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Lyrics & meaning

Porale Porale

From Unnai Thedi · 1999

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Unnai Thedi
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
28 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Odai karai oram
Oththa maram ninnirukkum
Oththa mara nizhal oram
En manasu kaathu irukkum
Aala marathoram koovum kuyil
Onnu irukkum…aaam
Konji konji koovayila
Un pechu thaan pol irukkum
Kmmm hooo
Chola kaattoram sokka paanai
Onnu irukkum
Kambangkoolu nee kuduthaa
Kal kudicha botha varum
Haa….aaa….aaa….aa…
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa….
Female :Haa….aaa….aaa….aa…
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa.
Female :Haa…aa…aa..
Haa…aaa…aa…aaa….
Haa…aa…aa..
Haa…aaa…aa…aaa….
Poralae poralae poralae ae….
Poralae poralae poralae
En kannil ulla kanni ponnu poraa
Ae pullukkattil enna katti poraa
Ae vaanam vittu vandha ponnu poraa
En paarvaiyila poovai kotti poraa
Oh….oh ya…
Poralae poralae poralae hae..ae….
……………………….
Aatuk kootam naduvil nadandhu
Devadhai pola poraa poraa
Megak kootam idaiyil olinji
Minnal pola poraa poraa
Hey.. hey.. hae hey..hey..
Adada..ava pookkal parikka
Poraa poraa poraa
Medhuva endhan manasa parichi
Poraa poraa poraa
Kandaangi uduthi
Kai valai kulukki
Kammaikku therkku pakkam
Male & Chorus :Poraa poraa
Poraa poraa……
Poralae poralae poralae ae….
…………………………..
Aathukul manjal urasi kulichi
Azhagu nilavu poraa poraa
Eera selai iduppa kalaikka
Enakku kulira poraa poraa
Hey.. hey.. hae hey..hey…
Thaniyae ava varappu valiyae..
Poraa poraa poraa..
Manasum ava valiyil poga
Poraa poraa poraa…
Kuthirai vandi
Koondukkulae
Maankutti ennai vittu
Male & Chorus :Poraa poraa
Poraa poraa……
Poralae poralae poralae…
En kannil ulla kanni ponnu poraa
Ae pullukkattil enna katti poraa
Ae vaanam vittu vandha ponnu poraa
En paarvaiyila poovai kotti poraa
Oh….hooo ooo ….
Ohooo…………
By the edge of the stream,
a lone tree stands.
In the shade of that lone tree,
my heart waits for you.
Beside the banyan tree, a singing cuckoo
will be perched... ah...
When it chirps with sweet affection,
it sounds just like your voice.
Hmmm ho ooo...
By the edge of the cornfield,
a bonfire will be burning.
If you feed me pearl millet porridge,
I get intoxicated as if I drank toddy.
Haa... aah... aah... ah...
Chorus: Haa... aah... aah... aah... aah...
Female: Haa... aah... aah... ah...
Chorus: Haa... aah... aah... aah... aah...
Female: Haa... ah... ah...
Haa... aah... ah... aah...
Haa... ah... ah...
Haa... aah... ah... aah...
There she goes, there she goes, there she goes, eh...
There she goes, there she goes, there she goes!
The young girl living in my eyes is walking away!
Hey, she ties me up in a bundle of grass and walks away!
Hey, the girl who descended from the sky is walking away!
She showers flowers into my gaze and walks away!
Oh... oh yeah...
There she goes, there she goes, there she goes, hey... eh...
...
Walking amidst a flock of sheep,
she walks away like an angel, she walks away!
Hiding among the gathered clouds,
she flashes past like lightning, she walks away!
Hey... hey... hey hey... hey...
Ah, to pluck fresh flowers,
she goes, she goes, she goes!
Gently plucking my heart away,
she goes, she goes, she goes!
Draped in a Kandangi saree (traditional cotton saree),
jingling the bangles on her wrists,
heading south toward the lake,
Male & Chorus: She goes, she goes!
She goes, she goes...
There she goes, there she goes, there she goes, eh...
...
Bathing in the river with rubbed turmeric,
that beautiful moon walks away, walks away!
With her wet saree clinging around her waist,
sending a shiver through me, she walks away, walks away!
Hey... hey... hey hey... hey...
All alone along the field path,
she goes, she goes, she goes...
As my heart follows right after her,
she goes, she goes, she goes...
In a horse-drawn carriage,
sheltered inside the hood,
that little doe, leaving me behind,
Male & Chorus: She goes, she goes!
She goes, she goes...
There she goes, there she goes, there she goes...
The young girl living in my eyes is walking away!
Hey, she ties me up in a bundle of grass and walks away!
Hey, the girl who descended from the sky is walking away!
She showers flowers into my gaze and walks away!
Oh... ho ooo oo...
Oho ooo...
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Chorus
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Porale Porale' is a romantic rural folk melody that vividly captures the enamored hero gazing at his beloved as she moves across a lush countryside setting. Through playful and poetic descriptions, he admires her graceful walk among herds of goats, her traditional Kandangi saree, and her glowing beauty after a dip in the river.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Ettukai)

Poralae poralae poralae ae….

The rhythmic repetition of the word 'Poraa' (She goes) creates a lively movement matching the visual of the girl walking away.

Simile (Uvamaani)

Devadhai pola poraa poraa / Minnal pola poraa poraa

Direct comparison comparing the woman's grace to a divine angel and her sudden visual impact to lightning.

Metaphor (Uruvagakani)

Azhagu nilavu poraa poraa

Directly metaphorizes the beautiful girl as a glowing moon walking on the riverbanks.

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Trivia

'Porale Porale' is a hugely popular track from the 1999 Tamil film 'Unnai Thedi', directed by Sundar C. and starring Ajith Kumar and Malavika. Composed by Deva with lyrics written by veteran poet Vaali, the song blends traditional rural instrumentation with memorable folk melodies.

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