- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Ilayaraja, Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kallukkul Eeram
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Dec 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Siru ponmani asaiyum
Adhil therikkum pudhu isaiyum
Iru kanmani pon imaigali thaala layam
Siru ponmani asaiyum
Adhil therikkum pudhu isaiyum
Iru kanmani pon imaigali thaala layam
Nidhamum thodarum kanvum ninaivum idhu maarathu
Raagam thaalam paavam pola naanum neeyum saera vendum
Siru ponmani asaiyum
Adhil therikkum pudhu isaiyum
Iru kanmani pon imaigali thaala layam
Vizhiyil sugam pozhiyum
Idhazh mozhiyil suvai vazhiyum
Ezhuthum varai ezhuthum ini pularum pozhuthum
Vizhiyil sugam pozhiyum
Idhazh mozhiyil suvai vazhiyum
Ezhuthum varai ezhuthum ini pularum pozhuthum
Theliyaathathu ennam kalaiyaathathu vannam
Theliyaathathu ennam kalaiyaathathu vannam
Azhiyaathathu adangaathathu anai meeridum ullam
Vazhi theduthu vizhi vaaduthu kili paaduthu un ninaivinil
Nadhiyum muzhu madhiyum iru idhyamthanil padhiyum
Rathiyum adhan padhiyum perum sugamae udhayam
Nadhiyum muzhu madhiyum iru idhyamthanil padhiyum
Rathiyum adhan padhiyum perum sugamae udhayam
Vidhai oondriya nenjam vilaivaanathu manjam
Vidhai oondriya nenjam vilaivaanathu manjam
Karai pesuthu kavi paduthu kalanthaal sugam minjum
Male :Uyir un vasam udal en vasam
Payiraanathu un ninaivugal
Siru ponmani asaiyum
Adhil therikkum pudhu isaiyum
Male :Iru kanmani pon imaigali thaala layam
Female :Nidhamum thodarum kanvum ninaivum idhu maarathu
Male :Raagam thaalam paavam pola naanum neeyum saera vendum
Siru ponmani asaiyum
Adhil therikkum pudhu isaiyum
Male :Iru kanmani pon imaigali thaala layam
A tiny golden bell sways,
and fresh music sparkles from it,
to the rhythmic beat of golden eyelids over precious eyes.
A tiny golden bell sways,
and fresh music sparkles from it,
to the rhythmic beat of golden eyelids over precious eyes.
Continuing every day as dreams and memories, this will never change.
Like melody, rhythm, and emotion, you and I must become one.
A tiny golden bell sways,
and fresh music sparkles from it,
to the rhythmic beat of golden eyelids over precious eyes.
Sweet pleasure showers from the eyes,
and delicious sweetness flows from words on the lips.
Writing on and on without end, as the day begins to dawn.
Sweet pleasure showers from the eyes,
and delicious sweetness flows from words on the lips.
Writing on and on without end, as the day begins to dawn.
Thoughts that remain entranced, colors that never fade,
thoughts that remain entranced, colors that never fade,
undying and uncontained, the heart overflows its banks.
Searching for a path, eyes longing, a parrot sings in your memory.
The river and the full moon imprint themselves on both hearts.
Like Rati and her lord Kamadeva (deities of love), immense joy dawns.
The river and the full moon imprint themselves on both hearts.
Like Rati and her lord Kamadeva (deities of love), immense joy dawns.
A seed was sown in the heart, and the bed has yielded its harvest,
a seed was sown in the heart, and the bed has yielded its harvest.
The shore whispers and sings poetry; when we unite, boundless bliss overflows.
Male: My soul belongs to you, while my body stays with me,
and your memories have grown into a lush crop.
A tiny golden bell sways,
and fresh music sparkles from it,
Male: to the rhythmic beat of golden eyelids over precious eyes.
Female: Continuing every day as dreams and memories, this will never change.
Male: Like melody, rhythm, and emotion, you and I must become one.
A tiny golden bell sways,
and fresh music sparkles from it,
Male: to the rhythmic beat of golden eyelids over precious eyes.
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Siru Ponmani Asaiyum is a deeply poetic romantic duet from the 1980 Tamil film Kallukkul Eeram. The lyrics capture the beauty of blossoming love, drawing rich allegories from classical music, dance, and nature. The song compares the eyelids of the beloved to musical rhythm and envisions the lovers coming together like Raagam (melody), Thaalam (rhythm), and Paavam (expression) in classical Indian art.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile / Musical Metaphor
“Raagam thaalam paavam pola naanum neeyum saera vendum”
Comparing the ideal union of lovers to the harmonious blend of melody (raagam), rhythm (thaalam), and expression (paavam).
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Theliyaathathu ennam kalaiyaathathu vannam / Azhiyaathathu adangaathathu...”
Rhyming of the second syllable in consecutive lines ('Theliyaathathu', 'kalaiyaathathu', 'Azhiyaathathu').
Visual Imagery
“Nadhiyum muzhu madhiyum iru idhyamthanil padhiyum”
Evoking nature imagery of a flowing river and full moon imprinting on the hearts of lovers.
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