Pogum Vazhiyellam
From Ratchagan · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Ratchagan1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Pogum vazhi ellam kaathae | Oh wind along every path I go, |
| En nenjathil kaal vaithu nadandhaai | You set foot in my heart and walked. |
| Kann irandum imaikaamal paarthen | I watched without blinking both my eyes, |
| En kannodu kanneerai vidhaithai} (2) | Yet you sowed tears into my eyes. |
| Female | |
| Kai yendhi.. kaadhal varam keten | With open palms, I begged for the boon of love, |
| En kaigaluku parisu idhu dhaano | Is this the gift given to my hands? |
| Kadidhathil vaikindren en idhayam | I place my heart inside this letter, |
| Idhu kaadhal ulagathil pudhu udhayam | This is a new dawn in the world of love. |
| Pudhu udhayam.. pudhu udhayam.. pudhu udhayam.. | A new dawn.. a new dawn.. a new dawn.. |
| Female | |
| Pogum vazhi ellam kaathae | Oh wind along every path I go, |
| En nenjathil kaal vaithu nadandhaai | You set foot in my heart and walked. |
| Kann irandum imaikaamal paarthen | I watched without blinking both my eyes, |
| En kannodu kanneerai vidhaithai | Yet you sowed tears into my eyes. |
| Female | |
| Kai yendhi.. kaadhal varam keten | With open palms, I begged for the boon of love, |
| En kaigaluku parisu idhu dhaano | Is this the gift given to my hands? |
| Unnai vittu vida mudiyaamal | Unable to give up on you, |
| Indha ulagai vidugindren | I am leaving this world. |
| Unnai vittu vida mudiyaamal | Unable to give up on you, |
| Indha ulagai vidugindren…. | I am leaving this world.... |
{ போகும் வழி
எல்லாம் காத்தே என்
நெஞ்சத்தில் கால்
வைத்து நடந்தாய்
கண் இரண்டும்
இமைக்காமல் பார்த்தேன்
என் கண்ணோடு கண்ணீரை
விதைத்தாய் } (2)
Oh wind along every path I go,
You set foot in my heart and walked.
I watched without blinking both my eyes,
Yet you sowed tears into my eyes.
கை ஏந்தி காதல்
வரம் கேட்டேன் என்
கைகளுக்கு பரிசு இது
தானோ கடிதத்தில்
வைக்கின்றேன் என்
இதயம் இது காதல்
உலகத்தில் புது உதயம்
புது உதயம் புது உதயம்
புது உதயம்
With open palms, I begged for the boon of love,
Is this the gift given to my hands?
I place my heart inside this letter,
This is a new dawn in the world of love.
A new dawn.. a new dawn.. a new dawn..
போகும் வழி
எல்லாம் காத்தே என்
நெஞ்சத்தில் கால்
வைத்து நடந்தாய்
கண் இரண்டும்
இமைக்காமல் பார்த்தேன்
என் கண்ணோடு கண்ணீரை
விதைத்தாய்
Oh wind along every path I go,
You set foot in my heart and walked.
I watched without blinking both my eyes,
Yet you sowed tears into my eyes.
கை ஏந்தி காதல்
வரம் கேட்டேன் என்
கைகளுக்கு பரிசு இதுதானோ
உன்னை விட்டுவிட முடியாமல்
இந்த உலகை விடுகின்றேன்
உன்னை விட்டுவிட முடியாமல்
இந்த உலகை விடுகின்றேன்
With open palms, I begged for the boon of love,
Is this the gift given to my hands?
Unable to give up on you,
I am leaving this world.
Unable to give up on you,
I am leaving this world....
{Pogum vazhi ellam kaathae
Oh wind along every path I go,
En nenjathil kaal vaithu nadandhaai
You set foot in my heart and walked.
Kann irandum imaikaamal paarthen
I watched without blinking both my eyes,
En kannodu kanneerai vidhaithai} (2)
Yet you sowed tears into my eyes.
Kai yendhi.. kaadhal varam keten
With open palms, I begged for the boon of love,
En kaigaluku parisu idhu dhaano
Is this the gift given to my hands?
Kadidhathil vaikindren en idhayam
I place my heart inside this letter,
Idhu kaadhal ulagathil pudhu udhayam
This is a new dawn in the world of love.
Pudhu udhayam.. pudhu udhayam.. pudhu udhayam..
A new dawn.. a new dawn.. a new dawn..
Pogum vazhi ellam kaathae
Oh wind along every path I go,
En nenjathil kaal vaithu nadandhaai
You set foot in my heart and walked.
Kann irandum imaikaamal paarthen
I watched without blinking both my eyes,
En kannodu kanneerai vidhaithai
Yet you sowed tears into my eyes.
Kai yendhi.. kaadhal varam keten
With open palms, I begged for the boon of love,
En kaigaluku parisu idhu dhaano
Is this the gift given to my hands?
Unnai vittu vida mudiyaamal
Unable to give up on you,
Indha ulagai vidugindren
I am leaving this world.
Unnai vittu vida mudiyaamal
Unable to give up on you,
Indha ulagai vidugindren….
I am leaving this world....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant track from the film Ratchagan conveys the agonizing pain of heartbreak and tragic sacrifice. The protagonist speaks to the passing wind, reflecting on how their beloved entered their heart only to leave tears behind. Despite praying earnestly for love as a divine boon, they receive only sorrow in return. In a final, desperate act of devotion, the protagonist writes a tragic farewell letter, stating that unable to part with their lover, they choose to leave the world instead, framing this painful departure as a new dawn in the world of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Pogum vazhi ellam kaathae”
Addressing the wind ('kaathae') as a conscious companion listening to the protagonist's sorrow.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En kannodu kanneerai vidhaithai”
Comparing tears to seeds ('vidhaithai') sowed into the eyes, emphasizing the depth and permanence of grief.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kadidhathil vaikindren en idhayam”
Describing the written farewell letter as physically containing the speaker's heart.
Repetition / Epizeuxis (Adukkuthodar)
“Pudhu udhayam.. pudhu udhayam.. pudhu udhayam..”
Repeating 'pudhu udhayam' continuously to heighten emotional gravity and ironic emphasis on a 'new dawn'.
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Trivia
Composed by A.R. Rahman for the 1997 high-budget romantic action drama 'Ratchagan' starring Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen, this tragic song features haunting lyrics by Vairamuthu. Sung masterfully by K.S. Chithra (and Hariharan in an alternate version), it remains one of the most melancholic melodies composed by A.R. Rahman in the late 90s.
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