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Lyrics & meaning

Poongaatru Puthithaanathu

From Moondram Pirai · 1982

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Moondram Pirai1982

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Poongaatru pudhithaanathuThe gentle breeze has become fresh and new.
Pudhu vazhvu sathiraduthuA new life is dancing in joy.
Irandu uyirai inaiththu vilaiyaadumIt unites two lives and plays.
Uyirai inaiththu vilaiyaadumUniting lives, it plays.
Male
Poongaatru pudhithaanathuThe gentle breeze has become fresh and new.
Pudhu vazhvu sathiraduthuA new life is dancing in joy.
Male
Varugindra kaatrum sirupillaiyagumEven the incoming breeze turns into a little child.
Varugindra kaatrum sirupillaiyagumEven the incoming breeze turns into a little child.
Maragathakkillai mozhi pesumThe emerald parrot speaks words.
Maragathakkillai mozhi pesumThe emerald parrot speaks words.
Poo vaanil pon megamum unpolaeIn the flower-like sky, golden clouds like you,
Nallellaam vilaiyaadumPlay all day long.
Male
Poongaatru pudhithaanathuThe gentle breeze has become fresh and new.
Pudhu vazhvu sathiraduthuA new life is dancing in joy.
Irandu uyirai inaiththu vilaiyaadumIt unites two lives and plays.
Uyirai inaiththu vilaiyaadumUniting lives, it plays.
Male
Poongaatru pudhithaanathuThe gentle breeze has become fresh and new.
Pudhu vazhvu sathiraduthuA new life is dancing in joy.
Male
Nadhiyengu sellum kadalthannai thediWhere does the river go? Seeking the ocean.
Nadhiyengu sellum kadalthannai thediWhere does the river go? Seeking the ocean.
Ponvandoodum malar thediThe golden beetle flies, seeking the flower.
Ponvandoodum malar thediThe golden beetle flies, seeking the flower.
En vaazhvil nee vanthathu vidhiyanalIf your arrival in my life is destiny,
Nee yenthan uyirandro…oo..Aren't you my very life?
Male
Poongaatru pudhithaanathuThe gentle breeze has become fresh and new.
Pudhu vazhvu sathiraduthuA new life is dancing in joy.
Irandu uyirai inaiththu vilaiyaadumIt unites two lives and plays.
Uyirai inaiththu vilaiyaadumUniting lives, it plays.
Male
Poongaatru pudhithaanathuThe gentle breeze has become fresh and new.
Pudhu vazhvu sathiraduthuA new life is dancing in joy.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Poongaatru Pudhithaanathu is a soulful and uplifting track from the classic film Moondram Pirai (1982). The song captures the pure, innocent, and joyful relationship between the male protagonist and the female lead, who suffers from amnesia and behaves like a child. The lyrics portray how their meeting has breathed a fresh wind of hope and happiness into their lives, renewing everything around them with childlike wonder.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Varugindra kaatrum sirupillaiyagum

The incoming breeze is personified as a playful little child.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

Maragathakkillai mozhi pesum

Comparing the heroine's sweet speech and innocence to that of a precious emerald parrot.

Analogy

Nadhiyengu sellum kadalthannai thedi

Comparing the natural flow of a river seeking the sea to the natural pull of destiny bringing two souls together.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Poongaatru pudhithaanathu / Pudhu vazhvu sathiraduthu

Rhyming of the second consonant character in adjacent lines for rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by K. J. Yesudas, 'Moondram Pirai' features some of lyricist Kannadasan's final works written before his demise in 1981. The film was directed by Balu Mahendra and won national acclaim for both Kamal Haasan and Sridevi.

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