Hey Honeystream!

Song:Poonthenaruvi
Movie: Oru Penninte Katha (1971)
Singer: Susheela P
Music: Devarajan
Lyrics: Vayalar
Year: 1971
Language: Malayalam

"Poonthenaruvi ponmudi puzhayude anujathi
Namukkore prayam namukkore moham
Namukkore daham

Oru thazhavaryil janichu nammal
Oru poonthanalil valarnnu
Poonilavalakkiya puliyila karayulla
Pudavuyduthu nadannu
Nammal pookal iruthu nadannu
Ormmakal marikumo olangal nilakkumo
Aha..ahaha..oho oho..

Poonthenaruvi ponmudi puzhayude anujathi
Namukkore prayam namukkore moham
Namukkore daham

madiyil palunku kilungi
neela mizhikalil kanavu thilangi
kamini manimaril pulakangalunarthunna
kadhakal paranju mayangi
nammal kavithakal padi mayangi
ormmakal marikkumo
olangal nilakkumo

Poonthenaruvi ponmudi puzhayude anujathi
Namukkore prayam namukkore moham
Namukkore daham"

Here's my humble attempt at recreating the magic of these words by Vayalar in English. Hope this attempt, if it doesn't help to create, doesn't destroy either!

"hey honeystream, golden river's little sister
don't we have the same age, the same dreams,
the same thirst?

born in the same valley were we,
brought up in the same leafy shadow;
didn't we walk wearing dark-bordered
dresses washed white like moonlight?
didn't we walk plucking wayside flowers?
do memories die,
do ripples stop?
Aha...ahaha...oho..oho...

hey honeystream, golden river's little sister
don't we have the same age, the same dreams,
the same thirst?

with clinking gold around our waists,
with luminous fancy in our eyes
we'll fill our daydreams
with stories that arouse our senses,
we'll sing songs and fall asleep.
do memories die,
do ripples stop?

hey honeystream, golden river's little sister
don't we have the same age, the same dreams,
the same thirst?"

UPDATE: Jan 08, 2008: Poonthenaruvi video embedded from Youtube: