- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Gnayirum Thingalum
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Jun 2025
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poo magal maeni thulir vidum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Poovidam vandu thaen perum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Aarugal thorum neer vaarum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Ariyaatha nenjum vilaiyaadum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Poo magal maeni thulir vidum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Poovidam vandu thaen perum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Aarugal thorum neer vaarum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Ariyaatha nenjum vilaiyaadum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Kannum nenjum munnum pinnum
Thadumaarum kaalam idhuvallavo
Kandhan ennai aalum kaalam
Kanivaana kaalam idhuvallavo
Kaavalil nindra paavai
En ennam malarntha kaalam
Kaavalan velan naayagan
Ennai arintha kaalam
Kovilil deivam
Kudi kolla vantha kulirnthakaalam
Kudai pola naanam
Padai kondu moodum vasantha kaalam
Poo magal maeni thulir vidum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Poovidam vandu thaen perum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Aarugal thorum neer vaarum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Ariyaatha nenjum vilaiyaadum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Anbaal panpaal thanpaal penpaal
Uravaada vantha neraththilae
Annal velan thannai kandaal
Ariyaatha paavai idhayaththil
Anbaal panpaal thanpaal penpaal
Uravaada vantha neraththilae
Annal velan thannai kandaal
Ariyaatha paavai idhayaththil
Maathargal saernthu mangalam
Paadum vasantha kaalam
Maargazhi thingal perperum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Maathargal saernthu mangalam
Paadum vasantha kaalam
Maargazhi thingal perperum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Vaavena solli thaavenum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Vandaadum thendral panpaadum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Poo magal maeni thulir vidum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Poovidam vandu thaen perum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Aarugal thorum neer vaarum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
Ariyaatha nenjum vilaiyaadum
Kaalam vasantha kaalam
A flower-like girl's body blossoms,
this time is the season of spring.
A bee gathers honey from the flower,
this time is the season of spring.
Water flows generously through every river,
this time is the season of spring.
Even an innocent heart plays with joy,
this time is the season of spring.
A flower-like girl's body blossoms,
this time is the season of spring.
A bee gathers honey from the flower,
this time is the season of spring.
Water flows generously through every river,
this time is the season of spring.
Even an innocent heart plays with joy,
this time is the season of spring.
My eyes and my heart, back and forth,
isn't this the time they waver and stumble?
The time Lord Murugan comes to rule over me,
isn't this a tender and sweet time?
For this girl who was kept sheltered under watch,
this is the time my desires blossomed.
My protector, Lord Murugan, my beloved,
this is the time he came to know me.
Like a deity entering a temple,
a soothing time when he came to dwell in my heart.
Like an umbrella, shyness
gathers like an army to cover me in this spring season.
A flower-like girl's body blossoms,
this time is the season of spring.
A bee gathers honey from the flower,
this time is the season of spring.
Water flows generously through every river,
this time is the season of spring.
Even an innocent heart plays with joy,
this time is the season of spring.
Drawn to him with love, grace, and womanly devotion,
at the moment she comes to bond with him,
when she beholds Lord Murugan,
in this innocent girl's heart...
Drawn to him with love, grace, and womanly devotion,
at the moment she comes to bond with him,
when she beholds Lord Murugan,
in this innocent girl's heart...
Women gather together
to sing auspicious songs in this spring season.
The sacred month of Margazhi receives its blessing
in this season of spring.
Women gather together
to sing auspicious songs in this spring season.
The sacred month of Margazhi receives its blessing
in this season of spring.
Calling out "come" and asking for love,
this time is the season of spring.
Bees dance and the gentle breeze sings a melody
in this season of spring.
A flower-like girl's body blossoms,
this time is the season of spring.
A bee gathers honey from the flower,
this time is the season of spring.
Water flows generously through every river,
this time is the season of spring.
Even an innocent heart plays with joy,
this time is the season of spring.
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song celebrates spring ('Vasantha Kaalam') as a metaphor for youthful awakening, divine love, and spiritual union. The lyrics depict the blossoming of nature—flowers yielding honey, rivers overflowing, and breeze harmonizing with dancing bees—alongside the emotional blossoming of a young maiden. It allegorically references the divine courtship between Lord Murugan (Velan/Kandhan) and Valli, where nature mirrors the heart's yearning and sweet surrender.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (Madakku / Repetition)
“Kaalam vasantha kaalam”
The refrain 'Kaalam vasantha kaalam' is repeated at the end of every couplet, reinforcing the central theme of spring.
Emona / Monnai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Anbaal panpaal thanpaal penpaal”
Matching initial consonants across words such as 'Anbaal panpaal thanpaal penpaal', creating a melodious rhythmic flow.
Upamai (Simile)
“Kudai pola naanam”
Comparing bashfulness/shyness to a protective umbrella ('Kudai pola naanam').
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Trivia
This composition by M. S. Viswanathan features evocative singing by S. Janaki and lyricism by Kannadasan, weaving classical Tamil literary tropes of 'Thinai' (landscape and mood) into romantic film music.
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