Poopola Poopola
From Naanum Oru Penn · 1963
- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singers
- P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Naanum Oru Penn1963
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poo pola poo pola pirakkum | Born like a delicate flower, like a flower |
| Paal pola paal pola sirikkum | Laughs with pure sweetness like milk, like milk |
| Female :Maan pola maan pola thullum | [Female] Leaps around playfully like a deer, like a deer |
| Thaen pola idhayaththai allum | Captures and fills the heart like sweet honey |
| Male | |
| Poo pola poo pola pirakkum | Born like a delicate flower, like a flower |
| Paal pola paal pola sirikkum | Laughs with pure sweetness like milk, like milk |
| Female :Mmmmmmmmmm | [Female] Mmmmmmmmmm |
| Female | |
| Maan pola maan pola thullum | Leaps around playfully like a deer, like a deer |
| Thaen pola idhayaththai allum | Captures and fills the heart like sweet honey |
| Male :Mmmmmmmmmm | [Male] Mmmmmmmmmm |
| Male | |
| Mmmm…mmm…mmm | Mmmm...mmm...mmm |
| Female :Mmmm…mmm…mmm | [Female] Mmmm...mmm...mmm |
| Male :La la la la la la ..laallaa.. | [Male] La la la la la la ..laallaa.. |
| Female :La la la la la la ..laallaa.. | [Female] La la la la la la ..laallaa.. |
| Male | |
| {Malar pola sirikkindra pillai | {The child who laughs like a blooming flower, |
| Kandu magizhaadha uyirondrum illai} (2) | There is no living soul that does not rejoice upon seeing them} (2) |
| Female | |
| Madi meedhu thavazhgindra mullai | The delicate jasmine crawling upon one's lap, |
| Mazhalai sol inbaththin ellai.. | A baby's innocent talk is the ultimate limit of happiness.. |
| Female | |
| Poo pola poo pola pirakkum | Born like a delicate flower, like a flower |
| Paal pola paal pola sirikkum | Laughs with pure sweetness like milk, like milk |
| Male :Mmmmmmmmmm | [Male] Mmmmmmmmmm |
| Male :Maan pola maan pola thullum | [Male] Leaps around playfully like a deer, like a deer |
| Thaen pola idhayaththai allum | Captures and fills the heart like sweet honey |
| Female :Mmmmmmmmmm | [Female] Mmmmmmmmmm |
| Male | |
| Mmmm…mmm…mmm | Mmmm...mmm...mmm |
| Female :Mmmm…mmm…mmm | [Female] Mmmm...mmm...mmm |
| La la la la la la ..laallaa.. | La la la la la la ..laallaa.. |
| Male :La la la la la la ..laallaa.. | [Male] La la la la la la ..laallaa.. |
| Female | |
| {Ullaadum uyir ondru kanden | {I saw a dancing soul within my very being, |
| Avan uruvaththai naan endru kaanben} (2) | I behold my own reflection in his precious form} (2) |
| Male | |
| Thallaadi thallaadi varuvaan | He comes taking endearing, tottering steps, |
| Thaniyaadha inbaththai tharuvaan | Bestowing an everlasting and unquenchable joy. |
பூப்போல பூப்போல
பிறக்கும் பால் போல பால்
போல சிரிக்கும்
மான் போல மான்
போல துள்ளும் தேன் போல
இதயத்தை அள்ளும்
Born like a delicate flower, like a flower
Laughs with pure sweetness like milk, like milk
[Female] Leaps around playfully like a deer, like a deer
Captures and fills the heart like sweet honey
பூப்போல பூப்போல
பிறக்கும் பால் போல பால்
போல சிரிக்கும்
ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்
Born like a delicate flower, like a flower
Laughs with pure sweetness like milk, like milk
[Female] Mmmmmmmmmm
மான் போல
மான் போல துள்ளும்
தேன் போல இதயத்தை
அள்ளும்
ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்
Leaps around playfully like a deer, like a deer
Captures and fills the heart like sweet honey
[Male] Mmmmmmmmmm
ம்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ம்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ல ல ல ல ல ல லால்லா
ல ல ல ல ல ல லால்லா
Mmmm...mmm...mmm
[Female] Mmmm...mmm...mmm
[Male] La la la la la la ..laallaa..
[Female] La la la la la la ..laallaa..
{ மலர் போல சிரிக்கின்ற
பிள்ளை கண்டு மகிழாத
உயிரொன்றும் இல்லை } (2)
{The child who laughs like a blooming flower,
There is no living soul that does not rejoice upon seeing them} (2)
மடி மீது தவழ்கின்ற
முல்லை மழலை சொல்
இன்பத்தின் எல்லை
The delicate jasmine crawling upon one's lap,
A baby's innocent talk is the ultimate limit of happiness..
பூப்போல பூப்போல
பிறக்கும் பால் போல பால்
போல சிரிக்கும்
ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்
மான் போல
மான் போல துள்ளும்
தேன் போல இதயத்தை
அள்ளும்
ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்
Born like a delicate flower, like a flower
Laughs with pure sweetness like milk, like milk
[Male] Mmmmmmmmmm
[Male] Leaps around playfully like a deer, like a deer
Captures and fills the heart like sweet honey
[Female] Mmmmmmmmmm
ம்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ம்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ல ல ல ல ல ல லால்லா
ல ல ல ல ல ல
லால்லா
Mmmm...mmm...mmm
[Female] Mmmm...mmm...mmm
La la la la la la ..laallaa..
[Male] La la la la la la ..laallaa..
{ உள்ளாடும்
உயிரொன்று கண்டேன்
அவன் உருவத்தை
நான் என்று காண்பேன் } (2)
{I saw a dancing soul within my very being,
I behold my own reflection in his precious form} (2)
தள்ளாடி தள்ளாடி
வருவான் தனியாத
இன்பத்தை தருவான்
He comes taking endearing, tottering steps,
Bestowing an everlasting and unquenchable joy.
ஆண் & பெண் :
பூப்போல
பூப்போல பிறக்கும் பால்
போல பால் போல சிரிக்கும்
மான் போல மான் போல
துள்ளும் தேன் போல
இதயத்தை அள்ளும்
ம்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
Poo pola poo pola pirakkum
Born like a delicate flower, like a flower
Paal pola paal pola sirikkum
Laughs with pure sweetness like milk, like milk
Female :Maan pola maan pola thullum
[Female] Leaps around playfully like a deer, like a deer
Thaen pola idhayaththai allum
Captures and fills the heart like sweet honey
Poo pola poo pola pirakkum
Born like a delicate flower, like a flower
Paal pola paal pola sirikkum
Laughs with pure sweetness like milk, like milk
Female :Mmmmmmmmmm
[Female] Mmmmmmmmmm
Maan pola maan pola thullum
Leaps around playfully like a deer, like a deer
Thaen pola idhayaththai allum
Captures and fills the heart like sweet honey
Male :Mmmmmmmmmm
[Male] Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmm…mmm…mmm
Mmmm...mmm...mmm
Female :Mmmm…mmm…mmm
[Female] Mmmm...mmm...mmm
Male :La la la la la la ..laallaa..
[Male] La la la la la la ..laallaa..
Female :La la la la la la ..laallaa..
[Female] La la la la la la ..laallaa..
{Malar pola sirikkindra pillai
{The child who laughs like a blooming flower,
Kandu magizhaadha uyirondrum illai} (2)
There is no living soul that does not rejoice upon seeing them} (2)
Madi meedhu thavazhgindra mullai
The delicate jasmine crawling upon one's lap,
Mazhalai sol inbaththin ellai..
A baby's innocent talk is the ultimate limit of happiness..
Poo pola poo pola pirakkum
Born like a delicate flower, like a flower
Paal pola paal pola sirikkum
Laughs with pure sweetness like milk, like milk
Male :Mmmmmmmmmm
[Male] Mmmmmmmmmm
Male :Maan pola maan pola thullum
[Male] Leaps around playfully like a deer, like a deer
Thaen pola idhayaththai allum
Captures and fills the heart like sweet honey
Female :Mmmmmmmmmm
[Female] Mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmm…mmm…mmm
Mmmm...mmm...mmm
Female :Mmmm…mmm…mmm
[Female] Mmmm...mmm...mmm
La la la la la la ..laallaa..
La la la la la la ..laallaa..
Male :La la la la la la ..laallaa..
[Male] La la la la la la ..laallaa..
{Ullaadum uyir ondru kanden
{I saw a dancing soul within my very being,
Avan uruvaththai naan endru kaanben} (2)
I behold my own reflection in his precious form} (2)
Thallaadi thallaadi varuvaan
He comes taking endearing, tottering steps,
Thaniyaadha inbaththai tharuvaan
Bestowing an everlasting and unquenchable joy.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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