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Pogura Pokkula

From Ganesapuram · 2020

Lyricist
Pa. Iniyavan
Singers
V. V. Prasanna, Padmalatha
Music director
Raja Sai
Movie name
Ganesapuram
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
26 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pogura pokkula
Pottu nee thaakkuriyae
Pakkura saakkula
Aala nee thookkuriyae
Paakka inikkuthadi
Vazhikkaama vazhikkuthadi
Azhagaaga aala saikkura
Kaadhal kandhu vatti pola yeruthae
Pogura pokkula
Pottu nee thaakkuriyae
Pakkura saakkula
Aala nee thookkuriyae
Paakka inikkuthada
Vazhikkaama vazhikkuthada
Azhagaaga aala saikkura
Kaadhal kandhu vatti pola yeruthae
Paakkala kural kekkala
Mogam vaaduthu yenadiyo
Vaattura vali kottura
Sugamagudhu thaanadiyo
Kaattula kallu mettula
Unnai theduthu yen azhaga
Road-tula nadu road-tula
Manam aaduthu perazhaga
Naan paarthathunai
Vaan paarthu enai
Thoovum poo poovaai
Kaadhalae uyiril baaramaai
Thedalae idhaya thalamaai
Paakka inikkuthadi
Vazhikkama vazhikkuthadi
Azhagaaga aala saikkura
Kaadhal kandhu vatti pola yeruthae
Thoovura nenjil thoorala
Ennai vaatti vadhaikkiriyae
Thaavura thanga meenena
Manam thaana parikkiriyae
Kaalaiyil dhinam sevala
Yen manasula koovuriyae
Kaakkura mullu veliya
Konjam usura kilikkuriyae
Vaayadi unai vaan vaazhum varai
Kaappen usuraga…
Paasathal unnai aalanum
Oor ettum paakka vaazhanum
Paakka inikkuthada
Vazhikkama vazhikkuthada
Azhagaaga aala saikkura
Kaadhal kandhu vatti pola yeruthae
Just as you walk by,
You strike me with your charm!
On the pretext of a simple glance,
You sweep me off my feet!
Just looking at you is so sweet, girl,
It aches without truly hurting, girl!
So beautifully, you knock me down,
And love keeps rising like steep interest!
Just as you walk by,
You strike me with your charm!
On the pretext of a simple glance,
You sweep me off my feet!
Just looking at you is so sweet, boy,
It aches without truly hurting, boy!
So beautifully, you knock me down,
And love keeps rising like steep interest!
If I can't see you or hear your voice,
My longing withers away—why is that, girl?
You torment me and add to the ache,
Yet it turns into pure delight, girl!
Through the woods and over rocky mounds,
Why does it keep searching for you, handsome?
Out in the open, right in the middle of the road,
My heart dances with joy, my handsome man!
The moment I look at you,
The sky looks down on me,
And showers down flowers like blossoms!
Love has become a sweet weight on my soul,
And searching for you is the rhythm of my heart!
Just looking at you is so sweet, girl,
It aches without truly hurting, girl!
So beautifully, you knock me down,
And love keeps rising like steep interest!
You shower a gentle drizzle into my heart,
Teasing and tormenting me so!
Leaping like a little golden fish,
You easily snatch my heart away!
Like a rooster every morning,
Why do you keep crowing inside my mind?
Like a protective fence of thorns,
You scratch at my soul just a little!
Oh chatterbox, as long as the sky lasts,
I will guard you like my own life!
With all my affection, I want to cherish you,
And live a life for the whole town to see!
Just looking at you is so sweet, boy,
It aches without truly hurting, boy!
So beautifully, you knock me down,
And love keeps rising like steep interest!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pogura Pokkula from the film Ganesapuram (2020) is a lively rural romantic duet that highlights the playful banter and intense yearning between two lovers. The lyrics reflect how fleeting glances, playful teasing, and the absence of one another create a sweet sense of agony and delight. Using vivid rural imagery, the lovers describe how their affection multiplies constantly like usurious interest, expressing a deep desire to stay united and live a proud life together in the eyes of their village.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kaadhal kandhu vatti pola yeruthae

Compares the rapidly compounding intensity of love to exorbitant interest rates (kandhu vatti).

Oxymoron

Vazhikkaama vazhikkuthadi

Combines contradictory ideas of painless pain to capture the sweet suffering caused by love.

Simile (Upamai)

Thaavura thanga meenena

Compares the energetic, elusive heart to a leaping golden fish.

Initial Alliteration / Rhyme (Monai / Ethirai)

Pogura pokkula / Pottu nee thaakkuriyae / Pakkura saakkula

Uses matching initial consonant sounds and rhythmic repetition across lines (Pogura / Pottu / Pakkura).

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Trivia

Ganesapuram (2020) is a Tamil rural period drama starring Chinnasamy and Risha, directed by Veeramani. The soundtrack was composed by Rajasai, and the lyricist Pa. Iniyavan used grounded local metaphors like 'kandhu vatti' (compounding interest) to lend an authentic rural touch to this romantic track.

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