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Lyrics & meaning

Ponnu Paaka Porom

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Arun Bharathi
Singers
Jai, Namitha Babu
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Details
Album Songs 20232023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kannalamae kannalamaeOh sweet one, oh sweet one
Katti kolla porenaeI am going to embrace you in marriage
Kannalathaan kannalathaanWith sweet eyes and sweet words
Pesi kolla varaanaeHe is coming to talk with me
Male
Uravellaam serthuveikkumYou are the relationship that brings all relationships together
Uravum neeyae neeyaeYou yourself are that supreme bond
Urangaama thavichen naanI tossed and turned sleeplessly
Adi unna paathidadhaanaeOh girl, just to catch a glimpse of you
Male
Indha oor mechaTo be praised by this whole town
Kaiya pidikka vaaren pullaI am coming to hold your hand, my girl
Nee kettuputtaIf you just ask me
Usura alli thaaren mellaI will gently give you my life
Un valayosa ketka ketkaAs I hear the clinking of your bangles
Sokki poven mayangipovenI lose myself and faint in bliss
Male
Naan ponnu pakka porenI am going to see my bride
Ponnu pakka porenGoing to see my bride
Devadhai pakka porenGoing to see an angel
Naan unna pakka vaarenI am coming to see you
Unna pakka vaarenComing to see you
Vethalaiya maatha porenGoing to exchange betel leaves for engagement
Male
Otha sollu otha solluJust say one word, say one word
Nee sonna podhum nilluIf you say it, just wait right there
Oru pandhakaalu nattu veikkaWhen we plant the sacred wedding booth pole
Sorgam mannil thondrumaeHeaven itself will appear on this earth
Male
Manja thaali manjal thaaliThe sacred yellow thread, yellow thread
Manikazhuthil eridavaeTo tie around your precious neck
Andha mandhiram muzhangaAs those holy mantras resound
Mangalam olikkaAnd auspicious wedding music plays
Inbam kodi neelumaeCountless joy will blossom forever
Male
Minnum velli meen eduthuTaking a shining silver fish
Un kaalil kolusaai naan iduvenI will put it on your foot as an anklet
Kannil imaiyai pol irundhuProtecting you like an eyelash protects the eye
Un nilalai pol naan varuvenI will follow you like your shadow
Male
Annam thanni theva illaiFood and water are not needed at all
Adi unna pathi pesayilaOh girl, when talking about you
Un azhaga pathi pesayilaWhen talking about your beauty
Indha boomiyil pudhusa bhaasai illaThere is no new language created on this earth to describe it
Male
Enna thaalattave parattaavaeTo rock me in a cradle and praise me
Vaazhvin thunaiyaai nee vandhaaiYou came as my life's companion
Male
Naan ponnu pakka porenI am going to see my bride
Ponnu pakka porenGoing to see my bride
Devadhai pakka porenGoing to see an angel
Naan unna pakka vaarenI am coming to see you
Unna pakka vaarenComing to see you
Vethalaiya maatha porenGoing to exchange betel leaves for engagement
Female
Kannalanae kannalanaeOh my groom, oh my groom
En jeevanae nee dhaanaeYou are my very life
Unnodu thaan unnodu thaanOnly with you, only with you
Eppodhumae vaazhvenaeI will live my entire life
Female
Ramara pola dharmaara polaLike Lord Rama, like King Dharma
En paasakkaaran vandhaanMy loving man has arrived
Paasathaiyum nesathaiyumBoundless affection and love
Avan alli alli thandhaanHe showered upon me abundantly
Female
Avan sirichathumaeThe moment he smiled
Sokkiputten naan udanaeI instantly fell under his spell
Avan nadanthu vandhaWhen he walked toward me
Sokkanadhar polavaeHe looked like Lord Sokkanathar Himself
Female
Avan thamizh pecha ketka kettaListening to his sweet Tamil words
Kirangi ponen mayangi ponenI swooned and got completely captivated
En sokkathanga maamaMy pure gold beloved
Sokkathanga mamaMy pure golden beloved
Unna pola yaarum illaThere is no one quite like you
Andha madhura veeran saami polaLike the heroic deity Madurai Veeran
Vechi irukken manasukullaI hold you safely inside my heart

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This festive Tamil romantic song captures the joyful conversation and anticipation between a young man and woman preparing for their traditional wedding. The groom eagerly expresses his excitement about seeing his bride, describing her angel-like beauty and his commitment to protect and love her like a shadow. He fondly anticipates all the wedding rituals, from planting the auspicious booth pole (Pandhakaal) to tying the yellow sacred thread (Thaali). In response, the bride affectionately praises her groom's noble virtues, comparing his righteous character to Lord Rama and King Dharma, and his charming presence to Lord Sokkanathar (Shiva). The song beautifully blends folk wedding traditions, cultural symbolism, and deep romantic devotion into an exuberant musical expression.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kannil imaiyai pol irundhu / Un nilalai pol naan varuven

Compares keeping watch over the lover to an eyelash protecting the eye ('Kannil imaiyai pol') and following her like a shadow ('Un nilalai pol').

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Kannalamae kannalamae / Katti kolla porenae

Repetition of the initial sound 'Ka' across lines for rhythmic beat.

Mythological Allusion

Ramara pola dharmaara pola / Sokkanadhar polavae

References divine figures like Rama, Dharma, Sokkanathar, and Madurai Veeran to emphasize the groom's noble traits.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Annam thanni theva illai / Adi unna pathi pesayila

Exaggerates the effect of love, stating that food and water are completely unnecessary when talking about her beauty.

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Trivia

'Vethalaiya maatha poren' refers to 'Nichayathartham' (betrothal ceremony), a central traditional Tamil wedding custom where betel leaves and nuts are exchanged between families to formalize the marriage match.

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