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Lyrics & meaning

Poovey

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist
Christoper Pradeep
Singer
Benny Dayal
Music director
Funktuation
Details
Album Songs 20202020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Oomai vizhigal pesuthaeSilent eyes are speaking
Oh en idhayam paayuthaeOh, my heart is racing forward
Thean idhazhgal ooruthaeHoneyed lips are overflowing with sweetness
Theenda viralgal theenduthaeFingers that never touched are touching now
Male
Kadhalil nee thondrinaaiYou appeared in my love
Theyuthae en vaa…namMy sky is wearing away...
Male
Poovae poovaeOh flower, oh flower
Poo oo en poo poovaeFlower, oh my sweet flower
Poovae poovaeOh flower, oh flower
Poo oo en poo poovaeFlower, oh my sweet flower
Male
Katrodu un vaasanaiYour fragrance in the wind
En melaeFalls upon me
Nee vanthu modhaamalaeEven without you coming to collide with me
En modhalIt creates a collision in me
Kan paarkkum sangeethangalThe music that eyes can behold
E kangalAre these eyes
Oh thundaana kannadiyoOh, is it a shattered mirror
En nenjamMy heart
Male
Oodidum nadhi kaalamTime is a flowing river
EndrumaeForever
Theeyuthae en vaa…aa..namMy sky burns away...
Male
Poovae poovaeOh flower, oh flower
Poo oo en poo poovaeFlower, oh my sweet flower
Poovae poovaeOh flower, oh flower
Poo oo en poo poovaeFlower, oh my sweet flower
Male
Bodhai bodhai theda pogaIn search of a deep intoxication
Kaatrae endrum thondruthaeThe wind always appears around me
Kaatrin thaedal yedho endruAs thoughts race wondering what the wind seeks
Ennam oda or bodhaiyeIt leaves a feeling of ecstasy
Male
Kaadhalil nee thondrinaaiYou appeared in my love
Nerilae nee vaaCome to me in person
Male
Poovae poovaeOh flower, oh flower
Poo oo en poo poovaeFlower, oh my sweet flower
Poovae poovaeOh flower, oh flower
Poo oo en poo poovaeFlower, oh my sweet flower

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a deeply romantic track expressing the overwhelming sensory sensations and emotions of falling in love. The protagonist describes how silent glances speak volumes, how touch brings unprecedented joy, and how the beloved's presence turns everything into music and sweet fragrance. Time flows like a river while the speaker's heart feels shattered yet thrilled in a state of romantic intoxication, yearning for the lover to appear in person.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron

Oomai vizhigal pesuthae

Oomai (silent) vizhigal pesuthae (eyes speak) combines contradictory concepts of silence and speaking to express non-verbal communication.

Metaphor

Oodidum nadhi kaalam

Comparing time to a running river (Oodidum nadhi kaalam).

Repetition / Anaphora

Poovae poovae Poo oo en poo poovae

The word 'Poovae' (flower) is repeated poetically to emphasize affection and tender beauty.

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