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Lyrics & meaning

Pothavilaye

From Mudinja Ivana Pudi · 2016

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Shreya Ghoshal, Shakti Amaran
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Mudinja Ivana Pudi
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
18 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
Naal muzhuka unnai
Kangal thindrapinnum
Undhan sorkal meedhu
Naan nanaindha pinnum
Innum innum pakkam vandhu
Kita thatta ottikondum
Moochil theeyum
Patri kondum..mm
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
Theaneerai naam urinjum
Maalai podhaadhae
Kaikorthu pogum indha
Saalai podhaadhae
En ennam vinkalam
Naan sollavae..
Kaipesi minkalam
Podhadha di
Unn azhagai paruga
En kangal podhadha di
En nillaiyai ezhudha
Vaanangal podhadha di
Nera mullai pin izhuthum
Vaaram ettu naal koduthum
Sutrum boomiyai thaduthumae
Yeah…..
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
Koozhaangal koovugindra
Gaanam podhaadhae
Koosaamal koodugindra
Naanam podhaadhae
Thonooru aandugal
Nee ketkirai
Jenmangal aayiram
Podhaadha da
Nam kanavai sedhukka
Perandam podhaadha da
Evvulagil irukum
Dheivangal podhaadha da
Kuti kuti kovam kondu
Katti mutti modhi kondu
Thitti thitti theertha pinum..mm..
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
Male :Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
Swasa paiyil undhan
Vaasam pooti vaithum
Nenja yetil innum
Un perai theeti veithum
Paadal theerndhu
Pona pinnum
Mounam kooda theerndha pinnum
Kodi mutham vaitha pinnum..mm..
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae…
It isn't enough... it isn't enough
There is no intoxication like you
It isn't enough... it isn't enough
There is no intoxication like you
Even after all day long
my eyes have feasted on you,
even after in your words
I have been drenched,
coming closer and closer,
almost clinging together,
and with fire
catching in our breath... mm...
It isn't enough... it isn't enough
There is no intoxication like you
It isn't enough... it isn't enough
There is no intoxication like you
As we sip our tea,
the evening isn't enough.
Walking hand in hand, this
road isn't enough.
My thoughts are like a spacecraft,
for me to share them...
the phone battery
isn't enough, girl!
To drink in your beauty,
my eyes aren't enough, girl!
To describe my state,
the skies aren't enough, girl!
Even after pulling back the hands of the clock,
giving eight days to a week,
and stopping the spinning earth...
Yeah...
It isn't enough... it isn't enough
There is no intoxication like you
The melody the pebbles hum,
that song isn't enough.
Unabashedly gathering close,
this shyness isn't enough.
Ninety years
are what you ask for,
but a thousand lifetimes
aren't enough, boy!
To shape our dreams,
the universe isn't enough, boy!
Across every world,
all the gods aren't enough, boy!
Having little bursts of anger,
bumping and wrestling together,
even after scolding each other endlessly... mm...
It isn't enough... it isn't enough
Male: There is no intoxication like you
Inside my lungs,
even after locking your fragrance in,
on the pages of my heart,
even after inscribing your name,
even after the song
has come to an end,
even after the silence too has ended,
even after giving ten million kisses... mm...
It isn't enough... it isn't enough
There is no intoxication like you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Pothavillayae' is an enchanting romantic duet from the movie 'Mudinja Ivana Pudi' (2016), capturing the insatiable nature of love. The song highlights how no amount of time, affection, words, or gestures can ever feel sufficient when two people are deeply in love. Lyricist Madhan Karky blends contemporary tech-era metaphors like phone batteries and space imagery with grand hyperboles such as pulling back clock hands, adding an eighth day to the week, and needing a thousand lifetimes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“En ennam vinkalam”

Comparing thoughts to a spacecraft ('En ennam vinkalam') and heart's memory to pages ('Nenja yetil').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

“Vaaram ettu naal koduthum”

Exaggerating love's extent by asking for an eighth day in a week or stopping the earth's rotation.

Anaphora / Repetition

“Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae”

Repetition of the phrase 'Pothavillayae' emphasizes the theme of endless longing.

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Trivia

The song 'Pothavillayae' was composed by D. Imman, written by Madhan Karky, and sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Vijay Prakash. Mudinja Ivana Pudi (2016) was a Tamil-Kannada bilingual film directed by K. S. Ravikumar starring Kiccha Sudeep and Nithya Menen.

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