Andondru Ponal
From Policekaran Magal · 1962
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Policekaran Magal1962
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aandondru ponaal | As a year passes by |
| Female :Vayadhondru pogum | A year of age also slips away |
| Male :Adharkku munnaale | Before that happens |
| Both :Vaa vaa vaa vaa | Come, come, come, come |
| Male | |
| Aandondru ponaal | As a year passes by |
| Female :Vayadhondru pogum | A year of age also slips away |
| Male :Adharkku munnaale | Before that happens |
| Both :Vaa vaa vaa vaa | Come, come, come, come |
| Female | |
| Azhagudan ilamai | Youth along with beauty |
| Male :Thodarndhu varaadhu | Will not last forever |
| Both :Irukkindra podhae vaa vaa vaa | Come while it is still present, come, come |
| Male | |
| Aandondru ponaal | As a year passes by |
| Female :Vayadhondru pogum | A year of age also slips away |
| Male :Adharkku munnaale | Before that happens |
| Both :Vaa vaa vaa vaa | Come, come, come, come |
| Male | |
| Vaalibam enbadhu thottam | Youth is like a lush garden |
| Vanna malargalin koottam | A vibrant collection of colorful flowers |
| Vaadiya pinnae malaraadhu | Once withered, it will never bloom again |
| Female | |
| Kangalil pongum vellam | The surge of joy welling up in the eyes |
| Kalagala vennum ullam | The heart filled with cheerfulness |
| Adangiya pinnae aadaadhu… | Once subdued, it will dance no more... |
| Male | |
| Vaalibam enbadhu thottam | Youth is like a lush garden |
| Vanna malargalin koottam | A vibrant collection of colorful flowers |
| Vaadiya pinnae malaraadhu | Once withered, it will never bloom again |
| Female | |
| Kangalil pongum vellam | The surge of joy welling up in the eyes |
| Kalagala vennum ullam | The heart filled with cheerfulness |
| Adangiya pinnae aadaadhu… | Once subdued, it will dance no more... |
| Male | |
| Aandondru ponaal | As a year passes by |
| Female :Vayadhondru pogum | A year of age also slips away |
| Male :Adharkku munnaale | Before that happens |
| Both :Vaa vaa vaa vaa | Come, come, come, come |
| Female | |
| Azhagudan ilamai | Youth along with beauty |
| Male :Thodarndhu varaadhu | Will not last forever |
| Both :Irukkindra podhae vaa vaa vaa | Come while it is still present, come, come |
| Female | |
| Ennenna inbam engengu undo | Whatever pleasures exist anywhere |
| Angangu selvom vaa vaa vaa | Let us go there, come, come, come |
| Male | |
| Nilavendra ooril uravendra theril | In the land called the moon, in the chariot called togetherness |
| Thuyil kondu vaazhvom vaa vaa vaa | Let us slumber and live happily, come, come, come |
| Female | |
| Ennenna inbam engengu undo | Whatever pleasures exist anywhere |
| Angangu selvom vaa vaa vaa | Let us go there, come, come, come |
| Male | |
| Nilavendra ooril uravendra theril | In the land called the moon, in the chariot called togetherness |
| Thuyil kondu vaazhvom vaa vaa vaa | Let us slumber and live happily, come, come, come |
| Male | |
| Aandondru ponaal | As a year passes by |
| Female :Vayadhondru pogum | A year of age also slips away |
| Male :Adharkku munnaale | Before that happens |
| Both :Vaa vaa vaa vaa | Come, come, come, come |
| Female | |
| Azhagudan ilamai | Youth along with beauty |
| Male :Thodarndhu varaadhu | Will not last forever |
| Both :Irukkindra podhae vaa vaa vaa | Come while it is still present, come, come |
ஆண்டொன்று போனால்
வயதொன்று போகும்
அதற்கு முன்னாலே
இருவர் :
வா வா வா வா
As a year passes by
A year of age also slips away
Before that happens
Come, come, come, come
ஆண்டொன்று போனால்
வயதொன்று போகும்
அதற்கு முன்னாலே
இருவர் :
வா வா வா வா
As a year passes by
A year of age also slips away
Before that happens
Come, come, come, come
அழகுடன் இளமை
தொடர்ந்து வராது
இருவர் :
இருக்கின்ற போதே வா வா வா
Youth along with beauty
Will not last forever
Come while it is still present, come, come
ஆண்டொன்று போனால்
வயதொன்று போகும்
அதற்கு முன்னாலே
இருவர் :
வா வா வா வா
As a year passes by
A year of age also slips away
Before that happens
Come, come, come, come
....................
Youth is like a lush garden
A vibrant collection of colorful flowers
Once withered, it will never bloom again
{வாலிபம் என்பது தோட்டம்
வண்ண மலர்களின் கூட்டம்
வாடிய பின்னே மலராது
The surge of joy welling up in the eyes
The heart filled with cheerfulness
Once subdued, it will dance no more...
கண்களில் பொங்கும் வெள்ளம்
கலகலவென்னும் உள்ளம்
அடங்கிய பின்னே ஆடாது} (2)
Youth is like a lush garden
A vibrant collection of colorful flowers
Once withered, it will never bloom again
ஆண்டொன்று போனால்
வயதொன்று போகும்
அதற்கு முன்னாலே
இருவர் :
வா வா வா வா
The surge of joy welling up in the eyes
The heart filled with cheerfulness
Once subdued, it will dance no more...
அழகுடன் இளமை
தொடர்ந்து வராது
இருவர் :
இருக்கின்ற போதே வா வா வா
As a year passes by
A year of age also slips away
Before that happens
Come, come, come, come
{என்னென்ன இன்பம்
எங்கெங்கு உண்டோ
அங்கங்கு செல்வோம் வா வா வா
Youth along with beauty
Will not last forever
Come while it is still present, come, come
இரவென்ற ஊரில்
உறவென்ற தேரில்
துயில் கொண்டு வாழ்வோம் வா வா வா} (2)
Whatever pleasures exist anywhere
Let us go there, come, come, come
ஆண்டொன்று போனால்
வயதொன்று போகும்
அதற்கு முன்னாலே
இருவர் :
வா வா வா வா
In the land called the moon, in the chariot called togetherness
Let us slumber and live happily, come, come, come
அழகுடன் இளமை
தொடர்ந்து வராது
இருவர் :
இருக்கின்ற போதே வா வா வா
Whatever pleasures exist anywhere
Let us go there, come, come, come
In the land called the moon, in the chariot called togetherness
Let us slumber and live happily, come, come, come
As a year passes by
A year of age also slips away
Before that happens
Come, come, come, come
Youth along with beauty
Will not last forever
Come while it is still present, come, come
Aandondru ponaal
As a year passes by
Female :Vayadhondru pogum
A year of age also slips away
Male :Adharkku munnaale
Before that happens
Both :Vaa vaa vaa vaa
Come, come, come, come
Aandondru ponaal
As a year passes by
Female :Vayadhondru pogum
A year of age also slips away
Male :Adharkku munnaale
Before that happens
Both :Vaa vaa vaa vaa
Come, come, come, come
Azhagudan ilamai
Youth along with beauty
Male :Thodarndhu varaadhu
Will not last forever
Both :Irukkindra podhae vaa vaa vaa
Come while it is still present, come, come
Aandondru ponaal
As a year passes by
Female :Vayadhondru pogum
A year of age also slips away
Male :Adharkku munnaale
Before that happens
Both :Vaa vaa vaa vaa
Come, come, come, come
Vaalibam enbadhu thottam
Youth is like a lush garden
Vanna malargalin koottam
A vibrant collection of colorful flowers
Vaadiya pinnae malaraadhu
Once withered, it will never bloom again
Kangalil pongum vellam
The surge of joy welling up in the eyes
Kalagala vennum ullam
The heart filled with cheerfulness
Adangiya pinnae aadaadhu…
Once subdued, it will dance no more...
Vaalibam enbadhu thottam
Youth is like a lush garden
Vanna malargalin koottam
A vibrant collection of colorful flowers
Vaadiya pinnae malaraadhu
Once withered, it will never bloom again
Kangalil pongum vellam
The surge of joy welling up in the eyes
Kalagala vennum ullam
The heart filled with cheerfulness
Adangiya pinnae aadaadhu…
Once subdued, it will dance no more...
Aandondru ponaal
As a year passes by
Female :Vayadhondru pogum
A year of age also slips away
Male :Adharkku munnaale
Before that happens
Both :Vaa vaa vaa vaa
Come, come, come, come
Azhagudan ilamai
Youth along with beauty
Male :Thodarndhu varaadhu
Will not last forever
Both :Irukkindra podhae vaa vaa vaa
Come while it is still present, come, come
Ennenna inbam engengu undo
Whatever pleasures exist anywhere
Angangu selvom vaa vaa vaa
Let us go there, come, come, come
Nilavendra ooril uravendra theril
In the land called the moon, in the chariot called togetherness
Thuyil kondu vaazhvom vaa vaa vaa
Let us slumber and live happily, come, come, come
Ennenna inbam engengu undo
Whatever pleasures exist anywhere
Angangu selvom vaa vaa vaa
Let us go there, come, come, come
Nilavendra ooril uravendra theril
In the land called the moon, in the chariot called togetherness
Thuyil kondu vaazhvom vaa vaa vaa
Let us slumber and live happily, come, come, come
Aandondru ponaal
As a year passes by
Female :Vayadhondru pogum
A year of age also slips away
Male :Adharkku munnaale
Before that happens
Both :Vaa vaa vaa vaa
Come, come, come, come
Azhagudan ilamai
Youth along with beauty
Male :Thodarndhu varaadhu
Will not last forever
Both :Irukkindra podhae vaa vaa vaa
Come while it is still present, come, come
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Aandondru Ponaal' is a romantic duet from the 1962 Tamil film 'Policekaran Magal', composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy and written by Kannadasan. Sung playfully by P. B. Sreenivas and S. Janaki, the song serves as a reminder to cherish love and youth while time permits.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)
“Vaalibam enbadhu thottam”
Youth is explicitly equated to a garden full of blooming flowers ('Vaalibam enbadhu thottam / Vanna malargalin koottam') to emphasize its transient nature.
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Both :Vaa vaa vaa vaa”
The urgent repetition of 'Vaa vaa vaa vaa' emphasizes passion and the fleeting nature of time.
Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Vaalibam enbadhu thottam ... Vaadiya pinnae malaraadhu”
The second letter harmony in 'Vaalibam' and 'Vaadiya' enhances the lyrical flow.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Nilavendra ooril uravendra theril”
The initial sound harmony in 'Nilavendra' and 'Uravendra' provides rhythmic sweetness.
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Trivia
'Policekaran Magal' (1962), starring S. A. Ashokan, K. Balaji, and Vijayakumari, features timeless melodies by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy. P. B. Sreenivas and S. Janaki formed one of the most beloved playback duos of the 1960s, capturing the playful intimacy of Kannadasan's philosophy on time and romance.
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