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Lyrics & meaning

Poove Poove Pen Poove

From Once More · 1997

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. N. Surendar, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Once More
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
21 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaaah… aaahhhaaa..
Aaaaahaaa.aaahaaa……………..
…………………………………
Poovae poovae pen poovae
En poojaikku varavendum
Poovae poovae pen poovae
En poojaikku varavendum
Nam kaadhal vaazha vendum
Nammai kaatrum vaazhtha vendum
Nee vidum moochilae
Naan konjam vaazhgiren
Kaadhalukku endrum
Jana gana mana illaiyae….
Poovae poovae pen poovae
Un poojaikku varavendum
Nam kaadhal vaazha vendum
Nammai kaatrum vaazhtha vendum
Nee vidum moochilae
Naan konjam vaazhgiren
Kaadhalukku endrum
Jana gana mana illaiyae….
Poovae poovae pen poovae
: …………………………..
Kaadhalin vayathu
Adi eththanai kodi
Aththanai varusham
Naam vaazhanum vaadi…
Ottrai nimisham
Unnai pirinthaal uyirum attru pogum
Paathi nimisham vaazhnthaal kooda
Kodi varushamaagum
Kaadhalukku endrum
Jana gana mana illaiyae
Poovae poovae pen poovae
Bhoomiyai thazhuvum
Vergalai polae
Un udal thazhuvi
Naan vaazhnthida vanthen
Aandu nooru neeyum naanum
Sernthu vaazha vendum
Maandu pona kavigal nammai
Meendum paada vendum
Kaadhalukku endrum
Jana gana mana illaiyae
Poovae poovae pen poovae..ae…
En poojaikku varavendum
Female : Nam kaadhal vaazha vendum
Nammai kaatrum vaazhtha vendum
Male : Nee vidum moochilae
Naan konjam vaazhgiren
Aaaah… aaahhhaaa..
Aaaaahaaa...aaahaaa...............
...........................
O flower, O flower, O woman like a flower,
You must come for my worship.
O flower, O flower, O woman like a flower,
You must come for my worship.
Our love must live on,
Even the wind must bless us.
In the breath that you exhale,
I live a little.
For love, forever,
There is no national anthem...
O flower, O flower, O woman like a flower,
I must come for your worship.
Our love must live on,
Even the wind must bless us.
In the breath that you exhale,
I live a little.
For love, forever,
There is no national anthem...
O flower, O flower, O woman like a flower,
: ........................
The age of love,
Oh girl, is how many crores of years?
For that many years,
We must live together, my girl...
For a single minute,
If I am separated from you, my life will fade away.
Even if we live for half a minute,
It will feel like a crore years.
For love, forever,
There is no national anthem.
O flower, O flower, O woman like a flower,
Embracing the earth,
Like the roots,
Embracing your body,
I have come to live.
For a hundred years, you and I,
Must live together.
The poets who have passed away,
Must sing of us once again.
For love, forever,
There is no national anthem.
O flower, O flower, O woman like a flower... ah...
You must come for my worship.
Female: Our love must live on,
Even the wind must bless us.
Male: In the breath that you exhale,
I live a little.
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song expresses the depth, eternity, and boundlessness of love between two lovers. The speaker addresses his beloved as a flower, inviting her into the sacred shrine of his heart's devotion. He muses that love has existed for millions of years, and he wishes to share that eternal lifespan with her, emphasizing that even a moment spent apart feels fatal, while a split second together feels like a million years.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

“Bhoomiyai thazhuvum / Vergalai polae”

Compares the embrace of the lovers to the roots that cling tightly and embrace the earth.

Metaphor / Oxymoron (Jana Gana Mana)

“Kaadhalukku endrum / Jana gana mana illaiyae”

Uses 'Jana Gana Mana' (National Anthem) metaphorically to signify a concluding anthem or a strict national boundary, stating love knows no such end or border.

Hyperbole (Atisayokthi)

“Paathi nimisham vaazhnthaal kooda / Kodi varushamaagum”

Exaggerates time by saying living together for half a minute feels like a crore years, and that long-dead poets will return to sing of their love.

Monnai (Alliteration)

“Poovae poovae pen poovae”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'p' in 'Poovae poovae pen poovae' and 'v' in 'Vergalai polae / Un udal thazhuvi'.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Poovae Poovae Pen Poovae' features in the 1997 Tamil romantic comedy 'Once More', starring Vijay and Simran alongside legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan. The soundtrack was composed by SA Rajkumar, with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The line comparing love's boundlessness to the absence of a national anthem ('Jana Gana Mana') is a iconic signature style of lyricist Vairamuthu.

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