Penja Mazhai
From Kalavani · 2010
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- A. Devendren
- Music director
- S. S. Kumaran
- Details
- Kalavani2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Penja mazhai kaanja neram | When the fallen rain dries up, |
| Pechu thunaikku aalum venum | One needs a companion to talk to. |
| Penja mazhai kaanja neram | When the fallen rain dries up, |
| Pechu thunaikku aalum venum | One needs a companion to talk to. |
| Male | |
| Kaayum vinnil thanni pola | Like water under the scorching sky, |
| Manasum kedandhu kodhikkum | My heart simmers and boils. |
| Nee maratha thottu pesaadhedi | Girl, don't talk touching the tree, |
| Adhukkum kaaichal adikkum..hei | Even that tree will catch a fever.. hei! |
| Male | |
| Udhattoaram machcham paarkka | Just to see the mole near your lips, |
| Oththaiyadi paadhai potten | I beat down a narrow foot-path. |
| Un kannai paarththa piragu | After looking into your eyes, |
| Kallukkadai marandhupputten | I completely forgot the liquor shop. |
| Male | |
| Ye raani ennai nenaichikko | Oh queen, keep me in your thoughts! |
| Adi ye raani ennai nenaichikko | Hey queen, keep me in your thoughts! |
| Varappa vetti nelathai serkkum | I cut the field ridges to expand my land, |
| Kuppai melum madhippu vachen | I even valued compost and rubbish. |
| Male | |
| Poaradichi viththa kaasil | With the money earned by threshing grain, |
| Unakku naanum ravikkai thechen | I stitched a blouse for you. |
| Ye rani ellaam unakkuthaan | Oh queen, everything is for you alone! |
| Adi ye rani ellaam unakkuthaan | Hey queen, everything is for you alone! |
| Male | |
| Penja mazhai kaanja neram | When the fallen rain dries up, |
| Pechu thunaikku aalum venum | One needs a companion to talk to. |
| Male | |
| Kaayum vinnil thanni pola | Like water under the scorching sky, |
| Manasum kedandhu kodhikkum | My heart simmers and boils. |
| Nee maratha thottu pesaadhedi | Girl, don't talk touching the tree, |
| Adhukkum kaaichal adikkum.. | Even that tree will catch a fever.. |
| Adhukkum kaaichal adikkum..hei | Even that tree will catch a fever.. hei! |
| Adhukkum kaaichal adikkum..hei | Even that tree will catch a fever.. hei! |
குழந்தை :
மாடி மாடி ஒன்னு
மத்தாப்பு ரெண்டு சோளப்பொரி
மூணு சோப் கட்டை நாலு ஹை
கோர்ட் அஞ்சு அவரக்கா பிஞ்சு
தொட்டில்ல புள்ள தொடாத
ராசாவுக்கு ஒரு பூ
When the fallen rain dries up,
One needs a companion to talk to.
When the fallen rain dries up,
One needs a companion to talk to.
பெஞ்ச மழை காஞ்ச
நேரம் பேச்சு துணைக்கு ஆளும்
வேணும் பெஞ்ச மழை காஞ்ச
நேரம் பேச்சு துணைக்கு ஆளும்
வேணும்
Like water under the scorching sky,
My heart simmers and boils.
Girl, don't talk touching the tree,
Even that tree will catch a fever.. hei!
காயும் விண்ணில்
தண்ணி போல மனசும்
கெடந்து கொதிக்கும் நீ
மரத்த தொட்டு பேசாதடி
அதுக்கும் காய்ச்சல் அடிக்கும்
ஹேய்
Just to see the mole near your lips,
I beat down a narrow foot-path.
After looking into your eyes,
I completely forgot the liquor shop.
உதட்டோரம் மச்சம்
பார்க்க ஒத்தையடி பாதை
போட்டேன் உன் கண்ணை
பார்த்த பிறகு கள்ளுக்கடை
மறந்து புட்டேன்
Oh queen, keep me in your thoughts!
Hey queen, keep me in your thoughts!
I cut the field ridges to expand my land,
I even valued compost and rubbish.
ஏ ராணி என்னை
நெனைச்சிக்கோ அடி ஏ ராணி
என்னை நெனைச்சிக்கோ வரப்ப
வெட்டி நிலத்தை சேர்க்கும் குப்பை
மேலும் மதிப்பு வச்சேன்
With the money earned by threshing grain,
I stitched a blouse for you.
Oh queen, everything is for you alone!
Hey queen, everything is for you alone!
போரடிச்சி வித்த
காசில் உனக்கு நானும்
ரவிக்கை தேச்சேன் ஏ
ராணி எல்லாம் உனக்கு
தான் அடி ஏ ராணி எல்லாம்
உனக்கு தான்
When the fallen rain dries up,
One needs a companion to talk to.
பெஞ்ச மழை
காஞ்ச நேரம் பேச்சு
துணைக்கு ஆளும்
வேணும்
Like water under the scorching sky,
My heart simmers and boils.
Girl, don't talk touching the tree,
Even that tree will catch a fever..
Even that tree will catch a fever.. hei!
Even that tree will catch a fever.. hei!
காயும் விண்ணில்
தண்ணி போல மனசும்
கெடந்து கொதிக்கும் நீ
மரத்த தொட்டு பேசாதடி
அதுக்கும் காய்ச்சல் அடிக்கும்
அதுக்கும் காய்ச்சல் அடிக்கும்
ஹேய் அதுக்கும் காய்ச்சல்
அடிக்கும் ஹேய்
Penja mazhai kaanja neram
When the fallen rain dries up,
Pechu thunaikku aalum venum
One needs a companion to talk to.
Penja mazhai kaanja neram
When the fallen rain dries up,
Pechu thunaikku aalum venum
One needs a companion to talk to.
Kaayum vinnil thanni pola
Like water under the scorching sky,
Manasum kedandhu kodhikkum
My heart simmers and boils.
Nee maratha thottu pesaadhedi
Girl, don't talk touching the tree,
Adhukkum kaaichal adikkum..hei
Even that tree will catch a fever.. hei!
Udhattoaram machcham paarkka
Just to see the mole near your lips,
Oththaiyadi paadhai potten
I beat down a narrow foot-path.
Un kannai paarththa piragu
After looking into your eyes,
Kallukkadai marandhupputten
I completely forgot the liquor shop.
Ye raani ennai nenaichikko
Oh queen, keep me in your thoughts!
Adi ye raani ennai nenaichikko
Hey queen, keep me in your thoughts!
Varappa vetti nelathai serkkum
I cut the field ridges to expand my land,
Kuppai melum madhippu vachen
I even valued compost and rubbish.
Poaradichi viththa kaasil
With the money earned by threshing grain,
Unakku naanum ravikkai thechen
I stitched a blouse for you.
Ye rani ellaam unakkuthaan
Oh queen, everything is for you alone!
Adi ye rani ellaam unakkuthaan
Hey queen, everything is for you alone!
Penja mazhai kaanja neram
When the fallen rain dries up,
Pechu thunaikku aalum venum
One needs a companion to talk to.
Kaayum vinnil thanni pola
Like water under the scorching sky,
Manasum kedandhu kodhikkum
My heart simmers and boils.
Nee maratha thottu pesaadhedi
Girl, don't talk touching the tree,
Adhukkum kaaichal adikkum..
Even that tree will catch a fever..
Adhukkum kaaichal adikkum..hei
Even that tree will catch a fever.. hei!
Adhukkum kaaichal adikkum..hei
Even that tree will catch a fever.. hei!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Penja Mazhai Kaanja Neram from the movie Kalavani (2010) is a playful rural folk-romantic song expressing a young villager's yearning and tender affection for his beloved. Using rich agrarian imagery—such as dried post-rain earth, field ridges, threshing grain, and local toddy shops—the protagonist describes how love has completely taken over his thoughts and reshaped his priorities.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Nee maratha thottu pesaadhedi / Adhukkum kaaichal adikkum..hei”
The lyricist playfully exaggerates the heroine's intense warmth/radiance by stating that even an inanimate tree will catch a fever if she touches it.
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Kaayum vinnil thanni pola / Manasum kedandhu kodhikkum”
Compares the boiling, restless state of his longing heart to water evaporating under the blazing sun/sky.
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Penja mazhai kaanja neram / Pechu thunaikku aalum venum”
Repetition of the initial sound 'P' in 'Penja' and 'Pechu' at the start of consecutive lines.
Contrast / Character Arc Metaphor
“Kallukkadai marandhupputten ... Unakku naanum ravikkai thechen”
Contrasts his former bad habit of visiting liquor shops with his current devoted action of spending grain earnings to buy clothes for his beloved.
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Trivia
The song is composed by S.S. Kumaran for the 2010 rural comedy-drama Kalavani, directed by A. Sarkunam and starring Vimal and Oviya. Lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar penned the track using authentic central Tamil Nadu (Thanjavur/Pudukkottai) dialectal terms to give it a realistic agrarian charm.
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