Thalirkalil Pookkal
From En Iniya Pon Nilavae · 2001
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music directors
- Ilayaraja, M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- En Iniya Pon Nilavae2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaa…..aaa…..aa…. | (Vocalizing) |
| Aa….aaa….aa….aa….aa…. | (Vocalizing) |
| Male | |
| Thalirkalil pookkal | Flowers upon the tender leaves |
| Thangal mugam paarkkum | Gaze at their own reflection |
| Vasantha kaalam | It is the season of spring |
| Thalirkalil pookkal | Flowers upon the tender leaves |
| Thangal mugam paarkkum | Gaze at their own reflection |
| Vasantha kaalam | It is the season of spring |
| Male | |
| Chinna chinna thaagam | A subtle, gentle thirst |
| Kannukullae oorum | Wells up inside the eyes |
| Ninaivo nijamo…. | Is it a memory, or reality?... |
| Male | |
| Thalirkalil pookkal | Flowers upon the tender leaves |
| Thangal mugam paarkkum | Gaze at their own reflection |
| Vasantha kaalam | It is the season of spring |
| Male | |
| Mudhal paarvaiyo….vidhaiyaanathu | The first look... became a seed |
| Mudhal paarvaiyo….vidhaiyaanathu | The first look... became a seed |
| Maru paarvaiyo mazhaiyaanathu | The second look became the rain |
| Vidhai ezhunthu inam pilanthu thulirvittathu | The seed arose, split open, and sprouted |
| Ivalukku parambarai kulir vittaththu | Her age-old chill has finally vanished |
| Male | |
| Thalirkalil pookkal | Flowers upon the tender leaves |
| Thangal mugam paarkkum | Gaze at their own reflection |
| Vasantha kaalam | It is the season of spring |
| Male | |
| Sudum maangani….vedigindrathae | The warm mango fruit... bursts open |
| Sudum maangani….vedigindrathae | The warm mango fruit... bursts open |
| Nagak kangalum thudigindrathae | Even the tips of her eyes/nails quiver with desire |
| Iravugalai imaigalin mael sumakindrathae | She carries whole nights upon her eyelids |
| Sumappathu sugam ena sirikkindrathae… | Yet she smiles, finding sweet pleasure in that burden... |
| Male | |
| Thalirkalil pookkal | Flowers upon the tender leaves |
| Thangal mugam paarkkum | Gaze at their own reflection |
| Vasantha kaalam | It is the season of spring |
| Male | |
| Chinna chinna thaagam | A subtle, gentle thirst |
| Kannukullae oorum | Wells up inside the eyes |
| Ninaivo nijamo…. | Is it a memory, or reality?... |
| Male | |
| Lala lala laalaa lala lala laalaa | (Vocalizing) |
| Lalala laal laa…. | (Vocalizing) |
ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.......
ஆ......ஆஅ.......ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ......
(Vocalizing)
(Vocalizing)
தளிர்களில் பூக்கள்
தங்கள் முகம் பார்க்கும்
வசந்தக் காலம்
தளிர்களில் பூக்கள்
தங்கள் முகம் பார்க்கும்
வசந்தக் காலம்.....
Flowers upon the tender leaves
Gaze at their own reflection
It is the season of spring
Flowers upon the tender leaves
Gaze at their own reflection
It is the season of spring
சின்ன சின்ன தாகம்
கண்ணுக்குள்ளே ஊறும்
நினைவோ நிஜமோ.......
A subtle, gentle thirst
Wells up inside the eyes
Is it a memory, or reality?...
தளிர்களில் பூக்கள்
தங்கள் முகம் பார்க்கும்
வசந்தக் காலம்...
Flowers upon the tender leaves
Gaze at their own reflection
It is the season of spring
முதல் பார்வையோ......விதையானது
முதல் பார்வையோ......விதையானது
மறு பார்வையோ மழையானது
விதையெழுந்து இனம் பிளந்து துளிர்விட்டது
இவளுக்கு பரம்பரை குளிர் விட்டது
The first look... became a seed
The first look... became a seed
The second look became the rain
The seed arose, split open, and sprouted
Her age-old chill has finally vanished
தளிர்களில் பூக்கள்
தங்கள் முகம் பார்க்கும்
வசந்தக் காலம்...
Flowers upon the tender leaves
Gaze at their own reflection
It is the season of spring
சுடும் மாங்கனி......வெடிக்கின்றதே
சுடும் மாங்கனி வெடிக்கின்றதே
நகக் கண்களும் துடிக்கின்றதே
இரவுகளை இமைகளின் மேல் சுமக்கின்றதே
சுமப்பது சுகம் என சிரிக்கின்றதே.....
The warm mango fruit... bursts open
The warm mango fruit... bursts open
Even the tips of her eyes/nails quiver with desire
She carries whole nights upon her eyelids
Yet she smiles, finding sweet pleasure in that burden...
தளிர்களில் பூக்கள்
தங்கள் முகம் பார்க்கும்
வசந்தக் காலம்...
Flowers upon the tender leaves
Gaze at their own reflection
It is the season of spring
சின்ன சின்ன தாகம்
கண்ணுக்குள்ளே ஊறும்
நினைவோ நிஜமோ.......
A subtle, gentle thirst
Wells up inside the eyes
Is it a memory, or reality?...
லல லல லாலா லல லல லாலா
லலல லால் லா.......
(Vocalizing)
(Vocalizing)
Aaa…..aaa…..aa….
(Vocalizing)
Aa….aaa….aa….aa….aa….
(Vocalizing)
Thalirkalil pookkal
Flowers upon the tender leaves
Thangal mugam paarkkum
Gaze at their own reflection
Vasantha kaalam
It is the season of spring
Thalirkalil pookkal
Flowers upon the tender leaves
Thangal mugam paarkkum
Gaze at their own reflection
Vasantha kaalam
It is the season of spring
Chinna chinna thaagam
A subtle, gentle thirst
Kannukullae oorum
Wells up inside the eyes
Ninaivo nijamo….
Is it a memory, or reality?...
Thalirkalil pookkal
Flowers upon the tender leaves
Thangal mugam paarkkum
Gaze at their own reflection
Vasantha kaalam
It is the season of spring
Mudhal paarvaiyo….vidhaiyaanathu
The first look... became a seed
Mudhal paarvaiyo….vidhaiyaanathu
The first look... became a seed
Maru paarvaiyo mazhaiyaanathu
The second look became the rain
Vidhai ezhunthu inam pilanthu thulirvittathu
The seed arose, split open, and sprouted
Ivalukku parambarai kulir vittaththu
Her age-old chill has finally vanished
Thalirkalil pookkal
Flowers upon the tender leaves
Thangal mugam paarkkum
Gaze at their own reflection
Vasantha kaalam
It is the season of spring
Sudum maangani….vedigindrathae
The warm mango fruit... bursts open
Sudum maangani….vedigindrathae
The warm mango fruit... bursts open
Nagak kangalum thudigindrathae
Even the tips of her eyes/nails quiver with desire
Iravugalai imaigalin mael sumakindrathae
She carries whole nights upon her eyelids
Sumappathu sugam ena sirikkindrathae…
Yet she smiles, finding sweet pleasure in that burden...
Thalirkalil pookkal
Flowers upon the tender leaves
Thangal mugam paarkkum
Gaze at their own reflection
Vasantha kaalam
It is the season of spring
Chinna chinna thaagam
A subtle, gentle thirst
Kannukullae oorum
Wells up inside the eyes
Ninaivo nijamo….
Is it a memory, or reality?...
Lala lala laalaa lala lala laalaa
(Vocalizing)
Lalala laal laa….
(Vocalizing)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song uses rich nature imagery to depict the blossoming of romance and physical desire in a young woman. The spring season, marked by flowers gazing at themselves in tender shoots, serves as a backdrop for her emotional awakening. The lyrics metaphorically trace love's development: a first glance acts as a planted seed, and a second glance serves as rain, causing the seed of desire to sprout and banish her loneliness. The sleepless nights spent longing for her beloved are felt not as a weary burden, but as a blissful experience.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Mudhal paarvaiyo….vidhaiyaanathu / Maru paarvaiyo mazhaiyaanathu”
Compares the initial eye contact between lovers to a seed being planted, and the subsequent look to rain nourishing it.
Personification
“Thalirkalil pookkal Thangal mugam paarkkum”
Attributes human self-awareness to flowers, describing them as looking at their own face/reflection in young tender leaves.
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Chinna chinna thaagam”
The word 'Chinna' is repeated sequentially to emphasize the subtle, delicate nature of her inner yearning.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Sumappathu sugam ena sirikkindrathae…”
Carrying sleepless nights on one's eyelids is described as a heavy burden, yet it brings a smile of sweetness and joy.
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, 'Thalirkalil Pookkal' is renowned for its delicate acoustic arrangements and soothing vocals that capture the essence of spring and romantic awakening. The lyrics vividly use classical Tamil nature metaphors to depict blossoming love.
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