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Lyrics & meaning

Poovula Mala Kattunga

From Naan Ungal Rasigan · 1985

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Naan Ungal Rasigan
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
21 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Poovula maala kattunga naayanam melam thattunga
Poovula maala kattunga naayanam melam thattunga
Vaaraadi namma rasaththi kondaadi antha aaraaththi
Haei……thannannaa thanannaa thannannaa
Thannannaa thanannaa thannannaa aa aahha
Poovula maala kattunga
Chorus :Hei hei
Male :Naayanam melam thattunga
Chorus :Hei hei
Poovula maala kattunga
Chorus :Hei hei
Male :Naayanam melam thattunga
Chorus :Hei hei
Poovaa sirikkum vanna rosaa
Iva ponaa vaasam mayakkaathaa
Poovaa sirikkum vanna rosaa
Iva ponaa vaasam mayakkaathaa
Bhooloogam muzhuthum kaanum kanaa
Onnaaga poranthu vaazhum nilaa
Manja podikala vaari veesunga
Maara povathu namma oorunga
Chorus :Vaaraaga namma rasaththi
Kondaadi antha aaraaththi
Poovula maala kattunga
Chorus :Hei hei
Female :Naayanam melam thattunga
Chorus :Hei hei
Poovula maala kattunga
Chorus :Hei hei
Male :Naayanam melam thattunga
Vaaraaga namma rasaththi
Male :Kondaadi antha aaraaththi
Kettaa tharuven en aavi
Nee paaththaa pothum en devi
Kettaa tharuven en aavi
Nee paaththaa pothum en devi
Ungakooda irunthaa vaazhvenaiyyaa
Oorellaam maranthu varuvaenaiyyaa
Kaalam muzhuvathum nalla yogamthaan
Kadhal poranthathu nalla neramthaan
Vaaraaga namma rasaththi
Kondaadi antha aaraaththi
Poovula maala kattunga
Chorus :Hei hei
Male :Naayanam melam thattunga
Chorus :Hei hei
Poovula maala kattunga
Chorus :Hei hei
Female :Naayanam melam thattunga
Chorus :Hei hei
Male :Vaaraaga namma rasaththi
Female :Kondaadi antha aaraaththi….
Haei…..haei….
Male :Laalaalaa
Chorus :Haei…..haei….
Male :Laalaalaalaa
...
String a garland of flowers, play the pipe and beat the drums!
String a garland of flowers, play the pipe and beat the drums!
Here comes our princess, celebrate her with the aarathi (welcoming lamp)!
Hey... thannanna thananna thannanna
Thannanna thananna thannanna aa aaha
String a garland of flowers,
Chorus: Hey hey!
Male: Play the pipe and beat the drums!
Chorus: Hey hey!
String a garland of flowers,
Chorus: Hey hey!
Male: Play the pipe and beat the drums!
Chorus: Hey hey!
A colorful rose smiling like a fresh blossom,
Won't her fragrance enchant you as she walks by?
A colorful rose smiling like a fresh blossom,
Won't her fragrance enchant you as she walks by?
A dream seen by the whole wide world,
Like the moon born to live as one with us!
Throw handfuls of turmeric powder,
For our entire village is about to change!
Chorus: Here comes our princess,
Celebrate her with the aarathi (welcoming lamp)!
String a garland of flowers,
Chorus: Hey hey!
Female: Play the pipe and beat the drums!
Chorus: Hey hey!
String a garland of flowers,
Chorus: Hey hey!
Male: Play the pipe and beat the drums!
Here comes our princess,
Male: Celebrate her with the aarathi (welcoming lamp)!
If you ask, I will give my very life,
It is enough if you just look at me, my goddess!
If you ask, I will give my very life,
It is enough if you just look at me, my goddess!
If I am with you, I will truly live, my love,
Forgetting the whole town, I will come to you!
Our whole life will be filled with good fortune,
It was an auspicious time when our love was born!
Here comes our princess,
Celebrate her with the aarathi (welcoming lamp)!
String a garland of flowers,
Chorus: Hey hey!
Male: Play the pipe and beat the drums!
Chorus: Hey hey!
String a garland of flowers,
Chorus: Hey hey!
Female: Play the pipe and beat the drums!
Chorus: Hey hey!
Male: Here comes our princess,
Female: Celebrate her with the aarathi (welcoming lamp)...
Hey... hey...
Male: La la la
Chorus: Hey... hey...
Male: La la la la
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Poovula Maala Kattunga is a festive and joyous folk-pop duet celebrating grand arrival, love, and community festivity. Set against a traditional rural backdrop, the song uses the imagery of auspicious wedding/celebration preparations—garlands, pipes (naayanam), drums (melam), turmeric powder, and performing aarathi—to welcome the beloved queen ('rasaththi') of the hero's heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagaththuvam)

Poovaa sirikkum vanna rosaa

Describing the heroine as a blooming rose ('Poovaa sirikkum vanna rosaa') and the moon ('nilaa').

Rhyme / Monnai (Initial Assonance)

Poovaa sirikkum vanna rosaa

Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across lines ('Poovaa' / 'Bhooloogam').

Cultural Symbolism

Manja podikala vaari veesunga

Use of 'Aaraaththi', 'Naayanam', and 'Manja podi' to invoke auspiciousness and traditional Tamil celebratory rituals.

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Trivia

Composed by Gangai Amaran for the 1985 film 'Naan Ungal Rasigan', the song showcases classic 80s Tamil folk orchestration with vibrant chorus responses and energetic vocal chemistry between Malaysia Vasudevan and S. P. Sailaja.

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