Poi Varavaa
From Thondan · 2017
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Sean Roldan
- Music director
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Details
- Thondan2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poivaravaa poivaravaa | Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell? |
| Inneelakkuyilukku sondham endru | Saying that you belong to this sweet cuckoo bird, |
| Neeyirundhaal aagaayamum | If you are there, won't the sky itself |
| En kaiyodu seraadho kaadhal kondu | Join my hands with love? |
| Male | |
| Paravai rendum verudhaan | Though both birds are different, |
| Siragin iragum verudhaan | And the feathers of their wings are different, |
| Endraalum paadhai ondru arivenn…. | Still, I know that our path is one... |
| Ennaalum undhan anbai maravenn… | I will never forget your love on any day... |
| Male | |
| Poivaravaa poivaravaa | Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell? |
| Inneelakkuyilukku sondham endru | Saying that you belong to this sweet cuckoo bird, |
| Neeyirundhaal aagaayamum | If you are there, won't the sky itself |
| En kaiyodu seraadho kaadhal kondu | Join my hands with love? |
| Male | |
| Alankolamaaga irundhenae netru | I was in a state of chaos yesterday; |
| Azhagaana maatram neeyum vandhaai | You came as a beautiful change. |
| Thagaraaru naanum varalaaru pola | I, who was trouble, transformation like history, |
| Urumaara neeyae vegam thandhaai | You gave me the momentum to transform. |
| Male | |
| Thavaru purintha enaiyumae | Even to me, who committed mistakes, |
| Thazhuva thunindha idhayamae | Oh heart that dared to embrace me! |
| Kanneeril undhan kaalum kazhuvanum | I should wash your feet with my tears; |
| Ennaadho nenjam neeyum udhava num | Will my heart ever be of help to you? |
| Male | |
| Poivaravaa poivaravaa | Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell? |
| Mmmm…mmm…mmmmm… | Mmmm…mmm…mmmmm… |
| Male | |
| Vizhundhaalum naanae | Even if I fall down, |
| Vidhaiyaaga vendum | I must become a seed. |
| Varungaalan pesa vaazhvai velvom | Let us win life so that the future talks about it! |
| Avamaanam tholvi uramaaga maara | For insult and failure to become fertilizer, |
| Adaiyaalam meetka kobam kolvom | Let us embrace anger to reclaim our identity! |
| Male | |
| Yedhu un vaazhvil paadalae | What is the trial in your life? |
| Edharku innum sogamae | Why still hold onto sadness? |
| Ezhundhaal ettu dhisaiyum urudhi…….. | If you rise, all eight directions will become steadfast... |
| Manam muyandraal vittu vilagum avadhi | If the mind tries, distress will move away! |
| Male | |
| Poivaravaa poivaravaa | Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell? |
| Inneelakkuyilukku sondham endru | Saying that you belong to this sweet cuckoo bird, |
| Neeyirundhaal aagaayamum | If you are there, won't the sky itself |
| En kaiyodu seraadho kaadhal kondu | Join my hands with love? |
| Male | |
| Paravai rendum verudhaan | Though both birds are different, |
| Siragin iragum verudhaan | And the feathers of their wings are different, |
| Endraalum paadhai ondru arivenn…. | Still, I know that our path is one... |
| Ennaalum undhan anbai maravenn… | I will never forget your love on any day... |
போய் வரவா
போய் வரவா இந்நீலக்குயிலுக்கு
சொந்தம் என்று நீயிருந்தால்
ஆகாயமும் என் கையோடு
சேராதோ காதல் கொண்டு
Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell?
Saying that you belong to this sweet cuckoo bird,
If you are there, won't the sky itself
Join my hands with love?
பறவை ரெண்டும்
வேறுதான் சிறகின் இறகும்
வேறுதான் என்றாலும் பாதை
ஒன்று அறிவேன் எந்நாளும்
உந்தன் அன்பை மறவேன்
Though both birds are different,
And the feathers of their wings are different,
Still, I know that our path is one...
I will never forget your love on any day...
போய் வரவா
போய் வரவா இந்நீலக்குயிலுக்கு
சொந்தம் என்று நீயிருந்தால்
ஆகாயமும் என் கையோடு
சேராதோ காதல் கொண்டு
Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell?
Saying that you belong to this sweet cuckoo bird,
If you are there, won't the sky itself
Join my hands with love?
அலங்கோலமாக
இருந்தேனே நேற்று
அழகான மாற்றம் நீயும்
வந்தாய் தகராறு நானும்
வரலாறு போல உருமாற
நீயே வேகம் தந்தாய்
I was in a state of chaos yesterday;
You came as a beautiful change.
I, who was trouble, transformation like history,
You gave me the momentum to transform.
தவறு புரிந்த
எனையுமே தழுவ
துணிந்த இதயமே
கண்ணீரில் உந்தன்
காலும் கழுவனும்
என்னாதோ நெஞ்சம்
நீயும் உதவனும்
Even to me, who committed mistakes,
Oh heart that dared to embrace me!
I should wash your feet with my tears;
Will my heart ever be of help to you?
போய் வரவா
போய் வரவாம்ம்ம்
ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell?
Mmmm…mmm…mmmmm…
விழுந்தாலும்
நானே விதையாக
வேண்டும் வருங்காலன்
பேச வாழ்வை வெல்வோம்
அவமானம் தோல்வி உரமாக
மாற அடையாளம் மீட்க
கோபம் கொள்வோம்
Even if I fall down,
I must become a seed.
Let us win life so that the future talks about it!
For insult and failure to become fertilizer,
Let us embrace anger to reclaim our identity!
ஏது உன் வாழ்வில்
பாடலே எதற்கு இன்னும்
சோகமே எழுந்தால் எட்டு
திசையும் உறுதி மனம்
முயன்றால் விட்டு விலகும்
அவதி
What is the trial in your life?
Why still hold onto sadness?
If you rise, all eight directions will become steadfast...
If the mind tries, distress will move away!
போய் வரவா
போய் வரவா இந்நீலக்குயிலுக்கு
சொந்தம் என்று நீயிருந்தால்
ஆகாயமும் என் கையோடு
சேராதோ காதல் கொண்டு
Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell?
Saying that you belong to this sweet cuckoo bird,
If you are there, won't the sky itself
Join my hands with love?
பறவை ரெண்டும்
வேறுதான் சிறகின் இறகும்
வேறுதான் என்றாலும் பாதை
ஒன்று அறிவேன் எந்நாளும்
உந்தன் அன்பை மறவேன்
Though both birds are different,
And the feathers of their wings are different,
Still, I know that our path is one...
I will never forget your love on any day...
Poivaravaa poivaravaa
Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell?
Inneelakkuyilukku sondham endru
Saying that you belong to this sweet cuckoo bird,
Neeyirundhaal aagaayamum
If you are there, won't the sky itself
En kaiyodu seraadho kaadhal kondu
Join my hands with love?
Paravai rendum verudhaan
Though both birds are different,
Siragin iragum verudhaan
And the feathers of their wings are different,
Endraalum paadhai ondru arivenn….
Still, I know that our path is one...
Ennaalum undhan anbai maravenn…
I will never forget your love on any day...
Poivaravaa poivaravaa
Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell?
Inneelakkuyilukku sondham endru
Saying that you belong to this sweet cuckoo bird,
Neeyirundhaal aagaayamum
If you are there, won't the sky itself
En kaiyodu seraadho kaadhal kondu
Join my hands with love?
Alankolamaaga irundhenae netru
I was in a state of chaos yesterday;
Azhagaana maatram neeyum vandhaai
You came as a beautiful change.
Thagaraaru naanum varalaaru pola
I, who was trouble, transformation like history,
Urumaara neeyae vegam thandhaai
You gave me the momentum to transform.
Thavaru purintha enaiyumae
Even to me, who committed mistakes,
Thazhuva thunindha idhayamae
Oh heart that dared to embrace me!
Kanneeril undhan kaalum kazhuvanum
I should wash your feet with my tears;
Ennaadho nenjam neeyum udhava num
Will my heart ever be of help to you?
Poivaravaa poivaravaa
Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell?
Mmmm…mmm…mmmmm…
Mmmm…mmm…mmmmm…
Vizhundhaalum naanae
Even if I fall down,
Vidhaiyaaga vendum
I must become a seed.
Varungaalan pesa vaazhvai velvom
Let us win life so that the future talks about it!
Avamaanam tholvi uramaaga maara
For insult and failure to become fertilizer,
Adaiyaalam meetka kobam kolvom
Let us embrace anger to reclaim our identity!
Yedhu un vaazhvil paadalae
What is the trial in your life?
Edharku innum sogamae
Why still hold onto sadness?
Ezhundhaal ettu dhisaiyum urudhi……..
If you rise, all eight directions will become steadfast...
Manam muyandraal vittu vilagum avadhi
If the mind tries, distress will move away!
Poivaravaa poivaravaa
Shall I bid farewell, shall I bid farewell?
Inneelakkuyilukku sondham endru
Saying that you belong to this sweet cuckoo bird,
Neeyirundhaal aagaayamum
If you are there, won't the sky itself
En kaiyodu seraadho kaadhal kondu
Join my hands with love?
Paravai rendum verudhaan
Though both birds are different,
Siragin iragum verudhaan
And the feathers of their wings are different,
Endraalum paadhai ondru arivenn….
Still, I know that our path is one...
Ennaalum undhan anbai maravenn…
I will never forget your love on any day...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Poivaravaa from the movie Thondan (2017) is an emotional farewell song filled with gratitude, self-reflection, and motivation. The singer reflects on how a compassionate heart transformed a troubled life into a meaningful journey, expressing a deep sense of debt and affection. Even though life may take them on different paths like two separate birds, the bond and gratitude will remain forever unforgotten.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Paravai rendum verudhaan / Siragin iragum verudhaan”
The second consonant sound 'ra' rhymes across 'Paravai' and 'Siragin', establishing classic Tamil poetic meter.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Avamaanam tholvi uramaaga maara”
Failures and insults are metaphorically compared to 'uram' (fertilizer) that nourishes personal growth and success.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Poivaravaa poivaravaa”
The repetition of 'Poivaravaa' emphasizes the solemn yet loving act of bidding farewell.
Did you know?
Trivia
The soundtrack for Thondan (2017), directed by Samuthirakani, was composed by Justin Prabhakaran with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi. The film heavily emphasizes themes of social justice, reform, and moral duty.
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