Putham Pudhu Desam
From Karnaa · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Karnaa1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ………………………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Putham pudhu desam | A brand new land, |
| Male :Pooovum konjam pesum | Male: Even the flowers will speak a little. |
| Female :Putham pudhu desam | Female: A brand new land, |
| Male :Pooovum konjam pesum | Male: Even the flowers will speak a little. |
| Female | |
| Namm kangal thottu | Touching our eyes, |
| Kaadhal kaattru veesumae hoi | The breeze of love will blow, hoi! |
| Male :Ingu iravil kadhirum | Male: Here, the sun shines in the night, |
| Pagalil nilavum kaayumae hoi | And the moon shines in the day, hoi! |
| Female | |
| Putham pudhu desam | A brand new land, |
| Male :Pooovum konjam pesum | Male: Even the flowers will speak a little. |
| Male | |
| Kalaivaan nilavai | The sky-dwelling moon, |
| En kaiyyil paarkkindren | I see in my hands. |
| Kanavaa nanavaa | Is this a dream or reality? |
| Naan killi paarkkindren | I pinch myself to see. |
| Female | |
| Kaanaa ulagam adhai | An unseen world, |
| Ingae paarkkindren | I see it right here. |
| Naan aanaa pennaa | Am I a man or a woman? |
| Ada unnai ketkkindren | Ah, I ask you! |
| Male | |
| Aanandha aasai vandhaal aanaagindraai | When joyful desire arrives, you become a man, |
| Kannaalan kaigal thottu pennaagindraai | When the lover touches with his hands, you become a woman. |
| Female :En nenjil eppodhum paalaagindraai | Female: In my heart, you are always milk, |
| En medhil ippodhu thaenaagindraai | Upon my body, you are now honey. |
| Female | |
| Putham pudhu desam | A brand new land, |
| Male :Pooovum konjam pesum | Male: Even the flowers will speak a little. |
| Female | |
| Kaaman vandhu en kaadhil sonnabadi | As Kamadeva came and whispered in my ear, |
| Kaadhal kondaal unn kannukkilaiyakodi | If you feel love, your eyes are like tender creepers. |
| Male :Mogam vandhu thee mooti paarthathadi | Male: Desire came and lit a fire, |
| Mooongil kaadaai manam pattrikkondadhadi | And my heart caught fire like a bamboo forest. |
| Female | |
| Nee ennai kandabodhu vaaillaiyae | When you saw me, I had no speech, |
| Vaai vaarththai vandhabodhu neeyillaiyae | When words came to my mouth, you were not there. |
| Male :Saththaana muththangal thaa mullaiyae | Male: Give me nourishing kisses, my Jasmine flower, |
| Achchaaram nee podu aaalillaiyae | Give an advance token, no one is around! |
| Female | |
| Putham pudhu desam | A brand new land, |
| Male :Pooovum konjam pesum | Male: Even the flowers will speak a little. |
| Female | |
| Namm kangal thottu | Touching our eyes, |
| Kaadhal kaattru veesumae hoi | The breeze of love will blow, hoi! |
| Male :Ingu iravil kadhirum | Male: Here, the sun shines in the night, |
| Pagalil nilavum kaayumae | And the moon shines in the day. |
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புத்தம் புது தேசம்
பூவும் கொஞ்சம்
பேசும்
புத்தம் புது தேசம்
பூவும் கொஞ்சம்
பேசும்
A brand new land,
Male: Even the flowers will speak a little.
Female: A brand new land,
Male: Even the flowers will speak a little.
நம் கண்கள் தொட்டு
காதல் காற்று வீசுமே ஹோய்
இங்கு இரவில் கதிரும்
பகலில் நிலவும் காயுமே ஹோய்
Touching our eyes,
The breeze of love will blow, hoi!
Male: Here, the sun shines in the night,
And the moon shines in the day, hoi!
ஆண் & பெண் :
காதல் என்று
சொன்னால் இங்கு கதவு
திறக்குமே கட்டி தழுவி
கொண்டால் நம் கனவு
பலிக்குமே
A brand new land,
Male: Even the flowers will speak a little.
புத்தம் புது தேசம்
பூவும் கொஞ்சம்
பேசும்
The sky-dwelling moon,
I see in my hands.
Is this a dream or reality?
I pinch myself to see.
கலைவான் நிலவை
என் கையில் பார்க்கின்றேன்
கனவா நினைவா நான் கிள்ளி
பார்க்கின்றேன்
An unseen world,
I see it right here.
Am I a man or a woman?
Ah, I ask you!
கானா உலகம்
அதை இங்கே பார்க்கின்றேன்
நான் ஆணா பெண்ணா அட
உன்னை கேட்கின்றேன்
When joyful desire arrives, you become a man,
When the lover touches with his hands, you become a woman.
Female: In my heart, you are always milk,
Upon my body, you are now honey.
ஆனந்த ஆசை
வந்தால் ஆணாகின்றாய்
கண்ணாளன் கைகள் தொட்டு
பெண்ணாகின்றாய்
என் நெஞ்சில்
எப்போதும் பாழாகின்றாய்
என் மீதில் இப்போது
தேனாகின்றாய்
A brand new land,
Male: Even the flowers will speak a little.
ஆண் & பெண் :
காதல் என்று
சொன்னால் இங்கு கதவு
திறக்குமே கட்டி தழுவி
கொண்டால் நம் கனவு
பலிக்குமே
As Kamadeva came and whispered in my ear,
If you feel love, your eyes are like tender creepers.
Male: Desire came and lit a fire,
And my heart caught fire like a bamboo forest.
புத்தம் புது தேசம்
பூவும் கொஞ்சம்
பேசும்
When you saw me, I had no speech,
When words came to my mouth, you were not there.
Male: Give me nourishing kisses, my Jasmine flower,
Give an advance token, no one is around!
காமன் வந்து என்
காதில் சொன்னபடி காதல்
கொண்டால் உன்
கண்ணுக்கில்லையா கோடி
மோகம் வந்து தீ மூட்டி
பார்த்ததடிமூங்கில் காடாய்
மனம் பற்றிக்கொண்டதடி
A brand new land,
Male: Even the flowers will speak a little.
நீ என்னை கண்ட
போது வாயில்லையே வாய்
வார்த்தை வந்த போது
நீயில்லையே
சத்தான முத்தங்கள்
தா முல்லையே அச்சாரம்
நீ போடு ஆளில்லையே
Touching our eyes,
The breeze of love will blow, hoi!
Male: Here, the sun shines in the night,
And the moon shines in the day.
ஆண் & பெண் :
காதல் என்று
சொன்னால் இங்கு கதவு
திறக்குமே கட்டி தழுவி
கொண்டால் நம் கனவு
பலிக்குமே
புத்தம் புது தேசம்
பூவும் கொஞ்சம்
பேசும்
நம் கண்கள்
தொட்டு காதல் காற்று
வீசுமே ஹோய்
இங்கு இரவில்
கதிரும் பகலில் நிலவும்
காயுமே ஹோய்
ஆண் & பெண் :
{ காதல் என்று
சொன்னால் இங்கு கதவு
திறக்குமே கட்டி தழுவி
கொண்டால் நம் கனவு
பலிக்குமே } (2)
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Putham pudhu desam
A brand new land,
Male :Pooovum konjam pesum
Male: Even the flowers will speak a little.
Female :Putham pudhu desam
Female: A brand new land,
Male :Pooovum konjam pesum
Male: Even the flowers will speak a little.
Namm kangal thottu
Touching our eyes,
Kaadhal kaattru veesumae hoi
The breeze of love will blow, hoi!
Male :Ingu iravil kadhirum
Male: Here, the sun shines in the night,
Pagalil nilavum kaayumae hoi
And the moon shines in the day, hoi!
Putham pudhu desam
A brand new land,
Male :Pooovum konjam pesum
Male: Even the flowers will speak a little.
Kalaivaan nilavai
The sky-dwelling moon,
En kaiyyil paarkkindren
I see in my hands.
Kanavaa nanavaa
Is this a dream or reality?
Naan killi paarkkindren
I pinch myself to see.
Kaanaa ulagam adhai
An unseen world,
Ingae paarkkindren
I see it right here.
Naan aanaa pennaa
Am I a man or a woman?
Ada unnai ketkkindren
Ah, I ask you!
Aanandha aasai vandhaal aanaagindraai
When joyful desire arrives, you become a man,
Kannaalan kaigal thottu pennaagindraai
When the lover touches with his hands, you become a woman.
Female :En nenjil eppodhum paalaagindraai
Female: In my heart, you are always milk,
En medhil ippodhu thaenaagindraai
Upon my body, you are now honey.
Putham pudhu desam
A brand new land,
Male :Pooovum konjam pesum
Male: Even the flowers will speak a little.
Kaaman vandhu en kaadhil sonnabadi
As Kamadeva came and whispered in my ear,
Kaadhal kondaal unn kannukkilaiyakodi
If you feel love, your eyes are like tender creepers.
Male :Mogam vandhu thee mooti paarthathadi
Male: Desire came and lit a fire,
Mooongil kaadaai manam pattrikkondadhadi
And my heart caught fire like a bamboo forest.
Nee ennai kandabodhu vaaillaiyae
When you saw me, I had no speech,
Vaai vaarththai vandhabodhu neeyillaiyae
When words came to my mouth, you were not there.
Male :Saththaana muththangal thaa mullaiyae
Male: Give me nourishing kisses, my Jasmine flower,
Achchaaram nee podu aaalillaiyae
Give an advance token, no one is around!
Putham pudhu desam
A brand new land,
Male :Pooovum konjam pesum
Male: Even the flowers will speak a little.
Namm kangal thottu
Touching our eyes,
Kaadhal kaattru veesumae hoi
The breeze of love will blow, hoi!
Male :Ingu iravil kadhirum
Male: Here, the sun shines in the night,
Pagalil nilavum kaayumae
And the moon shines in the day.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Putham Pudhu Desam' is a romantic duet from the movie Karnaa (1995), composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song captures the euphoric feelings of falling in love, describing it metaphorically as entering an enchanted new world where nature defies its usual rules—the sun shines at night and the moon shines during the day.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme)
“Putham pudhu desam”
Repetition of the initial 'Pu' sound in 'Putham' and 'pudhu' creating a rhythmic beat.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“En nenjil eppodhum paalaagindraai / En medhil ippodhu thaenaagindraai”
Use of matching verbal endings ('paalaagindraai' and 'thaenaagindraai') to establish musical flow.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Ingu iravil kadhirum / Pagalil nilavum kaayumae”
Poetic exaggeration describing impossible cosmic events to show how romantic passion alters perception.
Uvamaani / Metaphor
“Mooongil kaadaai manam pattrikkondadhadi”
Comparing the sudden ignition of love in the heart to a bamboo forest rapidly catching fire.
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Trivia
Though listed as unknown in the prompt, the soundtrack of Karnaa was composed by Vidyasagar, and this track was sung by Mano and S. Janaki. The film features Arjun Sarja in a popular double role.
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