Poove Poove Panneer
From Sattathai Thiruthungal · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Sattathai Thiruthungal1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| …………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Poovae poovae panneer poovae | Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower! |
| Unnai kanavil paarththaen netru | I saw you in my dream yesterday. |
| Antha kanavai nanavaai maatru | Turn that dream into reality! |
| Neththu raththiri ammammaa | Yesterday night, oh my! |
| Paarththa nyapagam appappaa….hae….. | The memory of seeing you, ah dear... hae... |
| Male | |
| Poovae poovae panneer poovae | Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower! |
| Unnai kanavil paarththaen netru | I saw you in my dream yesterday. |
| Antha kanavai nanavaai maatru | Turn that dream into reality! |
| Male | |
| Haei vangi poga vantahen | Hey, I have come to take away... |
| Female :Lalalalaa | Female: Lalalalaa |
| Male :Vaasa poovin senthaen | Male: The sweet honey of the fragrant flower! |
| Female :Lalalalaa | Female: Lalalalaa |
| Male | |
| Haei vaangi poga vanthaen | Hey, I have come to take away... |
| Female :Lalalalaa | Female: Lalalalaa |
| Male :Vaasa poovin senthaen | Male: The sweet honey of the fragrant flower! |
| Female | |
| Oru bodhai yaerum nadai paathai maarum | An intoxication rises, changing my walking path... |
| Male :Nooru idha poovidhazhae kodi malarae | Male: Oh hundred soft flower petals, oh crore flowers! |
| Nee paada naan aada kadhal mazhaiyae | As you sing and I dance, oh rain of love! |
| Female | |
| Poovae poovae panneer poovae | Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower! |
| Unnai kanavil paarththaen netru | I saw you in my dream yesterday. |
| Male :Antha kanavai nanavaai maatru | Male: Turn that dream into reality! |
| Male | |
| …………….. | ... |
| Female | |
| Netru netru endru | Saying yesterday, yesterday... |
| Male :Rapappaa | Male: Rapappaa |
| Female :Veenai ketkkum indru | Female: Today the Veena is heard... |
| Male :Rabappa | Male: Rabappa |
| Female | |
| Netru netru endru | Saying yesterday, yesterday... |
| Male :Rapappaa | Male: Rapappaa |
| Female :Veenai ketkkum indru | Female: Today the Veena is heard... |
| Female | |
| Viral meetta varavaa sugam kaatta varavaa | Shall I come to pluck the strings with fingers, shall I come to show bliss? |
| Koodum pozhuthu kooda varavaa | Shall I come to join you when we unite? |
| Ponmeni en meni mooda varavaa | Shall I come to cover your golden body with my body? |
| Male | |
| Poovae poovae panneer poovae | Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower! |
| Unnai kanavil paarththaen netru | I saw you in my dream yesterday. |
| Female :Antha kanavai nanavaai maatru | Female: Turn that dream into reality! |
| Male :Neththu raththiri ammammaa | Male: Yesterday night, oh my! |
| Female :Paarththa nypagam appappaa….hae….. | Female: The memory of seeing you, ah dear... hae... |
| Male | |
| Poovae poovae panneer poovae | Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower! |
| Unnai kanavil paarththaen netru | I saw you in my dream yesterday. |
| Female :Antha kanavai nanavaai maatru | Female: Turn that dream into reality! |
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...
பூவே பூவே பன்னீர் பூவே
உன்னை கனவில் பார்த்தேன் நேற்று
அந்தக் கனவை நனவாய் மாற்று
நேத்து ராத்திரி அம்மம்மா
பார்த்த ஞாபகம் அப்பப்பா....ஹே......
Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower!
I saw you in my dream yesterday.
Turn that dream into reality!
Yesterday night, oh my!
The memory of seeing you, ah dear... hae...
பூவே பூவே பன்னீர் பூவே
உன்னை கனவில் பார்த்தேன் நேற்று
அந்தக் கனவை நனவாய் மாற்று
Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower!
I saw you in my dream yesterday.
Turn that dream into reality!
ஹேய் வாங்கிப் போக வந்தேன்
லலலலா
வாசப் பூவின் செந்தேன்
லலலலா
Hey, I have come to take away...
Female: Lalalalaa
Male: The sweet honey of the fragrant flower!
Female: Lalalalaa
ஹேய் வாங்கிப் போக வந்தேன்
லலலலா
வாசப் பூவின் செந்தேன்
Hey, I have come to take away...
Female: Lalalalaa
Male: The sweet honey of the fragrant flower!
ஒரு போதை ஏறும் நடை பாதை மாறும்
நூறு வித பூவிதழே கோடி மலரே
நீ பாட நான் ஆட காதல் மழையே.......
An intoxication rises, changing my walking path...
Male: Oh hundred soft flower petals, oh crore flowers!
As you sing and I dance, oh rain of love!
பூவே பூவே பன்னீர் பூவே
உன்னை கனவில் பார்த்தேன் நேற்று
அந்தக் கனவை நனவாய் மாற்று.....
Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower!
I saw you in my dream yesterday.
Male: Turn that dream into reality!
.......................
...
நேற்று நேற்று என்று
ரபப்பா
வீணை கேட்கும்இன்று
ரபப்பா
Saying yesterday, yesterday...
Male: Rapappaa
Female: Today the Veena is heard...
Male: Rabappa
நேற்று நேற்று என்று
ரபப்பா
வீணை கேட்கும்இன்று
Saying yesterday, yesterday...
Male: Rapappaa
Female: Today the Veena is heard...
விரல் மீட்ட வரவா சுகம் காட்ட வரவா
கூடும் பொழுது கூட வரவா
பொன்மேனி என் மேனி மூட வரவா....
Shall I come to pluck the strings with fingers, shall I come to show bliss?
Shall I come to join you when we unite?
Shall I come to cover your golden body with my body?
பூவே பூவே பன்னீர் பூவே
உன்னை கனவில் பார்த்தேன் நேற்று
அந்தக் கனவை நனவாய் மாற்று
நேத்து ராத்திரி அம்மம்மா
பார்த்த ஞாபகம் அப்பப்பா....ஹே......
Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower!
I saw you in my dream yesterday.
Female: Turn that dream into reality!
Male: Yesterday night, oh my!
Female: The memory of seeing you, ah dear... hae...
பூவே பூவே பன்னீர் பூவே
உன்னை கனவில் பார்த்தேன் நேற்று
அந்தக் கனவை நனவாய் மாற்று
Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower!
I saw you in my dream yesterday.
Female: Turn that dream into reality!
……………..
...
Poovae poovae panneer poovae
Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower!
Unnai kanavil paarththaen netru
I saw you in my dream yesterday.
Antha kanavai nanavaai maatru
Turn that dream into reality!
Neththu raththiri ammammaa
Yesterday night, oh my!
Paarththa nyapagam appappaa….hae…..
The memory of seeing you, ah dear... hae...
Poovae poovae panneer poovae
Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower!
Unnai kanavil paarththaen netru
I saw you in my dream yesterday.
Antha kanavai nanavaai maatru
Turn that dream into reality!
Haei vangi poga vantahen
Hey, I have come to take away...
Female :Lalalalaa
Female: Lalalalaa
Male :Vaasa poovin senthaen
Male: The sweet honey of the fragrant flower!
Female :Lalalalaa
Female: Lalalalaa
Haei vaangi poga vanthaen
Hey, I have come to take away...
Female :Lalalalaa
Female: Lalalalaa
Male :Vaasa poovin senthaen
Male: The sweet honey of the fragrant flower!
Oru bodhai yaerum nadai paathai maarum
An intoxication rises, changing my walking path...
Male :Nooru idha poovidhazhae kodi malarae
Male: Oh hundred soft flower petals, oh crore flowers!
Nee paada naan aada kadhal mazhaiyae
As you sing and I dance, oh rain of love!
Poovae poovae panneer poovae
Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower!
Unnai kanavil paarththaen netru
I saw you in my dream yesterday.
Male :Antha kanavai nanavaai maatru
Male: Turn that dream into reality!
……………..
...
Netru netru endru
Saying yesterday, yesterday...
Male :Rapappaa
Male: Rapappaa
Female :Veenai ketkkum indru
Female: Today the Veena is heard...
Male :Rabappa
Male: Rabappa
Netru netru endru
Saying yesterday, yesterday...
Male :Rapappaa
Male: Rapappaa
Female :Veenai ketkkum indru
Female: Today the Veena is heard...
Viral meetta varavaa sugam kaatta varavaa
Shall I come to pluck the strings with fingers, shall I come to show bliss?
Koodum pozhuthu kooda varavaa
Shall I come to join you when we unite?
Ponmeni en meni mooda varavaa
Shall I come to cover your golden body with my body?
Poovae poovae panneer poovae
Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower!
Unnai kanavil paarththaen netru
I saw you in my dream yesterday.
Female :Antha kanavai nanavaai maatru
Female: Turn that dream into reality!
Male :Neththu raththiri ammammaa
Male: Yesterday night, oh my!
Female :Paarththa nypagam appappaa….hae…..
Female: The memory of seeing you, ah dear... hae...
Poovae poovae panneer poovae
Oh flower, oh rose-water sprinkled flower!
Unnai kanavil paarththaen netru
I saw you in my dream yesterday.
Female :Antha kanavai nanavaai maatru
Female: Turn that dream into reality!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Poovae Poovae Panneer Poovae' is a romantic duet from the 1984 movie 'Sattathai Thiruthungal', composed by Gangai Amaran and penned by Vaali. The song portrays two lovers expressing their deep passion, longing, and intimacy through poetic metaphors of flowers, rain, and music. The lovers reminisce about seeing each other in dreams and long to turn those romantic dreams into living reality. The female voice and male voice alternate playfulness and passion, comparing intimacy to playing a veena and covering each other in warmth. Gangai Amaran's vibrant composition paired with SPB and S. Janaki's seductive vocals creates an evergreen romantic atmosphere.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagathani (Metaphor)
“Poovae poovae panneer poovae”
Comparing the beloved to 'panneer poovae' (rose-water flower) and 'kadhal mazhaiyae' (rain of love).
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Poovae poovae panneer poovae”
Repetition of 'Poovae poovae' and 'Netru netru' to enhance rhythm and emotional warmth.
Emoni / Monai (Initial Rhyme)
“Viral meetta varavaa sugam kaatta varavaa”
Alliteration of consonants at the start of words like 'Viral' and 'Veena'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Viral meetta varavaa sugam kaatta varavaa / Koodum pozhuthu kooda varavaa”
Rhyming ending words such as 'varavaa... varavaa... varavaa' across adjacent lines.
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Trivia
The song features iconic vocal ad-libs by S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, borrowing nostalgic vocal cues like 'Neththu raththiri ammammaa / Paarththa nyapagam appappaa', which references the famous vintage song 'Netru Rathiri Ammamma' from Sakthi Leelai.
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