bee swarms,
Isn't there sweetness in the resting honey?
Absorbing all of that,
The mind hesitant to accept the sweetness has no strength left.
A flower is blooming, oh my!
அத மொத்தமும் வாங்கிற
தித்திப்பு தைங்குற
புத்திக்கு சத்துமில்ல
Black cotton soil land and mesquite forests,
Lived parched and dry.
When drizzle fell,
By dawn on the fourth day,
Greenery has smiled brightly.
பூ பூக்குது ஹய்யையே
Corn stalks and cigarette pack cardboard,
Make a pinwheel that spins, right?
Caught in the wind blowing through it,
The scarecrow dances in the field, right?
கரிசபூமி கருவக்காடு
காஞ்சி கெடந்திருக்கு
தூத்த போட்ட மக்கியானலு விடியங்காட்டி
பச்ச சிரிச்சிருக்கு
Looking at you and me,
A garden lizard nods its head.
Changing virtue and sin around,
It displays a whole new exhibition.
Saying, "Look at what's remaining too",
In the jasmine-scented breeze,
சோளத்தட்ட சிகரெட்டு அட்ட
காத்தாடி சுத்துமுள்ள
அதுல வர காத்தடிச்சு
சோளக்காட்டு பொம்ம ஆடுமுள்ள
A flower blooms inside the mind.
A lovely fragrance arrives.
Bringing affection like a little child.
உன்னையும் என்னையும் பார்த்து
ஒண்தி மண்டைய ஆட்டுது
புண்ணிய பாவத்தை மாத்தி புது
கண்காட்சி காட்டுது
சூச்சமும் பாருன்னு பிச்சிப்பூக்காட்டுல
Water gathered inside a coconut shell,
A rooster comes to drink.
Inside that tiny well,
Seeing the sky reflected, it stands stunned in awe.
பூ பூக்குது புத்திக்குள்ள
நல்ல வாசம் வருது பாசம் தருது சின்னப்புள்ள
Tender red fruits on the vine,
Escaping human eyes,
Burst open and fall to the ground.
A single red fruit, bright red,
A ruby anklet,
Adorns the beautiful feet around.
........
I looked here and there,
Not a single sorrow could be seen.
Poor overflowing heart,
It couldn't grasp this new relationship.
So much happiness,
Where am I to store it all?
செரட்டைக்குள்ள
தேங்குன தேங்குன தண்ணிய
சேவல் குடிக்க வரும்
அந்த குட்டி கெணத்துக்குள்ள
மானம் தெறிய
கண்டு தெகச்சி நிக்கும்
A flower is blooming, oh my!
A warm affection is arising.
Shyly causing a soft bashfulness.
In the flower where the bee swarms,
Isn't there sweetness in the resting honey?
Absorbing all of that,
The mind hesitant to accept the sweetness has no strength left.
கொடிக்கா சவளம் கண்ணுக்கு தப்பி
வெடிச்சி கீழ விழும்
ஓதப்பலம் செகப்பு சேர்ந்து
மாணிக்க கொலுசு சிங்கார காலச் சுத்தும்
இங்கன அங்கன பார்த்தேன்
ஒரு தும்பம் தெரியலையே
பொங்குன நெஞ்சுக்கு பாவம்
புது சொந்தம் புரியலையே
இம்புட்டு சந்தோசம்
எங்குட்டு நா வெக்க
பூ பூக்குது ஹா ஹா
நல்ல பாசம் வருது கூச்சம் தருது
பையப்பைய
தேனி முக்குறப் பூவுல
நிக்குற தேனுலா இனிபிருக்கமுள்ளே
அத மொத்தமும் வாங்கிற
தித்திப்பு தைங்குற
புத்திக்கு சத்துமில்ல
Poo pookuthu haiyaiyaiye
A flower is blooming, oh my!
Nalla paasam varuthu
A warm affection is arising.
Koocham tharudhu paiyapaiya
Shyly causing a soft bashfulness.
Thenee mokkira poovula
In the flower where the bee swarms,
Nikkura thenula inippirukkumulaa
Isn't there sweetness in the resting honey?
Adha mothamum vangikira
Absorbing all of that,
Thithippu thainkira puthikki chathumilla
The mind hesitant to accept the sweetness has no strength left.
Poo pookuthu haiyaiyaiye
A flower is blooming, oh my!
Karisa boomi karuvakaadu
Black cotton soil land and mesquite forests,
Kaanju kedanthurukku
Lived parched and dry.
Thootha potta
When drizzle fell,
Makyanaalu vidiyankaatii
By dawn on the fourth day,
Pacha sirichirukku
Greenery has smiled brightly.
Sola thatta sigarettu atta
Corn stalks and cigarette pack cardboard,
Kathadi suthumulla
Make a pinwheel that spins, right?
Adhula vaara kathadichu
Caught in the wind blowing through it,
Solakkatu bomma aadumulla
The scarecrow dances in the field, right?
Unnaiyum ennaya paathu
Looking at you and me,
Ondhi mandaya aatuthu
A garden lizard nods its head.
Puniyam paavatha mathi
Changing virtue and sin around,
Pudhu kangaachi kaatuthu
It displays a whole new exhibition.
Sochamum paarunnu
Saying, "Look at what's remaining too",
Pichipoongaatula
In the jasmine-scented breeze,
Poo pookuthu puthikulla
A flower blooms inside the mind.
Nalla vaasam varuthu
A lovely fragrance arrives.
Paasam tharuthu chinna pulla
Bringing affection like a little child.
Serattukulla thenguna thanniya
Water gathered inside a coconut shell,
Seva kudikka varum
A rooster comes to drink.
Andha kutti kenathukulla
Inside that tiny well,
Maanam theriya kandu thekachi nikkum
Seeing the sky reflected, it stands stunned in awe.
Kodikka chavalam
Tender red fruits on the vine,
Kannnuku thappi
Escaping human eyes,
Vedichu keela vilum
Burst open and fall to the ground.
Othapalam sekappu chenthu
A single red fruit, bright red,
Manikka kolusu
A ruby anklet,
Singaara kaala suthum
Adorns the beautiful feet around.
Ingana angana paathen
I looked here and there,
Oru thumbam theriyalaye
Not a single sorrow could be seen.
Ponguna nenjukku paavom
Poor overflowing heart,
Pudhu sontham puriyalaye
It couldn't grasp this new relationship.
Imbuttu sandhosam
So much happiness,
Enguttu naa vakya
Where am I to store it all?
Poo pookuthu haiyaiyaiye
A flower is blooming, oh my!
Nalla paasam varuthu
A warm affection is arising.
Koocham tharudhu paiyapaiya
Shyly causing a soft bashfulness.
Thenee mokkira poovula
In the flower where the bee swarms,
Nikkura thenula inippirukkumulaa
Isn't there sweetness in the resting honey?
Adha mothamum vangikira
Absorbing all of that,
Thithippu thainkira puthikki chathumilla
The mind hesitant to accept the sweetness has no strength left.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Poo Pookuthu' from the film Rail (2024) is a rustic, nature-infused celebration of blossoming love and quiet joy. Set against the backdrop of dry cotton lands that spring to life following a fresh shower, the song uses vibrant rural Tamil imagery to parallel nature's revival with the protagonist's emotional awakening. Simple rural sights—like pinwheels made from corn stalks, lizards nodding on fences, roosters drinking from coconut shell rainwater, and wild fruits bursting open—mirror the overflowing happiness and innocent affection flowering within her heart. Composed and sung by S. J. Jananiy with lyrics by Ramesh Vaidya, the song beautifully blends folk dialect with tender romantic expression.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration) & Metaphor
“Karisa boomi karuvakaadu”
The repetition of initial 'Ka' sounds ('Karisa', 'karuvakaadu') adds rhythmic cadence, while the dry soil serves as a metaphor for a heart awaiting the rain of affection.
Personification
“Pacha sirichirukku”
The fresh green foliage blooming after rain is personified as 'smiling', bringing emotional liveliness to the landscape.
Micro-Imagery / Folk Realism
“Serattukulla thenguna thanniya”
Captures a hyper-local rural visual of rain water gathered in a coconut shell acting as a tiny well for a rooster.
Internal Rhyme & Imagery
“Poo pookuthu puthikulla”
Alliteration of 'p' sounds ('Poo', 'pookuthu', 'puthikulla') coupled with the imagery of a bloom inside the mind representing budding romance.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song features deep regional Tamil dialect words specific to southern rural landscapes, such as 'Serattu' (coconut shell), 'Ondhi' (garden lizard), 'Karisa' (black cotton soil), and 'Chavalam' (tender fruit/shoot). Musician S. J. Jananiy composed and sang this track, paired with Ramesh Vaidya's rustic lyrics.
Keep listening