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Poovum Poovum

From Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer · 2013

Lyricist
J. Francis Kiruba
Singers
Vijay Yesudas, Vinaitha
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
23 Dec 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poovum poovum pesum neram
Thooral thoorum jannal oram nindrenadi
Pothum pothum endra pothum
Theeyil vaazhum dheva bodhai thanthaaiyadi
En devathai….oo….oo…..oo…..
Idhu maayamo sol
En bhoomiyil naanillaiyae
Thedi thedi kangal theduthe
Veru bhoomi seiyyath thonuthae
Kodi kodi minnal ennilae
Poop pookkuthae
Poovum poovum pesum neram
Thooral thoorum jannal oram nindrenadi
Pothum pothum endra pothum
Theeyil vaazhum dheva bodhai thanthaaiyadi
………………
Aayiram naadagam
Aadinaai neeyadaa
Maayamaai kaayangal seigiraai
Naadagam aadavae medaiyum neeyadi
Kaattrilae oviyam varaigiraai
Female :Theeraatha poigal pesiyae
Thithikkum imsai seigiraai….
Paarvaiyil kathigal veesi nee
Nogaamal ennai kolgiraai
Female :Adhanaalae naanum ingae
Thoongaatha kadalum aanaen
Thaalaatta neeyum varuvaai
Alaiyaai alaiyaai
Poovum poovum pesum neram
Thooral thoorum jannal oram nindrenadi
Pothum pothum endra pothum
Theeyil vaazhum dheva bodhai thanthaaiyadi
Chithirai maargazhi saernthatho muthamae
Seiyyavaa sellavae unnidam
Female :Haa yaaridam ketkiraai
Naanillai ennidam
Vaanavil aadalaai aaduthae
Neerindri vaanil vaazhnthidum oo….
Vin meengal mannil kaangiraen
Female :Megathil meyum vennilaa
Aa….haa…thegaththil vanthu kaayuthae
Urangaatha iravugal melae
Adangaatha kanavugalaalae
Mithanthidum panithuli polae
Pudhithaai piranthaen
Poovum poovum pesum neram
Thooral thoorum jannal oram
Male :Nindrenadi
Female :Pothum pothum endra pothum
Theeyil vaazhum
Male :Dheva bodhai thanthaaiyadi
At a time when flowers speak to flowers,
I stood by the window where the drizzle falls, girl.
Even when I say, "Enough, enough,"
you gave me a divine intoxication that lives in fire, girl.
My angel... ooh... ooh... ooh...
Tell me, is this magic?
I am no longer in my own world.
Searching and searching, my eyes keep looking.
I feel like creating a whole new world.
Billions of lightning bolts inside me
blossom like flowers.
At a time when flowers speak to flowers,
I stood by the window where the drizzle falls, girl.
Even when I say, "Enough, enough,"
you gave me a divine intoxication that lives in fire, girl.
...
A thousand acts of drama
you have enacted, oh boy.
Magically, you inflict sweet wounds.
To play the drama, you are the stage itself, girl.
You paint pictures in the air.
Female: Telling endless lies,
you torment me so sweetly...
Casting rays of light from your gaze,
you kill me without hurting me.
Female: And that is why, right here,
I too have become a sleepless sea.
You will come to lull me to sleep,
like wave upon wave.
At a time when flowers speak to flowers,
I stood by the window where the drizzle falls, girl.
Even when I say, "Enough, enough,"
you gave me a divine intoxication that lives in fire, girl.
Did summer and winter unite in this kiss?
Shall I give it to you, my dear?
Female: Ah, whom are you asking?
I am no longer in my own senses.
The rainbow sways and dances,
living in the sky without water, ooh...
I see the stars down on the earth.
Female: The white moon wandering through the clouds,
ah... ha... shines warmly upon my body.
Across sleepless nights,
with uncontrollable dreams,
like a floating drop of dew,
I was born anew.
At a time when flowers speak to flowers,
by the window where the drizzle falls,
Male: I stood, girl.
Female: Even when I say, "Enough, enough,"
thriving in fire,
Male: you gave me a divine intoxication, girl.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Poovum Poovum' is a deeply poetic and surreal romantic duet from the film 'Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer'. It explores the intoxicating, dreamlike bliss experienced by two young lovers. The protagonist describes standing by a rain-drizzled window, overwhelmed by a passionate 'divine intoxication' that feels like living in fire, taking him into a world away from reality. The couple exchanges metaphors of affectionate banter, calling each other's tender lies a form of 'sweet torture' and comparing their union to contrasting seasons merging in a kiss. Through vivid visual imagery of floating dewdrops, stars on earth, and rainbows, the lyrics portray love as a transformative force that births a completely new identity within them.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar / Repetition for emphasis

“Poovum poovum pesum neram”

Repeating words consecutively to emphasize tender beauty, intensity, or abundance.

Oxymoron (Eredhu Sorkkal)

“Thithikkum imsai seigiraai….”

'Thithikkum imsai' combines sweetness with torture/torment, creating a poetic contrast describing romantic playful pain.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Thoongaatha kadalum aanaen”

Comparing oneself to a sleepless ocean yearning for waves to lull it to sleep.

Paradox / Imagery

“Chithirai maargazhi saernthatho muthamae”

Combining two contrasting Tamil months—Chithirai (peak summer) and Maargazhi (peak winter)—to illustrate the overwhelming sensory mix in a kiss.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Mithanthidum panithuli polae”

Comparing the feeling of being reborn anew to a delicate dewdrop floating gently.

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Trivia

The song's lyrics were written by the late poet J. Francis Kiruba, known for his distinctive imagery and surrealistic Tamil poetry. Set to music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the song stands out for its soft acoustic melody and poetic depth in the album of 'Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer' (2013).

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