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Lyrics & meaning

Pona Usuru

From Thodari · 2016

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Haricharan, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Thodari2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
{Pona usuru vanthurichuMy lost soul has returned to me
Unna thedi thiruppi thandhuruchi} (2)It searched for you and brought itself back
Female
Idhu pola oru naaleA day like this should never
Varavenam inimeleCome ever again in the future
Nodi kooda etti irukadhaDo not stay even a second away
Enna vittu neeyumLeaving me behind, do not ever
Munna sella ninaikathaThink of moving ahead alone
Male
: Pona usuru vanthurichuMy lost soul has returned to me
Unna vaari anaikka soliruchiIt told me to wrap you in a tight embrace
Male
Idhu pola inimelumNever again should something like this
Nadakathe oru naalumHappen on any given day
Una naanum otti irupeneI will stay stuck close to you
En kannukulla unna vachi siripeneI will keep you inside my eyes and smile
Female
Sendhu irukkum ullathulaIn hearts that have united together
Thonai yaaru nammkku vellathulaWho is there to assist us in a flood?
Male
Uyir kadhal adangathuTrue love can never be suppressed
Nerupalum posungathuIt cannot be scorched even by fire
Female
Nadanthale adhu sugam thaneIf we walk together, even that is pure joy
Male
Thunaiyaga nanum varuveneI will accompany you as your companion
Female
Sathiyama en pakkathula nee irundhaTruly, if you are by my side
Analum kulira marumeEven blazing heat will turn into cool shade
Male
Aagamotham un baramellamAll in all, if I bear all your burdens
Naan sumakka piravi kadanum theerumeMy debt for this birth will be fulfilled
Female
Ha..aahh.ha ha ha ha haHa..aahh.ha ha ha ha ha
Oh..hoo hoo hoo hoo..hoo ..hoo.Oh..hoo hoo hoo hoo..hoo ..hoo.
Female
Aadi adangum boomiyileIn this world where everything eventually settles and ceases
Naama vaadi vadhanga thevai illaThere is no need for us to wither and suffer
Male
Oru vaati varum vaazhkaiLife comes only once
Thunivome adha yerkaLet us be brave enough to accept it
Female
Siripome nandha vanam polaLet us blossom in laughter like a garden of flowers
Adhu podhum indha uyir vaazhaThat is enough for this soul to live
Male
Pogum vara indha kadhalIf we believe that this love will protect us
Namma kaakumunnu nenachaUntil our very last breath
Velagum vedhanaAll our pain will recede
Female
Pogayilum naama othumaiyaEven when leaving this world, together in unity
Poga poromWe shall depart
Idhu thaan periya saathanaThat alone is our greatest achievement
Male
Pona usuru vanthurichuMy lost soul has returned to me
Unna vaari anaikka soliruchiIt told me to wrap you in a tight embrace
Male
Idhu pola inimelumNever again should something like this
Nadakathe oru naalumHappen on any given day
Una naanum otti irupeneI will stay stuck close to you
En kannukulla unna vachi siripeneI will keep you inside my eyes and smile

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'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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