Ilaiyaraaja & S Janaki – Pagal Nilavu: Poomalaiye Thol Serava Lyrics in English (Translation)

Poomalaiye Thol Serava
O garland of flowers, shall you rest on my shoulders

Poo Maalaiye
O flower garland

Yengum Iru Thol Thol Sera Vaa
Come, let your fragrance settle on these waiting shoulders

Yengum Iru Ilaiya Manathu
Two youthful hearts

Ilaiya Manathu
Tender, unaged hearts

Inaiyum Pozhuthu… Inaiyum Pozhuthu
At the moment they unite… when they become one

Ilaiya Manathu…
Young hearts…

Dheemthana… Dheemthana

Inaiyum Pozhuthu…
At the moment of union…

Dheemthana… Dheemthana

Poojai Maniyosai
The sound of temple bells

Poovai Manathaasai
And a heart scented with flowers

Pudhidha Thor Ulagile Parandhathe
Soar together into a brand-new world

Poomalaaye
O flower garland

Yengum Iru Thol Thol Seravaa
Come and rest on these longing shoulders

Vaasam Varum Poo
A flower that breathes fragrance

Naan Unai Ninaikkaadha Naal Illaiye
There isn’t a day I don’t think of you

Theninai Theendaadha Poo Illaiye
No flower exists untouched by honey

Naan Unai Ninaikkaadha Naal Illaiye
Never a day without you in my thoughts

Ennai Unagenru Kodutthen
I gave myself to you completely

Theninai Theendaadha Poo Illaiye
No blossom escapes sweetness

Yengum Ilam Kaadhal Mayil Naan
I am the young peacock of love, dancing everywhere

Then Thuli Poovaayil
Honey drops upon tender lips

Poovizhi Maan Saayal
Flower-eyes with a deer’s gentle gaze

Kanni Ezhudhum Vannam Muzhudhum
Every color drawn by a maiden

Vandu Thazhuvum Jenmam Muzhudhum
A lifetime embraced by humming bees

Naalum Piriyamal Kaalam Theriyamal
Never parting, unaware of time

Kalaiyellam Pazhaguvoam Anudhinam
Let us practice every art of love, day after day

Poomalaaye
O flower garland

Yengum Iru Thol Thol Seravaa
Come and belong on these shoulders

Vaasam Varum Poo
Fragrant flower

Kodaidai Vaadaadha Kovil Pura
A temple dove that never withers in summer

Kaamanai Kaanamal Kaanum Kana
A dream that sees love without seeing Cupid

Ravil Thoongaadha Yeng…
A longing that doesn’t sleep at night

Naalum Manam Pogum Engo
Each day, the heart wanders somewhere unknown

Vizhiyaagum Moodaadhu
Eyes refuse to close

Vidindhida Koodaadhu
Dawn must not arrive

Kanni Idhayam Endrum Uthayam
A maiden’s heart is always sunrise

Indru Theriyum Inbam Puriyum
Today, joy reveals itself clearly

Kaatru Sudhi Meetta
The wind strikes its rhythm

Thaalam Nadhi Koota
The river joins the beat

Kanavugal Ethirvarum Anubavam
Dreams arrive face to face, becoming experience

Poomalaaye Yengum Iru Thol Thol Seravaa
O flower garland, come rest on these shoulders

Vaasam Varum Poo
Blossom of fragrance

Yengum Iru Ilaiya Manathu
Two youthful hearts

Ilaiya Manathu
Tender hearts

Inaiyum Pozhuthu
At the moment they unite

Poojai Maniyosai
Temple bells resound

Poovai Manathaasai
Floral desires bloom

Pudhidha Thor Ulagile Parandhathe
And we fly into a new world

Poomalaaye
O flower garland

Yengum Iru Thol Thol Seravaa
Come… rest upon my shoulders