Pei Pasi
From Pei Pasi · 2018
- Lyricist
- Kaber Vasuki
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Pei Pasi2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pei pasi | Monstrous hunger |
| Ha ha ha ha | Ha ha ha ha |
| Pei pasi | Monstrous hunger |
| Ha ha ha ha | Ha ha ha ha |
| Naanga busy | We are busy |
| Naanga busy | We are busy |
| Naanga busy naanga busy | We are busy, we are busy |
| Busy busy busy busy | Busy busy busy busy |
| Busy busy busy busy busy…aah | Busy busy busy busy busy…aah |
| Male | |
| Pei pasi ethu rusi | Monstrous hunger, what taste is left? |
| Nadunisi naanga busy | Midnight, and we are busy |
| Busy busy busy | Busy busy busy |
| Male | |
| Pei pasi ethu rusi | Monstrous hunger, what taste is left? |
| Nadunisi naanga busy | Midnight, and we are busy |
| Busy busy busy | Busy busy busy |
| Male | |
| Odum kaala kaalam kadikka | As running time bites into time |
| Idhaya thaalam vegam pidikka | As the heart rhythm gains speed |
| Pidikka pidikka pidikka…ah | Gaining, gaining, gaining speed…ah |
| Male | |
| Aachariyam achcham tharudhu | Wonder turns into fear |
| Pathcha thaapam katchi maarudhu | Raw compassion switches sides |
| Padhattam virattum thisaiyil odi | Running in whichever direction panic drives us |
| Ettu thikkum sevuthula modhi | Crashing into walls in all eight directions |
| Chorus | |
| Pei pasi ethu rusi | Monstrous hunger, what taste is left? |
| Nadunisi naanga busy | Midnight, and we are busy |
| Busy busy busy | Busy busy busy |
| Chorus | |
| Pei pasi ethu rusi | Monstrous hunger, what taste is left? |
| Nadunisi naanga busy | Midnight, and we are busy |
| Busy busy busy | Busy busy busy |
| Male | |
| Theriyati thoda nadunguthu | Thighs tremble if things are unknown |
| Puriyati pudhir kelambuthu | A riddle arises if things are not understood |
| Pudhirukku badhil vesham | The answer to the riddle is a disguise |
| Potta kathaiyum kathara viduthu | Even a fabricated story makes one scream |
| Chorus | |
| Loopula potta paatta | Like a song put on a loop |
| Otta bayam manasu suththa | Fear sticks and spins the mind |
| Odum bayatha ooram thalla | To push running fear aside |
| Manasa suththi paakka solla | To tell the mind to look around |
| Suthi suthi paaka paaka | As you keep looking around and around |
| Get-up maathi achcham thaakka | Fear changes disguises and attacks |
| Ippa sollu manusanukku yaar ethiri | Now tell me, who is man's real enemy? |
| Chorus | |
| Pei pasi ethu rusi | Monstrous hunger, what taste is left? |
| Nadunisi naanga busy | Midnight, and we are busy |
| Busy busy busy | Busy busy busy |
| Chorus | |
| Pei pasi ethu rusi | Monstrous hunger, what taste is left? |
| Nadunisi naanga busy | Midnight, and we are busy |
| Busy busy busy | Busy busy busy |
பேய் பசி
ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹா
பேய் பசி
ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹா
நாங்க பிஸி
நாங்க பிஸி
நாங்க பிஸி நாங்க பிஸி
பிஸி பிஸி பிஸி பிஸி
பிஸி பிஸி பிஸி பிஸி பிஸி...ஆ
Monstrous hunger
Ha ha ha ha
Monstrous hunger
Ha ha ha ha
We are busy
We are busy
We are busy, we are busy
Busy busy busy busy
Busy busy busy busy busy…aah
பேய் பசி எது ருசி
நடுநிசி நாங்க பிஸி
பிஸி பிஸி பிஸி
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
பேய் பசி எது ருசி
நடுநிசி நாங்க பிஸி
பிஸி பிஸி பிஸி
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
ஓடும் கால காலம் கடிக்க
இதய தாளம் வேகம் பிடிக்க
பிடிக்க பிடிக்க பிடிக்க....அ
As running time bites into time
As the heart rhythm gains speed
Gaining, gaining, gaining speed…ah
ஆச்சரியம் அச்சம் தருது
பச்சா தாபம் கட்சி மாறுது
பதட்டம் விரட்டும் திசையில் ஓடி
எட்டு திக்கும் செவுத்துல மோதி
Wonder turns into fear
Raw compassion switches sides
Running in whichever direction panic drives us
Crashing into walls in all eight directions
பேய் பசி எது ருசி
நடுநிசி நாங்க பிஸி
பிஸி பிஸி பிஸி
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
பேய் பசி எது ருசி
நடுநிசி நாங்க பிஸி
பிஸி பிஸி பிஸி
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
தெரியாட்டி தொட நடுங்குது
புரியாட்டி புதிர் கெளம்புது
புதிருக்கு பதில் வேஷம்
போட்ட கதையும் கதற விடுது
Thighs tremble if things are unknown
A riddle arises if things are not understood
The answer to the riddle is a disguise
Even a fabricated story makes one scream
லூப்புல போட்ட பாட்ட
ஓட்ட பயம் மனசு சுத்த
ஓடும் பயத்தை ஓரம் தள்ள
மனச சுத்தி பாக்க சொல்ல
சுத்தி சுத்தி பாக்க பாக்க
கெட்டப் மாத்தி அச்சம் தாக்க
இப்ப சொல்லு மனுஷனுக்கு யார் எதிரி
Like a song put on a loop
Fear sticks and spins the mind
To push running fear aside
To tell the mind to look around
As you keep looking around and around
Fear changes disguises and attacks
Now tell me, who is man's real enemy?
பேய் பசி எது ருசி
நடுநிசி நாங்க பிஸி
பிஸி பிஸி பிஸி
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
பேய் பசி எது ருசி
நடுநிசி நாங்க பிஸி
பிஸி பிஸி பிஸி
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
Pei pasi
Monstrous hunger
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Pei pasi
Monstrous hunger
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Naanga busy
We are busy
Naanga busy
We are busy
Naanga busy naanga busy
We are busy, we are busy
Busy busy busy busy
Busy busy busy busy
Busy busy busy busy busy…aah
Busy busy busy busy busy…aah
Pei pasi ethu rusi
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Nadunisi naanga busy
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
Busy busy busy
Pei pasi ethu rusi
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Nadunisi naanga busy
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
Busy busy busy
Odum kaala kaalam kadikka
As running time bites into time
Idhaya thaalam vegam pidikka
As the heart rhythm gains speed
Pidikka pidikka pidikka…ah
Gaining, gaining, gaining speed…ah
Aachariyam achcham tharudhu
Wonder turns into fear
Pathcha thaapam katchi maarudhu
Raw compassion switches sides
Padhattam virattum thisaiyil odi
Running in whichever direction panic drives us
Ettu thikkum sevuthula modhi
Crashing into walls in all eight directions
Pei pasi ethu rusi
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Nadunisi naanga busy
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
Busy busy busy
Pei pasi ethu rusi
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Nadunisi naanga busy
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
Busy busy busy
Theriyati thoda nadunguthu
Thighs tremble if things are unknown
Puriyati pudhir kelambuthu
A riddle arises if things are not understood
Pudhirukku badhil vesham
The answer to the riddle is a disguise
Potta kathaiyum kathara viduthu
Even a fabricated story makes one scream
Loopula potta paatta
Like a song put on a loop
Otta bayam manasu suththa
Fear sticks and spins the mind
Odum bayatha ooram thalla
To push running fear aside
Manasa suththi paakka solla
To tell the mind to look around
Suthi suthi paaka paaka
As you keep looking around and around
Get-up maathi achcham thaakka
Fear changes disguises and attacks
Ippa sollu manusanukku yaar ethiri
Now tell me, who is man's real enemy?
Pei pasi ethu rusi
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Nadunisi naanga busy
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
Busy busy busy
Pei pasi ethu rusi
Monstrous hunger, what taste is left?
Nadunisi naanga busy
Midnight, and we are busy
Busy busy busy
Busy busy busy
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Pei Pasi (2018), penned by independent artist Kaber Vasuki, explores the theme of insatiable existential hunger, midnight hustle, and the chaotic nature of human paranoia. The lyrics portray a frantic state where time runs out, fear dictates actions, and individuals constantly run in circles trying to navigate unknown challenges and internal demons.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Busy busy busy busy busy…aah”
The word 'busy' and phrases like 'pidikka pidikka' and 'suthi suthi' are repeated continuously to mirror the relentless, chaotic pace of modern urban life.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pei pasi ethu rusi / Nadunisi naanga busy”
The Tamil rhyming scheme where the second letter of consecutive words/phrases match, creating rhythm ('Pei pasi', 'Nadunisi').
Metaphor
“Pei pasi ethu rusi”
'Pei pasi' (Ghostly/Monstrous hunger) acts as a metaphor for insatiable human desire, greed, or desperation.
Rhetorical Question
“Ippa sollu manusanukku yaar ethiri”
The song ends its core verse with a reflective question prompting the listener to ponder whether man's enemy is internal or external.
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Trivia
Kaber Vasuki is an influential independent Tamil singer-songwriter known for his gritty, realistic lyrical themes about modern society, urban angst, and internal struggles. Pei Pasi features his signature socio-philosophical lyrical style.
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