Payani
From Payani · 2022
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singer
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Music director
- Ankit Tiwari
- Details
- Payani2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaathukku mela kaagitham pola | Like a paper floating above the wind |
| Ooduren thannaala | I float on my own accord |
| Male | |
| Kaathukku mela kaagitham pola | Like a paper floating above the wind |
| Ooduren thannaala | I float on my own accord |
| Thoonilum kaadhal thurumpilum kaadhal | Love is in the pillar, love is in the speck of dust |
| Aaduren unnaala | I am swaying because of you |
| Male | |
| Verum mazhai veesumpothu | When it is only pouring rain |
| Varum veyil thaanae kaadhal | Love is the sunshine that breaks through |
| Male | |
| {Vaa unai enai marandhu | Come, forgetting you and me |
| Ulagamengum pogalam | Let us go all across the world |
| Vaa nila varai paranthu | Come, flying up to the moon |
| Nizhal tholaindhu vaazhalaam} (2) | Let us live losing our shadows |
| Male | |
| Theana inikkum scene-ah irukkum | Come, forgetting you and me |
| Kooda nadantha road-eh manakkum | Let us go all across the world |
| Thaana manasu gaana padikkum | Come, flying up to the moon |
| Meena thudikkum kannaala | Let us live losing our shadows |
| Sema kaattu kaaturaalae | The scene feels as sweet as honey |
| Vachu nalla theetturalae | The road we walked together smells fragrant |
| Male | |
| Edathu purathil irukkum | My mind automatically sings a song |
| Idhayam idam maarudhae | Because of her eyes that flutter like a fish |
| Enakkae enakka oruthi | She puts on quite a show |
| Irukkaanu thoonudhae | She sharpens me so well |
| Male | |
| Nee tharum vali azhaga | Located on the left side |
| Marana bayam kaatudhae | My heart is shifting its position |
| Un vizhiyae vizhi sirithaal | That a girl meant exclusively for me |
| Idhayam mazhai aaguthae | Exists, I now feel so |
| Male | |
| Edathu purathil irukkum | The pain you give is beautiful |
| Idhayam idam maarudhae | It shows me the fear of death |
| Enakkae enakka oruthi | When your eyes smile |
| Irukkaanu thoonudhae | My heart turns into rain |
| Male | |
| Nee tharum vali azhaga | Located on the left side |
| Marana bayam kaatudhae | My heart is shifting its position |
| Un vizhiyae vizhi sirithaal | That a girl meant exclusively for me |
| Idhayam mazhai aaguthae | Exists, I now feel so |
காத்துக்கு மேல காகிதம் போல
ஓடுறேன் தன்னால
Like a paper floating above the wind
I float on my own accord
காத்துக்கு மேல காகிதம் போல
ஓடுறேன் தன்னால
தூணிலும் காதல் துரிம்பிலும் காதல்
ஆடுறேன் உன்னால
Like a paper floating above the wind
I float on my own accord
Love is in the pillar, love is in the speck of dust
I am swaying because of you
வெறும் மழை வீசும் போது
வரும் வெயில் தானே காதல்
When it is only pouring rain
Love is the sunshine that breaks through
{வா உனை எனை மறந்து
உலகமெங்கும் போகலாம்
வா நிலா வரை பறந்து
நிழல் தொலைந்து வாழலாம்} (2)
Come, forgetting you and me
Let us go all across the world
Come, flying up to the moon
Let us live losing our shadows
தேனா இனிக்கும் சீனா இருக்கும்
கூட நடந்த ரோட்-ஏ மணக்கும்
தானா மனசு கானா படிக்கும்
மீனா துடிக்கும் கண்ணால
செம காட்டு காட்டுறாலே
வச்சு நல்லா தீட்டுறாளே
Come, forgetting you and me
Let us go all across the world
Come, flying up to the moon
Let us live losing our shadows
The scene feels as sweet as honey
The road we walked together smells fragrant
{எடது புறத்தில் இருக்கும்
இதயம் இடம் மாறுதே
எனக்கே எனக்கா ஒருத்தி
இருக்கானு தோணுதே
நீ தரும் வலி அழகா
மரண பயம் காட்டுதே
உன் விழியே விழி சிரித்தால்
இதயம் மழை ஆடுதே } (2)
My mind automatically sings a song
Because of her eyes that flutter like a fish
She puts on quite a show
She sharpens me so well
Located on the left side
My heart is shifting its position
That a girl meant exclusively for me
Exists, I now feel so
The pain you give is beautiful
It shows me the fear of death
When your eyes smile
My heart turns into rain
Located on the left side
My heart is shifting its position
That a girl meant exclusively for me
Exists, I now feel so
Kaathukku mela kaagitham pola
Like a paper floating above the wind
Ooduren thannaala
I float on my own accord
Kaathukku mela kaagitham pola
Like a paper floating above the wind
Ooduren thannaala
I float on my own accord
Thoonilum kaadhal thurumpilum kaadhal
Love is in the pillar, love is in the speck of dust
Aaduren unnaala
I am swaying because of you
Verum mazhai veesumpothu
When it is only pouring rain
Varum veyil thaanae kaadhal
Love is the sunshine that breaks through
{Vaa unai enai marandhu
Come, forgetting you and me
Ulagamengum pogalam
Let us go all across the world
Vaa nila varai paranthu
Come, flying up to the moon
Nizhal tholaindhu vaazhalaam} (2)
Let us live losing our shadows
Theana inikkum scene-ah irukkum
Come, forgetting you and me
Kooda nadantha road-eh manakkum
Let us go all across the world
Thaana manasu gaana padikkum
Come, flying up to the moon
Meena thudikkum kannaala
Let us live losing our shadows
Sema kaattu kaaturaalae
The scene feels as sweet as honey
Vachu nalla theetturalae
The road we walked together smells fragrant
Edathu purathil irukkum
My mind automatically sings a song
Idhayam idam maarudhae
Because of her eyes that flutter like a fish
Enakkae enakka oruthi
She puts on quite a show
Irukkaanu thoonudhae
She sharpens me so well
Nee tharum vali azhaga
Located on the left side
Marana bayam kaatudhae
My heart is shifting its position
Un vizhiyae vizhi sirithaal
That a girl meant exclusively for me
Idhayam mazhai aaguthae
Exists, I now feel so
Edathu purathil irukkum
The pain you give is beautiful
Idhayam idam maarudhae
It shows me the fear of death
Enakkae enakka oruthi
When your eyes smile
Irukkaanu thoonudhae
My heart turns into rain
Nee tharum vali azhaga
Located on the left side
Marana bayam kaatudhae
My heart is shifting its position
Un vizhiyae vizhi sirithaal
That a girl meant exclusively for me
Idhayam mazhai aaguthae
Exists, I now feel so
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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