Hey Pennae
From Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai · 2016
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash Kumar, Ranina Reddy
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Ooooo…ooooo…oooo…. | Ooooo…ooooo…oooo…. |
| Male | |
| Hey pennae hey pennae | Hey girl, oh girl, |
| Un per than devadhaiyaa | Is your name Angel? |
| Ezhil konjum muga thiraiyil | Behind the veil of a face brimming with beauty, |
| Manjal nira thamaraiya | Are you a yellow-colored lotus? |
| Male | |
| Ven megha thiraiyai thandi | Crossing the curtain of white clouds, |
| Unathu azhagai parthenae | I beheld your exquisite beauty. |
| Minnal pen neethan endru | Realizing that you are the lightning maiden, |
| Velicham konjam kettenae | I asked you for a little bit of light. |
| Male | |
| Oru panipol undhan ninaivu | Like a drop of dew, your memory |
| En manathil vandhu irangiyathae | Descended and settled into my heart. |
| Un arugae endhan idhayam | Beside you, my heart |
| Siru melugai mella urugiyathae | Gently melted like a small piece of wax. |
| Chorus | |
| Ooooo…ooooo…oooo…. | Ooooo…ooooo…oooo…. |
| Male | |
| Pirai nilavena pennae undhan | Like the crescent moon, oh girl, |
| Puruvam kandenae | I saw your eyebrows. |
| Ival enakenna kannai moodi | Thinking 'she is mine,' I closed my eyes |
| Garvam kondenae | And felt a sense of pride. |
| Pada padapudan kaadhal solla | With a fluttering heart, to express my love, |
| Arugil vandhenae | I came close to you. |
| Irunthum indha mounam yen | Even so, why is there this silence? |
| Male | |
| Pagal iravai kaanavillai | I no longer notice day or night, |
| Pozhuthenakku odavillai | Time doesn't seem to pass for me, |
| Partha vizhi moodavillayae..ae…. | The eyes that saw you refuse to close.. |
| Male | |
| Idhayathilae erimalayai | Like carrying a volcano in the heart, |
| Sumapathupol iru nilaiyai | A restless state of mind you have given me, |
| Thanthu vittu thoongathae..ae….. | Do not leave me like this and go to sleep.. |
| Male | |
| Oru panipol undhan ninaivu | Like a drop of dew, your memory |
| En manathil vandhu irangiyathae | Descended and settled into my heart. |
| Un arugae endhan idhayam | Beside you, my heart |
| Siru melugai mella urugiyathae | Gently melted like a small piece of wax. |
| Male | |
| Hey pennae hey pennae | Hey girl, oh girl, |
| Un per than devadhaiyaa | Is your name Angel? |
| Ezhil konjum muga thiraiyil | Behind the veil of a face brimming with beauty, |
| Manjal nira thamaraiya | Are you a yellow-colored lotus? |
| Chorus | |
| Ooooo…ooooo…oooo…. | Ooooo…ooooo…oooo…. |
| Male | |
| Mazhai varum ena | Expecting the rain to come, |
| Vaanum paathu pookal pookathu | Flowers do not bloom merely gazing at the sky. |
| Mara kilaiyanil pookum pookal | Flowers blooming on tree branches |
| Thaenai varkaadhu | Will not pour out honey by themselves. |
| Ninaipathai ninai nenjae | Think what you wish, oh heart, |
| Kaadhal endrum thokkathu | Love will never face defeat. |
| Viraivinil mazhai thoorumae | Soon, the rain will drizzle. |
| Male | |
| Idaiveligal iruppathellam | Whatever distance exists between us, |
| Kadaivizhiyil theriyathu | Will not be visible in the corner of the eye, |
| Kaadhal athai ariyathae..ae… | Love does not recognize such boundaries.. |
| Male | |
| Nadaivandi pillai manam | A heart like a child learning to walk with a walker, |
| Vilunthalum ezhunthu varum | Even if it falls, it will rise again, |
| Un vazhiyil thodarnthu varum..ae…. | And will keep following you on your path.. |
| Male | |
| Oru panipol undhan ninaivu | Like a drop of dew, your memory |
| En manathil vandhu irangiyathae | Descended and settled into my heart. |
| Un arugae endhan idhayam | Beside you, my heart |
| Siru melugai mella urugiyathae | Gently melted like a small piece of wax. |
| Male | |
| Hey pennae hey pennae | Hey girl, oh girl, |
| Un per than devadhaiyaa | Is your name Angel? |
| Ezhil konjum muga thiraiyil | Behind the veil of a face brimming with beauty, |
| Manjal nira thamaraiya | Are you a yellow-colored lotus? |
| Male | |
| Ven megha thiraiyai thandi | Crossing the curtain of white clouds, |
| Unathu azhagai parthenae | I beheld your exquisite beauty. |
| Minnal pen neethan endru | Realizing that you are the lightning maiden, |
| Velicham konjam kettenae | I asked you for a little bit of light. |
| Chorus | |
| Ooooo…ooooo…oooo…. | Ooooo…ooooo…oooo…. |
ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ.........
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
ஹே பெண்ணே
ஹே பெண்ணே உன்
பேர்தான் தேவதையா
எழில் கொஞ்சும் முக
திரையில் மஞ்சள் நிற
தாமரையா
Hey girl, oh girl,
Is your name Angel?
Behind the veil of a face brimming with beauty,
Are you a yellow-colored lotus?
வெண்மேகத்
திரையைத் தாண்டி
உனது அழகைப்
பார்த்தேனே மின்னல்
பெண் நீதான் என்று
வெளிச்சம் கொஞ்சம்
கேட்டேனே
Crossing the curtain of white clouds,
I beheld your exquisite beauty.
Realizing that you are the lightning maiden,
I asked you for a little bit of light.
ஒரு பனிபோல்
உந்தன் நினைவு என்
மனதில் வந்து இறங்கியதே
உன் அருகே எந்தன் இதயம்
சிறு மெழுகாய் மெல்ல
உருகியதே
Like a drop of dew, your memory
Descended and settled into my heart.
Beside you, my heart
Gently melted like a small piece of wax.
ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ.........
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
பிறைநிலவென
பெண்ணே உந்தன்
புருவம் கண்டேனே
இவள் எனக்கென
கண்ணை மூடி கர்வம்
கொண்டேனே படபடப்புடன்
காதல் சொல்ல அருகில் வந்தேனே
இருந்தும் இந்த மௌனம் ஏன்
Like the crescent moon, oh girl,
I saw your eyebrows.
Thinking 'she is mine,' I closed my eyes
And felt a sense of pride.
With a fluttering heart, to express my love,
I came close to you.
Even so, why is there this silence?
பகல் இரவைக்
காணவில்லை பொழுதெனக்கு
ஓடவில்லை பார்த்த விழி
மூடவில்லையே
I no longer notice day or night,
Time doesn't seem to pass for me,
The eyes that saw you refuse to close..
இதயத்திலே
எரிமலையை சுமப்பது
போல் இரு நிலையை
தந்துவிட்டுத் தூங்காதே
Like carrying a volcano in the heart,
A restless state of mind you have given me,
Do not leave me like this and go to sleep..
ஒரு பனிபோல்
உந்தன் நினைவு என்
மனதில் வந்து இறங்கியதே
உன் அருகே எந்தன் இதயம்
சிறு மெழுகாய் மெல்ல
உருகியதே
Like a drop of dew, your memory
Descended and settled into my heart.
Beside you, my heart
Gently melted like a small piece of wax.
ஹே பெண்ணே
ஹே பெண்ணே உன்
பேர்தான் தேவதையா
எழில் கொஞ்சும் முக
திரையில் மஞ்சள் நிற
தாமரையா
Hey girl, oh girl,
Is your name Angel?
Behind the veil of a face brimming with beauty,
Are you a yellow-colored lotus?
ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ.........
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
மழை வரும்
என வானும் பாத்து
பூக்கள் பூக்காது மரக்
கிளையினில் பூக்கும்
பூக்கள் தேனை வார்க்காது
நினைப்பதை நினை நெஞ்சே
காதல் என்றும் தோற்காது
விரைவினில் மழைத் தூறுமே
Expecting the rain to come,
Flowers do not bloom merely gazing at the sky.
Flowers blooming on tree branches
Will not pour out honey by themselves.
Think what you wish, oh heart,
Love will never face defeat.
Soon, the rain will drizzle.
இடைவெளிகள்
இருப்பதெல்லாம் கடை
விழியில் தெரியாது காதல்
அதை அறியாதே
Whatever distance exists between us,
Will not be visible in the corner of the eye,
Love does not recognize such boundaries..
நடைவண்டிப்
பிள்ளை மனம் விழுந்தாலும்
எழுந்து வரும் உன் வழியில்
தொடர்ந்து வரும் ஏ
A heart like a child learning to walk with a walker,
Even if it falls, it will rise again,
And will keep following you on your path..
ஒரு பனிபோல்
உந்தன் நினைவு என்
மனதில் வந்து இறங்கியதே
உன் அருகே எந்தன் இதயம்
சிறு மெழுகாய் மெல்ல
உருகியதே
Like a drop of dew, your memory
Descended and settled into my heart.
Beside you, my heart
Gently melted like a small piece of wax.
ஹே பெண்ணே
ஹே பெண்ணே உன்
பேர்தான் தேவதையா
எழில் கொஞ்சும் முக
திரையில் மஞ்சள் நிற
தாமரையா
Hey girl, oh girl,
Is your name Angel?
Behind the veil of a face brimming with beauty,
Are you a yellow-colored lotus?
வெண்மேகத்
திரையைத் தாண்டி
உனது அழகைப்
பார்த்தேனே மின்னல்
பெண் நீதான் என்று
வெளிச்சம் கொஞ்சம்
கேட்டேனே
Crossing the curtain of white clouds,
I beheld your exquisite beauty.
Realizing that you are the lightning maiden,
I asked you for a little bit of light.
ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ.........
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
Hey pennae hey pennae
Hey girl, oh girl,
Un per than devadhaiyaa
Is your name Angel?
Ezhil konjum muga thiraiyil
Behind the veil of a face brimming with beauty,
Manjal nira thamaraiya
Are you a yellow-colored lotus?
Ven megha thiraiyai thandi
Crossing the curtain of white clouds,
Unathu azhagai parthenae
I beheld your exquisite beauty.
Minnal pen neethan endru
Realizing that you are the lightning maiden,
Velicham konjam kettenae
I asked you for a little bit of light.
Oru panipol undhan ninaivu
Like a drop of dew, your memory
En manathil vandhu irangiyathae
Descended and settled into my heart.
Un arugae endhan idhayam
Beside you, my heart
Siru melugai mella urugiyathae
Gently melted like a small piece of wax.
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
Pirai nilavena pennae undhan
Like the crescent moon, oh girl,
Puruvam kandenae
I saw your eyebrows.
Ival enakenna kannai moodi
Thinking 'she is mine,' I closed my eyes
Garvam kondenae
And felt a sense of pride.
Pada padapudan kaadhal solla
With a fluttering heart, to express my love,
Arugil vandhenae
I came close to you.
Irunthum indha mounam yen
Even so, why is there this silence?
Pagal iravai kaanavillai
I no longer notice day or night,
Pozhuthenakku odavillai
Time doesn't seem to pass for me,
Partha vizhi moodavillayae..ae….
The eyes that saw you refuse to close..
Idhayathilae erimalayai
Like carrying a volcano in the heart,
Sumapathupol iru nilaiyai
A restless state of mind you have given me,
Thanthu vittu thoongathae..ae…..
Do not leave me like this and go to sleep..
Oru panipol undhan ninaivu
Like a drop of dew, your memory
En manathil vandhu irangiyathae
Descended and settled into my heart.
Un arugae endhan idhayam
Beside you, my heart
Siru melugai mella urugiyathae
Gently melted like a small piece of wax.
Hey pennae hey pennae
Hey girl, oh girl,
Un per than devadhaiyaa
Is your name Angel?
Ezhil konjum muga thiraiyil
Behind the veil of a face brimming with beauty,
Manjal nira thamaraiya
Are you a yellow-colored lotus?
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
Mazhai varum ena
Expecting the rain to come,
Vaanum paathu pookal pookathu
Flowers do not bloom merely gazing at the sky.
Mara kilaiyanil pookum pookal
Flowers blooming on tree branches
Thaenai varkaadhu
Will not pour out honey by themselves.
Ninaipathai ninai nenjae
Think what you wish, oh heart,
Kaadhal endrum thokkathu
Love will never face defeat.
Viraivinil mazhai thoorumae
Soon, the rain will drizzle.
Idaiveligal iruppathellam
Whatever distance exists between us,
Kadaivizhiyil theriyathu
Will not be visible in the corner of the eye,
Kaadhal athai ariyathae..ae…
Love does not recognize such boundaries..
Nadaivandi pillai manam
A heart like a child learning to walk with a walker,
Vilunthalum ezhunthu varum
Even if it falls, it will rise again,
Un vazhiyil thodarnthu varum..ae….
And will keep following you on your path..
Oru panipol undhan ninaivu
Like a drop of dew, your memory
En manathil vandhu irangiyathae
Descended and settled into my heart.
Un arugae endhan idhayam
Beside you, my heart
Siru melugai mella urugiyathae
Gently melted like a small piece of wax.
Hey pennae hey pennae
Hey girl, oh girl,
Un per than devadhaiyaa
Is your name Angel?
Ezhil konjum muga thiraiyil
Behind the veil of a face brimming with beauty,
Manjal nira thamaraiya
Are you a yellow-colored lotus?
Ven megha thiraiyai thandi
Crossing the curtain of white clouds,
Unathu azhagai parthenae
I beheld your exquisite beauty.
Minnal pen neethan endru
Realizing that you are the lightning maiden,
Velicham konjam kettenae
I asked you for a little bit of light.
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
Ooooo…ooooo…oooo….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the sweet, gentle, and deeply romantic inner thoughts of a protagonist who has fallen hopelessly in love. He admires his beloved's ethereal beauty, comparing her features to natural wonders like the crescent moon, yellow lotus, and lightning behind white clouds. Her memory settles in his heart like soft dew, and his heart melts like wax whenever he is near her. Despite experiencing the agony of silence and the unexpressed tension of love—described metaphorically as carrying a volcano inside his chest while losing track of day and night—he remains optimistic and determined. He compares his heart to a toddler learning to walk using a wooden walker (nadaivandi), declaring that even if love stumbles or faces temporary distance, it will pick itself up and persistently follow her path until love triumphs.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Oru panipol undhan ninaivu / Siru melugai mella urugiyathae”
The lyrics explicitly compare the protagonist's memory of her to falling dew drops ('panipol') and his melting heart to soft wax ('siru melugai').
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Pirai nilavena pennae undhan puruvam kandenae”
The shape of the beloved's eyebrows is compared directly to the crescent moon ('pirai nilavena').
Metaphor
“Idhayathilae erimalayai sumapathupol iru nilaiyai”
The turmoil and heat of unexpressed love and agonizing silence are metaphorically equated to carrying an active volcano inside one's heart.
Metaphor
“Nadaivandi pillai manam vilunthalum ezhunthu varum”
The lover's heart is metaphorically compared to a young child with a wooden walker ('nadaivandi'), symbolizing resilience in love despite stumbles.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ezhil konjum muga thiraiyil / Manjal nira thamaraiya”
The second consonant sound 'zh' (zhil) / 'nj' (njal) or similar rhythmic cadence supports the second-letter rhyming structure across lines.
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Trivia
'Hey Pennae' is a romantic track written by celebrated lyricist Thamarai for the film 'Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai' (2016), which is the Tamil remake of the hit Malayalam film 'Thattathin Marayathu'. The music for the film was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, who captured the youthfully innocent and soulful mood of inter-faith romance. Lyricist Thamarai's poetic signature is evident in her evocative nature imagery, such as 'panipol' (dew-like) and 'nadaivandi pillai' (child with a walker).
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