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Poovo Malarnthirukku Kaayo

From Manthoppu Kiliye · 1979

Lyricist
M. A. Kaja
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Manthoppu Kiliye
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
10 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poovo malarnthirukku kaayoo kaninjirukku
Ponnae innum enna thayakkam
Female :Aasaigal aayiram nenjil irukku
Anaithidum sondham endrum irukku
Avasara padalaama aa aa aa aa aa aa
Poovo malarnthirukku kaayoo kaninjirukku
Ponnae innum enna thayakkam
Female :Aasaigal aayiram nenjil irukku
Anaithidum sondham endrum irukku
Avasara padalaama haa aa aa aa …
Thendral varum neram thaen malargal vaazhum
Devi unai paakkum vaanilavum vaazhthum
Thendral varum neram thaen malargal vaazhum
Devi unai paakkum vaanilavum vaazhthum
Munnalae poven pinnalae vaayen
Kannalae thaaren kannalae paaren
Dindukkallu vaazhaiyila adha virichaa
Thinam thinam suvai ulla saapaadu
Female :Kondavanin manam virumbhum pudhu virundhu
Thogai ival tharuvadhu perumpaadu
Poovo
Female :Malarnthirukku
Male :Kaayoo
Female :Kaninjirukku
Male :Ponnae innum enna thayakkam
Female :Aasaigal aayiram nenjil irukku
Male :Anaithidum sondham endrum irukku
Female :Avasara padalaama haa aa aa aa …
Paathupoo paathupoo chinna idai nadunguthu
Paakkum bothu kannukkullae ennam ellaam vilangudhu
Paathupoo paathupoo chinna idai nadunguthu
Paakkum bothu kannukkullae ennam ellaam vilangudhu
Asaigira asaivilae aala serthu izhukuthu
Angamellam yedho oru aasai vandhu mayakkuthu
Kettukoo kettukoo en manasu sirikkuthu
Kaeli seiyum aalai kandu ennennamoo ninaikkuthu
Kettukoo kettukoo en manasu sirikkuthu
Kaeli seiyum aalai kandu ennennamoo ninaikkuthu
Aasaigal manasilae alai modhi kidakkuthu
Achamendra penmai gunam munnae vandhu thadukkuthu
Naanoru pennallavaa
Poovo
Male :Malarnthirukku
Female :Kaayoo
Male :Kaninjirukku
Ponnae innum enna thayakkam
Female :Aasaigal aayiram nenjil irukku
Male :Anaithidum sondham endrum irukku
Female :Avasara padalaama haa aa aa aa …
Aadai tharum kaaval aasai varum kaalam
Devi mugam kaana thedum iru vizhigal
Aadai tharum kaaval aasai varum kaalam
Devi mugam kaana thedum iru vizhigal
Ambigai sirithaal aayiram sugamum
Aruginil varumae aanandham tharumae
Arthajaama poosaiyilae silaiyazhagu
Athanaiyum oli sindhum kaatchigaloo
Female :Archagarin kai vannam edhu variyil
Alangaaram abhishegam seithidumoo…
Poovo malarnthirukku kaayoo kaninjirukku
Ponnae innum enna thayakkam
Female :Aasaigal aayiram nenjil irukku
Anaithidum sondham endrum irukku
Avasara padalaama haa aa aa aa …
Haan
The flower has blossomed, the fruit has ripened
My darling, why are you still hesitating?
Female: A thousand desires fill my heart
The right to embrace each other is always ours
Should we really rush into it? Ah...
The flower has blossomed, the fruit has ripened
My darling, why are you still hesitating?
Female: A thousand desires fill my heart
The right to embrace each other is always ours
Should we really rush into it? Ha ah ah...
When the gentle breeze arrives, honey-sweet flowers flourish
Gazing at you, my goddess, even the moon in the sky will bless us
When the gentle breeze arrives, honey-sweet flowers flourish
Gazing at you, my goddess, even the moon in the sky will bless us
I will go ahead, won't you follow behind me?
I am inviting you with my eyes, look at me with yours
If you spread out a fresh Dindigul plantain leaf,
there will be a delicious meal every single day
Female: To serve a fresh feast that her husband craves,
is no easy task for this graceful girl
Has the flower...
Female: ...blossomed?
Male: Has the fruit...
Female: ...ripened?
Male: My darling, why are you still hesitating?
Female: A thousand desires fill my heart
Male: The right to embrace each other is always ours
Female: Should we really rush into it? Ha ah ah...
Watch out, watch out, your slender waist is trembling
When I look into your eyes, all your thoughts become clear
Watch out, watch out, your slender waist is trembling
When I look into your eyes, all your thoughts become clear
With every movement of yours, you pull me closer
A sudden longing sweeps over me and enchants my whole body
Listen, just listen, my heart is giggling
Seeing the man teasing me, it wonders about so many things
Listen, just listen, my heart is giggling
Seeing the man teasing me, it wonders about so many things
Desires rise and crash like waves inside my heart
Yet natural modesty steps in and holds me back
After all, am I not a woman?
Has the flower...
Male: ...blossomed?
Female: Has the fruit...
Male: ...ripened?
My darling, why are you still hesitating?
Female: A thousand desires fill my heart
Male: The right to embrace each other is always ours
Female: Should we really rush into it? Ha ah ah...
Clothes provide a shield, but this is the season of desire
Two eyes search eagerly to see my goddess's face
Clothes provide a shield, but this is the season of desire
Two eyes search eagerly to see my goddess's face
If my goddess smiles, a thousand pleasures...
...will draw near and bring pure joy
During the midnight temple ritual, the idol's beauty...
...is a wondrous sight radiating pure light!
Female: How far will the priest's artistry reach,
in adorning and bathing his deity?
The flower has blossomed, the fruit has ripened
My darling, why are you still hesitating?
Female: A thousand desires fill my heart
The right to embrace each other is always ours
Should we really rush into it? Ha ah ah...
Haan
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful romantic duet portrays two lovers engaged in a coy and affectionate dialogue. The hero coaxingly asks why his beloved hesitates, using metaphors of blooming flowers and ripening fruits to suggest that their love and physical maturity are ready for fulfillment. In response, the heroine admits her deep love and desire, yet playfully advocates for patience, invoking traditional feminine modesty (acham) and restraint. Throughout the song, lyrical imagery ranges from traditional hospitality metaphors like serving a feast on Dindigul banana leaves to sacred erotic analogies comparing romantic intimacy to midnight temple rituals ('arthajaama poosai') and ritual adornments performed by a priest.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagatu)

Poovo malarnthirukku kaayoo kaninjirukku

Compares readiness for romance to a flower blooming ('poovo malarnthirukku') and fruit ripening ('kaayoo kaninjirukku').

Initial Rhyme / Alliteration (Moonaai)

Aasaigal aayiram nenjil irukku

Repetition of the vowel sound 'A' at the beginning of consecutive lines ('Aasaigal', 'Anaithidum', 'Avasara').

Sacred Allegory / Spiritual Metaphor

Arthajaama poosaiyilae silaiyazhagu

Metaphorically compares intimate lovemaking to midnight temple worship rituals ('arthajaama poosai') and ritual bathing ('abhishegam').

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Trivia

Composed by the musical duo Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics by M.A. Kaja, this duet rendered by Malaysia Vasudevan and Vani Jayaram showcases the vibrant folk-pop romantic style characteristic of Tamil cinema in the late 1970s.

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