Pothavilaye
From Mudinja Ivana Pudi · 2016
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Shreya Ghoshal, Shakti Amaran
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Mudinja Ivana Pudi2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae | It is not enough... it is not enough |
| Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae | There is no intoxication like you |
| Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae | It is not enough... it is not enough |
| Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae | There is no intoxication like you |
| Female | |
| Naal muzhuka unnai | Even after my eyes |
| Kangal thindrapinnum | Feasted on you all day long |
| Undhan sorkal meedhu | Even after I got drenched |
| Naan nanaindha pinnum | In your words |
| Female | |
| Innum innum pakkam vandhu | Coming closer and closer |
| Kita thatta ottikondum | Almost sticking together |
| Moochil theeyum | And fire catching |
| Patri kondum..mm | In our breath... mm |
| Female | |
| Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae | It is not enough... it is not enough |
| Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae | There is no intoxication like you |
| Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae | It is not enough... it is not enough |
| Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae | There is no intoxication like you |
| Male | |
| Theaneerai naam urinjum | The evening spent sipping tea together |
| Maalai podhaadhae | Is not enough |
| Kaikorthu pogum indha | Walking hand in hand on this road |
| Saalai podhaadhae | Is not enough |
| Male | |
| En ennam vinkalam | My thought is a spacecraft |
| Naan sollavae.. | For me to express... |
| Kaipesi minkalam | The phone battery |
| Podhadha di | Is not enough, my girl |
| Male | |
| Unn azhagai paruga | To drink in your beauty |
| En kangal podhadha di | My eyes are not enough, my girl |
| En nillaiyai ezhudha | To write about my state of mind |
| Vaanangal podhadha di | The skies are not enough, my girl |
| Male | |
| Nera mullai pin izhuthum | Even if we pull back the clock hands |
| Vaaram ettu naal koduthum | Even if we add an eighth day to the week |
| Sutrum boomiyai thaduthumae | Even if we stop the spinning Earth |
| Yeah….. | Yeah... |
| Male | |
| Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae | It is not enough... it is not enough |
| Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae | There is no intoxication like you |
| Female | |
| Koozhaangal koovugindra | The melody sung by pebbles |
| Gaanam podhaadhae | Is not enough |
| Koosaamal koodugindra | The unabashedly gathering |
| Naanam podhaadhae | Shyness is not enough |
| Female | |
| Thonooru aandugal | Ninety years |
| Nee ketkirai | Is what you ask for |
| Jenmangal aayiram | Even a thousand lifetimes |
| Podhaadha da | Are not enough, my boy |
| Female | |
| Nam kanavai sedhukka | To sculpt our dream |
| Perandam podhaadha da | The entire universe is not enough, my boy |
| Evvulagil irukum | All the gods present |
| Dheivangal podhaadha da | In this world are not enough, my boy |
| Female | |
| Kuti kuti kovam kondu | Having petty anger |
| Katti mutti modhi kondu | Clashing and fighting closely |
| Thitti thitti theertha pinum..mm.. | Even after venting all scoldings... mm... |
| Female | |
| Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae | It is not enough... it is not enough |
| Male :Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae | Male: There is no intoxication like you |
| Female | |
| Swasa paiyil undhan | Even after locking your fragrance |
| Vaasam pooti vaithum | Inside my air sacs (lungs) |
| Nenja yetil innum | Even after etching your name |
| Un perai theeti veithum | On the pages of my heart |
| Male | |
| Paadal theerndhu | Even after the song |
| Pona pinnum | Has come to an end |
| Mounam kooda theerndha pinnum | Even after silence itself has ended |
| Kodi mutham vaitha pinnum..mm.. | Even after giving ten million kisses... mm... |
| Female | |
| Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae | It is not enough... it is not enough |
| Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae… | There is no intoxication like you... |
{ போதவில்லையே
போதவில்லையே உன்னைப்போல
போதை ஏதும் இல்லையே } (2)
It is not enough... it is not enough
There is no intoxication like you
It is not enough... it is not enough
There is no intoxication like you
நாள் முழுக்க
உன்னை கண்கள் தின்ற
பின்னும் உந்தன் சொற்கள்
மீது நான் நனைந்த பின்னும்
இன்னும் இன்னும் பக்கம்
வந்தும் கிட்ட தட்ட ஒட்டி
கொண்டும் மூச்சில் தீயும்
பற்றி கொண்டும் ம்ம்
Even after my eyes
Feasted on you all day long
Even after I got drenched
In your words
{ போதவில்லையே
போதவில்லையே உன்னைப்போல
போதை ஏதும் இல்லையே } (2)
Coming closer and closer
Almost sticking together
And fire catching
In our breath... mm
தேநீரை நாம்
உறிஞ்சும் மாலை
போதாதே கை கோர்த்து
போகும் இந்த சாலை
போதாதே என் எண்ண
விண்கலம் நான் சொல்லவே
கைபேசி மின்கலம் போதாதடி
It is not enough... it is not enough
There is no intoxication like you
It is not enough... it is not enough
There is no intoxication like you
உன் அழகை பருக
என் கண்கள் போதாதடி என்
நிலையை எழுத வானங்கள்
போதாதடி நேர முள்ளை பின்
இழுத்தும் வாரம் எட்டு நாள்
கொடுத்தும் சுற்றும் பூமியை
தடுத்துமே ஹே
The evening spent sipping tea together
Is not enough
Walking hand in hand on this road
Is not enough
போதவில்லையே
போதவில்லையே உன்னைப்போல
போதை ஏதும் இல்லையே
My thought is a spacecraft
For me to express...
The phone battery
Is not enough, my girl
கூழாங்கல் கூவுகின்ற
கானம் போதாதே கூசாமல்
கூடுகின்ற நாணம் போதாதே
தொண்ணூறு ஆண்டுகள் நீ
கேட்கிறாய் ஜென்மங்கள்
ஆயிரம் போதாதடா
To drink in your beauty
My eyes are not enough, my girl
To write about my state of mind
The skies are not enough, my girl
நம் கனவை
செதுக்க பிறந்தும்
போதாதுடா இவ்வுலகில்
இருக்கும் தெய்வங்கள்
போதாதுடா குட்டி குட்டி
கோவம் கொண்டு கட்டி
முட்டி மோதி கொண்டு
திட்டி திட்டி தீர்த்த பின்னும்
Even if we pull back the clock hands
Even if we add an eighth day to the week
Even if we stop the spinning Earth
Yeah...
போதவில்லையே
போதவில்லையே
It is not enough... it is not enough
There is no intoxication like you
உன்னைப்போல
போதை ஏதும் இல்லையே
The melody sung by pebbles
Is not enough
The unabashedly gathering
Shyness is not enough
சுவாச பையில்
உந்தன் வாசம் பூட்டி
வைத்தும் நெஞ்ச ஏட்டில்
இன்னும் உன் பேரை தீட்டி
வைத்தும்
Ninety years
Is what you ask for
Even a thousand lifetimes
Are not enough, my boy
பாடல் தீர்ந்து
போன பின்னும் மௌனம்
கூட தீர்ந்த பின்னும் கோடி
முத்தம் வைத்த பின்னும் ம்ம்
To sculpt our dream
The entire universe is not enough, my boy
All the gods present
In this world are not enough, my boy
போதவில்லையே
போதவில்லையே உன்னைப்போல
போதை ஏதும் இல்லையே
Having petty anger
Clashing and fighting closely
Even after venting all scoldings... mm...
It is not enough... it is not enough
Male: There is no intoxication like you
Even after locking your fragrance
Inside my air sacs (lungs)
Even after etching your name
On the pages of my heart
Even after the song
Has come to an end
Even after silence itself has ended
Even after giving ten million kisses... mm...
It is not enough... it is not enough
There is no intoxication like you...
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
It is not enough... it is not enough
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
There is no intoxication like you
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
It is not enough... it is not enough
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
There is no intoxication like you
Naal muzhuka unnai
Even after my eyes
Kangal thindrapinnum
Feasted on you all day long
Undhan sorkal meedhu
Even after I got drenched
Naan nanaindha pinnum
In your words
Innum innum pakkam vandhu
Coming closer and closer
Kita thatta ottikondum
Almost sticking together
Moochil theeyum
And fire catching
Patri kondum..mm
In our breath... mm
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
It is not enough... it is not enough
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
There is no intoxication like you
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
It is not enough... it is not enough
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
There is no intoxication like you
Theaneerai naam urinjum
The evening spent sipping tea together
Maalai podhaadhae
Is not enough
Kaikorthu pogum indha
Walking hand in hand on this road
Saalai podhaadhae
Is not enough
En ennam vinkalam
My thought is a spacecraft
Naan sollavae..
For me to express...
Kaipesi minkalam
The phone battery
Podhadha di
Is not enough, my girl
Unn azhagai paruga
To drink in your beauty
En kangal podhadha di
My eyes are not enough, my girl
En nillaiyai ezhudha
To write about my state of mind
Vaanangal podhadha di
The skies are not enough, my girl
Nera mullai pin izhuthum
Even if we pull back the clock hands
Vaaram ettu naal koduthum
Even if we add an eighth day to the week
Sutrum boomiyai thaduthumae
Even if we stop the spinning Earth
Yeah…..
Yeah...
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
It is not enough... it is not enough
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
There is no intoxication like you
Koozhaangal koovugindra
The melody sung by pebbles
Gaanam podhaadhae
Is not enough
Koosaamal koodugindra
The unabashedly gathering
Naanam podhaadhae
Shyness is not enough
Thonooru aandugal
Ninety years
Nee ketkirai
Is what you ask for
Jenmangal aayiram
Even a thousand lifetimes
Podhaadha da
Are not enough, my boy
Nam kanavai sedhukka
To sculpt our dream
Perandam podhaadha da
The entire universe is not enough, my boy
Evvulagil irukum
All the gods present
Dheivangal podhaadha da
In this world are not enough, my boy
Kuti kuti kovam kondu
Having petty anger
Katti mutti modhi kondu
Clashing and fighting closely
Thitti thitti theertha pinum..mm..
Even after venting all scoldings... mm...
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
It is not enough... it is not enough
Male :Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae
Male: There is no intoxication like you
Swasa paiyil undhan
Even after locking your fragrance
Vaasam pooti vaithum
Inside my air sacs (lungs)
Nenja yetil innum
Even after etching your name
Un perai theeti veithum
On the pages of my heart
Paadal theerndhu
Even after the song
Pona pinnum
Has come to an end
Mounam kooda theerndha pinnum
Even after silence itself has ended
Kodi mutham vaitha pinnum..mm..
Even after giving ten million kisses... mm...
Pothavillayae.. pothavillayae
It is not enough... it is not enough
Unnai pola bodhai yedhum illayae…
There is no intoxication like you...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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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