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Ponnu Paaka Porom

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Arun Bharathi
Singers
Jai, Namitha Babu
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Movie name
Album Songs 2023
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
2 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannalamae kannalamae
Katti kolla porenae
Kannalathaan kannalathaan
Pesi kolla varaanae
Uravellaam serthuveikkum
Uravum neeyae neeyae
Urangaama thavichen naan
Adi unna paathidadhaanae
Indha oor mecha
Kaiya pidikka vaaren pulla
Nee kettuputta
Usura alli thaaren mella
Un valayosa ketka ketka
Sokki poven mayangipoven
Naan ponnu pakka poren
Ponnu pakka poren
Devadhai pakka poren
Naan unna pakka vaaren
Unna pakka vaaren
Vethalaiya maatha poren
Otha sollu otha sollu
Nee sonna podhum nillu
Oru pandhakaalu nattu veikka
Sorgam mannil thondrumae
Manja thaali manjal thaali
Manikazhuthil eridavae
Andha mandhiram muzhanga
Mangalam olikka
Inbam kodi neelumae
Minnum velli meen eduthu
Un kaalil kolusaai naan iduven
Kannil imaiyai pol irundhu
Un nilalai pol naan varuven
Annam thanni theva illai
Adi unna pathi pesayila
Un azhaga pathi pesayila
Indha boomiyil pudhusa bhaasai illa
Enna thaalattave parattaavae
Vaazhvin thunaiyaai nee vandhaai
Naan ponnu pakka poren
Ponnu pakka poren
Devadhai pakka poren
Naan unna pakka vaaren
Unna pakka vaaren
Vethalaiya maatha poren
Kannalanae kannalanae
En jeevanae nee dhaanae
Unnodu thaan unnodu thaan
Eppodhumae vaazhvenae
Ramara pola dharmaara pola
En paasakkaaran vandhaan
Paasathaiyum nesathaiyum
Avan alli alli thandhaan
Avan sirichathumae
Sokkiputten naan udanae
Avan nadanthu vandha
Sokkanadhar polavae
Avan thamizh pecha ketka ketta
Kirangi ponen mayangi ponen
En sokkathanga maama
Sokkathanga mama
Unna pola yaarum illa
Andha madhura veeran saami pola
Vechi irukken manasukulla
A wedding, oh a wedding!
I am going to marry you!
With just his eyes, only with his eyes,
he comes to speak with me!
The bond that unites all family together,
that precious relation is you, only you!
I stayed awake and tossed restlessly,
just to catch a glimpse of you, girl!
For the whole town to admire,
I'm coming to take your hand, girl!
If you just ask for it,
I'll readily give you my very life!
Hearing the chime of your bangles,
I get enchanted and lost in a daze!
I'm going to see my bride,
going to see my bride,
going to see my angel!
I'm coming to see you,
coming to see you,
to exchange betel leaves (to fix our wedding)!
Just one word, just one single word,
if you say it, that's enough, wait!
Once we plant the auspicious wedding pole,
heaven will appear on earth!
As the yellow thali (sacred marriage thread),
is tied around your lovely neck,
with sacred chants resounding,
and joyful wedding music ringing,
endless happiness will go on forever!
Catching a shining silver fish,
I'll place it on your feet as an anklet!
Staying protective like an eyelid to an eye,
I'll walk beside you like your shadow!
I need neither food nor water,
girl, whenever I talk about you!
To describe your beauty,
there is no new language left on this earth!
To cradle me and cherish me,
you came as my partner for life!
I'm going to see my bride,
going to see my bride,
going to see my angel!
I'm coming to see you,
coming to see you,
to exchange betel leaves (to fix our wedding)!
My beloved, my dear one,
you are my very life!
Only with you, only with you,
will I live forever!
Like Rama and righteous Dharma,
my loving man has arrived!
Affection and deep love,
he showered on me endlessly!
The moment he smiled,
I was instantly enchanted!
When he walks with pride,
he looks just like Lord Chokkanathar (Lord Shiva)!
Listening to his sweet Tamil speech,
I was swept off my feet in a daze!
My pure-gold man,
my pure-gold man,
there is nobody like you!
Just like the guardian deity Madurai Veeran,
I hold you sacred within my heart!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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