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Lyrics & meaning

Putham Pudhu Olai Varum

From Vedham Pudhithu · 1987

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
Devendran
Movie name
Vedham Pudhithu
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
13 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Putham pudhu olai varum
Intha poovukkoru maalai varum
Putham pudhu olai varum
Intha poovukkoru maalai varum
Nandhavanangal poomaalai kattum
Nadhaswarangal pon melangkottum
Natchathiram atchathaigal podum
Pan paadum en neram koodum
Pudham pudhu olai varum
Intha povukkoru maalai varum
Ennenna thadai vantha podhum
Kaadhal irappathillai
Meghangal pozhigindra vellam
Vaanathai nanaippathillai
Kaalam innum kooda villai
Maalai innum vaada villai
Nambikkai izhakkavillai… ippodhu
Putham pudhu olai varum
Intha poovukkoru maalai varum
Kannukkul jeevanai thaekki
Kaalam kazhithiruppen
Ulagam azhigindra podhum
Unnai ninaithiruppen
Devanae kaathiruppen
Theeyilae poothiruppen
Jenmangal thodarnthiruppen ippodhu
Putham pudhu olai varum
Intha poovukkoru maalai varum
Nandhavanangal poomaalai kattum
Nadhaswarangal pon melangkottum
Natchathiram atchathaigal podum
Pan paadum en neram koodum
{Putham pudhu olai varum
Intha povukkoru maalai varum….} (2)
A brand-new letter will arrive
A garland will come for this flower
A brand-new letter will arrive
A garland will come for this flower
The gardens will weave flower garlands
Nadaswarams and golden drums will beat
The stars will shower blessed grains of rice
Melodies will play, and my good time will arrive
A brand-new letter will arrive
A garland will come for this flower
No matter what obstacles arise,
Love never dies
The floods poured down by the clouds
Can never soak the sky
The right time has not yet come,
Yet the garland has not withered
I have not lost hope... and now,
A brand-new letter will arrive
A garland will come for this flower
Holding my life within my eyes,
I will spend my days
Even when the world comes to an end,
I will be thinking of you
My beloved, I will wait for you,
I will bloom even in the fire,
And follow you through lifetimes... and now,
A brand-new letter will arrive
A garland will come for this flower
The gardens will weave flower garlands
Nadaswarams and golden drums will beat
The stars will shower blessed grains of rice
Melodies will play, and my good time will arrive
{A brand-new letter will arrive
A garland will come for this flower...} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Putham Pudhu Olai Varum is a deeply poignant song from the film Vedham Pudhithu (1987) that expresses unwavering hope, resilience, and pure devotion in love. The female protagonist awaits auspicious news of her union with her beloved, firmly believing that true love is immortal and beyond human obstacles. She metaphorically asserts that just as rain floods cannot wet the sky, worldly hardships cannot dampen their eternal bond. Throughout the track, nature and the cosmos are depicted as participants in her wedding—gardens stringing flowers, nadaswarams playing, and stars showering blessing grains. Her dedication transcends physical boundaries as she vows to bloom through fire and hold on to hope across lifetimes until her lover returns.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Putham pudhu olai varum

Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('Pu' in Putham and pudhu) creating rhythmic flow.

Metaphor & Analogy

Meghangal pozhigindra vellam / Vaanathai nanaippathillai

Comparing love's immunity against obstacles to the sky remaining unaffected by rainwater.

Paradox / Imagery

Theeyilae poothiruppen

The image of 'blooming in fire' emphasizes an impossible act of grace and resilience under extreme pain.

Personification

Nandhavanangal poomaalai kattum / Natchathiram atchathaigal podum

Attributes human actions of tying garlands and showering blessed rice to gardens and stars.

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Trivia

Composed by Devendran and written by lyricist Vairamuthu, this hauntingly beautiful track was sung by K. S. Chithra. The film 'Vedham Pudhithu', directed by Bharathiraja, was a major landmark in Tamil cinema, winning national acclaim and earning Devendran the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director.

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