Poonkatrae
From Friends · 2001
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Friends2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poongatrae konjam | Gentle breeze, a little, |
| Unmai solla varuvaiya | Will you come to tell the truth? |
| Poradum niyaayam | For the struggling justice, |
| Saatchi solli povaiyaa | Will you leave after bearing witness? |
| Male | |
| Megangal kalaiyalam | Clouds may scatter, |
| Vaanamae kalaiyuma | Will the sky ever scatter? |
| Ullangal kalangalaam | Hearts may be troubled, |
| Unmaiyae kalanguma | Will the truth ever be tarnished? |
| Aarudhal koorayoo | Won't you offer solace, |
| Arugil vandhu | By coming near? |
| Male | |
| Poongatrae konjam | Gentle breeze, a little, |
| Unmai solla varuvaiya | Will you come to tell the truth? |
| Poradum niyaayam | For the struggling justice, |
| Saatchi solli povaiyaa | Will you leave after bearing witness? |
| Male | |
| Alaigalaai aadudhae | Swaying like waves, |
| Anbennum ullangalae | Are these hearts filled with love. |
| Analilae urugudhae | Melting in the fire, |
| Melugu pol sondhangalae | Like wax are these relationships. |
| Male | |
| Paadidum kuyil thoppil | In the grove of singing cuckoos, |
| Yaar ambu yeithaar | Who shot an arrow? |
| Veenaiyai viragaaga | Viewing a divine veena as mere firewood, |
| Yaar ingu kaanbaar | Who here sees it that way? |
| Kaalamae un lelaiyae | Oh Time, is this your cruel game? |
| Ini maarumo | Will it change from now on? |
| Male | |
| Poongatrae konjam | Gentle breeze, a little, |
| Unmai solla varuvaiya | Will you come to tell the truth? |
| Poradum niyaayam | For the struggling justice, |
| Saatchi solli povaiyaa | Will you leave after bearing witness? |
| Male | |
| Paravaigal koodidum | A spring time once existed, |
| Vasanthamai orr kaalam | Where birds gathered together. |
| Paruvangal maarinaal | When the seasons turn, |
| Pirandhidum orr kaalam | A new era will be born. |
| Male | |
| Maalaiyil poothadum | Blossoming in the evening, |
| Malligaiyin kootam | Is a cluster of jasmines. |
| Maalaiyai seraamal | Without joining into a garland, |
| Enna indha maatram | What is this strange transformation? |
| Oviyam uruvagumo | Can a painting take shape, |
| Suvar indriyae | Without a supporting wall? |
| Male | |
| Poongatrae konjam | Gentle breeze, a little, |
| Unmai solla varuvaiya | Will you come to tell the truth? |
| Poradum niyaayam | For the struggling justice, |
| Saatchi solli povaiyaa | Will you leave after bearing witness? |
| Male | |
| Megangal kalaiyalam | Clouds may scatter, |
| Vaanamae kalaiyuma | Will the sky ever scatter? |
| Ullangal kalangalaam | Hearts may be troubled, |
| Unmaiyae kalanguma | Will the truth ever be tarnished? |
| Aarudhal koorayoo | Won't you offer solace, |
| Arugil vandhu | By coming near? |
| Male | |
| Poongatrae konjam | Gentle breeze, a little, |
| Unmai solla varuvaiya | Will you come to tell the truth? |
| Poradum niyaayam | For the struggling justice, |
| Saatchi solli povaiyaa | Will you leave after bearing witness? |
பூங்காற்றே
கொஞ்சம் உண்மை
சொல்ல வருவாயா
போராடும் நியாயம்
சாட்சி சொல்லி போவாயா
Gentle breeze, a little,
Will you come to tell the truth?
For the struggling justice,
Will you leave after bearing witness?
மேகங்கள்
கலையலாம் வானமே
கலையுமா உள்ளங்கள்
கலங்கலாம் உண்மையே
கலங்குமா ஆறுதல் கூறாயோ
அருகில் வந்து
Clouds may scatter,
Will the sky ever scatter?
Hearts may be troubled,
Will the truth ever be tarnished?
Won't you offer solace,
By coming near?
பூங்காற்றே
கொஞ்சம் உண்மை
சொல்ல வருவாயா
போராடும் நியாயம்
சாட்சி சொல்லி போவாயா
Gentle breeze, a little,
Will you come to tell the truth?
For the struggling justice,
Will you leave after bearing witness?
அலைகளாய்
ஆடுதே அன்பென்னும்
உள்ளங்களே அனலிலே
உருகுதே மெழுகு போல்
சொந்தங்களே
Swaying like waves,
Are these hearts filled with love.
Melting in the fire,
Like wax are these relationships.
பாடிடும் குயில்
தோப்பில் யார் அம்பு
எய்தார் வீணையை
விறகாக யார் இங்கு
காண்பார் காலமே உன்
லீலையே இனி மாறுமோ
In the grove of singing cuckoos,
Who shot an arrow?
Viewing a divine veena as mere firewood,
Who here sees it that way?
Oh Time, is this your cruel game?
Will it change from now on?
பூங்காற்றே
கொஞ்சம் உண்மை
சொல்ல வருவாயா
போராடும் நியாயம்
சாட்சி சொல்லி போவாயா
Gentle breeze, a little,
Will you come to tell the truth?
For the struggling justice,
Will you leave after bearing witness?
பறவைகள்
கூடிடும் வசந்தமாய்
ஓர் காலம் பருவங்கள்
மாறினால் பிறந்திடும்
ஓர் காலம்
A spring time once existed,
Where birds gathered together.
When the seasons turn,
A new era will be born.
ஆண்
: மாலையில்
பூத்தாடும் மல்லிகையின்
கூட்டம் மாலையை சேராமல்
என்ன இந்த மாற்றம் ஓவியம்
உருவாகுமோ சுவர் இன்றியே
Blossoming in the evening,
Is a cluster of jasmines.
Without joining into a garland,
What is this strange transformation?
Can a painting take shape,
Without a supporting wall?
பூங்காற்றே
கொஞ்சம் உண்மை
சொல்ல வருவாயா
போராடும் நியாயம்
சாட்சி சொல்லி போவாயா
Gentle breeze, a little,
Will you come to tell the truth?
For the struggling justice,
Will you leave after bearing witness?
மேகங்கள்
கலையலாம் வானமே
கலையுமா உள்ளங்கள்
கலங்கலாம் உண்மையே
கலங்குமா ஆறுதல் கூறாயோ
அருகில் வந்து
Clouds may scatter,
Will the sky ever scatter?
Hearts may be troubled,
Will the truth ever be tarnished?
Won't you offer solace,
By coming near?
பூங்காற்றே
கொஞ்சம் உண்மை
சொல்ல வருவாயா
போராடும் நியாயம்
சாட்சி சொல்லி போவாயா
Gentle breeze, a little,
Will you come to tell the truth?
For the struggling justice,
Will you leave after bearing witness?
Poongatrae konjam
Gentle breeze, a little,
Unmai solla varuvaiya
Will you come to tell the truth?
Poradum niyaayam
For the struggling justice,
Saatchi solli povaiyaa
Will you leave after bearing witness?
Megangal kalaiyalam
Clouds may scatter,
Vaanamae kalaiyuma
Will the sky ever scatter?
Ullangal kalangalaam
Hearts may be troubled,
Unmaiyae kalanguma
Will the truth ever be tarnished?
Aarudhal koorayoo
Won't you offer solace,
Arugil vandhu
By coming near?
Poongatrae konjam
Gentle breeze, a little,
Unmai solla varuvaiya
Will you come to tell the truth?
Poradum niyaayam
For the struggling justice,
Saatchi solli povaiyaa
Will you leave after bearing witness?
Alaigalaai aadudhae
Swaying like waves,
Anbennum ullangalae
Are these hearts filled with love.
Analilae urugudhae
Melting in the fire,
Melugu pol sondhangalae
Like wax are these relationships.
Paadidum kuyil thoppil
In the grove of singing cuckoos,
Yaar ambu yeithaar
Who shot an arrow?
Veenaiyai viragaaga
Viewing a divine veena as mere firewood,
Yaar ingu kaanbaar
Who here sees it that way?
Kaalamae un lelaiyae
Oh Time, is this your cruel game?
Ini maarumo
Will it change from now on?
Poongatrae konjam
Gentle breeze, a little,
Unmai solla varuvaiya
Will you come to tell the truth?
Poradum niyaayam
For the struggling justice,
Saatchi solli povaiyaa
Will you leave after bearing witness?
Paravaigal koodidum
A spring time once existed,
Vasanthamai orr kaalam
Where birds gathered together.
Paruvangal maarinaal
When the seasons turn,
Pirandhidum orr kaalam
A new era will be born.
Maalaiyil poothadum
Blossoming in the evening,
Malligaiyin kootam
Is a cluster of jasmines.
Maalaiyai seraamal
Without joining into a garland,
Enna indha maatram
What is this strange transformation?
Oviyam uruvagumo
Can a painting take shape,
Suvar indriyae
Without a supporting wall?
Poongatrae konjam
Gentle breeze, a little,
Unmai solla varuvaiya
Will you come to tell the truth?
Poradum niyaayam
For the struggling justice,
Saatchi solli povaiyaa
Will you leave after bearing witness?
Megangal kalaiyalam
Clouds may scatter,
Vaanamae kalaiyuma
Will the sky ever scatter?
Ullangal kalangalaam
Hearts may be troubled,
Unmaiyae kalanguma
Will the truth ever be tarnished?
Aarudhal koorayoo
Won't you offer solace,
Arugil vandhu
By coming near?
Poongatrae konjam
Gentle breeze, a little,
Unmai solla varuvaiya
Will you come to tell the truth?
Poradum niyaayam
For the struggling justice,
Saatchi solli povaiyaa
Will you leave after bearing witness?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Poongatrae Konjam is a deeply emotional, reflective song from the movie Friends (2001), composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and written by Pazhani Bharathi. The song expresses deep anguish, longing for justice, and the heartbreak caused by painful misunderstandings between lifelong friends. The protagonist addresses the gentle breeze, pleading for it to stand as a witness to the truth and bring comfort to troubled minds. Through rich metaphors—such as clouds scattering against an eternal sky, wax melting in fire, and a precious veena reduced to firewood—the song highlights how temporary untruths threaten to destroy priceless bonds, while maintaining an underlying hope that time will heal the wounds and reveal the undeniable truth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Megangal kalaiyalam / Vaanamae kalaiyuma”
Comparing misunderstandings to transient clouds and truth to the eternal, immovable sky.
Simile
“Melugu pol sondhangalae”
Comparing fragile human relationships suffering under hardship to wax melting in heat.
Rhetorical Question
“Veenaiyai viragaaga / Yaar ingu kaanbaar”
Questioning who could be blind enough to destroy a delicate harmony by mistaking a musical instrument for firewood.
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Alaigalaai aadudhae / Analilae urugudhae”
The second letter 'la' / 'na' rhymes across adjacent lines, giving a rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
Although listed as Unknown in the context, the song is composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by Hariharan. It serves as the emotional anchor in the 2001 blockbuster film Friends, playing during a critical dramatic turning point where the central bond between the characters played by Vijay and Suriya fractures due to a conspiracy.
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