Poraen Naa Poraen
From Meiyazhagan · 2024
- Lyricist
- Uma Devi
- Singers
- Kamal Haasan, Vijay Narain
- Music director
- Govind Vasantha
- Details
- Meiyazhagan2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poren naan poren | I am leaving, I am leaving |
| Verum koodaa poren | Leaving as just an empty shell |
| Poratha kodunkaalam | Through a cruel, unforgiving time |
| Vazhi naan poren | I walk my path |
| Male | |
| Odi aadi velaiyanda | Where I ran and played |
| Oora pirinjen | I parted from my hometown |
| Paatan pootan katti | Built and guarded by my ancestors |
| Kaatha veeta pirinjen | I parted from that home |
| Male | |
| Yei poren naan poren | Hey, I am leaving, I am leaving |
| Verum koodaa poren | Leaving as just an empty shell |
| Poratha kodunkaalam | Through a cruel, unforgiving time |
| Vazhi naan | Along my path |
| Male | |
| Kaalame sari thaana | Is time itself right and fair? |
| Kann ellam katchi pizhai thaana | Is all my eyes see just an optical illusion? |
| Naan senja paavam than | Is it a sin that I committed? |
| Edhu poi vaazhvu soozhuthu | Why does an illusionary life surround me? |
| Paal tharum thaai madiya | Is it a mother's lap that offers milk? |
| Pangida alaiyum sonthangal | Or relatives wandering to claim their share? |
| Naalaigal ellame | All the tomorrows to come |
| Niraasai aanathe | Have turned into pure despair |
| Male | |
| Noolodu aadum kaathadi | A kite that once danced attached to a string |
| Nool arunthu ponene | I have now snapped free from the thread |
| Verodu saayum poo marama | Like a flowering tree uprooted at its roots |
| Vedikai aanene | I became a tragic spectacle |
| Nadu kaatil odum aaru pol | Like a river flowing through a deep forest |
| Kaanaama porene | I am disappearing into obscurity |
| Kan kootil vaala paravai ivan | A bird unable to live in its own nest |
| Agathi aanen | I have become a refugee |
| Male | |
| Poren naan poren | I am leaving, I am leaving |
| Verum koodaa poren | Leaving as just an empty shell |
| Poratha kodunkaalam poren | Leaving through a cruel, unforgiving time |
| Male | |
| Edhai solli naan | What words can I say |
| Enai thetruven | To comfort myself? |
| Intha oolvinai thanai maatruven | Will I ever change this ancient destiny? |
| Sathi aadidum irul paadhaiyil | On this dark path where treachery plays |
| Oli yettruven | I shall light a lamp of hope |
| Indru pogiren endru meeluven | I depart today, but I shall return |
| Iraivaasalai vandhu seruven | I will reach the divine threshold |
| Sontha kaatrile enai meetida | To redeem myself in my native breeze |
| Meiyaana oar karam theduven | I search for a truthful hand |
| Oorodu sernthe vaazhatha | A life without living reunited with my people |
| Vaazhvingu vaazhveno | Will I truly live such a life here? |
| Neerodu sernthe pogadha | Unable to blend and flow with the water |
| Neer kumili naan | I am merely a fragile water bubble |
| Male | |
| Poi vaa kalangaathe | Farewell, do not grieve |
| Kalangaathe magane | Do not grieve, my son |
| Unakaaga kaathu irupom | We will be waiting for you |
| Poi nee vaa | Go, but return to us |
| Poi vaa varamal irukathe magane | Farewell, do not fail to return, my son |
| Unakaaga kaathu irupom | We will be waiting for you |
| Poi nee vaa | Go, but return to us |
போறேன் நான் போறேன்
வெறும் கூடா போறேன்
போறாத கொடுங்காலம்
வழி நான் போறேன்
I am leaving, I am leaving
Leaving as just an empty shell
Through a cruel, unforgiving time
I walk my path
ஓடி ஆடி விளையாண்ட
ஊரை பிரிஞ்சேன்
பாட்டன் பூட்டன் கட்டிக்காத்த
வீட்டை பிரிஞ்சேன்
Where I ran and played
I parted from my hometown
Built and guarded by my ancestors
I parted from that home
ஏய் போறேன் நான் போறேன்
வெறும் கூடா போறேன்
போறாத கொடுங்காலம்
வழி நான்
Hey, I am leaving, I am leaving
Leaving as just an empty shell
Through a cruel, unforgiving time
Along my path
காலமே சரி தானா
கண் எல்லாம் காட்சி பிழை தானா
நான் செஞ்ச பாவம் தான்
எது பொய் வாழ்வு சூழுது
பால் தரும் தாய் மடியா
பங்கிட அலையும் சொந்தங்கள்
நாளைகள் எல்லாமே
நிராசை ஆனதே
Is time itself right and fair?
Is all my eyes see just an optical illusion?
Is it a sin that I committed?
Why does an illusionary life surround me?
Is it a mother's lap that offers milk?
Or relatives wandering to claim their share?
All the tomorrows to come
Have turned into pure despair
நூலோடு ஆடும் காத்தாடி
நூல் அறுந்து போனேனே
வேரோடு சாயும் பூ மரமா
வேடிக்கை ஆனேனே
நடு காட்டில் ஓடும் ஆறு போல்
காணாம போறேனே
கண் கூட்டில் வாழா பறவை இவன்
அகதி ஆனேன்
A kite that once danced attached to a string
I have now snapped free from the thread
Like a flowering tree uprooted at its roots
I became a tragic spectacle
Like a river flowing through a deep forest
I am disappearing into obscurity
A bird unable to live in its own nest
I have become a refugee
போறேன் நான் போறேன்
வெறும் கூடா போறேன்
போறாத கொடுங்காலம்
I am leaving, I am leaving
Leaving as just an empty shell
Leaving through a cruel, unforgiving time
எதை சொல்லி நான்
எனை தேற்றுவேன்
இந்த ஊழ்வினை தனை மாற்றுவேன்
சதி ஆடிடும் இருள் பாதையில்
ஒளி ஏற்றுவேன்
இன்று போகிறேன் என்று மீளுவேன்
இறைவாசலை வந்து சேருவேன்
சொந்த காற்றிலே என்னை மீட்டிட
மெய்யான ஓர் கரம் தேடுவேன்
ஊரோடு சேர்ந்தே வாழாத
வாழ்விங்கு வாழ்வேனோ
நீரோடு சேர்ந்தே போகாத
நீர் குமிழி நான்
What words can I say
To comfort myself?
Will I ever change this ancient destiny?
On this dark path where treachery plays
I shall light a lamp of hope
I depart today, but I shall return
I will reach the divine threshold
To redeem myself in my native breeze
I search for a truthful hand
A life without living reunited with my people
Will I truly live such a life here?
Unable to blend and flow with the water
I am merely a fragile water bubble
போய் வா
கலங்காதே காலங்காதே மகனே
உனக்காக காத்து இருப்போம்
போய் நீ வா
போய் வா வராமல் இருக்காதே
மகனே உனக்காக காத்து இருப்போம்
போய் நீ வா
Farewell, do not grieve
Do not grieve, my son
We will be waiting for you
Go, but return to us
Farewell, do not fail to return, my son
We will be waiting for you
Go, but return to us
Poren naan poren
I am leaving, I am leaving
Verum koodaa poren
Leaving as just an empty shell
Poratha kodunkaalam
Through a cruel, unforgiving time
Vazhi naan poren
I walk my path
Odi aadi velaiyanda
Where I ran and played
Oora pirinjen
I parted from my hometown
Paatan pootan katti
Built and guarded by my ancestors
Kaatha veeta pirinjen
I parted from that home
Yei poren naan poren
Hey, I am leaving, I am leaving
Verum koodaa poren
Leaving as just an empty shell
Poratha kodunkaalam
Through a cruel, unforgiving time
Vazhi naan
Along my path
Kaalame sari thaana
Is time itself right and fair?
Kann ellam katchi pizhai thaana
Is all my eyes see just an optical illusion?
Naan senja paavam than
Is it a sin that I committed?
Edhu poi vaazhvu soozhuthu
Why does an illusionary life surround me?
Paal tharum thaai madiya
Is it a mother's lap that offers milk?
Pangida alaiyum sonthangal
Or relatives wandering to claim their share?
Naalaigal ellame
All the tomorrows to come
Niraasai aanathe
Have turned into pure despair
Noolodu aadum kaathadi
A kite that once danced attached to a string
Nool arunthu ponene
I have now snapped free from the thread
Verodu saayum poo marama
Like a flowering tree uprooted at its roots
Vedikai aanene
I became a tragic spectacle
Nadu kaatil odum aaru pol
Like a river flowing through a deep forest
Kaanaama porene
I am disappearing into obscurity
Kan kootil vaala paravai ivan
A bird unable to live in its own nest
Agathi aanen
I have become a refugee
Poren naan poren
I am leaving, I am leaving
Verum koodaa poren
Leaving as just an empty shell
Poratha kodunkaalam poren
Leaving through a cruel, unforgiving time
Edhai solli naan
What words can I say
Enai thetruven
To comfort myself?
Intha oolvinai thanai maatruven
Will I ever change this ancient destiny?
Sathi aadidum irul paadhaiyil
On this dark path where treachery plays
Oli yettruven
I shall light a lamp of hope
Indru pogiren endru meeluven
I depart today, but I shall return
Iraivaasalai vandhu seruven
I will reach the divine threshold
Sontha kaatrile enai meetida
To redeem myself in my native breeze
Meiyaana oar karam theduven
I search for a truthful hand
Oorodu sernthe vaazhatha
A life without living reunited with my people
Vaazhvingu vaazhveno
Will I truly live such a life here?
Neerodu sernthe pogadha
Unable to blend and flow with the water
Neer kumili naan
I am merely a fragile water bubble
Poi vaa kalangaathe
Farewell, do not grieve
Kalangaathe magane
Do not grieve, my son
Unakaaga kaathu irupom
We will be waiting for you
Poi nee vaa
Go, but return to us
Poi vaa varamal irukathe magane
Farewell, do not fail to return, my son
Unakaaga kaathu irupom
We will be waiting for you
Poi nee vaa
Go, but return to us
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Poren Naan Poren is a deeply moving lament about displacement, nostalgia, and the unbearable pain of leaving one's ancestral home. The protagonist grieves the loss of his childhood roots, feeling stripped of his identity and reduced to an empty body. Through haunting imagery of a snapped kite, an uprooted flowering tree, and a fragile water bubble, the song captures the agonizing experience of feeling like a refugee in one's own life. Despite the prevailing despair and the bitterness toward deceptive worldly relationships, a glimmer of resilience shines through toward the end. The song resolves with an assurance of returning one day to seek redemption and reconnect with native soil, wrapped in the comforting farewell blessing of elders who promise to await his return.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Verum koodaa poren”
Compares the protagonist's body without soul or belonging to an 'empty shell' (Verum koodu).
Simile (உவமை)
“Noolodu aadum kaathadi / Nool arunthu ponene”
Compares the protagonist's lost condition to a severed kite floating aimlessly after breaking its string.
Simile (உவமை)
“Neerodu sernthe pogadha / Neer kumili naan”
Compares human life and transience to a short-lived water bubble that cannot merge with the river stream.
Edhugai (எதுகை - Second Letter Rhyme)
“Noolodu aadum kaathadi / Verodu saayum poo marama / Nadu kaatil odum aaru pol”
Repetition of the second consonant 'da' sound in 'Noolodu', 'Verodu', and 'Nadu'.
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Trivia
Poren Naan Poren is a soulful track from C. Prem Kumar's critically acclaimed Tamil film Meiyazhagan (2024). Composed by Govind Vasantha with lyrics by Uma Devi, the song features vocals by veteran polymath Kamal Haasan alongside Vijay Narain. The song plays during a pivotal scene reflecting loss of ancestral land and forced migration.
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