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Pasam Prema Pasam

From Prema Pasam -1985 · 1985

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Prema Pasam -1985
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
29 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam
Oru dheivam illaatha verunkoyil dheepam
Irunthaalum ponaalum evarkkenna laabam
Maraiyaathathu prema paasam paasam
Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam
Naan konda mogangal ellaamae maayam
Naalaagi ponaalum aaraatha kaayam
Yaarodu solveno naan pattapaadu
Kuyil vanthu seraamal puyal vantha koodu
Kann moodinaal….aa…aa…aa….aa…
Kann moodumpothum idhu urangaatha paasam
Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam
Iranthaalum en paasam iravaamal vaazhum
Maru jenmam aanaalum maravaamal serum
Nee ennai thaalaattum thaayaaga vendum
Naan unthan madi meedhu seyaaga vendum
Theyaamalae…ae…ae….ae…ae…ae….aa….aa…aa….
Theyaamal valarum idhu dheiveega paasam
Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam
Oru dheivam illaatha verunkoyil dheepam
Irunthaalum ponaalum evarkkenna laabam
Maraiyaathathu prema paasam paasam
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection...
Like a lamp in an empty temple without a deity,
Whether it burns or goes out, who stands to gain?
What never fades is this loving affection, this bond...
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection...
All the desires I held were only illusions,
A wound that never heals no matter how many days pass.
To whom can I tell all the pain I have suffered?
A nest where no cuckoo arrived, but a storm struck instead.
When I close my eyes... ah... ah...
Even when my eyes close, this love never sleeps.
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection...
Even if I die, my love will live on forever.
Even in another birth, it will find you without forgetting.
You must become the mother who sings me a lullaby,
And I must become the child resting on your lap.
Without ever fading... ah... ah...
Growing without ever diminishing, this is divine love.
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection...
Like a lamp in an empty temple without a deity,
Whether it burns or goes out, who stands to gain?
What never fades is this loving affection, this bond...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song Prema Pasam expresses a deeply poignant lamentation on the unyielding and eternal nature of true love and emotional attachment. The protagonist feels like a lonely lamp burning inside an abandoned temple without a deity, lamenting that worldly desires have turned out to be mere illusions and unhealable wounds. Despite the grief and feeling like a bird's nest destroyed by a storm, the protagonist asserts that true affection transcends physical demise. Even across rebirths, this divine love is envisioned to endure, transforming into a pure mother-child bond.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Oru dheivam illaatha verunkoyil dheepam

Compares the protagonist's desolate soul to a lit lamp inside an empty temple that lacks a deity, symbolizing extreme loneliness and aimlessness.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kuyil vanthu seraamal puyal vantha koodu

Compares a broken life to a nest hit by a storm before the nightingale could find shelter, signifying unexpected tragedy before joy could arrive.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Iranthaalum en paasam iravaamal vaazhum

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'i' across words in the line creating musical harmony.

Paradox / Contrast

Iranthaalum en paasam iravaamal vaazhum

Contrasts physical death with eternal life of affection (Iranthaalum vs Iravaamal vaazhum) to stress immortality of love.

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Trivia

Prema Pasam (1985) starred legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan alongside Prabhu and Revathi. The song highlights the expressive vocal range of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam under Gangai Amaran's musical composition, with lyrics penned by Vaali capturing deep tragic sentimentalism.

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