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Lyrics & meaning

Pona Thozhi

From Album Songs 2021 · 2021

Lyricist
Josh Vivian
Singers
Josh Vivian, Sanchana Natarajan
Music director
Josh Vivian
Details
Album Songs 20212021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Nee thanda kaadhalThe love you gave
Nirandharam illaiyaeIs not permanent
Nee thandha vazhi mattumOnly the pain you gave
Nirandharam aanadhenHas become permanent
Male
Nee thanda kaadhalThe love you gave
Nirandharam illaiyaeIs not permanent
Nee thandha vazhi mattumOnly the pain you gave
Nirandharam aanadhenHas become permanent
Male
Aniyaayam pennae nee ponadhuIt is unfair, girl, that you left
Ennai konjam konjam nee konnadhuThat you killed me bit by bit
En paatin vari nee dhaanYou were the lyrics of my song
Nee ponapin isai mattum thaanaeNow that you are gone, only the music remains
Male
Thanimai ennodu nilaiSolitude is my constant state
Nee vittu sendra ninaivugal thangum varaiAs long as the memories you left behind remain
Iravellaam neelum nilaiThe nights seem to drag on endlessly
Yen di thandha idhu kaadhal ketkum vilaiWhy did you give this? Is this the price love demands?
Male
Rendu varushama enna tholachenI lost myself for two years
Idhu veshama… enni tholanjenThinking it was all real, I ended up lost in illusion
Yaar koodavo nee vaazhaJust for you to live with someone else
Yen di ennai konnaWhy did you kill me, girl?
Male
Aniyaayam pennae nee ponadhuIt is unfair, girl, that you left
Ennai konjam konjam nee konnadhuThat you killed me bit by bit
En paatin vari nee dhaanYou were the lyrics of my song
Nee ponapin isai mattum thaanaeNow that you are gone, only the music remains
Male
Nee thanda kaadhalThe love you gave
Nirandharam illaiyaeIs not permanent
Nee thandha vazi mattumOnly the pain you gave
Nirandharam aanadhenHas become permanent
Male
Poo matten poo matten-nu sonnaYou said 'I won't go, I won't go'
Un kural thaan konjudhu avanaYet your voice now sweet-talks him
Poo di un kaadhal thevai illaGo away girl, I don't need your love
Naa vazha mudiyatha un nenjilEven if I cannot live in your heart
En isai vaazhum pullaMy music will live there forever, girl
Male
Aniyaayam pennae nee ponadhuIt is unfair, girl, that you left
Ennai konjam konjam nee konnadhuThat you killed me bit by bit
En paatin vari nee dhaanYou were the lyrics of my song
Nee ponapin isai mattum thaanaeNow that you are gone, only the music remains
Male
Pona.. thozhi edhaiyoo thediGone... my beloved seeking something
Pona.. thozhi edhaiyoo thediGone... my beloved seeking something
Pona.. thozhi edhaiyoo thediGone... my beloved seeking something
Pona.. thozhi edhaiyoo thediGone... my beloved seeking something
Pona…Gone...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This emotional breakup track portrays the raw agony of a heart broken by betrayal and abandonment. The protagonist reflects on how temporary the love offered by his partner was, compared to the permanent emotional scars and pain she left behind. He expresses anguish over two lost years of devotion, comparing her departure to a slow death, while noting that while she was the lyrics to his song, only the tragic melody remains in her absence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

En paatin vari nee dhaan / Nee ponapin isai mattum thaanae

Compares the beloved to the lyrics of a song and the remaining empty grief to just the backing music.

Contrast (Antithesis)

Nee thanda kaadhal nirandharam illaiyae / Nee thandha vazhi mattum nirandharam aanadhen

Contrasts the fleeting nature of her love with the permanent nature of the pain she inflicted.

Repetition (Anaphora)

Pona.. thozhi edhaiyoo thedi

Repetition of words to emphasize the feeling of loss and fading away.

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Trivia

Josh Vivian is known as the frontman of the indie pop band Nivas / Josh Vivian music projects, famous for independent Tamil pop tracks that combine modern electro-pop beats with heartbreak themes.

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