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Lyrics & meaning

Hold Me Now

From Pyaar Prema Kaadhal · 2018

Lyricist: Vivek
Singers: Sanjith Hedge, Thurga
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
Movie release year: 2018
Lyrics added on: 25 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Pothum di un minnal thatti

Tharaisaiyuthae

Pesi antha vazhthu pothum

Naan vazhuren

Kitta vaa un kannam pattu

Konjam theyuren

Maayama vanthu veesum kaathil

Aalai paaiyuren

Kobama naan kenjuren

Sirikka solla unna konjuren

Mirattu di oru kozhndhaiyaai

Naan anjuren

Kaachala kai koorkuren

Kannu mulichu unnai paakuren

Uyir koduthu thaan unnakaga naan

Kai thookuren

{Mela mela mela paarakuren

Un kaadhal pattathaal

Nenjam kuthikuthae

Kizha kizha kizha tholaiyuren

Un kannil vizhanthathaal} (2)

Hold me now

Hold me little closer

Hold me now

Hold me little closer

Enna da nee

Enna panni naan maaruren

Solla da naan ennai thaandi

Enga poguren

Chellamaai vanthu

Thollaiyodu vilaiyadura

Thookittu en ellaiyodu

Thaan vaazhura

Madiyil naan otti thoonguren

Mazhai kotti kodai thaangura

Nerungi nee vanthu nadakkavae

Naan yenguren

Rasikka thaan konjom neenguren

Chinna mutham koda vanguren

Aathisiyam onnu kadaika thaan

Unnai thaanguren

{Mela mela mela paarakuren

Un kaadhal pattathaal

Nenjam kuthikuthae

Kaala kaala kaala maarukuren

Nee kaathil vittathaal} (2)

Hold me now

Hold me little closer

Female :Hold me now

Hold me little closer..

Ooo..oohoooo

Mela mela mela paarakuren

Un kaadhal pattathaal

Nenjam kuthikuthae

Female :Kaala kaala kaala maarukuren

Nee kaathil vittathaal

Mela mela mela paarakuren

Un kaadhal pattathaal

Nenjam kuthikuthae

Male :Kizha kizha kizha tholaiyuren

Un kannil vizhanthathaal

Enough, girl! Struck by your lightning,

I am falling to the ground.

Just a word of blessing from you is enough,

and I will live on.

Come close, let me brush against your cheek

and wear myself out a little.

In this magical breeze blowing past,

I am swept right off my feet.

If you get angry, I plead with you,

and cajole you to make you smile.

Scold me, girl, and like a child

I will tremble in fear.

If you have a fever, I will hold your hand,

staying awake all night to watch over you.

Giving my very life for you,

I will stand by your side.

I fly higher, higher, and higher,

touched by your love,

my heart leaps with joy!

Deep down, down, down I get lost,

having fallen into your eyes.

Hold me now,

hold me a little closer.

Hold me now,

hold me a little closer.

What are you doing to me, boy?

What did you do to make me change like this?

Tell me, boy, moving past myself,

where am I heading?

Coming over so playfully,

you tease and mess with me.

Sweeping away all my boundaries,

you make a home in my life.

I snuggle up and sleep on your lap,

and when it pours, you hold the umbrella.

For you to come and walk so close beside me,

I long with all my heart.

Just to admire you, I step back a little,

and take a sweet little kiss from you.

Just to witness a miracle,

I hold you close and support you.

I fly higher, higher, and higher,

touched by your love,

my heart leaps with joy!

Through all the changing seasons, I change,

since you set me drifting in the breeze.

Hold me now,

hold me a little closer.

Female: Hold me now,

hold me a little closer...

Oh... oho...

I fly higher, higher, and higher,

touched by your love,

my heart leaps with joy!

Female: Through all the changing seasons, I change,

since you set me drifting in the breeze.

I fly higher, higher, and higher,

touched by your love,

my heart leaps with joy!

Male: Deep down, down, down I get lost,

having fallen into your eyes.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

"High On Love" (often known by its hook line "Hold Me Now / Mela Mela") from the film 'Pyaar Prema Kaadhal' (2018) is an intoxicating, modern romantic duet that vividly expresses the euphoria and dizzying high of falling in love. The lyrics describe how love alters a person's reality—making them feel weightless enough to fly into the sky while simultaneously sinking deep into their partner's eyes. Through endearing imagery of playful spats, warm lap naps, rain umbrellas, and shared glances, the song depicts a relationship brimming with intimacy and emotional surrender. The narrative arc moves from initial overwhelming attraction to complete surrender, celebrating how love dismantles personal boundaries and transports two people into a magical, shared realm.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Muran (Antithesis / Contrast)

“Mela mela mela paarakuren ... Kizha kizha kizha tholaiyuren”

Contrasts flying high up in the sky ('Mela') due to love with falling down deep below ('Kizha') into the partner's eyes.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Kobama naan kenjuren / Sirikka solla unna konjuren / Naan anjuren”

The deliberate end-rhyming of the words 'kenjuren', 'konjuren', and 'anjuren' creates a rhythmic, musical flow in the stanza.

Metaphor

“Pothum di un minnal thatti”

Compares the sudden impact of the lover's glance/presence to being struck by lightning ('minnal thatti').

Anaphora / Repetition

“Mela mela mela ... Kizha kizha kizha ... Kaala kaala kaala”

Repetition of words at the start of the lines emphasizes the ecstatic rhythm and intensity of the singer's emotions.

Did you know?

Trivia

'High On Love' was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Sid Sriram (along with Sanjith Hegde in alternative versions/portions). Upon its release as a single, the track became an instant chartbuster across South India, amassing over 100 million views on YouTube and setting a benchmark for modern Tamil indie-pop film tracks. Lyricist Vivek penned the song with a mix of contemporary urban Tamil slang and English, perfectly matching the modern urban romance theme of the movie 'Pyaar Prema Kaadhal', which was also produced by Yuvan Shankar Raja under YSR Films.

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