Nikkira Pozhuduthan Pogapothey
From Kazhuvethi Moorkkan · 2023
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- J. P. Veeramani
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Kazhuvethi Moorkkan2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nikkira poluthu thaan poga pothae | The remaining time of life is passing away, |
| Male | |
| Nikkira poluthu thaan poga pothae | The remaining time of life is passing away, |
| Un ponnu theru thaan saaya pothae | Your golden chariot is about to lean and fall. |
| Male | |
| Nikkira poluthu thaan poga pothae | The remaining time of life is passing away, |
| Enna petha aiyaa | Oh father who gave birth to me, |
| Un ponnu theru thaan saaya pothae | Your golden chariot is about to lean and fall. |
| Male | |
| Aiyaa unakku sadangu nadakka pothae | Oh father, the final rituals are about to take place for you, |
| Sadangu nadakka pothae | The rituals are about to take place. |
| Enna petha paasakkara aiyaa | Oh loving father who gave birth to me, |
| Un thanga theru thaan saaya pothae | Your golden chariot is about to lean and fall. |
| Male | |
| Aiyaa unakku vella vilakkeriyum | Oh father, a white lamp will burn for you, |
| vella vilakkeriyum | A white lamp will burn. |
| Enna petha paasakkara aiyaa | Oh loving father who gave birth to me, |
| Unna sumakka meloru kappal varum | A celestial ship will arrive to carry you away. |
| Melooru kappal yeri | Boarding that heavenly ship, |
| Nee vegu dhoorama povadhenna | Why are you departing so far away? |
| Male | |
| Unna kallula kappal senjae | We fashioned a ship out of stone for you, |
| Unna kallula kappal senjae | We fashioned a ship out of stone for you, |
| Enna petha paasakkara aiyaa | Oh loving father who gave birth to me, |
| Unna kadalula than vittom nanga | We set you afloat into the ocean. |
| Male | |
| Unna kallula kappal senjae | We fashioned a ship out of stone for you, |
| Unna kadalula than vittom nanga | We set you afloat into the ocean. |
| Kadalula vitta kappal | The ship that was cast out into the sea, |
| Karaiya vandhu servadheppom | When will it ever return back to the shore? |
| Male | |
| Nikkum marathula kappal senjae | We made a ship out of a standing tree, |
| Nikkum marathula kappal senjae | We made a ship out of a standing tree, |
| Enna petha aiyaa | Oh father who gave birth to me, |
| Unna naduvula vittom nanga | We left you in the middle of the waters. |
| Unna naduvula vitta kappal | The ship left stranded in the middle of the waters... |
| Male | |
| Ettadha kovilukkae ettadh kovilukkae | For the unreachable temple, for the unreachable temple, |
| Yaeni vechithaan deepam ittom | We placed a ladder and lit a sacred lamp. |
| Andha ettula oru deivam | Yet not a single deity among those eight |
| Unakku edhira vandhu nikkaliyae | Came forward to stand before you and save you. |
| Male | |
| Pathaadha kovilukku | For the unapproachable temple, |
| Padi vechi deepam ittom | We built steps and lit a sacred lamp. |
| Andha pathula oru deivam | Yet not a single deity among those ten |
| Unakku pakka thunai nikkaliyae | Came to stand beside you as a supporting guide. |
| Male | |
| Kaagam sarinjirundha kaagam sarinjirundha | If a single crow falls down, if a crow falls down, |
| Kaagamellaam koochal idum | All the other crows will cry aloud in grief. |
| Enga sana thalaivan sarinja pinnae | Now that our people's beloved leader has fallen, |
| Yaar idathae solli azha | To whom can we go and weep for solace? |
நிக்கிற பொழுதுதான் போகப்போதே
The remaining time of life is passing away,
நிக்கிற பொழுதுதான் போகப்போதே
உன் பொண்ணு தேரு தான் சாயப்போதே
The remaining time of life is passing away,
Your golden chariot is about to lean and fall.
நிக்கிற பொழுதுதான் போகப்போதே
என்ன பெத்த அய்யா
உன் பொண்ணு தேரு தான் சாயப்போதே
The remaining time of life is passing away,
Oh father who gave birth to me,
Your golden chariot is about to lean and fall.
ஐயா உனக்கு சடங்கு நடக்கப்போதே
சடங்கு நடக்கப்போதே
என்ன பெத்த பாசக்கார அய்யா
உன் தங்கத் தேரு தான் சாயப்போதே
Oh father, the final rituals are about to take place for you,
The rituals are about to take place.
Oh loving father who gave birth to me,
Your golden chariot is about to lean and fall.
ஐயா உனக்கு வெள்ள விளக்கெறியும்
வெள்ள விளக்கெறியும்
என்ன பெத்த பாசக்கார அய்யா
உன்ன சுமக்க மேலூரு கப்பல் வரும்
மேலூரு கப்பல் ஏறி
நீ வெகு தூரமா போவதென்ன
Oh father, a white lamp will burn for you,
A white lamp will burn.
Oh loving father who gave birth to me,
A celestial ship will arrive to carry you away.
Boarding that heavenly ship,
Why are you departing so far away?
உன்ன கல்லுல கப்பல் செஞ்சே
உன்ன கல்லுல கப்பல் செஞ்சே
என்ன பெத்த பாசக்கார அய்யா
உன்ன கடலுல தான் விட்டோம் நாங்க
We fashioned a ship out of stone for you,
We fashioned a ship out of stone for you,
Oh loving father who gave birth to me,
We set you afloat into the ocean.
உன்ன கல்லுல கப்பல் செஞ்சே
உன்ன கடலுல விட்டோம் நாங்க
கடலுல விட்ட கப்பல்
கரையில வந்து சேர்வதெப்போம்
We fashioned a ship out of stone for you,
We set you afloat into the ocean.
The ship that was cast out into the sea,
When will it ever return back to the shore?
நிக்கும் மரத்துல கப்பல் செஞ்சே
நிக்கும் மரத்துல கப்பல் செஞ்சே
என்ன பெத்த ஐயா
உன்ன நடுவுல விட்டோம் நாங்க
உன்ன நடுவுல விட்ட கப்பல்
ஐயா நீங்க கரைய வந்துதான் சேர்வதெப்போம்
We made a ship out of a standing tree,
We made a ship out of a standing tree,
Oh father who gave birth to me,
We left you in the middle of the waters.
The ship left stranded in the middle of the waters...
எட்டாத கோவிலுக்கே எட்டாத கோவிலுக்கே
ஏணி வச்சிதான் தீபமிட்டோம்
அந்த எட்டுல ஒரு தெய்வம்
உனக்கு எதிர வந்து நிக்கலியே
For the unreachable temple, for the unreachable temple,
We placed a ladder and lit a sacred lamp.
Yet not a single deity among those eight
Came forward to stand before you and save you.
பத்தாத கோவிலுக்கு
படி வச்சி தீபமிட்டோம்
அந்த பத்துல ஒரு தெய்வம்
உனக்கு பக்க துணை நிக்கலியே
For the unapproachable temple,
We built steps and lit a sacred lamp.
Yet not a single deity among those ten
Came to stand beside you as a supporting guide.
காகம் சரிஞ்சிருந்தா காகம் சரிஞ்சிருந்தா
காகமெல்லாம் கூச்சலிடும்
எங்க சனத் தலைவன் சரிஞ்ச பின்னே
யாரிடத்தே சொல்லி அழ
If a single crow falls down, if a crow falls down,
All the other crows will cry aloud in grief.
Now that our people's beloved leader has fallen,
To whom can we go and weep for solace?
Nikkira poluthu thaan poga pothae
The remaining time of life is passing away,
Nikkira poluthu thaan poga pothae
The remaining time of life is passing away,
Un ponnu theru thaan saaya pothae
Your golden chariot is about to lean and fall.
Nikkira poluthu thaan poga pothae
The remaining time of life is passing away,
Enna petha aiyaa
Oh father who gave birth to me,
Un ponnu theru thaan saaya pothae
Your golden chariot is about to lean and fall.
Aiyaa unakku sadangu nadakka pothae
Oh father, the final rituals are about to take place for you,
Sadangu nadakka pothae
The rituals are about to take place.
Enna petha paasakkara aiyaa
Oh loving father who gave birth to me,
Un thanga theru thaan saaya pothae
Your golden chariot is about to lean and fall.
Aiyaa unakku vella vilakkeriyum
Oh father, a white lamp will burn for you,
vella vilakkeriyum
A white lamp will burn.
Enna petha paasakkara aiyaa
Oh loving father who gave birth to me,
Unna sumakka meloru kappal varum
A celestial ship will arrive to carry you away.
Melooru kappal yeri
Boarding that heavenly ship,
Nee vegu dhoorama povadhenna
Why are you departing so far away?
Unna kallula kappal senjae
We fashioned a ship out of stone for you,
Unna kallula kappal senjae
We fashioned a ship out of stone for you,
Enna petha paasakkara aiyaa
Oh loving father who gave birth to me,
Unna kadalula than vittom nanga
We set you afloat into the ocean.
Unna kallula kappal senjae
We fashioned a ship out of stone for you,
Unna kadalula than vittom nanga
We set you afloat into the ocean.
Kadalula vitta kappal
The ship that was cast out into the sea,
Karaiya vandhu servadheppom
When will it ever return back to the shore?
Nikkum marathula kappal senjae
We made a ship out of a standing tree,
Nikkum marathula kappal senjae
We made a ship out of a standing tree,
Enna petha aiyaa
Oh father who gave birth to me,
Unna naduvula vittom nanga
We left you in the middle of the waters.
Unna naduvula vitta kappal
The ship left stranded in the middle of the waters...
Ettadha kovilukkae ettadh kovilukkae
For the unreachable temple, for the unreachable temple,
Yaeni vechithaan deepam ittom
We placed a ladder and lit a sacred lamp.
Andha ettula oru deivam
Yet not a single deity among those eight
Unakku edhira vandhu nikkaliyae
Came forward to stand before you and save you.
Pathaadha kovilukku
For the unapproachable temple,
Padi vechi deepam ittom
We built steps and lit a sacred lamp.
Andha pathula oru deivam
Yet not a single deity among those ten
Unakku pakka thunai nikkaliyae
Came to stand beside you as a supporting guide.
Kaagam sarinjirundha kaagam sarinjirundha
If a single crow falls down, if a crow falls down,
Kaagamellaam koochal idum
All the other crows will cry aloud in grief.
Enga sana thalaivan sarinja pinnae
Now that our people's beloved leader has fallen,
Yaar idathae solli azha
To whom can we go and weep for solace?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply moving Tamil 'Oppari' (folk funeral elegy) expressing raw grief over the loss of a revered father and community leader. The singer laments the passing of time and the arrival of the final rites, using metaphors like a leaning golden chariot and a ship set adrift in deep waters to represent the journey of the soul into the afterlife and the permanence of death.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Un ponnu theru thaan saaya pothae”
Compares the noble and dignified body/life of the departed father to a grand golden temple chariot ('ponnu theru') leaning over as death takes over.
Allegory / Extended Metaphor
“Kadalula vitta kappal karaiya vandhu servadheppom”
Compares the departed soul to a stone/wooden ship set adrift in the vast ocean, posing the heartbreaking question of when it will ever return to the shore (life).
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ettadha kovilukkae / Pathaadha kovilukku”
Rhyming of the second letter ('t' in Ettadha and 't' / 'th' sound patterns in Pathaadha) across consecutive lyrical stanzas.
Analogy / Uvamai
“Kaagam sarinjirundha... Kaagamellaam koochal idum”
Draws an analogy to nature: when a single crow falls, the entire flock gathers to cry out, contrasting it with the humans left helpless and leaderless with nowhere to turn.
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Trivia
This song belongs to the 2023 Tamil political action drama 'Kazhuvethi Moorkkan', starring Arulnithi. Composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Yuga Bharathi, the track is rendered by folk singer J. P. Veeramani in the traditional Oppari genre, capturing rural mourning practices, traditional metaphors, and grief rituals authentic to Tamil Nadu's cultural heritage.
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