- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Jayachandran, Sunandha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan
- Movie release year
- 1989
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Dec 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poo mudiththu pottu vaiththa vatta nilaa
Punnagaiyil paattezhuthum vanna puraa
Theerththa karaiyinil kadhal mayakkangal
Theerum varaiyinil pudhu vasantha vizha
Poo mudiththu pottu vaiththa vatta nilaa
Female :Punnagaiyil paattezhuthum vanna puraa
Maangalyam thanthunaanae
Mama jeevana haethunaa
Kanndae pathnaami subaagae
Thavam sanjeeva saratha satham…
Meettaamal ponaal mani veenai vaadum
Kai theendinaal thaan kalayaani paadum
Female :Ezhuthaatha pudhu ilakkiyam
Uyir kadhalil vilaiyum
Idhazhodu idhazh inainthida
Isai kolangal varaiyum
Melam muzhangavum maalai vazhangavum
Velai varugaiyilae
Female :Paayai viriththidum paattu padiththidum
Kaana karunguyilae
Male :Aasai kulaththinil neenthi kulikkaiyil
Anantha poojai thodangumo
Poo mudiththu pottu vaiththa vatta nilaa
Female :Punnagaiyil paattezhuthum vanna puraa
Male :Theerththa karaiyinil kadhal mayakkangal
Theerum varaiyinil pudhu vasantha vizha
Poo mudiththu pottu vaiththa vatta nilaa
Female :Punnagaiyil paattezhuthum vanna puraa
…………..
Kasthoori maanai kadan kettu vaangi
Naan konda kangal naalaachchu thoongi
Male :Niruththaamal malar kanaigalai
Vidum vaalipam idhuthaan
Arangera dhinam iravinil varum
Naadagam idhuthaan
Pillai piranthathu palliyarai konjam
Moodi kidakkattum
Male :Kattil oru puram thottil oru puram
Aadi kidakkattum
Female :Moochu irukkindra kaalam varaiyinil
Mogaththin vegam kuraiyumo
Poo mudiththu pottu vaiththa vatta nilaa
Female :Punnagaiyil paattezhuthum vanna puraa
Male :Theerththa karaiyinil kadhal mayakkangal
Theerum varaiyinil pudhu vasantha vizha
Poo mudiththu pottu vaiththa vatta nilaa
Female :Punnagaiyil paattezhuthum vanna puraa…
A round moon wearing flowers and a bindi,
A colorful dove writing songs with her smile.
By the holy riverbank, the sweet trance of love,
until it fades away, is a fresh spring festival.
A round moon wearing flowers and a bindi,
Female: A colorful dove writing songs with her smile!
This sacred thread of marriage,
the very bond of my life,
I tie around your neck, O blessed one;
may you live happily for a hundred years...
If left unplayed, the precious veena will fade,
only when hands touch it will it sing the raga Kalyani.
Female: An unwritten new piece of poetry
blooms from soul-deep love.
When lips join with lips,
it draws beautiful patterns of music.
As drums beat and garlands are exchanged,
when that auspicious time arrives...
Female: Spreading the mat and singing a song,
comes the melodious black cuckoo.
Male: While swimming and bathing in the pool of desire,
will the worship of pure joy begin?
A round moon wearing flowers and a bindi,
Female: A colorful dove writing songs with her smile!
Male: By the holy riverbank, the sweet trance of love,
until it fades away, is a fresh spring festival.
A round moon wearing flowers and a bindi,
Female: A colorful dove writing songs with her smile!
...
Borrowing the eyes of a musk deer,
it has been days since my eyes fell asleep.
Male: Shooting arrows of flowers without stopping,
such is this youthful passion.
Coming every night to take the stage,
such is this drama of love.
Now that a baby is born, let the bedroom
stay closed for a little while.
Male: A bed on one side and a cradle on the other,
let both gently rock!
Female: As long as there is breath left in our lives,
will the fire of our passion ever fade?
A round moon wearing flowers and a bindi,
Female: A colorful dove writing songs with her smile!
Male: By the holy riverbank, the sweet trance of love,
until it fades away, is a fresh spring festival.
A round moon wearing flowers and a bindi,
Female: A colorful dove writing songs with her smile...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This romantic duet from 'En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan' celebrates marital romance, physical intimacy, and eternal affection between husband and wife. Incorporating sacred Mangalya mantra verses alongside poetic Tamil imagery, the couple expresses how love turns life into an ongoing spring festival. They describe love as music played on a veena, an unwritten literary work, and an enduring bond that persists even through parenthood and aging.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Poo mudiththu pottu vaiththa vatta nilaa”
Compares the beloved lady directly to a flower-adorned round moon ('vatta nilaa') and a song-writing dove ('vanna puraa').
Simile / Imagery
“Maangalyam thanthunaanae Mama jeevana haethunaa”
Uses traditional Sanskrit Vedic chant ('Mangalyam Thanthunanena') inside a Tamil lyric to emphasize marital sanctification and romance.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Melam muzhangavum maalai vazhangavum”
Rhyming of the second letter 'l' in 'Melam' and 'Maalai'.
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Trivia
The song features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with vocals by Mano and K. S. Chithra. The film stars Vijayakanth, Suhasini, and Rekha.
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