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Panjara Kozhi

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Karumathur Manimaran
Singer
Anthony Daasan
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Album Songs 2023
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
29 Sept 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Panjara kozhi onnu
Nenjoram koovi ninnu
Panjara kozhi onnu
Nenjoram koovi ninnu
Kannara kanayila
Thevichi nikkuthadi
Dhesa maranthu poyi
Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi
Eppavum paartha kannu
Veppama thakkudhadi
Utthu nee pakkaiyila
En udhiram pookudhadi
Thoga mayila un thunaiya vaaren
Unnathaan adi unnathaan
En usirodum manasodum
Ozhichi vechirukken
Un valavikkaaga
Vaanavilla valachi valachirukken
Panjara kozhi onnu
Nenjoram koovi ninnu
Kannara kanayila
Thevichi nikkuthadi
Dhesa maranthu poyi
Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi
Pacha pullaiyattum
Un kaiya pidichiruppen
Pakkathul nadantha
Andha kadalaiyum kadappen
Alli poo nirama aachara pal azhagi
Azhagae poochoodum avadharam thaan
Manja poo mugama
Aavara pon nirama
Koondhal aagaya adhigarandhan
Vinmeen poochi adhu mookuthiaayachi
Kothithaan manasu kothithaan
En moolaikulla moottam pottu
Aduppu erikkuriyae
Enga anga inga suthi vittu
Alakalikkiriyae
Kanni kulikaiyilae
Naan manjakizhangaaven
Thulli kudhikaiyilae
Un kaal kolusaaven
Ulla koothaadum
Usiraaga naan iruppen
Karaiyum nadhi pola
Vilagama thaan
Irukkum jenmangal
Unakkaga naan purapen
Varangal vendum adhu
Varanaaga thaan
Kaanal neeraal nadhi niraiyudhamma
Vechithaan theeya vechithaan
Enna erikkama erikkiriyae
Ye elimicham pazhamae
En moochodum kalanthirukkum
Kattu sandhaname
Panjara kozhi onnu
Nenjoram koovi ninnu
Kannara kanayila
Thevichi nikkuthadi
Dhesa maranthu poyi
Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi
Eppavum paartha kannu
Veppama thakkudhadi
Utthu nee pakkaiyila
En udhiram pookudhadi
Thoga mayila un thunaiya vaaren
Unnathaan adi unnathaan
En usirodum manasodum
Ozhichi vechirukken
Un valavikkaaga
Vaanavilla valachi valachirukken
Panjara kozhi onnu
Nenjoram koovi ninnu
Kannara kanayila
Thevichi nikkuthadi
Dhesa maranthu poyi
Manasu ippo malachu nikkudhadi
A caged rooster,
Stands crowing by the edge of my heart.
A caged rooster,
Stands crowing by the edge of my heart.
Right before my eyes,
It stands overwhelmed, girl!
Forgetting the rest of the world,
My heart stands stunned now, girl!
Those eyes I used to always see,
Now strike me with a burning heat!
When you look deep into my eyes,
My blood blossoms with joy!
Like a feathered peacock, I come to be your mate,
Only you, girl, only you!
Deep within my life and my soul,
I have hidden you away!
Just to make a bangle for your wrist,
I have bent the rainbow into a curve!
A caged rooster,
Stands crowing by the edge of my heart.
Right before my eyes,
It stands overwhelmed, girl!
Forgetting the rest of the world,
My heart stands stunned now, girl!
Just like a little child,
I will hold onto your hand;
If I am walking beside you,
I could cross even the ocean!
Fair as a water lily, you pure milky beauty,
You are beauty itself wearing flowers!
With a glowing yellow flower-like face,
Golden like the aavaram blossom,
Your hair reigns over the sky!
A little firefly has turned into your nose stud!
It boils, my heart is boiling over!
Lighting a smoky fire inside my mind,
You keep a stove burning hot!
Spinning me around everywhere,
You drive me completely crazy!
When my girl takes a bath,
I will become the fragrant turmeric root!
When you skip and bounce around,
I will become the anklet on your feet!
Dancing deep inside,
I will be the very life in you!
Like a river and its bank,
Never pulling apart,
In all the lifetimes to come,
I will be born just for you!
I need the blessing,
To become your groom!
Can a river ever fill with a mirage?
Lighting a fire, yes, setting a spark,
You burn me without burning!
Oh, my golden lemon!
Mingled with my very breath,
Oh, my wild sandalwood!
A caged rooster,
Stands crowing by the edge of my heart.
Right before my eyes,
It stands overwhelmed, girl!
Forgetting the rest of the world,
My heart stands stunned now, girl!
Those eyes I used to always see,
Now strike me with a burning heat!
When you look deep into my eyes,
My blood blossoms with joy!
Like a feathered peacock, I come to be your mate,
Only you, girl, only you!
Deep within my life and my soul,
I have hidden you away!
Just to make a bangle for your wrist,
I have bent the rainbow into a curve!
A caged rooster,
Stands crowing by the edge of my heart.
Right before my eyes,
It stands overwhelmed, girl!
Forgetting the rest of the world,
My heart stands stunned now, girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This folk-pop track portrays a lover expressing intense, passionate affection towards his beloved. Using rustic imagery from rural Tamil country life—such as caged roosters, turmeric roots, anklets, peacocks, and wild sandalwood—the protagonist describes how his mind gets enchanted and confused whenever he gazes at her. He expresses a desire to be with her across multiple lifetimes, bending rainbows to make her bangles and becoming the very air she breathes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)

Alli poo nirama aachara pal azhagi

Compares the beloved's skin tone to lily flowers (Alli poo) and Aavaram flowers, and compares the lover's desire to a rooster crowing inside the heart.

Ethirukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Panjara kozhi onnu / Nenjoram koovi ninnu

Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Panjara' and 'Nenjoram' (n-j sound harmony).

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Un valavikkaaga Vaanavilla valachi valachirukken

Exaggerating romantic devotion by claiming to bend the rainbow into bangles for her.

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Trivia

Featuring vocals by Anthony Daasan and music composed by veteran duo Sankar Ganesh, the song blends traditional rural Tamil folk lyricism written by Karumathur Manimaran with upbeat modern rhythms.

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