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Lyrics & meaning

Pogura Pokkula

From Ganesapuram · 2020

Lyricist
Pa. Iniyavan
Singers
V. V. Prasanna, Padmalatha
Music director
Raja Sai
Details
Ganesapuram2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Pogura pokkulaAs you go along your way
Pottu nee thaakkuriyaeYou strike me hard
Pakkura saakkulaUnder the pretext of looking
Aala nee thookkuriyaeYou snatch me away
Paakka inikkuthadiIt feels sweet to look at you, girl
Vazhikkaama vazhikkuthadiIt hurts painlessly
Azhagaaga aala saikkuraYou beautifully make me fall for you
Kaadhal kandhu vatti pola yeruthaeLove is rising like exorbitant interest rates
Female
Pogura pokkulaAs you go along your way
Pottu nee thaakkuriyaeYou strike me hard
Pakkura saakkulaUnder the pretext of looking
Aala nee thookkuriyaeYou snatch me away
Paakka inikkuthadaIt feels sweet to look at you, my man
Vazhikkaama vazhikkuthadaIt hurts painlessly
Azhagaaga aala saikkuraYou beautifully make me fall for you
Kaadhal kandhu vatti pola yeruthaeLove is rising like exorbitant interest rates
Male
Paakkala kural kekkalaIf I do not see you or hear your voice
Mogam vaaduthu yenadiyoMy passion turns weary, why is that so?
Vaattura vali kotturaThe tormenting pain that pours in
Sugamagudhu thaanadiyoSurprisingly turns into bliss
Female
Kaattula kallu mettulaIn the forest and over rocky hills
Unnai theduthu yen azhagaIt searches for you, my handsome one
Road-tula nadu road-tulaOn the road, right in the middle of the road
Manam aaduthu perazhagaMy heart dances, my great beauty
Male
Naan paarthathunaiSince I saw you
Vaan paarthu enaiLooking at the sky, towards me
Thoovum poo poovaaiShowering like blossoms of flowers
Female
Kaadhalae uyiril baaramaaiLove becomes a heavy weight upon my soul
Thedalae idhaya thalamaaiThe search becomes the rhythm of my heart
Male
Paakka inikkuthadiIt feels sweet to look at you, girl
Vazhikkama vazhikkuthadiIt hurts painlessly
Azhagaaga aala saikkuraYou beautifully make me fall for you
Kaadhal kandhu vatti pola yeruthaeLove is rising like exorbitant interest rates
Male
Thoovura nenjil thooralaLike a drizzle in my showering heart
Ennai vaatti vadhaikkiriyaeYou torment and distress me
Thaavura thanga meenenaLike a leaping golden fish
Manam thaana parikkiriyaeYou pluck my heart away on its own
Female
Kaalaiyil dhinam sevalaLike a rooster every morning
Yen manasula koovuriyaeYou crow inside my heart
Kaakkura mullu veliyaLike a protective thorn fence
Konjam usura kilikkuriyaeYou tear at my life just a little bit
Male
Vaayadi unai vaan vaazhum varaiYou talkative one, as long as the sky exists
Kaappen usuraga…I will protect you as my very life...
Female
Paasathal unnai aalanumI want to rule over you with affection
Oor ettum paakka vaazhanumI want us to live so that the whole town takes notice
Female
Paakka inikkuthadaIt feels sweet to look at you, my man
Vazhikkama vazhikkuthadaIt hurts painlessly
Azhagaaga aala saikkuraYou beautifully make me fall for you
Kaadhal kandhu vatti pola yeruthaeLove is rising like exorbitant interest rates

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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