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Poraney Poraney

From Vaagai Sooda Vaa · 2011

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singers
Neha Bhasin, Ranjith
Music director
Ghibran
Movie name
Vaagai Sooda Vaa
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
15 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poranae poranae..
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapola
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan poranae..
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapola
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan poranae..
Azhagaai.. nee neranja..
Adadaa.. ponthukkul puviyal pola..
Poralae poralae kathoda thoothalapola
Poralae poralae povaamathaan poralae.
Poralae poralae kathoda thoothalapola
Poralae poralae povaamathaan poralae
Paruvam.. thodangi aasavechen,
Illaatha saamikkum poosavechen
Mazhayil nenanja kaatha pola..
Manasa neeyum nenachuputta..
Eerakulaaya konjam eraval thaayaa
Unna manasa konjam punnaya vaayaa
Era eranga paarkum rosakaaraa
Tea thoolu vasam konda mosakkaraa
Ada nellanguruvi onnu manasa manasa
Siru kannanguliyilae pathukiruchae
Chinna chinna korathi ponnu kannu muliyathaan
Echangaaya aanjiruchae..
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapola
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan poranae..
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapola
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan …. poranae …
Kennathu nelavaa naa irunden..
Kalla erinju kolapiputta…
Unna paarthu pesayila,
Rendaam muraiyaa kuththa vechen..
Mookana kowna pola un nenappu..
Cheembalu vaasam pola un siripu..
Adakaakum kozhi pola en thavippu..
Posukinnu poothirukae en pozhappu..
Adi manja kezhangae unna nenachi nenachi
Thenam manasukulla vechi pootikitten..
Un pinju viral pathicha manna eduthu naan
Kaayathukku poosikiten..
Poralae… poralae…
Poralae Poralae povaamathaan poralae
Azhagaai.. nee neranja..
Adadaa.. ponthukkul puviyal pola..
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapola
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan poranae..
Poranae poranae.. kathoda thoothalapola
Poranae poranae.. povaamathaan poranae..
He is leaving, he is leaving...
He is leaving, he is leaving, like a drizzle drifting in the wind...
He is leaving, he is leaving, yet he lingers as he goes...
He is leaving, he is leaving, like a drizzle drifting in the wind...
He is leaving, he is leaving, yet he lingers as he goes...
So beautifully, you filled my heart...
Ah, like a treasure tucked inside a tree hollow...
She is leaving, she is leaving, like a drizzle drifting in the wind...
She is leaving, she is leaving, yet she lingers as she goes.
She is leaving, she is leaving, like a drizzle drifting in the wind...
She is leaving, she is leaving, yet she lingers as she goes...
Ever since I came of age, I longed for you,
I even offered prayers to gods that never were.
Like the wind soaked through by rain,
You completely drenched my heart.
Lend me your beating heart for a little while,
Come and pledge your heart to me.
You proud man, sizing me up from head to toe,
You charming rogue, smelling of fresh tea leaves!
Like a little sparrow, my heart
Has hidden inside your tiny dimple.
This little gypsy girl's playful eyes
Have gathered all the wild berries.
He is leaving, he is leaving, like a drizzle drifting in the wind...
He is leaving, he is leaving, yet he lingers as he goes...
He is leaving, he is leaving, like a drizzle drifting in the wind...
He is leaving, he is leaving, yet he lingers... as he goes...
I was like the quiet moon in a deep well,
You threw a stone and stirred me up.
When looking at you and speaking,
I felt like I came of age a second time.
Thoughts of you strike swift like a slingshot,
Your smile is as sweet as fresh first milk,
My longing aches like a hen brooding over her eggs,
And suddenly, my whole life has burst into bloom.
Thinking of you, my golden turmeric girl,
I kept you locked inside my heart every single day.
I gathered the soil your tender fingers touched,
And rubbed it on my wounds to heal them.
She is leaving... she is leaving...
She is leaving, she is leaving, yet she lingers as she goes...
So beautifully, you filled my heart...
Ah, like a treasure tucked inside a tree hollow...
He is leaving, he is leaving, like a drizzle drifting in the wind...
He is leaving, he is leaving, yet he lingers as he goes...
He is leaving, he is leaving, like a drizzle drifting in the wind...
He is leaving, he is leaving, yet he lingers as he goes...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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