Pookal Pookum Tharunam
From Madhirasa Patinam · 2015
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Andrea Jeremiah, G. V. Prakash Kumar, Harini
- Music directors
- Not listed
- Details
- Madhirasa Patinam2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
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| Male | |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Na na naaa | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Na na na naaa | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Male | |
| Pookal pookum tharunam aaruyirae | My precious soul, the exact moment a flower blossoms |
| Paarthathaarum illaiyae | Has never been witnessed by anyone. |
| Female :Ularum kaalai pozhuthai muzhumathiyum | Female: During the breaking dawn, the full moon |
| Pirinthu povathillaiayae | Does not leave its side. |
| Male :Netruvarai neram poga villaiyae | Male: Until yesterday, time moved so slowly, |
| Unathu aruge neram pothavillaiyae | But beside you, time is never enough. |
| Female :Ethuvum pesavillaiyae, indru yeno | Female: We haven't spoken a word, yet today, why |
| Ethuvum thondravillaiyae.. ithu ethuvooooo.. | Does nothing else cross my mind? What is this feeling? |
| Male :Iravum vidiyavillaiyae, athu vidinthaal | Male: The night does not seem to end, and when it dawns, |
| Pagalum mudiyavillaiyae.. | The day does not seem to finish either.. |
| Poonthalirae..eeeee ohhooo… | Oh tender flower sprout... |
| Male | |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Na na naaa | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Na na na naaa | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Male | |
| Vaarthai thevaillai, vaazhum kaalam varai, | No words are necessary for as long as we live, |
| Paavai paarvai mozhi pesumae | The maiden's gaze itself speaks a whole language. |
| Female :Netru thevaillai, naalai thevaillai | Female: No need for yesterday, no need for tomorrow, |
| Indru intha nodi pothumae | This very moment today is more than enough. |
| Male :Verindri vithaindri vinthoovum mazhai indri | Male: Without roots, without seeds, without rain falling from the sky, |
| Ithu enna ivan thottam poopookuthuthaeee | What kind of garden is this of his that is blooming flowers? |
| Female :Vaalindri porindri valikindra yutha mindri | Female: Without a sword, without war, without a painful battle, |
| Ithu enna ivanukkul ennai velluthaeeee.. | What is this inside him that is conquering me? |
| Male :Idhayam muzhuthum irukum | Male: Filling up the entire heart, |
| Intha thayakam, engu kondu niruthum.. | Where will this hesitation lead us and leave us? |
| Female :Ithai ariya engu kidaikum vilakam, | Female: Where can an explanation be found to understand this? |
| Athu kidaithaal solla vendum enakum | If you find it, you must tell me too. |
| Male :Poonthalireeeeeeehhhh.. | Male: Oh tender flower sprout... |
| Female | |
| Oh where would i be | Oh where would I be |
| Without this joy inside of me | Without this joy inside of me |
| It makes me want to come alive | It makes me want to come alive |
| It makes me want to fly into the skyyy | It makes me want to fly into the sky |
| Oh where would i be? | Oh where would I be? |
| If i didn’t have you next to me? | If I didn't have you next to me? |
| Oh where would i be? | Oh where would I be? |
| Oh where, oh where? ohhhh,,where… | Oh where, oh where? Oh, where... |
| Male | |
| Entha megam ithu.. enthan vaasal vanthu.. | Which cloud is this that comes to my doorstep, |
| Engum eera mazhai thoovuthae.. | Shower wet rain everywhere? |
| Female :Entha uravu ithu.. | Female: What kind of relationship is this? |
| Ethuvum puriyavillai endrapothum ithu neezhuthae | Even though nothing is understood, it keeps extending. |
| Male :Yaarendru ariyaamal, perkooda theriyaamal | Male: Without knowing who she is, without even knowing her name, |
| Ivalodu oru sontham uruvaanaathey.. | A deep bond has developed with her.. |
| Female :Yenendru ketkaamal, thaduthaalum nirkaamal | Female: Without asking why, without stopping even when hindered, |
| Ivan pogum vazhiyengum manam poguthae.. | Wherever he goes, my heart follows.. |
| Male :Paathai mudintha piragum, | Male: Even after the path ends, |
| Intha ulagil payanam mudivathillaiyae.. | The journey in this world does not end.. |
| Female :Kaatril paranthe paravai marainthu piragum | Female: Even after the bird flying in the wind vanishes, |
| Female And Male :Ilai thodangum nadanam mudivathillaiyae..! | Female And Male: The dance it started on the leaf does not end..! |
| Ithu ethuvo..! | What is this feeling..! |
| Male | |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Naa na naa na naaa | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Na na na naaa | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Female | |
| Pookal pookum tharunam aaruyirae | My precious soul, the exact moment a flower blossoms |
| Paarthathaarum illaiyae | Has never been witnessed by anyone. |
| Female :Ularum kaalai pozhuthai muzhumathiyum | Female: During the breaking dawn, the full moon |
| Pirinthu povathillaiayae | Does not leave its side. |
| Male :Netruvarai neram poga villaiyae | Male: Until yesterday, time moved so slowly, |
| Unathu aruge neram pothavillaiyae | But beside you, time is never enough. |
| Female :Ethuvum pesavillaiyae, indru yeno | Female: We haven't spoken a word, yet today, why |
| Ethuvum thondravillaiyae.. | Does nothing else cross my mind.. |
| Male and Female :Enna puthumaii.. | Male and Female: What a wonder.. |
| Iravum vidiyavillaiyae, athu vidinthaal | The night does not seem to end, and when it dawns, |
| Pagalum mudiyavillaiyae.. | The day does not seem to finish either.. |
| Male :Athu ethuvooo | Male: Whatever this feeling is... |
| Male | |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Na na naaa | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Dhana dhontha na na | Rhythm vocalizations |
| Na na na naaa | Rhythm vocalizations |
தானா தோன்த
னா னா தானா தோன்த
னா னா தானா தோன்த
னா னா னா னா னா
தானா தோன்த னா னா
தானா தோன்த னா னா
தானா தோன்த னா னா
னா னா னா
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பூக்கள் பூக்கும்
தருணம் ஆருயிரே
பார்த்ததாரும் இல்லையே
உலரும் காலை
பொழுதை முழு மதியும்
பிரிந்து போவதில்லையே
நேற்றுவரை நேரம்
போகவில்லையே உனது
அருகே நேரம்
போதவில்லையே
எதுவும் பேசவில்லையே
இன்று ஏனோ எதுவும்
தோன்றவில்லையே
இது எதுவோ
இரவும் விடியவில்லையே
அது விடிந்தால் பகலும்
முடியவில்லையே
பூந்தளிரே..... ஓஹோ
My precious soul, the exact moment a flower blossoms
Has never been witnessed by anyone.
Female: During the breaking dawn, the full moon
Does not leave its side.
Male: Until yesterday, time moved so slowly,
But beside you, time is never enough.
Female: We haven't spoken a word, yet today, why
Does nothing else cross my mind? What is this feeling?
Male: The night does not seem to end, and when it dawns,
The day does not seem to finish either..
Oh tender flower sprout...
தானா தோன்த
னா னா தானா தோன்த
னா னா தானா தோன்த
னா னா னா னா னா
தானா தோன்த னா னா
தானா தோன்த னா னா
தானா தோன்த னா னா
னா னா னா
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வார்த்தை தேவையில்லை
வாழும் காலம் வரை
பாவை பார்வை மொழி
பேசுமே
நேற்று தேவை
இல்லை நாளை
தேவையில்லை இன்று
இந்த நொடி போதுமே
வேரின்றி விதையின்றி
விண் தூவும் மழை இன்றி
இது என்ன இவன் தோட்டம்
பூப்பூக்குதே
வாள் இன்றி
போர் இன்றி வலிக்கின்ற
யுத்தம் இன்றி இது என்ன
இவனுக்குள் என்னை
வெல்லுதே
No words are necessary for as long as we live,
The maiden's gaze itself speaks a whole language.
Female: No need for yesterday, no need for tomorrow,
This very moment today is more than enough.
Male: Without roots, without seeds, without rain falling from the sky,
What kind of garden is this of his that is blooming flowers?
Female: Without a sword, without war, without a painful battle,
What is this inside him that is conquering me?
Male: Filling up the entire heart,
Where will this hesitation lead us and leave us?
Female: Where can an explanation be found to understand this?
If you find it, you must tell me too.
Male: Oh tender flower sprout...
இதயம் முழுதும்
இருக்கும் இந்த தயக்கம்
எங்கு கொண்டு நிறுத்தும்
இதை அறிய எங்கு
கிடைக்கும் விளக்கம் அது
கிடைத்தால் சொல்ல
வேண்டும் எனக்கும்
பூந்தளிரே..
Oh where would I be
Without this joy inside of me
It makes me want to come alive
It makes me want to fly into the sky
Oh where would I be?
If I didn't have you next to me?
Oh where would I be?
Oh where, oh where? Oh, where...
ஓ வேர் வுட் ஐ பி
வித்அவுட் திஸ் ஜாய்
இன்சைட் ஆப் மீ இட்
மேக்ஸ் மீ வான்ட் டு
கம் அலைவ் இட் மேக்ஸ்
மீ வான்ட் டு ப்ளை இன்டு
தி ஸ்கை ஓ வேர் வுட் ஐ
பி இப் ஐ டிட்நாட் ஹவ் யூ
நெக்ஸ்ட் டு மீ ஓ வேர் வுட்
ஐ பி ஓ வேர் ஓ வேர் ஓ
வேர்
Which cloud is this that comes to my doorstep,
Shower wet rain everywhere?
Female: What kind of relationship is this?
Even though nothing is understood, it keeps extending.
Male: Without knowing who she is, without even knowing her name,
A deep bond has developed with her..
Female: Without asking why, without stopping even when hindered,
Wherever he goes, my heart follows..
Male: Even after the path ends,
The journey in this world does not end..
Female: Even after the bird flying in the wind vanishes,
Female And Male: The dance it started on the leaf does not end..!
What is this feeling..!
எந்த மேகம் இது
எந்தன் வாசல் வந்து
எங்கும் ஈரமழை தூவுதே
எந்த உறவு இது
எதுவும் புரியவில்லை
என்ற போதும் இது நீளுதே
யார் என்று அறியாமல்
பேர் கூட தெரியாமல் இவளோடு
ஒரு சொந்தம் உருவானதே
ஏன் என்று கேட்காமல்
தடுத்தாலும் நிற்காமல்
இவன் போகும் வழி எங்கும்
மனம் போகுதே
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பாதை முடிந்த
பிறகும் இந்த உலகில்
பயணம் முடிவதில்லையே
காற்றில் பறந்தே
பறவை மறைந்த பிறகும்
பெண் & ஆண் :
இலை
தொடங்கும் நடனம்
முடிவதில்லையே
இது எதுவோ
My precious soul, the exact moment a flower blossoms
Has never been witnessed by anyone.
Female: During the breaking dawn, the full moon
Does not leave its side.
Male: Until yesterday, time moved so slowly,
But beside you, time is never enough.
Female: We haven't spoken a word, yet today, why
Does nothing else cross my mind..
Male and Female: What a wonder..
The night does not seem to end, and when it dawns,
The day does not seem to finish either..
Male: Whatever this feeling is...
தானா தோன்த
னா னா தானா தோன்த
னா னா தானா தோன்த
னா னா னா னா னா னா
னா தானா தோன்த னா
னா தானா தோன்த னா
னா தானா தோன்த னா
னா னா னா னா
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பூக்கள் பூக்கும்
தருணம் ஆருயிரே
பார்த்ததாரும் இல்லையே
உலரும் காலை
பொழுதை முழு மதியும்
பிரிந்து போவதில்லையே
நேற்றுவரை நேரம்
போகவில்லையே உனது
அருகே நேரம்
போதவில்லையே
எதுவும் பேசவில்லையே
இன்று ஏனோ எதுவும்
தோன்றவில்லையே
ஆண் & பெண் :
என்ன புதுமை
இரவும் விடியவில்லையே
அது விடிந்தால் பகலும்
முடியவில்லையே
அது எதுவோ
தானா தோன்த
னா னா தானா தோன்த
னா னா தானா தோன்த
னா னா னா னா னா
தானா தோன்த னா னா
தானா தோன்த னா னா
தானா தோன்த னா னா
னா னா னா னா
Dhana dhontha na na
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Na na naaa
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Pookal pookum tharunam aaruyirae
My precious soul, the exact moment a flower blossoms
Paarthathaarum illaiyae
Has never been witnessed by anyone.
Female :Ularum kaalai pozhuthai muzhumathiyum
Female: During the breaking dawn, the full moon
Pirinthu povathillaiayae
Does not leave its side.
Male :Netruvarai neram poga villaiyae
Male: Until yesterday, time moved so slowly,
Unathu aruge neram pothavillaiyae
But beside you, time is never enough.
Female :Ethuvum pesavillaiyae, indru yeno
Female: We haven't spoken a word, yet today, why
Ethuvum thondravillaiyae.. ithu ethuvooooo..
Does nothing else cross my mind? What is this feeling?
Male :Iravum vidiyavillaiyae, athu vidinthaal
Male: The night does not seem to end, and when it dawns,
Pagalum mudiyavillaiyae..
The day does not seem to finish either..
Poonthalirae..eeeee ohhooo…
Oh tender flower sprout...
Dhana dhontha na na
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Dhana dhontha na na
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Dhana dhontha na na
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Na na naaa
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Dhana dhontha na na
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Vaarthai thevaillai, vaazhum kaalam varai,
No words are necessary for as long as we live,
Paavai paarvai mozhi pesumae
The maiden's gaze itself speaks a whole language.
Female :Netru thevaillai, naalai thevaillai
Female: No need for yesterday, no need for tomorrow,
Indru intha nodi pothumae
This very moment today is more than enough.
Male :Verindri vithaindri vinthoovum mazhai indri
Male: Without roots, without seeds, without rain falling from the sky,
Ithu enna ivan thottam poopookuthuthaeee
What kind of garden is this of his that is blooming flowers?
Female :Vaalindri porindri valikindra yutha mindri
Female: Without a sword, without war, without a painful battle,
Ithu enna ivanukkul ennai velluthaeeee..
What is this inside him that is conquering me?
Male :Idhayam muzhuthum irukum
Male: Filling up the entire heart,
Intha thayakam, engu kondu niruthum..
Where will this hesitation lead us and leave us?
Female :Ithai ariya engu kidaikum vilakam,
Female: Where can an explanation be found to understand this?
Athu kidaithaal solla vendum enakum
If you find it, you must tell me too.
Male :Poonthalireeeeeeehhhh..
Male: Oh tender flower sprout...
Oh where would i be
Oh where would I be
Without this joy inside of me
Without this joy inside of me
It makes me want to come alive
It makes me want to come alive
It makes me want to fly into the skyyy
It makes me want to fly into the sky
Oh where would i be?
Oh where would I be?
If i didn’t have you next to me?
If I didn't have you next to me?
Oh where would i be?
Oh where would I be?
Oh where, oh where? ohhhh,,where…
Oh where, oh where? Oh, where...
Entha megam ithu.. enthan vaasal vanthu..
Which cloud is this that comes to my doorstep,
Engum eera mazhai thoovuthae..
Shower wet rain everywhere?
Female :Entha uravu ithu..
Female: What kind of relationship is this?
Ethuvum puriyavillai endrapothum ithu neezhuthae
Even though nothing is understood, it keeps extending.
Male :Yaarendru ariyaamal, perkooda theriyaamal
Male: Without knowing who she is, without even knowing her name,
Ivalodu oru sontham uruvaanaathey..
A deep bond has developed with her..
Female :Yenendru ketkaamal, thaduthaalum nirkaamal
Female: Without asking why, without stopping even when hindered,
Ivan pogum vazhiyengum manam poguthae..
Wherever he goes, my heart follows..
Male :Paathai mudintha piragum,
Male: Even after the path ends,
Intha ulagil payanam mudivathillaiyae..
The journey in this world does not end..
Female :Kaatril paranthe paravai marainthu piragum
Female: Even after the bird flying in the wind vanishes,
Female And Male :Ilai thodangum nadanam mudivathillaiyae..!
Female And Male: The dance it started on the leaf does not end..!
Ithu ethuvo..!
What is this feeling..!
Dhana dhontha na na
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Na na na naaa
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Pookal pookum tharunam aaruyirae
My precious soul, the exact moment a flower blossoms
Paarthathaarum illaiyae
Has never been witnessed by anyone.
Female :Ularum kaalai pozhuthai muzhumathiyum
Female: During the breaking dawn, the full moon
Pirinthu povathillaiayae
Does not leave its side.
Male :Netruvarai neram poga villaiyae
Male: Until yesterday, time moved so slowly,
Unathu aruge neram pothavillaiyae
But beside you, time is never enough.
Female :Ethuvum pesavillaiyae, indru yeno
Female: We haven't spoken a word, yet today, why
Ethuvum thondravillaiyae..
Does nothing else cross my mind..
Male and Female :Enna puthumaii..
Male and Female: What a wonder..
Iravum vidiyavillaiyae, athu vidinthaal
The night does not seem to end, and when it dawns,
Pagalum mudiyavillaiyae..
The day does not seem to finish either..
Male :Athu ethuvooo
Male: Whatever this feeling is...
Dhana dhontha na na
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Dhana dhontha na na
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Dhana dhontha na na
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Na na naaa
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Dhana dhontha na na
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Dhana dhontha na na
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Dhana dhontha na na
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Na na na naaa
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Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Pookal Pookum' is a timeless romantic duet from the film 'Madrasapattinam' (2010), composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and penned by the celebrated lyricist Na. Muthukumar. Sung by Roop Kumar Rathod, Harini, Andrea Jeremiah, and G. V. Prakash Kumar, the song captures the delicate, quiet, and sublime sensation of falling in love across cultural and linguistic barriers in 1940s pre-independence Madras.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Pookal pookum tharunam aaruyirae, paarthathaarum illaiyae”
The sudden unfolding of love in the heart is beautifully compared to the unseen, gentle moment when a flower blossoms.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Verindri vithaindri vinthoovum mazhai indri”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('V' sound in 'Verindri', 'vithaindri', 'vinthoovum') creating a melodic poetic flow.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Intha thayakam, engu kondu niruthum / Ithai ariya engu kidaikum vilakam”
Matching end syllables in adjacent lines ('thayakam', 'vilakam') establishing rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for the 2010 period drama 'Madrasapattinam' directed by A. L. Vijay, 'Pookal Pookum' became one of the biggest hit Tamil romantic tracks of the 2010s. The song features English vocal segments rendered by Andrea Jeremiah representing the British lead character Amy Jackson, seamlessly juxtaposed with Hindustani-classical infused Tamil lines sung by Roop Kumar Rathod and Harini.
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