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Lyrics & meaning

Pudhumugam Poomugam

From Nyayangal Jayikkattum · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Details
Nyayangal Jayikkattum1990

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Pudhumugam poomugamA new face, a flower-like face
Irumugam arimugamTwo faces getting acquainted
Pudhiya thaalam podalaamLet us set a new rhythm
Paruva raagam paadalaamLet us sing the melody of youth
Kaadhal raamayanam kannil paarayanamReciting the epic of love through our eyes
Love love love loveLove love love love
Love love love loveLove love love love
Female
Pudhumugam poomugamA new face, a flower-like face
Irumugam arimugamTwo faces getting acquainted
Pudhiya thaalam podalaamLet us set a new rhythm
Paruva raagam paadalaamLet us sing the melody of youth
Kaadhal raamayanam kannil paarayanamReciting the epic of love through our eyes
Love love love loveLove love love love
Love love love loveLove love love love
Male
Merkkil vandhu maalai veyil saayum neramAs the evening sun sets in the west
Female :Maeni engum mella theendum kaatrin eeramFemale: The moisture of the wind softly touching the entire body
Male :Naan megaalayam ada nee chandrodhaiyamMale: I am the abode of clouds, and oh, you are the moonrise
Female :Kaalai maalai moondru velaiFemale: Morning, evening, all three times of the day
Kaamadevan koyil poojai kondaada poovil vandaadaTo celebrate the worship in the temple of Cupid, like a bee dancing on a flower
Male
Muthaada naanum muthaadaTo exchange kisses, for me to kiss as well
Female :Dhaegam pinna pinnaFemale: As bodies entwine closely
Mogam enna ennaWhat intense passion is this!
Male
Pudhumugam poomugamA new face, a flower-like face
Female :Irumugam arimugamFemale: Two faces getting acquainted
Male :Pudhiya thaalam podalaamMale: Let us set a new rhythm
Female :O paruva raagam paadalaamFemale: Oh, let us sing the melody of youth
Male :Hey kaadhal raamayanamMale: Hey, the epic of love
Female :Kannil paarayanamFemale: Reciting through the eyes
Male :Love love love loveMale: Love love love love
Female :Love love love loveFemale: Love love love love
Female
Paarijaatha pookkal indru thaenil ooraAs Parijatha flowers soak in honey today
Male :Haan poga poga yerum bodhai enna kooraMale: Ah, how can I describe the intoxication that rises progressively?
Female :Nee illadha naan neer ilaadha meenFemale: Without you, I am like a fish without water
Male :Aadai pola naanum aagaMale: As I drape over you like a garment
Aasai theera thozhil aada sandhosam kaadhal sangeethamDancing in your arms to satisfy desires, joy is the music of love
Female
Ammadi vegam thaangaadhuOh dear, this speed is unbearable
Male :Maanae anbu sottum vaa vaa utchakattamMale: My deer, dripping with love, come come, it is the climax
Female
Pudhumugam poomugamA new face, a flower-like face
Male :Irumugam arimugamMale: Two faces getting acquainted
Female :Pudhiya thaalam podalaamFemale: Let us set a new rhythm
Male :Paruva raagam paadalaamMale: Let us sing the melody of youth
Female :Kaadhal raamayanamFemale: The epic of love
Male :Kannil paarayanamMale: Reciting through the eyes
Both :Love love love love….(4)Both: Love love love love….(4)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Pudhumugam poomugam' from Nyayangal Jayikkattum (1990) is a vibrant romantic duet penned by Vaali that celebrates the blossoming affection and passion between two lovers. The lyrics utilize musical and natural metaphors—comparing love to setting a new rhythm, singing melodies of youth, and reciting sacred epics through silent eye contact. The lovers express their intense intimacy and mutual dependency through evocative imagery like a fish out of water, clouds surrounding the moon, and worship in the temple of Kamadeva (Cupid). The song captures the peak of youthful romance and passionate courtship.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Female :Nee illadha naan neer ilaadha meen

Compares the speaker's helplessness without her lover to a fish out of water.

Metaphor (Uvagam)

Kaadhal raamayanam kannil paarayanam

Compares romantic eye contact to reading/reciting the epic Ramayana.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Pudhumugam poomugam / Irumugam arimugam

Rhyming line endings with 'mugam' across lines to create rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

'Nyayangal Jayikkattum' (1990) features lyrics by legendary poet Vaali, who seamlessly blends classical Tamil literary tropes like 'Ramayanam' and 'Chandrodhaiyam' with modern Western pop refrains ('Love love love love').

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