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Lyrics & meaning

Poravale Poravale Ponnurangam

From Makkalai Petra Magarasi · 1957

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Bhanumathi
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Makkalai Petra Magarasi
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
4 Sept 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaiyilae valaviyellaam
Kalakalannu aadaiyilae…
Un kaalilae kolusu rendum
Jathi thaalam podaiyilae…
Kanji paanai thookkikkittu
Kandum kaanaamae
Sundu nadai pottukkittu
Poravalae… ae… ae…ae…..ae…..
Poravalae poravalae ponnu rangam
Ennai purinjukkaama poriyae nee
Chinna rangam rangam
Poravalae poravalae ponnu rangam
Ennai purinjukkaama poriyae nee
Chinna rangam rangam
Kaadu vayala padaichi
Kalappaiya yen padaichaan… aaa… aaa…aa
Indha kanni ponnaiyum padaichi
Un kannu renda yen padaichaan…
Naesa machaan… sollu machaan…
Enna machaan appadi paakkureenga
Yaeru otti soru kaattum
Aasai machaan machaan
Yaaru unnai thaaru maaraa
Pesa vachaan machaan
Yaeru otti soru kaattum
Aasai machaan machaan
Yaaru unnai thaaru maaraa
Pesa vachaan machaan
Thaaru maaraa pesa vallae
Ponnu rangam rangam ponnu rangam
Kanji aari ponaa pudikkumaa yen
Chinna rangam rangam
Thaaru maaraa pesa vallae
Ponnu rangam rangam ponnu rangam
Kanji aari ponaa pudikkumaa yen
Chinna rangam rangam
Aari ponaa pogattum
En aasai machaan machaan aasai machaan
Kanji appanukku kondu poren
Arumai machaan machaan
Aari ponaa pogattum
En aasai machaan machaan aasai machaan
Kanji appanukku kondu poren
Arumai machaan machaan
Thannanthaniyaa poriyae
En ponnu rangam
Ponaa dhairiyamaa thirumbi varuvaa
Chinna rangam rangam
Thannanthaniyaa poriyae
En ponnu rangam
Ponaa dhairiyamaa thirumbi varuvaa
Chinna rangam rangam
Mannai nambi maramirukkae
Ponnu rangam
Andha marathu nizhalil
Kudi iruppaa chinna rangam
Poravalae poravalae ponnu rangam
Innum purinjukkaama poriyae nee
Chinna rangam rangam
Female :Aaaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…aaa…aa….
Male :Poravalae poravalae ponnu rangam
Innum purinjukkaama poriyae nee
Chinna rangam
As the bangles on your hands
jingle as they sway...
As both the anklets on your feet
chime to a rhythmic beat...
Carrying a pot of porridge,
pretending not to notice me,
walking with jaunty little steps,
you walk away... oh...
You walk away, walk away, my golden Rangam!
You walk away without understanding me,
little Rangam, Rangam!
You walk away, walk away, my golden Rangam!
You walk away without understanding me,
little Rangam, Rangam!
Having made the woods and the fields,
why did He make the plough? Ah...
Having made this golden young girl,
why did He make your two eyes?
Loving machan... tell me, machan...
Why are you looking at me like that, machan?
You who plough the field and give us food,
my dear machan, machan!
Who made you speak
so wildly, machan?
You who plough the field and give us food,
my dear machan, machan!
Who made you speak
so wildly, machan?
I did not come to speak wildly,
my golden Rangam, Rangam, golden Rangam!
If the porridge goes cold, will he like it?
My little Rangam, Rangam!
I did not come to speak wildly,
my golden Rangam, Rangam, golden Rangam!
If the porridge goes cold, will he like it?
My little Rangam, Rangam!
Let it go cold if it must,
my dear machan, machan, dear machan!
I am taking this porridge to my father,
my sweet machan, machan!
Let it go cold if it must,
my dear machan, machan, dear machan!
I am taking this porridge to my father,
my sweet machan, machan!
You are going all alone,
my golden Rangam!
She who goes will return bravely,
this little Rangam, Rangam!
You are going all alone,
my golden Rangam!
She who goes will return bravely,
this little Rangam, Rangam!
A tree stands trusting the soil,
my golden Rangam!
In the shade of that tree,
this little Rangam will live!
You walk away, walk away, my golden Rangam!
You still walk away without understanding me,
little Rangam, Rangam!
Female: Aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aa...
Male: You walk away, walk away, my golden Rangam!
You still walk away without understanding me,
little Rangam!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic duet features a playful romantic exchange between a farmer working in the rural fields and his beloved girl, Rangam, who is carrying a pot of rice gruel (kanji) to her father. The male protagonist admires her grace, her jingling bangles, anklets, and playful gait, teasingly complaining that she ignores his affection. She playfully retorts, questioning his distracted gazes and teasing him about talking wildly while emphasizing her duty to deliver warm food to her father.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Erattai Kilaavi (Onomatopoeia)

Kalakalannu aadaiyilae…

The term 'Kalakalannu' mimics the soft, continuous jingling sound made by bangles.

Etukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Yaeru otti soru kaattum / Yaaru unnai thaaru maaraa

The second letters 'ru' in 'Yaeru' and 'Yaaru' rhyme across adjacent stanzas, creating poetic rhythm.

Uvamai (Metaphor/Analogy)

Mannai nambi maramirukkae

The line compares reliance and rootedness in love to a tree depending on the soil to stand firm.

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Trivia

From the iconic 1957 Tamil movie 'Makkalai Petra Magarasi' starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. The music for this evergreen rural album was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, capturing the authentic folk spirit of rural Tamil Nadu.

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