Avan Porukku Ponaan
From Vazhkai Vazhvatharke · 1964
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Vazhkai Vazhvatharke1964
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Haa..aaa…aaa… | Haa..aaa...aaa... |
| Avan porukku ponaan | He went to war, |
| Naan porkalam aanen | I became the battlefield. |
| Avan porukku ponaan | He went to war, |
| Naan porkalam aanen | I became the battlefield. |
| Avan vel kondu sendraan | He went carrying a spear, |
| Naan vizhigalai izhandhen | I lost my vision. |
| Avan porukku ponaan | He went to war, |
| Naan porkalam aanen | I became the battlefield. |
| Avan vel kondu sendraan | He went carrying a spear, |
| Naan vizhigalai izhandhen | I lost my vision. |
| Avan porukku ponaan | He went to war, |
| Naan porkalam aanen | I became the battlefield. |
| Female | |
| Avan kaavalan endraan | He claimed to be my protector, |
| Naan kaavalai izhandhen | I lost my protection. |
| Avan kaavalan endraan | He claimed to be my protector, |
| Naan kaavalai izhandhen | I lost my protection. |
| Avan paavalan endraan | He said he was a poet, |
| Naan paadalai marandhen | I forgot my song. |
| Female | |
| Avan thaerum vaaradhoo | Will his chariot not arrive? |
| Oru saedhi solladhadhoo | Will it not bring some news? |
| Avan thaerum vaaradhoo | Will his chariot not arrive? |
| Oru saedhi solladhadhoo | Will it not bring some news? |
| Avan thozhum vaaradhoo | Will his arms/companion not come? |
| Oru thoodhu solladhadhoo | Will it not convey a message? |
| Female | |
| Avan porukku ponaan | He went to war, |
| Naan porkalam aanen | I became the battlefield. |
| Avan vel kondu sendraan | He went carrying a spear, |
| Naan vizhigalai izhandhen | I lost my vision. |
| Avan porukku ponaan | He went to war, |
| Naan porkalam aanen | I became the battlefield. |
| Female | |
| Enai aadaiyil kandaan | He saw me in fine attire, |
| Paavadaiyil kandaan | He saw me in a skirt, |
| Manamaedaiyai marandhaan | He forgot the wedding dais, |
| Poovaadaiyai marandhaan | He forgot the fragrant flower breeze. |
| Female | |
| En manam arivaanoo | Will he understand my heart? |
| Thirumalar koduppaano | Will he give me the auspicious wedding garland? |
| Avan kann thirappaanoo | Will he open his eyes? |
| Iru kai koduppaanoo | Will he hold out both his hands to me? |
| En manam arivaanoo | Will he understand my heart? |
| Thirumalar koduppaano | Will he give me the auspicious wedding garland? |
| Avan kann thirappaanoo | Will he open his eyes? |
| Iru kai koduppaanoo | Will he hold out both his hands to me? |
| Avan kann thirappaanoo | Will he open his eyes? |
| Iru kai koduppaanoo | Will he hold out both his hands to me? |
ஹா....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ....
அவன் போருக்கு போனான்
நான் போர்க்களம் ஆனேன்
அவன் போருக்கு போனான்
நான் போர்க்களம் ஆனேன்
அவன் வேல் கொண்டு சென்றான்
நான் விழிகளை இழந்தேன்
அவன் போருக்கு போனான்
நான் போர்க்களம் ஆனேன்
அவன் வேல் கொண்டு சென்றான்
நான் விழிகளை இழந்தேன்
அவன் போருக்கு போனான்
நான் போர்க்களம் ஆனேன்
Haa..aaa...aaa...
He went to war,
I became the battlefield.
He went to war,
I became the battlefield.
He went carrying a spear,
I lost my vision.
He went to war,
I became the battlefield.
He went carrying a spear,
I lost my vision.
He went to war,
I became the battlefield.
அவன் காவலன் என்றான்
நான் காவலை இழந்தேன்
அவன் காவலன் என்றான்
நான் காவலை இழந்தேன்
அவன் பாவலன் என்றான்
நான் பாடலை இழந்தேன்
He claimed to be my protector,
I lost my protection.
He claimed to be my protector,
I lost my protection.
He said he was a poet,
I forgot my song.
அவன் தேரும் வராதோ
ஒரு சேதி சொல்லாதோ
அவன் தேரும் வராதோ
ஒரு சேதி சொல்லாதோ
அவன் தோளும் வராதோ
ஒரு தூது சொல்லாதோ
Will his chariot not arrive?
Will it not bring some news?
Will his chariot not arrive?
Will it not bring some news?
Will his arms/companion not come?
Will it not convey a message?
அவன் போருக்கு போனான்
நான் போர்க்களம் ஆனேன்
அவன் வேல் கொண்டு சென்றான்
நான் விழிகளை இழந்தேன்
அவன் போருக்கு போனான்
நான் போர்க்களம் ஆனேன்
He went to war,
I became the battlefield.
He went carrying a spear,
I lost my vision.
He went to war,
I became the battlefield.
எனை ஆடையில் கண்டான்
பாவாடையில் கண்டான்
மணமேடையை மறந்தான்
பூவாடையை மறந்தான்
He saw me in fine attire,
He saw me in a skirt,
He forgot the wedding dais,
He forgot the fragrant flower breeze.
என் மனம் அறிவானோ
திருமலர் கொடுப்பானோ
அவன் கண் திறப்பானோ
இரு கைக் கொடுப்பானோ
என் மனம் அறிவானோ
திருமலர் கொடுப்பானோ
அவன் கண் திறப்பானோ
இரு கைக் கொடுப்பானோ
அவன் கண் திறப்பானோ
இரு கைக் கொடுப்பானோ
Will he understand my heart?
Will he give me the auspicious wedding garland?
Will he open his eyes?
Will he hold out both his hands to me?
Will he understand my heart?
Will he give me the auspicious wedding garland?
Will he open his eyes?
Will he hold out both his hands to me?
Will he open his eyes?
Will he hold out both his hands to me?
Haa..aaa…aaa…
Haa..aaa...aaa...
Avan porukku ponaan
He went to war,
Naan porkalam aanen
I became the battlefield.
Avan porukku ponaan
He went to war,
Naan porkalam aanen
I became the battlefield.
Avan vel kondu sendraan
He went carrying a spear,
Naan vizhigalai izhandhen
I lost my vision.
Avan porukku ponaan
He went to war,
Naan porkalam aanen
I became the battlefield.
Avan vel kondu sendraan
He went carrying a spear,
Naan vizhigalai izhandhen
I lost my vision.
Avan porukku ponaan
He went to war,
Naan porkalam aanen
I became the battlefield.
Avan kaavalan endraan
He claimed to be my protector,
Naan kaavalai izhandhen
I lost my protection.
Avan kaavalan endraan
He claimed to be my protector,
Naan kaavalai izhandhen
I lost my protection.
Avan paavalan endraan
He said he was a poet,
Naan paadalai marandhen
I forgot my song.
Avan thaerum vaaradhoo
Will his chariot not arrive?
Oru saedhi solladhadhoo
Will it not bring some news?
Avan thaerum vaaradhoo
Will his chariot not arrive?
Oru saedhi solladhadhoo
Will it not bring some news?
Avan thozhum vaaradhoo
Will his arms/companion not come?
Oru thoodhu solladhadhoo
Will it not convey a message?
Avan porukku ponaan
He went to war,
Naan porkalam aanen
I became the battlefield.
Avan vel kondu sendraan
He went carrying a spear,
Naan vizhigalai izhandhen
I lost my vision.
Avan porukku ponaan
He went to war,
Naan porkalam aanen
I became the battlefield.
Enai aadaiyil kandaan
He saw me in fine attire,
Paavadaiyil kandaan
He saw me in a skirt,
Manamaedaiyai marandhaan
He forgot the wedding dais,
Poovaadaiyai marandhaan
He forgot the fragrant flower breeze.
En manam arivaanoo
Will he understand my heart?
Thirumalar koduppaano
Will he give me the auspicious wedding garland?
Avan kann thirappaanoo
Will he open his eyes?
Iru kai koduppaanoo
Will he hold out both his hands to me?
En manam arivaanoo
Will he understand my heart?
Thirumalar koduppaano
Will he give me the auspicious wedding garland?
Avan kann thirappaanoo
Will he open his eyes?
Iru kai koduppaanoo
Will he hold out both his hands to me?
Avan kann thirappaanoo
Will he open his eyes?
Iru kai koduppaanoo
Will he hold out both his hands to me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Vazhkai Vazhvatharke' (1964) expresses the profound angst and grief of a woman whose beloved has departed for the battlefield. Lyricist Kannadasan draws upon ancient Sangam literary traditions (Akam vs. Puram), contrasting the soldier's outward military expedition with the heroine's intense inner turmoil. While he wields weapons in battle, her own heart and body become a battleground of emotional distress and longing. Throughout the song, she anxiously questions whether his chariot will return with good news or if he will come back to fulfill his promises of love and marriage. Through P. Susheela's expressive vocals and Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy's classical composition, the song captures the agonizing suspense of waiting for a warrior lover to return safely.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Naan porkalam aanen”
The speaker equates her internal distress directly to a battlefield ('Naan porkalam aanen'), emphasizing how war affects the emotionally vulnerable left behind.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Avan kaavalan endraan / Naan kaavalai izhandhen”
Juxtaposes his role as a protector ('kaavalan') against her complete loss of safety and guard ('kaavalai izhandhen').
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Avan kaavalan endraan / Avan paavalan endraan”
Rhyming of second letters across adjacent lines ('kaavalan' / 'paavalan', 'aadaiyil' / 'paavadaiyil').
Monai (Initial Consonance)
“Avan porukku ponaan / Naan porkalam aanen”
Matching initial consonant sounds in 'porukku' and 'porkalam'.
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Trivia
The song draws directly from Sangam poetry themes, specifically blending Akam (interior/love) and Puram (exterior/warfare). Kannadasan's use of classic imagery like 'porkalam' (battlefield), 'vel' (spear), and 'thirumalar' (sacred wedding flowers) evokes classical Tamil literature within a film song structure.
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