Pengal Yendral
From Neethaane En Ponvasantham · 2012
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Neethaane En Ponvasantham2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pengal endraal poiyaa poi thaanaa | Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie? |
| Pennin kaadhal kannin mai thaanaa | Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl? |
| Male | |
| Pengal endraal poiyaa poi thaanaa | Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie? |
| Pennin kaadhal kannin mai thaanaa | Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl? |
| Pengal endraal poiyaa poi thaanaa | Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie? |
| Pennin kaadhal kannin mai thaanaa | Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl? |
| Male | |
| Pengalin kaadhalin arththam ini | The meaning of a woman's love from now on, |
| Mullin mel thoongidum pani thuli | Is like a dewdrop sleeping on a sharp thorn. |
| Male | |
| Kaalai veyil vandhaalae | When the morning sunshine arrives, |
| Odi pogum thanaalae | It disappears all on its own. |
| Kaadhal varum munnaalae ho ho | Love comes first, ho ho, |
| Kanneer varum pinnaalae ho ho | Tears follow right behind, ho ho. |
| Male | |
| Enna solli enna pennae | What is left to say, oh girl? |
| Nenjam oru kaathaadi | My heart is like a paper kite, |
| Thaththi thaththi unnidaththil | Hopping and stumbling towards you, |
| Thaavudhadi kooththaadi | Leaping and dancing wildly. |
| Male | |
| Pengal endraal poiyaa poi thaanaa | Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie? |
| Pennin kaadhal kannin mai thaanaa….aaa….. | Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl? |
| Male | |
| Idharku thaanaa aasai vaithaai | Was this what you desired and longed for? |
| Idhayam ketkkudhae | My heart keeps questioning. |
| Ivalukkaaga thudikka vendaam | "Do not beat for her anymore," |
| Endru verukkudhae | Saying so, it resents her. |
| Male | |
| Madhi ketta ennidam | To me, who lost my sense of judgment, |
| Manam nondhu sonnadhu | My grieving heart spoke, |
| Maranaththai pol indha | That like death itself, |
| Penn ival endradhu | Is this woman. |
| Male | |
| Theeyai pondra pen ival endru | That she is a woman like fire, |
| Therindhu kondadhae en manam | My heart has finally come to realize. |
| Anbil seidha aayudhangal | Weapons crafted out of affection, |
| Pennidaththil undu yeraalam | A woman possesses in abundance. |
| Male | |
| Pengal endraal poiyaa poi thaanaa | Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie? |
| Pennin kaadhal kannin mai thaanaa | Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl? |
| Male | |
| Pengalin kaadhalin arththam ini | The meaning of a woman's love from now on, |
| Mullin mel thoongidum pani thuli | Is like a dewdrop sleeping on a sharp thorn. |
| Male | |
| Kaalai veyil vandhaalae | When the morning sunshine arrives, |
| Odi pogum thanaalae | It disappears all on its own. |
| Kaadhal varum munnaalae ho ho | Love comes first, ho ho, |
| Kanneer varum pinnaalae ho ho | Tears follow right behind, ho ho. |
| Male | |
| Enna solli enna pennae | What is left to say, oh girl? |
| Nenjam oru kaathaadi | My heart is like a paper kite, |
| Thaththi thaththi unnidaththil | Hopping and stumbling towards you, |
| Thaavudhadi kooththaadi | Leaping and dancing wildly. |
பெண்கள் என்றால்
பொய்யா பொய்தானா
பெண்ணின் காதல்
கண்ணின் மைதானா
Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie?
Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl?
{பெண்கள் என்றால்
பொய்யா பொய்தானா
பெண்ணின் காதல்
கண்ணின் மைதானா} (2)
Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie?
Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl?
Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie?
Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl?
பெண்களின் காதலின் அர்த்தம் இனி
முள்ளின் மேல் தூங்கிடும் பனி துளி
The meaning of a woman's love from now on,
Is like a dewdrop sleeping on a sharp thorn.
காலை வெயில் வந்தாலே
ஓடி போகும் தன்னாலே
காதல் வரும் முன்னாலே.. ஒ.. ஒ..
கண்ணீர் வரும் பின்னாலே.. ஒ.. ஒ..
When the morning sunshine arrives,
It disappears all on its own.
Love comes first, ho ho,
Tears follow right behind, ho ho.
என்ன சொல்லி என்ன பெண்ணே
நெஞ்சம் ஒரு காத்தாடி
தத்தி தத்தி உன்னிடத்தில்
தாவுதடி கூத்தாடி
What is left to say, oh girl?
My heart is like a paper kite,
Hopping and stumbling towards you,
Leaping and dancing wildly.
பெண்கள் என்றால்
பொய்யா பொய்தானா
பெண்ணின் காதல்
கண்ணின் மைதானா
Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie?
Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl?
இதற்குத்தானா ஆசை வைத்தாய்
இதயம் கேட்குதே.....
இவளுக்குகாக துடிக்க வேண்டாம்
என்று வெறுக்குதே.....
Was this what you desired and longed for?
My heart keeps questioning.
"Do not beat for her anymore,"
Saying so, it resents her.
மதி கெட்ட என்னிடம்
மனம் நொந்து சொன்னது
மரணத்தை போல் இந்த
பெண் இவள் என்றது
To me, who lost my sense of judgment,
My grieving heart spoke,
That like death itself,
Is this woman.
தீயை போன்ற பெண் இவள் என்று
தெரிந்து கொண்டதே என் மனம்
அன்பில் செய்த ஆயுதங்கள்
பெண்ணிடத்தில் உண்டு ஏராளம்
That she is a woman like fire,
My heart has finally come to realize.
Weapons crafted out of affection,
A woman possesses in abundance.
பெண்கள் என்றால்
பொய்யா பொய்தானா
பெண்ணின் காதல்
கண்ணின் மைதானா
Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie?
Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl?
பெண்களின் காதலின் அர்த்தம் இனி
முள்ளின் மேல் தூங்கிடும் பனி துளி
The meaning of a woman's love from now on,
Is like a dewdrop sleeping on a sharp thorn.
காலை வெயில் வந்தாலே
ஓடி போகும் தன்னாலே
காதல் வரும் முன்னாலே.. ஒ.. ஒ..
கண்ணீர் வரும் பின்னாலே.. ஒ.. ஒ..
When the morning sunshine arrives,
It disappears all on its own.
Love comes first, ho ho,
Tears follow right behind, ho ho.
என்ன சொல்லி என்ன பெண்ணே
நெஞ்சம் ஒரு காத்தாடி
தத்தி தத்தி உன்னிடத்தில்
தாவுதடி கூத்தாடி
What is left to say, oh girl?
My heart is like a paper kite,
Hopping and stumbling towards you,
Leaping and dancing wildly.
Pengal endraal poiyaa poi thaanaa
Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie?
Pennin kaadhal kannin mai thaanaa
Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl?
Pengal endraal poiyaa poi thaanaa
Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie?
Pennin kaadhal kannin mai thaanaa
Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl?
Pengal endraal poiyaa poi thaanaa
Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie?
Pennin kaadhal kannin mai thaanaa
Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl?
Pengalin kaadhalin arththam ini
The meaning of a woman's love from now on,
Mullin mel thoongidum pani thuli
Is like a dewdrop sleeping on a sharp thorn.
Kaalai veyil vandhaalae
When the morning sunshine arrives,
Odi pogum thanaalae
It disappears all on its own.
Kaadhal varum munnaalae ho ho
Love comes first, ho ho,
Kanneer varum pinnaalae ho ho
Tears follow right behind, ho ho.
Enna solli enna pennae
What is left to say, oh girl?
Nenjam oru kaathaadi
My heart is like a paper kite,
Thaththi thaththi unnidaththil
Hopping and stumbling towards you,
Thaavudhadi kooththaadi
Leaping and dancing wildly.
Pengal endraal poiyaa poi thaanaa
Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie?
Pennin kaadhal kannin mai thaanaa….aaa…..
Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl?
Idharku thaanaa aasai vaithaai
Was this what you desired and longed for?
Idhayam ketkkudhae
My heart keeps questioning.
Ivalukkaaga thudikka vendaam
"Do not beat for her anymore,"
Endru verukkudhae
Saying so, it resents her.
Madhi ketta ennidam
To me, who lost my sense of judgment,
Manam nondhu sonnadhu
My grieving heart spoke,
Maranaththai pol indha
That like death itself,
Penn ival endradhu
Is this woman.
Theeyai pondra pen ival endru
That she is a woman like fire,
Therindhu kondadhae en manam
My heart has finally come to realize.
Anbil seidha aayudhangal
Weapons crafted out of affection,
Pennidaththil undu yeraalam
A woman possesses in abundance.
Pengal endraal poiyaa poi thaanaa
Are women just a lie, nothing but a lie?
Pennin kaadhal kannin mai thaanaa
Is a woman's love as temporary as eye kohl?
Pengalin kaadhalin arththam ini
The meaning of a woman's love from now on,
Mullin mel thoongidum pani thuli
Is like a dewdrop sleeping on a sharp thorn.
Kaalai veyil vandhaalae
When the morning sunshine arrives,
Odi pogum thanaalae
It disappears all on its own.
Kaadhal varum munnaalae ho ho
Love comes first, ho ho,
Kanneer varum pinnaalae ho ho
Tears follow right behind, ho ho.
Enna solli enna pennae
What is left to say, oh girl?
Nenjam oru kaathaadi
My heart is like a paper kite,
Thaththi thaththi unnidaththil
Hopping and stumbling towards you,
Thaavudhadi kooththaadi
Leaping and dancing wildly.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This track expresses the raw agony, disillusionment, and heart-wrenching frustration of a male protagonist experiencing heartbreak. He questions the depth and sincerity of a woman's love, comparing it to fragile and fleeting things like eye kohl or a dewdrop on a thorn that vanishes at the first sign of sunlight. Throughout the song, he grapples with the irony of how affection can be used as a destructive weapon, leaving him with tears and grief after the initial joy of love. Despite his bitterness and anger toward her, his heart paradoxically remains tethered to her like a kite caught in motion, captured by the painful tug-of-war between heartbreak and lingering desire.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Mullin mel thoongidum pani thuli”
Compares the transience of a woman's love to a dewdrop on a thorn that evaporates in sunlight.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nenjam oru kaathaadi”
Directly equates the speaker's heart to a wild paper kite dancing towards the lover.
Ethirhai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pennin kaadhal / Mullin mel”
The second consonant sound 'n' rhymes across consecutive lines ('Pennin' and 'Mullin').
Juxtaposition / Antithesis
“Kaadhal varum munnaalae / Kanneer varum pinnaalae”
Contrasts the early arrival of love with the inevitable arrival of heartbreak and tears.
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Trivia
Though the user prompt listed music and singer as unknown, 'Pengal Endraal' from 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham' (2012) was composed by the legendary Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The lyrics were penned by Na. Muthukumar. Director Gautham Vasudev Menon specifically requested a youthful, energetic break-up song that mirrored the emotional turbulence of modern relationships.
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