Poo Poothathai Yaar
From Katha Nayagan · 1988
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Katha Nayagan1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poo poothathai yaar parthadhu | Who has seen a flower blooming? |
| Kaadhal kuda poovai pondradhu | Love too is just like a flower. |
| Manadhilae ulladhu mounamae nalladhu | It remains within the heart; silence is best. |
| Vaanam veru neelam yaar sonnadhu | Who said the sky and its blue color are two different things? |
| Male | |
| Poo poothathai yaar parthadhu | Who has seen a flower blooming? |
| Kaadhal kuda poovai pondradhu | Love too is just like a flower. |
| Male | |
| Sabalam vandhu serndha kaadhal | Love born out of mere temptation or impulse |
| Saabam aanadhu | Turns into a curse. |
| Avalam vandhu serntha kaadhal | Love born out of empathy and shared pain |
| Aazhamaanadhu | Becomes deep and profound. |
| Male | |
| Paruvam vandha pothu kaadhal | Love that arrives with youth |
| Nyayamaanadhu | Becomes natural and justified. |
| Panbu parthu vandha kaadhal | Love born after seeing good character |
| Thooimai aanadhu | Becomes pure and divine. |
| Male | |
| Azhagu enbadhu mezhugai pondradhu | Beauty is like melting wax. |
| Anbu enbadhu vilakkai pondradhu | True love is like an enduring lamp. |
| Anbu konda ullam endrum maarathadhu | A heart filled with true love never changes. |
| Male | |
| Poo poothathai yaar parthadhu | Who has seen a flower blooming? |
| Kaadhal kuda poovai pondradhu | Love too is just like a flower. |
| Male | |
| Paravai pola parantha vaanil | Like birds in the open sky |
| Paranthu selgirom | We fly away together. |
| Pasiyai kuda irandu perum | Even hunger, both of us |
| Pagirndhu kolgirom | Share with one another. |
| Male | |
| Urakkam nammai piripathillai | Sleep does not separate us |
| Koodi kolgirom | We stay together in harmony. |
| Oruvar kannil oruvar irangi | Descending into each other's eyes |
| Moodi kolgirom | We close our eyelids together. |
| Male | |
| Mazhaiyil kaaigirom veyilil nanaigirom | We dry in the rain and get drenched in the sunshine. |
| Mazhalai pesiyae madiyil saaigirom | Speaking sweet baby talk, we lean on each other's lap. |
| Innum konjam ellai meera naal paarkirom | We await the day to cross a few more boundaries. |
| Male | |
| Poo poothathai yaar parthadhu | Who has seen a flower blooming? |
| Kaadhal kuda poovai pondradhu | Love too is just like a flower. |
| Manadhilae ulladhu mounamae nalladhu | It remains within the heart; silence is best. |
| Vaanam veru neelam yaar sonnadhu | Who said the sky and its blue color are two different things? |
| Male | |
| Poo poothathai yaar parthadhu | Who has seen a flower blooming? |
| Kaadhal kuda poovai pondradhu | Love too is just like a flower. |
பூப் பூத்ததை யார் பார்த்தது
காதல் கூட பூவை போன்றது
மனதிலே உள்ளது மௌனமே நல்லது
வானம் வேறு நீலம் யார் சொன்னது
Who has seen a flower blooming?
Love too is just like a flower.
It remains within the heart; silence is best.
Who said the sky and its blue color are two different things?
பூப் பூத்ததை யார் பார்த்தது
காதல் கூட பூவை போன்றது
Who has seen a flower blooming?
Love too is just like a flower.
சபலம் வந்து சேர்ந்த காதல் சாபம் ஆனது
அவலம் வந்து சேர்ந்த காதல் ஆழமானது
பருவம் வந்த போது காதல் நியாயமானது
பண்பு பார்த்து வந்த காதல் தூய்மையானது
Love born out of mere temptation or impulse
Turns into a curse.
Love born out of empathy and shared pain
Becomes deep and profound.
அழகு என்பது மெழுகைப் போன்றது
அன்பு எனது விளக்கைப் போன்றது
அன்பு கொண்ட உள்ளம் என்றும் மாறாதது
Love that arrives with youth
Becomes natural and justified.
Love born after seeing good character
Becomes pure and divine.
பூப் பூத்ததை யார் பார்த்தது
காதல் கூட பூவை போன்றது
Beauty is like melting wax.
True love is like an enduring lamp.
A heart filled with true love never changes.
பறவை போல பரந்த வானில் பறந்து செல்கிறோம்
பசியைக் கூட இரண்டு பேரும் பகிர்ந்து கொள்கிறோம்
உறக்கம் நம்மை பிரிப்பதில்லை கூடி கொள்கிறோம்
ஒருவர் கண்ணில் ஒருவர் இறங்கி மூடிக் கொள்கிறோம்
Who has seen a flower blooming?
Love too is just like a flower.
மழையில் காய்கிறோம் வெயிலில் நனைகிறோம்
மழலை பேசியே மடியில் சாய்கிறோம்
இன்னும் கொஞ்சம் எல்லை மீற நாள் பார்க்கிறோம்
Like birds in the open sky
We fly away together.
Even hunger, both of us
Share with one another.
பூப் பூத்ததை யார் பார்த்தது
காதல் கூட பூவை போன்றது
மனதிலே உள்ளது மௌனமே நல்லது
வானம் வேறு நீலம் யார் சொன்னது
Sleep does not separate us
We stay together in harmony.
Descending into each other's eyes
We close our eyelids together.
பூப் பூத்ததை யார் பார்த்தது
காதல் கூட பூவை போன்றது
We dry in the rain and get drenched in the sunshine.
Speaking sweet baby talk, we lean on each other's lap.
We await the day to cross a few more boundaries.
Who has seen a flower blooming?
Love too is just like a flower.
It remains within the heart; silence is best.
Who said the sky and its blue color are two different things?
Who has seen a flower blooming?
Love too is just like a flower.
Poo poothathai yaar parthadhu
Who has seen a flower blooming?
Kaadhal kuda poovai pondradhu
Love too is just like a flower.
Manadhilae ulladhu mounamae nalladhu
It remains within the heart; silence is best.
Vaanam veru neelam yaar sonnadhu
Who said the sky and its blue color are two different things?
Poo poothathai yaar parthadhu
Who has seen a flower blooming?
Kaadhal kuda poovai pondradhu
Love too is just like a flower.
Sabalam vandhu serndha kaadhal
Love born out of mere temptation or impulse
Saabam aanadhu
Turns into a curse.
Avalam vandhu serntha kaadhal
Love born out of empathy and shared pain
Aazhamaanadhu
Becomes deep and profound.
Paruvam vandha pothu kaadhal
Love that arrives with youth
Nyayamaanadhu
Becomes natural and justified.
Panbu parthu vandha kaadhal
Love born after seeing good character
Thooimai aanadhu
Becomes pure and divine.
Azhagu enbadhu mezhugai pondradhu
Beauty is like melting wax.
Anbu enbadhu vilakkai pondradhu
True love is like an enduring lamp.
Anbu konda ullam endrum maarathadhu
A heart filled with true love never changes.
Poo poothathai yaar parthadhu
Who has seen a flower blooming?
Kaadhal kuda poovai pondradhu
Love too is just like a flower.
Paravai pola parantha vaanil
Like birds in the open sky
Paranthu selgirom
We fly away together.
Pasiyai kuda irandu perum
Even hunger, both of us
Pagirndhu kolgirom
Share with one another.
Urakkam nammai piripathillai
Sleep does not separate us
Koodi kolgirom
We stay together in harmony.
Oruvar kannil oruvar irangi
Descending into each other's eyes
Moodi kolgirom
We close our eyelids together.
Mazhaiyil kaaigirom veyilil nanaigirom
We dry in the rain and get drenched in the sunshine.
Mazhalai pesiyae madiyil saaigirom
Speaking sweet baby talk, we lean on each other's lap.
Innum konjam ellai meera naal paarkirom
We await the day to cross a few more boundaries.
Poo poothathai yaar parthadhu
Who has seen a flower blooming?
Kaadhal kuda poovai pondradhu
Love too is just like a flower.
Manadhilae ulladhu mounamae nalladhu
It remains within the heart; silence is best.
Vaanam veru neelam yaar sonnadhu
Who said the sky and its blue color are two different things?
Poo poothathai yaar parthadhu
Who has seen a flower blooming?
Kaadhal kuda poovai pondradhu
Love too is just like a flower.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Poo Poothathai Yaar Parthadhu is a philosophical yet deeply romantic Tamil song from the 1988 film Katha Nayagan, composed by Chandrabose and written by Vairamuthu. The song draws a poetic parallel between love and the subtle blooming of a flower—an event that occurs silently without fanfare, yet creates something tender and beautiful. Vairamuthu classifies love based on its origin, observing that love born of lust becomes a curse, while love rooted in shared sorrow, youth, or noble character grows deep, pure, and everlasting. In the second stanza, the song highlights the intimacy and carefree joy of lovers who share everything, from hunger to dreams. It uses paradoxical imagery—such as drying in rain and drenching in sunshine—to describe how love defies conventional logic. Ultimately, the song asserts that true lovers are as inseparable as the blue color from the sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kaadhal kuda poovai pondradhu”
Compares love directly to a flower using the comparative marker 'pondradhu'.
Analogy / Rhetorical Question
“Vaanam veru neelam yaar sonnadhu”
Uses the unity of the sky and its blue color to illustrate that true love and lovers cannot be separated.
Monai (Alliteration) & Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Sabalam vandhu serndha kaadhal / Saabam aanadhu”
Uses matching initial sounds ('Sabalam' / 'Saabam', 'Avalam' / 'Aazhamaanadhu') and rhyming endings ('aanadhu') to create poetic rhythm.
Contrast / Paradox
“Mazhaiyil kaaigirom veyilil nanaigirom”
Uses contradictory imagery ('drying in rain, getting wet in sun') to convey the surreal, magical experience of being in love.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Azhagu enbadhu mezhugai pondradhu / Anbu enbadhu vilakkai pondradhu”
Compares physical beauty to impermanent wax and love to an eternal lamp.
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Trivia
Katha Nayagan (1988) starred Pandiarajan and S. V. Sekhar. The track stands out in composer Chandrabose's discography for its gentle melodic arrangement, rendered with deep emotional resonance by legendary vocalist K. J. Yesudas.
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