Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Anbe Sivam album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Poo Vaasam Purappadum

From Anbe Sivam · 2003

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Sadhana Sargam, Vijay Prakash
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Anbe Sivam
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
1 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaaa aaa aaa aaa
Poo vaasam porapadum pennae
Naan poo varainthaal
Thee vanthu viral sudum kannae
Naan thee varainthaal
Uyirallathellaam uyir kollum endraal
Uyirulla naano ennaaguven..
Male :Uyir vaangidum oviyam neeyadi…ee
Poo vaasam porapadum pennae
Naan poo varainthaal
Thee vanthu viral sudum kannae
Naan thee varainthaal
Mmm.. pulli sernthu.. pulli sernthu oviyam
Ullam sernthu.. ullam sernthu kaaviyam
Kodu kooda oviyathin bhagamae
Oodal koda kaadhal endru aagumae
Oru vaanam varaiya neela vanna
Nam kaadhal varaiya enna vannam
En vetkathin niram thottu..
Viral ennum kol kondu
Nam kaadhal varaivomae vaa aaaa ……
Poo vaasam porapadum pennae
Naan poo varainthaal
Thee vanthu viral sudum kannae
Naan thee varainthaal
Oviyathin jeevan engu ulladhu..
Uttru paarkum aalin kannil ulladhu..
Penn udambil kaadhal enghu ulladhu
Aan thodaadha bhaagham thannil ulladhu
Nee varaiya therindha oru navina kavignan
Penn vasiyam therindha..oru nalindha kalaignan
Megathai yemaatri mann serum mazhai polae
Madiyodu vizhundhaayae… vaa aaaaa ….
Poo vaasam porapadum pennae
Naan poo varainthaal…Female :Mm hmm hmm
Thee vanthu viral sudum kannae
Naan thee varainthaal
Uyirallathellaam uyir kollum endraal
Uyirulla naano ennaaguven..
Male :Uyir vaangidum oviyam neeyadi…ee
Aaaa aaa aaa aaa
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
The scent of flowers will rise, my girl,
if I paint a flower.
Fire will burn my fingers, my dear,
if I paint fire.
If lifeless things can come to life,
what will happen to me, who is alive?
You are a painting that steals my very soul...
The scent of flowers will rise, my girl,
if I paint a flower.
Fire will burn my fingers, my dear,
if I paint fire.
Mm... dots joining together make a painting,
hearts joining together make an epic.
Even a simple line is part of a painting,
even lovers' quarrels turn into love.
There is blue to paint the sky,
but what colour will paint our love?
Dipping into the colour of my blush,
using our fingers as brushes,
come, let us paint our love...
The scent of flowers will rise, my girl,
if I paint a flower.
Fire will burn my fingers, my dear,
if I paint fire.
Where does the soul of a painting lie?
It lies in the eyes of the one who gazes at it.
Where does love live in a woman's body?
It lives in the places untouched by a man.
You are a modern poet who knows how to paint,
a sensitive artist who knows how to charm a woman.
Like rain that tricks the clouds to reach the earth,
you fell right into my lap... come...
The scent of flowers will rise, my girl,
if I paint a flower... Mm mm mm...
Fire will burn my fingers, my dear,
if I paint fire.
If lifeless things can come to life,
what will happen to me, who is alive?
You are a painting that steals my very soul...
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Poo Vaasam is a deeply poetic romantic track from Anbe Sivam that uses fine art and painting as a central metaphor for love and connection. The protagonist, a talented painter, marvels at how his artwork assumes lifelike qualities when inspired by his beloved—drawing a flower releases real fragrance, while drawing fire burns his fingertips. The song delves into philosophical musings on aesthetics, asserting that art gains its soul through the eyes of the observer, just as love finds its deepest sanctity in emotional intimacy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

“Poo vaasam porapadum pennae... Thee vanthu viral sudum kannae”

Exaggerating the realism of the artist's work by stating that drawing a flower produces real fragrance and drawing fire physically burns his fingers.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Pulli sernthu.. pulli sernthu oviyam, Ullam sernthu.. ullam sernthu kaaviyam”

Comparing connecting dots to creating a painting, and connecting hearts to writing an epic poem.

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

“Megathai yemaatri mann serum mazhai polae, Madiyodu vizhundhaayae”

Comparing the lover gently falling into the lap to rain trickling down from clouds to touch the earth.

Rhyme & Monai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)

“Kodu kooda oviyathin bhagamae, Oodal koda kaadhal endru aagumae”

Rhythmic pairing of words like Pulli/Ullam and Kodu/Oodal creating musical flow in Tamil prosody.

Did you know?

Trivia

In the film Anbe Sivam (2003), composer Vidyasagar provided the music, with vocals rendered by Vijay Prakash and Sadhana Sargam. The artistic imagery in Vairamuthu's lyrics directly connects to the background of Kamal Haasan's character, Nallasivam, who is portrayed as a passionate communist street painter and commercial artist before his life-changing accident.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

Penn Oruthi2002
GeminiAttractionDesire
Kaatrai Niruthi1996
PanchalankuruchiAttractionBeauty
Kavidhai Kelungal Karuvil1986
Punnagai MannanNaturePassionate
Kaalaiyum Neeye1961
Then NilavuRomantic UnionDevotion
Oru Pennai Parthu1964
Dheiva ThaaiAttractionBeauty
Naan2020
VaazhlAttractionDevotion

From the same album

More songs from Anbe Sivam

View album
Mouname Paarvaiyai2003
Anbe SivamRomantic
Yaar Yaar Sivam2003
Anbe SivamSpiritual
Naattukkoru Seidhi2003
Anbe SivamDefiant
Yela Machi Machi2003
Anbe SivamContemplative

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.