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Lyrics & meaning

It’s Over

From Pyaar Prema Kaadhal · 2018

Lyricist
Elan
Singer
Shweta Pandit
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Pyaar Prema Kaadhal2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Thaenae kaanal neeOh sweet honey, you are a mirage
Nee yen therinthu marainthu ponaaiWhy did you appear and then disappear?
Anbae kaadhal neeOh my love, you are affection itself
Nee yen kalainthu karainthu ponaaiWhy did you dissolve and fade away?
Female
Pala vaanavil theetiya pothumEven after painting many rainbows
Sila vannangal theernthathu yenWhy did a few colors run out?
Pala vinmeen minniya naalumEven though many stars shined brightly
Sila megangal soozhnthathu yenWhy did a few clouds surround them?
Female
Thaenae kaanal neeOh sweet honey, you are a mirage
Nee yen therinthu marainthu ponaaiWhy did you appear and then disappear?
Anbae kaadhal neeOh my love, you are affection itself
Nee yen kalainthu karainthu ponaaiWhy did you dissolve and fade away?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses the poignant grief of heartbreak and illusion in a romantic relationship. The lyrics metaphorically address the beloved as sweet honey who ultimately turned out to be an unattainable mirage, evoking a sense of sudden loss and deep longing. Through poetic contrast—such as painting vibrant rainbows that inexplicably run out of colors and bright stars obscured by unexpected clouds—the speaker passionately questions why a beautiful connection dissolved into emptiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Thaenae kaanal nee

Comparing the beloved to a mirage ('kaanal') to illustrate how love felt real yet vanished into an illusion.

Visual Imagery & Contrast

Pala vaanavil theetiya pothum / Sila vannangal theernthathu yen

Utilizing contrasting imagery of colorful rainbows lacking hues and shining stars covered by dark clouds to represent emotional incompleteness.

Internal Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Nee yen kalainthu karainthu ponaai

Use of phonetically matching Tamil verbs 'kalainthu' (dissolved) and 'karainthu' (faded) to heighten the musicality of melancholy.

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Trivia

The song features in the 2018 Tamil romantic comedy-drama 'Pyaar Prema Kaadhal'. The film's soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with the lyrics penned by the film's director, Elan.

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