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Lyrics & meaning

Poongaatre Ini

From Padicha Pulla · 1989

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
Ilayaraja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Padicha Pulla
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
27 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poongaatrae ini podhum
En udal theendaadhae
Ingu poraadum sarugaana
Poo manam thaangaadhae
Naan ondru enni thavikka
Thaan ondru dheivam ninaikka
Thunbathil ennai thalli paarkkaadhae
En nenjam thaangaadhae
Poongaatrae ini podhum
En udal theendaadhae
Ingu poraadum sarugaana
Poo manam thaangaadhae
Nam gaanam ketta
Vaanaadum solai
Veenil vaadudhu paarthaaiyo
Pon maalai velai ingenna thevai
Soga sangeetham kettaaiyo
En vaazhvu
Mann meedhu ponaalum
Un vaazhvu inbangal kaanattum
Yaarodu nee sendru vaazhndhaalum
Ver pola aal pola nee vaazhga
Anbae anbae en inbam engae
Poongaatrae ini podhum
En udal theendaadhae
Ingu poraadum sarugaana
Poo manam thaangaadhae
Kaaveri ingu ododi vandhu
Kaadhal sangamam aagaadho
Poovodu thendral thaalaattu cholla
Aasai thondrudhu yedhaedho
Poonthendral theeyaaga veesaadhae
En jeevan thaanaaga vaazhaadhae
Naan endrum nee yendrum veraanom
Nilaiyaaga odaadha thaeraanom
Anbae anbae en inbam engae
Poongaatrae ini podhum
En udal theendaadhae
Ingu poraadum sarugaana
Poo manam thaangaadhae
Naan ondru enni thavikka
Thaan ondru dheivam ninaikka
Thunbathil ennai thalli paarkkaadhae
En nenjam thaangaadhae
Poongaatrae ini podhum
En udal theendaadhae
Ingu poraadum sarugaana
Poo manam thaangaadhae
O gentle breeze, that is enough now,
do not touch my body.
Struggling here like a dry, withered leaf,
my fragile heart cannot bear it.
While I suffer yearning for one fate,
God has decided another.
Do not push me into sorrow and watch;
my heart cannot bear it.
O gentle breeze, that is enough now,
do not touch my body.
Struggling here like a dry, withered leaf,
my fragile heart cannot bear it.
Having heard our sweet song,
the dancing green garden
is withering away in vain, have you seen?
Why is a golden evening needed here?
Did you hear this sorrowful song?
Even if my life
turns to dust upon this earth,
may your life find every happiness.
Whomever you go and live with,
may you flourish like a deep-rooted banyan tree.
My love, my love, where is my happiness?
O gentle breeze, that is enough now,
do not touch my body.
Struggling here like a dry, withered leaf,
my fragile heart cannot bear it.
Will the Cauvery not come running here
to unite with me in love?
As the breeze sings a lullaby to the flower,
countless desires awaken within me.
Gentle breeze, do not blow like fire;
my soul cannot survive on its own.
You and I have been torn apart;
we have become a chariot that cannot move.
My love, my love, where is my happiness?
O gentle breeze, that is enough now,
do not touch my body.
Struggling here like a dry, withered leaf,
my fragile heart cannot bear it.
While I suffer yearning for one fate,
God has decided another.
Do not push me into sorrow and watch;
my heart cannot bear it.
O gentle breeze, that is enough now,
do not touch my body.
Struggling here like a dry, withered leaf,
my fragile heart cannot bear it.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Poongaatrae Ini Podhum from Padicha Pulla is a deeply emotional song expressing the agony of heartbreak and unfulfilled love. The protagonist addresses the gentle breeze, asking it to stay away because even nature's softness feels unbearable to a heart that is fragile and withered like a dry leaf. The lyrics reflect resignation to destiny, contrasting human desire with divine fate. Despite the suffering, the song highlights selfless love. The protagonist wishes complete happiness and prosperity for their beloved, invoking traditional Tamil blessings of growing strong like a banyan tree, even as their own life fades into sorrow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

“Ingu poraadum sarugaana”

Compares the fragile state of the heart to a dry leaf ('sarugaana poo manam') and wishes the lover to flourish like a banyan tree ('aal pola') with deep roots ('ver pola').

Ethukai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Naan ondru enni thavikka / Thaan ondru dheivam ninaikka”

Rhyming of the second consonant 'n' in 'Naan' and 'Thaan' creates a rhythmic cadence expressing human desire versus divine fate.

Personification

“Poongaatrae ini podhum / En udal theendaadhae”

Addressing the gentle breeze ('Poongaatrae') as an active entity capable of causing pain or bringing comfort.

Metaphor

“Nilaiyaaga odaadha thaeraanom”

Comparing the broken relationship/life to a stationary chariot ('odaadha thaer') that can no longer move forward.

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Trivia

Padicha Pulla (1989) features lyrics by Gangai Amaran. The song embodies classic rural Tamil melodrama themes where nature acts as a mirror to human emotional distress.

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