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Potraamarai

From Vellai Pookkal · 2019

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ravi Gopinath, Priyanka NK
Music director
Ramgopal Krishnaraju
Movie name
Vellai Pookkal
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
16 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Potraamarai
Pattrum yena
Suttrum punal
Kaanum nodi
Kattrai kodi
Settram ura
Kuttram sila
Aattrum nodi
Yeriyum thazhal vittu
Siragugal virippaval
Karugum siragodu
Vaanathil parappaval
Potraamarai
Pattrum yena
Suttrum punal
Kaanum nodi
Kattrai kodi
Settram ura
Kuttram sila
Aattrum nodi
Udhirkka mudiyaadha
Vali ival idhayathil
Asaikka mudiyaatha
Uram ival manadhinil
Potraamarai
Pattrum yena
Suttrum punal
Kaanum nodi
Kattrai kodi
Settram ura
Kuttram sila
Aattrum nodi
Raa raraa rara raaa
Ru ruru ……
Kaatilae orr poovaa
Yaar ival
Theeyilae orr kaadaa
Yaar ival
Kaadhalum seivaalae
Kangalum koivaalae
Kaadhalaa nee imaikaiyilae
Male : Thendralaai selvaalae
Nindru thaan kolvaalae
Paadhagaa nee sirikkayil
Mei yaadhenin
Poiyin nizhal
Kaanum varai
Vaazhvae suzhal
Yaavum pizhai
Thoolaai thadai
Thaanae padai
Raththam vidai
Puthirgal ovvondrum
Avizhndhida avizhndhida
Irugum nenjangal
Negizhndhida negizhndhida
Kuttram yenil
Nyaayam ethu
Sattam yenil
Tharmam ethu
Verroor ival
Verroor kadhai
Verroor irul
Verroor oli
Irunda vaanodu
Oli mazhai pozhinthida
Kurudhi karai yaavum
Irudhiyil azhinthida
A golden lotus,
fearing it will burn,
the water all around,
the moment it sees...
A vine against the wind,
burning with rage,
a few crimes
the moment it commits...
Leaving the burning flames behind,
she spreads her wings;
with scorched wings,
she flies across the sky.
A golden lotus,
fearing it will burn,
the water all around,
the moment it sees...
A vine against the wind,
burning with rage,
a few crimes
the moment it commits...
A pain she cannot shed,
deep in her heart;
an unshakable
strength in her mind.
A golden lotus,
fearing it will burn,
the water all around,
the moment it sees...
A vine against the wind,
burning with rage,
a few crimes
the moment it commits...
Ra rara rara raaa
Ru ruru...
Is she a flower in the forest?
Who is she?
Is she a forest in flames?
Who is she?
She will shower love,
yet she will take your eyes.
O lover, as you blink,
She will pass like a breeze,
and stand right there to kill,
O villain, as you smile.
If you ask what truth is—
until the shadow of lies
is seen,
life is just a whirlwind.
Everything is a fault.
Obstacles turn to dust,
she is an army of her own,
blood is the answer.
As each and every riddle
unravels more and more,
hardened hearts
soften more and more.
If this is a crime,
what is justice?
If this is the law,
what is righteousness?
She is another woman,
a different story,
a different darkness,
a different light.
From the darkened sky,
as a rain of light pours down,
so all the stains of blood
are wiped away in the end.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film 'Vellai Pookkal' serves as a intense, psychological, and dramatic motif reflecting themes of mystery, justice, trauma, and resilience. It depicts a female figure who has endured burnt wings and deep heartbreak yet stands tall with unyielding mental strength to uncover deep secrets and fight for justice.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Karugum siragodu”

Comparing the protagonist's resilient nature to a bird flying with charred wings ('Karugum siragodu vaanathil parappaval').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

The second letters of 'Kuttram' and

Rhetorical Questioning (Ainaa / Vinaa)

“Kuttram yenil / Nyaayam ethu”

Using questions like 'Kuttram yenil nyaayam ethu' (If this is a crime, what is justice?) to challenge conventional morality and legal systems.

Oxymoron / Contrast

“Male : Thendralaai selvaalae”

Juxtaposing gentle nature ('Thendralaai') with lethal power ('Nindru thaan kolvaalae').

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Trivia

'Vellai Pookkal' (2019) is an Indian Tamil-language investigative thriller film starring Vivekh in a lead dramatic role as a retired police officer unraveling a mystery in the USA. Madhan Karky wrote the lyrics to reflect the intense dark mystery and internal trauma experienced by the characters.

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