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Lyrics & meaning

Pona Poran Vittutu

From Thaimel Aanai · 1988

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Thaimel Aanai
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
6 Feb 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pona poraan vittudu avana
Pombala porukki pola irukku
Pona poraan vittudu avana
Pombala porukki pola irukku
Thirumbi varaan nadaiya kattu
Vambula maattippom polarukku
Oru kumbala kootti unmaiya sonnaa
Asingam namakku vendaanti
Oru aabaththu kooda aambalai illa
Kookkural pottu kaththaendi
Police-su police-su police-su
Male :Ada….pona poraan vittudu avan
Pombala porukki pola irukku
Thirumbi varaan nadaiyakattu
Vambula maattippom polarukku
Machchan senja kooththaiyellaam
Manthaiyil sollattumaa….sollu
En vayiththil oru saatchi irukku
Vanthida sollattumaa
En kaiyai thoottu karppa thotta
Kadhaiyai pesattummaa
En karpaththula kaiyai vachchu
Saththiyam seiyattum
Kannukkutti muttumunnu
Kaala maadu oduthappaa
Kambangkollai theerththathunnu
Kaadu maari poguthammaa
Odum maattaa veratti pudichchi
Laadam adikkanum…..adingadaa
Police-su police-su police-su
Male :Ada….pona poraan vittudu avan
Pombala porukki pola irukku
Thirumbi varaan nadaiyakattu
Vambula maattippom polarukku
Oru kumbalak kootti unmaiya sonna
Asingam namakku vendaandi
Oru aabaththukooda aamabalai illa
Kookkural pottu kaththeandi
Female :Police-su police-su police-su
Kolla pakkam kulichchirunthaen
Kuthichchu vanthaandi
Konjam udhavi seiyaraen paervazhiyinnu
Odamba thottaandi
Muthuga mattum thaeikiraennu
Mudhalil sonnaandi
Moonjiya paarththu nambittaen
Mosam senjaandi
Pattapaadu enna solla
Saatchi solla yaarumilla
Oorukettu kedakkuthae
Yaarukkitta solli azha
Female :Ai naa sabhaikku poga
Enakku aalu irukkuthu
Police-su police-su police-su
Male :Ada….pona poraan vittudu avan
Pombala porukki pola irukku
Thirumbi varaan nadaiyakattu
Vambula maattippom polarukku
Oru kumbala kootti unmaiya sonnaa
Asingam namakku vendaanti
Oru aabaththu kooda aambalai illa
Kookkural pottu kaththaendi
Female :Police-su police-su police-su…..podu….
Podu haang….yae….hai hai hai hai……
If he is leaving, let him go, leave him alone,
He looks like a womanizer!
If he is leaving, let him go, leave him alone,
He looks like a womanizer!
He is coming back, quick, walk away!
Looks like we will get dragged into trouble!
If we gather a crowd and tell the truth,
We don't want the shame and scandal, girl!
There isn't a single man around to help in danger,
So scream at the top of your voice, girl!
Police! Police! Police!
Male: Ah... if he is leaving, let him go, leave him,
He looks like a womanizer!
He is coming back, quick, walk away!
Looks like we will get dragged into trouble!
All the mischief my man has done,
Shall I spill it in the village square? Tell them!
There is living proof in my womb,
Shall I ask it to step out and testify?
He held my hand and robbed my purity,
Shall I tell that whole story aloud?
Placing his hand on my pregnant belly,
Let him swear an oath upon it!
Fearing the young calf might butt it,
The big bull is running away, look!
After destroying the millet field,
It is fleeing into another pasture, look!
We must chase down this running bull and catch it,
And nail iron shoes on its hooves... strike it down!
Police! Police! Police!
Male: Ah... if he is leaving, let him go, leave him,
He looks like a womanizer!
He is coming back, quick, walk away!
Looks like we will get dragged into trouble!
If we gather a crowd and tell the truth,
We don't want the shame and scandal, girl!
There isn't a single man around to help in danger,
So scream at the top of your voice, girl!
Female: Police! Police! Police!
I was taking a bath in the backyard,
And he came jumping right in, girl!
Pretending he was just helping me out,
He laid his hands on my body, girl!
Claiming he would only scrub my back,
That is what he told me at first, girl!
I looked at his face and trusted him,
But he took advantage of me and ruined me, girl!
How can I describe the hardship I endured?
There is no one around to stand as a witness.
The whole town has turned rotten,
To whom can I cry and pour out my grief?
Female: To take this case to the UN (United Nations),
I have people on my side!
Police! Police! Police!
Male: Ah... if he is leaving, let him go, leave him,
He looks like a womanizer!
He is coming back, quick, walk away!
Looks like we will get dragged into trouble!
If we gather a crowd and tell the truth,
We don't want the shame and scandal, girl!
There isn't a single man around to help in danger,
So scream at the top of your voice, girl!
Female: Police! Police! Police!... Drop the beat...
Hit it, yeah... hey... hai hai hai hai...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This high-energy folk song from the 1988 Tamil movie 'Thaimel Aanai' features a satirical and dramatic exchange centered on confronting misconduct and trickery. The characters mock a rouge character, calling him out for deceitful behavior while using playful folk metaphors of bulls and fields to describe his slippery actions and evasiveness. Through rustic storytelling and direct humor, the characters raise a alarm for justice, invoking the police and expressing outrage over wrongdoing in a humorous, rhythmic style typical of late 1980s Tamil commercial cinema soundtrack duets.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Alliteration)

Pona poraan vittudu avana / Pombala porukki pola irukku

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'P' in 'Pona poraan' and 'Pombala porukki'.

Metaphor

Kannukkutti muttumunnu / Kaala maadu oduthappaa

Comparing an unfaithful or slippery man to a bull running wild after grazing fields.

Etukai (Rhyming)

Kolla pakkam kulichchirunthaen / Konjam udhavi seiyaraen paervazhiyinnu

Rhyming second letters in adjacent lines like 'Kolla' and 'Konjam'.

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Trivia

'Thaimel Aanai' stars Arjun and Saroyini, with music composed by Chandrabose, who was known for creating catchy folk-infused rhythm tracks in the late 1980s. The song is sung by Malaysia Vasudevan and S. P. Sailaja, whose dynamic vocal chemistry gave the track its rustic energy.

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