Poonthendrale (Duet)
From Manasukkul Mathappu · 1988
- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singers
- P. Jayachandran, Sunandha
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Manasukkul Mathappu1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mhmmm…mmm…. | Humming (Mhmmm...mmm...) |
| Mhhmmm….mmm… | Humming (Mhhmmm...mmm...) |
| Nannaa naana naanna naanaanaa | Vocalizing (Nannaa naana naanna naanaanaa) |
| Both :Nananana nananana nananana | Both: Vocalizing (Nananana nananana nananana) |
| Male :Nananana nananana | Male: Vocalizing (Nananana nananana) |
| Male | |
| Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa | Oh gentle breeze, come and sing |
| Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa | Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage? |
| Female :Kannan manam | Female: Lord Krishna's heart |
| Mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam | Is a temple worshiped by a maiden |
| Male :Kannil varum pennin | Male: The face of the woman appearing in my eyes |
| Mugam pirunthaavanam | Is the holy Brindavan |
| Male | |
| Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa | Oh gentle breeze, come and sing |
| Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa | Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage? |
| Male | |
| Thoongaatha kangalaal neengaamal kaangiraen | I watch unceasingly with sleepless eyes |
| Needhaanae en kaalaigalin sooryothayam…mm…. | You are the sunrise of my mornings... mm... |
| Female :Thaangaamal penn unai thaalaattu ketkiraen | Female: Unable to bear it, I ask for a lullaby from you |
| Neeyillaiyael paavai manam paalai vanam…mm | Without you, this woman's heart is a desert... mm |
| Male | |
| Hae bramma dhevaa thara vendum nooraandugal | Oh Lord Brahma, you must give us a hundred years |
| Female :Naan kadhal seiyya podhaathu nooraandugal | Female: A hundred years are not enough for me to love you |
| Male :Kannae un vaasagam en jeeva yaasaam | Male: My dear, your words are my life's sustenance |
| Female :Kanna en mannaa | Female: Oh my Lord Krishna, my king |
| Nee kodi peril maanudan | Among millions, you are a unique human |
| Male | |
| Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa | Oh gentle breeze, come and sing |
| Female :Pon maedaiyil poo choodavaa….. | Female: Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage... |
| Lalalala lalallala lalalala lalallala | Vocalizing (Lalalala lalallala lalalala lalallala) |
| Aaa…..aa…..aa…..aah | Vocalizing (Aaa...aa...aa...aah) |
| Female | |
| Yaen intha pen manam yaegaanthamaanathu | Why did this woman's heart feel so lonely? |
| Nee paadinaal poovaanathu thaenaanathu | When you sang, it turned into a flower garden and sweet honey |
| Male :Nee vanthu kaaviyam nijamaagi ponathu | Male: With your arrival, poetry became reality |
| Vaarththaigalil illaathathu naam kandathu | What we experienced is beyond words |
| Female | |
| Bhoologa sorkkam kann munnae | Heaven on earth right before my eyes |
| Naan kaangiraen | I am beholding it |
| Male :Nee dheva varkkam un nenjil | Male: You are of divine origin, and in your heart |
| Naan vaazhgiraen | I am living |
| Female | |
| Kaalangal maarinum thegangal poyinum… | Even if times change and physical bodies perish... |
| Male :Kadhal azhiyaathu adhu naalum vaazhum un vasam | Male: Love will never die; it will live eternally with you |
| Female | |
| Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa | Oh gentle breeze, come and sing |
| Male :Pon maedaiyil poo choodavaa | Male: Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage |
| Female :Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam | Female: Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshiped by a maiden |
| Male :Kannil varum pennin mugam pirunthaavanam | Male: The face of the woman appearing in my eyes is Brindavan |
| Female | |
| Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa | Oh gentle breeze, come and sing |
| Male :Pon maedaiyil poo choodavaa….. | Male: Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage... |
ம்ஹ்ம்ம்......ம்ம்ம்.......
ம்ஹ்ம்ம்......ம்ம்ம்.......
நன்னா நான நான்ன நான்னானா
இருவர் :
நநநந நநநந நநநந
நநநந நநநந.....
Humming (Mhmmm...mmm...)
Humming (Mhhmmm...mmm...)
Vocalizing (Nannaa naana naanna naanaanaa)
Both: Vocalizing (Nananana nananana nananana)
Male: Vocalizing (Nananana nananana)
பூந்தென்றலே நீ பாடி வா
பொன் மேடையில் பூச்சூட வா
கண்ணன் மனம்
மங்கை தொழும் தேவாலயம்.....
கண்ணில் வரும் பெண்ணின்
முகம் பிருந்தாவனம்.....
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage?
Female: Lord Krishna's heart
Is a temple worshiped by a maiden
Male: The face of the woman appearing in my eyes
Is the holy Brindavan
பூந்தென்றலே நீ பாடி வா
பொன் மேடையில் பூச்சூட வா
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage?
தூங்காத கண்களால் நீங்காமல் காண்கிறேன்
நீதானே என் காலைகளின் சூர்யோதயம்......ம்...
தாங்காமல் பெண் உனை தாலாட்டு கேட்கிறேன்
நீயில்லையேல் பாவை மனம் பாலை வனம்......ம்..
I watch unceasingly with sleepless eyes
You are the sunrise of my mornings... mm...
Female: Unable to bear it, I ask for a lullaby from you
Without you, this woman's heart is a desert... mm
ஹே பிரம்ம தேவா தர வேண்டும் நூறாண்டுகள்.....
நான் காதல் செய்ய போதாது நூறாண்டுகள்.....
கண்ணே உன் வாசகம் என் ஜீவ யாசகம்
கண்ணா என் மன்னா
நீ கோடி பேரில் மானுடன்
Oh Lord Brahma, you must give us a hundred years
Female: A hundred years are not enough for me to love you
Male: My dear, your words are my life's sustenance
Female: Oh my Lord Krishna, my king
Among millions, you are a unique human
பூந்தென்றலே நீ பாடி வா
பொன்மேடையில் பூச்சூட
லலலல லலல்லல லலலல லலல்லல
ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.......அஹ்
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Female: Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage...
Vocalizing (Lalalala lalallala lalalala lalallala)
Vocalizing (Aaa...aa...aa...aah)
ஏன் இந்த பெண் மனம் ஏகாந்தமானது
நீ பாடினால் பூவானது தேனானது......
நீ வந்து காவியம் நிஜமாகிப் போனது
வார்த்தைகளில் இல்லாதது நாம் கண்டது...
Why did this woman's heart feel so lonely?
When you sang, it turned into a flower garden and sweet honey
Male: With your arrival, poetry became reality
What we experienced is beyond words
பூலோக சொர்க்கம் கண் முன்னே
நான் காண்கிறேன்.....
நீ தேவ வர்க்கம் உன் நெஞ்சில்
நான் வாழ்கிறேன்.....
Heaven on earth right before my eyes
I am beholding it
Male: You are of divine origin, and in your heart
I am living
காலங்கள் மாறினும் தேகங்கள் போயினும்
காதல் அழியாது அது நாளும் வாழும் உன் வசம்
Even if times change and physical bodies perish...
Male: Love will never die; it will live eternally with you
பூந்தென்றலே நீ பாடி வா
பொன் மேடையில் பூச்சூட வா
கண்ணன் மனம் மங்கை தொழும் தேவாலயம்
கண்ணில் வரும் பெண்ணின் முகம் பிருந்தாவனம்
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Male: Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage
Female: Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshiped by a maiden
Male: The face of the woman appearing in my eyes is Brindavan
பூந்தென்றலே நீ பாடி வா
பொன் மேடையில் பூச்சூட வா...
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Male: Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage...
Mhmmm…mmm….
Humming (Mhmmm...mmm...)
Mhhmmm….mmm…
Humming (Mhhmmm...mmm...)
Nannaa naana naanna naanaanaa
Vocalizing (Nannaa naana naanna naanaanaa)
Both :Nananana nananana nananana
Both: Vocalizing (Nananana nananana nananana)
Male :Nananana nananana
Male: Vocalizing (Nananana nananana)
Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa
Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage?
Female :Kannan manam
Female: Lord Krishna's heart
Mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam
Is a temple worshiped by a maiden
Male :Kannil varum pennin
Male: The face of the woman appearing in my eyes
Mugam pirunthaavanam
Is the holy Brindavan
Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa
Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage?
Thoongaatha kangalaal neengaamal kaangiraen
I watch unceasingly with sleepless eyes
Needhaanae en kaalaigalin sooryothayam…mm….
You are the sunrise of my mornings... mm...
Female :Thaangaamal penn unai thaalaattu ketkiraen
Female: Unable to bear it, I ask for a lullaby from you
Neeyillaiyael paavai manam paalai vanam…mm
Without you, this woman's heart is a desert... mm
Hae bramma dhevaa thara vendum nooraandugal
Oh Lord Brahma, you must give us a hundred years
Female :Naan kadhal seiyya podhaathu nooraandugal
Female: A hundred years are not enough for me to love you
Male :Kannae un vaasagam en jeeva yaasaam
Male: My dear, your words are my life's sustenance
Female :Kanna en mannaa
Female: Oh my Lord Krishna, my king
Nee kodi peril maanudan
Among millions, you are a unique human
Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Female :Pon maedaiyil poo choodavaa…..
Female: Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage...
Lalalala lalallala lalalala lalallala
Vocalizing (Lalalala lalallala lalalala lalallala)
Aaa…..aa…..aa…..aah
Vocalizing (Aaa...aa...aa...aah)
Yaen intha pen manam yaegaanthamaanathu
Why did this woman's heart feel so lonely?
Nee paadinaal poovaanathu thaenaanathu
When you sang, it turned into a flower garden and sweet honey
Male :Nee vanthu kaaviyam nijamaagi ponathu
Male: With your arrival, poetry became reality
Vaarththaigalil illaathathu naam kandathu
What we experienced is beyond words
Bhoologa sorkkam kann munnae
Heaven on earth right before my eyes
Naan kaangiraen
I am beholding it
Male :Nee dheva varkkam un nenjil
Male: You are of divine origin, and in your heart
Naan vaazhgiraen
I am living
Kaalangal maarinum thegangal poyinum…
Even if times change and physical bodies perish...
Male :Kadhal azhiyaathu adhu naalum vaazhum un vasam
Male: Love will never die; it will live eternally with you
Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Male :Pon maedaiyil poo choodavaa
Male: Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage
Female :Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam
Female: Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshiped by a maiden
Male :Kannil varum pennin mugam pirunthaavanam
Male: The face of the woman appearing in my eyes is Brindavan
Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Male :Pon maedaiyil poo choodavaa…..
Male: Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Poonthendralae Nee Paadi Vaa is a deeply romantic duet where two lovers express their immortal affection and soul connection to each other. They elevate their love to a sacred realm, comparing their beloveds' presence to temples, Brindavan, and heavenly bliss on Earth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Neeyillaiyael paavai manam paalai vanam”
The lover's heart without love is compared to a desert ('Paalai vanam'), while the beloved's presence turns it into a blooming garden ('Poovaanathu').
Monai (Alliteration)
“Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa / Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa”
Repetition of the initial consonant 'P' sound creates a gentle melodic flow mirroring the breeze.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Naan kadhal seiyya podhaathu nooraandugal”
Expressing that even a lifespan of a hundred years granted by Lord Brahma is insufficient to complete their love.
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Trivia
Manasukkul Mathappu (1988) was directed by P. Vasu, starring Prabhu and Saranya Ponvannan. The music for this film was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who also penned the lyrics for this romantic hit rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra.
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