Pothi Vecha
From Annakodi · 2013
- Lyricist
- Arivumathi
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash Kumar, Prashanthini
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Annakodi2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pothi vacha aasai thaan | The desire that was hidden inside |
| Othukichu pesathaan | Has stepped aside to talk |
| Sillu vandu paathu thaan | Looking at the cricket |
| Sirikirathae | It smiles |
| Patti vutta aaduthaan | The goat that was untethered |
| Patti vanthu senthuthaan | Has returned back to its pen |
| Patta vali yaavume | All the pain endured |
| Inikirathae | Now feels sweet |
| Female | |
| Anju kuyil koovatho | Will five cuckoos sing? |
| Nenju kuli aaratho | Will the aching pit in my heart cool down? |
| Nathai nandu polae | Like a snail or crab |
| Naan nasungi porenae | I am getting crushed |
| Male | |
| Paththu kili pesatho | Will ten parrots speak? |
| Ungkurala maaratho | Will it transform into your voice? |
| Vathathanni neenaana | If you become dried-up water |
| Naan vathangi porenae | I wither away |
| Female | |
| Uzhuthu potta puzhuthi pola | Like ploughed loose dust |
| Vaanam paathu vaaduren | I wither looking up at the sky |
| Male | |
| Eechan kaatu ooththa pola | Like a natural spring in the date-palm woods |
| Nanaikka poguren | I am going to drench |
| Oh…oh…hoo hoo hoo hooo | Oh...oh...hoo hoo hoo hooo |
| Female | |
| Kokkukae meenaanen | I became a fish caught by a crane |
| Orukathaiyil naanum thaan | Even I am in a story |
| Oppukae thaayanenen | I became a mother just for name's sake |
| Orukadhavusurae | A single-door life |
| Male | |
| Sikkukae seepaanen | I became a comb caught in tangles |
| Thenarunenae naanumthaan | I too struggled helplessly |
| Vakkathu ponenae | I lost all my ways |
| Athanguthu manasae | The heart gets restless |
| Female | |
| Ninnuthaan paakuren | I stand and watch |
| Mazha vara kaanamae | There is no sign of rain coming |
| Kannukulla kaadaiya | Like a quail trapped inside the eye |
| Thudikirenae | I am throbbing in pain |
| Male | |
| Aanja kaai polavae | Like a plucked fruit |
| Saanja tholu kaayuthae | The resting shoulder dries up |
| Kuyilu odanju kumari azhuga | As the cuckoo breaks down and the young woman cries |
| Aaru aanathae…ae…..ae…..ae…. | It turned into a flowing river... |
| Female | |
| Thandatti kaathaaga | Like the wind through ear ornaments |
| Valandhruchu sogam thaan | The sorrow has only grown |
| Manchatti oodaaga | Like a piece of a broken clay pot |
| Odanchathu usurae | Life itself has shattered |
| Male | |
| Panna poo polathaan | Like a flower crafted with care |
| Paranthuruche kaalam thaan | Time has just flown away |
| Senthatti kaayaaga | Like a raw, unripened fruit |
| Aruvuthu manasae | My heart breaks off |
| Female | |
| Minnathaan poochithaan | The firefly insect |
| Manasula meyuthae | Grazes inside the heart |
| Sokkathaan choliya | Like pure golden cloth |
| Sirikirathae | It smiles |
| Male | |
| Ooda meenum paanjathae | The stream fish leaped |
| Naanal poovum saanjathae | The reed flower bowed down |
| Koluthum veyilae nadikum azhagil | In the beauty acted out by the scorching sun |
| Saaral aanathae….ae….a.e…..ae… | It turned into a cool drizzle... |
| Male | |
| Pothi vacha aasai thaan | The desire that was hidden inside |
| Othukichu pesathaan | Has stepped aside to talk |
| Sillu vandu paathu thaan | Looking at the cricket |
| Rasikirathae | It admires |
| Male | |
| Patti vutta aaduthaan | The goat that was untethered |
| Patti vanthu senthuthaan | Has returned back to its pen |
| Patta vali yaavumae | All the pain endured |
| Inikirathae | Now feels sweet |
| Female | |
| Anju kuyil koovatho | Will five cuckoos sing? |
| Nenju kuli aaratho | Will the aching pit in my heart cool down? |
| Nathai nandu polae | Like a snail or crab |
| Naan nasungi porenae | I am getting crushed |
| Male | |
| Paththu kili pesatho | Will ten parrots speak? |
| Ungkurala maaratho | Will it transform into your voice? |
| Vathathanni neenaana | If you become dried-up water |
| Naan vathangi porenae | I wither away |
| Female | |
| Uzhuthu potta puzhuthi pola | Like ploughed loose dust |
| Vaanam paathu vaaduren | I wither looking up at the sky |
| Male | |
| Eechan kaatu uththa pola | Like a natural spring in the date-palm woods |
| Nanaikka poguren | I am going to drench |
| Oh…oh…hoo hoo ooo hoo ooo | Oh...oh...hoo hoo ooo hoo ooo |
பொத்திவச்ச ஆசைதான்
ஒத்துகிச்சு பேசதான்
சில்லுவண்டு பாத்துதான்
சிரிக்கிறதே
பத்திவுட்ட ஆடுதான்
பட்டி வந்து சேந்துதான்
பட்ட வழி யாவுமே
இனிக்கிறதே
The desire that was hidden inside
Has stepped aside to talk
Looking at the cricket
It smiles
The goat that was untethered
Has returned back to its pen
All the pain endured
Now feels sweet
அஞ்சு குயில் கூவாதோ
நெஞ்சுகுழி ஆறாதோ
நத்தை நண்டு போலே
நான் நசுங்கி போறேனே
Will five cuckoos sing?
Will the aching pit in my heart cool down?
Like a snail or crab
I am getting crushed
பத்து கிளி பேசுதோ
உங்க குரல் மாறாதோ
வத்த தண்ணி மீனா நான்
வதங்கி போறேனே
Will ten parrots speak?
Will it transform into your voice?
If you become dried-up water
I wither away
உழுது போட்ட புழுதி போல
வானம் பாத்து வாடுறேன்
Like ploughed loose dust
I wither looking up at the sky
ஈச்சங் காட்டு ஊத்த போல
நனைக்க போகிறேன்
ஓ.....ஓ.....ஹோ.....ஹோ....ஹோ....ஹோ.....
Like a natural spring in the date-palm woods
I am going to drench
Oh...oh...hoo hoo hoo hooo
கொக்குக்கே மீனானேன்
ஒரு கதையில் நானும்தான்
ஒப்புகே தாயானேன்
உருகுது உசுரே
I became a fish caught by a crane
Even I am in a story
I became a mother just for name's sake
A single-door life
சிக்குகே சீப்பானேன்
தினருனேன் நானும்தேன்
வக்கத்து போனேனே
வதங்குது மனசே
I became a comb caught in tangles
I too struggled helplessly
I lost all my ways
The heart gets restless
நின்னுதான் பாக்குறேன்
மழை வர காணமே
கண்ணுக்குள்ள காடையா
துடிக்கிறேனே
I stand and watch
There is no sign of rain coming
Like a quail trapped inside the eye
I am throbbing in pain
அஞ்ச காய் போலவே
சாஞ்ச தோல் காயுதே
குயிலு ஒடஞ்சு குமரி அழுக
ஆறு ஆனதே......ஏ....ஏ....ஏ...
Like a plucked fruit
The resting shoulder dries up
As the cuckoo breaks down and the young woman cries
It turned into a flowing river...
தன்டட்டி காதாக
வளந்திருச்சு சோகம்தான்
மண்சட்டி ஓடாக
ஒடஞ்சது உசுரே
Like the wind through ear ornaments
The sorrow has only grown
Like a piece of a broken clay pot
Life itself has shattered
பன்ன பூ போலதான்
பறந்துருச்சே காலம்தான்
செந்தட்டி காயாக
அருவுது மனசே
Like a flower crafted with care
Time has just flown away
Like a raw, unripened fruit
My heart breaks off
மின்னத்தான் பூச்சிதான்
மனசுல மேயுதே
சொக்கட்டான் சோழியா
சிரிக்கிறதே
The firefly insect
Grazes inside the heart
Like pure golden cloth
It smiles
ஓட மீனும் பாஞ்சதே
நானல் பூவும் சாஞ்சதே
கொளுத்தும் வெயிலா நடிக்கும் அழகில்
சாரல் சாரலே... ஏ....ஏ.....ஏ......
The stream fish leaped
The reed flower bowed down
In the beauty acted out by the scorching sun
It turned into a cool drizzle...
பொத்திவச்ச ஆசைதான்
ஒத்துகிச்சு பேசதான்
சில்லுவண்டு பாத்துதான்
ரசிக்கிறதே
The desire that was hidden inside
Has stepped aside to talk
Looking at the cricket
It admires
பத்திவுட்ட ஆடுதான்
பட்டி வந்து சேந்துதான்
பட்ட வழி யாவுமே
இனிக்கிறதே
The goat that was untethered
Has returned back to its pen
All the pain endured
Now feels sweet
அஞ்சு குயில் கூவாதோ
நெஞ்சு குழி ஆறாதோ
நத்தை நண்டு போலே
நான் நசுங்கி போறேனே
Will five cuckoos sing?
Will the aching pit in my heart cool down?
Like a snail or crab
I am getting crushed
பத்து கிளி பேசுதோ
உங்க குரல் மாறாதோ
வத்த தண்ணி மீனா நான்
வதங்கி போறேனே
Will ten parrots speak?
Will it transform into your voice?
If you become dried-up water
I wither away
உழுது போட்ட புழுதி போல
வானம் பாத்து வாடுறேன்
Like ploughed loose dust
I wither looking up at the sky
ஈச்சங் காட்டு ஊத்த போல
நனைக்க போகிறேன்
ஓ.....ஓ.....ஹோ.....ஹோ....ஹோ....ஹோ.....
Like a natural spring in the date-palm woods
I am going to drench
Oh...oh...hoo hoo ooo hoo ooo
Pothi vacha aasai thaan
The desire that was hidden inside
Othukichu pesathaan
Has stepped aside to talk
Sillu vandu paathu thaan
Looking at the cricket
Sirikirathae
It smiles
Patti vutta aaduthaan
The goat that was untethered
Patti vanthu senthuthaan
Has returned back to its pen
Patta vali yaavume
All the pain endured
Inikirathae
Now feels sweet
Anju kuyil koovatho
Will five cuckoos sing?
Nenju kuli aaratho
Will the aching pit in my heart cool down?
Nathai nandu polae
Like a snail or crab
Naan nasungi porenae
I am getting crushed
Paththu kili pesatho
Will ten parrots speak?
Ungkurala maaratho
Will it transform into your voice?
Vathathanni neenaana
If you become dried-up water
Naan vathangi porenae
I wither away
Uzhuthu potta puzhuthi pola
Like ploughed loose dust
Vaanam paathu vaaduren
I wither looking up at the sky
Eechan kaatu ooththa pola
Like a natural spring in the date-palm woods
Nanaikka poguren
I am going to drench
Oh…oh…hoo hoo hoo hooo
Oh...oh...hoo hoo hoo hooo
Kokkukae meenaanen
I became a fish caught by a crane
Orukathaiyil naanum thaan
Even I am in a story
Oppukae thaayanenen
I became a mother just for name's sake
Orukadhavusurae
A single-door life
Sikkukae seepaanen
I became a comb caught in tangles
Thenarunenae naanumthaan
I too struggled helplessly
Vakkathu ponenae
I lost all my ways
Athanguthu manasae
The heart gets restless
Ninnuthaan paakuren
I stand and watch
Mazha vara kaanamae
There is no sign of rain coming
Kannukulla kaadaiya
Like a quail trapped inside the eye
Thudikirenae
I am throbbing in pain
Aanja kaai polavae
Like a plucked fruit
Saanja tholu kaayuthae
The resting shoulder dries up
Kuyilu odanju kumari azhuga
As the cuckoo breaks down and the young woman cries
Aaru aanathae…ae…..ae…..ae….
It turned into a flowing river...
Thandatti kaathaaga
Like the wind through ear ornaments
Valandhruchu sogam thaan
The sorrow has only grown
Manchatti oodaaga
Like a piece of a broken clay pot
Odanchathu usurae
Life itself has shattered
Panna poo polathaan
Like a flower crafted with care
Paranthuruche kaalam thaan
Time has just flown away
Senthatti kaayaaga
Like a raw, unripened fruit
Aruvuthu manasae
My heart breaks off
Minnathaan poochithaan
The firefly insect
Manasula meyuthae
Grazes inside the heart
Sokkathaan choliya
Like pure golden cloth
Sirikirathae
It smiles
Ooda meenum paanjathae
The stream fish leaped
Naanal poovum saanjathae
The reed flower bowed down
Koluthum veyilae nadikum azhagil
In the beauty acted out by the scorching sun
Saaral aanathae….ae….a.e…..ae…
It turned into a cool drizzle...
Pothi vacha aasai thaan
The desire that was hidden inside
Othukichu pesathaan
Has stepped aside to talk
Sillu vandu paathu thaan
Looking at the cricket
Rasikirathae
It admires
Patti vutta aaduthaan
The goat that was untethered
Patti vanthu senthuthaan
Has returned back to its pen
Patta vali yaavumae
All the pain endured
Inikirathae
Now feels sweet
Anju kuyil koovatho
Will five cuckoos sing?
Nenju kuli aaratho
Will the aching pit in my heart cool down?
Nathai nandu polae
Like a snail or crab
Naan nasungi porenae
I am getting crushed
Paththu kili pesatho
Will ten parrots speak?
Ungkurala maaratho
Will it transform into your voice?
Vathathanni neenaana
If you become dried-up water
Naan vathangi porenae
I wither away
Uzhuthu potta puzhuthi pola
Like ploughed loose dust
Vaanam paathu vaaduren
I wither looking up at the sky
Eechan kaatu uththa pola
Like a natural spring in the date-palm woods
Nanaikka poguren
I am going to drench
Oh…oh…hoo hoo ooo hoo ooo
Oh...oh...hoo hoo ooo hoo ooo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song portrays a deeply emotional and rustic expression of longing, heartbreak, and unrequited love. The protagonist uses evocative rural Tamil imagery—such as ploughed soil, snails, date-palm springs, and cuckoos—to illustrate her inner turmoil and helplessness. Despite the overwhelming grief that shatters her life like a clay pot, there remains a bittersweet nostalgia and delicate hope that softens her pain.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uwamai (Simile)
“Uzhuthu potta puzhuthi pola”
Compares the protagonist's helpless waiting to loose dust created by ploughing looking up at the sky for rain.
Metaphor
“Manchatti oodaaga / Odanchathu usurae”
Compares the fragility of life to a broken piece of a clay pot ('Manchatti oodu').
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pothi vacha aasai thaan / Othukichu pesathaan”
The second letter 'th' matches across consecutive lines ('Pothi' / 'Othukichu').
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Trivia
Featured in Bharathiraja's period rural drama 'Annakodi' (2013), this track showcases lyricist Arivumathi's signature use of native Sangam-style imagery and rural Tamil metaphors set to music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.
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