Vaa Ponnukku Pottu
From Kadhal Vaaganam · 1968
- Lyricist
- Mayavanathan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Kadhal Vaaganam1968
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa | Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl? |
| Male :Naan…poovukku aadai kattavaa | Male: Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman? |
| Female :Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa | Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl? |
| Male :Naan…poovukku aadai kattavaa | Male: Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman? |
| Female :Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa | Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl? |
| Female | |
| {Pinju pudhu adigal | {Taking fresh, delicate tender steps, |
| Anji eduthu vaithu | Fearing with every step, |
| Konji chirithu varavaa | Shall I come prattling and smiling? |
| Male :Noolil amaitha idai | Male: A waist fine as a slender thread, |
| Aadi nadikka adhai | Swaying and moving as it dances, |
| Thaedi pidikka varavaa} (2) | Shall I come searching to catch it?} (2) |
| Female | |
| Ennennavo | So many thoughts... |
| Male :Sollidavo | Male: Shall I express them? |
| Female :Ennennavo | Female: So many thoughts... |
| Male :Sollidavo | Male: Shall I express them? |
| Female :Sollaamal solluvadhil suvaiyillaiyo | Female: Isn't there a unique sweetness in communicating without words? |
| Male :Sollaamal solluvadhil suvaiyillaiyo | Male: Isn't there a unique sweetness in communicating without words? |
| Female | |
| Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa | Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl? |
| Male :Naan…poovukku aadai kattavaa | Male: Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman? |
| Female :Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa | Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl? |
| Male | |
| {Vanna pudhu madiyil | {In the colorful new lap, |
| Vandhu mayangi nindru | Coming and standing entranced, |
| Vandu urangi vizhavaa | Shall I fall asleep like a honeybee? |
| Female :Melam muzhanga | Female: As the wedding drums resound, |
| Palar aasi vazhangha | With many people bestowing their blessings, |
| Malar aaram sumandhu varavaa} (2) | Shall I come bearing a garland of flowers?} (2) |
| Male | |
| Paalaagavaa | Shall I become milk? |
| Female :Thaenaagavaa | Female: Shall I become honey? |
| Male :Paalaagavaa | Male: Shall I become milk? |
| Female :Thaenaagavaa | Female: Shall I become honey? |
| Male :Paalaagi thaenaagi kalanthidavaa | Male: Shall we become milk and honey and blend into one? |
| Female :Paalaagi thaenaagi kalanthidavaa | Female: Shall we become milk and honey and blend into one? |
| Male | |
| Naan…poovukku aadai kattavaa | Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman? |
| Female :Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa | Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl? |
| Male :Naan...Female :Vaa… | Male: I... Female: Come... |
| Male :Hmmm …Female :Hmmm…. | Male: Hmmm... Female: Hmmm.... |
வா........பொண்ணுக்குப் பொட்டு வைக்கவா
நான்.......பூவுக்கு ஆடை கட்டவா
வா.......பொண்ணுக்குப் பொட்டு வைக்கவா
நான் பூவுக்கு ஆடை கட்டவா
வா.......பொண்ணுக்குப் பொட்டு வைக்கவா
Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
Male: Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman?
Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
Male: Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman?
Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
{பிஞ்சுப் புது அடிகள்
அஞ்சி எடுத்து வைத்து
கொஞ்சிச் சிரித்து வரவா
நூலில் அமைத்த இடை
ஆடி நடிக்க அதைத்
தேடிப் பிடிக்க வரவா} (2)
{Taking fresh, delicate tender steps,
Fearing with every step,
Shall I come prattling and smiling?
Male: A waist fine as a slender thread,
Swaying and moving as it dances,
Shall I come searching to catch it?} (2)
என்னென்னவோ
சொல்லிடவோ
என்னென்னவோ
சொல்லிடவோ
சொல்லாமல் சொல்லுவதில் சுவையில்லையோ
சொல்லாமல் சொல்லுவதில் சுவையில்லையோ
So many thoughts...
Male: Shall I express them?
Female: So many thoughts...
Male: Shall I express them?
Female: Isn't there a unique sweetness in communicating without words?
Male: Isn't there a unique sweetness in communicating without words?
வா........பொண்ணுக்குப் பொட்டு வைக்கவா
நான்.......பூவுக்கு ஆடை கட்டவா
வா.......பொண்ணுக்குப் பொட்டு வைக்கவா
Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
Male: Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman?
Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
{வண்ணப் புது மடியில்
வந்து மயங்கி நின்று
வண்டு உறங்கி விழவா
மேளம் முழங்க
பலர் ஆசி வழங்க
மலர் ஆரம் சுமந்து வரவா} (2)
{In the colorful new lap,
Coming and standing entranced,
Shall I fall asleep like a honeybee?
Female: As the wedding drums resound,
With many people bestowing their blessings,
Shall I come bearing a garland of flowers?} (2)
பாலாகவா
தேனாகவா
பாலாகவா
தேனாகவா
பாலாகித் தேனாகி கலந்திடவா
பாலாகித் தேனாகி கலந்திடவா
Shall I become milk?
Female: Shall I become honey?
Male: Shall I become milk?
Female: Shall I become honey?
Male: Shall we become milk and honey and blend into one?
Female: Shall we become milk and honey and blend into one?
நான்.......பூவுக்கு ஆடை கட்டவா
வா......பொண்ணுக்குப் பொட்டு வைக்கவா
நான்......
வா.....
ஹ்ம்ம்.....
ஹ்ம்ம்.....
Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman?
Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
Male: I... Female: Come...
Male: Hmmm... Female: Hmmm....
Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa
Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
Male :Naan…poovukku aadai kattavaa
Male: Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman?
Female :Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa
Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
Male :Naan…poovukku aadai kattavaa
Male: Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman?
Female :Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa
Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
{Pinju pudhu adigal
{Taking fresh, delicate tender steps,
Anji eduthu vaithu
Fearing with every step,
Konji chirithu varavaa
Shall I come prattling and smiling?
Male :Noolil amaitha idai
Male: A waist fine as a slender thread,
Aadi nadikka adhai
Swaying and moving as it dances,
Thaedi pidikka varavaa} (2)
Shall I come searching to catch it?} (2)
Ennennavo
So many thoughts...
Male :Sollidavo
Male: Shall I express them?
Female :Ennennavo
Female: So many thoughts...
Male :Sollidavo
Male: Shall I express them?
Female :Sollaamal solluvadhil suvaiyillaiyo
Female: Isn't there a unique sweetness in communicating without words?
Male :Sollaamal solluvadhil suvaiyillaiyo
Male: Isn't there a unique sweetness in communicating without words?
Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa
Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
Male :Naan…poovukku aadai kattavaa
Male: Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman?
Female :Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa
Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
{Vanna pudhu madiyil
{In the colorful new lap,
Vandhu mayangi nindru
Coming and standing entranced,
Vandu urangi vizhavaa
Shall I fall asleep like a honeybee?
Female :Melam muzhanga
Female: As the wedding drums resound,
Palar aasi vazhangha
With many people bestowing their blessings,
Malar aaram sumandhu varavaa} (2)
Shall I come bearing a garland of flowers?} (2)
Paalaagavaa
Shall I become milk?
Female :Thaenaagavaa
Female: Shall I become honey?
Male :Paalaagavaa
Male: Shall I become milk?
Female :Thaenaagavaa
Female: Shall I become honey?
Male :Paalaagi thaenaagi kalanthidavaa
Male: Shall we become milk and honey and blend into one?
Female :Paalaagi thaenaagi kalanthidavaa
Female: Shall we become milk and honey and blend into one?
Naan…poovukku aadai kattavaa
Shall I drape a dress on this flower-like woman?
Female :Vaa…ponnukku pottu vaikkavaa
Female: Come... shall I place a bindi on the golden girl?
Male :Naan...Female :Vaa…
Male: I... Female: Come...
Male :Hmmm …Female :Hmmm….
Male: Hmmm... Female: Hmmm....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic duet from the 1968 film Kadhal Vaaganam presents a romantic dialogue between two lovers expressing their affection, anticipation, and desire for marital union. The female protagonist invites her beloved to adorn her forehead with a bindi, while the male protagonist poetically offers to drape fine garments over her flower-like form. Their exchange moves from playful teasing about unspoken feelings to evocative imagery of intimacy and wedding rituals. Throughout the song, traditional Tamil cultural symbols of marriage—such as wedding drums (melam), garlands (malar aaram), and blessings from elders—are seamlessly woven together with metaphors of complete fusion, such as milk and honey blending together. The song captures both the romantic tender moments and the auspicious sanctity of wedded bliss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam / Metaphor
“Male :Naan…poovukku aadai kattavaa”
Describing the beloved as a flower ('poovukku') and her waist as a thread ('noolil amaitha idai'), metaphorically emphasizing her delicate beauty.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pinju pudhu adigal / Anji eduthu vaithu / Konji chirithu varavaa”
Rhyming of the second consonant 'n' across lines: 'Pinju', 'Anji', and 'Konji'.
Cultural Imagery & Metaphor
“Male :Paalaagi thaenaagi kalanthidavaa”
The metaphor 'Paalaagi thaenaagi' compares their seamless romantic union to the harmonious combination of milk and honey.
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Trivia
Kadhal Vaaganam (1968) stars M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and J. Jayalalithaa in the lead roles. The film features music composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics written by Mayavanathan. This romantic duet was rendered by the legendary playback singing duo T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.
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