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Lyrics & meaning

Panithuli

From Raangi · 2020

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Chinmayi Sripada, C. Sathya, Yazin Nizar
Music director
C. Sathya
Movie name
Raangi
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
17 Nov 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paniththuli vizhuvadhaal
Anaiyaadhu dheebam
Tholaivilae kidaithadhae
Yenakkana yaavum
Avanodu pesumbodhu
Adhupola vaarthai yedhu
Un dhooramum en dhooramum
Kangal kaanaamal
Paniththuli vizhuvadhaal
Anaiyaadhu dheebam
Tholaivilae kidaithadhae
Yenakkana yaavum
Avanodu pesumbodhu
Adhupola vaarthai yedhu
Un dhooramum en dhooramum
Kangal kaanaamal
En kaalam edhirkaalam
Enakkondrum theriyadhae
Kaanaadha pen kaadhal
Kanneeril karaiyadhae
Thottaavai mazhaiyaga
Naan thooruven
Thookkathil unperai
Naan kooruven
Annaandhu naan paarkka
Aagayam thee kaayam
Oru paarvai nee theenda
Uyir vazhgiren
Avanodu pesumbodhu
Adhupola vaarthai yedhu
Un dhooramum en dhooramum
Kangal kaanaamal
Iruvarum inaivadhu
Vayadhu theendamaiyae
Kaduvulae koduppinum
Enakku vendamaiyae
Nee kaanum kanavu ivalilaiyae
Un kaadhal unavu avalilaiyae
Naanunai neeyenai yen vedhanai
Un dhooramum en dhooramum
Kangal kaanaamal
Haa..a.aaa..aaa..aaa…
Haaa…aa
Just because a drop of dew falls,
The flame will not go out.
From far away, I found
Everything meant for me.
When I speak with him,
What words can ever compare?
The distance between you and me,
Without our eyes ever meeting...
Just because a drop of dew falls,
The flame will not go out.
From far away, I found
Everything meant for me.
When I speak with him,
What words can ever compare?
The distance between you and me,
Without our eyes ever meeting...
My present and my future,
I know nothing about them.
The love of an unseen girl
Does not dissolve in tears.
Like a shower of rain,
I will spray bullets.
Even in my sleep,
I will call your name.
When I look up,
The sky is a wound of fire.
If your single glance touches me,
I stay alive.
When I speak with him,
What words can ever compare?
The distance between you and me,
Without our eyes ever meeting...
For the two of us to unite,
Our age difference keeps us apart.
Even if God Himself gave it to me,
I would not want it.
The dream you see is not this girl.
She is not the one to feed your love.
You and I... oh, what agony!
The distance between you and me,
Without our eyes ever meeting...
Ha... aa.. aa.... ha.... aa...
Ha.. aaa..
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Paniththuli from the movie Raangi is a soulful reflection on emotional connection, longing, and boundary-transcending affection. The song captures the thoughts of a woman who shares a deep bond with someone across a vast geographical and situational distance. Despite never meeting face to face and knowing the practical impossibilities of their situation due to age and life paths, she finds solace in their conversations.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Paniththuli vizhuvadhaal Anaiyaadhu dheebam

Comparing a fragile yet enduring relationship to a lamp that remains lit despite dewdrops falling on it.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Kaanaadha pen kaadhal Kanneeril karaiyadhae

Repetition of the 'K' consonant sound across words in the line for rhythmic harmony.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Naan thooruven / Naan kooruven

Matching of the second consonant sound 'oo' in consecutive lines (Thooruven / Kooruven).

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Trivia

The song is integral to the plot of Raangi (starring Trisha), where the protagonist interacts with a young foreign fighter over social media. The lyrics by Kabilan capture the unique emotional state of caring deeply for someone whom one has never met in person.

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