Dhibu Ninan Thomas composed ‘Pogadhey’ for the ‘Nadhi’ album with Thamarai’s Tamil lyrics. Anila Rajeev’s vocals heighten the emotional tension in this melancholic duet about resisting separation.
Released: March 31, 2022
Pogadhey
Anila Rajeev | Dhibu Ninan Thomas • From “Nadhi”
Pogadhey Lyrics Translation Anila Rajeev | Dhibu Ninan Thomas | Nadhi
Thamarai crafts repeated appeals like ‘Don’t go, please don’t go.’ Anila Rajeev describes wings ascending skyward while worries dissolve, illustrating freedom conflicting with emotional dependence.
PogadheDon’t go.
Nenje Unnai Kenji KetkirenMy heart, I’m begging you.
Pogadhe Nee PogadheDon’t go, please don’t go.
ParadheDon’t look away.
Kanne Unnai Mooda SolgirenMy eyes, I’m telling you to close.
Paradhe Oh ParadheDon’t look, oh, don’t look away.
SiragugalMy wings,
Virinthu Van Nooki Melespreading out toward the sky,
Povathennawhy are they flying so high?
KavalaigalMy worries,
Kalainthu Katrodu Katraiscattering into the breeze,
Ponathennawhy have they vanished into the air?
En Vellai UllathileIn my pure and innocent heart,
Oru Kallam Kal Vaikuthea trace of deceit is stepping in.
Oh Endralum PolladhaOh, but even so, a wicked
Inbam Ull Ooruthesense of joy seeps deep inside.
VanavillaiI don’t see the rainbow,
Kanavillaiit’s not in my sight.
Vannam YezhumEven the seven colors
Podhavillaiaren’t enough for me.
Oviyangal VadalamaShould these paintings fade away?
Thendral OndraiI don’t see the gentle breeze,
Kanavillaiit’s nowhere to be found.
Thedi VandhaBut the words of the wind
Katrin Sollaithat came searching for me,
Unmaiyendru Nambalamacan I really believe they’re the truth?
Minnal Kolam Van EngumLightning patterns fill the whole sky.
Manjal Megam Thean SindhumYellow clouds are dripping honey.
Kan Thiranthu ParthalIf I open my eyes and look,
Soppanamit’s all just a dream.
Annai Pola Nee VandhaiYou came into my life like a mother.
Anbai Alli Yen ThandhaiWhy did you pour out so much love on me?
Kanmoodum PothellamEvery time I close my eyes,
Un Mugam OhI see your face, oh.
Kalgal IndruMy feet today
Mannil Illaiaren’t on the ground.
Padham RendumBoth of my feet
Pava Villaihaven’t touched the earth at all.
Vanam ThaneThe sky is the only
Theendum Ellaiboundary that I’ll touch.
Kaigal IngeMy hands here
Kaigal Illaiaren’t just hands anymore.
Kattu PattuThey aren’t standing
Nirkkavillaiunder anyone’s control.
Katti KollumThis desire to hold you close
Aasai Thollaiis a restless, beautiful trouble.
PogadheDon’t go.
Nenje Unnai Kenji KetkirenMy heart, I’m begging you.
Pogadhe Nee PogadheDon’t go, please don’t go.
ParadheDon’t look away.
Kanne Unnai Mooda SolgirenMy eyes, I’m telling you to close.
Paradhe Oh ParadheDon’t look, oh, don’t look away.
SiragugalMy wings,
Virinthu Van Nooki Melespreading out toward the sky,
Povathennawhy are they flying so high?
KavalaigalMy worries,
Kalainthu Katrodu Katraiscattering into the breeze,
Ponathennawhy have they vanished into the air?
En Vellai UllathileIn my pure and innocent heart,
Oru Kallam Kal Vaikuthea trace of deceit is stepping in.
Oh Endralum PolladhaOh, but even so, a wicked
Inbam Ull Ooruthesense of joy seeps deep inside.
VanavillaiI don’t see the rainbow,
Kanavillaiit’s not in my sight.
Vannam YezhumEven the seven colors
Podhavillaiaren’t enough for me.
Oviyangal VadalamaShould these paintings fade away?
Thendral OndraiI don’t see the gentle breeze,
Kanavillaiit’s nowhere to be found.
Thedi VandhaBut the words of the wind
Katrin Sollaithat came searching for me,
Unmaiyendru Nambalamacan I really believe they’re the truth?
Pogadhey Music Video
Dhibu Ninan Thomas’s arrangement underscores Thamarai’s central contradiction – finding pleasure in painful attachment. The Pogadhey lyrics translation reveals how love persists through fear of abandonment.