Poopoovai
From Bala · 2002
- Lyricist
- Arivumathi
- Singers
- Unni Menon, Ganga
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Bala2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aahaaaaa….aaaaa…aaahaaaa.. | Aahaa... aaaa... aaahaaaa... |
| Aaaaaa…aaaaa…aaaaaa….aaaaaaa | Aaaaaa... aaaaa... aaaaaa... aaaaaaa |
| Male | |
| Poo poovaai | Like a cluster of flowers, |
| Punnagaikkum ival | she who smiles |
| Engal veettu pudhu kavithai | is the new poem of our house. |
| Male | |
| Thaalaatta | To rock in a lullaby, |
| Thottil mattum illai | there is not just a cradle; |
| Ival engal kai kulanthai | she is the baby in our arms. |
| Male | |
| Pulveligalil nee ponaal | If you walk on grassy lawns, |
| Venn panithuli kaal keerum | white dew drops will scratch your feet. |
| Nam idhayangal naangodum | Though our hearts are four, |
| Iruppathellaam | all that exists |
| Oru thudippae | is a single beat. |
| Male | |
| Poo poovaai | Like a cluster of flowers, |
| Punnagaikkum ival | she who smiles |
| Engal veettu pudhu kavithai | is the new poem of our house. |
| Male | |
| Thaalaatta | To rock in a lullaby, |
| Thottil mattum illai | there is not just a cradle; |
| Ival engal kai kulanthai | she is the baby in our arms. |
| Male | |
| Mmm..engal illatthilae | Mmm... in our home, |
| Inba naadagamthaan | there is only a joyous drama; |
| Ingae thevaiyillai tholaikaatchi | we have no need for a television here. |
| Male | |
| Engal ullatthilae | In our hearts, |
| Dhinam poo mazhaithaan | there is a daily shower of flowers; |
| Naangal selvathillai malar kaatchi | we do not visit flower shows. |
| Male | |
| Mazhai vanthaal..adhil nanaivom | When rain comes, we soak in it, |
| Annai thuvattum sugamum kidaikka | just to enjoy the warmth of mother drying us off. |
| Veiyil vanthaal..adhil alaivom | When heat comes, we wander in it, |
| Thanthai adhattum inimai rasikka | just to relish the sweetness of father scolding us. |
| Male | |
| Kaalkonda roja | A rose that has gained legs, |
| Thuli thuli vanthu | coming step by step, |
| Thoonukku pinnaal | behind the pillar, |
| Nindru sirikkirathae.. | stands and smiles. |
| Male | |
| Poo poovaai | Like a cluster of flowers, |
| Punnagaikkum ival | she who smiles |
| Engal veettu pudhu kavithai | is the new poem of our house. |
| Male | |
| Thaalaatta | To rock in a lullaby, |
| Thottil mattum illai | there is not just a cradle; |
| Ival engal kai kulanthai | she is the baby in our arms. |
| Male | |
| Pulveligalil nee ponaal | If you walk on grassy lawns, |
| Venn panithuli kaal keerum | white dew drops will scratch your feet. |
| Nam idhayangal naangodum | Though our hearts are four, |
| Iruppathellaam | all that exists |
| Oru thudippae | is a single beat. |
| Female | |
| Aahaaaaa….aaaaa…aaahaaaa.. | Aahaa... aaaa... aaahaaaa... |
| Aaaaaa…aaaaa…aaaaaa….aaaaaaa | Aaaaaa... aaaaa... aaaaaa... aaaaaaa |
| Male | |
| Thaai kattugindra | Tied around the saree |
| Nool selaiyilae | made of fine cotton thread that mother wears, |
| Yaar kottai indru adampidipom | whose fort shall we stubbornly claim today? |
| Male | |
| Mottaimaadiyilae | On the open terrace, |
| Oru thatthinilae | in a single plate, |
| Nei choru vacchu | placing ghee rice, |
| Uyir rusitthom | we savored life itself. |
| Male | |
| Orae orae vin visiri | A single fan of the open sky, |
| Adhan adiyil thoongi kidappom | under which we lie asleep. |
| Innum innum thanthai tholil | Forever on father's shoulders, |
| Siru kulanthaiyaaga iruppom | we will remain little children. |
| Male | |
| Bhoomiyil sorgam | If anyone says heaven |
| Ullathendru sonnaal | exists on earth, |
| Verengum illai | nowhere else is it, |
| Athu engal illamae.. | it is our very home! |
| Male | |
| Poo poovaai | Like a cluster of flowers, |
| Punnagaikkum ival | she who smiles |
| Engal veettu pudhu kavithai | is the new poem of our house. |
| Male | |
| Thaalaatta | To rock in a lullaby, |
| Thottil mattum illai | there is not just a cradle; |
| Ival engal kai kulanthai | she is the baby in our arms. |
| Male | |
| Pulveligalil nee ponaal | If you walk on grassy lawns, |
| Venn panithuli kaal keerum | white dew drops will scratch your feet. |
| Nam idhayangal naangodum | Though our hearts are four, |
| Iruppathellaam | all that exists |
| Oru thudippae | is a single beat. |
ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஹா ஆஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆஆ ஆஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆஆ
Aahaa... aaaa... aaahaaaa...
Aaaaaa... aaaaa... aaaaaa... aaaaaaa
பூ பூவாய்
புன்னகைக்கும்
இவள் எங்கள்
வீட்டு புது கவிதை
Like a cluster of flowers,
she who smiles
is the new poem of our house.
தாலாட்ட
தொட்டில் மட்டும்
இல்லை இவள்
எங்கள் கை குழந்தை
To rock in a lullaby,
there is not just a cradle;
she is the baby in our arms.
புல்வெளிகளில்
நீ போனால் வென்
பனித்துளி கால் கீறும்
நம் இதயங்கள் நான்கோடும்
இருப்பதெல்லாம் ஒரு துடிப்பே
If you walk on grassy lawns,
white dew drops will scratch your feet.
Though our hearts are four,
all that exists
is a single beat.
பூ பூவாய்
புன்னகைக்கும்
இவள் எங்கள்
வீட்டு புது கவிதை
Like a cluster of flowers,
she who smiles
is the new poem of our house.
தாலாட்ட
தொட்டில் மட்டும்
இல்லை இவள்
எங்கள் கை குழந்தை
To rock in a lullaby,
there is not just a cradle;
she is the baby in our arms.
ம்ம்ம் எங்கள்
இல்லத்திலே இன்ப
நாடகம்தான் இங்கே
தேவையில்லை
தொலைக்காட்சி
Mmm... in our home,
there is only a joyous drama;
we have no need for a television here.
எங்கள்
உள்ளத்திலே தினம்
பூ மழைதான் நாங்கள்
செல்வதில்லை மலர்
காட்சி
In our hearts,
there is a daily shower of flowers;
we do not visit flower shows.
மழை வந்தால்
அதில் நனைவோம்
அன்னை துவட்டும்
சுகமும் கிடைக்க
வெயில் வந்தால்
அதில் அலைவோம்
தந்தை அதட்டும்
இனிமை ரசிக்க
When rain comes, we soak in it,
just to enjoy the warmth of mother drying us off.
When heat comes, we wander in it,
just to relish the sweetness of father scolding us.
கால்கொண்ட
ரோஜா துளி துளி வந்து
தூணுக்கு பின்னால்
நின்று சிரிக்கிறதே
A rose that has gained legs,
coming step by step,
behind the pillar,
stands and smiles.
பூ பூவாய்
புன்னகைக்கும்
இவள் எங்கள்
வீட்டு புது கவிதை
Like a cluster of flowers,
she who smiles
is the new poem of our house.
தாலாட்ட
தொட்டில் மட்டும்
இல்லை இவள்
எங்கள் கை குழந்தை
To rock in a lullaby,
there is not just a cradle;
she is the baby in our arms.
புல்வெளிகளில்
நீ போனால் வென்
பனித்துளி கால் கீறும்
நம் இதயங்கள் நான்கோடும்
இருப்பதெல்லாம் ஒரு துடிப்பே
If you walk on grassy lawns,
white dew drops will scratch your feet.
Though our hearts are four,
all that exists
is a single beat.
ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஹா ஆஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆஆ ஆஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆஆ
Aahaa... aaaa... aaahaaaa...
Aaaaaa... aaaaa... aaaaaa... aaaaaaa
தாய் கட்டுகின்ற
நூல் சேலையிலே யார்
கோட்டை இன்று
அடம்பிடிப்போம்
Tied around the saree
made of fine cotton thread that mother wears,
whose fort shall we stubbornly claim today?
மொட்டைமாடியிலே
ஒரு தட்டினிலே நெய் சோறு
வெச்சு உயிர் ருசித்தோம்
On the open terrace,
in a single plate,
placing ghee rice,
we savored life itself.
ஒரே ஒரே வின்
விசிறி அதன் அடியில்
தூங்கி கிடப்போம்
இன்னும் இன்னும்
தந்தை தோளில் சிறு
குழந்தையாகி இருப்போம்
A single fan of the open sky,
under which we lie asleep.
Forever on father's shoulders,
we will remain little children.
பூமியில் சொர்கம்
உள்ளதென்று சொன்னால்
வேறெங்கும் இல்லை அது
எங்கள் இல்லமே
If anyone says heaven
exists on earth,
nowhere else is it,
it is our very home!
பூ பூவாய்
புன்னகைக்கும்
இவள் எங்கள்
வீட்டு புது கவிதை
Like a cluster of flowers,
she who smiles
is the new poem of our house.
தாலாட்ட
தொட்டில் மட்டும்
இல்லை இவள்
எங்கள் கை குழந்தை
To rock in a lullaby,
there is not just a cradle;
she is the baby in our arms.
புல்வெளிகளில்
நீ போனால் வென்
பனித்துளி கால் கீறும்
நம் இதயங்கள் நான்கோடும்
இருப்பதெல்லாம் ஒரு துடிப்பே
If you walk on grassy lawns,
white dew drops will scratch your feet.
Though our hearts are four,
all that exists
is a single beat.
Aahaaaaa….aaaaa…aaahaaaa..
Aahaa... aaaa... aaahaaaa...
Aaaaaa…aaaaa…aaaaaa….aaaaaaa
Aaaaaa... aaaaa... aaaaaa... aaaaaaa
Poo poovaai
Like a cluster of flowers,
Punnagaikkum ival
she who smiles
Engal veettu pudhu kavithai
is the new poem of our house.
Thaalaatta
To rock in a lullaby,
Thottil mattum illai
there is not just a cradle;
Ival engal kai kulanthai
she is the baby in our arms.
Pulveligalil nee ponaal
If you walk on grassy lawns,
Venn panithuli kaal keerum
white dew drops will scratch your feet.
Nam idhayangal naangodum
Though our hearts are four,
Iruppathellaam
all that exists
Oru thudippae
is a single beat.
Poo poovaai
Like a cluster of flowers,
Punnagaikkum ival
she who smiles
Engal veettu pudhu kavithai
is the new poem of our house.
Thaalaatta
To rock in a lullaby,
Thottil mattum illai
there is not just a cradle;
Ival engal kai kulanthai
she is the baby in our arms.
Mmm..engal illatthilae
Mmm... in our home,
Inba naadagamthaan
there is only a joyous drama;
Ingae thevaiyillai tholaikaatchi
we have no need for a television here.
Engal ullatthilae
In our hearts,
Dhinam poo mazhaithaan
there is a daily shower of flowers;
Naangal selvathillai malar kaatchi
we do not visit flower shows.
Mazhai vanthaal..adhil nanaivom
When rain comes, we soak in it,
Annai thuvattum sugamum kidaikka
just to enjoy the warmth of mother drying us off.
Veiyil vanthaal..adhil alaivom
When heat comes, we wander in it,
Thanthai adhattum inimai rasikka
just to relish the sweetness of father scolding us.
Kaalkonda roja
A rose that has gained legs,
Thuli thuli vanthu
coming step by step,
Thoonukku pinnaal
behind the pillar,
Nindru sirikkirathae..
stands and smiles.
Poo poovaai
Like a cluster of flowers,
Punnagaikkum ival
she who smiles
Engal veettu pudhu kavithai
is the new poem of our house.
Thaalaatta
To rock in a lullaby,
Thottil mattum illai
there is not just a cradle;
Ival engal kai kulanthai
she is the baby in our arms.
Pulveligalil nee ponaal
If you walk on grassy lawns,
Venn panithuli kaal keerum
white dew drops will scratch your feet.
Nam idhayangal naangodum
Though our hearts are four,
Iruppathellaam
all that exists
Oru thudippae
is a single beat.
Aahaaaaa….aaaaa…aaahaaaa..
Aahaa... aaaa... aaahaaaa...
Aaaaaa…aaaaa…aaaaaa….aaaaaaa
Aaaaaa... aaaaa... aaaaaa... aaaaaaa
Thaai kattugindra
Tied around the saree
Nool selaiyilae
made of fine cotton thread that mother wears,
Yaar kottai indru adampidipom
whose fort shall we stubbornly claim today?
Mottaimaadiyilae
On the open terrace,
Oru thatthinilae
in a single plate,
Nei choru vacchu
placing ghee rice,
Uyir rusitthom
we savored life itself.
Orae orae vin visiri
A single fan of the open sky,
Adhan adiyil thoongi kidappom
under which we lie asleep.
Innum innum thanthai tholil
Forever on father's shoulders,
Siru kulanthaiyaaga iruppom
we will remain little children.
Bhoomiyil sorgam
If anyone says heaven
Ullathendru sonnaal
exists on earth,
Verengum illai
nowhere else is it,
Athu engal illamae..
it is our very home!
Poo poovaai
Like a cluster of flowers,
Punnagaikkum ival
she who smiles
Engal veettu pudhu kavithai
is the new poem of our house.
Thaalaatta
To rock in a lullaby,
Thottil mattum illai
there is not just a cradle;
Ival engal kai kulanthai
she is the baby in our arms.
Pulveligalil nee ponaal
If you walk on grassy lawns,
Venn panithuli kaal keerum
white dew drops will scratch your feet.
Nam idhayangal naangodum
Though our hearts are four,
Iruppathellaam
all that exists
Oru thudippae
is a single beat.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
"Poo Poovaai" is a heartwarming composition celebrating the warmth, affection, and seamless unity of a loving family. The lyrics fondly describe the youngest member of the family as a blooming poem and a cherished flower, portraying how the family's entire world revolves around her happiness. The song invokes beautiful domestic imagery—sharing a simple meal on the open terrace under the sky, delighting in a mother's gentle care after getting wet in the rain, and even finding sweetness in a father's loving scolding. The core message highlights that true heaven on earth does not lie in external luxuries, but right within a close-knit home filled with unconditional love. Though the family members have four separate hearts, they resonate as one single emotional heartbeat.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Engal veettu pudhu kavithai”
Compares the beloved child to a freshly written poem ('pudhu kavithai') and a blooming flower ('poo poovaai').
Hyperbole (Adukkunilai / Uruvagathil Migaipuduthal)
“Venn panithuli kaal keerum”
Exaggerates the delicate soft nature of the girl by suggesting even soft dew drops on grass could scratch her feet.
Personification / Visual Imagery
“Kaalkonda roja thuli thuli vanthu thoonukku pinnaal nindru sirikkirathae”
Refers to the child as a 'rose with feet' ('kaalkonda roja') sneaking behind pillars to play peek-a-boo.
Metaphor (Uruvagathil Visiri)
“Orae orae vin visiri adhan adiyil thoongi kidappom”
Metaphorically describes the vast night sky as a single handheld fan soothing the family while sleeping on the terrace.
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Trivia
"Poo Poovaai" is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2002 Tamil action drama film *Bala*, starring Shaam and Meera Jasmine. The track features vocals by P. Unnikrishnan and Bhavatharini, with deeply poetic lyrics penned by Arivumathi, known for capturing subtle, beautiful family emotions.
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