Poothathenna Kaaiththathenna
From Naan Sootiya Malar · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Naan Sootiya Malar1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pooththathenna kaainthathenna | What blossomed? What dried up? |
| Kaninthathenna podaa | What ripened? Go away! |
| Pudhumaigalin mudhumaiyenna | What is the age of novelties? |
| Purinthu kondaen podaa | I have understood, go away! |
| Kandathellaam suvaippathillai | Everything seen is not delicious, |
| Kadhal enna podaa | What is love? Go away! |
| Nangaiyai ninaiththu | Thinking of a woman, |
| Naadiya inbam podhumadaa podaa | The pleasure sought is enough, go away! |
| Male | |
| : Pooththathenna kaainthathenna | : What blossomed? What dried up? |
| Kaninthathenna podaa | What ripened? Go away! |
| Pudhumaigalin mudhumaiyenna | What is the age of novelties? |
| Purinthu kondaen podaa | I have understood, go away! |
| Female | |
| …………………. | ………………... |
| Male | |
| Paarvai oru thisaiyadaa | The gaze is in one direction, |
| Paadham oru thisaiyadaa | The feet are in another direction, |
| Payanam entha thisaiyadaa | Which direction is the journey heading? |
| Paruva kadhaiyin mudivadaa | It is the end of a youthful story! |
| Male | |
| Paarvai oru thisaiyadaa | The gaze is in one direction, |
| Paadham oru thisaiyadaa | The feet are in another direction, |
| Payanam entha thisaiyadaa | Which direction is the journey heading? |
| Paruva kadhaiyin mudivadaa | It is the end of a youthful story! |
| Kandathellam suvaippathillai | Everything seen is not delicious, |
| Kadhal enna podaa | What is love? Go away! |
| Nangaiyai ninaiththu | Thinking of a woman, |
| Naadiya inbam podhumadaa podaa | The pleasure sought is enough, go away! |
| Male | |
| Pooththathenna kaainthathenna | What blossomed? What dried up? |
| Kaninthathenna podaa | What ripened? Go away! |
| Pudhumaigalin mudhumaiyenna | What is the age of novelties? |
| Purinthu kondaen podaa | I have understood, go away! |
| Female | |
| Aahaa hh haa aaha hahaa | Aahaa hh haa aaha hahaa |
| Aa….aa….aa….aah haa…. | Aa….aa….aa….aah haa…. |
| Male | |
| Maegam soolum kaatchiyada | It is a sight surrounded by clouds, |
| Moga thaaga thaegamadaa | It is a body filled with lustful thirst, |
| Mlarillatha maalaiyadaa | It is a garland without flowers, |
| Manamillaatha jodiyadaa | It is a pair without love! |
| Kandathellam suvaippathillai | Everything seen is not delicious, |
| Kadhal enna podaa | What is love? Go away! |
| Nangaiyai ninaiththu | Thinking of a woman, |
| Naadiya inbam podhumadaa podaa | The pleasure sought is enough, go away! |
| Male | |
| Pooththathenna kaainthathenna | What blossomed? What dried up? |
| Kaninthathenna podaa | What ripened? Go away! |
| Pudhumaigalin mudhumaiyenna | What is the age of novelties? |
| Purinthu kondaen podaa | I have understood, go away! |
| Kandathellaam suvaippathillai | Everything seen is not delicious, |
| Kadhal enna podaa | What is love? Go away! |
| Nangaiyai ninaiththu | Thinking of a woman, |
| Naadiya inbam podhumadaa podaa | The pleasure sought is enough, go away! |
| Male | |
| Pooththathenna kaainthathenna | What blossomed? What dried up? |
| Kaninthathenna podaa | What ripened? Go away! |
| Pudhumaigalin mudhumaiyenna | What is the age of novelties? |
| Purinthu kondaen podaa….. | I have understood, go away!….. |
பூத்ததென்ன காய்த்ததென்ன
கனிந்ததென்ன போடா
புதுமைகளின் முதுமையென்ன
புரிந்துக் கொண்டேன் போடா
கண்டதெல்லாம் சுவைப்பதில்லை
காதல் என்ன போடா
நங்கையை நினைத்து
நாடிய இன்பம் போதுமடா போடா
What blossomed? What dried up?
What ripened? Go away!
What is the age of novelties?
I have understood, go away!
Everything seen is not delicious,
What is love? Go away!
Thinking of a woman,
The pleasure sought is enough, go away!
பூத்ததென்ன காய்த்ததென்ன
கனிந்ததென்ன போடா
புதுமைகளின் முதுமையென்ன
புரிந்துக் கொண்டேன் போடா.....
: What blossomed? What dried up?
What ripened? Go away!
What is the age of novelties?
I have understood, go away!
............................
………………...
பார்வை ஒரு திசையடா
பாதம் ஒரு திசையடா
பயணம் எந்த திசையடா
பருவக் கதையின் முடிவடா
The gaze is in one direction,
The feet are in another direction,
Which direction is the journey heading?
It is the end of a youthful story!
பார்வை ஒரு திசையடா
பாதம் ஒரு திசையடா
பயணம் எந்த திசையடா
பருவக் கதையின் முடிவடா
கண்டதெல்லாம் சுவைப்பதில்லை
காதல் என்ன போடா
நங்கையை நினைத்து
நாடிய இன்பம் போதுமடா போடா
The gaze is in one direction,
The feet are in another direction,
Which direction is the journey heading?
It is the end of a youthful story!
Everything seen is not delicious,
What is love? Go away!
Thinking of a woman,
The pleasure sought is enough, go away!
பூத்ததென்ன காய்த்ததென்ன
கனிந்ததென்ன போடா
புதுமைகளின் முதுமையென்ன
புரிந்துக் கொண்டேன் போடா.....
What blossomed? What dried up?
What ripened? Go away!
What is the age of novelties?
I have understood, go away!
ஆஹா ஹ் ஹா ஆஹ ஹஹா
ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ....ஆஹ் ஹா.....
Aahaa hh haa aaha hahaa
Aa….aa….aa….aah haa….
மேகம் சூழும் காட்சியடா
மோக தாக தேகமடா
மலரில்லாத மாலையடா
மணமில்லாத ஜோடியடா
It is a sight surrounded by clouds,
It is a body filled with lustful thirst,
It is a garland without flowers,
It is a pair without love!
Everything seen is not delicious,
What is love? Go away!
Thinking of a woman,
The pleasure sought is enough, go away!
மேகம் சூழும் காட்சியடா
மோக தாக தேகமடா
மலரில்லாத மாலையடா
மணமில்லாத ஜோடியடா
கண்டதெல்லாம் சுவைப்பதில்லை
காதல் என்ன போடா
நங்கையை நினைத்து
நாடிய இன்பம் போதுமடா போடா
What blossomed? What dried up?
What ripened? Go away!
What is the age of novelties?
I have understood, go away!
Everything seen is not delicious,
What is love? Go away!
Thinking of a woman,
The pleasure sought is enough, go away!
பூத்ததென்ன காய்த்ததென்ன
கனிந்ததென்ன போடா
புதுமைகளின் முதுமையென்ன
புரிந்துக் கொண்டேன் போடா
கண்டதெல்லாம் சுவைப்பதில்லை
காதல் என்ன போடா
நங்கையை நினைத்து
நாடிய இன்பம் போதுமடா போடா
What blossomed? What dried up?
What ripened? Go away!
What is the age of novelties?
I have understood, go away!…..
பூத்ததென்ன காய்த்ததென்ன
கனிந்ததென்ன போடா
புதுமைகளின் முதுமையென்ன
புரிந்துக் கொண்டேன் போடா.....
Pooththathenna kaainthathenna
What blossomed? What dried up?
Kaninthathenna podaa
What ripened? Go away!
Pudhumaigalin mudhumaiyenna
What is the age of novelties?
Purinthu kondaen podaa
I have understood, go away!
Kandathellaam suvaippathillai
Everything seen is not delicious,
Kadhal enna podaa
What is love? Go away!
Nangaiyai ninaiththu
Thinking of a woman,
Naadiya inbam podhumadaa podaa
The pleasure sought is enough, go away!
: Pooththathenna kaainthathenna
: What blossomed? What dried up?
Kaninthathenna podaa
What ripened? Go away!
Pudhumaigalin mudhumaiyenna
What is the age of novelties?
Purinthu kondaen podaa
I have understood, go away!
………………….
………………...
Paarvai oru thisaiyadaa
The gaze is in one direction,
Paadham oru thisaiyadaa
The feet are in another direction,
Payanam entha thisaiyadaa
Which direction is the journey heading?
Paruva kadhaiyin mudivadaa
It is the end of a youthful story!
Paarvai oru thisaiyadaa
The gaze is in one direction,
Paadham oru thisaiyadaa
The feet are in another direction,
Payanam entha thisaiyadaa
Which direction is the journey heading?
Paruva kadhaiyin mudivadaa
It is the end of a youthful story!
Kandathellam suvaippathillai
Everything seen is not delicious,
Kadhal enna podaa
What is love? Go away!
Nangaiyai ninaiththu
Thinking of a woman,
Naadiya inbam podhumadaa podaa
The pleasure sought is enough, go away!
Pooththathenna kaainthathenna
What blossomed? What dried up?
Kaninthathenna podaa
What ripened? Go away!
Pudhumaigalin mudhumaiyenna
What is the age of novelties?
Purinthu kondaen podaa
I have understood, go away!
Aahaa hh haa aaha hahaa
Aahaa hh haa aaha hahaa
Aa….aa….aa….aah haa….
Aa….aa….aa….aah haa….
Maegam soolum kaatchiyada
It is a sight surrounded by clouds,
Moga thaaga thaegamadaa
It is a body filled with lustful thirst,
Mlarillatha maalaiyadaa
It is a garland without flowers,
Manamillaatha jodiyadaa
It is a pair without love!
Kandathellam suvaippathillai
Everything seen is not delicious,
Kadhal enna podaa
What is love? Go away!
Nangaiyai ninaiththu
Thinking of a woman,
Naadiya inbam podhumadaa podaa
The pleasure sought is enough, go away!
Pooththathenna kaainthathenna
What blossomed? What dried up?
Kaninthathenna podaa
What ripened? Go away!
Pudhumaigalin mudhumaiyenna
What is the age of novelties?
Purinthu kondaen podaa
I have understood, go away!
Kandathellaam suvaippathillai
Everything seen is not delicious,
Kadhal enna podaa
What is love? Go away!
Nangaiyai ninaiththu
Thinking of a woman,
Naadiya inbam podhumadaa podaa
The pleasure sought is enough, go away!
Pooththathenna kaainthathenna
What blossomed? What dried up?
Kaninthathenna podaa
What ripened? Go away!
Pudhumaigalin mudhumaiyenna
What is the age of novelties?
Purinthu kondaen podaa…..
I have understood, go away!…..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This reflective song from the 1983 Tamil film Naan Sootiya Malar explores themes of disillusionment with worldly desires, physical attraction, and superficial romance. Written by the veteran lyricist Vaali, the song uses philosophical questioning to dismiss romantic entanglements and temporary pleasures as fleeting and hollow. The protagonist arrives at a sense of clarity and detachment, comparing a heartless relationship to a flowerless garland and describing youthful passion as a journey heading nowhere. Ultimately, the song serves as a cynical yet enlightened rejection of romantic illusions in favor of quiet wisdom.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Paarvai oru thisaiyadaa / Paadham oru thisaiyadaa / Payanam entha thisaiyadaa”
Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound across consecutive lines to create rhythmic flow.
Metaphor
“Mlarillatha maalaiyadaa / Manamillaatha jodiyadaa”
Comparing a loveless or heartless couple to a garland without flowers.
Rhetorical Questioning
“Pooththathenna kaainthathenna / Kaninthathenna podaa”
Using reflective questions ('What blossomed?', 'What dried up?') to express cynicism towards worldly growth and decay.
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Trivia
Naan Sootiya Malar is a rare 1983 Tamil film featuring lyrics penned by Vaali that evoke classical philosophical songwriting styles reminiscent of Kannadasan's introspective compositions.
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