Pookalin Porvai
From Ponmagal Vandhal · 2020
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- Sean Roldan, Keerthana Vaidyanathan
- Music director
- Govind Vasantha
- Details
- Ponmagal Vandhal2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Appan kudutha | Is the earth a ball given by your father, |
| Bhoomi pandhaa | A world sized ball, |
| Nee odhachu aattam poda | For you to kick around and play? |
| Onnapola uyirgal undu | There are living beings just like you, |
| Vaazha vidu athaiyum kooda | Let them live as well. |
| Female | |
| Pookkaludan serndhu vilaiyaadu | Play together with the flowers, |
| Kaatru varum kavidhai uraiyaadu | Converse with the poetry carried by the wind, |
| Kaalam varum endrae nadaipodu | Keep walking forward, believing good times will come, |
| Both :Bhoomi tharum mazhaiyil aadu | Dance in the rain gifted by the earth. |
| Male | |
| Maanidar kaadu | Human jungle, |
| Maanidar kaadu | Human jungle, |
| Vegamaai oodu | Run fast, |
| Edhaiyum paarkaadhae | Without looking back at anything. |
| Male | |
| Pookalin porva | A blanket of flowers, |
| Porva… porva porva porva | Blanket... blanket, blanket, blanket, |
| Malaiyil aruvi verva | The waterfall on the mountain is its sweat, |
| Uyirgala somakkum…. | Carrying living beings... |
| Mm mm mm mm | Mm mm mm mm |
| Malaiyum penno… | Is the mountain a woman too... |
| Female | |
| ……………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Thanna vidavum unna nenaikka | To think of you more than oneself, |
| Mannil oru jeevan pookkum | A life/soul will bloom on this earth. |
| Nambi irundhaa naalai olagam | If you keep faith, tomorrow the world |
| Unna vechu kaaval kaakkum | Will stand guard and protect you. |
| Male | |
| Maarumae vaazhkka maarumae | Life will change, it will surely change, |
| Meendum vaasana veesa varumae orunaalu | Fragrance will blow through once again one day, |
| Ellaa vedhaiyum mela pogum inga | Every seed here grows upwards, |
| Vera paadha kedaiyaadhu….. | There is no other way... |
அப்பன் குடுத்த
பூமி பந்தா
நீ ஒதைச்சு ஆட்டம் போட
ஒன்னப்போல உயிர்கள் உண்டு
வாழ விடு அதையும் கூட
Is the earth a ball given by your father,
A world sized ball,
For you to kick around and play?
There are living beings just like you,
Let them live as well.
பூக்களுடன் சேர்ந்து விளையாடு
காற்று வரும் கவிதை உரையாடு
காலம் வரும் என்றே நடைபோடு
இருவர் : பூமி தரும் மழையில் ஆடு
Play together with the flowers,
Converse with the poetry carried by the wind,
Keep walking forward, believing good times will come,
Dance in the rain gifted by the earth.
மானிடர் காடு
மானிடர் காடு
வேகமாய் ஓடு
எதையும் பார்க்காதே
Human jungle,
Human jungle,
Run fast,
Without looking back at anything.
ஊரே ஓடும்
கேள்வி கேட்காமல்
மந்தையாகி உருண்டோடு
A blanket of flowers,
Blanket... blanket, blanket, blanket,
The waterfall on the mountain is its sweat,
Carrying living beings...
Mm mm mm mm
Is the mountain a woman too...
பூக்களின் போர்வை
போர்வை....போர்வை போர்வை போர்வை
மலையில் அருவி வேர்வை
உயிர்கள சொமக்கும்....
ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
மலையும் பெண்ணோ
...
பெண்மையோ பயமே அறியாது
தலை தாழ்ந்து வலிவது கிடையாது
ஆன போதும் உறவுக்காக தெனமுமே
ஏங்கி ஏங்கி வாழும்
தாய்மனம் சுயமே அறியாது
அன்புக்கு அளவே கிடையாது
தீ பிடிச்சி உருகும்போது
தன்னையே தீபமா நீட்டும்
ஆண் : நீ வாழவே
To think of you more than oneself,
A life/soul will bloom on this earth.
If you keep faith, tomorrow the world
Will stand guard and protect you.
...........................
Life will change, it will surely change,
Fragrance will blow through once again one day,
Every seed here grows upwards,
There is no other way...
தன்ன விடவும் உன்ன நினைக்க
மண்ணில் ஒரு ஜீவன் பூக்கும்
நம்பி இருந்தா நாளை ஒலகம்
உன்ன வச்சு காவல் காக்கும்
வாழ்க்கை வரும் மழலை பேச்சாக
கேட்டிருக்க நேரம் ஒனக்கில்ல
பாதி உயிர் கண்ணீர் கண்ணோட
யாருக்குமே கவலை இல்ல
மாறுமே வாழ்க்கை மாறுமே
மீண்டும் வாசன வீச வருமே ஒருநாளு
எல்லா விதையும் மேல போகும் இங்க
வேற பாத கெடையாது
Appan kudutha
Is the earth a ball given by your father,
Bhoomi pandhaa
A world sized ball,
Nee odhachu aattam poda
For you to kick around and play?
Onnapola uyirgal undu
There are living beings just like you,
Vaazha vidu athaiyum kooda
Let them live as well.
Pookkaludan serndhu vilaiyaadu
Play together with the flowers,
Kaatru varum kavidhai uraiyaadu
Converse with the poetry carried by the wind,
Kaalam varum endrae nadaipodu
Keep walking forward, believing good times will come,
Both :Bhoomi tharum mazhaiyil aadu
Dance in the rain gifted by the earth.
Maanidar kaadu
Human jungle,
Maanidar kaadu
Human jungle,
Vegamaai oodu
Run fast,
Edhaiyum paarkaadhae
Without looking back at anything.
Pookalin porva
A blanket of flowers,
Porva… porva porva porva
Blanket... blanket, blanket, blanket,
Malaiyil aruvi verva
The waterfall on the mountain is its sweat,
Uyirgala somakkum….
Carrying living beings...
Mm mm mm mm
Mm mm mm mm
Malaiyum penno…
Is the mountain a woman too...
…………………………….
...
Thanna vidavum unna nenaikka
To think of you more than oneself,
Mannil oru jeevan pookkum
A life/soul will bloom on this earth.
Nambi irundhaa naalai olagam
If you keep faith, tomorrow the world
Unna vechu kaaval kaakkum
Will stand guard and protect you.
Maarumae vaazhkka maarumae
Life will change, it will surely change,
Meendum vaasana veesa varumae orunaalu
Fragrance will blow through once again one day,
Ellaa vedhaiyum mela pogum inga
Every seed here grows upwards,
Vera paadha kedaiyaadhu…..
There is no other way...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is a deeply philosophical and ecological anthem that calls for harmony between humanity and nature. It admonishes human arrogance for treating Earth as a disposable playground, reminding us that other living beings share this planet and deserve space to thrive. Through rich visual metaphors—comparing mountains to women and waterfalls to their sweat—the lyrics celebrate nature's maternal and nurturing force.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Assonance (Iyaibu)
“Pookkaludan serndhu vilaiyaadu / Kaatru varum kavidhai uraiyaadu / Kaalam varum endrae nadaipodu”
Lines end with matching rhythmic sounds 'vilaiyaadu', 'uraiyaadu', 'nadaipodu', creating a poetic flow.
Metaphor
“Maanidar kaadu”
Human society is metaphorically described as a wild, competitive jungle ('Maanidar kaadu').
Personification
“Malaiyil aruvi verva... Malaiyum penno”
The mountain is personified as a woman whose sweat flows as waterfalls while carrying lives.
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Trivia
The song comes from the 2020 legal drama 'Ponmagal Vandhal' starring Jyotika. Composed by Govind Vasantha with lyrics by Vivek, the song serves as a reflective anthem emphasizing empathy, resilience, and respect for nature.
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