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Lyrics & meaning

Putham Pudhu Desam

From Karnaa · 1995

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Karnaa
Movie release year
1995
Lyrics added on
24 Nov 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Putham pudhu desam
Male :Pooovum konjam pesum
Female :Putham pudhu desam
Male :Pooovum konjam pesum
Namm kangal thottu
Kaadhal kaattru veesumae hoi
Male :Ingu iravil kadhirum
Pagalil nilavum kaayumae hoi
Putham pudhu desam
Male :Pooovum konjam pesum
Kalaivaan nilavai
En kaiyyil paarkkindren
Kanavaa nanavaa
Naan killi paarkkindren
Kaanaa ulagam adhai
Ingae paarkkindren
Naan aanaa pennaa
Ada unnai ketkkindren
Aanandha aasai vandhaal aanaagindraai
Kannaalan kaigal thottu pennaagindraai
Female :En nenjil eppodhum paalaagindraai
En medhil ippodhu thaenaagindraai
Putham pudhu desam
Male :Pooovum konjam pesum
Kaaman vandhu en kaadhil sonnabadi
Kaadhal kondaal unn kannukkilaiyakodi
Male :Mogam vandhu thee mooti paarthathadi
Mooongil kaadaai manam pattrikkondadhadi
Nee ennai kandabodhu vaaillaiyae
Vaai vaarththai vandhabodhu neeyillaiyae
Male :Saththaana muththangal thaa mullaiyae
Achchaaram nee podu aaalillaiyae
Putham pudhu desam
Male :Pooovum konjam pesum
Namm kangal thottu
Kaadhal kaattru veesumae hoi
Male :Ingu iravil kadhirum
Pagalil nilavum kaayumae
...
A brand-new world
Male: Even the flowers speak a little
Female: A brand-new world
Male: Even the flowers speak a little
Touching our eyes
A breeze of love blows, hoy!
Male: Here, the sun shines at night
And the moon shines by day, hoy!
A brand-new world
Male: Even the flowers speak a little
The beautiful moon of the sky
I see right in my hands
Is it a dream or reality?
I pinch myself to see
An unseen world...
I see it right here
Am I a man or a woman?
Hey, I am asking you!
When joyful desire rises, you become a man
When your lover's hands touch you, you become a woman
Female: In my heart, you are always like milk
On my body, you turn into honey right now
A brand-new world
Male: Even the flowers speak a little
Just as Kama (the god of love) whispered in my ear
This tender young girl fell in love before your eyes
Male: Desire came and lit a fire
And my heart caught fire like a bamboo forest
When you saw me, you had no words
When words finally came, you were not around
Male: Give me rich kisses, my jasmine flower
Seal the promise with an advance; there is no one around
A brand-new world
Male: Even the flowers speak a little
Touching our eyes
A breeze of love blows, hoy!
Male: Here, the sun shines at night
And the moon shines by day!
Chorus
Female
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Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Female
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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