Po Nee Po
From 3(Moonu) · 2012
- Lyricist
- Dhanush
- Singers
- Mohit Chauhan, Anirudh Ravichander
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Details
- 3(Moonu)2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Po nee po | Go, you go |
| Po nee po | Go, you go |
| Thaniyaaga thavikkindren | I am suffering alone |
| Thunai vendam anbae po | I don't need companionship, my love, go |
| Pinamaaga nadakkindren | I am walking like a corpse |
| Uyir vendaam dhooram po | I don't want this life, go far away |
| Male | |
| Thaniyaaga thavikkindren | I am suffering alone |
| Thunai vendam anbae po | I don't need companionship, my love, go |
| Pinamaaga nadakkindren | I am walking like a corpse |
| Uyir vendaam dhooram po | I don't want this life, go far away |
| Male | |
| Unnaalae uyir vaazhkiren | I live only because of you |
| Unakkaaga pennae | For your sake, oh girl |
| Uyir kaadhal nee kaattinaai | You showed me true love |
| Maravenae pennae | I will never forget it, oh girl |
| Ithu varai unnudan vaazhntha en naatkal | The days I lived with you until now |
| Marumurai vaazhthida vazhi illaiyaa | Is there no way to live them once again? |
| Irulilai thediya thedalgal ellaam | All the searches I pursued in the dark |
| Vidiyalai kaanavum vidhi illaiyaa | Is there no destiny for them to see the dawn? |
| Male | |
| Podi po podi poo | Go away girl, go away |
| En kaadhal puriyalaya | Didn't you understand my love? |
| Un nashtam anbae po | It's your loss, my love, go |
| En kanavu kalainthaalum | Even if my dream shattered |
| Nee irunthaai anbae po | You were my dream, my love, go |
| Male | |
| Thaniyaaga thavikkindren | I am suffering alone |
| Thunai vendam anbae po | I don't need companionship, my love, go |
| Pinamaaga nadakkindren | I am walking like a corpse |
| Uyir vendaam dhooram po | I don't want this life, go far away |
போ நீ போ போ
நீ போ தனியாக தவிக்கின்றேன்
துணைவேண்டாம் அன்பே போ
பிணமாக நடக்கின்றேன் உயிா்
வேண்டாம் தூரம் போ
Go, you go
Go, you go
I am suffering alone
I don't need companionship, my love, go
I am walking like a corpse
I don't want this life, go far away
நீ தொட்ட இடமெல்லாம்
எாிகிறது அன்பே போ நான் போகும்
நிமிடங்கள் உனதாகும் அன்பே போ
இது வேண்டாம் அன்பே போ நிஜம்
தேடும் பெண்ணே போ உயிரோடு
விளையாட விதி செய்தாய் அன்பே போ
I am suffering alone
I don't need companionship, my love, go
I am walking like a corpse
I don't want this life, go far away
போ நீ போ போ
நீ போ தனியாக தவிக்கின்றேன்
துணைவேண்டாம் அன்பே போ
பிணமாக நடக்கின்றேன் உயிா்
வேண்டாம் தூரம் போ
I live only because of you
For your sake, oh girl
You showed me true love
I will never forget it, oh girl
The days I lived with you until now
Is there no way to live them once again?
All the searches I pursued in the dark
Is there no destiny for them to see the dawn?
உன்னாலே உயிா்
வாழ்கிறேன் உனக்காக பெண்ணே
உயிா் காதல் நீ காட்டினாய்
மறவேனே பெண்ணே இதுவரை
உன்னுடன் வாழ்ந்த என் நாட்கள்
மறுமுறை வாழ்ந்திட வழி இல்லையா
இருளிளே தேடிய தேடல்கள் எல்லாம்
விடியலை காணவும் விதி இல்லையா
Go away girl, go away
Didn't you understand my love?
It's your loss, my love, go
Even if my dream shattered
You were my dream, my love, go
போடி போ போடி
போ என் காதல் புாியலையா
உன் நஷ்டம் அன்பே போ
என் கனவு கலைந்தாலும்
நீ இருந்தாய் அன்பே போ
I am suffering alone
I don't need companionship, my love, go
I am walking like a corpse
I don't want this life, go far away
நீ தொட்ட இடமெல்லாம்
எாிகிறது அன்பே போ நான் போகும்
நிமிடங்கள் உனதாகும் அன்பே போ
இது வேண்டாம் அன்பே போ நிஜம்
தேடும் பெண்ணே போ உயிரோடு
விளையாட விதி செய்தாய் அன்பே போ
போ நீ போ போ
நீ போ தனியாக தவிக்கின்றேன்
துணைவேண்டாம் அன்பே போ
பிணமாக நடக்கின்றேன் உயிா்
வேண்டாம் தூரம் போ
Po nee po
Go, you go
Po nee po
Go, you go
Thaniyaaga thavikkindren
I am suffering alone
Thunai vendam anbae po
I don't need companionship, my love, go
Pinamaaga nadakkindren
I am walking like a corpse
Uyir vendaam dhooram po
I don't want this life, go far away
Thaniyaaga thavikkindren
I am suffering alone
Thunai vendam anbae po
I don't need companionship, my love, go
Pinamaaga nadakkindren
I am walking like a corpse
Uyir vendaam dhooram po
I don't want this life, go far away
Unnaalae uyir vaazhkiren
I live only because of you
Unakkaaga pennae
For your sake, oh girl
Uyir kaadhal nee kaattinaai
You showed me true love
Maravenae pennae
I will never forget it, oh girl
Ithu varai unnudan vaazhntha en naatkal
The days I lived with you until now
Marumurai vaazhthida vazhi illaiyaa
Is there no way to live them once again?
Irulilai thediya thedalgal ellaam
All the searches I pursued in the dark
Vidiyalai kaanavum vidhi illaiyaa
Is there no destiny for them to see the dawn?
Podi po podi poo
Go away girl, go away
En kaadhal puriyalaya
Didn't you understand my love?
Un nashtam anbae po
It's your loss, my love, go
En kanavu kalainthaalum
Even if my dream shattered
Nee irunthaai anbae po
You were my dream, my love, go
Thaniyaaga thavikkindren
I am suffering alone
Thunai vendam anbae po
I don't need companionship, my love, go
Pinamaaga nadakkindren
I am walking like a corpse
Uyir vendaam dhooram po
I don't want this life, go far away
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Po Nee Po' is a raw, agonizing heartbreak anthem from the 2012 Tamil movie '3'. The protagonist is engulfed in profound despair after parting ways with his beloved. Though he repeatedly tells her to go away and leave him alone, his pushback is born out of overwhelming pain, grief, and heartbreak rather than anger. He feels like a walking corpse deprived of soul and purpose, questioning why destiny denies him another chance at happiness or a ray of dawn after enduring deep darkness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Pinamaaga nadakkindren”
The protagonist describes himself as a walking corpse ('Pinamaaga nadakkindren'), metaphorically expressing complete emotional deadness without his beloved.
Metaphor
“Irulilai thediya thedalgal ellaam / Vidiyalai kaanavum vidhi illaiyaa”
Darkness ('Irul') and Dawn ('Vidiyai') are used metaphorically to represent his current state of despair and the unattainable hope of reconciliation.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Po nee po”
The phrase 'Po nee po' and 'anbae po' are repeated continuously to emphasize his tragic insistence on driving her away despite loving her endlessly.
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Thaniyaaga thavikkindren / Pinamaaga nadakkindren”
Tamil poetic rhyme where the second letter matches ('ni' in Thaniyaaga and 'na' in Pinamaaga).
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Trivia
Composed by Anirudh Ravichander in his sensationally popular debut album '3', 'Po Nee Po' featured vocals by renowned Hindi playback singer Mohit Chauhan alongside Anirudh. The song became an instant heartbreak anthem across South India upon release.
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