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Lyrics & meaning

Pookkalai Killi Vandhu

From Pasanga 2 · 2015

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Yazin Nizar
Music director
Arrol Corelli
Movie name
Pasanga 2
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
20 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pookalai killivanthu
Ingae pottathu yaar
Punnagai pothumendru
Ingae sonnathu yaar
Than vaerum maari
Neerum maari
Oorum maariyae
Yenganam
Vaasam veesuvatho
Vanangal neekivittaal
Yenganam pesuvatho
Kannadi jaadikkullaa
Yenganam aaduvatho
Thai paasam neengi
Eeram neengi
Yaavum neengiyae
Enthiram polae maruvatho
Netru ketta koochal ellaam
Mounamaagi kolgirathae
Aattam potta
Koodam indru
Kaaliyaagi nirkirathae
Thaiyum angae
Thanthai angae
Yen anaadhai
Pola ingae
Than koodum maari
Kaadum maari
Yaavum maariyae
Yenganam
Inbam soodhuvatho
Pookalai killivanthu
Ingae pottathu yaar
Punnagai pothumendru
Ingae sonnathu yaar
Than vaerum maari
Neerum maari
Oorum maariyae
Yenganam
Vaasam veesuvatho
Vanangal neekivittaal
Yenganam pesuvatho
Kannadi jaadikkullaa
Yenganam aaduvatho
Thai paasam neengi
Eeram neengi
Yaavum neengiyae
Enthiram polae maruvatho
Than koodum maari
Kaadum maari
Yaavum maariyae
Yenganam
Inbam soodhuvatho
Who plucked the flowers
and tossed them here?
Saying a smile is enough,
who told them that here?
With their roots changed,
with their water changed,
with their home changed,
how can they
spread their fragrance?
If taken away from the woods,
how can they speak?
Trapped inside a glass jar,
how can they dance?
Stripped of a mother's love,
stripped of all warmth,
stripped of everything,
must they become like machines?
All the cheerful noise heard yesterday
is falling into silence now.
The hall where they once played
today
stands completely empty.
Mother is over there,
father is over there,
then why, like orphans,
are they here?
With their nest changed,
with their forest changed,
with everything changed,
how can
joy ever surround them?
Who plucked the flowers
and tossed them here?
Saying a smile is enough,
who told them that here?
With their roots changed,
with their water changed,
with their home changed,
how can they
spread their fragrance?
If taken away from the woods,
how can they speak?
Trapped inside a glass jar,
how can they dance?
Stripped of a mother's love,
stripped of all warmth,
stripped of everything,
must they become like machines?
With their nest changed,
with their forest changed,
with everything changed,
how can
joy ever surround them?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song from Pasanga 2 reflects on the emotional pain and psychological impact experienced by young children when they are uprooted from their natural environment and stripped of their freedom and parental affection. Using delicate nature imagery such as plucked flowers, captured birds, and cleared forests, the lyrics question how a child can flourish or express joy when confined, neglected, or forced into a mechanical routine. It highlights the contrast between a bustling, joyful childhood and the silent, isolated state induced by rigid expectations or lack of understanding from parents.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Enthiram polae maruvatho”

Compares a child losing affection and natural warmth to a mechanical robot devoid of emotion.

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Aani)

“Ingae pottathu yaar”

Uses persistent questions to evoke empathy and urge reflection on who caused the child's plight.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Than vaerum maari / Neerum maari / Oorum maariyae”

Compares children to delicate flowers whose roots, water, and soil are abruptly altered.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Than vaerum maari / Neerum maari”

Rhyming of the second consonant in consecutive lines (vaerum / neerum / oorum).

Did you know?

Trivia

Pasanga 2 (2015), directed by Pandiraj and starring Suriya in a extended cameo, explores the theme of children living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The film's musical score was composed by Arrol Corelli, and Madhan Karky penned the emotionally resonant lyrics for this track.

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