Vaadiyamma Malligai Poo
From Ponvandu · 1973
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari, K. Swarna
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Ponvandu1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu….. | Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle... |
| Male | |
| Vaadiyamma | Come, my girl! |
| Vaadiyamma malligaippoo nee | Come, my girl, you are a jasmine flower! |
| Vaadi vizhatha vaasanaippoo | A fragrant flower that never wilts! |
| Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan | I am your regular customer! |
| Vanthidunga thanthiduga | Please come and bestow upon me |
| Inbam pongum thaenthaan | The honey overflowing with pleasure! |
| Female | |
| Thevai thevaiyendru poovai edhirpaarththu | Seeking a flower out of desire, |
| Vandu paranthaadumo | Will the beetle fly and dance around? |
| Kovai idhazh meedhu kothu kilipola | Upon lips red as the ivy gourd, like a flock of parrots, |
| Kolam varainthaadumo | Will it draw designs and dance? |
| Male | |
| Vaan thodum megaththai polae | Like the clouds that touch the sky, |
| Unai naan thodum mogaththinaalae | Out of my yearning to touch you, |
| Panimalar konda kani idhazh konjam | Will your fruit-like lips carrying dew-fresh flowers |
| Sivanthathuthaan pogumo | Turn a little red? |
| Female :Mani vizhi mella mayangiyae thannai | Female: Will her gem-like eyes softly swoon and |
| Maranthuthaan pogumo….. | Forget themselves? |
| Male | |
| Haehaehae | Hae hae hae |
| Female :Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu….. | Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle... |
| Male | |
| Vaadiyamma thamaraippoo | Come, my girl, lotus flower! |
| Vasanthamammaa un sirippu | Your smile is springtime! |
| Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan | I am your regular customer! |
| Vanthidunga thanthiduga | Please come and bestow upon me |
| Inbam pongum thaenthaan | The honey overflowing with pleasure! |
| Female | |
| Ilaiyuthirkaalam netru | Yesterday was autumn; |
| Thalir vidum kaalma indru | Is today the season of blooming sprouts? |
| Ilaiyuthirkaalam netru | Yesterday was autumn; |
| Thalir vidum kaalma indru | Is today the season of blooming sprouts? |
| Male | |
| Pooviriththa kodi kaai | As the vine bears its blossomed fruit, |
| Sumanthapadi vaa vaa vaa | Carrying it, come, come, come! |
| Naan ninaiththapadi | Just as I wished, |
| Poo parikka idam thaa thaa thaa | Give me room to pluck flowers, give, give, give! |
| Female | |
| Malarthottam engengae | Wherever the flower garden is, |
| Male :Varum vandu angaengae | Male: That is where the arriving beetle goes! |
| Female :Malarthottam engengae | Female: Wherever the flower garden is, |
| Male :Varum vandu angaengae | Male: That is where the arriving beetle goes! |
| Female :Ondralla inbangal oraayiram | Female: Pleasures are not one, but a thousand fold! |
| Male | |
| Haehaehae | Hae hae hae |
| Female :Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu….. | Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle... |
| Male | |
| Vaadiyamma shenpagappoo dhinam | Come, my girl, champak flower; daily |
| Valarumamma nam santhippu | Our meetings will grow! |
| Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan | I am your regular customer! |
| Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan | I am your regular customer! |
| Vanthiduga thanthiduga | Please come and bestow upon me |
| Inbam pongum thaenthaan | The honey overflowing with pleasure! |
| Male | |
| Vaadiyamma……. | Come, my girl... |
| Female | |
| Chittukkal thottuththaan | Touching each other, the little sparrows |
| Ondraiyondru konjuthu | Cuddle one another! |
| Chittukkal thottuththaan | Touching each other, the little sparrows |
| Ondraiyondru konjuthu | Cuddle one another! |
| Thennaiyum thendralum | The coconut tree and the gentle breeze |
| Onnukkonnu pinnuthu | Entwine with one another! |
| Male | |
| Unnodu ennullam | Along with you, my heart |
| Pinnodu varuthu | Follows right behind! |
| Ennenna undo | Whatever desires exist, |
| Nee kannodu ezhuthu | Write them with your eyes! |
| Female | |
| Poovaattam ennai eduththu | Pick me up gently like a flower, |
| Oru vellottam mella nadaththu | And softly conduct a trial run! |
| Poovaattam ennai eduththu | Pick me up gently like a flower, |
| Oru vellottam mella nadaththu | And softly conduct a trial run! |
| Male | |
| Pollaatha naanam illaatha neram | In moments without wicked shyness, |
| Paaraattu ennai anaiththu | Praise me and embrace me! |
| Male | |
| Haehaehae | Hae hae hae |
| Female :Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu….. | Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle... |
| Male | |
| Vaadiyamma rojappoo | Come, my girl, rose flower! |
| Enai vaattuthamma un ninaippu | Your memory torments me! |
| Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan | I am your regular customer! |
| Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan | I am your regular customer! |
| Vanthidunga thanthiduga | Please come and bestow upon me |
| Inbam pongum thaenthaan | The honey overflowing with pleasure! |
| Male | |
| Vaadiyamma……. | Come, my girl... |
| Female | |
| Vayathu pathinezhu valarga ilamaathu | At seventeen years old, a growing young woman— |
| Ullam unathallavaa | Isn't this heart yours? |
| Male :Vizhigal naankodum vazhinthu purandodum | Male: Where four eyes meet and overflow, |
| Vellam namathallavaa | Isn't that flood ours? |
| Female | |
| Nooru tharam kettu tharuvathu undu | Asking a hundred times and giving is one way, |
| Male :Ketkaamal eduththu kolvathu indru | Male: Taking without asking is what happens today! |
| Female :Indru thottu naalai mattum | Female: Starting today, until tomorrow, |
| Alli alli anaiththu | Gathering and embracing closely, |
| Male | |
| Michamindri meedhamindri | Leaving nothing behind, leaving no remainder, |
| Solli solli koduththu | Expressing and giving everything, |
| Female :Innum innum pakkam vanthu | Female: Coming closer and closer still, |
| Ennennavo sollavo | Shall I whisper all kinds of sweet secrets? |
| Male | |
| Vaadiyamma……. | Come, my girl... |
| Female: Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu….. | Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle... |
| Male :Vaadiyamma……. | Male: Come, my girl... |
| Female :Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu….. | Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle... |
எல். ஆர். ஈஸ்வரி மற்றும் கே. ஸ்வர்ணா
Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
பொன்வண்டு.....பொன்வண்டு......பொன்வண்டு...
Come, my girl!
Come, my girl, you are a jasmine flower!
A fragrant flower that never wilts!
I am your regular customer!
Please come and bestow upon me
The honey overflowing with pleasure!
வாடியம்மா
வாடியம்மா மல்லிகைப்பூ நீ
வாடி விழாத வாசனைப்பூ
உன் வாடிக்கைக்காரன் நான்தான்
வந்திடுக தந்திடுக
இன்பம் பொங்கும் தேன்தான்
Seeking a flower out of desire,
Will the beetle fly and dance around?
Upon lips red as the ivy gourd, like a flock of parrots,
Will it draw designs and dance?
தேவை தேவையென்று பூவை எதிர்ப்பார்த்து
வண்டு பறந்தாடுமோ
கோவை இதழ் மீது கொத்து கிளிபோல
கோலம் வரைந்தாடுமோ
Like the clouds that touch the sky,
Out of my yearning to touch you,
Will your fruit-like lips carrying dew-fresh flowers
Turn a little red?
Female: Will her gem-like eyes softly swoon and
Forget themselves?
வான் தொடும் மேகத்தை போலே
உனை நான் தொடும் மோகத்தினாலே
பனிமலர் கொண்ட கனி இதழ் கொஞ்சம்
சிவந்துதான் போகுமோ
மணி விழி மெல்ல மயங்கியே தன்னை
மறந்துதான் போகுமோ........
Hae hae hae
Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
ஹேஹேஹே.....
பொன்வண்டு பொன்வண்டு....பொன்வண்டு....
Come, my girl, lotus flower!
Your smile is springtime!
I am your regular customer!
Please come and bestow upon me
The honey overflowing with pleasure!
வாடியம்மா தாமரைப்பூ
புது வசந்தமம்மா உன் சிரிப்பு
உன் வாடிக்கைக்காரன் நான்தான்
வந்திடுக தந்திடுக
இன்பம் பொங்கும் தேன்தான்
Yesterday was autumn;
Is today the season of blooming sprouts?
Yesterday was autumn;
Is today the season of blooming sprouts?
இலையுதிர்காலம் நேற்று
தளிர் விடும் காலம் இன்று
இலையுதிர்காலம் நேற்று
தளிர் விடும் காலம் இன்று
As the vine bears its blossomed fruit,
Carrying it, come, come, come!
Just as I wished,
Give me room to pluck flowers, give, give, give!
பூவிரித்த கொடி காய்
சுமந்தபடி வா வா வா
நான் நினைத்தபடி
பூ பறிக்க இடம் தா தா தா
Wherever the flower garden is,
Male: That is where the arriving beetle goes!
Female: Wherever the flower garden is,
Male: That is where the arriving beetle goes!
Female: Pleasures are not one, but a thousand fold!
மலர்த்தோட்டம் எங்கெங்கே
வரும் வண்டு அங்கங்கே
மலர்த்தோட்டம் எங்கெங்கே
வரும் வண்டு அங்கங்கே
ஒன்றல்ல இன்பங்கள் ஓராயிரம்
Hae hae hae
Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
ஹேஹேஹே.....
பொன்வண்டு பொன்வண்டு....பொன்வண்டு....
Come, my girl, champak flower; daily
Our meetings will grow!
I am your regular customer!
I am your regular customer!
Please come and bestow upon me
The honey overflowing with pleasure!
வாடியம்மா செண்பகப்பூ தினம்
வளருமம்மா நம் சந்திப்பு
உன் வாடிக்கைக்காரன் நான்தான்
உன் வாடிக்கைக்காரன் நான்தான்
வந்திடுக தந்திடுக
இன்பம் பொங்கும் தேன்தான்
Come, my girl...
வாடியம்மா....................
Touching each other, the little sparrows
Cuddle one another!
Touching each other, the little sparrows
Cuddle one another!
The coconut tree and the gentle breeze
Entwine with one another!
சிட்டுக்கள் தொட்டுத்தான்
ஒன்றையொன்று கொஞ்சுது
சிட்டுக்கள் தொட்டுத்தான்
ஒன்றையொன்று கொஞ்சுது
தென்னையும் தென்றலும்
ஒண்ணுக்கொண்ணு பின்னுது.....
Along with you, my heart
Follows right behind!
Whatever desires exist,
Write them with your eyes!
உன்னோடு என்னுள்ளம்
பின்னோடு வருது
என்னென்ன உண்டோ
நீ கண்ணோடு எழுது
Pick me up gently like a flower,
And softly conduct a trial run!
Pick me up gently like a flower,
And softly conduct a trial run!
பூவாட்டம் என்னை எடுத்து
ஒரு வெள்ளோட்டம் மெல்ல நடத்து
பூவாட்டம் என்னை எடுத்து
ஒரு வெள்ளோட்டம் மெல்ல நடத்து
In moments without wicked shyness,
Praise me and embrace me!
பொல்லாத நாணம் இல்லாத நேரம்
பாராட்டு என்னை அணைத்து
Hae hae hae
Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
ஹேஹேஹே.....
பொன்வண்டு பொன்வண்டு....பொன்வண்டு....
Come, my girl, rose flower!
Your memory torments me!
I am your regular customer!
I am your regular customer!
Please come and bestow upon me
The honey overflowing with pleasure!
வாடியம்மா ரோஜாப்பூ
எனை வாட்டுதம்மா உன் நினைப்பு
உன் வாடிக்கைக்காரன் நான்தான்
உன் வாடிக்கைக்காரன் நான்தான்
வந்திடுக தந்திடுக
இன்பம் பொங்கும் தேன்தான்
Come, my girl...
வாடியம்மா....................
At seventeen years old, a growing young woman—
Isn't this heart yours?
Male: Where four eyes meet and overflow,
Isn't that flood ours?
வயது பதினேழு வளர்க இளமாது
உள்ளம் உனதல்லவா
விழிகள் நான்கோடும் வழிந்து புரண்டோடும்
வெள்ளம் நமதல்லவா
Asking a hundred times and giving is one way,
Male: Taking without asking is what happens today!
Female: Starting today, until tomorrow,
Gathering and embracing closely,
நூறு தரம் கேட்டு தருவது உண்டு
கேட்காமல் எடுத்துக் கொள்வது இன்று
இன்று தொட்டு நாளை மட்டும்
அள்ளி அள்ளி அணைத்து
Leaving nothing behind, leaving no remainder,
Expressing and giving everything,
Female: Coming closer and closer still,
Shall I whisper all kinds of sweet secrets?
மிச்சமின்றி மீதமின்றி
சொல்லி சொல்லிக் கொடுத்து
இன்னும் இன்னும் பக்கம் வந்து
என்னென்னவோ சொல்லவோ.....
Come, my girl...
Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
Male: Come, my girl...
Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
வாடியம்மா....................
பொன்வண்டு பொன்வண்டு....பொன்வண்டு....
வாடியம்மா....................
பொன்வண்டு பொன்வண்டு....பொன்வண்டு....
Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu…..
Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
Vaadiyamma
Come, my girl!
Vaadiyamma malligaippoo nee
Come, my girl, you are a jasmine flower!
Vaadi vizhatha vaasanaippoo
A fragrant flower that never wilts!
Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan
I am your regular customer!
Vanthidunga thanthiduga
Please come and bestow upon me
Inbam pongum thaenthaan
The honey overflowing with pleasure!
Thevai thevaiyendru poovai edhirpaarththu
Seeking a flower out of desire,
Vandu paranthaadumo
Will the beetle fly and dance around?
Kovai idhazh meedhu kothu kilipola
Upon lips red as the ivy gourd, like a flock of parrots,
Kolam varainthaadumo
Will it draw designs and dance?
Vaan thodum megaththai polae
Like the clouds that touch the sky,
Unai naan thodum mogaththinaalae
Out of my yearning to touch you,
Panimalar konda kani idhazh konjam
Will your fruit-like lips carrying dew-fresh flowers
Sivanthathuthaan pogumo
Turn a little red?
Female :Mani vizhi mella mayangiyae thannai
Female: Will her gem-like eyes softly swoon and
Maranthuthaan pogumo…..
Forget themselves?
Haehaehae
Hae hae hae
Female :Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu…..
Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
Vaadiyamma thamaraippoo
Come, my girl, lotus flower!
Vasanthamammaa un sirippu
Your smile is springtime!
Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan
I am your regular customer!
Vanthidunga thanthiduga
Please come and bestow upon me
Inbam pongum thaenthaan
The honey overflowing with pleasure!
Ilaiyuthirkaalam netru
Yesterday was autumn;
Thalir vidum kaalma indru
Is today the season of blooming sprouts?
Ilaiyuthirkaalam netru
Yesterday was autumn;
Thalir vidum kaalma indru
Is today the season of blooming sprouts?
Pooviriththa kodi kaai
As the vine bears its blossomed fruit,
Sumanthapadi vaa vaa vaa
Carrying it, come, come, come!
Naan ninaiththapadi
Just as I wished,
Poo parikka idam thaa thaa thaa
Give me room to pluck flowers, give, give, give!
Malarthottam engengae
Wherever the flower garden is,
Male :Varum vandu angaengae
Male: That is where the arriving beetle goes!
Female :Malarthottam engengae
Female: Wherever the flower garden is,
Male :Varum vandu angaengae
Male: That is where the arriving beetle goes!
Female :Ondralla inbangal oraayiram
Female: Pleasures are not one, but a thousand fold!
Haehaehae
Hae hae hae
Female :Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu…..
Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
Vaadiyamma shenpagappoo dhinam
Come, my girl, champak flower; daily
Valarumamma nam santhippu
Our meetings will grow!
Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan
I am your regular customer!
Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan
I am your regular customer!
Vanthiduga thanthiduga
Please come and bestow upon me
Inbam pongum thaenthaan
The honey overflowing with pleasure!
Vaadiyamma…….
Come, my girl...
Chittukkal thottuththaan
Touching each other, the little sparrows
Ondraiyondru konjuthu
Cuddle one another!
Chittukkal thottuththaan
Touching each other, the little sparrows
Ondraiyondru konjuthu
Cuddle one another!
Thennaiyum thendralum
The coconut tree and the gentle breeze
Onnukkonnu pinnuthu
Entwine with one another!
Unnodu ennullam
Along with you, my heart
Pinnodu varuthu
Follows right behind!
Ennenna undo
Whatever desires exist,
Nee kannodu ezhuthu
Write them with your eyes!
Poovaattam ennai eduththu
Pick me up gently like a flower,
Oru vellottam mella nadaththu
And softly conduct a trial run!
Poovaattam ennai eduththu
Pick me up gently like a flower,
Oru vellottam mella nadaththu
And softly conduct a trial run!
Pollaatha naanam illaatha neram
In moments without wicked shyness,
Paaraattu ennai anaiththu
Praise me and embrace me!
Haehaehae
Hae hae hae
Female :Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu…..
Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
Vaadiyamma rojappoo
Come, my girl, rose flower!
Enai vaattuthamma un ninaippu
Your memory torments me!
Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan
I am your regular customer!
Un vaadikkaikkaaran naanthaan
I am your regular customer!
Vanthidunga thanthiduga
Please come and bestow upon me
Inbam pongum thaenthaan
The honey overflowing with pleasure!
Vaadiyamma…….
Come, my girl...
Vayathu pathinezhu valarga ilamaathu
At seventeen years old, a growing young woman—
Ullam unathallavaa
Isn't this heart yours?
Male :Vizhigal naankodum vazhinthu purandodum
Male: Where four eyes meet and overflow,
Vellam namathallavaa
Isn't that flood ours?
Nooru tharam kettu tharuvathu undu
Asking a hundred times and giving is one way,
Male :Ketkaamal eduththu kolvathu indru
Male: Taking without asking is what happens today!
Female :Indru thottu naalai mattum
Female: Starting today, until tomorrow,
Alli alli anaiththu
Gathering and embracing closely,
Michamindri meedhamindri
Leaving nothing behind, leaving no remainder,
Solli solli koduththu
Expressing and giving everything,
Female :Innum innum pakkam vanthu
Female: Coming closer and closer still,
Ennennavo sollavo
Shall I whisper all kinds of sweet secrets?
Vaadiyamma…….
Come, my girl...
Female: Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu…..
Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
Male :Vaadiyamma…….
Male: Come, my girl...
Female :Ponvandu……ponvandu……ponvandu…..
Female: Golden beetle... golden beetle... golden beetle...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Ponvandu' from the 1973 film of the same name is a playful and vibrant romantic duet expressing youthful passion, flirtation, and affection. Lyricist Vaali weaves continuous floral metaphors, addressing the beloved through various symbolic blossoms—jasmine (malligai), lotus (thamarai), champak (shenpagam), and rose (roja). The lover is likened to a golden beetle ('ponvandu') seeking sweet nectar from these blooming flowers, symbolizing the pursuit of romance and shared joys. Composed by V. Kumar, the track features energetic exchanges between multiple leading vocalists—T. M. Soundarajan, P. Suseela, L. R. Eswari, and K. Swarna. Through imagery of cuddling sparrows, entwined breeze and palm trees, and seasonal transitions from autumn to spring, the song captures the innocence, bashfulness, and overwhelming thrill of youthful love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Vaadiyamma malligaippoo nee”
Directly equating the beloved to various flowers like 'malligaippoo' (jasmine) and 'thamaraippoo' (lotus).
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kovai idhazh meedhu kothu kilipola”
Comparing the red lips to ivy gourds and playful lovemaking to a flock of parrots.
Initial Alliteration (Monai)
“Vaadiyamma / Vaasanaippoo / Vaadikkaikkaaran”
Repetition of the initial sound 'V' across sequential lines for rhythmic harmony.
Second Letter Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Ilaiyuthirkaalam netru / Thalir vidum kaalma indru”
Matching second consonants across lines ('lai' in Ilaiyuthirkaalam and Thalir).
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Trivia
'Ponvandu' (1973) featured music composed by V. Kumar, a prominent composer known for his melodic contributions to Tamil cinema in the late 1960s and 1970s. The song is notable for combining four stellar vocalists—T. M. Soundarajan, P. Suseela, L. R. Eswari, and K. Swarna—creating a rich multi-vocal dynamic rare for romantic duets of that era.
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