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Lyrics & meaning

Poo Pootha Chediya Kaanom

From Poo Poova Poothirukku · 1987

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singer
T. Rajendar
Music director
T. Rajendar
Details
Poo Poova Poothirukku1987

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Poop pooththa chediya kaanomThe flowering plant is missing,
Vedha potta naano paavamI, who sowed the seed, am now a pitiful sinner.
Poop pooththa chediya kaanomThe flowering plant is missing,
Vedha potta naano paavamI, who sowed the seed, am now a pitiful sinner.
Male
Poo vanthu madiyil vizavaeAs the flower falls into my lap,
En nenjil paasam varavaeLove and affection fill my heart.
Poo vanthu madiyil vizavaeAs the flower falls into my lap,
En nenjil paasam varavaeLove and affection fill my heart.
Male
Yaetho oru baaramThere is a certain heavy burden,
Adhai pokka illai yaarumAnd there is no one around to relieve it.
Yaetho oru baaramThere is a certain heavy burden,
Adhai pokka illai yaarumAnd there is no one around to relieve it.
Male
Poop pooththa chediya kaanomThe flowering plant is missing,
Vedha potta naano paavamI, who sowed the seed, am now a pitiful sinner.
Male
Sontham enna pantham ennaWhat is kinship, and what is a bond?
Solli kolla vazhiyae illaThere is no way left even to express it.
ontham enna pantham ennaWhat is kinship, and what is a bond?
Solli kolla vazhiyae illaThere is no way left even to express it.
Male
Yaedho….ullam poraaduthaeSomehow... my heart struggles within,
Adhi vizhigal neeraaduthaeAnd my eyes are bathing in tears.
Uyiril kalantha uravuThe relationship that merged with my soul,
Indru oomaiyaana piraguHas today turned mute and silent.
Uyiril kalantha uravuThe relationship that merged with my soul,
Indru oomaiyaana piraguHas today turned mute and silent.
Male
Poop pooththa chediya kaanomThe flowering plant is missing,
Vedha potta naano paavamI, who sowed the seed, am now a pitiful sinner.
Male
Pondaattiyo puyala polaIf my wife rises up like a storm,
Pongi vanthaa enna seivenWhat am I supposed to do?
Pondaattiyo puyala polaIf my wife rises up like a storm,
Pongi vanthaa enna seivenWhat am I supposed to do?
Male
Vidhiyae poova naan sumakkirenOh Fate, I am carrying this flower,
Adha kaakka naan thudikkiraenAnd I am yearning to protect it.
Male
Kaalam bathil sollumaaWill time give me an answer?
En kavalai adhil vellumaaWill my sorrow overcome it?
Kaalam bathil sollumaaWill time give me an answer?
En kavalai adhil vellumaaWill my sorrow overcome it?
Male
Poop pooththa chediya kaanomThe flowering plant is missing,
Vedha potta naano paavamI, who sowed the seed, am now a pitiful sinner.
Male
Poop pooththa chediya kaanomThe flowering plant is missing,
Vedha potta naano paavamI, who sowed the seed, am now a pitiful sinner.
Poo vanthu madiyil vizavaeAs the flower falls into my lap,
En nenjil paasam varavaeLove and affection fill my heart.
Male
Yaetho oru baaramThere is a certain heavy burden,
Adhai pokka illai yaarumAnd there is no one around to relieve it.
Yaetho oru baaramThere is a certain heavy burden,
Adhai pokka illai yaarumAnd there is no one around to relieve it.
Male
Poop pooththa chediya kaanomThe flowering plant is missing,
Vedha potta naano paavamI, who sowed the seed, am now a pitiful sinner.
Vedha potta naano paavamI, who sowed the seed, am now a pitiful sinner.
Vedha potta naano paavamI, who sowed the seed, am now a pitiful sinner.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a deeply emotional lament centered around family, responsibility, and helpless grief. The protagonist uses nature metaphors—such as a plant that bore flowers going missing—to express heartbreak over fractured relationships and children caught in personal conflict. He feels guilty despite having sowed the seeds of love, finding himself stranded under a heavy emotional burden with no one to lean on.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Poop pooththa chediya kaanom

The plant and flower are used as extended metaphors for family ties, innocence, and children.

Simile (Uwamai)

Pondaattiyo puyala pola

Compares the anger or reaction of the wife to an impending storm using 'pola' (like).

Rhyme / Assonance (Edhugai / Monai)

Sontham enna pantham enna

Classic T. Rajendar style rhyming pairs (Sontham / Pantham) enhancing the rhythmic appeal.

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Trivia

This track showcases T. Rajendar's signature lyrical style, characterized by heavy emotional delivery, rhythmic rhyming couplets, and nature-based allegories common in late 1980s Tamil cinema melodramas.

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