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Thottale Podhum Kalyanam

From Iniya Uravu Poothathu · 1987

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Iniya Uravu Poothathu
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
31 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thottaale pothum kalyaanam aagum
Pattaana meani panneeril aadum
Manthaara pookkal paaduthu sangeethamthaan haei
Mainaakkal thaalam poduthu
Santhoshamthaan ararara haei
Thottaale pothum kalyaanam aagum
Pattaana meani panneeril aadum
Chinna chinna ponnu enna kaadhalikka
Suththi suththi pinni pinni tholanaikka
Vanna vanna mottu pola vaai sirikka
Kannam ennum kinnam konjam thaen thelikka
Munnazhagum pinnazhagum
Enna solla enna solla
Pongi varum thanga kudamthaan
Muththu navaraththinamum
Mullai nagai chiththiramum
Aththanaiyum enthan vasamthaan
Unnaalae ennaalum ullaasam pirakkum
Hae sorkkangal ellaamae
Thannalae thirakkum
Inbamthaanae ila mayakkam
Thottaale pothum kalyaanam aagum
Pattaana meani panneeril aadum
Manthaara pookkal paaduthu sangeethamthaan haei
Mainaakkal thaalam poduthu
Santhoshamthaan ararara haei
Thottaale pothum kalyaanam aagum
Pattaana meani panneeril aadum
Chinna kuyil cholai kuyil
Ennai konjam seeraattinaal
Surangal layangal sudhiyodu sera
Chinna kuyil cholai kuyil
Ennai konjam seeraattinaal
Surangal layangal sudhiyodu sera
Idhu naal varaiyil penn oruththi meani
Ennavo ariyaen naanum oru nyaani
Mogam thaagam kadhal ninaivu
Ivai yaavum mevum theendum pozhuthu
Unnaal naanae vasam izhanthaen
Thottaale pothum kalyaanam aagum
Pattaana meani panneeril aadum
Manthaara pookkal paaduthu sangeethamthaan haei
Mainaakkal thaalam poduthu
Santhoshamthaan ararara haei
Thottaale pothum kalyaanam aagum
Pattaana meani panneeril aadum….
Just a touch is enough, we will be married.
Your silky soft body will bathe in rosewater.
The mandhara flowers are singing sweet music, hey!
The myna birds are keeping the beat,
It is sheer joy, ararara hey!
Just a touch is enough, we will be married.
Your silky soft body will bathe in rosewater.
As this sweet young girl falls in love with me,
Circling around and wrapping her arms around my shoulders,
With her lips smiling like a colourful flower bud,
And her cup-like cheeks sprinkling a bit of honey,
Her beauty from every angle,
What can I even say?
She is like an overflowing golden pot!
Pearls and precious gems,
A lovely picture with a jasmine-white smile,
All of this is now mine!
Because of you, joy will be born every day,
Hey, all the doors of heaven
will open all on their own.
This youthful dizziness is pure bliss, isn't it?
Just a touch is enough, we will be married.
Your silky soft body will bathe in rosewater.
The mandhara flowers are singing sweet music, hey!
The myna birds are keeping the beat,
It is sheer joy, ararara hey!
Just a touch is enough, we will be married.
Your silky soft body will bathe in rosewater.
If the little cuckoo of the grove
cuddles and pampers me a little,
musical notes and rhythms will blend in harmony.
If the little cuckoo of the grove
cuddles and pampers me a little,
musical notes and rhythms will blend in harmony.
Until this day, what a woman's body was like,
I never knew—I was like a sage!
Passion, longing, and thoughts of love—
all of these rise up when you touch me,
and because of you, I lost all control of myself...
Just a touch is enough, we will be married.
Your silky soft body will bathe in rosewater.
The mandhara flowers are singing sweet music, hey!
The myna birds are keeping the beat,
It is sheer joy, ararara hey!
Just a touch is enough, we will be married.
Your silky soft body will bathe in rosewater.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This upbeat and romantic song from the film 'Iniya Uravu Poothathu' expresses the ecstasy of newly discovered love and intimacy. The protagonist describes how the touch of his beloved awakens deep passion within him, breaking his former ascetic, sage-like existence. Through rich imagery, he compares her beauty to precious gems, golden vessels, and sweet flowers, celebrating how nature itself joins in their musical celebration of love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Manthaara pookkal paaduthu sangeethamthaan haei

Assigning human actions like singing and keeping rhythm to flowers and birds.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kannam ennum kinnam konjam thaen thelikka

Comparing the heroine's cheeks directly to a cup containing honey.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Suththi suththi pinni pinni tholanaikka

Repeated words used for rhythmic and expressive emphasis.

Simile (Uvamai)

Vanna vanna mottu pola vaai sirikka

Comparing her smiling mouth to a blooming colorful flower bud.

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Trivia

'Iniya Uravu Poothathu' (1987) stars Suresh and Nadhiya. The film's musical score and songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by the veteran lyricist Vaali.

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