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Lyrics & meaning

Poraney Poraney

From Vaagai Sooda Vaa · 2011

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singers
Neha Bhasin, Ranjith
Music director
Ghibran
Details
Vaagai Sooda Vaa2011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Poranae poranae..He is leaving, he is leaving..
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapolaHe is leaving like drizzle carried by the wind..
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan poranae..He is leaving, yet leaving without actually wanting to leave..
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapolaHe is leaving like drizzle carried by the wind..
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan poranae..He is leaving, yet leaving without actually wanting to leave..
Female
Azhagaai.. nee neranja..Beautifully.. you filled my entire being..
Adadaa.. ponthukkul puviyal pola..Ah, like a hidden treasure inside a tree hollow..
Male
Poralae poralae kathoda thoothalapolaShe is leaving like drizzle carried by the wind..
Poralae poralae povaamathaan poralae.She is leaving, yet leaving without wanting to leave.
Poralae poralae kathoda thoothalapolaShe is leaving like drizzle carried by the wind..
Poralae poralae povaamathaan poralaeShe is leaving, yet leaving without wanting to leave.
Female
Paruvam.. thodangi aasavechen,Ever since I attained youth, I longed for you,
Illaatha saamikkum poosavechenI offered prayers even to non-existent deities.
Male
Mazhayil nenanja kaatha pola..Like the wind drenched in cool rain..
Manasa neeyum nenachuputta..You completely soaked my heart..
Female
Eerakulaaya konjam eraval thaayaaLend me your moist heart on loan for a while,
Unna manasa konjam punnaya vaayaaOr come to heal my aching, wounded heart.
Era eranga paarkum rosakaaraaOh proud man who gazes up and down,
Tea thoolu vasam konda mosakkaraaOh mischievous one carrying the aroma of tea powder!
Male
Ada nellanguruvi onnu manasa manasaAh, a paddy sparrow hid my heart,
Siru kannanguliyilae pathukiruchaeDeep inside her tiny dimple!
Chinna chinna korathi ponnu kannu muliyathaanThe dark pupils of that little gypsy girl,
Echangaaya aanjiruchae..Have plucked my heart like wild palm fruit..
Female
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapolaHe is leaving like drizzle carried by the wind..
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan poranae..He is leaving, yet leaving without actually wanting to leave..
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapolaHe is leaving like drizzle carried by the wind..
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan …. poranae …He is leaving, yet leaving without wanting to leave...
Male
Kennathu nelavaa naa irunden..I was calm like the moon reflected inside a well..
Kalla erinju kolapiputta…You threw a stone and stirred up my tranquility...
Female
Unna paarthu pesayila,When I stood talking while looking at you,
Rendaam muraiyaa kuththa vechen..I felt a second awakening of youth..
Male
Mookana kowna pola un nenappu..Thoughts of you cling like a nose ring's charm..
Cheembalu vaasam pola un siripu..Your smile smells sweet like rich colostrum milk..
Female
Adakaakum kozhi pola en thavippu..My yearning is like a brooding hen sitting on eggs..
Posukinnu poothirukae en pozhappu..Suddenly my entire life has blossomed..
Male
Adi manja kezhangae unna nenachi nenachiOh golden turmeric root, thinking of you repeatedly,
Thenam manasukulla vechi pootikitten..I locked you safely inside my heart every single day..
Un pinju viral pathicha manna eduthu naanI picked up the soil touched by your delicate fingers,
Kaayathukku poosikiten..And smeared it over my wounds as medicine..
Male
Poralae… poralae…She is leaving... she is leaving...
Poralae Poralae povaamathaan poralaeShe is leaving, yet leaving without wanting to leave.
Female
Azhagaai.. nee neranja..Beautifully.. you filled my entire being..
Adadaa.. ponthukkul puviyal pola..Ah, like a hidden treasure inside a tree hollow..
Female
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapolaHe is leaving like drizzle carried by the wind..
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan poranae..He is leaving, yet leaving without actually wanting to leave..
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapolaHe is leaving like drizzle carried by the wind..
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan poranae..He is leaving, yet leaving without actually wanting to leave..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Poranae Poranae is a soulful folk-pop duet from the movie Vaagai Sooda Vaa, depicting the poignant ache of separation between two lovers in a rural setting. Through rich pastoral imagery, both lovers express how deeply they have fallen in love and how painful it is to part ways, even momentarily. The song captures rural romance using authentic country metaphors such as rain-soaked wind, hidden treasures in tree hollows, colostrum milk, and brooding hens.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapola

Compares the act of leaving reluctantly to fine rain drizzle drifting along with the wind (kathoda thoothalapola).

Simile (Upamai)

Adadaa.. ponthukkul puviyal pola..

Compares the beloved filling the speaker's heart to discovering a buried treasure inside a tree hollow (ponthukkul puviyal pola).

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Kennathu nelavaa naa irunden..

Compares the calm state of mind to a moon reflected inside a deep well (Kennathu nelavaa naa irunden).

Olfactory Imagery

Cheembalu vaasam pola un siripu..

Uses rural, sensory descriptions like the scent of fresh colostrum milk (Cheembalu vaasam) to depict the pure sweetness of a smile.

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Trivia

Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011) marked the debut of music composer M. Ghibran, whose rustic and orchestral score won widespread critical acclaim, including the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director. The track 'Poranae Poranae' was sung by V.V. Prasanna and Neha Bhasin, with lyrics by Karthik Netha.

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