Pournami Nilavena
From Uravai Kaatha Kili · 1984
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Uravai Kaatha Kili1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ……………… | |
| Female | |
| Pournami nilavena pavanithaan varugiraen | I come processing like the radiant full moon. |
| Enai paarkka thudindravan | The one who yearned just to see me, |
| Ezhil sintha thavikkindravan | The one who longed to scatter beauty, |
| Paarththaalae bothai kolgindraan | He gets intoxicated just by looking at me. |
| Konji siriththaalae adimaiyaagindraan | When I smile lovingly, he becomes my slave. |
| Female | |
| Pournami nilavena pavanithaan varugiraen | I come processing like the radiant full moon. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………. | |
| Female | |
| Aasaiyai thoondum paarvaiyil thoondil | With a gaze that stirs desire like a fishing hook, |
| Pottiththaan naan paarkkindraen aa….aahha | I cast it and watch, ah... aahha. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………. | |
| Female | |
| Sokkiya aangal sikkiya meengal | Mesmerized men are like hooked fish, |
| Ena thudikka naan rasikkindraen | I enjoy watching them struggle. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………. | |
| Female | |
| Thookkaththai kalaikkindraval | I am the woman who disturbs sleep, |
| Thollaiyum tharugindraval | And the one who brings intoxicating trouble. |
| Paarththaalae bodhai kolgindraan | He gets intoxicated just by looking at me. |
| Konji siriththaalae adimaiyaagindraan | When I smile lovingly, he becomes my slave. |
| Female | |
| Pournami nilavena pavanithaan varugiraen | I come processing like the radiant full moon. |
| Female | |
| Kaaladi patta idaththukku muththam | To the exact spot touched by my footsteps, a kiss, |
| Kodukkindraan oru piththanae | Is offered by a madly infatuated lover. |
| Aadaiyai thirudi poojaiyum seiyya | To steal my garment and perform worship, |
| Thudikkindraan oru bakthanae | A devotee yearns with all his heart. |
| Female | |
| Moththathil naan sorkkamae | In short, I am heaven itself, |
| Paadhaththil aan varkkamae | And the entire male race lies at my feet. |
| Paarththaalae bodhai kolgindraan | He gets intoxicated just by looking at me. |
| Konji siriththaalae adimaiyaagindraan | When I smile lovingly, he becomes my slave. |
| Female | |
| Pournami nilavena pavanithaan varugiraen | I come processing like the radiant full moon. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………. | |
| Female | |
| Aah…aah…. | Aah... aah.... |
.......................
ஆஹ் ஆ....ஆஹ் ஆ.....ஆஹ்....
I come processing like the radiant full moon.
The one who yearned just to see me,
The one who longed to scatter beauty,
He gets intoxicated just by looking at me.
When I smile lovingly, he becomes my slave.
பௌர்ணமி நிலவென பவனிதான் வருகிறேன்
எனைப் பார்க்க துடிக்கின்றவன்
எழில் சிந்த தவிக்கின்றவன்
பார்த்தாலே போதை கொள்கின்றான்
கொஞ்சி சிரித்தாலே அடிமையாகின்றான்
I come processing like the radiant full moon.
பௌர்ணமி நிலவென பவனிதான் வருகிறேன்
...................................
With a gaze that stirs desire like a fishing hook,
I cast it and watch, ah... aahha.
ஆசையை தூண்டும் பார்வையில் தூண்டில்
போட்டுத்தான் நான் பார்க்கின்றேன் ஆ.....ஆஹ்ஹ
...................................
Mesmerized men are like hooked fish,
I enjoy watching them struggle.
சொக்கிய ஆண்கள் சிக்கிய மீன்கள்
எனத் துடிக்க நான் ரசிக்கின்றேன்
...................................
I am the woman who disturbs sleep,
And the one who brings intoxicating trouble.
He gets intoxicated just by looking at me.
When I smile lovingly, he becomes my slave.
தூக்கத்தைப் கலைக்கின்றவள்
தொல்லையும் தருகின்றவள்
பார்த்தாலே போதை கொள்கின்றான்
கொஞ்சி சிரித்தாலே அடிமையாகின்றான்
I come processing like the radiant full moon.
பௌர்ணமி நிலவென பவனிதான் வருகிறேன்
To the exact spot touched by my footsteps, a kiss,
Is offered by a madly infatuated lover.
To steal my garment and perform worship,
A devotee yearns with all his heart.
காலடி பட்ட இடத்துக்கு முத்தம்
கொடுக்கின்றான் ஒரு பித்தனே
ஆடையைத் திருடி பூஜையும் செய்ய
துடிக்கின்றான் ஒரு பக்தனே
In short, I am heaven itself,
And the entire male race lies at my feet.
He gets intoxicated just by looking at me.
When I smile lovingly, he becomes my slave.
மொத்தத்தில் நான் சொர்க்கமே
பாதத்தில் ஆண் வர்க்கமே
பார்த்தாலே போதை கொள்கின்றான்
கொஞ்சி சிரித்தாலே அடிமையாகின்றான்
I come processing like the radiant full moon.
பௌர்ணமி நிலவென பவனிதான் வருகிறேன்
.......................
Aah... aah....
ஆஹ்....ஆஹ்.....
………………
Pournami nilavena pavanithaan varugiraen
I come processing like the radiant full moon.
Enai paarkka thudindravan
The one who yearned just to see me,
Ezhil sintha thavikkindravan
The one who longed to scatter beauty,
Paarththaalae bothai kolgindraan
He gets intoxicated just by looking at me.
Konji siriththaalae adimaiyaagindraan
When I smile lovingly, he becomes my slave.
Pournami nilavena pavanithaan varugiraen
I come processing like the radiant full moon.
…………….
Aasaiyai thoondum paarvaiyil thoondil
With a gaze that stirs desire like a fishing hook,
Pottiththaan naan paarkkindraen aa….aahha
I cast it and watch, ah... aahha.
…………….
Sokkiya aangal sikkiya meengal
Mesmerized men are like hooked fish,
Ena thudikka naan rasikkindraen
I enjoy watching them struggle.
…………….
Thookkaththai kalaikkindraval
I am the woman who disturbs sleep,
Thollaiyum tharugindraval
And the one who brings intoxicating trouble.
Paarththaalae bodhai kolgindraan
He gets intoxicated just by looking at me.
Konji siriththaalae adimaiyaagindraan
When I smile lovingly, he becomes my slave.
Pournami nilavena pavanithaan varugiraen
I come processing like the radiant full moon.
Kaaladi patta idaththukku muththam
To the exact spot touched by my footsteps, a kiss,
Kodukkindraan oru piththanae
Is offered by a madly infatuated lover.
Aadaiyai thirudi poojaiyum seiyya
To steal my garment and perform worship,
Thudikkindraan oru bakthanae
A devotee yearns with all his heart.
Moththathil naan sorkkamae
In short, I am heaven itself,
Paadhaththil aan varkkamae
And the entire male race lies at my feet.
Paarththaalae bodhai kolgindraan
He gets intoxicated just by looking at me.
Konji siriththaalae adimaiyaagindraan
When I smile lovingly, he becomes my slave.
Pournami nilavena pavanithaan varugiraen
I come processing like the radiant full moon.
…………….
Aah…aah….
Aah... aah....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song depicts a charming and confident woman boasting about her irresistible allure and her power over men. She compares her arrival to the regal procession of a full moon. She delights in how men fall under her spell, comparing her seductive gaze to a fishhook that effortlessly catches infatuated admirers. Ultimately, she frames herself as an intoxicating goddess, with men acting as mad lovers and devotees surrendering at her feet.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Pournami nilavena pavanithaan varugiraen”
The singer explicitly compares her arrival to the graceful movement of the full moon using the suffix 'ena' (like).
Metaphor (Uvamanai)
“Aasaiyai thoondum paarvaiyil thoondil / Sokkiya aangal sikkiya meengal”
Her captivating glance is directly metaphorized as a fishing hook ('thoondil') and mesmerized men as caught fish ('sikkiya meengal').
Second-letter Rhyme (Ethirhai)
“Thookkaththai kalaikkindraval / Thollaiyum tharugindraval”
Classic Tamil poetic second-letter rhyming pattern seen in 'Thookkaththai' and 'Thollaiyum'.
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Trivia
The song is composed and penned by T. Rajendar for the 1984 film 'Uravai Kaatha Kili'. T. Rajendar is famous for his signature rhythmic, rhyming Tamil lyrics and multi-instrumental musical arrangements throughout 1980s Tamil cinema.
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