Sindhuja Srinivasan and Sri Krishna deliver raw energy in ‘Ponnu Thondi’ from the album Sasanasabha. Lyricist Madhurakavi pairs with composer Ravi Basrur for a defiant character anthem.
Released: December 17, 2022
Ponnu Thondi
Sindhuja Srinivasan | Sri Krishna • From “Sasanasabha”
Ponnu Thondi Lyrics Translation (from “Sasanasabha”)
Madhurakavi’s lines warn challengers directly: ‘Who dared to look at me?’ The sandalwood metaphor asserts natural dominance over lesser opponents.
Ponnu Thondi ThinnumI’m the kind that digs up gold to eat,
Panja Varna Meenua five-colored fish.
Onnu SollanumnaIf I have to say one thing,
Padha Rasame NanuI’m pure mercury itself.
Gethu SinganthakkumFor even a majestic lion,
Vitha Katha ManuI’m the one who wrote the manual on swagger.
Suththup PattikkellamFor all the surrounding villages,
Nanudhan Da DonuI’m the only don there is.
Evanda Enna PathuWho is it that dared to even look at me?
Lookku VittadhuWho was it?
EvandaWho’s the one who dared to poach in our territory?
Evanda EngolathilIt was him.
Kokku SuttadhuWho’s the one who tried to consume me and then had the nerve to burp?
AvandanWho set me on fire, only to go and hide?
Evanda Enna Thinnu(Sound of defiance)
Eppam VittadhuAlala lalalaa,
Enna Paththi Eriya VachuputtuAlala lalalaa.
PammikkittadhuI’m basically a gorilla with a gun.
Avv VavaIf you touch even a sparrow, I’ll bring total destruction.
Alala LalalaaI’m the kind of pure fire-starter,
Alala Lalalaathat sets everything ablaze.
Nan Kitta ThattaOh, but when I’m adorned,
Gorilla ThoottakkariI’m a fragrant rose.
Poonj Sitta ThottaIf you stand by my side, even a dead tree will bloom.
Dhumsam Seiven DaWhen I speak, even the Parliament listens.
Nan Theeya Patha VaikkumWho is it that dared to even look at me?
Pakka NeerupukkariWho was it?
Oh Nan Patta PottaWho’s the one who dared to poach in our territory?
Panner PushpamdaIt was him.
En Pakkam NinnaWho’s the one who tried to consume me and then had the nerve to burp?
Pattamaram PookkumadaWho set me on fire, only to go and hide?
Nam Pathu Sonna(Sound of defiance)
Parliamentum KekkumadaAlala lalalaa,
Evanda Enna PathuAlala lalalaa.
Lookku VittadhuThe mountain I touch,
Evandabecomes layered bread and chicken curry.
Evanda EngolathilAnd when I touch it,
Kokku Suttadhuit’s all gone.
AvandanWhen my heat hits, the thermometer shatters into pieces.
Evanda Enna ThinnuAh, and if I curse it, even worthless bran turns to gold.
Eppam VittadhuEven a mouse has to surrender before a log of sandalwood.
Enna Paththi Eriya VachuputtuThis gorgeous body,
Pammikkittadhuis the ‘center of Singapore’.
Ponnu Thondi Music Video
Sasanasabha’s Tamil lyrics meaning centers on unapologetic female authority in a risk-filled setting.