Pookkalai Killi Vandhu
From Pasanga 2 · 2015
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Yazin Nizar
- Music director
- Arrol Corelli
- Details
- Pasanga 22015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pookalai killivanthu | Plucking the flowers |
| Ingae pottathu yaar | Who dropped them here? |
| Punnagai pothumendru | Saying that a smile is enough |
| Ingae sonnathu yaar | Who said it here? |
| Male | |
| Than vaerum maari | Changing its roots |
| Neerum maari | Changing its water |
| Oorum maariyae | Changing its town |
| Yenganam | How |
| Vaasam veesuvatho | Will it spread its fragrance? |
| Male | |
| Vanangal neekivittaal | If forests are removed |
| Yenganam pesuvatho | How will it speak? |
| Kannadi jaadikkullaa | Inside a glass jar |
| Yenganam aaduvatho | How will it dance? |
| Male | |
| Thai paasam neengi | Leaving behind motherly love |
| Eeram neengi | Leaving behind warmth and care |
| Yaavum neengiyae | Leaving behind everything |
| Enthiram polae maruvatho | Will it turn into a machine? |
| Male | |
| Netru ketta koochal ellaam | All the commotion heard yesterday |
| Mounamaagi kolgirathae | Is turning into silence |
| Aattam potta | The lively courtyard |
| Koodam indru | Where they played today |
| Kaaliyaagi nirkirathae | Stands completely empty now |
| Male | |
| Thaiyum angae | Mother is over there |
| Thanthai angae | Father is over there |
| Yen anaadhai | Why like an orphan |
| Pola ingae | Living here like this? |
| Male | |
| Than koodum maari | Changing its nest |
| Kaadum maari | Changing its forest |
| Yaavum maariyae | Changing everything |
| Yenganam | How |
| Inbam soodhuvatho | Will it embrace happiness? |
| Male | |
| Pookalai killivanthu | Plucking the flowers |
| Ingae pottathu yaar | Who dropped them here? |
| Punnagai pothumendru | Saying that a smile is enough |
| Ingae sonnathu yaar | Who said it here? |
| Male | |
| Than vaerum maari | Changing its roots |
| Neerum maari | Changing its water |
| Oorum maariyae | Changing its town |
| Yenganam | How |
| Vaasam veesuvatho | Will it spread its fragrance? |
| Male | |
| Vanangal neekivittaal | If forests are removed |
| Yenganam pesuvatho | How will it speak? |
| Kannadi jaadikkullaa | Inside a glass jar |
| Yenganam aaduvatho | How will it dance? |
| Male | |
| Thai paasam neengi | Leaving behind motherly love |
| Eeram neengi | Leaving behind warmth and care |
| Yaavum neengiyae | Leaving behind everything |
| Enthiram polae maruvatho | Will it turn into a machine? |
| Male | |
| Than koodum maari | Changing its nest |
| Kaadum maari | Changing its forest |
| Yaavum maariyae | Changing everything |
| Yenganam | How |
| Inbam soodhuvatho | Will it embrace happiness? |
பூக்களை கிள்ளி
வந்து இங்கே போட்டது
யார் புன்னகை போதுமென்று
இங்கே சொன்னது யார்
Plucking the flowers
Who dropped them here?
Saying that a smile is enough
Who said it here?
தன் வேரும் மாறி
நீரும் மாறி ஊரும் மாறியே
எங்கனம் வாசம் வீசுவதோ
Changing its roots
Changing its water
Changing its town
How
Will it spread its fragrance?
வனங்கள் நீக்கி
விட்டால் எங்கனம்
பேசுவதோ கண்ணாடி
ஜாடிக்குள்ள எங்கனம்
ஆடுவதோ
If forests are removed
How will it speak?
Inside a glass jar
How will it dance?
தாய் பாசம் நீங்கி
ஈரம் நீங்கி யாவும் நீங்கியே
எந்திரம் போலே மாறுவதோ
Leaving behind motherly love
Leaving behind warmth and care
Leaving behind everything
Will it turn into a machine?
நேற்று கேட்ட
கூச்சல் எல்லாம்
மௌனமாகி கொள்கிறதே
ஆட்டம் போட்ட கூடம்
இன்று காலியாகி நிற்கிறதே
All the commotion heard yesterday
Is turning into silence
The lively courtyard
Where they played today
Stands completely empty now
தாயும் அங்கே
தந்தை அங்கே ஏன்
அநாதை போல இங்கே
Mother is over there
Father is over there
Why like an orphan
Living here like this?
தன் கூடும் மாறி
காடும் மாறி யாவும்
மாறியே எங்கனம்
இன்பம் சூடுவதோ
Changing its nest
Changing its forest
Changing everything
How
Will it embrace happiness?
பூக்களை கிள்ளி
வந்து இங்கே போட்டது
யார் புன்னகை போதுமென்று
இங்கே சொன்னது யார்
Plucking the flowers
Who dropped them here?
Saying that a smile is enough
Who said it here?
தன் வேரும் மாறி
நீரும் மாறி ஊரும் மாறியே
எங்கனம் வாசம் வீசுவதோ
Changing its roots
Changing its water
Changing its town
How
Will it spread its fragrance?
வனங்கள் நீக்கி
விட்டால் எங்கனம்
பேசுவதோ கண்ணாடி
ஜாடிக்குள்ள எங்கனம்
ஆடுவதோ
If forests are removed
How will it speak?
Inside a glass jar
How will it dance?
தாய் பாசம் நீங்கி
ஈரம் நீங்கி யாவும் நீங்கியே
எந்திரம் போலே மாறுவதோ
Leaving behind motherly love
Leaving behind warmth and care
Leaving behind everything
Will it turn into a machine?
தன் கூடும் மாறி
காடும் மாறி யாவும்
மாறியே எங்கனம்
இன்பம் சூடுவதோ
Changing its nest
Changing its forest
Changing everything
How
Will it embrace happiness?
Pookalai killivanthu
Plucking the flowers
Ingae pottathu yaar
Who dropped them here?
Punnagai pothumendru
Saying that a smile is enough
Ingae sonnathu yaar
Who said it here?
Than vaerum maari
Changing its roots
Neerum maari
Changing its water
Oorum maariyae
Changing its town
Yenganam
How
Vaasam veesuvatho
Will it spread its fragrance?
Vanangal neekivittaal
If forests are removed
Yenganam pesuvatho
How will it speak?
Kannadi jaadikkullaa
Inside a glass jar
Yenganam aaduvatho
How will it dance?
Thai paasam neengi
Leaving behind motherly love
Eeram neengi
Leaving behind warmth and care
Yaavum neengiyae
Leaving behind everything
Enthiram polae maruvatho
Will it turn into a machine?
Netru ketta koochal ellaam
All the commotion heard yesterday
Mounamaagi kolgirathae
Is turning into silence
Aattam potta
The lively courtyard
Koodam indru
Where they played today
Kaaliyaagi nirkirathae
Stands completely empty now
Thaiyum angae
Mother is over there
Thanthai angae
Father is over there
Yen anaadhai
Why like an orphan
Pola ingae
Living here like this?
Than koodum maari
Changing its nest
Kaadum maari
Changing its forest
Yaavum maariyae
Changing everything
Yenganam
How
Inbam soodhuvatho
Will it embrace happiness?
Pookalai killivanthu
Plucking the flowers
Ingae pottathu yaar
Who dropped them here?
Punnagai pothumendru
Saying that a smile is enough
Ingae sonnathu yaar
Who said it here?
Than vaerum maari
Changing its roots
Neerum maari
Changing its water
Oorum maariyae
Changing its town
Yenganam
How
Vaasam veesuvatho
Will it spread its fragrance?
Vanangal neekivittaal
If forests are removed
Yenganam pesuvatho
How will it speak?
Kannadi jaadikkullaa
Inside a glass jar
Yenganam aaduvatho
How will it dance?
Thai paasam neengi
Leaving behind motherly love
Eeram neengi
Leaving behind warmth and care
Yaavum neengiyae
Leaving behind everything
Enthiram polae maruvatho
Will it turn into a machine?
Than koodum maari
Changing its nest
Kaadum maari
Changing its forest
Yaavum maariyae
Changing everything
Yenganam
How
Inbam soodhuvatho
Will it embrace happiness?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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