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Pookkalellam

From Pori · 2007

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
Dhina
Movie name
Pori
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
19 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pookallelaam
Thathuvam sollu thada
China pookallelaam
Thathuvam sollu thada
Pookallelaam
Thathuvam sollu thada
China pookallelaam
Thathuvam sollu thada
{Ithai purinthu kondaal
Thukkamum illai
Therinthu kondaal vetkamum illai
Arindhu kondaal thappum illai da..aa..} (2)
{Pookallelaam
Thathuvam sollu thada
China pookallelaam
Thathuvam sollu thada} (2)
Kodigal ellam melae padara
Vergal mattum keezhae pogum
Veedhanai kolvadhu unda
Vergal veliyae solvathum unda
Uyirai padaitha kadavulum ingae
Thuliyum garuvam kolvathum illai
Kadavul padaitha namakku
Intha ummai therivathum illai
Paravai polae neeyum
Paranthu paarthaal podhum
Ellaam unakku keezhae
Enbathu unmai aagum
{Ada kaatrai nambi
Boomi irukkuthu
Nee kaanum kanavil
Vaazhakai pirakkuthu} (2)
{Pookallelaam
Thathuvam sollu thada
China pookallelaam
Thathuvam sollu thada} (2)
Oh oh ohhhhhh ohh
Lala la la lala
Lala la la lala
La la la la la la la
Chorus :La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Geethai noolil thevan sonna
Vaarthai kooda poikum endraal
Ethuvum nirantharam illai
Ingu thuyaram thodarkathai illai
Paathai maarum manithanukkellam
Tholil maazhai vilugira thendral
Ulagam yerpathum illai
Endrum unmai thorpathum illai
Kaana kanavillamal
Thoonga povathu keduthi
Vaangum valigal thanae
Kodukkum vaazhvukku uruthii
{Siru vithaiyai kondae
Maramum valaruthu
Intha puthirai solla
Poovum malaruthu} (2)
{Pookallelaam
Thathuvam sollu thada
China pookallelaam
Thathuvam sollu thada} (2)
All the flowers
teach us life's philosophy, my friend.
All the little flowers
teach us life's philosophy, my friend.
All the flowers
teach us life's philosophy, my friend.
All the little flowers
teach us life's philosophy, my friend.
If you understand this,
there is no sorrow.
If you realize this, there is no shame.
If you learn this, you can make no mistake, my friend.
All the flowers
teach us life's philosophy, my friend.
All the little flowers
teach us life's philosophy, my friend.
While the vines climb high up,
the roots only go deep into the ground.
Do they ever feel sorrow?
Do roots ever complain to the world?
Even God, who created all life here,
does not have a single bit of pride.
Yet we, who were created by God,
fail to understand this simple truth.
If you too, like a bird,
just fly and look around,
the truth will be clear
that everything is beneath you.
Look, trusting in the wind,
the earth continues to exist.
In the dreams you see,
a new life is born.
All the flowers
teach us life's philosophy, my friend.
All the little flowers
teach us life's philosophy, my friend.
Oh oh ohhhh oh
Lala la la lala
Lala la la lala
La la la la la la la
Chorus: La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Even if the words spoken by the Lord
in the Gita (sacred scripture) were to prove false,
nothing in this world is permanent,
and sorrow here is never an endless story.
For a person who strays from the right path,
even if a garland falls upon their shoulders,
the world will never accept it,
and the truth will never lose.
Going to sleep without a dream
is bad for you.
It is the pain you endure
that gives strength to your life.
From just a tiny seed,
a whole tree grows.
To explain this mystery,
the flower blooms.
All the flowers
teach us life's philosophy, my friend.
All the little flowers
teach us life's philosophy, my friend.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pookallelaam is a philosophical and motivational song from the 2007 Tamil movie Pori. Lyricist Yugabharathi utilizes nature—flowers, roots, seeds, wind, and birds—as metaphors to convey profound life lessons. The song highlights that nature silently teaches us humility, perseverance, and emotional resilience without complaining about hardships.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

China pookallelaam Thathuvam sollu thada

Flowers, roots, and gentle breezes are personified as teachers, entities experiencing agony, and caring companions.

Metaphor

Vergal mattum keezhae pogum Veedhanai kolvadhu unda

The roots growing downwards silently represent unacknowledged sacrifice, while the blooming flowers symbolize the realization of hidden mysteries.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Ithai purinthu kondaal / Therinthu kondaal vetkamum illai

Rhyming conditional suffixes like 'purinthu kondaal', 'therinthu kondaal', and 'arindhu kondaal' create a rhythmic harmony.

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Trivia

The song 'Pookallelaam' features music composed by Dhina and lyrics written by Yugabharathi for the film Pori (2007), starring Jiiva and Pooja.

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