Poove Poove Pen Poove
From Once More · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. N. Surendar, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Once More1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Aaaah… aaahhhaaa.. | Aaaah… aaahhhaaa.. |
| Aaaaahaaa.aaahaaa…………….. | Aaaaahaaa.aaahaaa…………….. |
| ………………………………… | ………………………………… |
| Male | |
| Poovae poovae pen poovae | Oh flower, flower, female flower! |
| En poojaikku varavendum | You must come to my worship. |
| Male | |
| Poovae poovae pen poovae | Oh flower, flower, female flower! |
| En poojaikku varavendum | You must come to my worship. |
| Nam kaadhal vaazha vendum | Our love must live long, |
| Nammai kaatrum vaazhtha vendum | Even the wind should bless us. |
| Nee vidum moochilae | In the breath that you exhale, |
| Naan konjam vaazhgiren | I live a little. |
| Kaadhalukku endrum | For love, forever, |
| Jana gana mana illaiyae…. | There is no national anthem (no boundary or end). |
| Female | |
| Poovae poovae pen poovae | Oh flower, flower, female flower! |
| Un poojaikku varavendum | I must come to your worship. |
| Nam kaadhal vaazha vendum | Our love must live long, |
| Nammai kaatrum vaazhtha vendum | Even the wind should bless us. |
| Nee vidum moochilae | In the breath that you exhale, |
| Naan konjam vaazhgiren | I live a little. |
| Kaadhalukku endrum | For love, forever, |
| Jana gana mana illaiyae…. | There is no national anthem (no boundary or end). |
| Male | |
| Poovae poovae pen poovae | Oh flower, flower, female flower! |
| Chorus | |
| : ………………………….. | ………………………………… |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalin vayathu | The age of love, |
| Adi eththanai kodi | Oh girl, is how many crores of years? |
| Aththanai varusham | For that many years, |
| Naam vaazhanum vaadi… | We must live together, my dear girl... |
| Female | |
| Ottrai nimisham | If for a single minute |
| Unnai pirinthaal uyirum attru pogum | I am separated from you, my life will ebb away. |
| Paathi nimisham vaazhnthaal kooda | Even if we live together for half a minute, |
| Kodi varushamaagum | It will feel like a crore years. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalukku endrum | For love, forever, |
| Jana gana mana illaiyae | There is no national anthem. |
| Female | |
| Poovae poovae pen poovae | Oh flower, flower, female flower! |
| Female | |
| Bhoomiyai thazhuvum | Like the roots |
| Vergalai polae | That embrace the earth, |
| Un udal thazhuvi | Embracing your body, |
| Naan vaazhnthida vanthen | I came to live. |
| Male | |
| Aandu nooru neeyum naanum | For a hundred years, you and I |
| Sernthu vaazha vendum | Must live together. |
| Maandu pona kavigal nammai | Deceased poets from the past |
| Meendum paada vendum | Should sing of us once again. |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalukku endrum | For love, forever, |
| Jana gana mana illaiyae | There is no national anthem. |
| Male | |
| Poovae poovae pen poovae..ae… | Oh flower, flower, female flower... |
| En poojaikku varavendum | You must come to my worship. |
| Female : Nam kaadhal vaazha vendum | Female : Our love must live long, |
| Nammai kaatrum vaazhtha vendum | Even the wind should bless us. |
| Male : Nee vidum moochilae | Male : In the breath that you exhale, |
| Naan konjam vaazhgiren | I live a little. |
ஆஆ ஆஹா
ஆ ஹா ஆ ஹா
............................
Aaaah… aaahhhaaa..
Aaaaahaaa.aaahaaa……………..
…………………………………
பூவே பூவே
பெண் பூவே என்
பூஜைக்கு வரவேண்டும்
Oh flower, flower, female flower!
You must come to my worship.
பூவே பூவே
பெண் பூவே என்
பூஜைக்கு வரவேண்டும்
நம் காதல் வாழவேண்டும்
நம்மை காற்றும் வாழ்த்த
வேண்டும் நீ விடும் மூச்சிலே
நான் கொஞ்சம் வாழ்கிறேன்
காதலுக்கு என்றும் ஜன கன
மன இல்லையே
Oh flower, flower, female flower!
You must come to my worship.
Our love must live long,
Even the wind should bless us.
In the breath that you exhale,
I live a little.
For love, forever,
There is no national anthem (no boundary or end).
பூவே பூவே
பெண் பூவே உன்
பூஜைக்கு வரவேண்டும்
நம் காதல் வாழவேண்டும்
நம்மை காற்றும் வாழ்த்த
வேண்டும் நீ விடும் மூச்சிலே
நான் கொஞ்சம் வாழ்கிறேன்
காதலுக்கு என்றும் ஜன கன
மன இல்லையே
Oh flower, flower, female flower!
I must come to your worship.
Our love must live long,
Even the wind should bless us.
In the breath that you exhale,
I live a little.
For love, forever,
There is no national anthem (no boundary or end).
பூவே பூவே
பெண் பூவே
Oh flower, flower, female flower!
...........................
…………………………………
காதலின் வயது
அடி எத்தனை கோடி
அத்தனை வருஷம் நாம்
வாழனும் வாடி
The age of love,
Oh girl, is how many crores of years?
For that many years,
We must live together, my dear girl...
ஒற்றை நிமிஷம்
உன்னை பிரிந்தால் உயிரும்
அற்று போகும் பாதி நிமிஷம்
வாழ்ந்தால் கூட கோடி
வருஷமாகும்
If for a single minute
I am separated from you, my life will ebb away.
Even if we live together for half a minute,
It will feel like a crore years.
காதலுக்கு என்றும்
ஜன கன மன இல்லையே
For love, forever,
There is no national anthem.
பூவே பூவே
பெண் பூவே
Oh flower, flower, female flower!
பூமியை தழுவும்
வேர்களை போலே உன்
உடல் தழுவி நான் வாழ்ந்திட
வந்தேன்
Like the roots
That embrace the earth,
Embracing your body,
I came to live.
ஆண்டு நூறு
நீயும் நானும் சேர்ந்து
வாழ வேண்டும் மாண்டு
போன கவிகள் நம்மை
மீண்டும் பாட வேண்டும்
For a hundred years, you and I
Must live together.
Deceased poets from the past
Should sing of us once again.
காதலுக்கு என்றும்
ஜன கன மன இல்லையே
For love, forever,
There is no national anthem.
பூவே பூவே
பெண் பூவே என்
பூஜைக்கு வரவேண்டும்
நம் காதல் வாழ
வேண்டும் நம்மை காற்றும்
வாழ்த்தவேண்டும்
நீ விடும் மூச்சிலே
நான் கொஞ்சம் வாழ்கிறேன்
Oh flower, flower, female flower...
You must come to my worship.
Female : Our love must live long,
Even the wind should bless us.
Male : In the breath that you exhale,
I live a little.
ஆண் & பெண் :
காதலுக்கு
என்றும் ஜன கன மன
இல்லையே பூவே பூவே
பெண் பூவே
Aaaah… aaahhhaaa..
Aaaah… aaahhhaaa..
Aaaaahaaa.aaahaaa……………..
Aaaaahaaa.aaahaaa……………..
…………………………………
…………………………………
Poovae poovae pen poovae
Oh flower, flower, female flower!
En poojaikku varavendum
You must come to my worship.
Poovae poovae pen poovae
Oh flower, flower, female flower!
En poojaikku varavendum
You must come to my worship.
Nam kaadhal vaazha vendum
Our love must live long,
Nammai kaatrum vaazhtha vendum
Even the wind should bless us.
Nee vidum moochilae
In the breath that you exhale,
Naan konjam vaazhgiren
I live a little.
Kaadhalukku endrum
For love, forever,
Jana gana mana illaiyae….
There is no national anthem (no boundary or end).
Poovae poovae pen poovae
Oh flower, flower, female flower!
Un poojaikku varavendum
I must come to your worship.
Nam kaadhal vaazha vendum
Our love must live long,
Nammai kaatrum vaazhtha vendum
Even the wind should bless us.
Nee vidum moochilae
In the breath that you exhale,
Naan konjam vaazhgiren
I live a little.
Kaadhalukku endrum
For love, forever,
Jana gana mana illaiyae….
There is no national anthem (no boundary or end).
Poovae poovae pen poovae
Oh flower, flower, female flower!
: …………………………..
…………………………………
Kaadhalin vayathu
The age of love,
Adi eththanai kodi
Oh girl, is how many crores of years?
Aththanai varusham
For that many years,
Naam vaazhanum vaadi…
We must live together, my dear girl...
Ottrai nimisham
If for a single minute
Unnai pirinthaal uyirum attru pogum
I am separated from you, my life will ebb away.
Paathi nimisham vaazhnthaal kooda
Even if we live together for half a minute,
Kodi varushamaagum
It will feel like a crore years.
Kaadhalukku endrum
For love, forever,
Jana gana mana illaiyae
There is no national anthem.
Poovae poovae pen poovae
Oh flower, flower, female flower!
Bhoomiyai thazhuvum
Like the roots
Vergalai polae
That embrace the earth,
Un udal thazhuvi
Embracing your body,
Naan vaazhnthida vanthen
I came to live.
Aandu nooru neeyum naanum
For a hundred years, you and I
Sernthu vaazha vendum
Must live together.
Maandu pona kavigal nammai
Deceased poets from the past
Meendum paada vendum
Should sing of us once again.
Kaadhalukku endrum
For love, forever,
Jana gana mana illaiyae
There is no national anthem.
Poovae poovae pen poovae..ae…
Oh flower, flower, female flower...
En poojaikku varavendum
You must come to my worship.
Female : Nam kaadhal vaazha vendum
Female : Our love must live long,
Nammai kaatrum vaazhtha vendum
Even the wind should bless us.
Male : Nee vidum moochilae
Male : In the breath that you exhale,
Naan konjam vaazhgiren
I live a little.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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