Pasam Prema Pasam
From Prema Pasam -1985 · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Prema Pasam -19851985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam | Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection. |
| Oru dheivam illaatha verunkoyil dheepam | A lamp in an empty temple without a deity. |
| Irunthaalum ponaalum evarkkenna laabam | Whether I live or pass away, who profits from it? |
| Maraiyaathathu prema paasam paasam | Loving affection is the one thing that never fades. |
| Male | |
| Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam | Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection. |
| Male | |
| Naan konda mogangal ellaamae maayam | All the desires I held were mere illusion. |
| Naalaagi ponaalum aaraatha kaayam | A wound that never heals even as days pass by. |
| Yaarodu solveno naan pattapaadu | To whom shall I tell the suffering I have endured? |
| Kuyil vanthu seraamal puyal vantha koodu | A nest hit by a storm before the nightingale could arrive. |
| Male | |
| Kann moodinaal….aa…aa…aa….aa… | When closing eyes... ah... ah... ah... |
| Kann moodumpothum idhu urangaatha paasam | Even when eyes close in death, this affection never sleeps. |
| Male | |
| Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam | Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection. |
| Male | |
| Iranthaalum en paasam iravaamal vaazhum | Even if I die, my affection will live on immortal. |
| Maru jenmam aanaalum maravaamal serum | Even in a rebirth, it will unite without forgetting. |
| Nee ennai thaalaattum thaayaaga vendum | You must become the mother who lulls me to sleep. |
| Naan unthan madi meedhu seyaaga vendum | I must become the child on your lap. |
| Male | |
| Theyaamalae…ae…ae….ae…ae…ae….aa….aa…aa…. | Without waning... ah... ah... ah... |
| Theyaamal valarum idhu dheiveega paasam | This divine affection grows without waning. |
| Male | |
| Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam | Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection. |
| Oru dheivam illaatha verunkoyil dheepam | A lamp in an empty temple without a deity. |
| Irunthaalum ponaalum evarkkenna laabam | Whether I live or pass away, who profits from it? |
| Maraiyaathathu prema paasam paasam | Loving affection is the one thing that never fades. |
பாசம் பிரேம பாசம் பாசம் பிரேம பாசம்
ஒரு தெய்வம் இல்லாத வெறுங்கோயில் தீபம்
இருந்தாலும் போனாலும் எவர்க்கென்ன லாபம்
மறையாதது பிரேம பாசம் பாசம்...
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection.
A lamp in an empty temple without a deity.
Whether I live or pass away, who profits from it?
Loving affection is the one thing that never fades.
பாசம் பிரேம பாசம் பாசம் பிரேம பாசம்
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection.
நான் கொண்ட மோகங்கள் எல்லாமே மாயம்
நாளாகி போனாலும் ஆறாத காயம்
யாரோடு சொல்வேனோ நான் பட்டப்பாடு
குயில் வந்து சேராமல் புயல் வந்த கூடு
All the desires I held were mere illusion.
A wound that never heals even as days pass by.
To whom shall I tell the suffering I have endured?
A nest hit by a storm before the nightingale could arrive.
கண் மூடினால்......ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ.....
கண் மூடும்போதும் இது உறங்காத பாசம்
When closing eyes... ah... ah... ah...
Even when eyes close in death, this affection never sleeps.
பாசம் பிரேம பாசம் பாசம் பிரேம பாசம்....
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection.
இறந்தாலும் என் பாசம் இறவாமல் வாழும்
மறு ஜென்மம் ஆனாலும் மறவாமல் சேரும்
நீ என்னை தாலாட்டும் தாயாக வேண்டும்
நான் உந்தன் மடி மீது சேயாக வேண்டும்
Even if I die, my affection will live on immortal.
Even in a rebirth, it will unite without forgetting.
You must become the mother who lulls me to sleep.
I must become the child on your lap.
தேயாமலே..ஏ...ஏ.....ஏ...ஏ...ஏ.....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ.....
தேயாமல் வளரும் இது தெய்வீக பாசம்
Without waning... ah... ah... ah...
This divine affection grows without waning.
பாசம் பிரேம பாசம் பாசம் பிரேம பாசம்
ஒரு தெய்வம் இல்லாத வெறுங்கோயில் தீபம்
இருந்தாலும் போனாலும் எவர்க்கென்ன லாபம்
மறையாதது பிரேம பாசம் பாசம்......
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection.
A lamp in an empty temple without a deity.
Whether I live or pass away, who profits from it?
Loving affection is the one thing that never fades.
Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection.
Oru dheivam illaatha verunkoyil dheepam
A lamp in an empty temple without a deity.
Irunthaalum ponaalum evarkkenna laabam
Whether I live or pass away, who profits from it?
Maraiyaathathu prema paasam paasam
Loving affection is the one thing that never fades.
Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection.
Naan konda mogangal ellaamae maayam
All the desires I held were mere illusion.
Naalaagi ponaalum aaraatha kaayam
A wound that never heals even as days pass by.
Yaarodu solveno naan pattapaadu
To whom shall I tell the suffering I have endured?
Kuyil vanthu seraamal puyal vantha koodu
A nest hit by a storm before the nightingale could arrive.
Kann moodinaal….aa…aa…aa….aa…
When closing eyes... ah... ah... ah...
Kann moodumpothum idhu urangaatha paasam
Even when eyes close in death, this affection never sleeps.
Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection.
Iranthaalum en paasam iravaamal vaazhum
Even if I die, my affection will live on immortal.
Maru jenmam aanaalum maravaamal serum
Even in a rebirth, it will unite without forgetting.
Nee ennai thaalaattum thaayaaga vendum
You must become the mother who lulls me to sleep.
Naan unthan madi meedhu seyaaga vendum
I must become the child on your lap.
Theyaamalae…ae…ae….ae…ae…ae….aa….aa…aa….
Without waning... ah... ah... ah...
Theyaamal valarum idhu dheiveega paasam
This divine affection grows without waning.
Paasam prema paasam paasam prema paasam
Affection, loving affection, affection, loving affection.
Oru dheivam illaatha verunkoyil dheepam
A lamp in an empty temple without a deity.
Irunthaalum ponaalum evarkkenna laabam
Whether I live or pass away, who profits from it?
Maraiyaathathu prema paasam paasam
Loving affection is the one thing that never fades.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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