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Lyrics & meaning

Poovanathil Maramundu

From Thambi · 2005

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers: P. Jayachandran, Swarnalatha
Music director: Vidyasagar
Movie name: Thambi
Movie release year: 2005
Lyrics added on: 3 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Poovanathil maramundu

Maram niraiya poovundu

Poo niraiya thaenundu

Poo parikka povoma

Poo maganae kannae vaa

Poovanathil maramundu

Maram niraiya poovundu

Poo niraiya thaenundu

Poo parikka povoma

Poo magalae pennae vaa

Annai madi thaalaatilae

Thinnai kadhai naam kettathum

Thandhai melae yerikondu

Ambaarigal naam ponathum

Vendakkayin kaambai killi

Thanga kammal endru solli

Thangai kaadhil maati vittu rasithathuvum

Mottai maadi vennilavil

Vattamaaga naam amarnthu

Kootaanchoru kaiyil vaangi rusithathuvum

Engal veedu pola

Indha mannil sorgam yethamma

Kaatril maram aada kandu

Veetil sendru olindhom andru

Peigal ellaam poigal endru

Thandhai solla bayam yedhu indru

Palli vittu pasi udan

Thulli thulli veedu vandhu

Ondrum illai endra udan sandai pottathum

Kaichchal vandhu padukkaiyil

Sondham ellaam thudikkaiyil

Adikkadi kaichchal vara vendikondathum

Engal veedu pola

Indha mannil sorgam yethamma

Poovanathil maramundu

Maram niraiya poovundu

Poo niraiya thaenundu

Poo parikka povoma

Poo magalae kannae vaa

In the flower garden, there is a tree,

The tree is full of flowers,

The flowers are full of sweet honey,

Shall we go pluck the flowers?

Come, my sweet boy, my darling!

In the flower garden, there is a tree,

The tree is full of flowers,

The flowers are full of sweet honey,

Shall we go pluck the flowers?

Come, my sweet girl, my precious one!

Lulled by mother's song in her warm lap,

we listened to stories on the front porch;

Climbing onto father's back,

we rode high like on an elephant;

Snapping off the stem of an okra,

calling it a shiny golden earring,

we clipped it on little sister's ear and admired it;

Under the moonlight on the open terrace,

sitting together in a circle,

we happily shared handfuls of rice from each other's hands;

Like this sweet home of ours,

is there any heaven on this earth, mother?

Seeing the trees sway in the wind,

we used to run and hide inside the house back then;

Saying that ghosts are nothing but make-believe,

father calmed us, so what is there to fear today?

Returning hungry after school,

hopping and skipping all the way home,

we picked a fight the moment we found no food;

Lying in bed with a fever,

while the whole family fussed and worried over us,

we secretly wished to fall sick more often!

Like this sweet home of ours,

is there any heaven on this earth, mother?

In the flower garden, there is a tree,

The tree is full of flowers,

The flowers are full of sweet honey,

Shall we go pluck the flowers?

Come, my sweet girl, my darling!

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This nostalgic song from the movie 'Thambi' (2005) celebrates the warmth, innocence, and sacred joy of a loving family home. Starting as a nursery rhyme and lullaby, the lyrics walk through heartwarming childhood memories—listening to porch stories in mother's lap, riding on father's shoulders like royalty, making toy earrings out of lady's finger stems for a sister, and sharing moonlight meals on the rooftop terrace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Andhaadhi (Chain-linking structure)

“Poovanathil maramundu / Maram niraiya poovundu / Poo niraiya thaenundu”

The last word or concept of one line forms the beginning of the next line (Poovanthil maramundu -> Maram niraiya poovundu -> Poo niraiya thaenundu).

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Vendakkayin kaambai killi / Thanga kammal endru solli”

The second consonant sound matches across lines (e.g., 'Vendakkayin' and 'Thanga', 'Mottai' and 'Vattamaaga').

Visual Imagery

“Vendakkayin kaambai killi / Thanga kammal endru solli / Thangai kaadhil maati vittu rasithathuvum”

Paints a vivid, relatable picture of rural childhood innocence through simple objects like vegetable stems turned into golden earrings.

Irony / Emotional Paradox

“Adikkadi kaichchal vara vendikondathum”

Expresses childhood innocence by showing how a child prays to fall sick repeatedly just to experience the overflowing care and attention of family members.

Did you know?

Trivia

The music for 'Thambi' (2005) was composed by Vidyasagar, with soulful lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar. The film stars R. Madhavan and Pooja Umashankar, and this song serves as an emotional cornerstone depicting familial warmth.

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