- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Deepavali
- Movie release year
- 2007
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Jan 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Pogadhey Pogadhey is a soulful heartbreak track that expresses the raw anguish and vulnerability of a lover facing separation. The protagonist pleads with his partner not to leave, comparing their bond to eternal clouds and unquenchable memories that fire cannot burn. The song deeply explores the duality of love, where the same person who brought ultimate joy also bestows eternal sorrow, leaving the protagonist in pitch darkness without her presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kalainthaalum megam athu meendum medhakkum / Adhu pola thaanae undhan kaadhal enakkum”
Compares love to dispersing clouds that always gather again and float endlessly in the sky.
Rhetorical Question
“Nadai paadhai vilakkaa kaadhal vidintha udan anaippatharkku”
Asks whether love is merely an ephemeral utility like a street lamp turned off at dawn.
Antithesis / Phonetic Contrast
“Pogaadhae pogaadhae nee irunthaal naan iruppen / Pogaadhae pogaadhae nee pirinthaal naan irappen”
Uses visually and phonetically similar words 'iruppen' (I will live) and 'irappen' (I will die) to contrast hope and despair.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar, this song sung by Vijay Yesudas became a landmark heartbreak anthem in Tamil cinema, widely celebrated for its melancholic guitar riffs and expressive vocal delivery.
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