Pookkal Rasithathu
From Vaazhthugal · 2008
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Haricharan, Ajindan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Vaazhthugal2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pookkal rasithadhu eppodhu | When did we last admire the flowers? |
| Adhu Eppodhu | When was that? |
| Pulveliyil nadandhadhu eppodhu | When did we last walk on the grasslands? |
| Adhu eppodhu | When was that? |
| Nadhiyil nanaindhadhu eppodhu | When did we last get drenched in a river? |
| Nilavai rasithadhu eppodhu | When did we last admire the moon? |
| Indha iyarkkaiyil naamum kalappadhu eppodhu | When will we also blend into this nature? |
| Indha vaazhkkaiyai naamum vaazhvadhu eppodhu | When will we also truly live this life? |
| Male | |
| Oh oh… | Oh oh… |
| Male :Pookkal rasithadhu eppodhu | Male: When did we last admire the flowers? |
| Adhu Eppodhu | When was that? |
| Pulveliyil nadandhadhu eppodhu ho oo oo oo | When did we walk on the grasslands, ho oo oo oo? |
| Male | |
| Vaanathai paarthu kidappadhu eppodhu | When did we lie down looking at the sky? |
| Garvam kalandhu tholaippom appodhu | Shedding our pride, we will lose ourselves then! |
| Vannathu poochigal pidippadhu eppodhu | When did we last chase butterflies? |
| Vayadhai marandhu sirippom appodhu | Forgetting our age, we will laugh then! |
| Male | |
| Nee megathil oviyam paarthadhu eppodhu | When did you last see artwork in the clouds? |
| Nam vaazhviyam kalaindhadhu inaippom appodhu | We will reconnect our fragmented lives then! |
| Male | |
| Pookkal rasithadhu eppodhu | When did we last admire the flowers? |
| Adhu Eppodhu | When was that? |
| Pulveliyil nadandhadhu eppodhu ho oh oo oo | When did we walk on the grasslands, ho oh oo oo? |
| Male | |
| Vaanavil paarthu nindradhu eppodhu | When did we stand admiring a rainbow? |
| Niraveri tholaindha urakkam paar appodhu | See, our long-lost sleep will be restored then! |
| Aatril meengal rasithadhu eppodhu | When did we last watch the fish in a river? |
| Nadhi neer sandai kazhindhidum appodhu | The disputes over river waters will vanish then! |
| Male | |
| Oru paravai ena vaanil parapadhu eppodhu | When will we fly in the sky like a bird? |
| Un thaai ena boomiya uranthidu eppodhu | When will you embrace the earth as your mother? |
| Male | |
| Pookkal rasithadhu eppodhu | When did we last admire the flowers? |
| Adhu Eppodhu | When was that? |
| Pulveliyil nadandhadhu eppodhu | When did we last walk on the grasslands? |
| Adhu eppodhu | When was that? |
| Nadhiyil nanaindhadhu eppodhu | When did we last get drenched in a river? |
| Nilavai rasithadhu eppodhu | When did we last admire the moon? |
| Indha iyarkkaiyil naamum kalappadhu eppodhu | When will we also blend into this nature? |
| Indha vaazhkkaiyai naamum vaazhvadhu eppodhu | When will we also truly live this life? |
| Male | |
| Oh oh…eppodhu | Oh oh… when? |
| Ho oo oo oo adhu eppodhu | Ho oo oo oo when was that? |
| Eppodhu…. | When…? |
பூக்கள் ரசித்தது எப்போது
அது எப்போது
புல்வெளியில் நடந்தது எப்போது
அது எப்போது
நதியில் நனைந்தது எப்போது
நிலவை ரசித்ததது எப்போது
இந்த இயற்கையில் நாமும் கலப்பது எப்போது
இந்த வாழ்க்கையை நாமும் வாழ்வது எப்போது
When did we last admire the flowers?
When was that?
When did we last walk on the grasslands?
When was that?
When did we last get drenched in a river?
When did we last admire the moon?
When will we also blend into this nature?
When will we also truly live this life?
ஓ ஓ....
பூக்கள் ரசித்தது எப்போது
அது எப்போது
புல்வெளியில் நடந்தது எப்போது...ஓ....ஓ...
Oh oh…
Male: When did we last admire the flowers?
When was that?
When did we walk on the grasslands, ho oo oo oo?
வானத்தை பார்த்து கிடப்பது எப்போது
கர்வம் கலந்து தொலைப்போம் அப்போது
வண்ணத்து பூச்சிகள் பிடிப்பது எப்போது
வயதை மறந்து சிரிப்போம் அப்போது
When did we lie down looking at the sky?
Shedding our pride, we will lose ourselves then!
When did we last chase butterflies?
Forgetting our age, we will laugh then!
நீ மேகத்தில் ஓவியம் பார்த்தது எப்போது
நம் வாழ்வியம் கலந்தது இணைப்போம் அப்போது
When did you last see artwork in the clouds?
We will reconnect our fragmented lives then!
ஆண்
: பூக்கள் ரசித்தது எப்போது
அது எப்போது
புல்வெளியில் நடந்தது எப்போது...ஓ....ஓ...
When did we last admire the flowers?
When was that?
When did we walk on the grasslands, ho oh oo oo?
வானவில் பார்த்து நின்றது எப்போது
நிறவெறி தொலைந்த உறக்கம் பார் அப்போது
ஆற்றில் மீன்கள் ரசித்தது எப்போது
நதி நீர் சண்டை கழிந்திடும் அப்போது
When did we stand admiring a rainbow?
See, our long-lost sleep will be restored then!
When did we last watch the fish in a river?
The disputes over river waters will vanish then!
ஒரு பறவை என வானில் பறப்பது எப்போது
உன் தாய் என பூமிய உரந்திடு எப்போது
When will we fly in the sky like a bird?
When will you embrace the earth as your mother?
பூக்கள் ரசித்தது எப்போது
அது எப்போது
புல்வெளியில் நடந்தது எப்போது
அது எப்போது
நதியில் நனைந்தது எப்போது
நிலவை ரசித்ததது எப்போது
இந்த இயற்கையில் நாமும் கலப்பது எப்போது
இந்த வாழ்க்கையை நாமும் வாழ்வது எப்போது
When did we last admire the flowers?
When was that?
When did we last walk on the grasslands?
When was that?
When did we last get drenched in a river?
When did we last admire the moon?
When will we also blend into this nature?
When will we also truly live this life?
ஓ.....ஓ......எப்போது
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ அது எப்போது.....ஓ.....ஓ......
எப்போது.........
Oh oh… when?
Ho oo oo oo when was that?
When…?
Pookkal rasithadhu eppodhu
When did we last admire the flowers?
Adhu Eppodhu
When was that?
Pulveliyil nadandhadhu eppodhu
When did we last walk on the grasslands?
Adhu eppodhu
When was that?
Nadhiyil nanaindhadhu eppodhu
When did we last get drenched in a river?
Nilavai rasithadhu eppodhu
When did we last admire the moon?
Indha iyarkkaiyil naamum kalappadhu eppodhu
When will we also blend into this nature?
Indha vaazhkkaiyai naamum vaazhvadhu eppodhu
When will we also truly live this life?
Oh oh…
Oh oh…
Male :Pookkal rasithadhu eppodhu
Male: When did we last admire the flowers?
Adhu Eppodhu
When was that?
Pulveliyil nadandhadhu eppodhu ho oo oo oo
When did we walk on the grasslands, ho oo oo oo?
Vaanathai paarthu kidappadhu eppodhu
When did we lie down looking at the sky?
Garvam kalandhu tholaippom appodhu
Shedding our pride, we will lose ourselves then!
Vannathu poochigal pidippadhu eppodhu
When did we last chase butterflies?
Vayadhai marandhu sirippom appodhu
Forgetting our age, we will laugh then!
Nee megathil oviyam paarthadhu eppodhu
When did you last see artwork in the clouds?
Nam vaazhviyam kalaindhadhu inaippom appodhu
We will reconnect our fragmented lives then!
Pookkal rasithadhu eppodhu
When did we last admire the flowers?
Adhu Eppodhu
When was that?
Pulveliyil nadandhadhu eppodhu ho oh oo oo
When did we walk on the grasslands, ho oh oo oo?
Vaanavil paarthu nindradhu eppodhu
When did we stand admiring a rainbow?
Niraveri tholaindha urakkam paar appodhu
See, our long-lost sleep will be restored then!
Aatril meengal rasithadhu eppodhu
When did we last watch the fish in a river?
Nadhi neer sandai kazhindhidum appodhu
The disputes over river waters will vanish then!
Oru paravai ena vaanil parapadhu eppodhu
When will we fly in the sky like a bird?
Un thaai ena boomiya uranthidu eppodhu
When will you embrace the earth as your mother?
Pookkal rasithadhu eppodhu
When did we last admire the flowers?
Adhu Eppodhu
When was that?
Pulveliyil nadandhadhu eppodhu
When did we last walk on the grasslands?
Adhu eppodhu
When was that?
Nadhiyil nanaindhadhu eppodhu
When did we last get drenched in a river?
Nilavai rasithadhu eppodhu
When did we last admire the moon?
Indha iyarkkaiyil naamum kalappadhu eppodhu
When will we also blend into this nature?
Indha vaazhkkaiyai naamum vaazhvadhu eppodhu
When will we also truly live this life?
Oh oh…eppodhu
Oh oh… when?
Ho oo oo oo adhu eppodhu
Ho oo oo oo when was that?
Eppodhu….
When…?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Pookkal Rasithadhu Eppodhu is a deeply philosophical and introspective song from the film Vaazhthugal (2008), penned by lyricist Na. Muthukumar. The song serves as a poignant reminder of how modern human life has become disconnected from nature and the simple, effortless joys of existence. Through a series of reflective questions, it asks when we last took the time to appreciate flowers, walk barefoot on grass, gaze at clouds, or watch fish swim in a stream. The lyricist suggests that returning to nature, shedding human pride, and embracing the Earth as a mother will heal humanity's stress, sleeplessness, and social conflicts, ultimately allowing people to truly live rather than merely survive.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Epiphora / Rhyme (Antistrophe)
“Pookkal rasithadhu eppodhu / Pulveliyil nadandhadhu eppodhu”
The deliberate repetition of the word 'eppodhu' (when?) at the end of consecutive lines emphasizes a sense of yearning and introspection.
Simile (Upamai)
“Oru paravai ena vaanil parapadhu eppodhu”
Comparing human freedom to the uninhibited flight of a bird using 'ena' (like).
Personification / Metaphor
“Un thaai ena boomiya uranthidu eppodhu”
Addressing Mother Earth as one's own mother, urging humanity to show filial affection and affection towards nature.
Second-letter Rhyme (Etukai)
“Aatril meengal rasithadhu eppodhu”
The second consonant 'rr' in 'Aatril' pairs harmoniously with 'dd'/'dh' phrasing across structural stanzas in Tamil prosody.
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Trivia
Though listed as unknown in the prompt, the soundtrack for Vaazhthugal (2008) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and this soul-stirring track was sung by Vijay Yesudas. Directed by Seeman, the film heavily emphasizes Tamil culture and a return to natural, rural living, making Na. Muthukumar's eco-conscious lyrics a key highlight of the album.
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