Pongal Songs,Pongal Folk Songs,Songs on Pongal,Thalaivar Pongal Songs,Songs of Pongal Festival,Traditional Songs of Pongal

The Pongal songs of Tamil land have in them a remarkable charm just as one can find in the songs of any other country. But what is special in these Pongal songs is, they not only possess a native charm and the aroma of the soil but have preserved in them a certain literary and artistic quality which is at once striking and characteristic. This is so because the people who speak the language of these folk songs, the Tamils, have had a great historical past and a wonderful literary tradition.

These Pongal songs deal with such universal themes as Love and War, Wealth and Poverty and they also deal with religious themes and mythological episodes. They centre round famous chieftains, leaders and legends associated with the festival of Pongal. Each village in South India has these songs in hundreds and each temple has its own traditional songs. There are several Pongal songs peculiar to the area and these songs reflect the individuality of the region and its traditions in worship. Pongal is also associated with the dance and drama that play a very important part and so naturally these songs form the major bulk of this valuable treasure.

Pongalo Pongal
Pongalo Pongal! Thai pongal! karumbu soru yarukku yenakku sarkarai satham yaruku ungalluku Pongalo Pongal! Mattu Pongal! nandasoru yaruku mattuku Pongalo Pongal! yenna machan paal pongiyacha pongalo pongal Contributed by: Srinivasan

Thalaivar Pongal Songs
Podhuvaaha en manasu thangon Oru poattiyinnu vandhuputta singon Unmaya solvaen nallatha seiven vetri mel vetri varum... aaduvom paaduvom kondaaduvom aanandham kaanuvom ennaalumae Vandhaendaa paal kaaraen adadaaaaa Pasumaatta paththi paada poaraen Oru paattu katti aada poaraen Pullu kuduththaa paalu kudukkum unnaala mudiyaathu thambi Hey Paadhi pulla porakkuthappaaa Pasumbaala thai paala nambiiii

sakalakalavallavan
'amman kovil kizhakkale anna vayal merkale namma ooru naduvale nikkuthadi nathu sanam nammai kandu sokkuthadi angala ammanukku adiyile pongal vacha......'

Thanda Nana
Thanda nana.... Thanda nana... Thanda naa naa..aaa.. hoi Bogi idhu Bogi idhu nandha laalaaaa... hoi... Bogi idhu Bogi idhu nandha laalaaaa... hoi... katukuyilu manasukkulla paatukonnum panjamilla paadathaan kavalaikattu vittuputtu thavilaith thattu thullikittu aadathan ellorum moththathile sandhosha saththathilea onnaana naerathile ullasa nenjathilae Podaa ellam vittuthallu pazhasaiyellam suttuthallu pudhusaa ippa porandhomunnu ennikollada