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Lyrics & meaning

Pona Usuru

From Thodari · 2016

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Haricharan, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Thodari
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
5 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Pona usuru vanthurichu
Unna thedi thiruppi thandhuruchi} (2)
Idhu pola oru naale
Varavenam inimele
Nodi kooda etti irukadha
Enna vittu neeyum
Munna sella ninaikatha
: Pona usuru vanthurichu
Unna vaari anaikka soliruchi
Idhu pola inimelum
Nadakathe oru naalum
Una naanum otti irupene
En kannukulla unna vachi siripene
Sendhu irukkum ullathula
Thonai yaaru nammkku vellathula
Uyir kadhal adangathu
Nerupalum posungathu
Nadanthale adhu sugam thane
Thunaiyaga nanum varuvene
Sathiyama en pakkathula nee irundha
Analum kulira marume
Aagamotham un baramellam
Naan sumakka piravi kadanum theerume
Ha..aahh.ha ha ha ha ha
Oh..hoo hoo hoo hoo..hoo ..hoo.
Aadi adangum boomiyile
Naama vaadi vadhanga thevai illa
Oru vaati varum vaazhkai
Thunivome adha yerka
Siripome nandha vanam pola
Adhu podhum indha uyir vaazha
Pogum vara indha kadhal
Namma kaakumunnu nenacha
Velagum vedhana
Pogayilum naama othumaiya
Poga porom
Idhu thaan periya saathana
Pona usuru vanthurichu
Unna vaari anaikka soliruchi
Idhu pola inimelum
Nadakathe oru naalum
Una naanum otti irupene
En kannukulla unna vachi siripene
The life that left me has returned,
it searched for you and brought you back to me.
May a day like this
never come again.
Don't stay away even for a second,
and leaving me behind,
don't ever think of going ahead.
The life that left me has returned,
and told me to hold you close in my arms.
Like this, from now on,
it will never happen again.
I will stay close beside you,
keep you in my eyes and smile.
For hearts that are joined together,
who else is our shelter in this flood?
This deep love will never quiet down,
even fire cannot burn it away.
Just walking together is pure joy,
and I will always walk as your companion.
Truly, as long as you are by my side,
even scorching heat turns into a cool breeze.
In the end, if I can carry all your burdens,
the debt of this lifetime will be fulfilled.
Ha... aah... ha ha ha ha ha
Oh... hoo hoo hoo hoo... hoo... hoo...
In this fleeting world where everything comes to rest,
there is no need for us to wither and fade.
Life comes only once,
let us be brave and embrace it.
Let us smile like a blooming garden,
that is enough for this life to live on.
As far as we go, if we trust
that this love will protect us,
all our pain will disappear.
Even when our time comes to leave, united
we will go together;
and that will be our greatest achievement.
The life that left me has returned,
and told me to hold you close in my arms.
Like this, from now on,
it will never happen again.
I will stay close beside you,
keep you in my eyes and smile.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Pona Usuru Vanthurichu' is a soulful romantic duet from the movie 'Thodari' (2016), sung by Haricharan and Vandana Srinivasan with music composed by D. Imman and lyrics written by Yuga Bharathi. The song expresses relief, intense affection, and unwavering devotion after surviving or overcoming a perilous ordeal. The protagonists express how being reunited feels like receiving back a lost life, vowing never to part ways again. Throughout the track, the lyrics emphasize that true love transcends hardships—be it fire or flood—and converts life's greatest burdens into joy. They embrace life courageously, comparing their joy to a blossoming garden, and take solace in the idea that their unbreakable bond will sustain them through life and death.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Pona usuru vanthurichu”

Life leaving and returning ('Pona usuru vanthurichu') metaphorically describes the deep emotional relief and revival felt upon reuniting with the loved one.

Hyperbole

“Analum kulira marume”

Exaggerating that even burning heat changes into coolness ('Analum kulira marume') when the beloved is near.

Simile

“Siripome nandha vanam pola”

Comparing smiling cheerfully to a beautiful flower garden using 'pola' ('nanda vanam pola').

Monoreyme / Etugai (Tamil Prosody)

“Uyir kadhal adangathu / Nerupalum posungathu”

Rhyming second letters in adjacent lines such as 'Sendhu' / 'Thonai' or 'Uyir' / 'Nerupalum'.

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Trivia

'Pona Usuru Vanthurichu' is composed by D. Imman and sung by Haricharan and Vandana Srinivasan for the movie 'Thodari' starring Dhanush and Keerthy Suresh. Set entirely on a moving train sequence context in the film, the song received praise for its traditional melodic structure blended with acoustic arrangements.

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