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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
Details
Palum Pazhamum1961

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
{ Naanpesa{ All that I
Ninaipathellamthink to speak,
Neepesa vendumyou should speak.
Naalodum pozhuthodumDay and night,
Uravada vendumwe should remain bonded.
Uravada vendum } (2)We should remain bonded. } (2)
Male
NaankaanumThe worlds I see,
Ulagangal nee kaanayou should see,
Vendum nee kaana vendumyou should see, you should see.
Female
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NeekaanumWhatever you see,
Porul yaavum naanagaall things should become me,
Vendum naanaga vendumshould become me, should become me.
Female
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Female
PaaloduWith milk,
Pazham yaavumall the fruits,
{ Unakaga vendum } (2){ should be for you. } (2)
Female
Paavai unOh maiden, looking at
Mugam paarthuyour face,
{ Pasiyaara vendum } (2){ my hunger should be sated. } (2)
Female
ManathaalumIn heart
Ninaivalum thaayaga vendumand thoughts, I should become a mother,
Naanaga vendumthat should be me.
Female
MadimeethuOn the lap,
Vilayaadum seiyaga vendumthe playing child, you should become,
Neeyaga vendumthat should be you.
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Female
NaanpesaAll that I
Ninaipathellamthink to speak,
Neepesa vendumyou should speak.
Naalodum pozhuthodumDay and night,
Uravada vendumwe should remain bonded.
Uravada vendumWe should remain bonded.
Female
SolendrumAs word
Mozhi endrum porulor language or meaning,
Endrum illai porulthere is no meaning,
Endrum illaithere is none.
Female
SollathaFor the unspoken
Solluku vilai yethumword, there is no price,
Illai vilai yethum illaithere is no price at all.
Female
OndroduWith one another,
Ondraga uyir sernthaas one as souls merge,
Pinnae uyir serntha pinnaeafter life merges, after life merges,
Female
Ulagangalthe worlds,
Nammaiyandri verethumother than us, there is nothing else,
Illai verethum illaithere is nothing else, nothing else.
Female
NaanpesaAll that I
Ninaipathellamthink to speak,
Neepesa vendumyou should speak.
Naalodum pozhuthodumDay and night,
Uravada vendumwe should remain bonded.
Uravada vendumWe should remain bonded.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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.

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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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