Onakkaga Poranthene
From Pannaiyarum Padminiyum · 2014
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Details
- Pannaiyarum Padminiyum2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Onakkaga poranthenae | I was born just for you |
| Enathazhagaa… | My handsome one... |
| Piriyaama irupenae pagal iravaa} (2) | I will remain inseparable, day and night |
| Female | |
| Unakku vaakkapattu | Having been wedded to you |
| Varusanga pona enna | So what if years have passed? |
| Pogaadhu unnoda paasam | Your love for me will never fade |
| En uchi mudhal paadham varai | From the crown of my head to my feet |
| En purusan aatchi | My husband holds complete rule |
| Oor thekkaalathaan nikku | Standing on the southern side of the village |
| Andha muthaalamman saatchi.. | That goddess Muthalamman is our witness.. |
| Male | |
| Enakkaga poranthayae | You were born just for me |
| Enathazhagi.. | My beautiful one.. |
| Irupenae manasellaam unnai ezhudhi.. | I will exist with your name written all over my heart.. |
| Female | |
| Oruvaati ena | If you don't even once |
| Urasaati una | Snuggle up close to me |
| Uruthum panjana methaiyum | Even a soft cotton bed feels like thorns |
| Raathiri poothiri yethura velayila.. | At night when the lamp wick is lit.. |
| Male | |
| Karuvaatu paana | Like a pot of dried fish |
| Kedachaaka poona | When a cat happens to find it |
| Vidumaa solladi sundhari | Will it leave it alone, tell me, beautiful? |
| Nethili vathalu veesura vaadayila.. | In the breeze wafting the aroma of dried anchovies.. |
| Female | |
| Poovaatam otkaandhu | Sitting gently like a tender flower |
| Maavaatum neramthaan | During the time you grind the batter |
| Un kaiyya neetaadha | Don't stretch out your hand fully |
| Mundhaanai oramdhaan | Just offer the corner of your saree pallu |
| Male | |
| Poovaada thookaadhaa | Doesn't the fragrance of flowers rise? |
| Boopalam thaakkaadhaa.. | Doesn't the morning melody touch our souls?.. |
| Male | |
| Nee muthipona kathiriya | Are you an overripe eggplant |
| Puthampudhu pinji… | Or a tender young shoot?… |
| Female :Naan mundhaanaalu aalaanadhaa | Female: Did I become a woman just the day before yesterday? |
| Ennudhu un nenju… | My heart belongs to you… |
| Female | |
| Onakkaga poranthenae | I was born just for you |
| Enathazhagaa… | My handsome one… |
| Female & Male :Piriyaama irupenae | Female & Male: I will remain inseparable |
| Pagal iravaa… | Day and night… |
{ உனக்காக
பொறந்தேனே எனதழகா
பிரியாம இருப்பேனே
பகல் இரவா } (2)
I was born just for you
My handsome one...
I will remain inseparable, day and night
உனக்கு
வாக்கப்பட்டு வருஷங்க
போனா என்ன போகாது
உன்னோட பாசம் என்
உச்சி முதல் பாதம் வரை
என் புருஷன் ஆட்சி ஊர்
தெக்காலத்தான் நிக்கு அந்த
முத்தாலம்மன் சாட்சி
Having been wedded to you
So what if years have passed?
Your love for me will never fade
From the crown of my head to my feet
My husband holds complete rule
Standing on the southern side of the village
That goddess Muthalamman is our witness..
எனக்காக
பொறந்தாயே எனதழகி
இருப்பேனே மனசெல்லாம்
உன்னை எழுதி
You were born just for me
My beautiful one..
I will exist with your name written all over my heart..
ஒருவாட்டி
என உரசாட்டி உன்ன
உறுத்தும் பஞ்சணை
மெத்தையும் ராத்திரி
பூத்திரி ஏத்துற வேளையில
If you don't even once
Snuggle up close to me
Even a soft cotton bed feels like thorns
At night when the lamp wick is lit..
கருவாட்டு பான
கெடச்சாக்க பூன விடுமா
சொல்லடி சுந்தரி நெத்திலி
வத்தலு வீசுற வாடையில
Like a pot of dried fish
When a cat happens to find it
Will it leave it alone, tell me, beautiful?
In the breeze wafting the aroma of dried anchovies..
பூவாட்டம்
உட்காந்து மாவாட்டும்
நேரம்தான் உன் கைய
நீட்டாத முந்தானை
ஓரம்தான்
Sitting gently like a tender flower
During the time you grind the batter
Don't stretch out your hand fully
Just offer the corner of your saree pallu
பூவாடை
தூக்காத பூபாளம்
தாக்காத
Doesn't the fragrance of flowers rise?
Doesn't the morning melody touch our souls?..
நீ முத்தி
போன கத்திரியா
புத்தம்புது பிஞ்சி
Are you an overripe eggplant
Or a tender young shoot?…
Female: Did I become a woman just the day before yesterday?
My heart belongs to you…
நான் முந்தாநாளு
ஆளானதா என்னுது உன்
நெஞ்சு
I was born just for you
My handsome one…
Female & Male: I will remain inseparable
Day and night…
உனக்காக
பொறந்தேனே எனதழகா
ஆண் & பெண் :
பிரியாம
இருப்பேனே பகல் இரவா
ஆண் & பெண் :
உனக்கு
வாக்கப்பட்டு வருஷங்க
போனா என்ன போகாது
உன்னோட பாசம் என்
உச்சி முதல் பாதம் வரை
என் புருஷன் ஆட்சி ஊர்
தெக்காலத்தான் நிக்கு அந்த
முத்தாலம்மன் சாட்சி
{Onakkaga poranthenae
I was born just for you
Enathazhagaa…
My handsome one...
Piriyaama irupenae pagal iravaa} (2)
I will remain inseparable, day and night
Unakku vaakkapattu
Having been wedded to you
Varusanga pona enna
So what if years have passed?
Pogaadhu unnoda paasam
Your love for me will never fade
En uchi mudhal paadham varai
From the crown of my head to my feet
En purusan aatchi
My husband holds complete rule
Oor thekkaalathaan nikku
Standing on the southern side of the village
Andha muthaalamman saatchi..
That goddess Muthalamman is our witness..
Enakkaga poranthayae
You were born just for me
Enathazhagi..
My beautiful one..
Irupenae manasellaam unnai ezhudhi..
I will exist with your name written all over my heart..
Oruvaati ena
If you don't even once
Urasaati una
Snuggle up close to me
Uruthum panjana methaiyum
Even a soft cotton bed feels like thorns
Raathiri poothiri yethura velayila..
At night when the lamp wick is lit..
Karuvaatu paana
Like a pot of dried fish
Kedachaaka poona
When a cat happens to find it
Vidumaa solladi sundhari
Will it leave it alone, tell me, beautiful?
Nethili vathalu veesura vaadayila..
In the breeze wafting the aroma of dried anchovies..
Poovaatam otkaandhu
Sitting gently like a tender flower
Maavaatum neramthaan
During the time you grind the batter
Un kaiyya neetaadha
Don't stretch out your hand fully
Mundhaanai oramdhaan
Just offer the corner of your saree pallu
Poovaada thookaadhaa
Doesn't the fragrance of flowers rise?
Boopalam thaakkaadhaa..
Doesn't the morning melody touch our souls?..
Nee muthipona kathiriya
Are you an overripe eggplant
Puthampudhu pinji…
Or a tender young shoot?…
Female :Naan mundhaanaalu aalaanadhaa
Female: Did I become a woman just the day before yesterday?
Ennudhu un nenju…
My heart belongs to you…
Onakkaga poranthenae
I was born just for you
Enathazhagaa…
My handsome one…
Female & Male :Piriyaama irupenae
Female & Male: I will remain inseparable
Pagal iravaa…
Day and night…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Onakkaga Poranthenae' is a soulful and evocative folk melody from the movie 'Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'. The song beautifully portrays the timeless, enduring romance between a long-married village couple. It celebrates how true love does not wither with age, blending deep emotional devotion with playful romantic banter set against rural domestic life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Oruvaati ena / Urasaati una”
The second consonant sound 'ru' (ரு) rhymes across both lines ('Oruvaati' and 'Urasaati').
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Karuvaatu paana / Kedachaaka poona”
The lines end with rhyming words 'paana' and 'poona', creating a pleasing rhythmic cadence.
Simile (Upamai)
“Karuvaatu paana kedachaaka poona vidumaa”
The husband's affectionate longing is humorously compared to a cat finding a pot of dried fish and being unable to leave it alone.
Simile (Upamai)
“Poovaatam otkaandhu”
The wife sitting down to grind batter is compared to the delicacy and beauty of a flower ('Poovaatam').
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Trivia
Although the prompt context lists details as unknown/Vaali, 'Onakkaga Poranthenae' was composed by Justin Prabhakaran for his debut film 'Pannaiyarum Padminiyum' (2014) and sung by Balram and Sandhya (with lyrics penned by Justin Prabhakaran). The song gained immense popularity for visually portraying the innocent, lifelong romance of an elderly couple (played by Jayaprakash and Thulasi) rather than a young lead pair.
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