Poonthendrale (Solo)
From Manasukkul Mathappu · 1988
- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Manasukkul Mathappu1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mhhmmm….mmm… | Mhhmmm... mmm... |
| Mhhmmm….mmm… | Mhhmmm... mmm... |
| Naana naanna naannaananaa | Naana naanna naannaananaa |
| Female | |
| Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa | Oh gentle breeze, come and sing |
| Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa | Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage? |
| Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam | Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens |
| Kannil varum pennin mugam pirunthaavanam | The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is Brindavan |
| Female | |
| Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa | Oh gentle breeze, come and sing |
| Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa….. | Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage? |
| Female | |
| Thoongaatha kangalaal neengaamal kaangiraen | With sleepless eyes, I watch continuously without leaving |
| Needhaanae en kaalaigalin sooryothayam…mm…. | Aren't you the sunrise of my mornings? |
| Thaangaamal penn unai thaalaattu ketkiraen | Unable to bear the longing, I, a maiden, listen to your lullaby |
| Neeyillaiyael paavai manam paalai vanam…mm | Without you, this maiden's heart is a desert |
| Female | |
| Oo bramma dhevaa thara vendum nooraandugal | Oh Lord Brahma, you must grant a hundred years |
| Naan kadhal seiyya podhaathu nooraandugal | A hundred years are not enough for me to love |
| Anbae un vaasagam….en jeeva yaasaam | My love, your voice is my soul's prayer |
| Kannaa en mannaa nee kodi peril maanudan | Oh Krishna, my king, you are one remarkable human among millions |
| Female | |
| Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa | Oh gentle breeze, come and sing |
| Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa….. | Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage? |
| Female | |
| Yaen intha pen manam yaegaanthamaanathu | Why was this woman's heart so lonely? |
| Nee paadinaal poovaanathu thaenaanathu | When you sang, it turned into a flower garden and honey |
| Nee vanthu kaaviyam nijamaagi ponathu | Because you came, the romantic epic became reality |
| Vaarththaigalil illaathathu naam kandathu | We have experienced what words cannot describe |
| Female | |
| Bhoologa sorkkam kann munnae | Heaven on earth right before my eyes |
| Naan kaangiraen | I am witnessing it |
| Nee dheva varkkam un nenjil naan vaazhgiraen | You are of divine grace, and I live inside your heart |
| Kaalangal maarinum…..thegangal poyinum… | Even if eras change and physical bodies perish... |
| Kadhal azhiyaathu adhu naalum vaazhum un vasam | Love will never die; it will live on eternally with you |
| Female | |
| Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa | Oh gentle breeze, come and sing |
| Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa | Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage? |
| Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam | Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens |
| Kannil varum pennin mugam pirunthaavanam | The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is Brindavan |
| Female | |
| Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa | Oh gentle breeze, come and sing |
| Pon maedaiyil poo choodavaa….. | Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage? |
ம்ஹ்ம்ம்......ம்ம்ம்.......
ம்ஹ்ம்ம்......ம்ம்ம்.......
நான நான்ன நான்னானா
Mhhmmm... mmm...
Mhhmmm... mmm...
Naana naanna naannaananaa
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?
Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens
The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is 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..
With sleepless eyes, I watch continuously without leaving
Aren't you the sunrise of my mornings?
Unable to bear the longing, I, a maiden, listen to your lullaby
Without you, this maiden's heart is a desert
ஓ பிரம்ம தேவா தர வேண்டும் நூறாண்டுகள்..
நான் காதல் செய்ய போதாது நூறாண்டுகள்..
அன்பே உன் வாசகம்.......என் ஜீவ யாசகம்.....
கண்ணா என் மன்னா நீ கோடி பேரில் மானுடன்
Oh Lord Brahma, you must grant a hundred years
A hundred years are not enough for me to love
My love, your voice is my soul's prayer
Oh Krishna, my king, you are one remarkable human among millions
பூந்தென்றலே நீ பாடி வா
பொன் மேடையில் பூச்சூட வா...
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage?
ஏன் இந்த பெண் மனம் ஏகாந்தமானது
நீ பாடினால் பூவானது தேனானது.....
நீ வந்து காவியம் நிஜமாகிப் போனது
வார்த்தைகளில் இல்லாதது நாம் கண்டது...
Why was this woman's heart so lonely?
When you sang, it turned into a flower garden and honey
Because you came, the romantic epic became reality
We have experienced what words cannot describe
பூலோக சொர்க்கம் கண் முன்னே
நான் காண்கிறேன்..
நீ தேவ வர்க்கம் உன் நெஞ்சில் நான் வாழ்கிறேன்..
காலங்கள் மாறினும்......தேகங்கள் போயினும்.....
காதல் அழியாது அது நாளும் வாழும் உன் வசம்
Heaven on earth right before my eyes
I am witnessing it
You are of divine grace, and I live inside your heart
Even if eras change and physical bodies perish...
Love will never die; it will live on 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
Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage?
Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens
The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is Brindavan
பூந்தென்றலே நீ பாடி வா
பொன் மேடையில் பூச்சூட வா...
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage?
Mhhmmm….mmm…
Mhhmmm... mmm...
Mhhmmm….mmm…
Mhhmmm... mmm...
Naana naanna naannaananaa
Naana naanna naannaananaa
Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa
Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage?
Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam
Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens
Kannil varum pennin mugam pirunthaavanam
The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is 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
With sleepless eyes, I watch continuously without leaving
Needhaanae en kaalaigalin sooryothayam…mm….
Aren't you the sunrise of my mornings?
Thaangaamal penn unai thaalaattu ketkiraen
Unable to bear the longing, I, a maiden, listen to your lullaby
Neeyillaiyael paavai manam paalai vanam…mm
Without you, this maiden's heart is a desert
Oo bramma dhevaa thara vendum nooraandugal
Oh Lord Brahma, you must grant a hundred years
Naan kadhal seiyya podhaathu nooraandugal
A hundred years are not enough for me to love
Anbae un vaasagam….en jeeva yaasaam
My love, your voice is my soul's prayer
Kannaa en mannaa nee kodi peril maanudan
Oh Krishna, my king, you are one remarkable human among millions
Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa…..
Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage?
Yaen intha pen manam yaegaanthamaanathu
Why was this woman's heart so lonely?
Nee paadinaal poovaanathu thaenaanathu
When you sang, it turned into a flower garden and honey
Nee vanthu kaaviyam nijamaagi ponathu
Because you came, the romantic epic became reality
Vaarththaigalil illaathathu naam kandathu
We have experienced what words cannot describe
Bhoologa sorkkam kann munnae
Heaven on earth right before my eyes
Naan kaangiraen
I am witnessing it
Nee dheva varkkam un nenjil naan vaazhgiraen
You are of divine grace, and I live inside your heart
Kaalangal maarinum…..thegangal poyinum…
Even if eras change and physical bodies perish...
Kadhal azhiyaathu adhu naalum vaazhum un vasam
Love will never die; it will live on eternally with you
Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Pon maedaiyil pooch choodavaa
Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage?
Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam
Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens
Kannil varum pennin mugam pirunthaavanam
The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is Brindavan
Poonthendralae nee paadi vaa
Oh gentle breeze, come and sing
Pon maedaiyil poo choodavaa…..
Shall I adorn flowers on the golden stage?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Poonthendralae Nee Paadi Vaa is a deeply poetic romantic track from the 1988 Tamil film Manasukkul Mathappu. The song uses vivid imagery of nature and Hindu mythology to articulate profound devotion and romantic fulfillment. The protagonist addresses the gentle breeze, comparing the lover's presence to a divine temple and Brindavan, expressing that even a hundred years would be insufficient to fully experience such love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Neeyillaiyael paavai manam paalai vanam”
Compares the heart of the lover to a divine temple (thevaalaiyam) and the beloved's heart to a desert (paalai vanam) in his absence.
Mythological Allusion
“Kannil varum pennin mugam pirunthaavanam”
Refers to Kannan (Krishna) and Pirunthaavanam (Brindavan) to elevate earthly romance to a divine plane.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Nee paadinaal poovaanathu thaenaanathu”
Uses matching internal end-rhymes (poovaanathu / thaenaanathu) to create melodic harmony.
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Trivia
The music and lyrics for this iconic song were composed by S. A. Rajkumar early in his career, establishing his reputation for soft, melody-driven romantic soundtracks in late 1980s Tamil cinema.
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