Thiruttu Poonai Iruttu Velai
From Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- R. D. Burman
- Details
- Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai | A thief cat and nighttime duties |
| Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu | It keeps watching wide awake |
| Idaththai maattri thadaththai maattri | Changing the place, changing the path |
| Kunaththai maattri vaazhuthu | Changing its nature, it lives on |
| Male | |
| Harae hae….hae hae hae | Hare hae... hae hae hae |
| Meenellaam kokkukku | All fish are meant for the crane |
| Vaazhvellaam kickkukku | All of life is for the kick and thrill |
| Vaazhavaa hae hae vaazhnthu paarppom | Shall we live? Hae hae, let us live and see! |
| Female | |
| Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai | A thief cat and nighttime duties |
| Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu | It keeps watching wide awake |
| Idaththai maattri thadaththai maattri | Changing the place, changing the path |
| Kunaththai maattri vaazhuthu | Changing its nature, it lives on |
| Female | |
| Haa….aa….aa….aa…. | Haa... aa... aa... aa... |
| Meenellaam kokkukku | All fish are meant for the crane |
| Vaazhvellaam kickkukku | All of life is for the kick and thrill |
| Oodivaa haa haa paadivaa….vaa vaa…. | Come running, haa haa, come singing... come, come... |
| Female | |
| Nerukkam unnodu | Closeness with you |
| Irukkam ennodu | Tightness and tension with me |
| Ninaiththu poraadu anaiththu neeraadu | Think and strive, embrace and bathe in love |
| Male :Kodhippu nenjodu | Male: Heat and passion in the heart |
| Kulirchchi kannodu | Coolness in the eyes |
| Aduppu unnodu anaiththu kondaadu | The stove is with you, embrace and celebrate |
| Female | |
| Ada manmathan santhanam maarpinil ottuthu | Ah, Cupid's sandalwood paste sticks to the chest |
| Nettriyin kungumam sattaiyil ottuthu | The vermilion from the forehead sticks to the shirt |
| Suttathu suttathu tholkalil suttathu maadhulai mottu | It scorched, it scorched, the pomegranate bud scorched on the shoulders |
| Male | |
| Kothippu nenjodu | Heat and passion in the heart |
| Kulirchchi kannodu | Coolness in the eyes |
| Aduppu unnodu anaiththu kondaadu | The stove is with you, embrace and celebrate |
| Female :Nerukkam unnodu | Female: Closeness with you |
| Irukkam ennodu | Tightness and tension with me |
| Ninaiththu poraadu anaiththu neeraadu | Think and strive, embrace and bathe in love |
| Male | |
| Mogam vanthu thaalam thattum | Lust arrives and beats the rhythm |
| Mogam vanthu thaalam thattum | Lust arrives and beats the rhythm |
| Muththam vanthu dumdum kottattum parappapappa | Let kisses sound like celebratory drums, parappapappa |
| Male | |
| Thiruttu poonai | Thief cat |
| Female :Aahaa | Female: Aahaa |
| Male :Iruttu velai | Male: Nighttime work |
| Female :Ooho | Female: Ooho |
| Male :Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu | Male: It keeps watching wide awake |
| Female | |
| Idaththai maattri thadaththai maatti | Changing the place, changing the path |
| Kunaththai maattri vaazhuthu…ahh | Changing its nature, it lives... ahh |
| Male | |
| Harae hae….hae hae hae | Hare hae... hae hae hae |
| Meenellaam kokkukku | All fish are meant for the crane |
| Vaazhvellaam kickkukku | All of life is for the kick and thrill |
| Vaazhavaa ha ha haa | Shall we live? Ha ha haa |
| Female :Paadivaa….vaa vaa…. | Female: Come singing... come, come... |
| Male | |
| Kizhakku theernthaalum vazhakku theeraathu | Even if the day ends in the east, the debate won't end |
| Mayakkam thaangaathu vilakkum thoongaathu | Intoxication won't end, and the lamp won't sleep |
| Female :Padukkai thaalaathu thavippu koodaathu | Female: The bed cannot bear the weight, longing shouldn't increase |
| Koduththu maalaathu eduththu theeraathu | Giving won't exhaust it, taking won't end it |
| Male | |
| Adi manmathan sundhari enthiri enthiri | Hey beauty of Cupid, wake up, wake up |
| Mundhiri mundhiri nee kodi munthiri | Cashew, cashew, you are like a vine of cashews |
| Maalaiyum vanthathu manthiri manthiri | Evening has arrived, minister, minister |
| Maarpanaiththuthaan | By embracing the chest |
| Female | |
| Padukkai thaalaathu thavippu koodaathu | The bed cannot bear the weight, longing shouldn't increase |
| Koduththu maalaathu eduththu theeraathu | Giving won't exhaust it, taking won't end it |
| Male :Kizhakku theernthaalum vazhakku theeraathu | Male: Even if the day ends in the east, the debate won't end |
| Mayakkam thaangaathu vilakkum thoongaathu | Intoxication won't end, and the lamp won't sleep |
| Female | |
| Maalai thanthaal saelai sontham | If the garland is given, the saree belongs to you |
| Maalai thanthaal saelai sontham | If the garland is given, the saree belongs to you |
| Manjam vanthaal tham tham aanantham | When the bed arrives, rhythmic happiness follows |
| Parappappap | Parappappap |
| Female | |
| Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai | A thief cat and nighttime duties |
| Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu | It keeps watching wide awake |
| Male :Idaththai maattri | Male: Changing the place |
| Female :Aahaa | Female: Aahaa |
| Male :Thadaththai maattri | Male: Changing the path |
| Female :Aahaa | Female: Aahaa |
| Male :Kunaththai maattri | Male: Changing the nature |
| Female :Aahaa | Female: Aahaa |
| Male :Vaazhuthu | Male: It lives |
| Male | |
| Harae hae….hae hae hae | Hare hae... hae hae hae |
| Meenellaam kokkukku | All fish are meant for the crane |
| Vaazhvellaam kickkukku | All of life is for the kick and thrill |
| Vaazhavaa ha ha haahaa | Shall we live? Ha ha haahaa |
| Female :Paadivaa….vaa vaa…. | Female: Come singing... come, come... |
திருட்டு பூனை இருட்டு வேளை
முழிச்சுதானே பார்க்குது
இடத்தை மாற்றி தடத்தை மாற்றி
குணத்தை மாற்றி வாழுது
A thief cat and nighttime duties
It keeps watching wide awake
Changing the place, changing the path
Changing its nature, it lives on
ஹரே ஹே........ஹே ஹே ஹே
மீனெல்லாம் கொக்குக்கு
வாழ்வெல்லாம் கிக்குக்கு
வாழவா ஹே ஹே வாழ்ந்து பார்ப்போம்........
Hare hae... hae hae hae
All fish are meant for the crane
All of life is for the kick and thrill
Shall we live? Hae hae, let us live and see!
திருட்டு பூனை இருட்டு வேளை
முழிச்சுதானே பார்க்குது
இடத்தை மாற்றி தடத்தை மாற்றி
குணத்தை மாற்றி வாழுது
A thief cat and nighttime duties
It keeps watching wide awake
Changing the place, changing the path
Changing its nature, it lives on
ஹா.....ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆ......
மீனெல்லாம் கொக்குக்கு
வாழ்வெல்லாம் கிக்குக்கு
ஓடிவா ஹா ஹா பாடிவா.........வா வா....
Haa... aa... aa... aa...
All fish are meant for the crane
All of life is for the kick and thrill
Come running, haa haa, come singing... come, come...
நெருக்கம் உன்னோடு
இறுக்கம் என்னோடு
நினைத்து போராடு அணைத்து நீராடு
கொதிப்பு நெஞ்சோடு
குளிர்ச்சி கண்ணோடு
அடுப்பு உன்னோடு அணைத்து கொண்டாடு
Closeness with you
Tightness and tension with me
Think and strive, embrace and bathe in love
Male: Heat and passion in the heart
Coolness in the eyes
The stove is with you, embrace and celebrate
அட மன்மதன் சந்தனம் மார்பினில் ஒட்டுது
நெற்றியின் குங்குமம் சட்டையில் ஒட்டுது
சுட்டது சுட்டது தோள்களில் சுட்டது மாதுளை மொட்டு
Ah, Cupid's sandalwood paste sticks to the chest
The vermilion from the forehead sticks to the shirt
It scorched, it scorched, the pomegranate bud scorched on the shoulders
கொதிப்பு நெஞ்சோடு
குளிர்ச்சி கண்ணோடு
அடுப்பு உன்னோடு அணைத்து கொண்டாடு
நெருக்கம் உன்னோடு
இறுக்கம் என்னோடு
நினைத்து போராடு அணைத்து நீராடு
Heat and passion in the heart
Coolness in the eyes
The stove is with you, embrace and celebrate
Female: Closeness with you
Tightness and tension with me
Think and strive, embrace and bathe in love
மோகம் வந்து தாளம் தட்டும்
மோகம் வந்து தாளம் தட்டும்
முத்தம் வந்து டும்டும் கொட்டட்டும் பரப்பபப்பா
Lust arrives and beats the rhythm
Lust arrives and beats the rhythm
Let kisses sound like celebratory drums, parappapappa
திருட்டு பூனை.....
ஆஹா
இருட்டு வேளை.....
ஓஹோ...
முழிச்சுதானே பார்க்குது
Thief cat
Female: Aahaa
Male: Nighttime work
Female: Ooho
Male: It keeps watching wide awake
இடத்தை மாற்றி தடத்தை மாற்றி
குணத்தை மாற்றி வாழுது....ஆஹ்.....
Changing the place, changing the path
Changing its nature, it lives... ahh
ஹரே ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே
மீனெல்லாம் கொக்குக்கு
வாழ்வெல்லாம் கிக்குக்கு
வாழவா ஹ ஹ ஹா...
பாடிவா.....வா....வா...
Hare hae... hae hae hae
All fish are meant for the crane
All of life is for the kick and thrill
Shall we live? Ha ha haa
Female: Come singing... come, come...
கிழக்கு தீர்ந்தாலும் வழக்கு தீராது
மயக்கம் தாங்காது விளக்கும் தூங்காது
படுக்கை தாளாது தவிப்பு கூடாது
கொடுத்து மாளாது எடுத்து தீராது
Even if the day ends in the east, the debate won't end
Intoxication won't end, and the lamp won't sleep
Female: The bed cannot bear the weight, longing shouldn't increase
Giving won't exhaust it, taking won't end it
அடி மன்மதன் சுந்தரி எந்திரி எந்திரி
முந்திரி முந்திரி நீ கொடி முந்திரி
மாலையும் வந்தது மந்திரி மந்திரி
மார்பணைத்துத்தான்
Hey beauty of Cupid, wake up, wake up
Cashew, cashew, you are like a vine of cashews
Evening has arrived, minister, minister
By embracing the chest
படுக்கை தாளாது தவிப்பு கூடாது
கொடுத்து மாளாது எடுத்து தீராது
The bed cannot bear the weight, longing shouldn't increase
Giving won't exhaust it, taking won't end it
Male: Even if the day ends in the east, the debate won't end
Intoxication won't end, and the lamp won't sleep
கிழக்கு தீர்ந்தாலும் வழக்கு தீராது
மயக்கம் தாங்காது விளக்கும் தூங்காது
If the garland is given, the saree belongs to you
If the garland is given, the saree belongs to you
When the bed arrives, rhythmic happiness follows
Parappappap
மாலை தந்தால் சேலை சொந்தம்
மாலை தந்தால் சேலை சொந்தம்
மஞ்சம் வந்தால் தம் தம் ஆனந்தம்
பரப்பப்பப்.....
A thief cat and nighttime duties
It keeps watching wide awake
Male: Changing the place
Female: Aahaa
Male: Changing the path
Female: Aahaa
Male: Changing the nature
Female: Aahaa
Male: It lives
திருட்டு பூனை இருட்டு வேளை
முழிச்சுதானே பார்க்குது
இடத்தை மாற்றி
ஆஹா
தடத்தை மாற்றி.....
ஓஹோ.....
குணத்தை மாற்றி வாழுது
Hare hae... hae hae hae
All fish are meant for the crane
All of life is for the kick and thrill
Shall we live? Ha ha haahaa
Female: Come singing... come, come...
ஹா.....ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆ......
மீனெல்லாம் கொக்குக்கு
வாழ்வெல்லாம் கிக்குக்கு
ஓடிவா ஹா ஹா.....
ஹா.....வாழ்ந்து பார்ப்போம்
திருட்டு பூனை இருட்டு வேளை
முழிச்சுதானே பார்க்குது
இடத்தை மாற்றி
ஆஹா
தடத்தை மாற்றி.....
ஆஹா
குணத்தை மாற்றி
ஆஹா
வாழுது
ஹரே ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே
மீனெல்லாம் கொக்குக்கு
வாழ்வெல்லாம் கிக்குக்கு
வாழவா ஹ ஹ ஹாஹா.....
பாடிவா வா வா.......
Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai
A thief cat and nighttime duties
Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu
It keeps watching wide awake
Idaththai maattri thadaththai maattri
Changing the place, changing the path
Kunaththai maattri vaazhuthu
Changing its nature, it lives on
Harae hae….hae hae hae
Hare hae... hae hae hae
Meenellaam kokkukku
All fish are meant for the crane
Vaazhvellaam kickkukku
All of life is for the kick and thrill
Vaazhavaa hae hae vaazhnthu paarppom
Shall we live? Hae hae, let us live and see!
Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai
A thief cat and nighttime duties
Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu
It keeps watching wide awake
Idaththai maattri thadaththai maattri
Changing the place, changing the path
Kunaththai maattri vaazhuthu
Changing its nature, it lives on
Haa….aa….aa….aa….
Haa... aa... aa... aa...
Meenellaam kokkukku
All fish are meant for the crane
Vaazhvellaam kickkukku
All of life is for the kick and thrill
Oodivaa haa haa paadivaa….vaa vaa….
Come running, haa haa, come singing... come, come...
Nerukkam unnodu
Closeness with you
Irukkam ennodu
Tightness and tension with me
Ninaiththu poraadu anaiththu neeraadu
Think and strive, embrace and bathe in love
Male :Kodhippu nenjodu
Male: Heat and passion in the heart
Kulirchchi kannodu
Coolness in the eyes
Aduppu unnodu anaiththu kondaadu
The stove is with you, embrace and celebrate
Ada manmathan santhanam maarpinil ottuthu
Ah, Cupid's sandalwood paste sticks to the chest
Nettriyin kungumam sattaiyil ottuthu
The vermilion from the forehead sticks to the shirt
Suttathu suttathu tholkalil suttathu maadhulai mottu
It scorched, it scorched, the pomegranate bud scorched on the shoulders
Kothippu nenjodu
Heat and passion in the heart
Kulirchchi kannodu
Coolness in the eyes
Aduppu unnodu anaiththu kondaadu
The stove is with you, embrace and celebrate
Female :Nerukkam unnodu
Female: Closeness with you
Irukkam ennodu
Tightness and tension with me
Ninaiththu poraadu anaiththu neeraadu
Think and strive, embrace and bathe in love
Mogam vanthu thaalam thattum
Lust arrives and beats the rhythm
Mogam vanthu thaalam thattum
Lust arrives and beats the rhythm
Muththam vanthu dumdum kottattum parappapappa
Let kisses sound like celebratory drums, parappapappa
Thiruttu poonai
Thief cat
Female :Aahaa
Female: Aahaa
Male :Iruttu velai
Male: Nighttime work
Female :Ooho
Female: Ooho
Male :Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu
Male: It keeps watching wide awake
Idaththai maattri thadaththai maatti
Changing the place, changing the path
Kunaththai maattri vaazhuthu…ahh
Changing its nature, it lives... ahh
Harae hae….hae hae hae
Hare hae... hae hae hae
Meenellaam kokkukku
All fish are meant for the crane
Vaazhvellaam kickkukku
All of life is for the kick and thrill
Vaazhavaa ha ha haa
Shall we live? Ha ha haa
Female :Paadivaa….vaa vaa….
Female: Come singing... come, come...
Kizhakku theernthaalum vazhakku theeraathu
Even if the day ends in the east, the debate won't end
Mayakkam thaangaathu vilakkum thoongaathu
Intoxication won't end, and the lamp won't sleep
Female :Padukkai thaalaathu thavippu koodaathu
Female: The bed cannot bear the weight, longing shouldn't increase
Koduththu maalaathu eduththu theeraathu
Giving won't exhaust it, taking won't end it
Adi manmathan sundhari enthiri enthiri
Hey beauty of Cupid, wake up, wake up
Mundhiri mundhiri nee kodi munthiri
Cashew, cashew, you are like a vine of cashews
Maalaiyum vanthathu manthiri manthiri
Evening has arrived, minister, minister
Maarpanaiththuthaan
By embracing the chest
Padukkai thaalaathu thavippu koodaathu
The bed cannot bear the weight, longing shouldn't increase
Koduththu maalaathu eduththu theeraathu
Giving won't exhaust it, taking won't end it
Male :Kizhakku theernthaalum vazhakku theeraathu
Male: Even if the day ends in the east, the debate won't end
Mayakkam thaangaathu vilakkum thoongaathu
Intoxication won't end, and the lamp won't sleep
Maalai thanthaal saelai sontham
If the garland is given, the saree belongs to you
Maalai thanthaal saelai sontham
If the garland is given, the saree belongs to you
Manjam vanthaal tham tham aanantham
When the bed arrives, rhythmic happiness follows
Parappappap
Parappappap
Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai
A thief cat and nighttime duties
Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu
It keeps watching wide awake
Male :Idaththai maattri
Male: Changing the place
Female :Aahaa
Female: Aahaa
Male :Thadaththai maattri
Male: Changing the path
Female :Aahaa
Female: Aahaa
Male :Kunaththai maattri
Male: Changing the nature
Female :Aahaa
Female: Aahaa
Male :Vaazhuthu
Male: It lives
Harae hae….hae hae hae
Hare hae... hae hae hae
Meenellaam kokkukku
All fish are meant for the crane
Vaazhvellaam kickkukku
All of life is for the kick and thrill
Vaazhavaa ha ha haahaa
Shall we live? Ha ha haahaa
Female :Paadivaa….vaa vaa….
Female: Come singing... come, come...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This upbeat duet revolves around romantic intrigue, playfulness, and nocturnal passion. Using metaphors such as a sly cat lurking in the dark and a crane hunting for fish, the lyrics playfully depict romantic pursuit and nocturnal desire. The lovers tease each other with rhymes about passion, embrace, and the thrill of togetherness that outlasts the night.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai”
Matching second consonants in consecutive words or lines across Tamil verse, such as 'Thiruttu' and 'Iruttu'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Meenellaam kokkukku / Vaazhvellaam kickkukku”
Rhyming word endings across lines, seen in 'kokkukku' and 'kickkukku'.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagaththanam)
“Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai”
Comparing a nocturnal lover or sly desire to a thief cat ('Thiruttu poonai') and fish meant for a crane ('Meenellaam kokkukku').
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Trivia
'Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga' (1990) is a Tamil action drama starring Sathyaraj in a double role alongside Gautami and Rupini, with music composed by R. D. Burman in one of his rare ventures into Tamil cinema.
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