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Lyrics & meaning

Pudhuponnu

From Kadhal Rojavae · 2000

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kadhal Rojavae
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
21 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Doli doli haei
Doli doli doli doli haei doli doli
Oru thogai mayil
Anna nadai thaan pazhagi
Iru kan vazhiyae
Nenjukkulla ponadhenna
Iru gaana kuyil
Vanna vanna solleduthu
Pudhu kavidhaigalai
Kaadhil vandhu solvadhenna
Aathoram andhi mayangum neram
Konjam pesida venum
Poothaadum punnai marathin oram
Ooo… oo…
Kaathodu solli azhaicha saedhi
Adhu vandhadhum yaarum
Kaanaamal solli vidaiyaa meedhi
Poonjolaiyil maalaiyl
Pudhu leelaigal thaan
Female :Hoi aarambam aagattum
Suga velaigal thaan
Vittu vilagaadhu vidiyum mattum
Kadhai padippomaa
Pudhu ponnu maappila…
Chorus :Thookku daa thookku doli doli
Female :Indha vaigai aathula
Chorus :Koothu daa koothu jolly jolly
Thulludhae sundhari ponnu hoi
Female :Sokkudhae maappilla kannu
Male :Solludhae sangadhi onnu hoi
Chorus :Thottu thaan kaiyila pinnu
Neerodaiyilae nee
Kulikkum velaiylae
Poo manjala thaan
Un mugathil thaeikkattumaa
Nee thaeikkayilae
Thanni alli oothayilae
Om maarbinilae
Alli kodi saayattumaa
Poo maanae
Edhukku ingae kaelvi
En manasukkullae
Nee thaanae kudiyirukkum dhevi
Oo ooo..
Villaalae ennai adichaan paavi
Avan thimiradanga
Vaaiyaa nee thulli kudhichu thaavi
Indha saamandhi poovukkul
Thaenum irukku
Female :Andha poo chindhum
Thaen ingu endrum unakku
Kattil pottaalae alli koduppen
Killi koduppen hoi
Pudhu ponnu maappila…
Chorus :Thookku daa thookku doli doli
Female :Indha vaigai aathula
Chorus :Koothu daa koothu jolly jolly
Hoi thulludhae sundhari ponnu
Female :Sokkudhae maappilla kannu
Male :Solludhae sangadhi onnu hoi
Chorus :Thottu thaan kaiyila pinnu
Dholi, dholi, hey!
Dholi dholi, dholi dholi, hey dholi dholi!
Like a peacock with spreading feathers,
learning the graceful walk of a swan,
through my eyes,
how did you slip into my heart?
Like singing songbirds,
gathering colorful words,
why are you whispering
new poems into my ears?
By the riverbank as dusk settles in,
we need to talk a little,
beside the flowering Punnai tree.
Ooh... oooh...
The secret message whispered in my ear calling me here—
now that I've arrived,
won't you share the rest without anyone seeing?
In the flower garden, in the evening,
our sweet games of love begin!
Female: Hey, let them begin,
these moments of pure joy!
Without ever parting until the morning light,
shall we read our story of love?
The new bride and groom...
Chorus: Lift it up, friends, lift the palanquin, dholi dholi!
Female: In this Vaigai river,
Chorus: it is a celebration, full of fun and joy!
The pretty girl is dancing with joy, hey!
Female: The groom's eyes are completely enchanted!
Male: They are hinting at a sweet secret, hey!
Chorus: Reach out and hold her hands tight!
In the flowing stream,
while you take your bath,
shall I gently rub
fresh turmeric on your face?
While you rub it on me,
and scoop water to pour over me,
upon your chest,
may I lean like a water lily vine?
My lovely deer,
why ask questions here?
Inside my heart,
aren't you the goddess who lives?
Ooh oh oh...
That naughty Love God struck me with his bow!
To bring down his pride,
come running and leaping to me!
Inside this chrysanthemum flower,
there is sweet nectar.
Female: The honey that this flower spills
is always yours to keep!
Once our bed is made, I will scoop and give you all my love,
I will tease you and offer it with affection, hey!
The new bride and groom...
Chorus: Lift it up, friends, lift the palanquin, dholi dholi!
Female: In this Vaigai river,
Chorus: it is a celebration, full of fun and joy!
Hey, the pretty girl is dancing with joy!
Female: The groom's eyes are completely enchanted!
Male: They are hinting at a sweet secret, hey!
Chorus: Reach out and hold her hands tight!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Doli Doli from the film Kadhal Rojavae (2000) is a lively, festive romantic duet set against the backdrop of wedding celebrations and nature. The song paints a romantic picture of a newly married couple expressing their budding affection through natural imagery such as peacocks, swans, cuckoos, riverbanks, and chrysanthemum flowers. The lyrics weave intimate lovers' banter with joyous wedding chants from the chorus celebrating their union along the banks of the Vaigai river.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Oru thogai mayil / Anna nadai thaan pazhagi

Compares the heroine's grace and walk to a feathered peacock learning the step of a swan.

Alliteration (Monai)

Vanna vanna solleduthu

Repetition of the initial 'Va' sound in 'Vanna vanna'.

Sensory Imagery

Neerodaiyilae nee kulikkum velaiylae / Poo manjala thaan un mugathil thaeikkattumaa

Evokes clear tactile and visual imagery of bathing in a stream with turmeric and water.

Rhyme (Edhugai)

Thulludhae sundhari ponnu hoi / Sokkudhae maappilla kannu

Rhyming second letter sound between 'Thulludhae' and 'Sokkudhae'.

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Trivia

The song 'Doli Doli' features lyrics written by veteran Tamil lyricist Muthulingam. Set to a traditional folk doli (palanquin) rhythm, the song captures classical Tamil poetic conventions of depicting love (Aham) alongside nature imagery like the Vaigai river and Punnai trees.

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