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Nikkira Pozhuduthan Pogapothey

From Kazhuvethi Moorkkan · 2023

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
J. P. Veeramani
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Kazhuvethi Moorkkan
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
23 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nikkira poluthu thaan poga pothae
Nikkira poluthu thaan poga pothae
Un ponnu theru thaan saaya pothae
Nikkira poluthu thaan poga pothae
Enna petha aiyaa
Un ponnu theru thaan saaya pothae
Aiyaa unakku sadangu nadakka pothae
Sadangu nadakka pothae
Enna petha paasakkara aiyaa
Un thanga theru thaan saaya pothae
Aiyaa unakku vella vilakkeriyum
vella vilakkeriyum
Enna petha paasakkara aiyaa
Unna sumakka meloru kappal varum
Melooru kappal yeri
Nee vegu dhoorama povadhenna
Unna kallula kappal senjae
Unna kallula kappal senjae
Enna petha paasakkara aiyaa
Unna kadalula than vittom nanga
Unna kallula kappal senjae
Unna kadalula than vittom nanga
Kadalula vitta kappal
Karaiya vandhu servadheppom
Nikkum marathula kappal senjae
Nikkum marathula kappal senjae
Enna petha aiyaa
Unna naduvula vittom nanga
Unna naduvula vitta kappal
Ettadha kovilukkae ettadh kovilukkae
Yaeni vechithaan deepam ittom
Andha ettula oru deivam
Unakku edhira vandhu nikkaliyae
Pathaadha kovilukku
Padi vechi deepam ittom
Andha pathula oru deivam
Unakku pakka thunai nikkaliyae
Kaagam sarinjirundha kaagam sarinjirundha
Kaagamellaam koochal idum
Enga sana thalaivan sarinja pinnae
Yaar idathae solli azha
The sun that stood tall is now fading away,
The sun that stood tall is now fading away,
Is your golden street sinking in sorrow?
The sun that stood tall is now fading away,
Oh father who raised me,
Is your golden street sinking in sorrow?
Father, your final rites are about to begin,
Your final rites are about to begin,
Oh loving father who raised me,
Is your golden street sinking in sorrow?
Father, white lamps are burning for you,
White lamps are burning,
Oh loving father who raised me,
A ship from the world above will come to carry you,
Boarding that heavenly ship,
Why are you journeying so far away?
We made a ship of stone for you,
We made a ship of stone for you,
Oh loving father who raised me,
And set you adrift upon the sea,
We made a ship of stone for you,
And set you adrift upon the sea,
When will a ship cast into the sea
Ever return to the shore?
We made a ship from a living tree,
We made a ship from a living tree,
Oh father who raised me,
And left you stranded in the deep waters,
The ship we left in the middle of the waters,
At the unreachable temple, at the unreachable temple,
We placed a ladder and lit a lamp,
Yet not one god among those eight
Came forward to stand before you,
At the temple far out of reach,
We laid down steps and lit a lamp,
Yet not one god among those ten
Stood by your side to protect you,
If a crow falls, if a crow falls,
All the crows will cry out together,
Now that the leader of our people has fallen,
To whom can we turn to weep and mourn?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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