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Lyrics & meaning

Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam

From Palum Pazhamum · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Palum Pazhamum
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
16 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Naanpesa
Ninaipathellam
Neepesa vendum
Naalodum pozhuthodum
Uravada vendum
Uravada vendum } (2)
Naankaanum
Ulagangal nee kaana
Vendum nee kaana vendum
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Neekaanum
Porul yaavum naanaga
Vendum naanaga vendum
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Paalodu
Pazham yaavum
{ Unakaga vendum } (2)
Paavai un
Mugam paarthu
{ Pasiyaara vendum } (2)
Manathaalum
Ninaivalum thaayaga vendum
Naanaga vendum
Madimeethu
Vilayaadum seiyaga vendum
Neeyaga vendum
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Naanpesa
Ninaipathellam
Neepesa vendum
Naalodum pozhuthodum
Uravada vendum
Uravada vendum
Solendrum
Mozhi endrum porul
Endrum illai porul
Endrum illai
Sollatha
Solluku vilai yethum
Illai vilai yethum illai
Ondrodu
Ondraga uyir serntha
Pinnae uyir serntha pinnae
Ulagangal
Nammaiyandri verethum
Illai verethum illai
Naanpesa
Ninaipathellam
Neepesa vendum
Naalodum pozhuthodum
Uravada vendum
Uravada vendum
{ All that I
think of saying,
you must speak.
Day and night, through every hour,
our love must grow.
our love must grow. } (2)
The worlds that I
see, you must see them
too, you must see them too.
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Everything that you
look upon, I must
become, I must become.
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Along with the milk,
all the sweet fruit
{ must be yours. } (2)
Looking upon your
lovely face,
{ my hunger should be satisfied. } (2)
In heart and
in thought, I must become a mother,
I must be that for you.
Resting on my lap,
playing like a child,
you must be that child.
Mmm mmm
All that I
think of saying,
you must speak.
Day and night, through every hour,
our love must grow.
our love must grow.
There is no word,
no language, and no
meaning at all, no meaning
at all.
For the words left
unsaid, there is no
price at all, no price at all.
When our two
lives unite into one,
once our souls have merged as one,
in this world,
there is nothing besides us,
nothing else at all.
All that I
think of saying,
you must speak.
Day and night, through every hour,
our love must grow.
our love must grow.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song expresses a deep, transcendent emotional unity between two lovers. They desire a connection so seamless that one voices the thoughts of the other, and their visual and emotional worlds merge into a single shared existence. The lyrics capture tender intimacy where affection transforms into maternal care and childlike sweetness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Naanpesa / Ninaipathellam / Neepesa vendum”

Repetition of the initial 'N' sound across consecutive lines ('Naanpesa', 'Ninaipathellam', 'Neepesa').

Edukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Manathaalum / Ninaivalum thaayaga vendum”

The second consonant sound matches across lines, as in 'Manathaalum' and 'Ninaivalum' ('na' / 'na').

Metaphor & Role Inversion

“Madimeethu / Vilayaadum seiyaga vendum”

The lyrics metaphorically cast the lover as both a nurturing mother and a playful child on the lap to convey absolute love and comfort.

Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Uravada vendum / Uravada vendum”

Repetition of refrains like 'Uravada vendum' and 'Naanaga vendum' to emphasize emotional longing.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy and sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, this track from 'Paalum Pazhamum' (1961) starring Sivaji Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi remains one of the most iconic romantic duets in Tamil cinema history.

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