Pookkalile Pani Urangidum
From Machakkaran (1986) · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Machakkaran (1986)1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pookkalilae pani urangidum bhoomiyithu | This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers |
| Iyarkkai thaayin koyil idhu | This is the temple of Mother Nature |
| Alai vanthu karaiyoram irai thedum | Waves come to the shore searching for prey |
| Aahaa aahaa anantham | Aha, aha, blissful joy! |
| Female | |
| Pookkalilae pani urangidum bhoomiyithu | This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers |
| Iyarkkai thaayin koyil idhu | This is the temple of Mother Nature |
| Alai vanthu karaiyoram irai thedum | Waves come to the shore searching for prey |
| Aahaa aahaa anantham | Aha, aha, blissful joy! |
| Female | |
| Kaanpathu kanaavaa idhu bhoomiyaa nilaavaa | Is what I see a dream? Is this the earth or the moon? |
| Anantham kllaiyae siragugal illaiyae | Bliss has no limits, yet I have no wings |
| Kaanpathu kanaavaa idhu bhoomiyaa nilaavaa | Is what I see a dream? Is this the earth or the moon? |
| Anantham kllaiyae siragugal illaiyae | Bliss has no limits, yet I have no wings |
| Female | |
| Alaigalin kadhal geedham | The love song of the ocean waves |
| Aayul muzhuvathum pothum | Is enough for a whole lifetime |
| Alaigalin kadhal geedham | The love song of the ocean waves |
| Aayul muzhuvathum pothum | Is enough for a whole lifetime |
| Adadaa kadalai thoduthae thoduthae aagaayam | Ah, the sky is touching, touching the sea! |
| Female | |
| Pookkalilae pani urangidum bhoomiyithu | This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers |
| Iyarkkai thaayin koyil idhu | This is the temple of Mother Nature |
| Alai vanthu karaiyoram irai thedum | Waves come to the shore searching for prey |
| Aahaa aahaa anantham | Aha, aha, blissful joy! |
| Female | |
| Oo…oo…..antha ponvaanam | Oo... oo... that golden sky |
| Kaigalil varaatho | Will it not come into my hands? |
| Naalum naan yaenginaen | Every day I yearned |
| Naanengae thoonginaen | Where did I sleep? |
| Female | |
| Oo…oo…..antha ponvaanam | Oo... oo... that golden sky |
| Kaigalil varaatho | Will it not come into my hands? |
| Naalum naan yaenginaen | Every day I yearned |
| Naan engae thoonginaen | Where did I sleep? |
| Female | |
| Mounamaai pogum megam | The cloud that moves silently |
| Vaana vilimbinai thedum | Searches for the horizon edge |
| Mounamaai pogum megam | The cloud that moves silently |
| Vaana vilimbinai thedum | Searches for the horizon edge |
| Adhupol ivalin manamum thinamum poraadum | Likewise, her heart struggles every single day |
| Female | |
| Pookkalilae pani urangidum bhoomiyithu | This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers |
| Iyarkkai thaayin koyil idhu | This is the temple of Mother Nature |
| Alai vanthu karaiyoram irai thedum | Waves come to the shore searching for prey |
| Aahaa aahaa anantham | Aha, aha, blissful joy! |
பூக்களிலே பனி உறங்கிடும் பூமியிது
இயற்கை தாயின் கோயில் இது
அலை வந்து கரையோரம் இரை தேடும்
ஆஹா ஆஹா ஆனந்தம்
This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers
This is the temple of Mother Nature
Waves come to the shore searching for prey
Aha, aha, blissful joy!
பூக்களிலே பனி உறங்கிடும் பூமியிது
இயற்கை தாயின் கோயில் இது
அலை வந்து கரையோரம் இரை தேடும்
ஆஹா ஆஹா ஆனந்தம்
This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers
This is the temple of Mother Nature
Waves come to the shore searching for prey
Aha, aha, blissful joy!
காண்பது கனாவா இது பூமியா நிலாவா
ஆனந்தம் கொள்ளையே சிறகுகள் இல்லையே
காண்பது கனாவா இது பூமியா நிலாவா
ஆனந்தம் கொள்ளையே சிறகுகள் இல்லையே
Is what I see a dream? Is this the earth or the moon?
Bliss has no limits, yet I have no wings
Is what I see a dream? Is this the earth or the moon?
Bliss has no limits, yet I have no wings
அலைகளின் காதல் கீதம்
ஆயுள் முழுவதும் போதும்......
அலைகளின் காதல் கீதம்
ஆயுள் முழுவதும் போதும்
அடடா கடலை தொடுதே தொடுதே ஆகாயம்
The love song of the ocean waves
Is enough for a whole lifetime
The love song of the ocean waves
Is enough for a whole lifetime
Ah, the sky is touching, touching the sea!
பூக்களிலே பனி உறங்கிடும் பூமியிது
இயற்கை தாயின் கோயில் இது
அலை வந்து கரையோரம் இரை தேடும்
ஆஹா ஆஹா ஆனந்தம்
This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers
This is the temple of Mother Nature
Waves come to the shore searching for prey
Aha, aha, blissful joy!
ஓ.....ஒ அந்த பொன்வானம்
கைகளில் வராதோ
நாளும் நான் ஏங்கினேன்
நான் எங்கே தூங்கினேன்
Oo... oo... that golden sky
Will it not come into my hands?
Every day I yearned
Where did I sleep?
ஓ.....ஒ அந்த பொன்வானம்
கைகளில் வராதோ
நாளும் நான் ஏங்கினேன்
நான் எங்கே தூங்கினேன்
Oo... oo... that golden sky
Will it not come into my hands?
Every day I yearned
Where did I sleep?
மௌனமாய் போகும் மேகம்
வான விளிம்பினை தேடும்
மௌனமாய் போகும் மேகம்
வான விளிம்பினை தேடும்
அதுபோல் இவளின் மனமும் தினமும் போராடும்
The cloud that moves silently
Searches for the horizon edge
The cloud that moves silently
Searches for the horizon edge
Likewise, her heart struggles every single day
பூக்களிலே பனி உறங்கிடும் பூமியிது
இயற்கை தாயின் கோயில் இது
அலை வந்து கரையோரம் இரை தேடும்
ஆஹா ஆஹா ஆனந்தம்
This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers
This is the temple of Mother Nature
Waves come to the shore searching for prey
Aha, aha, blissful joy!
Pookkalilae pani urangidum bhoomiyithu
This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers
Iyarkkai thaayin koyil idhu
This is the temple of Mother Nature
Alai vanthu karaiyoram irai thedum
Waves come to the shore searching for prey
Aahaa aahaa anantham
Aha, aha, blissful joy!
Pookkalilae pani urangidum bhoomiyithu
This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers
Iyarkkai thaayin koyil idhu
This is the temple of Mother Nature
Alai vanthu karaiyoram irai thedum
Waves come to the shore searching for prey
Aahaa aahaa anantham
Aha, aha, blissful joy!
Kaanpathu kanaavaa idhu bhoomiyaa nilaavaa
Is what I see a dream? Is this the earth or the moon?
Anantham kllaiyae siragugal illaiyae
Bliss has no limits, yet I have no wings
Kaanpathu kanaavaa idhu bhoomiyaa nilaavaa
Is what I see a dream? Is this the earth or the moon?
Anantham kllaiyae siragugal illaiyae
Bliss has no limits, yet I have no wings
Alaigalin kadhal geedham
The love song of the ocean waves
Aayul muzhuvathum pothum
Is enough for a whole lifetime
Alaigalin kadhal geedham
The love song of the ocean waves
Aayul muzhuvathum pothum
Is enough for a whole lifetime
Adadaa kadalai thoduthae thoduthae aagaayam
Ah, the sky is touching, touching the sea!
Pookkalilae pani urangidum bhoomiyithu
This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers
Iyarkkai thaayin koyil idhu
This is the temple of Mother Nature
Alai vanthu karaiyoram irai thedum
Waves come to the shore searching for prey
Aahaa aahaa anantham
Aha, aha, blissful joy!
Oo…oo…..antha ponvaanam
Oo... oo... that golden sky
Kaigalil varaatho
Will it not come into my hands?
Naalum naan yaenginaen
Every day I yearned
Naanengae thoonginaen
Where did I sleep?
Oo…oo…..antha ponvaanam
Oo... oo... that golden sky
Kaigalil varaatho
Will it not come into my hands?
Naalum naan yaenginaen
Every day I yearned
Naan engae thoonginaen
Where did I sleep?
Mounamaai pogum megam
The cloud that moves silently
Vaana vilimbinai thedum
Searches for the horizon edge
Mounamaai pogum megam
The cloud that moves silently
Vaana vilimbinai thedum
Searches for the horizon edge
Adhupol ivalin manamum thinamum poraadum
Likewise, her heart struggles every single day
Pookkalilae pani urangidum bhoomiyithu
This is the earth where dew sleeps on flowers
Iyarkkai thaayin koyil idhu
This is the temple of Mother Nature
Alai vanthu karaiyoram irai thedum
Waves come to the shore searching for prey
Aahaa aahaa anantham
Aha, aha, blissful joy!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Pookkalilae Pani Urangidum is a serene and atmospheric song from the 1986 Tamil film Machakkaran, composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and sung by S. P. Sailaja. The song celebrates the breathtaking beauty of Mother Nature, describing a tranquil landscape where dew slumbers on blossoms, waves hum romantic tunes, and the sky seems to touch the sea. The protagonist is overwhelmed by a soaring sense of wonder, feeling as though she is floating on the moon without wings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Pookkalilae pani urangidum bhoomiyithu”
Dew drops are personified as sleeping peacefully upon flowers.
Metaphor
“Iyarkkai thaayin koyil idhu”
Nature is metaphorically elevated to a divine temple of Mother Nature.
Simile / Analogy
“Adhupol ivalin manamum thinamum poraadum”
The inner emotional struggle of the female protagonist is directly compared to a silent cloud searching endlessly for the horizon.
Rhetorical Question
“Kaanpathu kanaavaa idhu bhoomiyaa nilaavaa”
The singer questions her reality and perception of joy through contrasting options.
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Trivia
Machakkaran (1986) featured music composed by Shankar-Ganesh. Lyricist Vaali used natural elements like dew, waves, clouds, and horizons to mirror internal emotional longings, a popular stylistic feature in 1980s Tamil cinema music.
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