Pookara Pookara
From Citizen · 2001
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Shankar Mahadevan, Vasundhara Das
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Citizen2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Chikkuchan chan | Chikkuchan chan |
| Chikkuchan chikkuchan (Overlaying) | Chikkuchan chikkuchan (Overlaying) |
| Chorus | |
| Pennukkoru perinbam | A supreme bliss for a woman |
| Ingingae kannaalaa | Here, my beloved |
| Vazhnthidu angangae | Live right over there |
| Vazhnthidu angangae | Live right over there |
| {Vekkangal valainthathu paar ingae | {Look here, shyness has surrendered |
| Vekkathaal thodaithidu vaa ingae} (2) | Come wipe it away with shyness} (2) |
| Chorus | |
| Chikkuchan chan | Chikkuchan chan |
| Chikkuchan chikkuchan | Chikkuchan chikkuchan |
| Chorus | |
| {Glulsey gulsey gulsey.. | {Glulsey gulsey gulsey.. |
| Glulsey gulsey gulsey.. | Glulsey gulsey gulsey.. |
| Poo poo poo | Flower flower flower |
| Glulsey gulsey gulsey.. | Glulsey gulsey gulsey.. |
| Glulsey gulsey gulsey.. | Glulsey gulsey gulsey.. |
| Poo poo poo} (2) | Flower flower flower} (2) |
| Female | |
| Pookaara...Chorus :Hu hu hu | O flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| Hey pookara…Chorus :Hu hu hu | Hey flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| En pookal motham | Tell me how many flowers |
| Ethanai solli vidu…uuuuhuu | I have in total... uuuuhuu |
| Female | |
| EnnikaiChorus :Hu hu hu | Without reducing Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| KuraiyaamalChorus :Hu hu hu | The count Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| Nee ellaam poovai | Pinch each and every flower |
| Oru murai killi vidu..ooo… | Just once.. ooo… |
| Female | |
| Poonkodikku kattu pattu | Bound to the flower creeper |
| Pattu kattum mottu koottam | A cluster of buds wearing silk |
| Poopathenna oru murai thaan | Why blossom only once? |
| Thaan thaan thaan | Only once, once, once |
| Female | |
| Poo padainthu pinnum kooda | Even after flowering |
| Meendum meendum pookum pookkal | The flowers that bloom again and again |
| Pengal pengal pengal mattumthaan | Are women, women, only women |
| Male | |
| PookaariChorus :Hu hu hu | O flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| Hey pookariChorus :Hu hu hu | Hey flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| Unn pookal motham | I do not know |
| Ethanai theriyavillai | The total count of your flowers |
| Male | |
| Poo koodaiChorus :Hu hu hu | Without looking Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| PaaramalChorus :Hu hu hu | At the flower basket Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| Unn pookal enni solvathu | To count and tell your flowers |
| Sulabam illai | Is not easy |
| Chorus | |
| {Sa sa re | {Sa sa re |
| Ra sa sa re | Ra sa sa re |
| Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa | Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa |
| Sa ni dha ni saa} (2) | Sa ni dha ni saa} (2) |
| Hu hu hu… | Hu hu hu… |
| Sa sa re | Sa sa re |
| Ra sa sa re | Ra sa sa re |
| Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa | Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa |
| Sa ni dha ni saa | Sa ni dha ni saa |
| Female | |
| Minnal paambai kaiyil suttrum | I am one who wraps a lightning snake |
| Ullam kondaval naan | Around my hand in spirit |
| Kili konjam puli konjam | A little parrot, a little tiger |
| Kalavai naan | A mixture am I |
| Chorus | |
| Kaadhalukkaethu | Why calculate days like |
| Sunday… Monday | Sunday… Monday for love? |
| Kanakku pannunga | Calculate it right now, |
| Indrae indrae | Today itself, today itself |
| Chorus | |
| Made for each other | Saying we are 'made for each other' |
| Endrae endrae | Forever and ever, |
| Melam kottungal | Beat the wedding drums |
| Indrae indrae | Today itself, today itself |
| Male | |
| Ohh ettu dhisayai maatri podum | Oh, I am a clever man who can turning |
| Kettikaaran naan | All eight directions around |
| Suriyanil koodu kattum | I am a bird that builds |
| Paravai naan | A nest in the sun |
| Chorus | |
| Nee ottrai mudiyaal | With a single strand of hair, |
| Thaerai iluppaai | You can pull a temple chariot |
| Kattaiviral asaivil | With a twitch of your thumb, |
| Kaariyam mudippaai | You accomplish tasks |
| Male | |
| Ilamaiyinaalaae | With your youthfulness, |
| Imayathai udaippaai | You can break the Himalayas |
| Valaivugalaalae | With your curves, |
| Vaanathai valaippaai | You can bend the sky |
| Female | |
| Pathinetthu varudam | Upon the land that has been parched |
| Kaainthulla nilathil | For eighteen long years |
| Paruvamae mazhai poliga | Let youth pour down like rain |
| Male | |
| Ohooo..pannirendu maatham | Ohooo.. creating nights |
| Iravugal seidhu | For twelve whole months |
| Palliyarai sugam peruga | Let bedchamber bliss multiply |
| Female | |
| Oooooo…ooooo… | Oooooo… ooooo… |
| Pookaara…Chorus :Hu hu hu | O flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| Hey pookara…Chorus :Hu hu hu | Hey flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| En pookal motham | Tell me how many flowers |
| Ethanai solli vidu…uuuuhuu | I have in total... uuuuhuu |
| Female | |
| EnnikaiChorus :Hu hu hu | Without reducing Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| KuraiyaamalChorus :Hu hu hu | The count Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| Nee ellaam poovai | Pinch each and every flower |
| Oru murai killi vidu..ooo… | Just once.. ooo… |
| Chorus | |
| Hu hu hu..huhuhuhu hu hu hu | Hu hu hu.. huhuhuhu hu hu hu |
| Hu hu hu..hu hu hu hu huuu hu hu hu | Hu hu hu.. hu hu hu hu huuu hu hu hu |
| Sa sa re | Sa sa re |
| Ra sa sa re | Ra sa sa re |
| Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa | Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa |
| Sa ni dha ni saa | Sa ni dha ni saa |
| Male | |
| Venba kettaal pennba sollum | If asked a classical stanza, I utter feminine poetry, |
| Mukkaal kavignan naan | I am three-fourths a poet |
| Sanyaasi samsaaari | An ascetic and a householder, |
| Rendum naan | I am both |
| Chorus | |
| Nee ottrai mudiyaal | With a single strand of hair, |
| Thaerai iluppaai | You can pull a temple chariot |
| Kattaiviral asaivil | With a twitch of your thumb, |
| Kaariyam mudippaai | You accomplish tasks |
| Male | |
| Ilamaiyinaalaae | With your youthfulness, |
| Imayathai udaippaai | You can break the Himalayas |
| Valaivugalaalae | With your curves, |
| Vaanathai valaippaai | You can bend the sky |
| Female | |
| Ohh vayasu payal mel | Oh, upon a young guy |
| Maiyam kollum | I center myself like |
| Vanga puyalum naan | A Bay of Bengal cyclone |
| Munivargalum thuruvaatha | A kiss that even sages |
| Mutham naan | Have not explored |
| Chorus | |
| Kaadhalukkaethu | Why calculate days like |
| Sunday… Monday | Sunday… Monday for love? |
| Kanakku pannunga | Calculate it right now, |
| Indrae indrae | Today itself, today itself |
| Chorus | |
| Made for each other | Saying we are 'made for each other' |
| Endrae endrae | Forever and ever, |
| Melam kottungal | Beat the wedding drums |
| Indrae indrae | Today itself, today itself |
| Male | |
| Kaattukkul viluntha | Like a raindrop that fell |
| Malai thuli pola | Inside the dense forest, |
| Unakkullae tholainthu vitten | I got lost inside you |
| Female | |
| Paattinil kalantha | Like melodies blended |
| Raagangal pola | Into a song, |
| Unakkullae karainthu vitten | I dissolved inside you |
| Male | |
| PookaariChorus :Hu hu hu | O flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| Hey pookariChorus :Hu hu hu | Hey flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| Unn pookal motham | I do not know |
| Ethanai theriyavillai | The total count of your flowers |
| Male | |
| Poo koodaiChorus :Hu hu hu | Without looking Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| PaaramalChorus :Hu hu hu | At the flower basket Chorus: Hu hu hu |
| Unn pookal enni solvathu | To count and tell your flowers |
| Sulabam illai | Is not easy |
| Male | |
| Poovai maari dhegathukkul | In a body that is like a blossom, |
| Poovillaatha baagam yethu | Which part is without a flower? |
| Sonnavargal kandathillaiyae | Those who spoke have never seen it |
| Yae yae yae yae | Yae yae yae yae |
| Male | |
| Kaalai nera pookkal veru, | Morning flowers are different, |
| Maalai nera pookkal veru | Evening flowers are different |
| Kandavargal sonnathillaiyae…… | Those who saw it have never told…… |
| Chorus | |
| {Sa sa re | {Sa sa re |
| Ra sa sa re | Ra sa sa re |
| Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa | Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa |
| Sa ni dha ni saa} (2) | Sa ni dha ni saa} (2) |
சிக்குசன் சன்
சிக்குசன் சிக்குசன்
Chikkuchan chan
Chikkuchan chikkuchan (Overlaying)
பெண்ணுக்கொரு
பேரின்பம் இங்கிங்கே
கண்ணாளா வாழ்ந்திடு
அங்கங்கே வாழ்ந்திடு
அங்கங்கே
{ வெக்கங்கள் வளைந்தது
பார் இங்கே வெக்கத்தால்
தொடைத்திடு வா இங்கே } (2)
A supreme bliss for a woman
Here, my beloved
Live right over there
Live right over there
{Look here, shyness has surrendered
Come wipe it away with shyness} (2)
சிக்குசன் சன்
சிக்குசன் சிக்குசன்
Chikkuchan chan
Chikkuchan chikkuchan
..........................
{Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
Flower flower flower
Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
Flower flower flower} (2)
பூக்காரா
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
ஹே பூக்காரா
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
என் பூக்கள் மொத்தம்
எத்தனை சொல்லி விடு
O flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu
Hey flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu
Tell me how many flowers
I have in total... uuuuhuu
எண்ணிக்கை
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
குறையாமல்
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
நீ எல்லாம் பூவை
ஒரு முறை கிள்ளி
விடு
Without reducing Chorus: Hu hu hu
The count Chorus: Hu hu hu
Pinch each and every flower
Just once.. ooo…
பூங்கொடிக்கு
கட்டு பட்டு பட்டு கட்டும்
மொட்டு கூட்டம் பூப்பதென்ன
ஒரு முறை தான் தான்
தான் தான்
Bound to the flower creeper
A cluster of buds wearing silk
Why blossom only once?
Only once, once, once
பூப்படைந்து
பின்னும் கூட மீண்டும்
மீண்டும் பூக்கும் பூக்கள்
பெண்கள் பெண்கள்
பெண்கள் மட்டும் தான்
Even after flowering
The flowers that bloom again and again
Are women, women, only women
பூக்காரி
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
ஹே பூக்காரி
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
உன் பூக்கள் மொத்தம்
எத்தனை தெரியவில்லை
O flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu
Hey flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu
I do not know
The total count of your flowers
பூ கூடை
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
பாராமல்
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
உன் பூக்கள் எண்ணி
சொல்வது சுலபம்
இல்லை
Without looking Chorus: Hu hu hu
At the flower basket Chorus: Hu hu hu
To count and tell your flowers
Is not easy
{ ச ச ரி ர ச ச
ரி ச ச ரி ம க ரி ச ச
னி த னி சா } (2)
ஹு ஹு ஹு ச ச
ரி ர ச ச ரி ச ச ரி ம
க ரி ச ச னி த னி சா
{Sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa ni dha ni saa} (2)
Hu hu hu…
Sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa ni dha ni saa
மின்னல் பாம்பே
கையில் சுற்றும் உள்ளம்
கொண்டவள் நான் கிளி
கொஞ்சம் புலி கொஞ்சம்
கலவை நான்
I am one who wraps a lightning snake
Around my hand in spirit
A little parrot, a little tiger
A mixture am I
காதலுக்கேது
சண்டே மண்டே
கணக்கு பண்ணுங்க
இன்றே இன்றே
Why calculate days like
Sunday… Monday for love?
Calculate it right now,
Today itself, today itself
மேட் பார் ஈச்
அதர் என்றே என்றே
மேளம் கொட்டுங்கள்
இன்றே இன்றே
Saying we are 'made for each other'
Forever and ever,
Beat the wedding drums
Today itself, today itself
ஓ எட்டு திசையை
மாற்றி போடும் கெட்டிக்காரன்
நான் சூரியனில் கூடு கட்டும்
பறவை நான்
Oh, I am a clever man who can turning
All eight directions around
I am a bird that builds
A nest in the sun
நீ ஒற்றை முடியால்
தேரை இழுப்பாய் கட்டை
விரல் அசைவில் காரியம்
முடிப்பாய்
With a single strand of hair,
You can pull a temple chariot
With a twitch of your thumb,
You accomplish tasks
இளமையினாலே
இமயத்தை உடைப்பாய்
வளைவுகளாலே
வானத்தை வளைப்பாய்
With your youthfulness,
You can break the Himalayas
With your curves,
You can bend the sky
பதினெட்டு வருடம்
காய்ந்துள்ள நிலத்தில்
பருவமே மழை பொழிக
Upon the land that has been parched
For eighteen long years
Let youth pour down like rain
ஓஹோ பன்னிரண்டு
மாதம் இரவுகள் செய்து
பள்ளியறை சுகம் பெருக
Ohooo.. creating nights
For twelve whole months
Let bedchamber bliss multiply
ஓஓஓ ஓஓஓ
பூக்காரா
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
ஹே பூக்காரா
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
என் பூக்கள் மொத்தம்
எத்தனை சொல்லி விடு
Oooooo… ooooo…
O flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu
Hey flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu
Tell me how many flowers
I have in total... uuuuhuu
எண்ணிக்கை
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
குறையாமல்
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
நீ எல்லாம் பூவை
ஒரு முறை கிள்ளி
விடு
Without reducing Chorus: Hu hu hu
The count Chorus: Hu hu hu
Pinch each and every flower
Just once.. ooo…
ஹு ஹு ஹு
ஹு ஹு ஹு ஹு
ஹு ஹு ஹு ஹு
ஹு ஹு ஹு ஹு
ஹு ஹு ஹு ஹு
ஹு ஹு ஹு ஹு
ச ச ரி ர ச ச ரி ச ச ரி
ம க ரி ச ச னி த னி ச
Hu hu hu.. huhuhuhu hu hu hu
Hu hu hu.. hu hu hu hu huuu hu hu hu
Sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa ni dha ni saa
வெண்பா கேட்டால்
பெண்பா சொல்லும்
முக்கால் கவிஞன் நான்
சந்நியாசி சம்சாரி ரெண்டும்
நான்
If asked a classical stanza, I utter feminine poetry,
I am three-fourths a poet
An ascetic and a householder,
I am both
நீ ஒற்றை முடியால்
தேரை இழுப்பாய் கட்டை
விரல் அசைவில் காரியம்
முடிப்பாய்
With a single strand of hair,
You can pull a temple chariot
With a twitch of your thumb,
You accomplish tasks
இளமையினாலே
இமயத்தை உடைப்பாய்
வளைவுகளாலே
வானத்தை வளைப்பாய்
With your youthfulness,
You can break the Himalayas
With your curves,
You can bend the sky
ஓ வயசு பயல்
மேல் மையம் கொள்ளும்
வங்க புயலும் நான்
முனிவர்களும் துருவாத
முத்தம் நான்
Oh, upon a young guy
I center myself like
A Bay of Bengal cyclone
A kiss that even sages
Have not explored
காதலுக்கேது
சண்டே மண்டே
கணக்கு பண்ணுங்க
இன்றே இன்றே
Why calculate days like
Sunday… Monday for love?
Calculate it right now,
Today itself, today itself
மேட் பார் ஈச்
அதர் என்றே என்றே
மேளம் கொட்டுங்கள்
இன்றே இன்றே
Saying we are 'made for each other'
Forever and ever,
Beat the wedding drums
Today itself, today itself
காட்டுக்குள்
விழுந்த மழை துளி
போல உனக்குள்ளே
தொலைந்து விட்டேன்
Like a raindrop that fell
Inside the dense forest,
I got lost inside you
பாட்டினில்
கலந்த ராகங்கள்
போல உனக்குள்ளே
கரைந்து விட்டேன்
Like melodies blended
Into a song,
I dissolved inside you
பூக்காரி
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
ஹே பூக்காரி
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
உன் பூக்கள் மொத்தம்
எத்தனை தெரியவில்லை
O flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu
Hey flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu
I do not know
The total count of your flowers
பூ கூடை
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
பாராமல்
குழு :
ஹு ஹு ஹு
உன் பூக்கள் எண்ணி
சொல்வது சுலபம்
இல்லை
Without looking Chorus: Hu hu hu
At the flower basket Chorus: Hu hu hu
To count and tell your flowers
Is not easy
பூவாய் மாறி
தேகத்துக்குள் பூவில்லாத
பாகம் ஏது சொன்னவர்கள்
கண்டதில்லையே யே யே
யே யே
In a body that is like a blossom,
Which part is without a flower?
Those who spoke have never seen it
Yae yae yae yae
காலை நேர
பூக்கள் வேறு மாலை
நேர பூக்கள் வேறு
கண்டவர்கள்
சொன்னதில்லையே
Morning flowers are different,
Evening flowers are different
Those who saw it have never told……
{ ச ச ரி ர ச ச
ரி ச ச ரி ம க ரி ச ச
னி த னி சா } (2)
{Sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa ni dha ni saa} (2)
Chikkuchan chan
Chikkuchan chan
Chikkuchan chikkuchan (Overlaying)
Chikkuchan chikkuchan (Overlaying)
Pennukkoru perinbam
A supreme bliss for a woman
Ingingae kannaalaa
Here, my beloved
Vazhnthidu angangae
Live right over there
Vazhnthidu angangae
Live right over there
{Vekkangal valainthathu paar ingae
{Look here, shyness has surrendered
Vekkathaal thodaithidu vaa ingae} (2)
Come wipe it away with shyness} (2)
Chikkuchan chan
Chikkuchan chan
Chikkuchan chikkuchan
Chikkuchan chikkuchan
{Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
{Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
Poo poo poo
Flower flower flower
Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
Glulsey gulsey gulsey..
Poo poo poo} (2)
Flower flower flower} (2)
Pookaara...Chorus :Hu hu hu
O flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu
Hey pookara…Chorus :Hu hu hu
Hey flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu
En pookal motham
Tell me how many flowers
Ethanai solli vidu…uuuuhuu
I have in total... uuuuhuu
EnnikaiChorus :Hu hu hu
Without reducing Chorus: Hu hu hu
KuraiyaamalChorus :Hu hu hu
The count Chorus: Hu hu hu
Nee ellaam poovai
Pinch each and every flower
Oru murai killi vidu..ooo…
Just once.. ooo…
Poonkodikku kattu pattu
Bound to the flower creeper
Pattu kattum mottu koottam
A cluster of buds wearing silk
Poopathenna oru murai thaan
Why blossom only once?
Thaan thaan thaan
Only once, once, once
Poo padainthu pinnum kooda
Even after flowering
Meendum meendum pookum pookkal
The flowers that bloom again and again
Pengal pengal pengal mattumthaan
Are women, women, only women
PookaariChorus :Hu hu hu
O flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu
Hey pookariChorus :Hu hu hu
Hey flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu
Unn pookal motham
I do not know
Ethanai theriyavillai
The total count of your flowers
Poo koodaiChorus :Hu hu hu
Without looking Chorus: Hu hu hu
PaaramalChorus :Hu hu hu
At the flower basket Chorus: Hu hu hu
Unn pookal enni solvathu
To count and tell your flowers
Sulabam illai
Is not easy
{Sa sa re
{Sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa ni dha ni saa} (2)
Sa ni dha ni saa} (2)
Hu hu hu…
Hu hu hu…
Sa sa re
Sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa ni dha ni saa
Sa ni dha ni saa
Minnal paambai kaiyil suttrum
I am one who wraps a lightning snake
Ullam kondaval naan
Around my hand in spirit
Kili konjam puli konjam
A little parrot, a little tiger
Kalavai naan
A mixture am I
Kaadhalukkaethu
Why calculate days like
Sunday… Monday
Sunday… Monday for love?
Kanakku pannunga
Calculate it right now,
Indrae indrae
Today itself, today itself
Made for each other
Saying we are 'made for each other'
Endrae endrae
Forever and ever,
Melam kottungal
Beat the wedding drums
Indrae indrae
Today itself, today itself
Ohh ettu dhisayai maatri podum
Oh, I am a clever man who can turning
Kettikaaran naan
All eight directions around
Suriyanil koodu kattum
I am a bird that builds
Paravai naan
A nest in the sun
Nee ottrai mudiyaal
With a single strand of hair,
Thaerai iluppaai
You can pull a temple chariot
Kattaiviral asaivil
With a twitch of your thumb,
Kaariyam mudippaai
You accomplish tasks
Ilamaiyinaalaae
With your youthfulness,
Imayathai udaippaai
You can break the Himalayas
Valaivugalaalae
With your curves,
Vaanathai valaippaai
You can bend the sky
Pathinetthu varudam
Upon the land that has been parched
Kaainthulla nilathil
For eighteen long years
Paruvamae mazhai poliga
Let youth pour down like rain
Ohooo..pannirendu maatham
Ohooo.. creating nights
Iravugal seidhu
For twelve whole months
Palliyarai sugam peruga
Let bedchamber bliss multiply
Oooooo…ooooo…
Oooooo… ooooo…
Pookaara…Chorus :Hu hu hu
O flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu
Hey pookara…Chorus :Hu hu hu
Hey flower-man... Chorus: Hu hu hu
En pookal motham
Tell me how many flowers
Ethanai solli vidu…uuuuhuu
I have in total... uuuuhuu
EnnikaiChorus :Hu hu hu
Without reducing Chorus: Hu hu hu
KuraiyaamalChorus :Hu hu hu
The count Chorus: Hu hu hu
Nee ellaam poovai
Pinch each and every flower
Oru murai killi vidu..ooo…
Just once.. ooo…
Hu hu hu..huhuhuhu hu hu hu
Hu hu hu.. huhuhuhu hu hu hu
Hu hu hu..hu hu hu hu huuu hu hu hu
Hu hu hu.. hu hu hu hu huuu hu hu hu
Sa sa re
Sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa ni dha ni saa
Sa ni dha ni saa
Venba kettaal pennba sollum
If asked a classical stanza, I utter feminine poetry,
Mukkaal kavignan naan
I am three-fourths a poet
Sanyaasi samsaaari
An ascetic and a householder,
Rendum naan
I am both
Nee ottrai mudiyaal
With a single strand of hair,
Thaerai iluppaai
You can pull a temple chariot
Kattaiviral asaivil
With a twitch of your thumb,
Kaariyam mudippaai
You accomplish tasks
Ilamaiyinaalaae
With your youthfulness,
Imayathai udaippaai
You can break the Himalayas
Valaivugalaalae
With your curves,
Vaanathai valaippaai
You can bend the sky
Ohh vayasu payal mel
Oh, upon a young guy
Maiyam kollum
I center myself like
Vanga puyalum naan
A Bay of Bengal cyclone
Munivargalum thuruvaatha
A kiss that even sages
Mutham naan
Have not explored
Kaadhalukkaethu
Why calculate days like
Sunday… Monday
Sunday… Monday for love?
Kanakku pannunga
Calculate it right now,
Indrae indrae
Today itself, today itself
Made for each other
Saying we are 'made for each other'
Endrae endrae
Forever and ever,
Melam kottungal
Beat the wedding drums
Indrae indrae
Today itself, today itself
Kaattukkul viluntha
Like a raindrop that fell
Malai thuli pola
Inside the dense forest,
Unakkullae tholainthu vitten
I got lost inside you
Paattinil kalantha
Like melodies blended
Raagangal pola
Into a song,
Unakkullae karainthu vitten
I dissolved inside you
PookaariChorus :Hu hu hu
O flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu
Hey pookariChorus :Hu hu hu
Hey flower-girl Chorus: Hu hu hu
Unn pookal motham
I do not know
Ethanai theriyavillai
The total count of your flowers
Poo koodaiChorus :Hu hu hu
Without looking Chorus: Hu hu hu
PaaramalChorus :Hu hu hu
At the flower basket Chorus: Hu hu hu
Unn pookal enni solvathu
To count and tell your flowers
Sulabam illai
Is not easy
Poovai maari dhegathukkul
In a body that is like a blossom,
Poovillaatha baagam yethu
Which part is without a flower?
Sonnavargal kandathillaiyae
Those who spoke have never seen it
Yae yae yae yae
Yae yae yae yae
Kaalai nera pookkal veru,
Morning flowers are different,
Maalai nera pookkal veru
Evening flowers are different
Kandavargal sonnathillaiyae……
Those who saw it have never told……
{Sa sa re
{Sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Ra sa sa re
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa sa ri ma ga ri sa
Sa ni dha ni saa} (2)
Sa ni dha ni saa} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Pookaara is a playful and romantic duet from the film Citizen (2001), composed by Deva with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song centers around extended floral metaphors where the heroine challenges the hero—metaphorically addressed as a flower seller—to count the endless 'flowers' of her beauty and charm. The hero responds in admiration, expressing how impossible it is to quantify her radiance, comparing her alluring body and presence to blooming blossoms that renew continuously.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)
“Kaattukkul viluntha malai thuli pola”
Comparing feminine beauty and curves to blooming flowers, and passion to a Bay of Bengal storm ('Vanga puyal') or raindrops lost in a forest ('Kaattukkul viluntha malai thuli pola').
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Poonkodikku kattu pattu / Pattu kattum mottu koottam”
Rhyming second consonants across lines to create rhythmic flow ('Poonkodikku' / 'Pattu kattum').
Anaphora / Repetition
“Indrae indrae”
Rhythmic repetition of phrases such as 'Indrae indrae' and 'Glulsey gulsey' for energetic musicality.
Did you know?
Trivia
Featured in the 2001 Tamil blockbuster Citizen starring Ajith Kumar and Vasundhara Das, the soundtrack was composed by Deva. Vasundhara Das provided her own vocals for this track alongside Shankar Mahadevan, making it one of the hit dance duets of the early 2000s.
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