Ponna Poranthava
From Radhaiketra Kannan · 1978
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Radhaiketra Kannan1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ponnaa poranthava engo orunaal | A girl who is born somewhere, one day |
| Poga porava machaanae machaanae oh machaanae | Will eventually go away with her beloved cousin, oh cousin! |
| Ponnaa poranthava engo orunaal | A girl who is born somewhere, one day |
| Poga porava machaanae machaanae oh machaanae | Will eventually go away with her beloved cousin, oh cousin! |
| Male | |
| Engae ennadi | Where are you off to? What is it, girl? |
| Female :Aah…. | Aah.... |
| Male :Adiyae chittu | Hey, little sparrow! |
| Female :Aah…. | Aah.... |
| Male :Engae ennadi adiyae chittu | Where are you off to? What is it, hey little sparrow? |
| Enakkum unakkum vachchaanae vachchaanae | Fate has paired you and me together! |
| Engae ennadi adiyae chittu | Where are you off to? What is it, hey little sparrow? |
| Enakkum unakkum vachchaanae vachchaanae vachchaanae | Fate has paired you and me together! |
| Male | |
| ……………… | ... |
| Female :……………. | ... |
| Female | |
| Aiyo paavam aththai pillai | Oh, poor thing, my aunt's son! |
| Aasai valaiyil vizhunthaachchu | He has fallen right into the net of desire! |
| Male :Adhilae vizhunthaa vali yaedhumma | Does it hurt to fall into that net, my dear? |
| Adi illaamal ezhunthaachchu | I rose back up without even getting hit! |
| Female | |
| Aiyo paavam aththai pillai | Oh, poor thing, my aunt's son! |
| Aasai valaiyil vizhunthaachchu | He has fallen right into the net of desire! |
| Male :Adhilae vizhunthaa vali yaedhumma | Does it hurt to fall into that net, my dear? |
| Adi illaamal ezhunthaachchu | I rose back up without even getting hit! |
| Female | |
| Aasi paarththaa theeraathu | Longing won't be satisfied just by gazing. |
| Male :Appadi sonna pothaathu | Just saying that isn't enough! |
| Female :Aasi paarththaa theeraathu | Longing won't be satisfied just by gazing. |
| Male :Appadi sonna pothaathu | Just saying that isn't enough! |
| Female | |
| Aasaiyai paaru athukkullae yaetho | Look at this desire, within it... |
| Kanakaiyum pottaachchu machchaanae og machchaanae | Some calculation has already been set, oh cousin! |
| Male | |
| Engae ennadi adiyae chittu | Where are you off to? What is it, hey little sparrow? |
| Enakkum unakkum vachchaanae vachchaanae oh machchaanae | Fate has paired you and me together, oh cousin! |
| Male | |
| Kannula pudichchu nenjilae pottu | Caught through the eyes and placed inside the heart, |
| Kappunnu adichche sarithaanaa | Locked away firmly, is that right? |
| Female :Ponnuga ninaichchaa singaththai kooda | If women set their mind to it, even a lion... |
| Podavaiyai pottu pudikkaatho | Wouldn't they capture it using just a saree? |
| Male | |
| Kannula pudichchu nenjilae pottu | Caught through the eyes and placed inside the heart, |
| Kappunnu adichche sarithaanaa | Locked away firmly, is that right? |
| Female :Ponnuga ninaichchaa singaththai kooda | If women set their mind to it, even a lion... |
| Podavaiyai pottu pudikkaatho | Wouldn't they capture it using just a saree? |
| Male | |
| Thaalaiyai pottuttu paarththukiraen | I shall tie the sacred thread and take care of you. |
| Female :Sarithaan naanum saernthukkiraen | Alright then, I shall join you. |
| Male :Thaalaiyai pottuttu paarththukiraen | I shall tie the sacred thread and take care of you. |
| Female :Sarithaan naanum saernthukkiraen | Alright then, I shall join you. |
| Male | |
| Mookku kayirai poda pogum | The man who is going to put the control rope on you, |
| Aambillai naanthaaae naanthaanae | Is none other than me! |
| Female | |
| Ponnaa poranthava engo orunaal | A girl who is born somewhere, one day |
| Poga porava machaanae machaanae oh machaanae | Will eventually go away with her beloved cousin, oh cousin! |
மற்றும் வாணி ஜெய்ராம்
A girl who is born somewhere, one day
Will eventually go away with her beloved cousin, oh cousin!
A girl who is born somewhere, one day
Will eventually go away with her beloved cousin, oh cousin!
பொண்ணாப் பொறந்தவ எங்கோ ஒருநாள்
போகப் போறவ மச்சானே மச்சானே ஓ மச்சானே
பொண்ணாப் பொறந்தவ எங்கோ ஒருநாள்
போகப் போறவ மச்சானே மச்சானே ஓ மச்சானே
Where are you off to? What is it, girl?
Aah....
Hey, little sparrow!
Aah....
Where are you off to? What is it, hey little sparrow?
Fate has paired you and me together!
Where are you off to? What is it, hey little sparrow?
Fate has paired you and me together!
எங்கே என்னடி
ஆஹ்.....
அடியே சிட்டு
ஆஹ்.....
எங்கே என்னடி அடியே சிட்டு
எனக்கும் உனக்கும் வச்சானே வச்சானே
எங்கே என்னடி அடியே சிட்டு
எனக்கும் உனக்கும் வச்சானே வச்சானே வச்சானே
...
...
.........................
..............................
Oh, poor thing, my aunt's son!
He has fallen right into the net of desire!
Does it hurt to fall into that net, my dear?
I rose back up without even getting hit!
ஐயோ பாவம் அத்தைப் பிள்ளை
ஆசை வலையில் விழுந்தாச்சு
அதிலே விழுந்தா வலி ஏதும்மா
அடி இல்லாமல் எழுந்தாச்சு
Oh, poor thing, my aunt's son!
He has fallen right into the net of desire!
Does it hurt to fall into that net, my dear?
I rose back up without even getting hit!
ஐயோ பாவம் அத்தைப் பிள்ளை
ஆசை வலையில் விழுந்தாச்சு
அதிலே விழுந்தா வலி ஏதும்மா
அடி இல்லாமல் எழுந்தாச்சு
Longing won't be satisfied just by gazing.
Just saying that isn't enough!
Longing won't be satisfied just by gazing.
Just saying that isn't enough!
ஆசை பார்த்தாத் தீராது
அப்படிச் சொன்னா போதாது
ஆசை பார்த்தாத் தீராது
அப்படிச் சொன்னா போதாது
Look at this desire, within it...
Some calculation has already been set, oh cousin!
ஆசையைப் பாரு அதுக்குள்ளே ஏதோ
கணக்கையும் போட்டாச்சு மச்சானே ஓ மச்சானே
Where are you off to? What is it, hey little sparrow?
Fate has paired you and me together, oh cousin!
எங்கே என்னடி அடியே சிட்டு
எனக்கும் உனக்கும் வச்சானே வச்சானே ஆ வச்சானே
Caught through the eyes and placed inside the heart,
Locked away firmly, is that right?
If women set their mind to it, even a lion...
Wouldn't they capture it using just a saree?
கண்ணுல புடிச்சு நெஞ்சிலே போட்டு
கப்புன்னு அடிச்சே சரிதானா
பொண்ணுக நினைச்சா சிங்கத்தைக் கூட
பொடவையைப் போட்டுப் புடிக்காதோ
Caught through the eyes and placed inside the heart,
Locked away firmly, is that right?
If women set their mind to it, even a lion...
Wouldn't they capture it using just a saree?
கண்ணுல புடிச்சு நெஞ்சிலே போட்டு
கப்புன்னு அடிச்சே சரிதானா
பொண்ணுக நினைச்சா சிங்கத்தைக் கூட
பொடவையைப் போட்டுப் புடிக்காதோ
I shall tie the sacred thread and take care of you.
Alright then, I shall join you.
I shall tie the sacred thread and take care of you.
Alright then, I shall join you.
தாலியைப் போட்டுட்டுப் பார்த்துக்கிறேன்
சரிதான் நானும் சேர்ந்துக்கிறேன்
தாலியைப் போட்டுட்டுப் பார்த்துக்கிறேன்
சரிதான் நானும் சேர்ந்துக்கிறேன்
The man who is going to put the control rope on you,
Is none other than me!
மூக்குக் கயிறைப் போடப் போகும்
ஆம்பிள்ளை நான் தானே நான் தானே
A girl who is born somewhere, one day
Will eventually go away with her beloved cousin, oh cousin!
பொண்ணாப் பொறந்தவ எங்கோ ஒருநாள்
போகப் போறவ மச்சானே மச்சானே ஓ மச்சானே
Ponnaa poranthava engo orunaal
A girl who is born somewhere, one day
Poga porava machaanae machaanae oh machaanae
Will eventually go away with her beloved cousin, oh cousin!
Ponnaa poranthava engo orunaal
A girl who is born somewhere, one day
Poga porava machaanae machaanae oh machaanae
Will eventually go away with her beloved cousin, oh cousin!
Engae ennadi
Where are you off to? What is it, girl?
Female :Aah….
Aah....
Male :Adiyae chittu
Hey, little sparrow!
Female :Aah….
Aah....
Male :Engae ennadi adiyae chittu
Where are you off to? What is it, hey little sparrow?
Enakkum unakkum vachchaanae vachchaanae
Fate has paired you and me together!
Engae ennadi adiyae chittu
Where are you off to? What is it, hey little sparrow?
Enakkum unakkum vachchaanae vachchaanae vachchaanae
Fate has paired you and me together!
………………
...
Female :…………….
...
Aiyo paavam aththai pillai
Oh, poor thing, my aunt's son!
Aasai valaiyil vizhunthaachchu
He has fallen right into the net of desire!
Male :Adhilae vizhunthaa vali yaedhumma
Does it hurt to fall into that net, my dear?
Adi illaamal ezhunthaachchu
I rose back up without even getting hit!
Aiyo paavam aththai pillai
Oh, poor thing, my aunt's son!
Aasai valaiyil vizhunthaachchu
He has fallen right into the net of desire!
Male :Adhilae vizhunthaa vali yaedhumma
Does it hurt to fall into that net, my dear?
Adi illaamal ezhunthaachchu
I rose back up without even getting hit!
Aasi paarththaa theeraathu
Longing won't be satisfied just by gazing.
Male :Appadi sonna pothaathu
Just saying that isn't enough!
Female :Aasi paarththaa theeraathu
Longing won't be satisfied just by gazing.
Male :Appadi sonna pothaathu
Just saying that isn't enough!
Aasaiyai paaru athukkullae yaetho
Look at this desire, within it...
Kanakaiyum pottaachchu machchaanae og machchaanae
Some calculation has already been set, oh cousin!
Engae ennadi adiyae chittu
Where are you off to? What is it, hey little sparrow?
Enakkum unakkum vachchaanae vachchaanae oh machchaanae
Fate has paired you and me together, oh cousin!
Kannula pudichchu nenjilae pottu
Caught through the eyes and placed inside the heart,
Kappunnu adichche sarithaanaa
Locked away firmly, is that right?
Female :Ponnuga ninaichchaa singaththai kooda
If women set their mind to it, even a lion...
Podavaiyai pottu pudikkaatho
Wouldn't they capture it using just a saree?
Kannula pudichchu nenjilae pottu
Caught through the eyes and placed inside the heart,
Kappunnu adichche sarithaanaa
Locked away firmly, is that right?
Female :Ponnuga ninaichchaa singaththai kooda
If women set their mind to it, even a lion...
Podavaiyai pottu pudikkaatho
Wouldn't they capture it using just a saree?
Thaalaiyai pottuttu paarththukiraen
I shall tie the sacred thread and take care of you.
Female :Sarithaan naanum saernthukkiraen
Alright then, I shall join you.
Male :Thaalaiyai pottuttu paarththukiraen
I shall tie the sacred thread and take care of you.
Female :Sarithaan naanum saernthukkiraen
Alright then, I shall join you.
Mookku kayirai poda pogum
The man who is going to put the control rope on you,
Aambillai naanthaaae naanthaanae
Is none other than me!
Ponnaa poranthava engo orunaal
A girl who is born somewhere, one day
Poga porava machaanae machaanae oh machaanae
Will eventually go away with her beloved cousin, oh cousin!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Ponnaa poranthava' is a playful duet between two lovers expressing their affection, destiny, and banter about marriage. The female lead sings about how a girl born in a family eventually leaves to be with her maternal cousin ('machaan'), while the male lead teasingly agrees, asserting that God has predestined them to be together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Auvai/Uvamai)
“Aasai valaiyil vizhunthaachchu”
Describing falling in love as falling into a net of desire ('Aasai valaiyil vizhunthaachchu').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Ponnuga ninaichchaa singaththai kooda podavaiyai pottu pudikkaatho”
Exaggerating the power of women by claiming they can trap even a lion using a saree ('singaththai kooda podavaiyai pottu pudikkaatho').
Emoni / Rhyme (Monai)
“Kannula pudichchu nenjilae pottu”
Alliteration and internal rhyme in 'Kannula pudichchu nenjilae pottu'.
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Trivia
Composed by legendary music director K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Kannadasan, this playful folk duet highlights classic Tamil romantic tropes involving maternal cousin relationships ('Aththai pillai / Machaan').
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