- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singers
- P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Naanum Oru Penn
- Movie release year
- 1963
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Apr 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Poo Pola Poo Pola Pirakkum is a tender celebration of parenthood and the magical innocence of a child from the 1963 classic film Naanum Oru Penn. The lyrics lovingly compare a baby's birth, smile, playful movements, and voice to beautiful elements of nature such as soft flowers, pure milk, swift deer, and sweet honey, portraying how a child brings boundless happiness to everyone around. The song captures the profound emotional experience of parents seeing their child take tottering steps and speak sweet babbling words. The child is viewed as an extension of the parents' own life and soul, filling their home with endless warmth and eternal bliss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Poo pola poo pola pirakkum”
The song repeatedly uses 'pola' (like) to compare the baby's attributes to beautiful natural elements: 'Poo pola' (like a flower), 'Paal pola' (like milk), 'Maan pola' (like a deer), and 'Thaen pola' (like honey).
Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Thallaadi thallaadi varuvaan”
Words like 'poo pola', 'paal pola', and 'thallaadi' are repeated consecutively to evoke a rhythmic, swaying lullaby cadence mirroring a baby's movements.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Madi meedhu thavazhgindra mullai”
Initial sound matching across words within a line, such as 'Madi meedhu' and 'Mazhalai sol', creating auditory harmony.
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Trivia
Naanum Oru Penn (1963) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. The soundtrack was composed by R. Sudarsanam, and the movie starred S. S. Rajendran and C. R. Vijayakumari.
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