Poravale Ponnuthayi
From Rayilukku Neramachu · 1988
- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Rayilukku Neramachu1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poravalae ponnuththaayi | Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving, |
| Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi | I am also coming, wait for me. |
| Poravalae ponnuththaayi | Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving, |
| Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi | I am also coming, wait for me. |
| Male | |
| Thedi vantha sodik kili | The paired parrot that came searching, |
| Odi vittaal aaaathadi | Has run away, oh my goodness! |
| Male | |
| Poravalae ponnuththaayi | Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving, |
| Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi | I am also coming, wait for me. |
| Male | |
| Kallodu kadal urasa | As the sea brushes against the rocks, |
| Kadalu thanniya meenu urasa | As the fish brushes against the sea water, |
| Unnodu naanurasa | When I brush against you, |
| Oorukkellaam theriyumadi | The whole village will know, my girl. |
| Male | |
| Mookkuththi muththazhagi | Beautiful girl adorned with a nose-ring, |
| Vaakku maranthathenna | Why did you forget your promise? |
| Poovellaam needhaanae | You are all the flowers to me, |
| Pozhuthellaam nenaichchenae | I thought of you all day long. |
| Thottu pesi vittu ponaa | If you talk intimately and then abandon me, |
| Ketta peru yaarukku | Who gets the bad reputation? |
| Male | |
| Poravalae ponnuththaayi | Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving, |
| Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi | I am also coming, wait for me. |
| Thedi vantha sodik kili | The paired parrot that came searching, |
| Odi vittaal aaaathadi | Has run away, oh my goodness! |
| Female | |
| Aaraaro aariraaro kannmaniyae | Lullaby, lullaby, my precious darling, |
| Onn aaththaalum paatteduththaen kannurangu | Even your mother sang a song, sleep now my child. |
| Suruththa puliya maram kannmaniyae | Like a shade-giving dense tamarind tree, my precious darling, |
| Nee soodhaadum Nanthavana kannmaniyae…ae…. | You are the flower garden where love plays, my precious darling... |
| Male | |
| Maiyala thanthuvittu maraiyaathae ponmayilae | Do not disappear after giving me your love, my golden peacock. |
| Vellariya veyyil pada viduveno kannmaniyae | Would I let the harsh sun scorch you, my tender darling? |
| Nadhi mela varum odam nadhikku sontham aagaathadi | A boat floating on the river does not belong to the river itself, my girl. |
| Kanneera kandaalumae karaiyaatho en theagamae | Even upon seeing tears, won't my heart and body melt? |
| Santhegam kollaathae antha saami kaaththidum | Do not doubt my love, that Almighty will protect us. |
| Male | |
| Poravalae ponnuththaayi | Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving, |
| Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi | I am also coming, wait for me. |
| Poravalae ponnuththaayi | Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving, |
| Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi | I am also coming, wait for me. |
| Thedi vantha sodik kili | The paired parrot that came searching, |
| Odi vittaal aaaathadi | Has run away, oh my goodness! |
போறவளே பொன்னுத்தாயி
நானும் வாறேன் நில்லு தாயி
போறவளே பொன்னுத்தாயி
நானும் வாறேன் நில்லு தாயி
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
I am also coming, wait for me.
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
I am also coming, wait for me.
தேடி வந்த சோடிக் கிளி
ஓடிவிட்டால் ஆகாதடி
The paired parrot that came searching,
Has run away, oh my goodness!
போறவளே பொன்னுத்தாயி
நானும் வாறேன் நில்லு தாயி
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
I am also coming, wait for me.
கல்லோடு கடல் உரச
கடலுத் தண்ணிய மீனு உரச
உன்னோடு நானுரச
ஊருக்கெல்லாம் தெரியுமடி
As the sea brushes against the rocks,
As the fish brushes against the sea water,
When I brush against you,
The whole village will know, my girl.
மூக்குத்தி முத்தழகி
வாக்கு மறந்ததென்ன
பூவெல்லாம் நீதானே
பொழுதெல்லாம் நெனைச்சேனே
தொட்டுப் பேசி விட்டுப் போனா
கெட்டப் பேரு யாருக்கு
Beautiful girl adorned with a nose-ring,
Why did you forget your promise?
You are all the flowers to me,
I thought of you all day long.
If you talk intimately and then abandon me,
Who gets the bad reputation?
போறவளே பொன்னு......த்தாயி
நானும் வாறேன் நில்லு தாயி
தேடிவந்த சோடிக் கிளி
ஓடிவிட்டால் ஆகாதடி
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
I am also coming, wait for me.
The paired parrot that came searching,
Has run away, oh my goodness!
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ கண்மணியே
ஒன் ஆத்தாளும் பாட்டெடுத்தேன் கண்ணுறங்கு
சுறுத்த புளிய மரம் கண்மணியே
நீ சூதாடும் நந்தவன கண்மணியே....ஏ....
Lullaby, lullaby, my precious darling,
Even your mother sang a song, sleep now my child.
Like a shade-giving dense tamarind tree, my precious darling,
You are the flower garden where love plays, my precious darling...
மையல தந்துவிட்டு மறையாதே பொன்மயிலே
வெள்ளரிய வெய்யில் பட விடுவேனோ கண்மணியே
நதி மேல வரும் ஓடம் நதிக்கு சொந்தம் ஆகாதடி
கண்ணீர கண்டாலுமே கரையாதோ என் தேகமே
சந்தேகம் கொள்ளாதே அந்த சாமிக் காத்திடும்
Do not disappear after giving me your love, my golden peacock.
Would I let the harsh sun scorch you, my tender darling?
A boat floating on the river does not belong to the river itself, my girl.
Even upon seeing tears, won't my heart and body melt?
Do not doubt my love, that Almighty will protect us.
போறவளே பொன்னுத்தாயி
நானும் வாறேன் நில்லு தாயி
போறவளே பொன்னுத்தாயி
நானும் வாறேன் நில்லு தாயி
தேடிவந்த சோடிக் கிளி
ஓடிவிட்டால் ஆகாதடி.....
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
I am also coming, wait for me.
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
I am also coming, wait for me.
The paired parrot that came searching,
Has run away, oh my goodness!
Poravalae ponnuththaayi
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi
I am also coming, wait for me.
Poravalae ponnuththaayi
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi
I am also coming, wait for me.
Thedi vantha sodik kili
The paired parrot that came searching,
Odi vittaal aaaathadi
Has run away, oh my goodness!
Poravalae ponnuththaayi
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi
I am also coming, wait for me.
Kallodu kadal urasa
As the sea brushes against the rocks,
Kadalu thanniya meenu urasa
As the fish brushes against the sea water,
Unnodu naanurasa
When I brush against you,
Oorukkellaam theriyumadi
The whole village will know, my girl.
Mookkuththi muththazhagi
Beautiful girl adorned with a nose-ring,
Vaakku maranthathenna
Why did you forget your promise?
Poovellaam needhaanae
You are all the flowers to me,
Pozhuthellaam nenaichchenae
I thought of you all day long.
Thottu pesi vittu ponaa
If you talk intimately and then abandon me,
Ketta peru yaarukku
Who gets the bad reputation?
Poravalae ponnuththaayi
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi
I am also coming, wait for me.
Thedi vantha sodik kili
The paired parrot that came searching,
Odi vittaal aaaathadi
Has run away, oh my goodness!
Aaraaro aariraaro kannmaniyae
Lullaby, lullaby, my precious darling,
Onn aaththaalum paatteduththaen kannurangu
Even your mother sang a song, sleep now my child.
Suruththa puliya maram kannmaniyae
Like a shade-giving dense tamarind tree, my precious darling,
Nee soodhaadum Nanthavana kannmaniyae…ae….
You are the flower garden where love plays, my precious darling...
Maiyala thanthuvittu maraiyaathae ponmayilae
Do not disappear after giving me your love, my golden peacock.
Vellariya veyyil pada viduveno kannmaniyae
Would I let the harsh sun scorch you, my tender darling?
Nadhi mela varum odam nadhikku sontham aagaathadi
A boat floating on the river does not belong to the river itself, my girl.
Kanneera kandaalumae karaiyaatho en theagamae
Even upon seeing tears, won't my heart and body melt?
Santhegam kollaathae antha saami kaaththidum
Do not doubt my love, that Almighty will protect us.
Poravalae ponnuththaayi
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi
I am also coming, wait for me.
Poravalae ponnuththaayi
Oh Ponnuthayi who is leaving,
Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi
I am also coming, wait for me.
Thedi vantha sodik kili
The paired parrot that came searching,
Odi vittaal aaaathadi
Has run away, oh my goodness!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Poravalae Ponnuththaayi' is a soulful, folk-infused romantic track from the 1988 film 'Rayilukku Neramachu'. The song captures the raw emotions of a lover addressing his beloved, Ponnuthayi, as she prepares to depart. Through tender appeals and rural expressions, he implores her to stay or let him accompany her, reminding her of their promises and how deeply embedded she is in his everyday life. The lyrics rely heavily on pastoral metaphors—comparing emotional closeness to waves crashing against rocks and fish moving through sea waters. The singer reassures his beloved of his devotion, promising to protect her from life's hardships while pleading against the pain of separation and misunderstandings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Poravalae ponnuththaayi / Naanum vaaraen nillu thaayi”
The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes 'ponnuththaayi' and 'nillu thaayi', giving the refrain a rhythmic folk cadence.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Thedi vantha sodik kili”
The beloved is affectionately compared to a 'sodik kili' (paired companion parrot) that searched for love.
Visual Imagery (Katchi Bimbam)
“Kallodu kadal urasa / Kadalu thanniya meenu urasa”
Paints vivid natural images of waves rubbing against coastal rocks and fish swimming in sea water to evoke natural intimacy.
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Trivia
'Rayilukku Neramachu' (1988) featured lyricist S. A. Rajkumar in his early career phase. Rajkumar later transitioned into a highly successful and award-winning music composer in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada cinema during the 1990s and 2000s.
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