- Lyricist
- Niranjan Bharathi
- Singer
- Sid Sriram
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'High On Love' (Hey Pennae) from Pyaar Prema Kaadhal captures the intoxicating, euphoric feeling of being completely enamored by someone. The protagonist expresses how his lover's presence feels like magic, inducing a sense of dazed bliss akin to intoxication. She arrives like lightning to create a heaven on earth for him, occupying his heart as its absolute queen and flowing through his veins like blood. The lyricism vividly paints love's transforming power: the lover's smile outshines poetry, her voice humbles music, and her gaze makes even the sky envious. The protagonist's heart bounds like a bird and follows her like a child, celebrating the overwhelmed, joyous, and sweet agony of deep romantic passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Hey minnal polavae vanthaaiyae”
Compares the sudden and striking arrival of the beloved to a flash of lightning ('minnal polavae').
Metaphor (Uruvagak Ani)
“En udalinil nathiyaai odum Uthiram neeyadi”
Directly equates the beloved to the blood ('uthiram') flowing through the protagonist's body like a river.
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Kuruvi polavae en ullam... Kuzhanthai polavae en kaalgal”
Uses explicit comparisons ('polavae') comparing his leaping heart to a bird and his wandering feet to a child.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Vinnai thandi oru sorgaththai / Mannil engumae thanthaaiyae”
Matching soft 'nn' consonant nasal sounds and structures across line beginnings ('Vinnai' / 'Mannil').
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Trivia
Popularly known as 'High On Love', this hit track was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Sid Sriram. The lyricist, Niranjan Bharathi, is the great-grandson of the legendary modern Tamil poet Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar. Upon its release in early 2018, the song became a massive viral sensation, crossing over 100 million views on YouTube and cementing itself as a quintessential youth romantic anthem.
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