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Lyrics & meaning

Pala Kodi Pengalilay

From India Pakistan · 2015

Lyricist
Annamalai
Singers
Vandana Srinivasan, Nivas, Vedala Hemachandra
Music director
Dheena Devarajan
Movie name
India Pakistan
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
10 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pala kodi pengalilae
Unai thedi kaadhalithen
Unai paartha naalirundhae
Oru maari maariviten
Aayiram aangal oorinilae
Un mugam mattum kangalilae
Male :Kaalamelam un arugilae…azhagilae..
Pala kodi pengalilae
Unai thedi kaadhalithen
Unai paartha naalirundhae
Oru maari maariviten
Ennil ariviyal unnil azhagiyal
Pinni pinaivadhaal kalaviyalae
Nammil irupadhu nalla vidhiyiyal
Ullam urasinaal ulaviyalae
Boologam engum iladha puviyiyalai
Un dhegamathil naan kandu viyandhen
Ver endha aanum solladha iyarbiyalai
Nee solla ketu naan konjam asandhen
Ovvoru nodiyum pudhidhaai unarndhen
Paalai vanathilae palai naduvilae
Pootha malarena ennil malarndhaai
Uchanthalai mudhal ullankaal varai
Undhan vizhigalil ennai azhandhaai
En kaigal indru un jannal udaikiradhae
En kaadhal vandhu un meedhu padara
En vaanam indru un meedhu sarigiradhae
En vaanavillil un saayam theriya
Yedhedho maatram enakkul nadakka
Pala kodi pengalilae
Unai thedi kaadhalithen
Unai paartha naalirundhae
Oru maari maariviten
Aayiram aangal oorinilae
Un mugam mattum kangalilae
Male :Kaalamelam un arugilae…azhagilae..
Among millions of women,
I searched for you and fell in love.
From the day I laid eyes on you,
I have completely changed.
Though there are a thousand men in this town,
my eyes see only your face.
All my life by your side... lost in your beauty...
Among millions of women,
I searched for you and fell in love.
From the day I laid eyes on you,
I have completely changed.
Science in me, beauty in you,
intertwining together to become the art of love.
What connects us is good destiny,
and when hearts brush against each other, it is psychology.
A geography not found anywhere on this earth,
I discovered in your body and was amazed.
A physics that no other man has ever spoken of,
hearing you explain it, I was left stunned.
I felt brand new with every single second.
In the very heart of the desert,
you blossomed within me like a flower.
From the top of my head to the soles of my feet,
you measured me with your gaze.
My hands break past your window today,
so that my love can spread all over you.
My sky comes tumbling down over you today,
revealing your shades in my rainbow.
As all kinds of changes happen within me...
Among millions of women,
I searched for you and fell in love.
From the day I laid eyes on you,
I have completely changed.
Though there are a thousand men in this town,
my eyes see only your face.
All my life by your side... lost in your beauty...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song expresses deep admiration and devotion between lovers. The lyrics cleverly blend scientific concepts like geography, physics, aesthetics, and psychology to metaphorically describe the profound emotional and physical transformation experienced upon falling in love. The protagonist reflects on how among millions, their lover stands out as the singular focus of their world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Iyal suffix rhyme)

Ennil ariviyal unnil azhagiyal

The lyrist cleverly uses words ending in '-iyal' (ariviyal, azhagiyal, kalaviyalae, vidhiyiyal, ulaviyalae, puviyiyalai, iyarbiyalai) to create a rhythmic, academic, and melodic assonance pattern.

Hyperbole & Metaphor

Boologam engum iladha puviyiyalai

Compares physical body and personal connection to unexplored geography, unique physics, and a blooming flower in a desert to emphasize intensity of love.

Imagery

En vaanam indru un meedhu sarigiradhae

Uses spatial and visual imagery like breaking windows, sky tilting, and rainbow hues to illustrate love engulfing the senses.

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Trivia

The song 'Pala Kodi Pengalilae' is featured in the 2015 Tamil romantic comedy 'India Pakistan', starring Vijay Antony and Sushma Raj. The film's music score was composed by Deena Devagarathan.

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