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Lyrics & meaning

Pombalaingala Kumbudungada

From Solaiyamma · 1992

Lyricist
Kasthuri Raja
Singer
Krishnaraj
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Solaiyamma
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
5 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pombalaingala kumbudungadaa
Koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum
Pombalaingala kumbudungadaa
Koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum
Aamaam koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum
Male :Aambalaingalaaa therinjukungadaa
Avanga pecha kettaalae puththu vanthirum
Chorus :Aamaam avanga pecha kettaalae puththu vanthirum
Dhenam veettukkuththaan
Velakku vaikkira saami doi
Un vaazhkkaiyaiththaan
Kakkira ponjaadhi doi podu
Pombalaingala kumbudungadaa
Koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum
Male :Aamaam koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum
Entha vela senjaalumae
Avala kettu seiyungadaa
Vantha kaasu minjanumnaa
Kaiyila koduththu vaiyungadaa
Enni selavazhichchu
Unna kaapaaththa ponjaathithaan
Manna ponnaakka ponjaathithaan
Thanna koraichchukkittu
Unna aalaakkum ponjaathithaan
Enna aadhaayam kettaaladaa
Antha ponjaathiya purinjukkadaa rajaa
Ava munthaanaiyaa pudichchukkadaa rasa rasa rasa
Pombalaingala kumbudungadaa
Koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum
Male :Aamaam koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum
Kaasu seththaa pulla varum
Soththu seththaa sontham varum
Maadi veedu katti vachchaa
Machchaan maaman koottam varum
Lesaa thala saayurappo
Thaanga varuvaalae ponjaathithaan
Vera oru aadhi minjaathudaa
Kaalam poraa kaaththirunthu
Sevai seivaalae ponjaathithaan
Perum samsaaram avalaalaethaan
Antha ponjaathiya purinjukkadaa rajaa
Ava munthaanaiya pudichchukkadaa rasa rasa rasa
Pombalaingala kumbudungadaa
Koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum
Male :Aamaam koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum
Aambalaingalaaa therinjukungadaa
Avanga pecha kettaalae puththu vanthirum
Chorus :Aamaam avanga pecha kettaalae puththu vanthirum
Dhenam veettukkuththaan
Velakku vaikkira saami doi
Un vaazhkkaiyaiththaan
Kakkira ponjaadhi doi podu
Pombalaingala kumbudungadaa
Koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum
Male :Aamaam koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum
Chorus :Aambalaingalaaa therinjukungadaa
Avanga pecha kettaalae puththu vanthirum
Male :Aamaam avanga pecha kettaalae puththu vanthirum
Bow down and respect women, boys!
You will get divine power without even going to the temple!
Bow down and respect women, boys!
You will get divine power without even going to the temple!
Yes, you will get divine power without even going to the temple!
Male: Men, understand this well!
Just listening to their words will give you good sense!
Chorus: Yes, just listening to their words will give you good sense!
Every day in the house,
she is the living goddess who lights the lamp!
And your whole life,
she is the wife who protects it—drop the beat!
Bow down and respect women, boys!
You will get divine power without even going to the temple!
Male: Yes, you will get divine power without even going to the temple!
Whatever work you do,
ask her advice and then do it, boys!
If you want the earned money to last,
hand it over into her hands, boys!
Spending each coin with care,
it is your wife who will keep you safe!
It is your wife who turns dust into gold!
Sacrificing her own needs,
it is your wife who raises you to stature!
What selfish gain did she ever ask from you?
Understand that wife of yours, my king!
Hold onto the edge of her saree, my king, my king, my king!
Bow down and respect women, boys!
You will get divine power without even going to the temple!
Male: Yes, you will get divine power without even going to the temple!
If you make money, children will gather around.
If you build wealth, relatives will come flocking.
If you build a grand house,
a whole crowd of uncles and brothers-in-law will show up.
When your head droops in sickness and age,
the one who rushes to support you is only your wife!
No other support will stand by you, man!
Waiting patiently through a whole lifetime,
the one who cares for you is only your wife!
A great household thrives only because of her!
Understand that wife of yours, my king!
Hold onto the edge of her saree, my king, my king, my king!
Bow down and respect women, boys!
You will get divine power without even going to the temple!
Male: Yes, you will get divine power without even going to the temple!
Men, understand this well!
Just listening to their words will give you good sense!
Chorus: Yes, just listening to their words will give you good sense!
Every day in the house,
she is the living goddess who lights the lamp!
And your whole life,
she is the wife who protects it—drop the beat!
Bow down and respect women, boys!
You will get divine power without even going to the temple!
Male: Yes, you will get divine power without even going to the temple!
Chorus: Men, understand this well!
Just listening to their words will give you good sense!
Male: Yes, just listening to their words will give you good sense!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pombalaingala Kumbudungadaa is a vibrant Tamil folk song from the movie Solaiyamma (1992), written by Kasthuri Raja. The song extols the central role women—specifically wives—play in holding families together and bringing prosperity, comparing a devotion to one's wife to visiting a temple. It urges men to honor their wives, seek their guidance, and entrust them with domestic financial management, describing how a dedicated wife sacrifices her own comforts to nurture her husband and turn adversity into prosperity. Furthermore, the song contrasts transient worldly relationships—relatives and followers attracted purely by wealth, property, and power—with the unconditional, lifelong devotion of a wife who remains steadfast through illness and hardship. Delivered through an energetic call-and-response format, the song presents a progressive social message favoring gender respect through earthy rural metaphors.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Urvagam)

Velakku vaikkira saami doi

Compares the wife directly to a household deity who lights the daily lamp.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Manna ponnaakka ponjaathithaan / Thanna koraichchukkittu

The second letter 'nna' rhymes across adjacent lines, creating rhythmic harmony.

Monai (Initial Letter Alliteration)

Kaasu seththaa pulla varum / Soththu seththaa sontham varum

Repetition of the 'S' / 'K' sound patterns across sentence beginnings.

Refrain (Anaphora)

Pombalaingala kumbudungadaa / Koyilukku pogaamalae sakthi vanthirum

Repeated line acting as the core thesis and chorus of the folk song.

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Trivia

Solaiyamma (1992) is a rural drama written and directed by Kasthuri Raja, featuring music composed by Deva. The soundtrack is celebrated for its authentic Tamil folk rhythms and insightful social messages framed in local village dialect.

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