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Ponnana Pottapulla

From Kozhipannai Chelladurai · 2024

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Anand Aravindakshan, Saindhavi
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Kozhipannai Chelladurai
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
22 Aug 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hoo oo oo hoo oo ooo
Hoo oo oo hoo oo ooo
Ponnana pottapulla
Pothi pothi valatha pulla
Oora vitu pogaiyila usur muttuthe
Kan mulucha naal muthala
Kan ethukka iruntha pulla
Kanna vittu pogaiyila kanneer mututhe
Keechu kozhi unna thavira
Pechu thunai yaarum illa
Veetukulla veruchoduthe
Ini thankachi ennaiki varuva
Oru thagaval theriyala
Nalla sagunam keka pona
Entha balliyum pesala
Ponnana pottapulla
Pothi pothi valatha pulla
Oora vitu pogaiyila usur muttuthe
Kan mulucha naal muthala
Kan ethukka iruntha pulla
Kanna vittu pogaiyila kanneer mututhe
Oh thagapana nenachathillai
Thaai anbu inichathillai
Thaayoda thagapanuma nee than ennai
Ee erumbu kadikaama eera kaathu adikaama
Ithachakkil potha valatha nee than enna
Ipa namba polapu enna kadhi aachu
Thaniyila nenanjen ninda uppu kal aachu
Nee undaayo ungalayo onnum thonala
Ketka nammooru kaakaayum onum kaangala
Ponnana pottapulla
Pothi pothi valatha pulla
Oora vitu pogaiyila usur muttuthe
Kan mulucha naal muthala
Kan ethukka iruntha pulla
Kanna vittu pogaiyila kanneer mututhe
Kozhusoli pogaiyila kola saami pogiruche
Koodathula maada kuzhi irulaa poche
Potta poonai adupukulla kutti pottu paduthuruche
Pacha arisi neram maari ella poche
Bandham oru kayiru
Paasam oru kayiru
Rendu kayiru iruka
Idhu pogatho usuru
Nan ooru vittu ooru vanthu
Unna kaanum munne
En kanneeru aaraaga unna theendume
Un ponnana ponnumani
Pothi pothi valartha kani
Oora vitu pogaiyila usur muttuthe
Kan mulucha naal muthala
Kan ethire iruntha porapu
Kanna vittu pogaiyila kanneer mututhe
keechu kozhi unna thavira
Keechu kozhi unna thavira
Pechu thunai yaarum illa
Veetukulla veruchoduthe
En annan ennaiki varuvaano
Oru thagaval theriyala
Naan vakka patta oorukulla
Endha dhesaiyum puriyala
Ooh... ooh...
Ooh... ooh...
My precious sister, pure as gold,
The child I raised with such tender care,
As you leave our village, my breath feels choked.
From the day you first opened your eyes,
You were always right before my eyes;
As you go out of my sight, tears choke me up.
Except for your chirping chicks,
There is no one to keep me company and talk,
The whole house feels completely empty.
When will my little sister return now?
There is no word or news of her.
When I went to listen for a good omen,
Not a single house lizard made a sound.
My precious sister, pure as gold,
The child I raised with such tender care,
As you leave our village, my breath feels choked.
From the day you first opened your eyes,
You were always right before my eyes;
As you go out of my sight, tears choke me up.
Oh, I never knew the warmth of a father,
I never tasted a mother's sweet love.
Being both a mother and father to me,
Shielding me from bug bites and chilly winds,
You held me close and raised me with love.
Now what has become of our lives?
Like a block of rock salt soaked in water, I have dissolved away.
I cannot tell if you have eaten or gone hungry,
And I cannot even spot a crow from our village to ask.
My precious sister, pure as gold,
The child I raised with such tender care,
As you leave our village, my breath feels choked.
From the day you first opened your eyes,
You were always right before my eyes;
As you go out of my sight, tears choke me up.
When your anklets stopped chiming, the family deity seemed to leave.
The lamp alcove in the central hall has gone dark.
Inside the cold hearth, a mother cat has given birth and lies resting.
The regular routine of cooking our meals is all lost and gone.
Our family bond is one rope,
Our deep affection is another.
With both these ropes holding me tight,
How could this life ever slip away?
Even before I cross from town to town
To come and see you,
My tears will flow like a river and reach you.
I am your precious golden jewel,
The sweet fruit you raised with tender care.
As I leave our village, my breath feels choked.
From the day I first opened my eyes,
My dear brother who lived right before my eyes—
As I go out of your sight, tears choke me up.
Except for the chirping chicks,
Except for the chirping chicks,
There is no one to keep me company and talk,
The whole house feels completely empty.
When will my elder brother ever come?
There is no word or news of him.
In this village where I was married off,
I cannot figure out which way is which.
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional track from Seenu Ramasamy's movie 'Kozhipannai Chelladurai' captures the deep bond between a brother and sister. Through rich imagery of rural life, the brother laments the painful void left behind after his sister gets married and leaves her childhood home. He describes how she was his companion and how the entire house feels desolate and darkened without her presence. In response, the sister expresses her profound gratitude to her brother, who raised her with the warmth and care of both a mother and a father. She conveys her feeling of displacement in her new marital home, illustrating the universal emotional weight of separation, familial love, and rural nostalgia.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagathal)

“Ponnana pottapulla”

Comparing the girl to 'Ponnana pottapulla' (Golden girl) and 'valartha kani' (nurtured fruit) highlights her precious worth to the family.

Hyperbole (Adukkuthodar & Sembulapeyalneer style exaggeration)

“En kanneeru aaraaga unna theendume”

Comparing tears to a river ('kanneeru aaraaga') that reaches the loved one before the person physically arrives.

Edhai (Second letter rhyming)

“Ponnana pottapulla / Pothi pothi valatha pulla”

The second letters 'n' in 'Ponnana' and 'Pothi' (or 'n' in 'Kan' / 'Kan') create a rhythmic harmony in Tamil poetry.

Visual Imagery (Katchi Bimbam)

“Potta poonai adupukulla kutti pottu paduthuruche”

Depicting a cat giving birth inside an unlit stove ('adupukulla') visually communicates how cold and unused the kitchen has become since she left.

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Trivia

'Kozhipannai Chelladurai' (2024) is directed by renowned filmmaker Seenu Ramasamy, known for his grounded, realistic rural dramas such as 'Dharmadurai' and 'Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'. The film features music composed by N. R. Raghunanthan, reuniting him with Seenu Ramasamy after successful collaborations like 'Neerparavai'.

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