- Lyricist
- Piraisoodan
- Singers
- Kalpana Raghavendar, Vadivelu, Rajkiran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- En Rasavin Manasile
- Movie release year
- 1991
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Jul 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Pala kirukku unakku irukku
Ippo ennadha mana kanakku
Chorus :Pala kirukku unakku irukku
Ippo ennadha mana kanakku
Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Chorus :Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
{Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku} (2)
Chorus :Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Pala kirukku unakku irukku
Ippo ennadha mana kanakku
Chorus :Pala kirukku unakku irukku
Ippo ennadha mana kanakku
Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Chorus :Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Naan yeththi kattum
Vetti katta ithuvaraikkum
Adha maaththi katta
Evanum ingu porakkavillae
Yemaathuravan yeikkiravan
Edhukkiravan
Enna thooththuravan
Thudhikkiravan enakku onnu
Hei haei….
Anba vachu panba vachu
Unnudaiya veetta kattu
Anbu kettu pochuthunna
Manna vittu get out-u
Anba vachu panba vachu
Unnudaiya veetta kattu
Anbu kettu pochuthunna
Manna vittu get out-u
Vadichchu vacha soru
Adhu kedakkalanna podaa
Kothikkithoru koozhu
Ippo irukkirukku vaada
Thoranthirukkum gate-u
Adhu ennudaiya route-u
Vedikkithoru vettu
Adhu paavalaru paattu
Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Chorus :Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Pala kirukku unakku irukku
Ippo ennadha mana kanakku
Chorus :Pala kirukku unakku irukku
Ippo ennadha mana kanakku
Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Chorus :Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Veetukkoru velakku vaikka
Solaiyamma
Nee kaattukku poi
Paakkanuma velaiyamma
Naan kaathirukken
Seivadharkku yevalamma
Nee irukkumidam
Enakku oru kovilamma
Haei haei…
Mann eduthu katti vacha
Maranji pogumunnu
Anbeduthu katti vachen
Un veetta solaiyamma
Mann eduthu katti vacha
Maranji pogumunnu
Anbeduthu katti vachen
Un veetta solaiyamma
Kannadichaa kaalu
Thinam kannikkillae kanakku
Kanninja pinnae alanja
Idam gunamumillae enakku
Thoranthirukkum gate-u
Adhu ennudaiya route-u
Vedikkithoru vettu
Adhu paavalaru paattu
Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Chorus :Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Pala kirukku unakku irukku
Ippo ennadha mana kanakku
Chorus :Pala kirukku unakku irukku
Ippo ennadha mana kanakku
Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Chorus :Poda poda punnaakku
Podaadha thappu kanakku
Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
You have so many crazy quirks.
What are you scheming in your mind now?
Chorus: You have so many crazy quirks.
What are you scheming in your mind now?
Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
Chorus: Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
{Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!} (2)
Chorus: Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
You have so many crazy quirks.
What are you scheming in your mind now?
Chorus: You have so many crazy quirks.
What are you scheming in your mind now?
Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
Chorus: Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
The way I fold and hitch up
my dhoti, to this day
to make me change it,
no man has been born in this world!
The one who cheats, the one who tricks,
the one who opposes me,
the one who slanders me,
and the one who praises me—they are all the same to me!
Hey hey...
With love and good character,
build your home.
If love is lost,
get out of this world!
With love and good character,
build your home.
If love is lost,
get out of this world!
The cooked rice from the pot—
if you can't get it, forget it!
A pot of porridge is boiling,
it is right here, come on!
An open gate—
that is my route!
A sharp rhythm bursts out,
that is the poet's song!
Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
Chorus: Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
You have so many crazy quirks.
What are you scheming in your mind now?
Chorus: You have so many crazy quirks.
What are you scheming in your mind now?
Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
Chorus: Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
To be the guiding light of the home,
Solaiyamma,
do you really have to go into the forest
and toil so hard?
I am right here waiting
to do all your chores!
The place where you live
is a temple to me!
Hey hey...
If I build it with mud,
fearing it might wear away,
I built your home out of pure love,
my Solaiyamma!
If I build it with mud,
fearing it might wear away,
I built your home out of pure love,
my Solaiyamma!
If your feet slip at every wink,
that is no quality for a good woman.
If one wanders about after a bond has ripened,
I have no place or patience for that.
An open gate—
that is my route!
A sharp rhythm bursts out,
that is the poet's song!
Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
Chorus: Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
You have so many crazy quirks.
What are you scheming in your mind now?
Chorus: You have so many crazy quirks.
What are you scheming in your mind now?
Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
Chorus: Get lost, you good-for-nothing!
Don't miscalculate!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Poda Poda Punnaakku is an iconic rustic song from the 1991 Tamil film En Rasavin Manasile. Sung with energetic bravado, the song portrays the protagonist's fiery independence, righteousness, and disregard for deceitful people. He asserts his bold lifestyle and rustic pride, declaring that no one can change who he is or how he lives.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Poda poda punnaakku / Podaadha thappu kanakku”
Matching second consonants across lines ('punnaakku' and 'kanakku') creates a distinct rhythmic bouncing cadence.
Metaphor
“Anbeduthu katti vachen un veetta solaiyamma”
Comparing a home built of affection versus mud to emphasize that true human relationships are grounded in love rather than material structures.
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Poda poda punnaakku”
Repetition of the phrase 'Poda poda punnaakku' for comedic emphasis and rustic rhythmic drive.
Did you know?
Trivia
En Rasavin Manasile marked Rajkiran's debut as a lead actor, and the film's music was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The phrase 'Paavalaru paattu' in the lyrics is a tribute to Ilaiyaraaja's elder brother, Pavalar Varadharajan.
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