Poothirukkum Vizhiyeduthu
From Kalyana Mandapam · 1965
- Lyricist
- Thellur Dharmarajan
- Singers
- P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela
- Music director
- R. Parthasarathy
- Details
- Kalyana Mandapam1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaa….mm…. | Come... mm... |
| Female :Mhhoom | Mhhoom |
| Female :Pooththirukkum vizhiyeduththu | Shall I take these blossoming, flower-like eyes |
| Maalai thodukkavaa | And weave a garland? |
| Pooththirukkum vizhiyeduththu | Shall I take these blossoming, flower-like eyes |
| Maalai thodukkavaa | And weave a garland? |
| Female | |
| Punnagaiyil sendamaiththu | Shall I gather red lotuses from my smile |
| Kayil kodukkavaa | And place them in your hands? |
| Punnagaiyil sendamaiththu | Shall I gather red lotuses from my smile |
| Kayil kodukkavaa | And place them in your hands? |
| Female | |
| Pooththirukkum vizhiyeduththu | Shall I take these blossoming, flower-like eyes |
| Maalai thodukkavaa | And weave a garland? |
| Female | |
| Maanganiyin theensuvaiyai | Shall I offer the sweet deliciousness of a ripe mango |
| Idhazhirandil tharalaamaa | Upon these two lips? |
| Maanganiyin theensuvaiyai | Shall I offer the sweet deliciousness of a ripe mango |
| Idhazhirandil tharalaamaa | Upon these two lips? |
| Female | |
| Maadhulaiyai pilantheduththae | By opening up a pomegranate fruit, |
| Maadhulaiyai pilantheduththae | By opening up a pomegranate fruit, |
| Kadhalai alanthu tharalaamaa | Shall I measure out and offer my love? |
| Male | |
| Thaemathura seviyinilae | In your honey-sweet ear, |
| Maniyaai olikkavaa | Shall I sound like a ringing bell? |
| Thaemathura seviyinilae | In your honey-sweet ear, |
| Maniyaai olikkavaa | Shall I sound like a ringing bell? |
| Male | |
| Sembavala naavinilae | Upon my red coral tongue, |
| Maniyaai olikkavaa | Shall I sound like a ringing bell? |
| Male | |
| Pani kulirin mozhiyinilae | With speech as cool as morning frost, |
| Padai eduththaai thalirkodiyae | You have launched an army, O tender creeper! |
| Pani kulirin mozhiyinilae | With speech as cool as morning frost, |
| Padai eduththaai thalirkodiyae | You have launched an army, O tender creeper! |
| Male | |
| Amutha isai mayakkuthadi | This ambrosial music intoxicates me, |
| Amutha isai mayakkuthadi | This ambrosial music intoxicates me, |
| Aruviyin inmai surakkuthadi | It springs forth the sweetness of a flowing waterfall! |
வா.......ம்.....
ம்ஹூம்......
பூத்திருக்கும் விழியெடுத்து
மாலை தொடுக்கவா
பூத்திருக்கும் விழியெடுத்து
மாலை தொடுக்கவா
Come... mm...
Mhhoom
Shall I take these blossoming, flower-like eyes
And weave a garland?
Shall I take these blossoming, flower-like eyes
And weave a garland?
புன்னகையில் செண்டமைத்து
கையில் கொடுக்கவா......
புன்னகையில் செண்டமைத்து
கையில் கொடுக்கவா......
Shall I gather red lotuses from my smile
And place them in your hands?
Shall I gather red lotuses from my smile
And place them in your hands?
பூத்திருக்கும் விழியெடுத்து
மாலை தொடுக்கவா
Shall I take these blossoming, flower-like eyes
And weave a garland?
மாங்கனியின் தீஞ்சுவையை
இதழிரண்டில் தரலாமா
மாங்கனியின் தீஞ்சுவையை
இதழிரண்டில் தரலாமா
Shall I offer the sweet deliciousness of a ripe mango
Upon these two lips?
Shall I offer the sweet deliciousness of a ripe mango
Upon these two lips?
மாதுளையை பிளந்தெடுத்தே
மாதுளையை பிளந்தெடுத்தே
காதலை அளந்து தரலாமா
By opening up a pomegranate fruit,
By opening up a pomegranate fruit,
Shall I measure out and offer my love?
தேமதுர செவியினிலே
மணியாய் ஒலிக்கவா
தேமதுர செவியினிலே
மணியாய் ஒலிக்கவா
In your honey-sweet ear,
Shall I sound like a ringing bell?
In your honey-sweet ear,
Shall I sound like a ringing bell?
செம்பவள நாவினிலே
தேனாய் இனிக்கவா........
செம்பவள நாவினிலே
தேனாய் இனிக்கவா........
Upon my red coral tongue,
Shall I sound like a ringing bell?
தேமதுர செவியினிலே
மணியாய் ஒலிக்கவா
With speech as cool as morning frost,
You have launched an army, O tender creeper!
With speech as cool as morning frost,
You have launched an army, O tender creeper!
பனிக் குளிரின் மொழியினிலே
படை எடுத்தாய் தளிர்க்கொடியே
பனிக் குளிரின் மொழியினிலே
படை எடுத்தாய் தளிர்க்கொடியே
This ambrosial music intoxicates me,
This ambrosial music intoxicates me,
It springs forth the sweetness of a flowing waterfall!
அமுத இசை மயக்குதடி
அமுத இசை மயக்குதடி
அருவியின் இனிமை சுரக்குதடி
ஆசை முகம் அருகிலிருந்தால்
ஆவல் தணியுமா
அன்பு வெள்ளம் கரை கடந்தால்
இன்பம் குறையுமா..........
ஆசை முகம் அருகிலிருந்தால்
ஆவல் தணியுமா......
Vaa….mm….
Come... mm...
Female :Mhhoom
Mhhoom
Female :Pooththirukkum vizhiyeduththu
Shall I take these blossoming, flower-like eyes
Maalai thodukkavaa
And weave a garland?
Pooththirukkum vizhiyeduththu
Shall I take these blossoming, flower-like eyes
Maalai thodukkavaa
And weave a garland?
Punnagaiyil sendamaiththu
Shall I gather red lotuses from my smile
Kayil kodukkavaa
And place them in your hands?
Punnagaiyil sendamaiththu
Shall I gather red lotuses from my smile
Kayil kodukkavaa
And place them in your hands?
Pooththirukkum vizhiyeduththu
Shall I take these blossoming, flower-like eyes
Maalai thodukkavaa
And weave a garland?
Maanganiyin theensuvaiyai
Shall I offer the sweet deliciousness of a ripe mango
Idhazhirandil tharalaamaa
Upon these two lips?
Maanganiyin theensuvaiyai
Shall I offer the sweet deliciousness of a ripe mango
Idhazhirandil tharalaamaa
Upon these two lips?
Maadhulaiyai pilantheduththae
By opening up a pomegranate fruit,
Maadhulaiyai pilantheduththae
By opening up a pomegranate fruit,
Kadhalai alanthu tharalaamaa
Shall I measure out and offer my love?
Thaemathura seviyinilae
In your honey-sweet ear,
Maniyaai olikkavaa
Shall I sound like a ringing bell?
Thaemathura seviyinilae
In your honey-sweet ear,
Maniyaai olikkavaa
Shall I sound like a ringing bell?
Sembavala naavinilae
Upon my red coral tongue,
Maniyaai olikkavaa
Shall I sound like a ringing bell?
Pani kulirin mozhiyinilae
With speech as cool as morning frost,
Padai eduththaai thalirkodiyae
You have launched an army, O tender creeper!
Pani kulirin mozhiyinilae
With speech as cool as morning frost,
Padai eduththaai thalirkodiyae
You have launched an army, O tender creeper!
Amutha isai mayakkuthadi
This ambrosial music intoxicates me,
Amutha isai mayakkuthadi
This ambrosial music intoxicates me,
Aruviyin inmai surakkuthadi
It springs forth the sweetness of a flowing waterfall!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Pooththirukkum Vizhiyeduththu from the 1965 film Kalyana Mandapam is an intimate romantic dialogue between two lovers. The female lover poetically compares her features and emotions to nature's bounties—her eyes to blossoming flowers woven into a garland, her smile to red lotuses, her lips to sweet mangoes, and her love to pomegranate seeds—asking if she can surrender them all to her beloved. The male lover responds in awe, describing her cool, refreshing voice as an irresistible force that captivates his senses. He compares her voice and expression to divine nectar and a flowing waterfall, fully enchanted by her musical charm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Pooththirukkum vizhiyeduththu”
Compares eyes directly to blossoming flowers ('Pooththirukkum vizhi') and lips to the sweet taste of ripe mangoes ('Maanganiyin theensuvai').
Visual Imagery
“Punnagaiyil sendamaiththu Kayil kodukkavaa”
Paints a vivid picture of weaving lotuses out of smiles and offering them by hand.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Maanganiyin theensuvaiyai Idhazhirandil tharalaamaa”
Repeats lines across verses to create a musical, rhythmic cadence appropriate for a dueting melody.
Ethirai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pani kulirin mozhiyinilae”
Rhyming of the second letter 'ni' in adjacent lines ('Pani' and 'Padai' contextually within Tamil poetic structure).
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Trivia
Written by lyricist Thellur Dharmarajan for the 1965 film Kalyana Mandapam, this song relies heavily on classical Tamil nature metaphors—comparing love and physical beauty to mangoes, pomegranates, lotuses, and cool frost—a hallmark of mid-20th-century Tamil film poetry.
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