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Lyrics & meaning

Pogathey

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
A. H. Kaashif, Amina Rafiq
Music director
A. H. Kaashif
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Enai vittu pogaathaeDon't go leaving me behind
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Indha kaadhalThis love...
Male
Thoorathae thoorathaeDon't distance, don't distance
Enai vittu thoorathaeDon't move far away from me
Theeradhae theeradhaeUnending, never-ending
En kaadhalumIs my love too
Male
Indha kaadhal valiyae podhumThis pain of love is enough
Pennae nee ennaiyum mannipaayaGirl, will you forgive me?
Un vaarthai ellaam ketpen naanumI will listen to all your words
Appodhum pesaamal thandipaayaWill you still punish me with silence?
Male
Indha kaadhal valiyae podhumThis pain of love is enough
Pennae nee ennaiyum mannipaayaGirl, will you forgive me?
Un vaarthai ellaam ketpen naanumI will listen to all your words
Appodhum pesaamal thandipaayaWill you still punish me with silence?
Male
Appodhu nee sonna vaarthai ellaamAll those words you spoke back then
Ippodhu ippodhu ennaanadhuWhat has happened to them now, now?
Kannadi adhu pola en kaadhalumMy love is just like a mirror
Udainthaalum nooraagi kaatum unaiEven if broken into a hundred pieces, it reflects you
Male
Aaaaa……..aaa….Aaaaa........aaa....
Male
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Enai vittu pogaathaeDon't go leaving me behind
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Indha kaadhalThis love...
Male
Thoorathae thoorathaeDon't distance, don't distance
Enai vittu thoorathaeDon't move far away from me
Theeradhae theeradhaeUnending, never-ending
En kaadhalumIs my love too
Male
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Enai vittu pogaathaeDon't go leaving me behind
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Indha kaadhalThis love...
Male
Thoorathae thoorathaeDon't distance, don't distance
Enai vittu thoorathaeDon't move far away from me
Theeradhae theeradhaeUnending, never-ending
En kaadhalumIs my love too
Female
Yaarodum pesa pidikaamalNot liking to speak to anyone
Ennodu pesi pogindrenI talk to myself and keep going
Ennullae naanum azhuthaalumEven if I cry inside myself
En kaadhalum azhiyavillaiMy love does not perish
Male
En meedhu nee kovapattaalIf you get angry at me
Nyayangal kodi solgindraaiYou state a million justifications
Un meedhu naan kovapattaalIf I get angry at you
Pesaamal ennai nee kolgiraiyae…ae…You kill me with your silence...
Male
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Enai vittu pogaathaeDon't go leaving me behind
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Indha kaadhalThis love...
Male
Thoorathae thoorathaeDon't distance, don't distance
Enai vittu thoorathaeDon't move far away from me
Theeradhae theeradhaeUnending, never-ending
En kaadhalumIs my love too
Male
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Enai vittu pogaathaeDon't go leaving me behind
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Indha kaadhalThis love...
Male
Hooo ooo oo oo ooo hoo oo oo ooHooo ooo oo oo ooo hoo oo oo oo
Male :Thoorathae thoorathaeMale: Don't distance, don't distance
Enai vittu thoorathaeDon't move far away from me
Theeradhae theeradhaeUnending, never-ending
En kaadhalumIs my love too

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Pogaathae is an emotional Tamil song that conveys the intense heartbreak and plea of a lover begging his partner not to walk away from their relationship. The lyrics highlight his willingness to surrender, apologize, and follow her every wish, while lamenting the torment of her silent treatment. He reflects on how their past promises seem forgotten and questions how easily love can turn into painful distance. Despite the suffering, his love remains eternal and unshakable. In a striking imagery, he compares his love to a broken mirror that, even when shattered into a hundred fragments, still reflects her image in every piece. He describes his isolation, internal grief, and the imbalance in their disagreements—where she provides endless excuses when upset, but punishes him with excruciating silence whenever he expresses anger.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)

Pogaathae pogaathae

Words like 'Pogaathae', 'Thoorathae', and 'Theeradhae' are repeated sequentially to emphasize intense emotional pleading and desperation.

Simile (Uvamai)

Kannadi adhu pola en kaadhalum

The lyricist compares love to a mirror ('Kannadi adhu pola en kaadhalum') to illustrate its clarity and reflective nature.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Udainthaalum nooraagi kaatum unai

Exaggeration is used in describing a broken mirror reflecting her a hundred times ('nooraagi kaatum unai') and giving a million reasons ('Nyayangal kodi solgindraai').

Metaphor

Pesaamal ennai nee kolgiraiyae…ae…

Silent treatment is metaphorically described as 'killing' the lover ('Pesaamal ennai nee kolgiraiyae').

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Trivia

Mohan Rajan wrote the lyrics for this track, capturing modern relationship conflicts such as the silent treatment and emotional vulnerability in contemporary Tamil music style.

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