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Pookkalathan Parikkatheenga

From Pookkalai Parikkatheergal · 1986

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Pookkalai Parikkatheergal
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
3 Sept 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poo onnu vaaduthammaa
Adhan jodi poova theduthammaa
Veli onnu thadukkuthamma
Adhan vizhigalunthan thavikkuthammaa
Pookkalaththaan parikkaatheenga
Kadhalaththaan murikkaatheenga
Pookkalaththaan parikkaatheenga
Kadhalaththaan murikkaatheenga
Kangalunthaan paaththu kondaa
Kadhalungae oottredukum
Kangalunthaan paaththu kondaa
Kadhalungae oottredukum
Idhayamathai koduththuvitaa
Yaar thaduththu adhuvum nikkum
Idhayamathai koduththuvitaa
Yaar thaduththu adhuvum nikkum
Pookkalaththaan parikkaatheenga
Kadhalaththaan murikkaatheenga
Pookkalaththaan parikkaatheenga
Kadhalaththaan murikkaatheenga
Koottukkul paravai vachachaan
Vaanaththil nilava vachchaan
Malarukkul thaena vachchaan
Madhuvukkul bodhai vachchaan
Manasukkul kadhal vachchaan
Manushanthaan adhana pirichchaan
Manasukkul kadhal vachchaan
Manushanthaan adhana pirichchaan
Iyarkkaiyavan padaikkaiyilae
Idaiyil ivan piraippathenna
Ila manasu thavikkaiyilae
Irakkamattru thaduppathenna
Kangalunthaan paaththukondaa
Kadhalangae oottrdukkum
Idhayamathai koduththu vittaa
Yaar thaduththu adhuvum nikkum
Pookkalaththaan parikkaatheenga
Kadhalaththaan murikkaatheenga
Pookkalaththaan parikkaatheenga
Kadhalaththaan murikkaatheenga
Chedi valanthaa poovaa pookkum
Poo pooththaa kaayaa kaaikkum
Kaai kaninjaa pazhamaa maarum
Pazham virinjaa vidhaiyaa thoovum
Vidhai meendum poovai kodukkum
Poo meendum vidhaiya kodukkum
Vidhai meendum poovai kodukkum
Poo meendum vidhaiya kodukkum
Idhuvum oru sakkaram aiyyaa
Idha niruththa mudiyaathaiyyaa
Adha pola kadhalumaiyya
Adha thadukka mudiyaathaiyyaa
Kangalunthaan paaththu kondaa
Kadhalungae oottredukum
Idhayamathai koduththuvitaa
Yaar thaduththu adhuvum nikkum
Pookkalaththaan parikkaatheenga
Kadhalaththaan murikkaatheenga
Pookkalaththaan parikkaatheenga
Kadhalaththaan murikkaatheenga
A flower is withering away,
Searching for its partner flower.
A fence stands in between, blocking it,
And its eyes ache with longing.
Please do not pluck the flowers!
Please do not tear love apart!
Please do not pluck the flowers!
Please do not tear love apart!
When eyes look into each other,
Love springs forth right there.
When eyes look into each other,
Love springs forth right there.
Once hearts have been given away,
Who can stand in the way and stop it?
Once hearts have been given away,
Who can stand in the way and stop it?
Please do not pluck the flowers!
Please do not tear love apart!
Please do not pluck the flowers!
Please do not tear love apart!
He placed birds inside the nest,
He placed the moon in the sky.
He put nectar inside the flower,
He put intoxication inside wine.
He placed love inside the human heart,
Yet man is the one who tore it apart.
He placed love inside the human heart,
Yet man is the one who tore it apart.
When Nature created all this,
Why does man come in between to divide?
When young hearts are suffering in pain,
Why hold them back so mercilessly?
When eyes look into each other,
Love springs forth right there.
Once hearts have been given away,
Who can stand in the way and stop it?
Please do not pluck the flowers!
Please do not tear love apart!
Please do not pluck the flowers!
Please do not tear love apart!
When a plant grows, it blossoms into flowers,
When flowers bloom, they turn into fruit.
When raw fruit ripens, it becomes sweet,
When the fruit opens, it scatters seeds.
The seed gives rise to a flower again,
The flower gives rise to a seed again.
The seed gives rise to a flower again,
The flower gives rise to a seed again.
This is an endless wheel of life, my friend,
And no one can bring it to a stop.
Love is just like that as well,
And no one can ever block it.
When eyes look into each other,
Love springs forth right there.
Once hearts have been given away,
Who can stand in the way and stop it?
Please do not pluck the flowers!
Please do not tear love apart!
Please do not pluck the flowers!
Please do not tear love apart!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song composed and written by T. Rajendar is a passionate appeal against societal interference in true love. The narrator compares love to natural phenomena created by God—such as birds in nests, honey in blossoms, and the endless biological cycle of seed to flower—arguing that love is an unstoppable force of nature. By comparing lovers to flowers that should not be plucked, the song pleads with elders and society to show mercy and allow love to bloom freely.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Extended Metaphor (Uruvam)

Pookkalaththaan parikkaatheenga / Kadhalaththaan murikkaatheenga

Comparing the act of ruining love to plucking flowers, establishing nature as a symbol of pure romantic attachment.

Anaphora / Repetition

Koottukkul paravai vachachaan / Vaanaththil nilava vachchaan

Rhythmic repetition of 'vachchaan' (He placed/created) at the line endings to emphasize God's deliberate natural design.

Analogy

Idhuvum oru sakkaram aiyyaa... Adha pola kadhalumaiyya

Comparing the nature of love to the perpetual biological wheel of seed, flower, and fruit.

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Trivia

Written, composed, and directed by T. Rajendar for the 1986 film of the same name, this song became an iconic anthem for youth romance in Tamil cinema, showcasing Malaysia Vasudevan's signature expressive vocal style.

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