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Lyrics & meaning

High On Love

From Pyaar Prema Kaadhal · 2018

Lyricist
Niranjan Bharathi
Singer
Sid Sriram
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Haan…aaa…uuu..Haan…aaa…uuu..
Hey pennae en nenjilHey girl, in my heart,
Saainthu saaikiraaiYou lean and make me fall over.
Nee arugil puriyathaWhen you are near, an incomprehensible
Maayam seigiraiMagic you perform.
Male
Unnai polavae naan ingaeJust like you, I too here
Mayangi kirangi thaan ponenaeHave swooned and become completely dazed,
Bodhaiyaaga thaan aanenaeI have become intoxicated,
Thalladum jeevanaeMy soul is now stumbling.
Male
Jannal oramaai munnalaeBy the window sill, right before me,
Hey minnal polavae vanthaaiyaeHey, you arrived like a flash of lightning!
Vinnai thandi oru sorgaththaiA heaven beyond the skies,
Mannil engumae thanthaaiyaeYou gave to me everywhere on earth.
Male
Vizhiyae neengi nee vilagathaeOh my sight, please do not move away,
Nodiyum en manam thangathaeMy heart cannot bear even a second of separation,
Yenna nerumo theriyathaeI don't know what might happen,
En jeevan yenguthaeMy soul yearns for you.
Chorus
…………………………..
Male
Haa….Haa….
En uyirinai vathaithidumYou torture my soul,
Azhagi neeOh beautiful woman!
En idhayathil amarunthidumSeated on the throne of my heart,
Arasi neeYou are the queen.
En udalinil nathiyaai odumFlowing like a river in my body,
Uthiram neeyadiYou are my very blood, my dear!
Male
Un siripinil kavithaigalIn your smile, poems
KalanguthaeGet confused and lose their clarity,
Un mozhigalil isaigalumIn your words, even music
ThorkuthaeAdmits defeat.
Un iru vizhi minnal yendhaTo catch the lightning in your two eyes,
Vaanam yenguthae..aeThe sky itself yearns..
Male
Unakkul enthanWithin you, my
Kaadhal kaangirenLove I see.
Veliyil sollaTo express it aloud,
Vaarthaigal thevaiyaAre words really needed?
Irunthum un ithalgalEven so, will your lips
Antha varthai sollumaaUtter those words?
Chorus
…………………………..
Male
Kuruvi polavae en ullamLike a little bird, my heart
Thaththi thaavuthae unnalaeHops and leaps because of you.
Kuzhanthai polavae en kaalgalLike a innocent child, my feet
Suththi thiriyuthae pinnaalaeWander around following behind you.
Male
Theeyai polavae en dhegamLike fire, my body
Paththi yeriyuthae thannalaeCatches flame and burns on its own.
Aruvi polavae anandhamLike a waterfall, bliss
Nillamal paayuthaeFlows ceaselessly.
Male
Hey pennae en nenjilHey girl, in my heart,
Saainthu saaikiraaiYou lean and make me fall over.
Nee arugil puriyathaWhen you are near, an incomprehensible
Maayam seigirai…Magic you perform…
Ohoo…ohoo…ohoooooo…..Ohoo…ohoo…ohoooooo…..
Male
Pyaar prema kaadhal…(4)Love, love, love... (4)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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