Pottene Poovilangu
From Poovilangu · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Poovilangu1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Pottenae poo vilangu | I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you |
| Anbaalae nee adangu} (2) | Yield to me with love |
| Female | |
| Penmaiyin | Womanhood's |
| Aanaiyai meeradhae | Do not disobey the command |
| Kangalai kadanthu pogadhae | Do not cross beyond my sight |
| Intha penmaiyin aanaiyai meeradhae | Do not disobey this command of womanhood |
| Enthan kangalai kadanthu pogadhae | Do not cross beyond my eyes |
| Pogadhae… | Do not go... |
| Female | |
| Pottenae poo vilangu | I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you |
| Anbaalae nee adangu | Yield to me with love |
| Female | |
| Malaiyai pizhiyum | Squeezing a mountain |
| Aanmai thaan | Is indeed masculinity |
| Marukkavillai unmai thaan | I do not deny, it is the truth |
| Thaanda mudinthaal thaandu idhu | Cross this line if you can |
| Un seedhai kizhiththa koduthaan | This is the line drawn for your Sita |
| Female | |
| Indrodu maarividu | Change starting today |
| En kaadhal mannavaa | My king of love |
| En nenjin aasaigali | The desires of my heart |
| Un kaadhil sollavaa | Shall I whisper in your ears? |
| Kai serthaal antha kobam | If our hands join, that anger |
| Aari pogum vaa | Will cool down, come |
| Female | |
| Pottenae poo vilangu | I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you |
| Anbaalae nee adangu | Yield to me with love |
| Female | |
| Penmaiyin aanaiyai meeradhae | Do not disobey the command of womanhood |
| Enthan kangalai kadanthu pogadhae | Do not cross beyond my eyes |
| Pogadhae… | Do not go... |
| Female | |
| Pottenae poo vilangu | I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you |
| Anbaalae nee adangu | Yield to me with love |
| Female | |
| Aalai kollum thimingilam | A man-killing whale |
| Noolil thanae agappadum | Gets caught in a mere thread |
| Anbu ennum pidiyin ullae | Within the grip called love |
| Malaiyum kooda vasappadum | Even a mountain can be tamed |
| Female | |
| Kannoram kaadhal isai | The music of love at the corner of the eyes |
| Inneram paaduven | I shall sing at this time |
| Kaiyodu poo vilangu | A handcuff of flowers around the hands |
| Ennaalum poduven | I will always wear |
| Kannalae unnai aalum | Ruling you with my eyes |
| Thaali naan seidhen | I made a sacred thali thread |
| Female | |
| Pottenae poo vilangu | I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you |
| Anbaalae nee adangu | Yield to me with love |
| Penmaiyin aanaiyai meeradhae | Do not disobey the command of womanhood |
| Enthan kangalai kadanthu pogadhae | Do not cross beyond my eyes |
| Pogadhae… | Do not go... |
| Female | |
| Pottenae poo vilangu | I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you |
| Anbaalae nee adangu | Yield to me with love |
{போட்டேனே பூ விலங்கு
அன்பாலே நீ அடங்கு} (2)
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Yield to me with love
பெண்மையின்
ஆணையை மீறாதே
கண்களை கடந்து போகாதே
இந்த பெண்மையின்
ஆணையை மீறாதே
எந்தன் கண்களை கடந்து போகாதே
போகாதே......
Womanhood's
Do not disobey the command
Do not cross beyond my sight
Do not disobey this command of womanhood
Do not cross beyond my eyes
Do not go...
போட்டேனே பூ விலங்கு
அன்பாலே நீ அடங்கு
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Yield to me with love
மலையை பிழியும்
ஆண்மை தான்
மறுக்கவில்லை உண்மை தான்
தாண்ட முடிந்தால் தாண்டு இது
உன் சீதை கிழித்த கோடுதான்
Squeezing a mountain
Is indeed masculinity
I do not deny, it is the truth
Cross this line if you can
This is the line drawn for your Sita
இன்றோடு மாறிவிடு
என் காதல் மன்னவா
என் நெஞ்சின் ஆசைகளை
உன் காதில் சொல்லவா
கை சேர்த்தால் அந்த கோபம்
ஆறி போகும் வா
Change starting today
My king of love
The desires of my heart
Shall I whisper in your ears?
If our hands join, that anger
Will cool down, come
போட்டேனே பூ விலங்கு
அன்பாலே நீ அடங்கு
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Yield to me with love
பெண்மையின்
ஆணையை மீறாதே
எந்தன் கண்களை கடந்து போகாதே
போகாதே......
Do not disobey the command of womanhood
Do not cross beyond my eyes
Do not go...
போட்டேனே பூ விலங்கு
அன்பாலே நீ அடங்கு
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Yield to me with love
ஆளை கொள்ளும்
திமிங்கிலம்
நூலில்தானே அகப்படும்
அன்பு என்னும் பிடியின் உள்ளே
மலையும் கூட வசப்படும்
A man-killing whale
Gets caught in a mere thread
Within the grip called love
Even a mountain can be tamed
கண்ணோரம் காதல் இசை
இந்நேரம் பாடுவேன்
கையோடு பூவிலங்கு
எந்நாளும் போடுவேன்
கண்ணாளா உன்னை ஆளும்
தாலி நான் செய்தேன்
The music of love at the corner of the eyes
I shall sing at this time
A handcuff of flowers around the hands
I will always wear
Ruling you with my eyes
I made a sacred thali thread
போட்டேனே பூ விலங்கு
அன்பாலே நீ அடங்கு
பெண்மையின் ஆணையை மீறாதே
எந்தன் கண்களை கடந்து போகாதே
போகாதே......
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Yield to me with love
Do not disobey the command of womanhood
Do not cross beyond my eyes
Do not go...
போட்டேனே பூ விலங்கு
அன்பாலே நீ அடங்கு
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Yield to me with love
{Pottenae poo vilangu
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Anbaalae nee adangu} (2)
Yield to me with love
Penmaiyin
Womanhood's
Aanaiyai meeradhae
Do not disobey the command
Kangalai kadanthu pogadhae
Do not cross beyond my sight
Intha penmaiyin aanaiyai meeradhae
Do not disobey this command of womanhood
Enthan kangalai kadanthu pogadhae
Do not cross beyond my eyes
Pogadhae…
Do not go...
Pottenae poo vilangu
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Anbaalae nee adangu
Yield to me with love
Malaiyai pizhiyum
Squeezing a mountain
Aanmai thaan
Is indeed masculinity
Marukkavillai unmai thaan
I do not deny, it is the truth
Thaanda mudinthaal thaandu idhu
Cross this line if you can
Un seedhai kizhiththa koduthaan
This is the line drawn for your Sita
Indrodu maarividu
Change starting today
En kaadhal mannavaa
My king of love
En nenjin aasaigali
The desires of my heart
Un kaadhil sollavaa
Shall I whisper in your ears?
Kai serthaal antha kobam
If our hands join, that anger
Aari pogum vaa
Will cool down, come
Pottenae poo vilangu
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Anbaalae nee adangu
Yield to me with love
Penmaiyin aanaiyai meeradhae
Do not disobey the command of womanhood
Enthan kangalai kadanthu pogadhae
Do not cross beyond my eyes
Pogadhae…
Do not go...
Pottenae poo vilangu
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Anbaalae nee adangu
Yield to me with love
Aalai kollum thimingilam
A man-killing whale
Noolil thanae agappadum
Gets caught in a mere thread
Anbu ennum pidiyin ullae
Within the grip called love
Malaiyum kooda vasappadum
Even a mountain can be tamed
Kannoram kaadhal isai
The music of love at the corner of the eyes
Inneram paaduven
I shall sing at this time
Kaiyodu poo vilangu
A handcuff of flowers around the hands
Ennaalum poduven
I will always wear
Kannalae unnai aalum
Ruling you with my eyes
Thaali naan seidhen
I made a sacred thali thread
Pottenae poo vilangu
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Anbaalae nee adangu
Yield to me with love
Penmaiyin aanaiyai meeradhae
Do not disobey the command of womanhood
Enthan kangalai kadanthu pogadhae
Do not cross beyond my eyes
Pogadhae…
Do not go...
Pottenae poo vilangu
I have placed a handcuff of flowers on you
Anbaalae nee adangu
Yield to me with love
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In 'Pottenae Poo Vilangu' from the 1984 film Poovilangu, the heroine playfully asserts her romantic hold over her lover, describing love as a gentle fetter made of flowers ('poovilangu'). She commands him affectionately not to cross the boundary of her gaze, balancing playful authority with deep surrender.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Ruupakam)
“Pottenae poo vilangu”
The term 'Poo vilangu' (flower handcuff) metaphorically represents the soft, sweet restraint of love.
Mythological Allusion
“Un seedhai kizhiththa koduthaan”
Refers to the protective line drawn for Sita (Lakshmana Rekha), asking her lover not to cross the boundaries of love.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Aalai kollum thimingilam noolil thanae agappadum”
Exaggerates the power of love by stating a deadly whale can be caught in a simple thread and mountains can be tamed by affection.
Assonance / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Pottenae / Anbaalae”
Syllabic rhyming and matching sounds across line beginnings enhance the musical rhythm.
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Trivia
This song belongs to the 1984 Tamil film Poovilangu, which served as the breakthrough debut for actor Murali, earning him the popular title 'Poovilangu Murali'. The music was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
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