Poovukellam Siragu
From Uyirodu Uyiraga · 1998
- Lyricists
- Not listed
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Uyirodu Uyiraga1998
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poovukellam siragu mulaithathu | All the flowers sprouted wings |
| Enthan thotathil | In my garden |
| Vinmeen ellam nilavai ponathu | All the stars turned into full moons |
| Enthan vanathil | In my sky |
| Mupathu nalum muhurtham aanathu | All thirty days became auspicious occasions |
| Enthan mathathil | In my month |
| Mullil kuda thaenthuli kasinthathu | Even from thorns, drops of honey trickled |
| Enthan ragathil | In my melody |
| Male | |
| {Ithu eppadi eppadi gnyayam | {How is this fair? |
| Ellaam kaadhal seitha mayam} (2) | It is all the magic created by love} (2) |
| Male | |
| Poovukellam siragu mulaithathu | All the flowers sprouted wings |
| Enthan thotathil | In my garden |
| Vinmeen ellam nilavai ponathu | All the stars turned into full moons |
| Enthan vanathil | In my sky |
| Male | |
| Nilavai pidithu eriyavum mudiyum | I can catch the moon and throw it |
| Neela kadalai kudikavum mudiyum | I can drink up the blue ocean |
| Kaatrin thisayai matravum mudiyum | I can change the direction of the wind |
| Kambanai muzhaka sollavum mudiyum | I can loudly recite Kamban's epic poetry |
| I love you… love you sollathanae | Just to say 'I love you... love you' |
| Ayyo ennal mudiyavillai…. | Alas, I am unable to do it... |
| Male | |
| Suttrum ulagin vittam theriyum | I know the diameter of the spinning Earth |
| Suriyan boomi thooramum theriyum | I know the distance between the Sun and Earth |
| Gangai nathiyin neelamum theriyum | I know the length of the Ganges river |
| Vanga kadalin Azhamum theriyum | I know the depth of the Bay of Bengal |
| Kaadhal enbathu sariya thavara | Whether love is right or wrong |
| Ithuthan enakku theriyavillai… | That alone, I do not know... |
| Male | |
| Otrai parvai uyirai kudithathu | A single glance drank my life away |
| Katrai kuzhal kaithu seithathu | Wind-blown hair arrested me |
| Modhum Adai muthamittadhu | Brushing clothing kissed me |
| Ratham ellam suttu vittathu | Blood burned within me completely |
| I love you… love you sollathanae | Just to say 'I love you... love you' |
| Ayyo ennal mudiyavillai…. | Alas, I am unable to do it... |
| Male | |
| Meendum vasantham ezhunthu vittathu | Spring season has risen once again |
| Meendum solai kozhunthu vittathu | The garden tender shoots sprouted again |
| Idhayam idhayam malarnthu vittathu | The heart has blossomed completely |
| Isayin kathavu thirandhu vittathu | The door of music has opened |
| Kaadhal enbathu sariya thavara | Whether love is right or wrong |
| Ithuthan enakku theriyavillai… | That alone, I do not know... |
| Male | |
| Poovukellam… | All the flowers... |
| Male :Poovukellam siragu mulaithathu | Male: All the flowers sprouted wings |
| Enthan thotathil | In my garden |
| Vinmeen ellam nilavai ponathu | All the stars turned into full moons |
| Enthan vanathil | In my sky |
| Mupathu nalum muhurtham aanathu | All thirty days became auspicious occasions |
| Enthan mathathil | In my month |
| Mullil kuda thaenthuli kasinthathu | Even from thorns, drops of honey trickled |
| Enthan ragathil | In my melody |
| Male | |
| {Ithu eppadi eppadi gnyayam | {How is this fair? |
| Ellaam kaadhal seitha mayam} (2) | It is all the magic created by love} (2) |
பூவுக்கெல்லாம்
சிறகு முளைத்தது எந்தன்
தோட்டத்தில் விண்மீன்
எல்லாம் நிலவாய் போனது
எந்தன் வானத்தில் முப்பது
நாளும் முகூர்த்தம் ஆனது
எந்தன் மாதத்தில் முள்ளில்
கூட தேன்துளி கசிந்தது
எந்தன் ராகத்தில்
All the flowers sprouted wings
In my garden
All the stars turned into full moons
In my sky
All thirty days became auspicious occasions
In my month
Even from thorns, drops of honey trickled
In my melody
{ இது எப்படி
எப்படி நியாயம்
எல்லாம் காதல்
செய்த மாயம் } (2)
{How is this fair?
It is all the magic created by love} (2)
பூவுக்கெல்லாம்
சிறகு முளைத்தது எந்தன்
தோட்டத்தில் விண்மீன்
எல்லாம் நிலவாய் போனது
எந்தன் வானத்தில்
All the flowers sprouted wings
In my garden
All the stars turned into full moons
In my sky
நிலவை பிடித்து
எறியவும் முடியும் நீல
கடலை குடிக்கவும்
முடியும் காற்றின்
திசையை மாற்றவும்
முடியும் கம்பனை
முழுக்க சொல்லவும்
முடியும் ஐ லவ் யூ லவ் யூ
சொல்லத்தானே ஐயோ
என்னால் முடியவில்லை
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 loudly recite Kamban's epic poetry
Just to say 'I love you... love you'
Alas, I am unable to do it...
சுற்றும் உலகின்
விட்டம் தெரியும் சூரியன்
பூமி தூரமும் தெரியும்
கங்கை நதியின் நீளமும்
தெரியும் வங்க கடலின்
ஆழமும் தெரியும் காதல்
என்பது சரியா தவறா
இதுதான் எனக்கு
தெரியவில்லை
I know the diameter of the spinning Earth
I know the distance between the Sun and Earth
I know the length of the Ganges river
I know the depth of the Bay of Bengal
Whether love is right or wrong
That alone, I do not know...
ஒற்றை பார்வை
உயிரை குடித்தது கற்றை
குழல் கைது செய்தது
மூடும் ஆடை முத்தமிட்டது
ரத்தம் எல்லாம் சுட்டு விட்டது
ஐ லவ் யூ லவ் யூ சொல்லத்தானே
ஐயோ என்னால் முடியவில்லை
A single glance drank my life away
Wind-blown hair arrested me
Brushing clothing kissed me
Blood burned within me completely
Just to say 'I love you... love you'
Alas, I am unable to do it...
மீண்டும் வசந்தம்
எழுந்துவிட்டது மீண்டும்
சோலை கொழுந்துவிட்டது
இதயம் இதயம் மலா்ந்து
விட்டது இசையின் கதவு
திறந்துவிட்டது காதல் என்பது
சரியா தவறா இதுதான் எனக்கு
தெரியவில்லை
Spring season has risen once again
The garden tender shoots sprouted again
The heart has blossomed completely
The door of music has opened
Whether love is right or wrong
That alone, I do not know...
பூவுக்கெல்லாம்
ஆண் : பூவுக்கெல்லாம்
சிறகு முளைத்தது எந்தன்
தோட்டத்தில் விண்மீன்
எல்லாம் நிலவாய் போனது
எந்தன் வானத்தில் முப்பது
நாளும் முகூர்த்தம் ஆனது
எந்தன் மாதத்தில் முள்ளில்
கூட தேன்துளி கசிந்தது
எந்தன் ராகத்தில்
All the flowers...
Male: All the flowers sprouted wings
In my garden
All the stars turned into full moons
In my sky
All thirty days became auspicious occasions
In my month
Even from thorns, drops of honey trickled
In my melody
{ இது எப்படி
எப்படி நியாயம்
எல்லாம் காதல்
செய்த மாயம் } (2)
{How is this fair?
It is all the magic created by love} (2)
Poovukellam siragu mulaithathu
All the flowers sprouted wings
Enthan thotathil
In my garden
Vinmeen ellam nilavai ponathu
All the stars turned into full moons
Enthan vanathil
In my sky
Mupathu nalum muhurtham aanathu
All thirty days became auspicious occasions
Enthan mathathil
In my month
Mullil kuda thaenthuli kasinthathu
Even from thorns, drops of honey trickled
Enthan ragathil
In my melody
{Ithu eppadi eppadi gnyayam
{How is this fair?
Ellaam kaadhal seitha mayam} (2)
It is all the magic created by love} (2)
Poovukellam siragu mulaithathu
All the flowers sprouted wings
Enthan thotathil
In my garden
Vinmeen ellam nilavai ponathu
All the stars turned into full moons
Enthan vanathil
In my sky
Nilavai pidithu eriyavum mudiyum
I can catch the moon and throw it
Neela kadalai kudikavum mudiyum
I can drink up the blue ocean
Kaatrin thisayai matravum mudiyum
I can change the direction of the wind
Kambanai muzhaka sollavum mudiyum
I can loudly recite Kamban's epic poetry
I love you… love you sollathanae
Just to say 'I love you... love you'
Ayyo ennal mudiyavillai….
Alas, I am unable to do it...
Suttrum ulagin vittam theriyum
I know the diameter of the spinning Earth
Suriyan boomi thooramum theriyum
I know the distance between the Sun and Earth
Gangai nathiyin neelamum theriyum
I know the length of the Ganges river
Vanga kadalin Azhamum theriyum
I know the depth of the Bay of Bengal
Kaadhal enbathu sariya thavara
Whether love is right or wrong
Ithuthan enakku theriyavillai…
That alone, I do not know...
Otrai parvai uyirai kudithathu
A single glance drank my life away
Katrai kuzhal kaithu seithathu
Wind-blown hair arrested me
Modhum Adai muthamittadhu
Brushing clothing kissed me
Ratham ellam suttu vittathu
Blood burned within me completely
I love you… love you sollathanae
Just to say 'I love you... love you'
Ayyo ennal mudiyavillai….
Alas, I am unable to do it...
Meendum vasantham ezhunthu vittathu
Spring season has risen once again
Meendum solai kozhunthu vittathu
The garden tender shoots sprouted again
Idhayam idhayam malarnthu vittathu
The heart has blossomed completely
Isayin kathavu thirandhu vittathu
The door of music has opened
Kaadhal enbathu sariya thavara
Whether love is right or wrong
Ithuthan enakku theriyavillai…
That alone, I do not know...
Poovukellam…
All the flowers...
Male :Poovukellam siragu mulaithathu
Male: All the flowers sprouted wings
Enthan thotathil
In my garden
Vinmeen ellam nilavai ponathu
All the stars turned into full moons
Enthan vanathil
In my sky
Mupathu nalum muhurtham aanathu
All thirty days became auspicious occasions
Enthan mathathil
In my month
Mullil kuda thaenthuli kasinthathu
Even from thorns, drops of honey trickled
Enthan ragathil
In my melody
{Ithu eppadi eppadi gnyayam
{How is this fair?
Ellaam kaadhal seitha mayam} (2)
It is all the magic created by love} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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