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Sevvanthi Pookkalil

From Mella Pesungal · 1983

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Uma Ramanan, Deepan Chakravarthy
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Mella Pesungal
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
13 Feb 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Koovina poonguyil
Koovina kozhi
Kurugugal iyambina
Iyambina sangam
Yavarum arivariyaar
Emakkeliyaai emberumaan palli
Ezhundharulaaiyae
Sevvanthi pookkalil seidha veedu
Venpanju megam nee kolam podu
Venpanju megam nee kolam podu
Nenjil nenjam ondraagi konjum konjum
Nitham nitham thithippu mutham mutham
Sevvandhi pookkalil seidha veedu
Venpanju megam nee kolam podu
Venpanju megam nee kolam podu
Vaanavillil amaippom thoranam
Vandu vandhu isaikkum naayanam
Vaanavillil amaippom thoranam
Vandu vandhu isaikkum naayanam
Thaazhampoovil kalyaana
Olai thanthu
Thanga theril oorkolam naalai vanthu
Thaazhampoovil kalyaana
Olai thanthu
Thanga theril oorkolam naalai vanthu
Kaadhal manam kaanbom
Ennampol inbathin vannangal…aaa…
Sevvandhi pookkalil seidha veedu
Venpanju megam nee kolam podu
Venpanju megam nee kolam podu
Nenjil nenjam ondraagi konjum konjum
Nitham nitham thithippu mutham mutham
Andhi vandhu malarum thaamarai
Angam engum pozhiyum thaenmazhai
Andhi vandhu malarum thaamarai
Angam engum pozhiyum thaenmazhai
Kaigal rendil tholodu oonjal katti
Ada choollum kasthuri manin kutti
Kaigal rendil tholodu oonjal katti
Ada choollum kasthuri manin kutti
Nalai varum kaalam
Endrendrum engalin kaigalil
Sevvandhi pookkalil seidha veedu
Venpanju megam nee kolam podu
Venpanju megam nee kolam podu
Aariraaro aaraariraariraaro
Aariraaro aaraariraariraaro
The cuckoos have sung,
the roosters have crowed,
the little birds have chirped,
and the holy conches have sounded.
O Lord unknown to all,
yet so close and gentle to us, our Master,
please arise and awaken!
A home made of chrysanthemum flowers,
O white cotton cloud, come draw welcome patterns!
O white cotton cloud, come draw welcome patterns!
Heart to heart, we will cuddle and sweet-talk,
with sweet, sweet kisses every single day!
A home made of chrysanthemum flowers,
O white cotton cloud, come draw welcome patterns!
O white cotton cloud, come draw welcome patterns!
We will hang festive arches made of rainbows,
and bees will arrive to play wedding pipes!
We will hang festive arches made of rainbows,
and bees will arrive to play wedding pipes!
Written on fragrant screw-pine petals,
sending our wedding invitations,
the procession will arrive tomorrow in a golden chariot!
Written on fragrant screw-pine petals,
sending our wedding invitations,
the procession will arrive tomorrow in a golden chariot!
We will discover what true love feels like,
and find all the colors of joy we dreamed of... ah...
A home made of chrysanthemum flowers,
O white cotton cloud, come draw welcome patterns!
O white cotton cloud, come draw welcome patterns!
Heart to heart, we will cuddle and sweet-talk,
with sweet, sweet kisses every single day!
A lotus that blossoms when evening falls,
showering a rain of sweet honey all over!
A lotus that blossoms when evening falls,
showering a rain of sweet honey all over!
Making a swing of arms around the shoulders,
oh, this little musk deer twirls with joy!
Making a swing of arms around the shoulders,
oh, this little musk deer twirls with joy!
The days of tomorrow that await us
will forever be held in our own hands!
A home made of chrysanthemum flowers,
O white cotton cloud, come draw welcome patterns!
O white cotton cloud, come draw welcome patterns!
Aari raaro, aaraari raari raaro...
Aari raaro, aaraari raari raaro...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song opens with an invocation borrowing classical Thiruppalliezhuchi devotional verses that describe the break of dawn—cuckoos singing, roosters crowing, and conches sounding to gently awaken the Lord. This spiritual opening sets a pure and tranquil tone before transitioning into a dreamy, romantic lullaby.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Devotional Allusion / Literary Borrowing

“Koovina poonguyil / Koovina kozhi”

The opening lines directly evoke Saint Manikkavacakar's classical Thiruppalliezhuchi hymns used to awaken the deity at dawn.

Metaphor

“Sevvanthi pookkalil seidha veedu / Venpanju megam nee kolam podu”

Compares clouds to soft white cotton ('Venpanju megam') and visualizes building a home out of flowers ('Sevvandhi pookkalil seidha veedu').

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

“Nitham nitham thithippu mutham mutham”

Repeated words used to heighten sweetness, intimacy, and rhythmic cadence.

Personification

“Vandu vandhu isaikkum naayanam”

Attributes human actions to elements of nature, such as clouds drawing decorative kolam patterns and bees playing wedding pipes.

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Trivia

The prelude of this song features lines from Saint Manikkavacakar's 'Thiruppalliezhuchi', a 9th-century Shaivite devotional text. The film 'Mella Pesungal' (1983) featured music composed by B. A. Chidambaranath with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran.

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