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Lyrics & meaning

Podu Thalam

From Pudhu Vasantham · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Pudhu Vasantham
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
14 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
One… two.. one two three four
Podu thaalam podu
Naanga paadaadha themmaangu yaedhu
Podu thaalam podu
Naanga paadaadha themmaangu yaedhu
Andha pakkam dhinamum adikkum kaathu
Indha pakkam thirumbum oru naal paathu
Kaalatha maathuvom jeyithu thaan kaattuvom
Podu thaalam podu
Naanga paadaadha themmaangu yaedhu
Podu thaalam podu haa
Naanga paadaadha themmaangu yaedhu
Kaalai kadhir endhan paattukku thondrum
Kanivaai mozhi sonnaal nilavaaga maarum
Kaalai kadhir endhan paattukku thondrum
Kanivaai mozhi sonnaal nilavaaga maarum
Sangeedhamum sandhoshamum
Nam vaazhvil endrum uyiraagumae
Irukkum kaalam varai inbangalai kondaadu
Edhilum idainjal vandhaal edhirthu ninnu munnaeru
Vaalibam enbadhae inbamaai vaazhavae
Podu thaalam podu
Thadhigina thakadhimi thom
Naanga paadaadha themmaangu yaedhu
Podu thaalam podu
Naanga paadaadha themmaangu yaedhu yaedhu yaedhu
Vaazhvae ennaalum edhir neechal thaanae
Varutham kondenae vaadaadhae veenae
Vaazhvae ennaalum edhir neechal thaanae
Varutham kondenae vaadaadhae veenae
Em paattu thaan selvaakka thaan
Eppodhum ingae uruvaakkumae
Adhirshtam koodi vandhaa aandi ellaam raajaa thaan
Adhuvum odhungi ninnaa avanum ingae koojaa thaan
Kavalaiyai neekkuvom paravai pol vaazhuvom
Podu podu thaalam podu haa
Naanga paadaadha themmaangu yaedhu
Podu thaalam podu haei
Naanga paadaadha themmaangu yaedhu
Andha pakkam dhinamum adikkum kaathu
Indha pakkam thirumbum oru naal paathu
Kaalatha maathuvom jeyithu thaan kaattuvom
Podu thaalam podu
Thadhigina thakadhimi thom
Naanga paadaadha themmaangu yaedhu
Podu podu podu thaalam podu haei
Naanga paadaadha themmaangu yaedhu
One... two... one, two, three, four!
Beat the rhythm, clap along!
Is there any folk song we haven't sung?
Beat the rhythm, clap along!
Is there any folk song we haven't sung?
The wind that blows that way every day,
just watch, will turn our way one day!
We will change our times and prove we can win!
Beat the rhythm, clap along!
Is there any folk song we haven't sung?
Beat the rhythm, clap along!
Is there any folk song we haven't sung?
The morning sun rises to my song,
and if I speak sweet words, it turns into the moon!
The morning sun rises to my song,
and if I speak sweet words, it turns into the moon!
Music and happiness
will always be the very soul of our lives!
Celebrate joy as long as you live,
and if any obstacle comes, stand up and push forward!
Youth is meant for living life with joy!
Beat, beat, beat the rhythm!
Thathikina thakathimi thom!
Is there any folk song we haven't sung?
Beat the rhythm, clap along!
Is there any folk song we haven't sung, tell me which?
Isn't life always like swimming against the tide?
So don't fade away in pointless sorrow!
Isn't life always like swimming against the tide?
So don't fade away in pointless sorrow!
It is our song that will surely build
our respect and name here at all times!
When good luck strikes, even a beggar becomes a king,
but if luck steps aside, even a king becomes a servant!
Let's brush away our worries and live like birds!
Beat, beat, beat the rhythm, ha!
Is there any folk song we haven't sung?
Beat the rhythm, clap along, hey!
Is there any folk song we haven't sung?
The wind that blows that way every day,
just watch, will turn our way one day!
We will change our times and prove we can win!
Beat, beat, beat the rhythm!
Thathikina thakathimi thom!
Is there any folk song we haven't sung?
Beat the rhythm, clap along!
Is there any folk song we haven't sung, tell me which?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Podu Thaalam Podu is an uplifting, high-energy anthem about optimism, perseverance, and the therapeutic power of music. Sung by a group of passionate yet struggling young musicians, the lyrics express their unshakeable faith in their art and confidence that their fortunes will soon change for the better.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyme)

Andha pakkam dhinamum adikkum kaathu / Indha pakkam thirumbum oru naal paathu

Matching second consonant sounds 'ndha' in adjacent lines.

Moonaai (First letter alliteration)

Kaalai kadhir endhan paattukku thondrum

Matching initial consonant 'K' sounds.

Metaphor

Vaazhvae ennaalum edhir neechal thaanae

Comparing life's endless struggles directly to swimming against the river current.

Simile (Uvamai)

Kavalaiyai neekkuvom paravai pol vaazhuvom

Comparing living worry-free to birds flying freely using the explicit comparison word 'pol'.

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Trivia

Pudhu Vasantham (1990), directed by Vikraman with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar, was a landmark blockbuster in Tamil cinema. It popularized the troupe/friendship subgenre and earned S. A. Rajkumar the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director.

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