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Lyrics & meaning

Poori Poori

From Maanbumigu Maanavan · 1996

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, Swarnalatha
Music director
Deva
Details
Maanbumigu Maanavan1996

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Poori poori bel pooriPoori poori, Bhel puri!
Paani poori singaariPani puri, stylish beauty!
Joru joru gulzaruFull of energy, flourishing garden!
Lovvukkedhu sensoruWhere is the censor board for love?
Female
Babylona maridonaBabylon, Maradona!
Paarys pona moris ponaGone to Paris, gone to Mauritius!
Madanava viduvanaWill Cupid leave us alone?
Pakkam pona vekkam ponaIf I get close, shyness leaves!
Pocketula vechipaanaWill he keep me in his pocket?
Cellulaar telephone ah..aa…aa…Like a cellular telephone... ah.. aa... aa...
Male
Poori poori bel pooriPoori poori, Bhel puri!
Paani poori singaariPani puri, stylish beauty!
Joru joru gulzaruFull of energy, flourishing garden!
Lovvukkedhu sensoruWhere is the censor board for love?
Chorus
Ye he ye he yeiYe he ye he yei
Ye he ye he yeiYe he ye he yei
He he he…..He he he.....
Male
Ye ye yei..Ye ye yei..
Innum innum sugamMore and more pleasure...
Ingirukku nee sollsu solsluIs here, you tell me, tell me!
Female :Adhu inguirukkuFemale: That is right here!
Male :HaaMale: Haa!
Female :Macham macham adhu engirukkuFemale: Mole, mole, where is that mole?
Nee sollsu solluYou tell me, tell me!
Adhu angirukkuThat is over there!
Female :AhaaFemale: Ahaa!
Male
Haei paarthutten paarthutenHey, I saw it, I saw it!
Muzhukka muzhukka paathuttenCompletely, completely, I saw it!
Asandhuten asandhutenI am amazed, I am amazed!
Adi ammaadi asandhutenOh goodness, I am amazed!
Female
Nee adhukkulla asaradhaeDon't get awestruck so quickly!
Konjam poruthiru alaiyaadhaeWait a bit, don't wander restlessly!
Kai patta idam thotta idamThe place touched by hands, the place reached,
Thaen manakkumSmells sweet like honey!
Athnaiyum sollalaamaaCan I tell all of that?
Male
Poori poori bel pooriPoori poori, Bhel puri!
Paani poori singaariPani puri, stylish beauty!
Joru joru gulzaruFull of energy, flourishing garden!
Lovvukkedhu sensoruWhere is the censor board for love?
Chorus
Hoyaah hooyaah hooyaah hey…(3)Hoyaah hooyaah hooyaah hey…(3)
Male
Thoppulule naan suthuradhuWhat is that spinning on my navel?
Adhu enna ennaWhat is that, what is that?
Female :Chinna bombaramthaanFemale: Just a little spinning top!
Male :HahaaMale: Hahaa!
Female :Kattilil dhinam sollurathuFemale: What is recited daily on the bed?
Adhu enna ennaWhat is that, what is that?
Male :Kaadhal mandhiram thaanMale: It is the mantra of love!
Male
Hae padikkiren padikkirenHey, I am reading, I am reading!
Paaya potta padikkirenLaying out the mat, I am reading!
ThudikkirenthudikkirenI am yearning, I am yearning!
Thookam kettu thudikkirenLosing sleep, I am yearning!
Female
Nee avasara padalaamaShould you be in such a hurry?
Male :AhaaMale: Ahaa!
Female :Vizhi mabugalai vidalaamaFemale: Can one cast heavy signals with eyes?
Male :yeiMale: Yei!
Female :Manapandhalathaan kattaFemale: Asking to erect the wedding canopy,
Solli ketti melamAsking the auspicious drums
Kotta solliTo beat loudly,
Ippa namma ottalaamaShall we unite now?
Male
Poori poori bel pooriPoori poori, Bhel puri!
Paani poori singaariPani puri, stylish beauty!
Female :Joru joru gulzaruFemale: Full of energy, flourishing garden!
Lovvukkedhu sensoruLove has no censor board!
Male
Babylona maridonaBabylon, Maradona!
Paarys pona moris ponaGone to Paris, gone to Mauritius!
Madanava viduvanaWill Cupid leave us alone?
Female :Pakkam pona vekkam ponaFemale: If I get close, shyness leaves!
Pocketula vechipaanaWill he keep me in his pocket?
Cellulaar telephone ah..Like a cellular telephone...
Male
Ye haei Poori poori bel pooriYe haei Poori poori, Bhel puri!
Paani poori singaariPani puri, stylish beauty!
Female :Joru joru gulzaruFemale: Full of energy, flourishing garden!
Male :Haa haaMale: Haa haa
Female :Lovvukkedhu sensoruFemale: Where is the censor board for love?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Poori Poori Bel Poori from Maanbumigu Maanavan (1996) is a energetic duet composed by Deva with lyrics written by Vaali. The song captures playful romantic banter between young lovers, filled with witty riddles, flirty teasing, and energetic rhythm.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Ethukai

Poori poori bel poori / Paani poori singaari

Second-letter rhyming pattern present across lines like Poori / Paani / Joru / Lovvu.

Metaphor

Thoppulule naan suthuradhu... Chinna bombaramthaan

Comparing bodily movements playfully to a spinning top (bombaram).

Anaphora / Repetition

Babylona maridona / Paarys pona moris pona

Use of repeated rhyming words for rhythmic beat matching.

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Trivia

Lyricist Vaali blended popular 90s street foods (Bhel Puri, Pani Puri), international pop culture icons (Maradona, Babylon), and then-emerging modern technology terms like 'Cellular telephone' into this upbeat Deva dance track.

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