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Lyrics & meaning

Pooppol Poopol

From Minnale · 2001

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Karthik, Tippu
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Minnale
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
15 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poopol… poopol…
En nenjai koithaval
Minnalai… minnalai
En paarvai parithaval…
{Ohooooo…oooo…ooooo
Ohooooo…oooo…ooooo} (2)
Like a flower... like a flower...
She plucked my heart,
Like lightning... like lightning...
She stole my gaze...
{Ohoooo… ooo… ooooo
Ohoooo… ooo… ooooo} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

These lines capture the protagonist's profound awe and romantic awakening upon seeing his beloved. He uses poetic contrasts, describing her as delicate as a flower yet as sudden and striking as a bolt of lightning, both stealing his heart and taking complete hold of his sight.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

Poopol… poopol… / Minnalai… minnalai

Compares the beloved's gentle grace to a flower ('Poopol') and her striking, captivating impact to a flash of lightning ('Minnalai').

Metaphor & Imagery

En nenjai koithaval / En paarvai parithaval…

Uses vivid action imagery of 'plucking a heart' ('nenjai koithaval') and 'snatching vision' ('paarvai parithaval') to express falling deeply in love at first sight.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

En nenjai koithaval / En paarvai parithaval…

The words 'Koithaval' and 'Parithaval' rhyme at the end of the respective lines, creating a rhythmic and lyrical harmony.

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Trivia

Minnale (2001) marked the soundtrack debut of composer Harris Jayaraj, which became a massive hit across South India. This film also launched the iconic director-lyricist-composer synergy between Gautham Vasudev Menon, Thamarai, and Harris Jayaraj.

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