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Pularum

From Dharala Prabhu · 2020

Lyricist
Subu
Singer
Yazin Nizar
Music director
Vivek-Mervin
Movie name
Dharala Prabhu
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
16 Feb 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haaa…aaa…aaa…aa…
Aaaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Pularum vaazhvin
Mudhalaam naal idhuvaa…
Ularum naalil
Mazhai thooridum mrudhuvaa…
Manadhai soozhum
Noi neekkum oliyaai vaandhaaiyae
Mazhalai sollil
Vaazhkkaikae artham thandhaaiyae
Oohhhh…ohhh…ooooh…
Oohhhh…ohhh…ooooh…
Kaatril nee kai aasaithaal
Oviyam thondrudhae
Kirukkidam suvargal ellaam
Kavidhai aagudhae
Naan unai thozhil thookka
Baarangal theerudhae
Naalaiyum vaazha vendum
Aasai thoondudhae…
Veryaaru endra podhum
En anbu ondru yeraalamaa
Yeraalamaa
Un thaai endru uravaada
En thaaram tharalaamaa…
Veedendra ondru indru
Uyir kondadhu un moolamaa
Nee thandha aanandham
Paar endhan kannoramaa…
Meendum meendum
Indha naatkal vendum ini
Ini ini…
Podhum podhum
Indha inbam podhum adi
Ini…
Meendum meendum
Indha naatkal vendum ini
Ini ini…
Podhum podhum
Indha inbam podhum adi
Ini…
Pularum vaazhvin
Mudhalaam naal idhuvaa…
Ha... aah... aah... aa...
Aah... aah... aah...
Aah... aah... aah... aah... aah...
For a dawning life,
is this the very first day?
On a parched, dry day,
is this the season of drizzling rain?
Dispersing the gloom around my heart,
you arrived as a light that heals all pain.
In your innocent baby babble,
you gave meaning to life itself.
Ohh... oh... oh... oo...
Ohh... oh... oh... oo...
When you wave your tiny hand in the air,
a painting comes to life.
All the walls scribbled on by you
turn into poetry.
When I lift you onto my shoulders,
all my heavy burdens disappear.
To live for tomorrow as well,
a sweet desire awakens in me.
No matter whose child you are,
my love for you is overflowing.
Overflowing...
To embrace you as a mother,
my wife has opened her heart with love...
What was once merely a house
has come alive because of you.
The joy you have brought to me,
look, it shines in the corners of my eyes...
Again and again,
I want to live these days from now on.
From now on, forever...
It is enough, more than enough,
this happiness is plenty, my little one.
From now on...
Again and again,
I want to live these days from now on.
From now on, forever...
It is enough, more than enough,
this happiness is plenty, my little one.
From now on...
For a dawning life,
is this the very first day?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Pularum Vaazhvin' from Dharala Prabhu captures the tender, life-altering experience of parenthood and emotional adoption. It portrays a protagonist whose world transforms completely upon welcoming a child into his life. The child's innocent gestures, scribblings, and babble bring warmth, turning a dry and burdensome life into a poetic journey filled with purpose and hope. The lyrics beautifully address the emotional bonds that go beyond biological relations, emphasizing that love, care, and family are built on heartful connection rather than mere lineage. The song expresses deep gratitude for the pure joy the child brings and ends with a heartfelt wish for these blissful days to last forever.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Initial Rhyme (Monai)

Pularum vaazhvin / Ularum naalil

The matching of initial sounds in consecutive lines, such as 'Pularum' and 'Ularum' creating a melodic symmetry.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Kirukkidam suvargal ellaam / Kavidhai aagudhae

Comparing child scribbles on walls to poetry ('Kavidhai aagudhae') and the child's presence to gentle rain on a dry day.

Repetition for Emphasis (Adukku Thodar)

Meendum meendum / Indha naatkal vendum ini

Words like 'Meendum meendum', 'Ini ini', and 'Podhum podhum' are repeated consecutively to amplify emotional intensity.

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Trivia

Dharala Prabhu (2020) is the official Tamil remake of the Hindi hit Vicky Donor. The film features an ensemble soundtrack composed by 8 different independent music acts/composers, including Anirudh Ravichander, Sean Roldan, Vivek-Mervin, Pradeep Kumar, Kaber Vasuki, Madley Kraas, Oorka, and Inno Genga.

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