Penn Venum
From Unakkaga Piranthen · 1992
- Lyricist
- Kamakodiyan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunandha
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Unakkaga Piranthen1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Penn venum oru penn venum | I need a woman, I need a woman |
| Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum | I need a woman of pure golden complexion |
| Penn venum oru penn venum | I need a woman, I need a woman |
| Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum | I need a woman of pure golden complexion |
| Sollava sugam allavaa | Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss? |
| Sollava sugam allavaa | Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss? |
| Andha maanum kedaithida oru maalai thoduthida | To get that deer-like woman and weave a garland for her |
| Male | |
| Penn venum oru penn venum | I need a woman, I need a woman |
| Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum | I need a woman of pure golden complexion |
| Penn venum oru penn venum | I need a woman, I need a woman |
| Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum | I need a woman of pure golden complexion |
| Female | |
| Azhagiya kannam unnidathil palagiya pennam | Beautiful cheeks, is she a woman familiar to you? |
| Male :Idhuvarai illai karpanaiyil ezhundhadhu mullai | Male: Until now, no; in my imagination, a jasmine flower arose |
| Female :Andha vaasa malar aval eppadiyo | Female: How is that fragrant flower? |
| Unnai vaari anaithidum poongodiyoo | Is she a flowering creeper that will embrace you tightly? |
| Male :Pudhu vanna pudhalayalil poothirukkum | Male: Bloomed in a new colorful hideaway |
| Vizhi vecha idam engum ponn irukkum | Wherever her eyes glance, gold will appear |
| Female :Yaaradhu andha devadhai | Female: Who is that angel? |
| Ooredhu neeyum sollidu | Which is her hometown? Tell me |
| Male :Andha saami thaan sollanum deviyai kaatanum | Male: Only God has to reveal it and show the goddess to me |
| Female | |
| Penn venum oru penn venum | I need a woman, I need a woman |
| Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum | I need a woman of pure golden complexion |
| Male :Penn venum oru penn venum | Male: I need a woman, I need a woman |
| Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum | I need a woman of pure golden complexion |
| Female :Penn venum | Female: Need a woman |
| Female | |
| Abinaya kangal aval oru adhisaya thingal | Expressive eyes, she is a miraculous moon |
| Madhurasa poovil aval seidha navarasa kovil | A temple of nine emotions made in a flower of sweet nectar |
| Male :Un karpanai arpudham innum sollu | Male: Your imagination is wonderful, tell me more |
| Oru kaadhal kavidhaiyai paadi thallu | Sing a love poem and pour it out |
| Female :Pudhu sorgathai sondhathai nee rasikka | Female: For you to enjoy a new heaven and sense of belonging |
| Un pakkathil vetkathil poo virikka | To bloom flowers of shyness right beside you |
| Male :Yaar adhu andha devadhai | Male: Who is that angel? |
| Ooredhu nee sollidu | Which is her hometown? You tell me |
| Female :Andha neram pirandhidum aalum therindhidum | Female: That time will arrive, and the person will be known |
| Male | |
| Penn venum oru penn venum | I need a woman, I need a woman |
| Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum | I need a woman of pure golden complexion |
| Female :Penn venum oru penn venum | Female: I need a woman, I need a woman |
| Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum | I need a woman of pure golden complexion |
| Male | |
| Sollava sugam allavaa | Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss? |
| Female :Sollava sugam allavaa | Female: Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss? |
| Male :Andha maanum kedaithida oru maalai thoduthida | Male: To get that deer-like woman and weave a garland for her |
| Male | |
| Penn venum oru penn venum | I need a woman, I need a woman |
| Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum | I need a woman of pure golden complexion |
| Female :Penn venum oru penn venum | Female: I need a woman, I need a woman |
| Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum | I need a woman of pure golden complexion |
| Male :Penn venum | Male: Need a woman |
பெண் வேணும் ஒரு பெண் வேணும்
பசும் பொன்னு நிறத்துல பெண் வேணும்
பெண் வேணும் ஒரு பெண் வேணும்
பசும் பொன்னு நிறத்துல பெண் வேணும்
சொல்லவா சுகம் அல்லவா
சொல்லவா சுகம் அல்லவா
அந்த மானும் கிடைத்திட ஒரு மாலை தொடுத்திட
I need a woman, I need a woman
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
I need a woman, I need a woman
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss?
Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss?
To get that deer-like woman and weave a garland for her
பெண் வேணும் ஒரு பெண் வேணும்
பசும் பொன்னு நிறத்துல பெண் வேணும்
பெண் வேணும் ஒரு பெண் வேணும்
பசும் பொன்னு நிறத்துல பெண் வேணும்
I need a woman, I need a woman
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
I need a woman, I need a woman
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
அழகிய கன்னம் உன்னிடத்தில் பழகிய பென்னம்
இதுவரை இல்லை கற்பனையில் எழுந்தது முல்லை
அந்த வாச மலர் அவள் எப்படியோ
உன்னை வாரி அணைத்திடும் பூங்கொடியோ
புது வண்ண புதையலில் பூத்திருக்கும்
விழி வச்ச இடம் எங்கும் பொன் இருக்கும்
யாரது அந்த தேவதை
ஊரேது நீயும் சொல்லிடு
அந்த சாமிதான் சொல்லணும் தேவியை காட்டனும்
Beautiful cheeks, is she a woman familiar to you?
Male: Until now, no; in my imagination, a jasmine flower arose
Female: How is that fragrant flower?
Is she a flowering creeper that will embrace you tightly?
Male: Bloomed in a new colorful hideaway
Wherever her eyes glance, gold will appear
Female: Who is that angel?
Which is her hometown? Tell me
Male: Only God has to reveal it and show the goddess to me
பெண் வேணும் ஒரு பெண் வேணும்
பசும் பொன்னு நிறத்துல பெண் வேணும்
பெண் வேணும் ஒரு பெண் வேணும்
பசும் பொன்னு நிறத்துல பெண் வேணும்
பெண் வேணும்
I need a woman, I need a woman
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Male: I need a woman, I need a woman
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Female: Need a woman
அபிநய கண்கள் அவள் ஒரு அதிசயம் திங்கள்
மதுரச பூவில் அவள் செய்த நவரச கோவில்
உன் கற்பனை அற்புதம் இன்னும் சொல்லு
ஒரு காதல் கவிதையை பாடி தள்ளு
புது சொர்க்கத்தை சொந்தத்தை நீ ரசிக்க
உன் பக்கத்தில் வெட்கத்தில் பூ விரிக்க
யார் அது அந்த தேவதை
ஊரெது நீ சொல்லிடு
அந்த நேரம் பிறந்திடும் ஆளும் தெரிந்திடும்
Expressive eyes, she is a miraculous moon
A temple of nine emotions made in a flower of sweet nectar
Male: Your imagination is wonderful, tell me more
Sing a love poem and pour it out
Female: For you to enjoy a new heaven and sense of belonging
To bloom flowers of shyness right beside you
Male: Who is that angel?
Which is her hometown? You tell me
Female: That time will arrive, and the person will be known
பெண் வேணும் ஒரு பெண் வேணும்
பசும் பொன்னு நிறத்துல பெண் வேணும்
பெண் வேணும் ஒரு பெண் வேணும்
பசும் பொன்னு நிறத்துல பெண் வேணும்
I need a woman, I need a woman
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Female: I need a woman, I need a woman
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
சொல்லவா சுகம் அல்லவா
சொல்லவா சுகம் அல்லவா
அந்த மானும் கிடைத்திட ஒரு மாலை தொடுத்திட
Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss?
Female: Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss?
Male: To get that deer-like woman and weave a garland for her
பெண் வேணும் ஒரு பெண் வேணும்
பசும் பொன்னு நிறத்துல பெண் வேணும்
பெண் வேணும் ஒரு பெண் வேணும்
பசும் பொன்னு நிறத்துல பெண் வேணும்
பெண் வேணும்
I need a woman, I need a woman
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Female: I need a woman, I need a woman
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Male: Need a woman
Penn venum oru penn venum
I need a woman, I need a woman
Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Penn venum oru penn venum
I need a woman, I need a woman
Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Sollava sugam allavaa
Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss?
Sollava sugam allavaa
Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss?
Andha maanum kedaithida oru maalai thoduthida
To get that deer-like woman and weave a garland for her
Penn venum oru penn venum
I need a woman, I need a woman
Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Penn venum oru penn venum
I need a woman, I need a woman
Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Azhagiya kannam unnidathil palagiya pennam
Beautiful cheeks, is she a woman familiar to you?
Male :Idhuvarai illai karpanaiyil ezhundhadhu mullai
Male: Until now, no; in my imagination, a jasmine flower arose
Female :Andha vaasa malar aval eppadiyo
Female: How is that fragrant flower?
Unnai vaari anaithidum poongodiyoo
Is she a flowering creeper that will embrace you tightly?
Male :Pudhu vanna pudhalayalil poothirukkum
Male: Bloomed in a new colorful hideaway
Vizhi vecha idam engum ponn irukkum
Wherever her eyes glance, gold will appear
Female :Yaaradhu andha devadhai
Female: Who is that angel?
Ooredhu neeyum sollidu
Which is her hometown? Tell me
Male :Andha saami thaan sollanum deviyai kaatanum
Male: Only God has to reveal it and show the goddess to me
Penn venum oru penn venum
I need a woman, I need a woman
Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Male :Penn venum oru penn venum
Male: I need a woman, I need a woman
Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Female :Penn venum
Female: Need a woman
Abinaya kangal aval oru adhisaya thingal
Expressive eyes, she is a miraculous moon
Madhurasa poovil aval seidha navarasa kovil
A temple of nine emotions made in a flower of sweet nectar
Male :Un karpanai arpudham innum sollu
Male: Your imagination is wonderful, tell me more
Oru kaadhal kavidhaiyai paadi thallu
Sing a love poem and pour it out
Female :Pudhu sorgathai sondhathai nee rasikka
Female: For you to enjoy a new heaven and sense of belonging
Un pakkathil vetkathil poo virikka
To bloom flowers of shyness right beside you
Male :Yaar adhu andha devadhai
Male: Who is that angel?
Ooredhu nee sollidu
Which is her hometown? You tell me
Female :Andha neram pirandhidum aalum therindhidum
Female: That time will arrive, and the person will be known
Penn venum oru penn venum
I need a woman, I need a woman
Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Female :Penn venum oru penn venum
Female: I need a woman, I need a woman
Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Sollava sugam allavaa
Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss?
Female :Sollava sugam allavaa
Female: Shall I tell you, isn't it pure bliss?
Male :Andha maanum kedaithida oru maalai thoduthida
Male: To get that deer-like woman and weave a garland for her
Penn venum oru penn venum
I need a woman, I need a woman
Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Female :Penn venum oru penn venum
Female: I need a woman, I need a woman
Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum
I need a woman of pure golden complexion
Male :Penn venum
Male: Need a woman
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song Penn Venum from Unakkaga Piranthen portrays a playful and melodic dialogue about a young man longing for his ideal life partner. He envisions his dream bride with a glowing golden complexion and gentle grace, comparing her to a deer and a divine goddess. His companion poetically describes her expressive eyes and enchanting presence, assuring him that destiny will bring them together at the perfect time.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Pasum ponnu nirathula penn venum”
Compares the desired woman's golden skin tone directly to pure, shining gold (pasum ponnu).
Metaphor / Imagery
“Abinaya kangal aval oru adhisaya thingal”
Compares the woman to a miraculous moon (adhisaya thingal) and highlights her expressive eyes.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Pudhu vanna pudhalayalil poothirukkum”
Repetition of the 'P' sound at the start of words creates a pleasing rhythm.
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Trivia
Unakkaga Piranthen (1992) features music composed by Deva, starring Prashanth and Mohini in the lead roles, with lyrics penned by Kamakodiyan.
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