Pokkiri Payale Nee Polladhavan
From Thai Ullam · 1952
- Lyricist
- Kanakasurabhi
- Singer
- Radha Jayalakshmi
- Music directors
- Chittor V. Nagaiah, A. Rama Rao
- Details
- Thai Ullam1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pokkiri payalae | Oh rogue boy! |
| Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho | Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho |
| Pokkiri payalae | Oh rogue boy! |
| Thookkavae matten | I will not carry you! |
| Unnai thookkavae matten | I will not carry you at all! |
| Nee polladhavan romba pollavadhavan | You are mischievous, very mischievous! |
| Pokkiri payalae | Oh rogue boy! |
| Unnai thookkavae matten | I will not carry you at all! |
| Nee polladhavan romba pollavadhavan | You are mischievous, very mischievous! |
| Pokkiri payalae | Oh rogue boy! |
| Female | |
| Thottilai kandaa sinungidurae | When you see the cradle, you whine. |
| Thozhilae saanji orangidurae | Leaning on my shoulder, you go to sleep. |
| Etti nagarndhaa ezhunthidurae | If I step away, you wake up. |
| Iduppilae savaari yeri thiriyirae | Riding on my hip, you wander around! |
| Female | |
| Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho | Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho |
| Pokkiri payalae | Oh rogue boy! |
| Unnai thookkavae matten | I will not carry you at all! |
| Nee polladhavan romba pollavadhavan | You are mischievous, very mischievous! |
| Pokkiri payalae | Oh rogue boy! |
| Female | |
| Karumbil irunthu suvai pirindhaalum | Even if sweetness could separate from sugarcane, |
| Kandrum thaayum inai piriyadhu | A calf and its mother cow will never separate. |
| En kannum maniyai pirinthurngaadhu | My eye will not rest separated from its pupil. |
| En kannum maniyai pirinthurngaadhu | My eye will not rest separated from its pupil. |
| Female | |
| Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho | Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho |
| Sellakiliyae en vallamai ellaam | My sweet parrot, all my power and authority... |
| Unnidam sellathudaa | ...does not work on you, my dear! |
| Kittae nilladhae daa | Do not stand close to me! |
| Sellakiliyae en sellakiliyae | My sweet parrot, my sweet parrot! |
போக்கிரிப் பயலே
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
போக்கிரிப் பயலே
தூக்கவே மாட்டேன்
உன்னைத் தூக்கவே மாட்டேன்
நீ பொல்லாதவன் ரொம்பப் பொல்லாதவன்
போக்கிரிப் பயலே......
உன்னைத் தூக்கவே மாட்டேன்
நீ பொல்லாதவன் ரொம்பப் பொல்லாதவன்
போக்கிரிப் பயலே......
Oh rogue boy!
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
Oh rogue boy!
I will not carry you!
I will not carry you at all!
You are mischievous, very mischievous!
Oh rogue boy!
I will not carry you at all!
You are mischievous, very mischievous!
Oh rogue boy!
தொட்டிலைக் கண்டாச் சிணுங்கிடுறே
தோளிலே சாஞ்சி ஒறங்கிடுறே
எட்டி நகர்ந்தா எழுந்திடுறே
இடுப்பிலே சவாரி ஏறித் திரியிறே....
When you see the cradle, you whine.
Leaning on my shoulder, you go to sleep.
If I step away, you wake up.
Riding on my hip, you wander around!
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
போக்கிரிப் பயலே
உன்னைத் தூக்கவே மாட்டேன்
நீ பொல்லாதவன் ரொம்பப் பொல்லாதவன்
போக்கிரிப் பயலே......
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
Oh rogue boy!
I will not carry you at all!
You are mischievous, very mischievous!
Oh rogue boy!
கரும்பில் இருந்து சுவை பிரிந்தாலும்
கன்றுந் தாயும் இணை பிரியாது
என் கண்ணும் மணியைப் பிரிந்துறங்காது
என் கண்ணும் மணியைப் பிரிந்துறங்காது
Even if sweetness could separate from sugarcane,
A calf and its mother cow will never separate.
My eye will not rest separated from its pupil.
My eye will not rest separated from its pupil.
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
செல்லக்கிளியே என் வல்லமையெல்லாம்
உன்னிடம் செல்லாதுடா
கிட்டே நில்லாதேடா
செல்லக்கிளியே என் செல்லக்கிளியே
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
My sweet parrot, all my power and authority...
...does not work on you, my dear!
Do not stand close to me!
My sweet parrot, my sweet parrot!
Pokkiri payalae
Oh rogue boy!
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
Pokkiri payalae
Oh rogue boy!
Thookkavae matten
I will not carry you!
Unnai thookkavae matten
I will not carry you at all!
Nee polladhavan romba pollavadhavan
You are mischievous, very mischievous!
Pokkiri payalae
Oh rogue boy!
Unnai thookkavae matten
I will not carry you at all!
Nee polladhavan romba pollavadhavan
You are mischievous, very mischievous!
Pokkiri payalae
Oh rogue boy!
Thottilai kandaa sinungidurae
When you see the cradle, you whine.
Thozhilae saanji orangidurae
Leaning on my shoulder, you go to sleep.
Etti nagarndhaa ezhunthidurae
If I step away, you wake up.
Iduppilae savaari yeri thiriyirae
Riding on my hip, you wander around!
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
Pokkiri payalae
Oh rogue boy!
Unnai thookkavae matten
I will not carry you at all!
Nee polladhavan romba pollavadhavan
You are mischievous, very mischievous!
Pokkiri payalae
Oh rogue boy!
Karumbil irunthu suvai pirindhaalum
Even if sweetness could separate from sugarcane,
Kandrum thaayum inai piriyadhu
A calf and its mother cow will never separate.
En kannum maniyai pirinthurngaadhu
My eye will not rest separated from its pupil.
En kannum maniyai pirinthurngaadhu
My eye will not rest separated from its pupil.
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
Sellakiliyae en vallamai ellaam
My sweet parrot, all my power and authority...
Unnidam sellathudaa
...does not work on you, my dear!
Kittae nilladhae daa
Do not stand close to me!
Sellakiliyae en sellakiliyae
My sweet parrot, my sweet parrot!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful Tamil lullaby depicts a mother affectionately chiding her mischievous young child. She playfully threatens that she will no longer carry him because he whines whenever placed in his cradle and refuses to let her step away. Despite her pretend frustration, she expresses deep, unbreakable love for him, declaring that her love is as inseparable as sweetness from sugarcane, a mother cow from her calf, or an eye from its pupil.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monorhyme / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Thottilai kandaa sinungidurae”
Lines 11 to 14 use matching rhythmic endings ('sinungidurae', 'orangidurae', 'ezhunthidurae', 'thiriyirae') to create a playful nursery-rhyme cadence.
Analogy / Metaphor (Upama / Uvamai)
“Karumbil irunthu suvai pirindhaalum / Kandrum thaayum inai piriyadhu”
The bond between mother and child is poetically compared to sugarcane and its inherent sweetness, a calf and its mother cow, and an eye and its pupil.
Did you know?
Trivia
Thai Ullam (1952) was directed by K. Ramnoth and starred R. S. Manohar and M. V. Rajamma. The film's music was scored by V. Nagayya and T. R. Pappa, with Kanakasurabhi contributing lyricism that captured maternal warmth.
Keep listening
More from Thai Ullam
Thai Ullam
Thai Ullam
Thai Ullam
Thai Ullam
Thai Ullam
Thai Ullam