Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal
From I · 2015
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Haricharan, Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- I2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Pookkale sattru oyivedungal | O flowers, take a little rest now, |
| Aval vandhuvittaal | For she has arrived! |
| Aval vandhuvittaal}(2) | She has arrived! |
| Male | |
| Hey i endraal athu azhagu endral | O flowers, take a little rest now, |
| Antha i-galin i aval thaana | For she has arrived! |
| Hey i endraal athu kadavul endral | She has arrived! |
| Antha kadavulin thugal aval thaana | Hey, if 'I' means beauty, |
| Haiyo ena thigaikum | Is she not the ultimate beauty among all beauties? |
| I ena viyakkum | Hey, if 'I' means God, |
| I-galukellam vidumuraiyai aval thanthuvitaal.. | Is she not a particle of that very God? |
| Aval vanthuvittaal.. | Astonishing everyone to cry out 'Oh my!', |
| Male | |
| Pookkale sattru oyivedungal | Making everyone marvel in awe, |
| Aval vandhuvittaal | She has given a vacation to all other wonders... |
| Aval vandhuvittaal | She has arrived.. |
| Female | |
| Indha ulagil unai vella oruvan illai | O flowers, take a little rest now, |
| Undhan asaivugalil yaavilum i | For she has arrived! |
| Vizhi azhagai kadanthu un idhayam nuzhainthu | She has arrived! |
| En ainpuzhan unarnthidum i | There is no one in this world to defeat you, |
| Male | |
| Evan bayathai anaikka | In every movement of yours, there is wonder and beauty ('I'). |
| Aval evanlai anaikka | Transcending the beauty of your eyes and entering your heart, |
| Aval seigaiyil peivathu i | My five senses experience this divine wonder ('I'). |
| Aval vizhiyin kanivil | To extinguish whose fear, |
| Endha ulagam paniyum | And to embrace whom, |
| Siru noiyalavu iyam illai | Wonder ('I') rains down in her actions! |
| Female | |
| En kaigalai korthidu i viralai | In the tenderness of her eyes, |
| Ini thaithu nee vaithidu nam nizhalai | Any world will bow down, |
| Male | |
| Aval idhazhgalai nugarnthuvida | There is not even a tiny grain of doubt in this. |
| Paadhai neduga Female : Thavam puriyum | Interlock my five fingers with yours, |
| Male | |
| Pookkale sattru oyivedungal | From now on, stitch our shadows together and keep them. |
| Aval vandhuvittaal | To savor the scent of her lips, |
| Aval vandhuvittaal | All along the path, female: Flowers perform penance. |
| Male | |
| Hey i endraal athu azhagu endral | O flowers, take a little rest now, |
| Antha i-galin i aval thaana | For she has arrived! |
| Hey i endraal athu kadavul endral | She has arrived! |
| Antha kadavulin thugal aval thaana | Hey, if 'I' means beauty, |
| Haiyo ena thigaikum | Is she not the ultimate beauty among all beauties? |
| I ena viyakkum | Hey, if 'I' means God, |
| I-galukellam vidumuraiyai aval thanthuvitaal.. | Is she not a particle of that very God? |
| Aval vanthuvittaal. | Astonishing everyone to cry out 'Oh my!', |
| Female | |
| Neer veelchi polae ninravan | Making everyone marvel in awe, |
| Naan neentha oru oodai aanai | She has given a vacation to all other wonders... |
| Vaan mootum malaiyai ponravan | She has arrived. |
| Naan aada oru medai aanaai | I stood like a roaring waterfall, |
| Male | |
| Ennullae ennai kandaval | You became a gentle stream for me to swim in. |
| Yaarendru enai kaana seithaal | I was like a mountain touching the sky, |
| Kelamal nenjai koithaval | You became a grand stage for me to dance upon. |
| Sirpam seithu kaiyil thanthaal | The woman who recognized the true me within myself, |
| Female | |
| Yugam yugam kaana.. mugam ithu pothum | She made me realize who I truly am. |
| Pugazhidam endrae undhan.. nenjam mattum pothum | She plucked my heart without asking, |
| Male :Maru uyir thanthaal.. nimirnthida seithaal | Sculpted it like a statue and placed it in my hands. |
| Nagarnthidum paadhai engum vaasam veesa vandhalae | To gaze upon for eras and eras.. this face alone is enough, |
| Male | |
| Pookkale sattru oyivedungal | As a sanctuary.. your heart alone is enough. |
| Aval vandhuvittaal | Male: She gave me a second life.. made me stand tall, |
| Aval vandhuvittaal | Everywhere along the moving path, she came spreading fragrance. |
| Male | |
| Hey i endraal athu azhagu endral | O flowers, take a little rest now, |
| Antha i-galin i aval thaana | For she has arrived! |
| Female :Hey i endraal athu thalaivan endral | She has arrived! |
| Antha i-galil i avan neeya | Hey, if 'I' means beauty, |
| Haiyo ena thigaikum | Is she not the ultimate beauty among all beauties? |
| I ena viyakkum | Female: Hey, if 'I' means leader/lord, |
| I-galukellam vidumuraiyai aval thanthuvitaal.. | Are you the supreme lord among all leaders? |
| Aval vanthuvittaal.. | Astonishing everyone to cry out 'Oh My!', |
| Male | |
| Pookkale sattru oyivedungal | Making everyone marvel in awe, |
| Aval vandhuvittaal | She has given a vacation to all other wonders... |
| Aval vandhuvittaal | She has arrived.. |
{ பூக்களே சற்று
ஓய்வெடுங்கள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள் } (2)
O flowers, take a little rest now,
For she has arrived!
She has arrived!
ஹே ஐ என்றால்
அது அழகு என்றால் அந்த
ஐகளின் ஐ அவள்தானா
ஹே ஐ என்றால் அது கடவுள்
என்றால் அந்த கடவுளின் துகள்
அவள்தானா ஹையோ என
திகைக்கும் ஐ என வியக்கும்
ஐகளுக்கெல்லாம் விடுமுறையை
அவள் தந்துவிட்டாள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள்
O flowers, take a little rest now,
For she has arrived!
She has arrived!
Hey, if 'I' means beauty,
Is she not the ultimate beauty among all beauties?
Hey, if 'I' means God,
Is she not a particle of that very God?
Astonishing everyone to cry out 'Oh my!',
பூக்களே சற்று
ஓய்வெடுங்கள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள்
Making everyone marvel in awe,
She has given a vacation to all other wonders...
She has arrived..
இந்த உலகில்
உனைவெல்ல ஒருவன்
இல்லை உந்தன் அசைவுகளில்
யாவிலும் ஐ விழி அழகை கடந்து
உன் இதயம் நுழைந்து என் ஐன்புலன்
உணர்ந்திடும் ஐ
O flowers, take a little rest now,
For she has arrived!
She has arrived!
There is no one in this world to defeat you,
எவன் பயத்தை
அணைக்க அவள் இவனை
அணைக்க அவள் செய்கையில்
பெய்வது ஐ அவள் விழியின்
கனிவில் எந்த உலகம் பணியும்
சிறு நோயளவு ஐயமில்லை
In every movement of yours, there is wonder and beauty ('I').
Transcending the beauty of your eyes and entering your heart,
My five senses experience this divine wonder ('I').
To extinguish whose fear,
And to embrace whom,
Wonder ('I') rains down in her actions!
என் கைகளை
கோர்த்திடு ஐ விரலை
இனி தைத்து நீ வைத்திடு
நம் நிழலை
In the tenderness of her eyes,
Any world will bow down,
அவள் இதழ்களை
நுகர்ந்துவிட பாதை நெடுக
பெண் : தவம் புரியும்
There is not even a tiny grain of doubt in this.
Interlock my five fingers with yours,
பூக்களே சற்று
ஓய்வெடுங்கள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள்
From now on, stitch our shadows together and keep them.
To savor the scent of her lips,
All along the path, female: Flowers perform penance.
ஹே ஐ என்றால்
அது அழகு என்றால் அந்த
ஐகளின் ஐ அவள்தானா
ஹே ஐ என்றால் அது கடவுள்
என்றால் அந்த கடவுளின் துகள்
அவள்தானா ஹையோ என
திகைக்கும் ஐ என வியக்கும்
ஐகளுக்கெல்லாம் விடுமுறையை
அவள் தந்துவிட்டாள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள்
O flowers, take a little rest now,
For she has arrived!
She has arrived!
Hey, if 'I' means beauty,
Is she not the ultimate beauty among all beauties?
Hey, if 'I' means God,
Is she not a particle of that very God?
Astonishing everyone to cry out 'Oh my!',
நீர்வீழ்ச்சி போலே
நின்றவன் நான் நீந்த ஒரு
ஓடை ஆனாய் வான் முட்டும்
மலையை போன்றவன் நான்
ஆட ஒரு மேடை ஆனாய்
Making everyone marvel in awe,
She has given a vacation to all other wonders...
She has arrived.
I stood like a roaring waterfall,
என்னுள்ளே என்னை
கண்டவள் யாரென்று எனை
காணச்செய்தாள் கேளாமல்
நெஞ்சை கொய்தவள் சிற்பம்
செய்து கையில் தந்தாள்
You became a gentle stream for me to swim in.
I was like a mountain touching the sky,
You became a grand stage for me to dance upon.
The woman who recognized the true me within myself,
யுகம் யுகம்
காண முகம் இது போதும்
புகலிடம் என்றே உந்தன்
நெஞ்சம் மட்டும் போதும்
She made me realize who I truly am.
She plucked my heart without asking,
Sculpted it like a statue and placed it in my hands.
To gaze upon for eras and eras.. this face alone is enough,
மறு உயிர் தந்தாள்
நிமிர்ந்திடச் செய்தாள்
நகர்ந்திடும் பாதை எங்கும்
வாசம் வீச வந்தாளே
As a sanctuary.. your heart alone is enough.
Male: She gave me a second life.. made me stand tall,
Everywhere along the moving path, she came spreading fragrance.
பூக்களே சற்று
ஓய்வெடுங்கள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள்
O flowers, take a little rest now,
For she has arrived!
She has arrived!
Hey, if 'I' means beauty,
Is she not the ultimate beauty among all beauties?
Female: Hey, if 'I' means leader/lord,
Are you the supreme lord among all leaders?
Astonishing everyone to cry out 'Oh My!',
ஹே ஐ என்றால்
அது அழகு என்றால் அந்த
ஐகளின் ஐ அவள்தானா
ஹே ஐ என்றால்
அது தலைவன் என்றால்
அந்த ஐகளில் ஐ அவன் நீயா
ஹையோ என திகைக்கும் ஐ
என வியக்கும் ஐகளுக்கெல்லாம்
விடுமுறையை அவள் தந்துவிட்டாள்
அவள் வந்துவிட்டாள்
Making everyone marvel in awe,
She has given a vacation to all other wonders...
She has arrived..
பூக்களே சற்று
ஓய்வெடுங்கள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள் அவள்
வந்துவிட்டாள்
{Pookkale sattru oyivedungal
O flowers, take a little rest now,
Aval vandhuvittaal
For she has arrived!
Aval vandhuvittaal}(2)
She has arrived!
Hey i endraal athu azhagu endral
O flowers, take a little rest now,
Antha i-galin i aval thaana
For she has arrived!
Hey i endraal athu kadavul endral
She has arrived!
Antha kadavulin thugal aval thaana
Hey, if 'I' means beauty,
Haiyo ena thigaikum
Is she not the ultimate beauty among all beauties?
I ena viyakkum
Hey, if 'I' means God,
I-galukellam vidumuraiyai aval thanthuvitaal..
Is she not a particle of that very God?
Aval vanthuvittaal..
Astonishing everyone to cry out 'Oh my!',
Pookkale sattru oyivedungal
Making everyone marvel in awe,
Aval vandhuvittaal
She has given a vacation to all other wonders...
Aval vandhuvittaal
She has arrived..
Indha ulagil unai vella oruvan illai
O flowers, take a little rest now,
Undhan asaivugalil yaavilum i
For she has arrived!
Vizhi azhagai kadanthu un idhayam nuzhainthu
She has arrived!
En ainpuzhan unarnthidum i
There is no one in this world to defeat you,
Evan bayathai anaikka
In every movement of yours, there is wonder and beauty ('I').
Aval evanlai anaikka
Transcending the beauty of your eyes and entering your heart,
Aval seigaiyil peivathu i
My five senses experience this divine wonder ('I').
Aval vizhiyin kanivil
To extinguish whose fear,
Endha ulagam paniyum
And to embrace whom,
Siru noiyalavu iyam illai
Wonder ('I') rains down in her actions!
En kaigalai korthidu i viralai
In the tenderness of her eyes,
Ini thaithu nee vaithidu nam nizhalai
Any world will bow down,
Aval idhazhgalai nugarnthuvida
There is not even a tiny grain of doubt in this.
Paadhai neduga Female : Thavam puriyum
Interlock my five fingers with yours,
Pookkale sattru oyivedungal
From now on, stitch our shadows together and keep them.
Aval vandhuvittaal
To savor the scent of her lips,
Aval vandhuvittaal
All along the path, female: Flowers perform penance.
Hey i endraal athu azhagu endral
O flowers, take a little rest now,
Antha i-galin i aval thaana
For she has arrived!
Hey i endraal athu kadavul endral
She has arrived!
Antha kadavulin thugal aval thaana
Hey, if 'I' means beauty,
Haiyo ena thigaikum
Is she not the ultimate beauty among all beauties?
I ena viyakkum
Hey, if 'I' means God,
I-galukellam vidumuraiyai aval thanthuvitaal..
Is she not a particle of that very God?
Aval vanthuvittaal.
Astonishing everyone to cry out 'Oh my!',
Neer veelchi polae ninravan
Making everyone marvel in awe,
Naan neentha oru oodai aanai
She has given a vacation to all other wonders...
Vaan mootum malaiyai ponravan
She has arrived.
Naan aada oru medai aanaai
I stood like a roaring waterfall,
Ennullae ennai kandaval
You became a gentle stream for me to swim in.
Yaarendru enai kaana seithaal
I was like a mountain touching the sky,
Kelamal nenjai koithaval
You became a grand stage for me to dance upon.
Sirpam seithu kaiyil thanthaal
The woman who recognized the true me within myself,
Yugam yugam kaana.. mugam ithu pothum
She made me realize who I truly am.
Pugazhidam endrae undhan.. nenjam mattum pothum
She plucked my heart without asking,
Male :Maru uyir thanthaal.. nimirnthida seithaal
Sculpted it like a statue and placed it in my hands.
Nagarnthidum paadhai engum vaasam veesa vandhalae
To gaze upon for eras and eras.. this face alone is enough,
Pookkale sattru oyivedungal
As a sanctuary.. your heart alone is enough.
Aval vandhuvittaal
Male: She gave me a second life.. made me stand tall,
Aval vandhuvittaal
Everywhere along the moving path, she came spreading fragrance.
Hey i endraal athu azhagu endral
O flowers, take a little rest now,
Antha i-galin i aval thaana
For she has arrived!
Female :Hey i endraal athu thalaivan endral
She has arrived!
Antha i-galil i avan neeya
Hey, if 'I' means beauty,
Haiyo ena thigaikum
Is she not the ultimate beauty among all beauties?
I ena viyakkum
Female: Hey, if 'I' means leader/lord,
I-galukellam vidumuraiyai aval thanthuvitaal..
Are you the supreme lord among all leaders?
Aval vanthuvittaal..
Astonishing everyone to cry out 'Oh My!',
Pookkale sattru oyivedungal
Making everyone marvel in awe,
Aval vandhuvittaal
She has given a vacation to all other wonders...
Aval vandhuvittaal
She has arrived..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Pookkale Sattru Oyivedungal' is a romantic ode where the male and female protagonists express their deep, transcendent admiration for one another. The lyricist ingeniously explores the classical Tamil definitions of the single letter 'I' (ஐ)—which signifies beauty, divinity, king/leader, wonder, and the number five—to elevate the praise of the beloved to a poetic and philosophical level. The singer asks nature's flowers to take a break because the heroine's grace far outshines their beauty. In the later verses, the lovers recount how their relationship transformed them: the hero describes himself as a wild waterfall tamed into a serene stream by her presence, while the heroine sees him as her supreme leader and protector. Through vivid imagery of stitched shadows, sculpted hearts, and nature performing penance, the song captures the essence of deep, soul-bound love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Polysemy / Wordplay on 'I' (ஐ)
“Hey i endraal athu azhagu endral”
Lyricist Madhan Karky utilizes the single Tamil vowel 'I' (ஐ) across its multiple dictionary meanings: beauty (அழகு), God (கடவுள்), leader (தலைவன்), wonder (வியப்பு), and five (ஐந்து).
Personification (தற்குறிப்பேற்ற அணி)
“Pookkale sattru oyivedungal”
Giving human attributes to flowers by asking them to rest because the heroine's beauty surpasses theirs, and portraying flowers along the path as performing penance (thavam).
Simile (உவமையணி)
“Neer veelchi polae ninravan”
Direct comparison of the hero to a waterfall and a mountain using 'polae' and 'ponravan'.
Surrealist Metaphor (உருவக அணி)
“Ini thaithu nee vaithidu nam nizhalai”
Creating abstract visual imagery of stitching shadows together to symbolize inseparable unity.
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Trivia
To write the lyrics tailored to director Shankar's film 'I', lyricist Madhan Karky researched ancient Tamil dictionaries (Nigandu) to find all possible classical meanings of the single Tamil letter 'I' (ஐ). He discovered around 17 meanings and incorporated five major ones—beauty, divinity, wonder, leadership, and five—into the song's verses. Composed by A. R. Rahman, the song was sung by Haricharan and Shreya Ghoshal.
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