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Poonthendral Pogum Pathai

From Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan · 1987

Lyricist
Isaignani Ilayaraja
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
6 Feb 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poonthendral…
Aahahaa…
Aahahaa… aahahaa…
Poonthendral pogum paadhai
Pogalaam
Paadal ketkalaam
Vilaiyaadi paarkkalaam
Poonthendral pogum paadhai pogalaam
Paadal ketkalaam
Vilaiyaadi paarkkalaam
Pani megam..mm
Tharum geetham..mm..
Malar cholai…ee
Tharum raagam..mm
Naalum naalum aanandham
Paadal ketkalaam vilaiyaadi paarkkalaam
Poonthendral…
Siru siru malaigalil
Vizhugindra aruvigal
Isai yena olikkiradhu
Adhu surangalai pirikkiradhu
Sarigama surangalai pirikkiradhu
Sandhana marangalil
Thazhuviya kaatrinil
Ilaigalum asaigiradhu
Adhu thaalatthil irukkiradhu
Thaka dhimi thaalatthil irukkiradhu
Pachai malai engum indha
Paadal kettu
Panja varna pookkal kooda aadudhae
Idhu iyarkkai annai seedhanam
Adhu isaiyaai aanadhu
Idhai yaarum inge ketkalaam
Pudhu paadal paadalaam nisa nisa… pani pani…
Nisa nisa pani pani mapanisa nipamari
Poonthendral pogum paadhai
Pogalaam
Paadal ketkalaam
Vilaiyaadi paarkkalaam
Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Aa… aa… aa…
Kani vitta marangalil ilam chittu kuruvigal
Koodugal punaigiradhu oru kudumbamum
Valargiradhu
Pala pala sugangalum malargiradhu
Iyarkkaiyin azhaginil ilamaiyum inimaiyum
Inaivadhu or azhagu adhil inaindhadhu
En manadhu
Dhinam dhinam vilaindhadhu pudhu uravu
Vaanavillin jaalam kandaal
Mogam koodum
Ennam engum jaadai solli paadumae
Ingu konjum inbam aayiram
Manam polae aadalaam
Dhinam sorgam ingu kaanalaam
Pudhu paadal paadalaam nisa nisa… pani pani…
Nisa nisa pani pani mapanisa nipamari
Poonthendral pogum paadhai
Pogalaam
Paadal ketkalaam
Vilaiyaadi paarkkalaam
Pani megam..mm
Tharum geetham..mm..
Malar cholai…ee
Tharum raagam..mm
Naalum naalum aanandham
Paadal ketkalaam vilaiyaadi paarkkalaam
Poonthendral…hae… ae… ae…
Gentle breeze...
Aahaahaa...
Aahaahaa... Aahaahaa...
Along the path where the gentle breeze goes,
we can walk,
we can listen to songs,
we can play and see!
We can follow the path of the gentle breeze,
we can listen to songs,
we can play and see!
The misty cloud... mm...
brings a song... mm...
The flower garden... ee...
offers a tune... mm...
Every single day is pure joy,
we can listen to songs, we can play and see!
Gentle breeze...
Across the little hills,
the falling waterfalls
sound like music,
sorting out the musical notes,
playing the sa-ri-ga-ma notes!
Among the sandalwood trees,
in the embracing breeze,
the leaves also sway,
keeping to the rhythm,
dancing to the tha-ka-dhi-mi beat!
Across the green mountains,
hearing this song,
even the colorful flowers dance!
This is Mother Nature's gift,
and it has turned into music.
Anyone here can listen to it,
and sing a new song! Ni-Sa Ni-Sa... Pa-Ni Pa-Ni...
Ni-Sa Ni-Sa Pa-Ni Pa-Ni Ma-Pa-Ni-Sa Ni-Pa-Ma-Ri
Along the path where the gentle breeze goes,
we can walk,
we can listen to songs,
we can play and see!
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Aa... aa... aa...
On the fruit-laden trees, little sparrows
build their nests, and a family
grows there,
as countless joys blossom!
In nature's beauty, youth and sweetness
blend so wonderfully, and into it
my heart has blended too,
as a new bond grows day after day!
Seeing the magic of a rainbow,
longing awakens,
and thoughts sing out in playful hints!
Here are a thousand tender delights,
we can dance as our hearts please,
we can find heaven here every day,
and sing a new song! Ni-Sa Ni-Sa... Pa-Ni Pa-Ni...
Ni-Sa Ni-Sa Pa-Ni Pa-Ni Ma-Pa-Ni-Sa Ni-Pa-Ma-Ri
Along the path where the gentle breeze goes,
we can walk,
we can listen to songs,
we can play and see!
The misty cloud... mm...
brings a song... mm...
The flower garden... ee...
offers a tune... mm...
Every single day is pure joy,
we can listen to songs, we can play and see!
Gentle breeze... hey... ae... ae...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a joyous celebration of nature's music and beauty. The lyrics describe a serene journey alongside a gentle breeze, where waterfalls sound like musical notes, swaying leaves move to rhythmic beats, and colorful flowers dance in harmony. Nature is depicted as a loving mother giving the gift of music for everyone to enjoy freely. As sparrows raise families in fruit-bearing trees and rainbows light up the sky, human emotions merge with the environment, creating a sense of endless happiness and daily paradise. The song captures the pure, carefree bliss of being aligned with nature's rhythm.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Poonthendral pogum paadhai

Repetition of the initial 'P' sound across adjacent words in the same line.

Personification

Panja varna pookkal kooda aadudhae

Flowers are given the human attribute of dancing upon listening to nature's song.

Onomatopoeia (Rhythmic Syllables)

Thaka dhimi thaalatthil irukkiradhu

Use of rhythmic beat sounds ('Thaka dhimi') to mimic percussion and natural beats.

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Trivia

The song is penned by Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja himself for the 1987 film 'Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan', starring Pandiarajan and Bhanupriya. Ilaiyaraaja frequently composed and wrote songs that integrated classical solkattu (swaras) directly into the lyrical narrative, celebrating nature as the ultimate source of musical scale.

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