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Payani

From Payani · 2022

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Anirudh Ravichander
Music director
Ankit Tiwari
Movie name
Payani
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
20 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaathukku mela kaagitham pola
Ooduren thannaala
Kaathukku mela kaagitham pola
Ooduren thannaala
Thoonilum kaadhal thurumpilum kaadhal
Aaduren unnaala
Verum mazhai veesumpothu
Varum veyil thaanae kaadhal
{Vaa unai enai marandhu
Ulagamengum pogalam
Vaa nila varai paranthu
Nizhal tholaindhu vaazhalaam} (2)
Theana inikkum scene-ah irukkum
Kooda nadantha road-eh manakkum
Thaana manasu gaana padikkum
Meena thudikkum kannaala
Sema kaattu kaaturaalae
Vachu nalla theetturalae
Edathu purathil irukkum
Idhayam idam maarudhae
Enakkae enakka oruthi
Irukkaanu thoonudhae
Nee tharum vali azhaga
Marana bayam kaatudhae
Un vizhiyae vizhi sirithaal
Idhayam mazhai aaguthae
Edathu purathil irukkum
Idhayam idam maarudhae
Enakkae enakka oruthi
Irukkaanu thoonudhae
Nee tharum vali azhaga
Marana bayam kaatudhae
Un vizhiyae vizhi sirithaal
Idhayam mazhai aaguthae
Like a piece of paper carried by the wind,
I am running all by myself.
Like a piece of paper carried by the wind,
I am running all by myself.
Love in every pillar, love in every speck of dust,
I am dancing because of you.
When only rain pours down,
The sunshine that breaks through is love.
Come, forgetting you and me,
Let us travel across the whole world.
Come, let us fly all the way to the moon,
And live with our shadows lost behind.
It tastes sweet as honey, it is quite a sight to see,
Even the road we walk along turns fragrant,
My heart breaks into song all on its own,
Because of her eyes that flutter like little fish.
She is driving me completely wild,
She has got hold of me and really sharpens me up.
The heart that rests on my left side,
Is shifting away to a new place.
That someone exists just for me,
It truly feels that way now.
The pain you give is so beautiful,
Yet it makes me fear death itself.
When your eyes smile into mine,
My heart turns into pouring rain.
The heart that rests on my left side,
Is shifting away to a new place.
That someone exists just for me,
It truly feels that way now.
The pain you give is so beautiful,
Yet it makes me fear death itself.
When your eyes smile into mine,
My heart turns into pouring rain.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Payani is an upbeat, ecstatic romantic song that depicts the joy and intoxication of falling in love. The protagonist feels as light and free as a sheet of paper carried by the wind, seeing love everywhere—from massive pillars to tiny specks of dust. He expresses a desire to transcend everyday reality with his lover, flying all the way to the moon and leaving their shadows behind. The lyrics highlight how love transforms mundane surroundings into fragrant, honey-sweet experiences, shifting his heart and making even the bittersweet pain of love feel beautifully overwhelming.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upama)

“Kaathukku mela kaagitham pola”

Compares the protagonist's feeling of weightlessness in love to a paper floating above the wind using 'pola'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Meena thudikkum kannaala”

Compares the girl's expressive, fluttering eyes directly to restless fish ('meen').

Alliteration (Mona)

“Thoonilum kaadhal thurumpilum kaadhal”

Repetition of the initial 'th' sound in 'Thoonilum' and 'thurumpilum', referencing the omnipresence of love.

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Nee tharum vali azhaga”

Combines the contradictory ideas of 'pain' (vali) and 'beauty' (azhaga) to describe love's intensity.

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Trivia

Payani marks a cross-industry collaboration featuring popular Bollywood composer Ankit Tiwari debuting in Tamil independent/film space, with rockstar Anirudh Ravichander rendering the vocals and lyrics penned by Viveka.

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