D. Imman’s composition ‘Nikkira Pozhuduthan Pogapothey’ from the album ‘Kazhuvethi Moorkkan’ carries J P Veeramani’s grieving vocals. Lyricists J. P. Veeramani and Yugabharathi shape this Tamil funeral lament with raw sorrow.
Released: May 25, 2023
Nikkira Pozhuduthan Pogapothey
D. Imman | J P Veeramani • From “Kazhuvethi Moorkkan”
Nikkira Pozhuduthan Pogapothey Lyrics Translation – Kazhuvethi Moorkkan Soundtrack
J. P. Veeramani describes building a stone ship set adrift, symbolizing irreversible loss. The child questions divine absence during the father’s rites, asking when the vessel will return to shore.
Nikkira Pozhudhu Than Poga PotheAs the time comes for you to leave.
Nikkira Pozhudhu Than Poga PotheAs the time comes for you to leave,
Un Ponnu Theru Than Saya PotheYour golden chariot is about to move.
Nikkira Pozhudhu Than Poga PotheAs the time comes for you to leave,
Enna Petha AiyaOh, the father who gave me life,
Un Ponnu Theru Than Saya PotheYour golden chariot is about to move.
Aiya Unakku Sadangu Nadakka PotheFather, your final rites are beginning.
Sadangu Nadakka PotheAs the final rites are beginning,
Enna Petha Pasakkara AiyaMy loving father who gave me life,
Un Thanga Theru Than Saya PotheYour golden chariot is starting to move.
Aiya Unakku Vella VilakkeriyumFather, the white lamps are burning for you.
Vella VilakkeriyumThe white lamps are burning bright.
Enna Petha Pasakkara AiyaMy loving father who gave me life,
Unna Sumakka Meloru Kappal VarumA heavenly ship will come to carry you.
Melooru Kappal YeriBoarding that ship to the world above,
Nee Vegu Dhoorama PovadhennaWhy are you going so far away?
Unna Kallula Kappal SenjeWe built you a ship made of stone.
Unna Kallula Kappal SenjeWe built you a ship made of stone,
Enna Petha Pasakkara AiyaMy loving father who gave me life,
Unna Kadalula Than Vittom NangaWe’ve set you adrift in the sea.
Unna Kallula Kappal SenjeWe built you a ship made of stone.
Unna Kadalula Than Vittom NangaWe’ve set you adrift in the sea.
Kadalula Vitta KappalThe ship we released into the ocean,
Karaiya Vandhu ServadheppomWhen will it ever return to the shore?
Nikkum Marathula Kappal SenjeWe made a ship from a standing tree.
Nikkum Marathula Kappal SenjeWe made a ship from a standing tree,
Enna Petha AiyaOh, the father who gave me life,
Unna Naduvula Vittom NangaWe left you right in the middle of the waters.
Unna Naduvula Vitta KappalThat ship left in the deep waters.
Ettadha Kovilukke Ettadh KovilukkeTo a temple that we can’t reach.
Yeni Vechithan Deepam IttomWe placed a ladder and lit a lamp there.
Andha Ettula Oru DeivamBut the God sitting up in those heights,
Unakku Edhira Vandhu NikkaliyeDidn’t come out to meet you.
Pathadha KovilukkuTo the temple that remains unseen,
Padi Vechi Deepam IttomWe built steps and lit a holy lamp.
Andha Pathula Oru DeivamBut the God residing in that shrine,
Unakku Pakka Thunai NikkaliyeDidn’t stand by your side to protect you.
Kagam Sarinjirundha Kagam SarinjirundhaIf a crow had fallen down, if a crow had fallen,
Kagamellam Koochal IdumEvery crow would gather and cry out.
Enga Sana Thalaivan Sarinja PinneBut now that our community’s leader has fallen,
Yar Idathe Solli AzhaWho is left for us to turn to and cry?
Nikkira Pozhuduthan Pogapothey Music Video
Grief over a leader’s death defines the ‘Nikkira Pozhuduthan Pogapothey’ lyrics translation. Tamil verses depict communal emptiness through funeral imagery and unanswered pleas to deities.