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Naan Polladhavan

From Polladhavan (1980 Film) · 1980

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Polladhavan (1980 Film)
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
11 Jan 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Naan pollaadhavan
Poi sollaadhavan
Naan pollaadhavan
Poi sollaadhavan
En nenjathil vanjangal illadhavan
Veen vambukkum sandaikkum sellaadhavan
En nenjathil vanjangal illadhavan
Veen vambukkum sandaikkum sellaadhavan
Kai katti vaaimoodi yaar munnum naan nindru
Aadhaayam thedathavan
Andha aagaayam pol vaazhbhavan hmm aa
Vaanathil vallooru vandhaalae
Kozhikkum veerathai kandenadi
Vaanathil vallooru vandhaalae
Kozhikkum veerathai kandenadi
Gnanaththai baadhikkum
Maanaththai sodhiththaal
Naan enna seithenadi
Naannundu veedundu
Nadundu vazhvundu
Endraethaan vaazhthenadi
Naalaaga naalaaga
Thaalaadha kobaththil
Naan venghai anaenadi
Naan pollaadhavan
Poi sollaadhavan
En nenjathil vanjangal illadhavan
Veen vambukkum sandaikkum sellaadhavan
Kai katti vaaimoodi yaar munnum naan nindru
Aadhaayam thedathavan
Andha aagaayam pol vaazhbhavan hmm aa
Ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pah
Ra pa pa pa pa pa ahae ah ah ahaan aa
………………………..
Neeyenna naanyenna
Nijam enna poi yenna
Sandharppam perithammadi
Yedhyedho nadakkattum
Engeyo kidakkattum
Enakkenna unakkennadi
Ellaamum irundhaalum
Nallorai madhipporgal
Ulagaththil kidaiyaadhadi
Inbangal thunbangal samamaaga uruvaaga
Idhu pola aanenadi
Naan pollaadhavan
Poi sollaadhavan
En nenjathil vanjangal illadhavan
Veen vambukkum sandaikkum sellaadhavan
Kai katti vaaimoodi yaar munnum naan nindru
Aadhaayam thedathavan
Andha aagaayam pol vaazhbhavan
Tan dan da da da da dah pipari pipari pipari
Pah pah pa pa pa pa pah pipari pipar ahaeah
Mmm-mmm-mmm...
I am a tough man,
yet I never tell a lie.
I am a tough man,
yet I never tell a lie.
With no deceit in my heart,
I never look for pointless trouble or fights.
With no deceit in my heart,
I never look for pointless trouble or fights.
I never stand before anyone with folded hands and a silenced mouth,
seeking selfish gain.
I live free, just like the open sky, mmm-aa.
When a hawk swoops from the sky,
I have seen even a hen turn brave, my girl.
When a hawk swoops from the sky,
I have seen even a hen turn brave, my girl.
If someone attacks my good sense
and puts my honor to the test,
what else can I do, my girl?
Keeping to myself and my home,
to my land and my own life,
that is how I lived, my girl.
As the days went by,
driven by unbearable anger,
I turned into a tiger, my girl.
I am a tough man,
yet I never tell a lie.
With no deceit in my heart,
I never look for pointless trouble or fights.
I never stand before anyone with folded hands and a silenced mouth,
seeking selfish gain.
I live free, just like the open sky, mmm-aa.
Ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pa
Ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pa, ahey aa aa ahaan aa
...
What are you? What am I?
What is real? What is a lie?
Circumstance is greater than all, my girl.
Let whatever happens, happen;
let things lie wherever they fall;
why should it bother you or me, my girl?
No matter what one has,
people who respect good souls
do not exist in this world, my girl.
To face both joy and sorrow with an equal mind,
I became like this, my girl.
I am a tough man,
yet I never tell a lie.
With no deceit in my heart,
I never look for pointless trouble or fights.
I never stand before anyone with folded hands and a silenced mouth,
seeking selfish gain.
I live free, just like the open sky.
Dan dan da da da da da dah pipari pipari pipari
Bah bah ba ba ba ba ba bah pipari pipari ahey
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Naan Pollaadhavan from the 1980 film Polladhavan is a heroic self-declaration sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam for Rajinikanth, composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan. The hero proclaims that he is inherently a truthful, peaceful person who does not seek conflict or grovel for personal gain. However, when his self-respect is tested and pushed beyond limits, he is forced to rise up aggressively, drawing an analogy to how even a harmless hen displays fierce courage when attacked by a predator.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Andha aagaayam pol vaazhbhavan hmm aa”

Compares living freely without malice to the vastness of the sky ('Andha aagaayam pol vaazhbhavan').

Metaphor / Analogy

“Vaanathil vallooru vandhaalae / Kozhikkum veerathai kandenadi”

Uses the image of a hen defending itself against a hawk ('vallooru') as an analogy for how a gentle person turns aggressive when self-respect is attacked.

Metaphor

“Naan venghai anaenadi”

Directly compares the protagonist's transformed angry state to a fierce tiger ('venghai').

Rhyme / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“En nenjathil vanjangal illadhavan”

Consistent terminal rhyming pattern with '-dhavan' suffix ('illadhavan', 'sellaadhavan', 'thedathavan', 'vaazhbhavan').

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Trivia

This iconic track from Muktha Srinivasan's 1980 superhit 'Polladhavan' starring Rajinikanth was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film's title itself became legendary in Tamil cinema, later inspiring the title of Dhanush's acclaimed 2007 action film 'Polladhavan'.

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