Poiyaagi Pogaatho
From Yaavarum Vallavare · 2024
- Lyricist
- Deepa Selvan
- Singer
- Lijeshkumar
- Music director
- N. R. Raghunanthan
- Details
- Yaavarum Vallavare2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poiyaagi pogatho | Won't this news turn out to be false? |
| Intha sethi | This news |
| En pulla varuvaannu | That my child will return, |
| Sollatho kulasamy | Won't my family deity tell me? |
| Male | |
| Poiyaagi pogatho | Won't this news turn out to be false? |
| Intha sethi | This news |
| En pulla varuvaannu | That my child will return, |
| Sollatho kulasamy | Won't my family deity tell me? |
| Male | |
| Thayinnu ninachu | Thinking of the soil as his mother, |
| Mannil sarinja | He collapsed onto the earth... |
| Seyyinu ninachu | Thinking of the villagers as his children, |
| Oora anachaan… | He embraced the whole village... |
| Male | |
| Poovellam irunthuruchu | All the flowers were waiting |
| En pulla mugam parka | To behold my child's face, |
| Oorellam irunthuruchu | The entire village was waiting |
| En pulla solla ketka…. | To listen to my child's words... |
| En pulla solla ketka… | To listen to my child's words... |
| Male | |
| Poiyaagi pogatho | Won't this news turn out to be false? |
| Intha sethi | This news |
| En pulla varuvaannu | That my child will return, |
| Sollatho kulasamy | Won't my family deity tell me? |
| Male | |
| Vantha sooriyanum | Even the rising sun |
| Vaasaloda ninnuruchu… | Stopped at the doorway... |
| Maadukannu ellaam | All the cattle and calves |
| Thavudu thanni maranthuruchu… | Forgot their feed and water... |
| Male | |
| Vantha sooriyanum | Even the rising sun |
| Vaasaloda ninnuruchu… | Stopped at the doorway... |
| Maadukannu ellaam | All the cattle and calves |
| Thavudu thanni maranthuruchu… | Forgot their feed and water... |
| Thavudu thanni maranthuruchu… | Forgot their feed and water... |
| Male | |
| Thalavaazha ilai potu | Laying out a plantain leaf, |
| Soru poda kaathirunthen… | I was eagerly waiting to serve food... |
| Mala pola pona pulla | The child who left like a majestic mountain, |
| Sila pola vanthurukkaan… | Has returned like a lifeless statue... |
| Male | |
| Moonji ellam naan vacha | All the kisses I planted on his face, |
| Mutham ippa karanchiduchi… | Have now dissolved in grief... |
| Mutham ippo karanchiduchi.. | Have now dissolved in grief... |
| Male | |
| Moththathula en usuru | In the end, my very soul |
| Kaathula thaan poyiruchu… | Has vanished into thin air... |
| Kaathula thaan poyiruchu… | Has vanished into thin air... |
| Male | |
| Poiyaagi pogatho | Won't this news turn out to be false? |
| Intha sethi | This news |
| En pulla varuvaannu | That my child will return, |
| Sollatho kulasamy | Won't my family deity tell me? |
பொய்யாகி போகாதோ
இந்த சேதி
என் புள்ள வருவான்னு
சொல்லாதோ குலசாமி
Won't this news turn out to be false?
This news
That my child will return,
Won't my family deity tell me?
பொய்யாகி போகாதோ
இந்த சேதி
என் புள்ள வருவான்னு
சொல்லாதோ குலசாமி
Won't this news turn out to be false?
This news
That my child will return,
Won't my family deity tell me?
தாயின்னு நினச்சு
மண்ணில் சரிஞ்சா
சேய்யுனு நினச்சு
ஊர அனைச்சான்…
Thinking of the soil as his mother,
He collapsed onto the earth...
Thinking of the villagers as his children,
He embraced the whole village...
பூவெல்லாம் இருந்துருச்சு
என் புள்ள முகம் பார்க்க
ஊரெல்லாம் இருந்துருச்சு
என் புள்ள சொல்ல கேட்க….
என் புள்ள சொல்ல கேட்க…
All the flowers were waiting
To behold my child's face,
The entire village was waiting
To listen to my child's words...
To listen to my child's words...
பொய்யாகி போகாதோ
இந்த சேதி
என் புள்ள வருவான்னு
சொல்லாதோ குலசாமி
Won't this news turn out to be false?
This news
That my child will return,
Won't my family deity tell me?
வந்த சூரியனும்
வாசலோட நின்னுருச்சு…
மாடுகண்ணு எல்லாம்
தவுடுது தண்ணி மறந்துருச்சு…
Even the rising sun
Stopped at the doorway...
All the cattle and calves
Forgot their feed and water...
வந்த சூரியனும்
வாசலோட நின்னுருச்சு…
மாடுகண்ணு எல்லாம்
தவுடுது தண்ணி மறந்துருச்சு…
தவுடு தண்ணி மறந்துருச்சு…
Even the rising sun
Stopped at the doorway...
All the cattle and calves
Forgot their feed and water...
Forgot their feed and water...
தழவாழ இலை போட்டு
சோறு போட காத்திருந்தேன்…
மல போல போன புள்ள
சில போல வந்துருக்கான்…
Laying out a plantain leaf,
I was eagerly waiting to serve food...
The child who left like a majestic mountain,
Has returned like a lifeless statue...
மூஞ்சி எல்லாம் நான் வச்ச
முத்தம் இப்ப கரைஞ்சிடுச்சி…
முத்தம் இப்ப கரைஞ்சிடுச்சி…
All the kisses I planted on his face,
Have now dissolved in grief...
Have now dissolved in grief...
மொத்தத்துல என் உசுரு
காத்துல தான் போயிருச்சு…
காத்துல தான் போயிருச்சு…
In the end, my very soul
Has vanished into thin air...
Has vanished into thin air...
பொய்யாகி போகாதோ
இந்த சேதி
என் புள்ள வருவான்னு
சொல்லாதோ குலசாமி
Won't this news turn out to be false?
This news
That my child will return,
Won't my family deity tell me?
Poiyaagi pogatho
Won't this news turn out to be false?
Intha sethi
This news
En pulla varuvaannu
That my child will return,
Sollatho kulasamy
Won't my family deity tell me?
Poiyaagi pogatho
Won't this news turn out to be false?
Intha sethi
This news
En pulla varuvaannu
That my child will return,
Sollatho kulasamy
Won't my family deity tell me?
Thayinnu ninachu
Thinking of the soil as his mother,
Mannil sarinja
He collapsed onto the earth...
Seyyinu ninachu
Thinking of the villagers as his children,
Oora anachaan…
He embraced the whole village...
Poovellam irunthuruchu
All the flowers were waiting
En pulla mugam parka
To behold my child's face,
Oorellam irunthuruchu
The entire village was waiting
En pulla solla ketka….
To listen to my child's words...
En pulla solla ketka…
To listen to my child's words...
Poiyaagi pogatho
Won't this news turn out to be false?
Intha sethi
This news
En pulla varuvaannu
That my child will return,
Sollatho kulasamy
Won't my family deity tell me?
Vantha sooriyanum
Even the rising sun
Vaasaloda ninnuruchu…
Stopped at the doorway...
Maadukannu ellaam
All the cattle and calves
Thavudu thanni maranthuruchu…
Forgot their feed and water...
Vantha sooriyanum
Even the rising sun
Vaasaloda ninnuruchu…
Stopped at the doorway...
Maadukannu ellaam
All the cattle and calves
Thavudu thanni maranthuruchu…
Forgot their feed and water...
Thavudu thanni maranthuruchu…
Forgot their feed and water...
Thalavaazha ilai potu
Laying out a plantain leaf,
Soru poda kaathirunthen…
I was eagerly waiting to serve food...
Mala pola pona pulla
The child who left like a majestic mountain,
Sila pola vanthurukkaan…
Has returned like a lifeless statue...
Moonji ellam naan vacha
All the kisses I planted on his face,
Mutham ippa karanchiduchi…
Have now dissolved in grief...
Mutham ippo karanchiduchi..
Have now dissolved in grief...
Moththathula en usuru
In the end, my very soul
Kaathula thaan poyiruchu…
Has vanished into thin air...
Kaathula thaan poyiruchu…
Has vanished into thin air...
Poiyaagi pogatho
Won't this news turn out to be false?
Intha sethi
This news
En pulla varuvaannu
That my child will return,
Sollatho kulasamy
Won't my family deity tell me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a heart-wrenching maternal grief song (oppari style) expressing unbearable sorrow over the sudden loss of a beloved son. The parent begs the family deity (kulasamy) to turn the tragic news into a falsehood and bring the child back alive. The lyrics praise the son's sacrifice, selfless affection towards his village, and deep connection to his motherland. The profound sorrow is conveyed through stark imagery: a youth who walked tall like a mountain returns immobile like a stone statue, leaving the grieving family and the entire village in shock.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Mala pola pona pulla / Sila pola vanthurukkaan…”
Compares the vibrant, tall son leaving like a majestic mountain ('Mala pola') to his lifeless body returning like a statue ('Sila pola').
Rhyme / Ethirai
“Thayinnu ninachu / Seyyinu ninachu”
Use of matching second-letter sounds ('Thayinnu' and 'Seyyinu') creating traditional Tamil poetic rhythm.
Personification
“Vantha sooriyanum / Vaasaloda ninnuruchu…”
Attributes human grief to elements of nature and animals, describing the sun halting at the door and cattle forgetting to eat.
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Trivia
The song 'Poiyaagi pogatho' from the movie 'Yaavarum Vallavare' (2024), starring Samuthirakani, captures the traditional Tamil mourning folk ballad style. Composed by N. R. Raghunanthan with lyrics by Deepa Selvan, the track evokes intense emotional resonance through Lijesh Kumar's soulful performance.
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