Poovarasam Poovaai
From Yaazh · 2017
- Lyricist
- C. Balakumaran
- Singer
- Yasin Nizar
- Music director
- S. N. Arunagiri
- Details
- Yaazh2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poovarasam poovaai | Like a Portia tree flower |
| Aval punnagai poothathae | Her smile blossomed |
| Puzhuthi kunjaaka | Like a chick playing in the dust |
| Adi en manam thulluthae | Oh, my heart leaps with joy |
| Male | |
| Paarththathum thaanae | The moment I saw you |
| En kadhalum kaaikkuthae | My love bears fruit |
| Vizhi padalai saaththi | Closing the doors of the eyes |
| Anbe nee pogathae | My love, please do not go |
| Ennaalum enai piriyaathae | Never ever separate from me |
| Male | |
| …………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Parakkiren vaanilae | I am flying in the sky |
| En maatrangal theriyutha | Are my changes visible? |
| Panaimara thozhanae | Oh palmyra tree friend |
| En paravasam puriyutha | Do you understand my ecstasy? |
| Male | |
| Nila un punnagai | Moon, your smile |
| Athu sammatham soodumo | Will it adorn my consent? |
| Nilamarai kinaru nee | You are an underground well |
| Mana aazhaththai thedava | Shall I search the depths of the heart? |
| Nee kathaikkira vaarthaigal | The words you speak |
| Athu kaadhalin thirukkural | They are the Thirukkural of love |
| Un kangalo kaaviyam | Your eyes are an epic |
| Athu kandharodai ul porul | They are the inner meaning of Kandharodai |
| Male | |
| Poovarasam poovaai | Like a Portia tree flower |
| Aval punnagai poothathae | Her smile blossomed |
| Puzhuthi kunjaaka | Like a chick playing in the dust |
| Adi en manam thulluthae | Oh, my heart leaps with joy |
| Male | |
| Paarththathum thaanae | The moment I saw you |
| En kadhalum kaaikkuthae | My love bears fruit |
| Vizhi padalai saaththi | Closing the doors of the eyes |
| Anbe nee pogathae | My love, please do not go |
| Ennaalum enai piriyaathae | Never ever separate from me |
| Male | |
| Urumburai mannai pol | Like the red clay earth |
| Un uthadugal sivappadi | Your lips are red, my dear |
| Nee kothidum koonthalae | The tresses of hair you comb |
| Sangiliyin thoppadi | Are like a grove of dark chains |
| Male | |
| Semmalayai sethukkiyae | Sculpted from a red hill |
| Seithedutha silaiyadi | You are a crafted statue, my dear |
| Adi semmani veliyilae | Oh, in the red gem expanse |
| Puthaikkaatha anbadi | An unburied love, my dear |
| Male | |
| Pasukkutti sunaiyadi | Like a calf at a water spring |
| Un paarvaigal tharum vali | The pain given by your glances |
| Manam manalaai karaigiren | My mind dissolves like sand |
| Ippa naanoru kulir hali | Now I am a cool breeze |
| Male | |
| Poovarasam poovaai | Like a Portia tree flower |
| Aval punnagai poothathae | Her smile blossomed |
| Puzhuthi kunjaaka | Like a chick playing in the dust |
| Adi en manam thulluthae | Oh, my heart leaps with joy |
| Male | |
| Paarththathum thaanae | The moment I saw you |
| En kadhalum kaaikkuthae | My love bears fruit |
| Vizhi padalai saaththi | Closing the doors of the eyes |
| Anbe nee pogathae | My love, please do not go |
| Ennaalum enai piriyaathae | Never ever separate from me |
பூவரசம் பூவாய்
அவள் புன்னகை பூத்ததே
புழுதி குஞ்சாக
அடி என் மனம் துள்ளுதே
Like a Portia tree flower
Her smile blossomed
Like a chick playing in the dust
Oh, my heart leaps with joy
பார்த்ததும் தானே
என் காதலும் காய்க்குதே
விழி படலை சாத்தி
அன்பே நீ போகாதே
எந்நாளும் எனை பிரியாதே
The moment I saw you
My love bears fruit
Closing the doors of the eyes
My love, please do not go
Never ever separate from me
.................................
பறக்கிறேன் வானிலே
என் மாற்றங்கள் தெரியுதா
பனைமர தோழனே
என் பரவசம் புரியுதா
I am flying in the sky
Are my changes visible?
Oh palmyra tree friend
Do you understand my ecstasy?
நிலா உன் புன்னகை
அது சம்மதம் சூடுமோ
நிலாமறை கிணறு நீ
மன ஆழத்தை தேடவா
நீ கதைக்கிற வார்த்தைகள்
அது காதலின் திருக்குறள்
உன் கண்களோ காவியம்
அது கந்தரோடை உள் பொருள்
Moon, your smile
Will it adorn my consent?
You are an underground well
Shall I search the depths of the heart?
The words you speak
They are the Thirukkural of love
Your eyes are an epic
They are the inner meaning of Kandharodai
பூவரசம் பூவாய்
அவள் புன்னகை பூத்ததே
புழுதி குஞ்சாக
அடி என் மனம் துள்ளுதே
Like a Portia tree flower
Her smile blossomed
Like a chick playing in the dust
Oh, my heart leaps with joy
பார்த்ததும் தானே
என் காதலும் காய்க்குதே
விழி படலை சாத்தி
அன்பே நீ போகாதே
எந்நாளும் எனை பிரியாதே
The moment I saw you
My love bears fruit
Closing the doors of the eyes
My love, please do not go
Never ever separate from me
உரும்புரை மண்ணை போல்
உன் உதடுகள் சிவப்படி
நீ கோதிடும் கூந்தலே
சங்கிலியின் தோப்படி
Like the red clay earth
Your lips are red, my dear
The tresses of hair you comb
Are like a grove of dark chains
செம்மலையை செதுக்கியே
செய்தெடுத்த சிலையடி
அடி செம்மணி வெளியிலே
புதைக்காத அன்படி
Sculpted from a red hill
You are a crafted statue, my dear
Oh, in the red gem expanse
An unburied love, my dear
பசுக்குட்டி சுனையடி
உன் பார்வைகள் தரும் வலி
மனம் மணலாய் கரைகிறேன்
இப்ப நானொரு குளிர்கலி
Like a calf at a water spring
The pain given by your glances
My mind dissolves like sand
Now I am a cool breeze
பூவரசம் பூவாய்
அவள் புன்னகை பூத்ததே
புழுதி குஞ்சாக
அடி என் மனம் துள்ளுதே
Like a Portia tree flower
Her smile blossomed
Like a chick playing in the dust
Oh, my heart leaps with joy
பார்த்ததும் தானே
என் காதலும் காய்க்குதே
விழி படலை சாத்தி
அன்பே நீ போகாதே
எந்நாளும் எனை பிரியாதே
The moment I saw you
My love bears fruit
Closing the doors of the eyes
My love, please do not go
Never ever separate from me
Poovarasam poovaai
Like a Portia tree flower
Aval punnagai poothathae
Her smile blossomed
Puzhuthi kunjaaka
Like a chick playing in the dust
Adi en manam thulluthae
Oh, my heart leaps with joy
Paarththathum thaanae
The moment I saw you
En kadhalum kaaikkuthae
My love bears fruit
Vizhi padalai saaththi
Closing the doors of the eyes
Anbe nee pogathae
My love, please do not go
Ennaalum enai piriyaathae
Never ever separate from me
……………………………
Parakkiren vaanilae
I am flying in the sky
En maatrangal theriyutha
Are my changes visible?
Panaimara thozhanae
Oh palmyra tree friend
En paravasam puriyutha
Do you understand my ecstasy?
Nila un punnagai
Moon, your smile
Athu sammatham soodumo
Will it adorn my consent?
Nilamarai kinaru nee
You are an underground well
Mana aazhaththai thedava
Shall I search the depths of the heart?
Nee kathaikkira vaarthaigal
The words you speak
Athu kaadhalin thirukkural
They are the Thirukkural of love
Un kangalo kaaviyam
Your eyes are an epic
Athu kandharodai ul porul
They are the inner meaning of Kandharodai
Poovarasam poovaai
Like a Portia tree flower
Aval punnagai poothathae
Her smile blossomed
Puzhuthi kunjaaka
Like a chick playing in the dust
Adi en manam thulluthae
Oh, my heart leaps with joy
Paarththathum thaanae
The moment I saw you
En kadhalum kaaikkuthae
My love bears fruit
Vizhi padalai saaththi
Closing the doors of the eyes
Anbe nee pogathae
My love, please do not go
Ennaalum enai piriyaathae
Never ever separate from me
Urumburai mannai pol
Like the red clay earth
Un uthadugal sivappadi
Your lips are red, my dear
Nee kothidum koonthalae
The tresses of hair you comb
Sangiliyin thoppadi
Are like a grove of dark chains
Semmalayai sethukkiyae
Sculpted from a red hill
Seithedutha silaiyadi
You are a crafted statue, my dear
Adi semmani veliyilae
Oh, in the red gem expanse
Puthaikkaatha anbadi
An unburied love, my dear
Pasukkutti sunaiyadi
Like a calf at a water spring
Un paarvaigal tharum vali
The pain given by your glances
Manam manalaai karaigiren
My mind dissolves like sand
Ippa naanoru kulir hali
Now I am a cool breeze
Poovarasam poovaai
Like a Portia tree flower
Aval punnagai poothathae
Her smile blossomed
Puzhuthi kunjaaka
Like a chick playing in the dust
Adi en manam thulluthae
Oh, my heart leaps with joy
Paarththathum thaanae
The moment I saw you
En kadhalum kaaikkuthae
My love bears fruit
Vizhi padalai saaththi
Closing the doors of the eyes
Anbe nee pogathae
My love, please do not go
Ennaalum enai piriyaathae
Never ever separate from me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Poovarasam Poovaai' from the movie 'Yaazh' is a poetic expression of pure romance set amidst the native landscape and culture of Northern Sri Lanka (Eelam). The protagonist expresses his intense love by drawing parallels to nature—comparing her smile to the blossoming yellow flower of the Portia tree (Poovarasam) and his inner joy to a chick fluttering playfully in dusty soil. He marvels at her beauty, comparing her spoken words to sacred Tamil couplets (Thirukkural) and her captivating eyes to epic poetry.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai Ani (Simile)
“Poovarasam poovaai / Aval punnagai poothathae / Puzhuthi kunjaaka”
Compares the heroine's smile to the blooming Portia flower and the lover's joy to a chick playing in the dust.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Nee kathaikkira vaarthaigal / Athu kaadhalin thirukkural / Un kangalo kaaviyam”
Directly metaphors the heroine's spoken words as Thirukkural and her eyes as an epic (Kaaviyam).
Cultural Allusion
“Athu kandharodai ul porul”
Refers to 'Kandharodai' (Kadurugoda), a ancient archaeological heritage site in Jaffna, symbolising deep, ancient root significance.
Visual Imagery
“Urumburai mannai pol / Un uthadugal sivappadi”
Uses red soil (Urumburai man) and sculpted red hills (Semmalai) to create rich visual descriptions of her red lips and sculpted grace.
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Trivia
'Yaazh' (2017) is a Tamil feature film directed by MS Anand, unique for being entirely centered on the Eelam Tamil background in Northern Sri Lanka. The song's lyrics by C. Balakumaran feature distinct regional imagery such as 'Kandharodai' (a famous pre-Christian archaeological site near Chunnakam, Jaffna) and palmyra landscapes specific to the Jaffna peninsula.
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