Pona Povura
From Mahaan · 2021
- Lyricist
- Asal Kolaar
- Singers
- Gaana Muthu, Asal Kolaar
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Mahaan2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pona povuranu udavum mudiyala | I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go' |
| Poitaalae nu kadhari azhuva theriyala | I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone |
| Pona povuranu udavum mudiyala | I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go' |
| Poitaalae nu kadhari azhuva theriyala | I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone |
| Male | |
| {Nee senjathellaam thanniyila | { Everything you did, on water |
| Na ezhuthuven | I will write |
| Naa edhachum pannaa | If I do something, |
| Naadaga company thodanguven } (2) | I will start a drama company } (2) |
| Male | |
| Enakkum pangu irukku | I also have a share in this, |
| Illanu sollikala | I am not denying it |
| Athukkunnu sevuthula | Just for that, against the wall |
| Naan thalaya edchukalai | I haven't banged my head |
| Male | |
| {En kooda unakku irukka | { To be with me, for you |
| Kudthu vechukala | It wasn't destined |
| Maranthu poi pazhakathula | Out of habit, forgetting myself, |
| Unnaya ninachukala }(2) | I didn't think of you } (2) |
| Male | |
| Pona povuraanu pona povuraanu | Thinking 'let her go, let her go' |
| Pona povuraanu | Thinking 'let her go' |
| Pona povuraanu udavum mudiyala | I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go' |
| Poitaalae nu kadhari ezhuva theriyala | I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone |
| Male | |
| Humming……………. | Humming........... |
| Male | |
| Sweet ah nadanthukuna unkita | When I behaved so sweetly with you |
| Athukka! enna vaari thinnuttu poyita | For that! You devoured me completely and left |
| Unna marathu naanum thoongiten | Forgetting you, I fell asleep |
| Angaiyum kanavula nozhanju face-ah kaatita | Even there, you entered my dream and showed your face |
| En lovu metha kaama pottu pichu muzhuku | Tearing apart and devouring my bed of love with passion |
| Male | |
| {Enna pola yaaru | { Who like me |
| Inimae kidachuduvan unakku | Will ever be found by you in the future? |
| Enna marakaama irukka | So that you don't forget me |
| Heart ah konjam pazhakku | Train your heart a little |
| Unnakosum kathunu irukku | Waiting just for your sake |
| Kaamachamma velakku | Is the Kamakshi lamp |
| Kaamachamma velakku | The Kamakshi lamp |
| Male | |
| {Nammaloda love-ah | { Our love, |
| Yendi pothakuzhiyila pottuta | Why girl did you throw it into a burial pit? |
| Miss you nu solra | Creating a situation |
| Oru nilamaya uruvakita } (2) | Where you now say 'I miss you' } (2) |
| Male | |
| Pona povuraanu pona povuraanu | Thinking 'let her go, let her go' |
| {Pona povuraanu udavum mudiyala | { I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go' |
| Poitaalae nu kadhari azhuva theriyala} (2) | I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone } (2) |
| Male | |
| {Kadhari azhuva theriyala | { Don't know how to scream and cry |
| Kadhari azhuva theriyala} (2) | Don't know how to scream and cry } (2) |
{போனா போவுரான்னு விடவும் முடியல
போய்ட்டாளேனு கதறி அழுவ தெரியல} (2)
I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go'
I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone
I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go'
I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone
{நீ செஞ்சதெல்லாம் தண்ணியில நா எழுதுவேன்
நா எதாச்சும் பண்ணா நாடக கம்பனி தொடங்குவேன்} (2)
{ Everything you did, on water
I will write
If I do something,
I will start a drama company } (2)
எனக்கும் பங்கு இருக்கு இல்லனு சொல்லிக்கல
அதுக்குனு செவத்துல நான் தலைய இச்சுக்கல
I also have a share in this,
I am not denying it
Just for that, against the wall
I haven't banged my head
என் கூட உனக்கு இருக்க குத்து வச்சுகல
மறந்து போய் பழக்கத்துல உன்னையே நினச்சுகல
{ To be with me, for you
It wasn't destined
Out of habit, forgetting myself,
I didn't think of you } (2)
போனா போவுறான்னு போனா போவுறான்னு
போனா போவுறான்னு
போனா போவுறான்னு விடவும் முடியல
போய்ட்டாளேனு கதறி அழுவ தெரியல
Thinking 'let her go, let her go'
Thinking 'let her go'
I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go'
I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone
ஸ்வீட் ஆ நடந்துகின்னா உங்கிட்ட
அதுக்கா என்ன வாரி தின்னுட்டு போயிட்ட
உன்ன மறக்கணும்னு தூங்கிட்டேன்
அங்கயும் கனவுல நொளஞ்சு ஃபேஸ் அ காட்டிட்ட
என் லவ்வு மெதக்காம போட்டு பிச்சு முழுங்கு
Humming...........
என்ன போல யாரு இனிமே கிடச்சுடுவான் உனக்கு
என்ன மறக்காம இருக்க ஹார்ட்ட கொஞ்சம் பழக்கு
உனகோசம் காத்துனுருக்கு காமச்சம்மா விளக்கு
காமச்சம்மா விளக்கு
When I behaved so sweetly with you
For that! You devoured me completely and left
Forgetting you, I fell asleep
Even there, you entered my dream and showed your face
Tearing apart and devouring my bed of love with passion
{நம்மளோட லவ்வ ஏண்டி பொதக்குழில போட்டிட்ட
மிஸ் யூ னு சொல்ற ஒரு நிலமைய உருவாக்கிட்டா} (2)
{ Who like me
Will ever be found by you in the future?
So that you don't forget me
Train your heart a little
Waiting just for your sake
Is the Kamakshi lamp
The Kamakshi lamp
போனா போவுறான்னு போனா போவுறான்னு
{போனா போவுறான்னு விடவும் முடியல
போய்ட்டாளேனு கதறி அழுவ தெரியல} (2)
{ Our love,
Why girl did you throw it into a burial pit?
Creating a situation
Where you now say 'I miss you' } (2)
{கதறி அழுவ தெரியல
கதறி அழுவ தெரியல} (2)
Thinking 'let her go, let her go'
{ I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go'
I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone } (2)
{ Don't know how to scream and cry
Don't know how to scream and cry } (2)
Pona povuranu udavum mudiyala
I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go'
Poitaalae nu kadhari azhuva theriyala
I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone
Pona povuranu udavum mudiyala
I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go'
Poitaalae nu kadhari azhuva theriyala
I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone
{Nee senjathellaam thanniyila
{ Everything you did, on water
Na ezhuthuven
I will write
Naa edhachum pannaa
If I do something,
Naadaga company thodanguven } (2)
I will start a drama company } (2)
Enakkum pangu irukku
I also have a share in this,
Illanu sollikala
I am not denying it
Athukkunnu sevuthula
Just for that, against the wall
Naan thalaya edchukalai
I haven't banged my head
{En kooda unakku irukka
{ To be with me, for you
Kudthu vechukala
It wasn't destined
Maranthu poi pazhakathula
Out of habit, forgetting myself,
Unnaya ninachukala }(2)
I didn't think of you } (2)
Pona povuraanu pona povuraanu
Thinking 'let her go, let her go'
Pona povuraanu
Thinking 'let her go'
Pona povuraanu udavum mudiyala
I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go'
Poitaalae nu kadhari ezhuva theriyala
I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone
Humming…………….
Humming...........
Sweet ah nadanthukuna unkita
When I behaved so sweetly with you
Athukka! enna vaari thinnuttu poyita
For that! You devoured me completely and left
Unna marathu naanum thoongiten
Forgetting you, I fell asleep
Angaiyum kanavula nozhanju face-ah kaatita
Even there, you entered my dream and showed your face
En lovu metha kaama pottu pichu muzhuku
Tearing apart and devouring my bed of love with passion
{Enna pola yaaru
{ Who like me
Inimae kidachuduvan unakku
Will ever be found by you in the future?
Enna marakaama irukka
So that you don't forget me
Heart ah konjam pazhakku
Train your heart a little
Unnakosum kathunu irukku
Waiting just for your sake
Kaamachamma velakku
Is the Kamakshi lamp
Kaamachamma velakku
The Kamakshi lamp
{Nammaloda love-ah
{ Our love,
Yendi pothakuzhiyila pottuta
Why girl did you throw it into a burial pit?
Miss you nu solra
Creating a situation
Oru nilamaya uruvakita } (2)
Where you now say 'I miss you' } (2)
Pona povuraanu pona povuraanu
Thinking 'let her go, let her go'
{Pona povuraanu udavum mudiyala
{ I can't even shake off thinking 'let her go'
Poitaalae nu kadhari azhuva theriyala} (2)
I don't even know how to scream and cry that she's gone } (2)
{Kadhari azhuva theriyala
{ Don't know how to scream and cry
Kadhari azhuva theriyala} (2)
Don't know how to scream and cry } (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This track captures the paradoxical feeling of heartbreak expressed through street-smart nonchalance and Chennai Gaana sensibilities. The protagonist tries to convince himself and others that he is unbothered by his lover leaving, claiming he won't weep or bang his head against walls. However, his true longing bleeds through as he admits to seeing her in his dreams and feeling the void of her absence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Nee senjathellaam thanniyila Na ezhuthuven”
Writing on water ('thanniyila na ezhuthuven') symbolizes the fleeting and impermanent nature of her actions and promises.
Cultural Symbolism
“Kaamachamma velakku”
'Kaamachamma velakku' refers to the traditional Kamakshi lamp, representing domestic warmth, purity, and lingering hope.
Hyperbole / Imagery
“Yendi pothakuzhiyila pottuta”
Throwing love into a burial pit ('pothakuzhiyila pottuta') vividly illustrates the abrupt and permanent destruction of their relationship.
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Trivia
Written and co-sung by independent artist Asal Kolaar alongside Gaana Muthu, this song features authentic North Chennai slang set to Santhosh Narayanan's eccentric beats in Karthik Subbaraj's film 'Mahaan' (2022).
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