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Penne Oh Penne

From Naan Sigappu Manithan · 2014

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Vandana Srinivasan, Al-Rufiyan
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Naan Sigappu Manithan2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Unn aasai kaadhil sonnaalIf you whisper your desire in my ear
NiraivettruvenI will fulfill it
Unakaaga veiyilai koodaFor your sake, even the scorching heat
Mazhai aakkuvenI will transform into rain
Unn peyarai solli solliSaying your name over and over again
Uthadugal theinthathaeMy lips have worn out
Unakindru yaar solvathuWho will tell you this today?
Male
Pennae oh pennaeOh girl, oh girl
Ivan aasaigal ellaamHis desires are all
EliyavaithaanaeVery simple ones
Pennae o pennaeOh girl, oh girl
Ne ketta pothumIt is enough if you just ask
Pennae o pennaeOh girl, oh girl
Ivan thevaigal ellaamHis needs are all
TherinjavaithaanaeWell-known ones
Ondraai ovvondraaiOne by one, each of them
Nee thantha pothumIt is enough if you grant them
Female
Nee pillai polae thoongaFor you to sleep like a child
Enthan tholil naanum thottil seivenI will make a cradle out of my shoulder
Anbaal thollai seithaeBy teasing you with love
Unnai adimai seivenI will make you my captive
Female
Nee kaattilYou are like a flower
Pootha poothaanBloomed in the forest
Veli pottu unnai kaaval seivenI will build a fence and protect you
Kaatrum unnai thottaalIf even the wind dares to touch you
Udanae kaithu seivenI will arrest it immediately
Female
Unn melae paithiyam aanenI have gone crazy for you
Thalai keezhaai maariponenI have turned completely upside down
Unn paarvai theendumpothaeThe moment your gaze touches me
Kannadi polae udainthenaeI shatter like glass
Male
Pennae oh pennaeOh girl, oh girl
Ivan aasaigal ellaamHis desires are all
EliyavaithaanaeVery simple ones
Pennae o pennaeOh girl, oh girl
Ne ketta pothumIt is enough if you just ask
Pennae o pennaeOh girl, oh girl
Ivan thevaigal ellaamHis needs are all
TherinjavaithaanaeWell-known ones
Ondraai ovvondraaiOne by one, each of them
Nee thantha pothumIt is enough if you grant them
Male
Adi yetho puriyaa aasaiHey, an inexplicable desire
Nenjin oram vanthu pookkal neettaOffers flowers at the corner of my heart
Ennai enakkae kaadhalTo show love to myself
Adada puthithaai kaattaOh my, showing it in a brand new way
Male
Ival yaaro yaaro endruWondering who this girl is
Kaathin oram oru kelvi vaataA question torments near my ear
Enthan paadhi endraeAs my other half
Naanum unnai kaattaI will show you to the world
Male
Engae nee irunthaai pennaeWhere were you all this while, girl?
Eppadi nee enakkul vanthaaiHow did you enter inside me?
Unnaalae urakkum kettuLosing sleep because of you
Thannalae naanum ezhunthenaeI woke up automatically
Male
Pennae oh pennaeOh girl, oh girl
Ivan aasaigal ellaamHis desires are all
EliyavaithaanaeVery simple ones
Pennae o pennaeOh girl, oh girl
Ne ketta pothumIt is enough if you just ask
Pennae o pennaeOh girl, oh girl
Ivan thevaigal ellaamHis needs are all
TherinjavaithaanaeWell-known ones
Ondraai ovvondraaiOne by one, each of them
Nee thantha pothumIt is enough if you grant them
Female
Unn aasai kaadhil sonnaalIf you whisper your desire in my ear
NiraivettruvenI will fulfill it
Unakaaga veiyilai koodaFor your sake, even the scorching heat
Mazhai aakkuvenI will transform into rain
Unn peyarai solli solliSaying your name over and over again
Uthadugal theinthathaeMy lips have worn out
Unakindru yaar solvathuWho will tell you this today?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Pennae O Pennae' from 'Naan Sigappu Manithan' is a soulful romantic track expressing deep adoration and protective devotion towards a lover. The protagonist promises to fulfill every wish of his beloved, turn heat into rain for her comfort, and guard her against any harm like a precious bloom in the forest.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uvamanai/Uvamaani)

Unakaaga veiyilai kooda Mazhai aakkuven

Exaggeration used to emphasize devotion, such as turning heat into rain or arresting the wind if it touches the lover.

Simile (Upamai)

Kannadi polae udainthenae

Comparing the protagonist's emotional vulnerability and shattering state upon her glance to glass breaking.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Enthan tholil naanum thottil seiven

Describing making a cradle out of one's shoulder for the lover to sleep like a child.

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Unn peyarai solli solli

Repetition of words like 'solli solli' and 'yaaro yaaro' for rhythmic emphasis and emotional intensity.

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Trivia

Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, 'Pennae O Pennae' features soulful vocals by Vandana Srinivasan and G. V. Prakash Kumar himself, reflecting the tender love story in the movie starring Vishal and Lakshmi Menon.

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