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Lyrics & meaning

Poovukellam Siragu

From Uyirodu Uyiraga · 1998

Lyricists: Not listed
Singers: Srinivas, KK
Music director: Vidyasagar
Movie name: Uyirodu Uyiraga
Movie release year: 1998
Lyrics added on: 24 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Poovukellam siragu mulaithathu

Enthan thotathil

Vinmeen ellam nilavai ponathu

Enthan vanathil

Mupathu nalum muhurtham aanathu

Enthan mathathil

Mullil kuda thaenthuli kasinthathu

Enthan ragathil

{Ithu eppadi eppadi gnyayam

Ellaam kaadhal seitha mayam} (2)

Poovukellam siragu mulaithathu

Enthan thotathil

Vinmeen ellam nilavai ponathu

Enthan vanathil

Nilavai pidithu eriyavum mudiyum

Neela kadalai kudikavum mudiyum

Kaatrin thisayai matravum mudiyum

Kambanai muzhaka sollavum mudiyum

I love you… love you sollathanae

Ayyo ennal mudiyavillai….

Suttrum ulagin vittam theriyum

Suriyan boomi thooramum theriyum

Gangai nathiyin neelamum theriyum

Vanga kadalin Azhamum theriyum

Kaadhal enbathu sariya thavara

Ithuthan enakku theriyavillai…

Otrai parvai uyirai kudithathu

Katrai kuzhal kaithu seithathu

Modhum Adai muthamittadhu

Ratham ellam suttu vittathu

I love you… love you sollathanae

Ayyo ennal mudiyavillai….

Meendum vasantham ezhunthu vittathu

Meendum solai kozhunthu vittathu

Idhayam idhayam malarnthu vittathu

Isayin kathavu thirandhu vittathu

Kaadhal enbathu sariya thavara

Ithuthan enakku theriyavillai…

Poovukellam…

Male :Poovukellam siragu mulaithathu

Enthan thotathil

Vinmeen ellam nilavai ponathu

Enthan vanathil

Mupathu nalum muhurtham aanathu

Enthan mathathil

Mullil kuda thaenthuli kasinthathu

Enthan ragathil

{Ithu eppadi eppadi gnyayam

Ellaam kaadhal seitha mayam} (2)

All the flowers have sprouted wings

in my garden.

All the stars have turned into moons

in my sky.

All thirty days have become auspicious

in my month.

Even from thorns, drops of honey trickle

in my melody.

{How is this, how is this fair?

It is all the magic of love!} (2)

All the flowers have sprouted wings

in my garden.

All the stars have turned into moons

in my sky.

I can catch the moon and throw it,

I can drink up the blue ocean,

I can change the direction of the wind,

I can even make Kamban (the great poet) recite aloud,

But just to say "I love you... love you",

Oh no, I just cannot do it...

I know the diameter of the spinning earth,

I know the distance between the sun and the earth,

I know the length of the Ganges river,

I know the depth of the Bay of Bengal,

But whether love is right or wrong,

this is the only thing I do not know...

A single glance drank away my soul,

A lock of hair held me captive,

Her brushing clothes felt like a kiss,

And all my blood burned hot.

But just to say "I love you... love you",

Oh no, I just cannot do it...

Spring has arrived once again,

The garden has sprouted fresh green shoots again,

My heart, oh heart, has blossomed,

The doors of music have opened wide.

But whether love is right or wrong,

this is the only thing I do not know...

All the flowers...

Male: All the flowers have sprouted wings

in my garden.

All the stars have turned into moons

in my sky.

All thirty days have become auspicious

in my month.

Even from thorns, drops of honey trickle

in my melody.

{How is this, how is this fair?

It is all the magic of love!} (2)

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Poovukellam Siragu from Uyirodu Uyiraga (1998) is a romantic song describing the magical transformation experienced when falling in love. The lyrics depict how love reshapes one's perception of reality, making flowers seem like they have wings, turning distant stars into glowing full moons, and turning everyday moments into auspicious celebrations. Despite knowing grand scientific facts and feeling capable of impossible cosmic feats, the protagonists feel completely helpless and tongue-tied when trying to express the simple phrase 'I love you'.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Athisayokthi)

“Nilavai pidithu eriyavum mudiyum / Neela kadalai kudikavum mudiyum”

Exaggeration used to depict the overwhelming feeling of love.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Vinmeen ellam nilavai ponathu Enthan vanathil”

Comparing stars becoming full moons in the sky of the mind.

Personification

“Katrai kuzhal kaithu seithathu / Modhum Adai muthamittadhu”

Attributing human actions like arresting or kissing to wind-blown hair and fluttering clothes.

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Trivia

The song features music composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. It was picturized on Prashanth and Rambha in the 1998 romantic drama Uyirodu Uyiraga.

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