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Lyrics & meaning

Uchimala Ponnu

From Naane Varuven · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Naane Varuven
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
16 Apr 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hae hae hae haa
Uchimalai ponnu
Naan vecha kuri onnu
Unna vandhu suthum
En pachai nira kannu
Thottadhu paadi vittadhu paadhi
Sondham thaan
Ottudhu paaru orasudhu paaru
Bandham thaan
Aasapattu sevvallipoo mottu
Paadum mettu oru pattu paai ittu
Thookamum kettadhu thoodhugal vittadhu
Chinna chittu thaan
Uchimalai ponnu
Naan vecha kuri onnu
Unna vandhu suthum
En pachai nira kannu
Unna paathu kanna paathu
Naan thaan sindhichen sindhichen
Muppirappil eppoluthu
Naan dhaan sandhichen sandhichen
Petti paambhu pola nee
Kattupattadhenna
Vattamittu vaa vaa naan
Katti konda pinnae
Yenadi maanae nee
Ennai vittu ponae
Nee varathaanae en
Nenjil pongum thaenae
Uchimalai ponnu
Naan vecha kuri onnu
Unna vandhu suthum
En pachai nira kannu
Thottadhu paadi vittadhu paadhi
Sondham thaan
Ottudhu paaru orasudhu paaru
Bandham thaan
Aasapattu sevvallipoo mottu
Paadum mettu oru pattu paai ittu
Female :Thookamum kettadhu thoodhugal vittadhu
Chinna chittu thaan
Uchimalai ponnu
Naan vecha kuri onnu
Unna vandhu suthum
En pachai nira kannu
Unnai kandu
Kothi kondu poga
Ennithaan ennithaan
Vanna sendu
Vandhaal ingu aada
Mellathaan mellathaan
Ennai vandhu saeru
Nee kattu kaaval meera
Ushnam nenjil yera
Nee oodha kaatha seeru
Vaangudhu moochu
Haang innum enna pechu
Aanadhu aachu un
Angam engae pochu
Uchimalai ponnu
Naan vecha kuri onnu
Unna vandhu suthum
En pachai nira kannu
Thottadhu paadi vittadhu paadhi
Sondham thaan
Ottudhu paaru orasudhu paaru
Bandham thaan
Aasapattu sevvallipoo mottu
Paadum mettu oru pattu paai ittu
Thookamum kettadhu thoodhugal vittadhu
Chinna chittu thaan
Hey hey hey haa
A girl from the high mountain,
I have set my sights on one aim.
Circling around you
are my green eyes.
Half touched, half left untouched,
this bond of ours.
Look at it clinging, look at it brushing close,
this relationship.
Yearning with desire, a red water lily bud
sings a tune, laying out a silk mat.
Sleep was lost, and messages were sent,
by this little bird.
A girl from the high mountain,
I have set my sights on one aim.
Circling around you
are my green eyes.
Looking at you, looking into your eyes,
I kept wondering and wondering.
In which of our past lives
did I meet you before?
Like a snake kept in a basket,
why are you holding back?
Come circling close to me,
after I hold you in my arms.
Why, my gentle deer,
did you leave me and go?
It is for you to come
that honey overflows in my heart.
A girl from the high mountain,
I have set my sights on one aim.
Circling around you
are my green eyes.
Half touched, half left untouched,
this bond of ours.
Look at it clinging, look at it brushing close,
this relationship.
Yearning with desire, a red water lily bud
sings a tune, laying out a silk mat.
Sleep was lost, and messages were sent,
by this little bird.
A girl from the high mountain,
I have set my sights on one aim.
Circling around you
are my green eyes.
Catching sight of you,
to swoop down and carry you off,
thinking of it again and again,
like a bright bouquet of flowers,
if I come dancing here,
softly, so softly.
Come and join with me,
defying all guards and barriers.
As heat rises in the chest,
hiss like the biting cold wind!
I am gasping for breath,
ah, what more is left to say?
What has happened has happened,
where has your body slipped away?
A girl from the high mountain,
I have set my sights on one aim.
Circling around you
are my green eyes.
Half touched, half left untouched,
this bond of ours.
Look at it clinging, look at it brushing close,
this relationship.
Yearning with desire, a red water lily bud
sings a tune, laying out a silk mat.
Sleep was lost, and messages were sent,
by this little bird.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Uchimalai Ponnu is a rhythmic, folk-infused romantic duet from the film Naane Varuven (1992), composed by Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics by Vaali. The song expresses passionate longing, playful flirtation, and mysterious attraction between lovers. Using traditional Tamil nature metaphors such as mountain peaks, blossoming lily buds, and snakes, the lovers express their uncontrollable desire, memories of past lives, and the intensity of their physical and emotional bond.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Petti paambhu pola nee

Compares a subdued person to a snake kept inside a box.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Nenjil pongum thaenae

Metaphorically describes deep affection as sweet honey welling up inside the heart.

Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Ottudhu paaru orasudhu paaru

The second letters 'tt' match across both verbs, creating internal rhythm typical of Tamil lyrics.

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Trivia

Naane Varuven (1992) is a romantic horror/thriller film directed by Rahman and served as a spiritual sequel to the 1979 blockbuster snake-thriller Neeya?. The film starred Sripriya, Rahman, and Gautami, with music composed by the veteran duo Shankar-Ganesh.

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