Vasantha Mullai
From Pokkiri · 2007
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Rahul Nambiar, Krishnamoorthy
- Music director
- Mani Sharma
- Details
- Pokkiri2007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| { Vasantha mullai polae vandhu aadidum venpura } (2) | Like a spring jasmine flower, the white dove comes and dances |
| Ullulaayi ullulaayi kozhanthai polae | Deep inside, like a small child |
| Pogo channel paarka vachan kabadi kabadi kabadi kabadi | She made me watch Pogo channel playing kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi |
| Kaadhal scaleil kodu pottu aada vachan | She drew a line on love's scale and made me play |
| Male | |
| Aathaa .. aa manam baanaa kaathaadiyaa parakudhae … | Oh mother! My heart flies like a fighter kite... |
| Aathaa .. aa thinam goli soda polae kannu pongudhae | Oh mother! Every day my eyes overflow like goli soda |
| Hey hey hey hey | Hey hey hey hey |
| Male | |
| Appo ganaathaan pudikumae | Back then I only liked Gana songs |
| Ippo melodiyum pudikudhae | Now I like melodious songs too |
| Khushi idupa matum paarthavan | I who used to look only at the waist in Khushi |
| Kanna nimirndhuthaan pakkuren | Am now holding my head high to look into her eyes |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbathu aandhaiya polae | Love is like an owl |
| Nightu muzhuvadhum muzhikum | It stays awake all night long |
| Male | |
| Kamban veetu naayai polae | Like the dog at poet Kambar's house |
| Kavidhaiyaa adhu koraikum | It barks in poetic verses |
| Ava thummal azhagudaa | Her sneeze is beautiful, man |
| Pimple azhagudaa | Her pimple is beautiful, man |
| Sombal azhagudaa vasantha mullai | Her laziness is beautiful, spring jasmine |
| Male | |
| { Vasantha mullai polae vanthu | Like a spring jasmine flower coming |
| Asainthu aadum venpuraavae } (2) | Oh swaying white dove |
| Kaalamellam naanariven vaa vaa odi vaa | I shall know for all time, come running, come |
| Vasantha mullai polae vanthu asaindhu aadum venpuraavae | Like a spring jasmine flower coming, swaying white dove |
| Male | |
| …………………………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Nambiyaara pol irundhenae mgra pol maathitaa | I was like villain Nambiar, she turned me into hero MGR |
| Kambi enniyae valandhanae thumbi pidikavae maathitaa | I grew up counting prison bars, she changed me to catch dragonflies |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbadhu kaapiya polae aaripona kasakum | Love is like coffee; if it gets cold, it tastes bitter |
| Kaanju pona molaga bajji cakea polaevae inikum | A dried-up chili bajji tastes sweet like cake |
| Thaadi vachirukum kedi rowdy mugam | A bearded rowdy's face |
| Thedi angela pol theriyudhu maapu | Looks like an angel upon looking closely, my friend! |
| Male | |
| { Vasantha mullai polae vandhu aadidum venpura } (2) | Like a spring jasmine flower, the white dove comes and dances |
| Ullulaayi ullulaayi kozhanthai polae | Deep inside, like a small child |
| Pogo channel paarka vachan kabadi kabadi kabadi kabadi | She made me watch Pogo channel playing kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi |
| Kaadhal scaleil kodu pottu aada vachan | She drew a line on love's scale and made me play |
| Male | |
| Aathaa .. aa manam baanaa kaathaadiyaa parakudhae… | Oh mother! My heart flies like a fighter kite... |
| Aathaa .. aa thinam goli soda polae kannu pongudhae … ae ae | Oh mother! Every day my eyes overflow like goli soda... |
{ வசந்த முல்லை
போலே வந்து ஆடிடும்
வெண் புறா } (2)
உல்லுலாயீ உல்லுலாயீ
கொழந்தை போல போகோ
சேனல் பார்க்க வெச்சான்
கபடி கபடி கபடி கபடி காதல்
ஸ்கேலில் கோடு போட்டு
ஆட வெச்சான்
Like a spring jasmine flower, the white dove comes and dances
Deep inside, like a small child
She made me watch Pogo channel playing kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi
She drew a line on love's scale and made me play
ஆத்தா மனம்
பானா காத்தாடியா
பறக்குதே ஆத்தா தெனம்
கோலி சோடா போல
கண்ணு பொங்குதே
ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே
Oh mother! My heart flies like a fighter kite...
Oh mother! Every day my eyes overflow like goli soda
Hey hey hey hey
அப்போ கானா
தான் புடிக்குமே இப்போ
மெலடியும் புடிக்குதே
குஷி இடுப்ப மட்டும்
பார்த்தவன் கண்ண நிமிர்ந்து
தான் பாக்குறேன்
Back then I only liked Gana songs
Now I like melodious songs too
I who used to look only at the waist in Khushi
Am now holding my head high to look into her eyes
காதல் என்பது
ஆந்தைய போலே நைட்டு
முழுவதும் முழிக்கும்
Love is like an owl
It stays awake all night long
கம்பன் வீட்டு
நாயை போலே கவிதையா
அது கொரைக்கும் அவ தும்மல்
அழகுடா பிம்பில் அழகுடா
சோம்பல் அழகுடா வசந்த முல்லை
Like the dog at poet Kambar's house
It barks in poetic verses
Her sneeze is beautiful, man
Her pimple is beautiful, man
Her laziness is beautiful, spring jasmine
{ வசந்த முல்லை
போலே வந்து அசைந்து
ஆடும் வெண் புறாவே } (2)
காலமெல்லாம் நானறிவேன்
வா வா ஓடிவா வசந்த முல்லை
போலே வந்து அசைந்து ஆடும்
வெண் புறாவே
Like a spring jasmine flower coming
Oh swaying white dove
I shall know for all time, come running, come
Like a spring jasmine flower coming, swaying white dove
................................
...
நம்பியார போல்
இருந்தேனே எம்.ஜி.ஆர
போல் மாத்திட்டா கம்பி
எண்ணியே வளந்தேனே
தும்பி பிடிக்கவே மாத்திட்டா
I was like villain Nambiar, she turned me into hero MGR
I grew up counting prison bars, she changed me to catch dragonflies
காதல் என்பது
காபியை போலே ஆறி
போனா கசக்கும் காஞ்சி
போன மொளகா பஜ்ஜி
கேக்க போலவே இனிக்கும்
தாடி வெச்சிருக்கும் கேடி
ரவுடி முகம் தேடி ஏஞ்சல
போல் தெரியுது மாப்பு
Love is like coffee; if it gets cold, it tastes bitter
A dried-up chili bajji tastes sweet like cake
A bearded rowdy's face
Looks like an angel upon looking closely, my friend!
{ வசந்த முல்லை
போலே வந்து ஆடிடும்
வெண் புறா } (2)
உல்லுலாயீ உல்லுலாயீ
கொழந்தை போல போகோ
சேனல் பார்க்க வெச்சான்
கபடி கபடி கபடி கபடி காதல்
ஸ்கேலில் கோடு போட்டு
ஆட வெச்சான்
Like a spring jasmine flower, the white dove comes and dances
Deep inside, like a small child
She made me watch Pogo channel playing kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi
She drew a line on love's scale and made me play
ஆத்தா மனம்
பானா காத்தாடியா
பறக்குதே ஆத்தா தெனம்
கோலி சோடா போல
கண்ணு பொங்குதே.......
Oh mother! My heart flies like a fighter kite...
Oh mother! Every day my eyes overflow like goli soda...
{ Vasantha mullai polae vandhu aadidum venpura } (2)
Like a spring jasmine flower, the white dove comes and dances
Ullulaayi ullulaayi kozhanthai polae
Deep inside, like a small child
Pogo channel paarka vachan kabadi kabadi kabadi kabadi
She made me watch Pogo channel playing kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi
Kaadhal scaleil kodu pottu aada vachan
She drew a line on love's scale and made me play
Aathaa .. aa manam baanaa kaathaadiyaa parakudhae …
Oh mother! My heart flies like a fighter kite...
Aathaa .. aa thinam goli soda polae kannu pongudhae
Oh mother! Every day my eyes overflow like goli soda
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
Appo ganaathaan pudikumae
Back then I only liked Gana songs
Ippo melodiyum pudikudhae
Now I like melodious songs too
Khushi idupa matum paarthavan
I who used to look only at the waist in Khushi
Kanna nimirndhuthaan pakkuren
Am now holding my head high to look into her eyes
Kaadhal enbathu aandhaiya polae
Love is like an owl
Nightu muzhuvadhum muzhikum
It stays awake all night long
Kamban veetu naayai polae
Like the dog at poet Kambar's house
Kavidhaiyaa adhu koraikum
It barks in poetic verses
Ava thummal azhagudaa
Her sneeze is beautiful, man
Pimple azhagudaa
Her pimple is beautiful, man
Sombal azhagudaa vasantha mullai
Her laziness is beautiful, spring jasmine
{ Vasantha mullai polae vanthu
Like a spring jasmine flower coming
Asainthu aadum venpuraavae } (2)
Oh swaying white dove
Kaalamellam naanariven vaa vaa odi vaa
I shall know for all time, come running, come
Vasantha mullai polae vanthu asaindhu aadum venpuraavae
Like a spring jasmine flower coming, swaying white dove
………………………………………….
...
Nambiyaara pol irundhenae mgra pol maathitaa
I was like villain Nambiar, she turned me into hero MGR
Kambi enniyae valandhanae thumbi pidikavae maathitaa
I grew up counting prison bars, she changed me to catch dragonflies
Kaadhal enbadhu kaapiya polae aaripona kasakum
Love is like coffee; if it gets cold, it tastes bitter
Kaanju pona molaga bajji cakea polaevae inikum
A dried-up chili bajji tastes sweet like cake
Thaadi vachirukum kedi rowdy mugam
A bearded rowdy's face
Thedi angela pol theriyudhu maapu
Looks like an angel upon looking closely, my friend!
{ Vasantha mullai polae vandhu aadidum venpura } (2)
Like a spring jasmine flower, the white dove comes and dances
Ullulaayi ullulaayi kozhanthai polae
Deep inside, like a small child
Pogo channel paarka vachan kabadi kabadi kabadi kabadi
She made me watch Pogo channel playing kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi
Kaadhal scaleil kodu pottu aada vachan
She drew a line on love's scale and made me play
Aathaa .. aa manam baanaa kaathaadiyaa parakudhae…
Oh mother! My heart flies like a fighter kite...
Aathaa .. aa thinam goli soda polae kannu pongudhae … ae ae
Oh mother! Every day my eyes overflow like goli soda...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and energetic song from Pokkiri describes the dramatic and humorous transformation a hardened, street-smart man undergoes after falling in love. He contrasts his past rough attitude with his current softened, smitten state, illustrating how love makes him embrace childlike innocence and look at the world through a new, romantic lens.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vasantha mullai polae vandhu aadidum venpura”
Compares the beloved's gentle arrival and movement to a blooming jasmine flower and a dancing white dove.
Simile (Upamai)
“Aathaa .. aa thinam goli soda polae kannu pongudhae”
Compares the bubbling emotion in the eyes to the fizz bubbling up in a traditional goli soda bottle.
Cultural Allusion & Antithesis
“Nambiyaara pol irundhenae mgra pol maathitaa”
Contrasts the iconic Tamil cinema villain M. N. Nambiar with the heroic M. G. Ramachandran to symbolize his character transformation from bad to good.
Personification & Hyperbole
“Kamban veetu naayai polae Kavidhaiyaa adhu koraikum”
Compares love to a dog in classical poet Kambar's house that barks poetic verses instead of normal barking.
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Trivia
The song's hook line and melody pay homage to the classic retro Tamil song 'Vasantha Mullaiyil' sung by T. M. Soundararajan from the 1958 film Sarangadhara, reinterpreted here with modern beats by composer Mani Sharma.
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