Porale
From Aayiram Vilakku · 2011
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- Aayiram Vilakku2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poraalae nenjakkillikkittu | She is going away after pinching my heart, |
| Killikkittu killikkittu poraalae | Pinching and pinching my heart, she leaves. |
| Vaaraalae nanja allikkittu | She comes toward me, scooping up my life, |
| Allikkittu allikkittu vaaraalae | Scooping and scooping it up, she comes. |
| Male | |
| Kuttippatta poonai pola | Like a mother cat with newborn kittens, |
| Enna vandhu suththiriyae | You come and keep circling around me. |
| Kondappotta kozhippola | Like a crested hen, |
| Kitta vandhu koththuriyae | You come close and peck at me. |
| Onnappola enna kolla | To kill me like the way you do, |
| Arali vedha thevaiyilla | There is no need for toxic oleander seeds. |
| Male | |
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| Poraalae poraalae poraalae | She is going, she is going, she is going. |
போறாளே நெஞ்சை கிள்ளிக்கிட்டு
கிள்ளிக்கிட்டு கிள்ளிக்கிட்டு போறாளே
வாறாளே நஞ்சை அள்ளிகிட்டு
அள்ளிகிட்டு அள்ளிகிட்டு வாறாளே
She is going away after pinching my heart,
Pinching and pinching my heart, she leaves.
She comes toward me, scooping up my life,
Scooping and scooping it up, she comes.
குட்டி போட்ட பூனை போல
என்னை வந்து சுத்துறியே
கொண்டை போட்ட கோழிப் போல
கிட்ட வந்து கொத்துறியே
உன்னப் போல என்னை கொல்ல
அரளி விதை தேவையில்லை
Like a mother cat with newborn kittens,
You come and keep circling around me.
Like a crested hen,
You come close and peck at me.
To kill me like the way you do,
There is no need for toxic oleander seeds.
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
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போறாளே போறாளே போறாளே
She is going, she is going, she is going.
Poraalae nenjakkillikkittu
She is going away after pinching my heart,
Killikkittu killikkittu poraalae
Pinching and pinching my heart, she leaves.
Vaaraalae nanja allikkittu
She comes toward me, scooping up my life,
Allikkittu allikkittu vaaraalae
Scooping and scooping it up, she comes.
Kuttippatta poonai pola
Like a mother cat with newborn kittens,
Enna vandhu suththiriyae
You come and keep circling around me.
Kondappotta kozhippola
Like a crested hen,
Kitta vandhu koththuriyae
You come close and peck at me.
Onnappola enna kolla
To kill me like the way you do,
Arali vedha thevaiyilla
There is no need for toxic oleander seeds.
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Poraalae poraalae poraalae
She is going, she is going, she is going.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures a playful, rustic expression of romantic fascination and surrender. The protagonist describes how his lover captivates his thoughts—playfully teasing him, circling around him like a protective cat, and pecking at his heart like a crested hen. Her presence and affectionate actions are so overwhelmingly potent that he hyperbolically claims her love alone is enough to undo him, rendering any actual poison like oleander seeds completely unnecessary.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kuttippatta poonai pola / Kondappotta kozhippola”
Compares the girl's circling movement and teasing behavior to a mother cat ('Kuttippatta poonai pola') and a crested hen ('Kondappotta kozhippola').
Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Killikkittu killikkittu poraalae”
Uses repeated words like 'killikkittu killikkittu' and 'allikkittu allikkittu' to add rhythmic flavor and emphasize the continuous action.
Hyperbole (Uruvagamm / Uyarthu Navirtchi)
“Onnappola enna kolla Arali vedha thevaiyilla”
Exaggerates the effect of her love by saying her presence is lethal enough that no deadly oleander seed ('Arali vedha') is needed to kill him.
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Trivia
'Arali vedhai' (oleander seed) is a traditional Tamil metaphor often associated with lethal toxicity; lyricist Vairamuthu cleverly uses it here as a poetic exaggeration for the overwhelming power of love.
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