P. Susheela and T. M. Soundararajan deliver ‘Poovum Pottum Inge’ from the album Sorkkam Naragam. Lyricist Kannadasan and composer Shankar Ganesh frame love as sacred worship in this classic duet. The singers present devotion through shared identity symbols.
Poovum Pottum Inge
P. Susheela | T. M. Soundararajan • From “Sorkkam Naragam”
What is the meaning of Poovum Pottum Inge Lyrics from Sorkkam Naragam?
Susheela describes her partner as both the flower and the bindi, essential elements of her worship. Soundararajan responds that no other woman exists in his world. Both singers frame loyalty as virtuous deeds, calling separation impossible.
Poovum Pottum IngaeThe flowers and the ‘bindi’ are right here.
En Poojai Deivamum IngaeAnd the deity I worship is here too.
Poovum Pottum IngaeThe flowers and the ‘bindi’ are right here.
En Poojai Deivamum IngaeAnd the deity I worship is here too.
Naan Unnai Pirivathu EngaeHow could I ever part ways with you?
En Kanna Nee Odi VaaMy dear, come running to me.
En Kanna Nee Odi VaaMy dear, come running to me.
Poovum Pottum IngaeThe flowers and the ‘bindi’ are right here.
En Poojai Deivamum IngaeAnd the deity I worship is here too.
Poovum Pottum IngaeThe flowers and the ‘bindi’ are right here.
En Poojai Deivamum IngaeAnd the deity I worship is here too.
Naan Unnai Pirivathu EngaeHow could I ever part ways with you?
En Kanna Nee Odi VaaMy dear, come running to me.
En Kanna Nee Odi VaaMy dear, come running to me.
Moga Koondhalai Alli MudinthaalWhen I gather and tie up my enchanting hair,
Munnae Nirpathu NeethaanaeThe one standing before me is you, isn’t it?
Moodiya Udhattil Panithuli PattaalIf a dewdrop falls on my closed lips,
Vaadai Kaattrum NeethaanaeYou are that cool breeze too, aren’t you?
Moga Koondhalai Alli MudinthaalWhen I gather and tie up my enchanting hair,
Munnae Nirpathu NeethaanaeThe one standing before me is you, isn’t it?
Moodiya Udhattil Panithuli PattaalIf a dewdrop falls on my closed lips,
Vaadai Kaattrum NeethaanaeYou are that cool breeze too, aren’t you?
Thottu Thazhuvi Tholgal IrandilTouching and embracing these two shoulders,
Thottil Pottaaval NeedhaanaeYou are the one who swayed the cradle, aren’t you?
Thottu Thazhuvi Tholgal IrandilTouching and embracing these two shoulders,
Thottil Pottaaval NeedhaanaeYou are the one who swayed the cradle, aren’t you?
Thodara Thodara SugamaayirukkumAs it continues endlessly, it becomes so sweet.
Thodar Kadhai Sonnaval NeedhaanaeYou are the one who told this never-ending story.
Thodara Thodara SugamaayirukkumAs it continues endlessly, it becomes so sweet.
Thodar Kadhai Sonnaval NeedhaanaeYou are the one who told this never-ending story.
Poovum Pottum IngaeThe flowers and the ‘bindi’ are right here.
En Poojai Deivamum IngaeAnd the deity I worship is here too.
Naan Unnai Pirivathu EngaeHow could I ever part ways with you?
En Kanna Nee Odi VaaMy dear, come running to me.
En Kanna Nee Odi VaaMy dear, come running to me.
Kayiththu Kattil MalaeyyirunthuSitting upon the woven rope cot,
Kaalai Pidippathu PunniyamaeMassaging your legs is truly a blessing.
Kaalai Podikkum Katti KarumbinOf my sweet beloved, like a piece of sugarcane,
Kaiyil Pidippathu PunniyamaeHolding his hand is truly a blessing.
Kayiththu Kattil MalaeyyirunthuSitting upon the woven rope cot,
Kaalai Pidippathu PunniyamaeMassaging your legs is truly a blessing.
Kaalai Podikkum Katti KarumbinOf my sweet beloved, like a piece of sugarcane,
Kaiyil Pidippathu PunniyamaeHolding his hand is truly a blessing.
Ennai Thavira Innoru MugaththaiTo visualize no other face but mine,
Ennaathiruppathum PunniyamaeIs a virtue in itself.
Ennai Thavira Innoru MugaththaiTo visualize no other face but mine,
Ennaathiruppathum PunniyamaeIs a virtue in itself.
Innoru Pennum Ulagam MuzhuthumFor no other woman to even exist in this world,
Illaathirupathum PunniyamaeThat absolute absence is also a virtue.
Innoru Pennum Ulagam MuzhuthumFor no other woman to even exist in this world,
Illaathirupathum PunniyamaeThat absolute absence is also a virtue.
Poovum Pottum IngaeThe flowers and the ‘bindi’ are right here.
En Poojai Deivamum IngaeAnd the deity I worship is here too.
Naan Unnai Pirivathu EngaeHow could I ever part ways with you?
En Kanna Nee Odi VaaMy dear, come running to me.
En Kanna Nee Odi VaaMy dear, come running to me.
Poovum Pottum IngaeThe flowers and the ‘bindi’ are right here.
En Poojai Deivamum IngaeAnd the deity I worship is here too.
Naan Unnai Pirivathu EngaeHow could I ever part ways with you?
En Kanna Nee Odi VaaMy dear, come running to me.
En Kanna Nee Odi VaaMy dear, come running to me.
Poovum Pottum Inge Music Video
Kannadasan’s Tamil lyrics meaning treats love as total belonging, where partners erase all alternatives. Shankar Ganesh’s composition reinforces this union through balanced vocal exchanges. The Sorkkam Naragam track defines mutual devotion as life’s sole focus.