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Thallipora

From Pakshi · 2018

Lyricist
Muthamil
Singer
M. M. Manasi
Music director
Girishh Gopalakrishnan
Movie name
Pakshi
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
30 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaar ivalo
Kalayadha nadhiyo
Kaanagam vazhiyanathaal
Thadai meeriyae poguma
Poo viraloo
Puthiraanal pizhaiyo
Boomiyae athu pothuma
Vidai theda veenaaguma
Pogatha thooram poga
Poralae oorgolamaaga
Vegam yedhum saayathae
Thedatha paathai theda
Moodatha paarva kooda
Vaanam paadi ooyathae
Thallipora thullipora
Pulli maana thaavi pora
Vandi mela yeri pora
Thedi thaagam thengi pora
Kannu koora vechu pora
Kanni poova poothu pora
Motha oora paaka thera
Maari veedhi ooram pora
Vanji pora minji pora
Konjam neram moochu vaanga
Bandham paasam thookki veesi
Meeri seeri pogum aaraa
Anja maata kenja maata
Sontha paathai pottu pora
Panju pola pesinaalae
Podhum paadham theendi pova
Ooo…nilaiyaagatha
Nizhalai kooda
Padamaai pathivaal
Ohoo…ooo..pudhumaiyaana
Thamizhaai aaval
Thanimai rasigai
Poi vilagum
Nodi melae malarum
Kolammae athil aavalae
Athai paadamai kaanuvaal
Veen kavalai
Vidhi melae yerivaal
Naalaiyo athu naalai thaan
Pudhu vedhamaai kaanuvaal
Pogatha thooram poga
Poralae oorgolamaaga
Vegam yedhum saayathae
Thedatha paathai theda
Moodatha paarva kooda
Vaanam paadi ooyathae
Thallipora thullipora
Pulli maana thaavi pora
Vandi mela yeri pora
Thedi thaagam thengi pora
Kannu koora vechu pora
Kanni poova poothu pora
Motha oora paaka thera
Maari veedhi ooram pora
Vanji pora minji pora
Konjam neram moochu vaanga
Bandham paasam thookki veesi
Meeri seeri pogum aaraa
Anja maata kenja maata
Sontha paathai pottu pora
Panju pola pesinaalae
Podhum paadham theendi pova
Who is she?
Is she an unbroken river?
Since her path runs through the wild woods,
will she surge past every barrier?
With gentle, flower-like fingers,
is it a mistake if she turns into a riddle?
Is this whole earth enough for her?
Will searching for answers be in vain?
To travel distances never crossed,
she sets out like a grand procession.
Her speed never falters.
To seek out untrodden paths,
with unblinking eyes,
this skylark never rests.
She pushes ahead, bounding along,
leaping like a spotted deer.
She hops onto a ride and heads off,
carried by a thirst to seek and discover.
She keeps a sharp eye as she goes,
blooming like a fresh flower.
As the whole town watches, like a grand chariot,
she moves down along the street.
The young woman goes on, outpacing all,
pause for a moment to catch your breath!
Tossing aside bonds and attachments,
who is this surging forward in defiance?
She will not fear, she will not beg,
she carves her own path and walks ahead.
If you just speak to her softly as cotton,
that is enough, she will gently touch your feet and go.
Oh... even a fleeting
shadow,
she captures like a picture.
Oho... oh... like fresh,
modern Tamil, she unfolds,
a lover of solitude.
When falsehood falls away,
in that blossoming moment,
the design shaped by her passion,
she embraces as a life lesson.
Pointless worries,
she casts away onto fate.
Tomorrow is just tomorrow,
she welcomes it as a new truth.
To travel distances never crossed,
she sets out like a grand procession.
Her speed never falters.
To seek out untrodden paths,
with unblinking eyes,
this skylark never rests.
She pushes ahead, bounding along,
leaping like a spotted deer.
She hops onto a ride and heads off,
carried by a thirst to seek and discover.
She keeps a sharp eye as she goes,
blooming like a fresh flower.
As the whole town watches, like a grand chariot,
she moves down along the street.
The young woman goes on, outpacing all,
pause for a moment to catch your breath!
Tossing aside bonds and attachments,
who is this surging forward in defiance?
She will not fear, she will not beg,
she carves her own path and walks ahead.
If you just speak to her softly as cotton,
that is enough, she will gently touch your feet and go.
Female
Female
Female
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Female
Female
Female
Female
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song portrays an independent, free-spirited woman who travels fearlessly along her own self-determined path. Unrestricted by societal expectations or traditional bonds, she is equated to a powerful river carving a path through a dense forest, a agile spotted deer, and a tireless skylark exploring uncharted territories. She cherishes solitude, captures art in fleeting everyday moments, and casts away useless anxieties and emotional burdens.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kalayadha nadhiyo

Compares the woman to an unfading, unstoppable river flowing through the wild.

Simile (Upamai)

Pulli maana thaavi pora

Compares her energetic movement and leaps to that of a spotted deer.

Simile (Upamai)

Panju pola pesinaalae

Compares her gentle and soft manner of speech to cotton.

Rhyme / Monai (Etukai)

Anja maata kenja maata

Uses matching internal rhythm and end-rhymes (Anja maata / kenja maata) to emphasize her strong resolve.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Vaanam paadi ooyathae

Metaphorizes her untiring, relentless passion for exploration as a skylark (Vaanampadi).

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Muthamil for the indie project/film Pakshi (2018), the song celebrates female autonomy, wanderlust, and self-liberation through rich classical and contemporary Tamil imagery.

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