Penne Penne
From Irumbu Kuthirai · 2014
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash Kumar, Bhavatharani, Yaazhini
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Irumbu Kuthirai2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. | Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. |
| Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. | Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. |
| Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. | Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. |
| Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. | Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. |
| Male | |
| Pennae pennae azhaigiren | Girl, O girl, I am calling out to you, |
| Andril aagi azhugiren | Becoming like the legendary Andril bird, I weep. |
| Pennae pennae neeyum engae | Girl, O girl, where are you too? |
| Endrae thedi thigaikkiren | Searching for you, I stand bewildered. |
| Male | |
| Nee sollaadhaal mozhiyillai | Without your words, there is no language, |
| Nee sellaadhadhaal vazhiyillai | Without your footsteps, there is no path, |
| Nee paaraadhadhaal oliyillai | Without your glance, there is no light, |
| Nee thaaradhadhaal nizhal illai | Without your presence, there is no shadow. |
| Male | |
| Uyir ponaalum pogattum | Even if my life departs, let it go, |
| Ippodhae paarthaaga vendum | I must see you right now, |
| Naan unnai unnai… | I... you, only you... |
| Female | |
| Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. | Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. |
| Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. | Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. |
| Male | |
| Oh pennae pennae azhaigiren | Oh girl, O girl, I am calling out to you, |
| Andril aagi azhugiren | Becoming like the legendary Andril bird, I weep. |
| Female | |
| Naanum unnai kaanum varai | Until I get to see you, |
| En vazhvil yedho kurai | There remains a void in my life. |
| Unnai kanda annaal mudhal | From the day I first set eyes on you, |
| Andraadum moondraam pirai | You have been like a crescent moon swaying daily. |
| Female | |
| Kaigal serkka… kangal korkka | To join hands... to interlock eyes, |
| Naan kettenae anbin sirai | I begged for the sweet prison of love. |
| Paarkkum podhae paavai silai | A statue of a maiden upon sight, |
| Kaanaamal pona kadhai | Who then became a story of disappearance. |
| Male | |
| Saalai oraththil | By the side of the road, |
| Poothendral roobaththil | In the form of a gentle flower-breeze, |
| Nee vandhaai | You came to me, |
| Naan thaanae pullaangulal | And I became a hollow flute played by you. |
| Female | |
| Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. | Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. |
| Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. | Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. |
| Male | |
| Penne pennae azhaigiren | Girl, O girl, I am calling out to you, |
| Andril aagi karaigiren | Becoming like the Andril bird, I melt in sorrow. |
| Female | |
| Ah ..ah…ah…ah… | Ah ..ah…ah…ah… |
| Ahaaa…aaaa…ahaaa….aaa…. | Ahaaa…aaaa…ahaaa….aaa…. |
| Ahaaa…aaaa…ahaaa….aaa…. | Ahaaa…aaaa…ahaaa….aaa…. |
| Male | |
| Kaattrai thoodhaaga naan vida | If I send the breeze as my messenger, |
| Kannae un koondhal kodhi paaraadho | My dear, won't it fondle your flowing hair? |
| Un kannin mai poosi nee vida | If you send it back adorned with your eye kohl, |
| Kaattrum pennaagi ingu vaaraadho | Won't the wind itself arrive here transformed into a maiden? |
| Male | |
| Pennae pennae azhaigiren | Girl, O girl, I am calling out to you, |
| Andril aagi karaigiren | Becoming like the Andril bird, I melt in sorrow. |
| Pennae pennae neeyum engae | Girl, O girl, where are you too? |
| Endrae thedi thigaikkiren | Searching for you, I stand bewildered. |
| Male | |
| Nee sollaadhaal mozhiyillai | Without your words, there is no language, |
| Nee sellaadhadhaal vazhiyillai | Without your footsteps, there is no path, |
| Nee paaraadhadhaal oliyillai | Without your glance, there is no light, |
| Nee thaaradhadhaal nizhal illai | Without your presence, there is no shadow. |
| Male | |
| Uyir ponaal pogattum | Even if my life departs, let it go, |
| Ippodhae paarthaaga vendum | I must see you right now, |
| Naan unnai unnai…. | I... you, only you... |
| Female | |
| Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. | Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. |
| Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. | Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. |
| Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. | Ahaaa…aaahaaaa…. |
| Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. | Aaahaaaa…aaaa….. |
ஆஹா ஆஹா
ஆஹா ஆஆ ஆஹா
ஆஹா ஆஹா ஆஆ
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
அலைகிறேன் அன்றில் ஆகி
அழுகிறேன் பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
நீயும் எங்கே என்றே தேடி
திகைக்கிறேன்
Girl, O girl, I am calling out to you,
Becoming like the legendary Andril bird, I weep.
Girl, O girl, where are you too?
Searching for you, I stand bewildered.
நீ சொல்லாததால்
மொழி இல்லை நீ
செல்லாததால் வழி இல்லை
நீ பாராததால் ஒளி இல்லை
நீ தாராததால் நிழல் இல்லை
Without your words, there is no language,
Without your footsteps, there is no path,
Without your glance, there is no light,
Without your presence, there is no shadow.
உயிர் போனாலும்
போகட்டும் இப்போதே
பார்த்தாக வேண்டும் நான்
உன்னை உன்னை
Even if my life departs, let it go,
I must see you right now,
I... you, only you...
ஆஹா ஆஹா
ஆஹா ஆஆ
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
ஓ பெண்ணே
பெண்ணே அலைகிறேன்
அன்றில் ஆகி அழுகிறேன்
Oh girl, O girl, I am calling out to you,
Becoming like the legendary Andril bird, I weep.
நானும் உன்னை
காணும் வரை என் வாழ்வில்
ஏதோ குறை உன்னை கண்ட
அந்நாள் முதல் அன்றாடம்
மூன்றாம் பிறை
Until I get to see you,
There remains a void in my life.
From the day I first set eyes on you,
You have been like a crescent moon swaying daily.
கைகள் சேர்க்க
கண்கள் கோர்க்க நான்
கேட்டேனே அன்பின் சிறை
பார்க்கும்போதே பாவை சிலை
காணாமல் போன கதை
To join hands... to interlock eyes,
I begged for the sweet prison of love.
A statue of a maiden upon sight,
Who then became a story of disappearance.
ஆண் & பெண் :
என்னை வா
என்றாய் நீ எட்டி ஓடோடி
பக்கத்தில் வந்தேன் கண்கள்
பொய் சொன்னதால் கானல்
நீரைதான் நான் பார்த்து நின்றேன்
By the side of the road,
In the form of a gentle flower-breeze,
You came to me,
And I became a hollow flute played by you.
சாலை ஓரத்தில்
பூத்தென்றல் ரூபத்தில்
நீ வந்தாய் நான் தானே
புல்லாங்குழல்
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
ஆஹா ஆஹா
ஆஹா ஆஆ
Girl, O girl, I am calling out to you,
Becoming like the Andril bird, I melt in sorrow.
ஓ பெண்ணே
பெண்ணே அலைகிறேன்
அன்றில் ஆகி அழுகிறேன்
Ah ..ah…ah…ah…
Ahaaa…aaaa…ahaaa….aaa….
Ahaaa…aaaa…ahaaa….aaa….
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆஹா ஆஆ ஆஹா
ஆஆ ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஹா ஆஆ
If I send the breeze as my messenger,
My dear, won't it fondle your flowing hair?
If you send it back adorned with your eye kohl,
Won't the wind itself arrive here transformed into a maiden?
காற்றை தூதாக
நான் விட கண்ணே உன்
கூந்தல் கோதி பாராதோ
உன் கண்ணின் மை பூசி
நீவிட காற்றும் பெண்ணாகி
இங்கு வாராதோ
Girl, O girl, I am calling out to you,
Becoming like the Andril bird, I melt in sorrow.
Girl, O girl, where are you too?
Searching for you, I stand bewildered.
ஆண் & பெண் :
முன்னும்
முன்னூறு ஆண்டுகள்
ஒன்றாய் நாம் வாழ்ந்த
ஞாபகம் ஏங்கி நான் பெற்ற
என் வரம் ஹையோ
இப்போது யாரிடம்
Without your words, there is no language,
Without your footsteps, there is no path,
Without your glance, there is no light,
Without your presence, there is no shadow.
ஆண் & பெண் :
உன்னை
பாராது முத்தம் தாராது
இனி தூங்காது என் கண்களே
Even if my life departs, let it go,
I must see you right now,
I... you, only you...
பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
அலைகிறேன் அன்றில் ஆகி
அழுகிறேன் பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
நீயும் எங்கே என்றே தேடி
திகைக்கிறேன்
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
நீ சொல்லாததால்
மொழி இல்லை நீ
செல்லாததால் வழி இல்லை
நீ பாராததால் ஒளி இல்லை
நீ தாராததால் நிழல் இல்லை
உயிர் போனாலும்
போகட்டும் இப்போதே
பார்த்தாக வேண்டும் நான்
உன்னை உன்னை
ஆஹா ஆஹா
ஆஹா ஆஆ ஆஹா
ஆஹா ஆஹா ஆஆ
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Pennae pennae azhaigiren
Girl, O girl, I am calling out to you,
Andril aagi azhugiren
Becoming like the legendary Andril bird, I weep.
Pennae pennae neeyum engae
Girl, O girl, where are you too?
Endrae thedi thigaikkiren
Searching for you, I stand bewildered.
Nee sollaadhaal mozhiyillai
Without your words, there is no language,
Nee sellaadhadhaal vazhiyillai
Without your footsteps, there is no path,
Nee paaraadhadhaal oliyillai
Without your glance, there is no light,
Nee thaaradhadhaal nizhal illai
Without your presence, there is no shadow.
Uyir ponaalum pogattum
Even if my life departs, let it go,
Ippodhae paarthaaga vendum
I must see you right now,
Naan unnai unnai…
I... you, only you...
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Oh pennae pennae azhaigiren
Oh girl, O girl, I am calling out to you,
Andril aagi azhugiren
Becoming like the legendary Andril bird, I weep.
Naanum unnai kaanum varai
Until I get to see you,
En vazhvil yedho kurai
There remains a void in my life.
Unnai kanda annaal mudhal
From the day I first set eyes on you,
Andraadum moondraam pirai
You have been like a crescent moon swaying daily.
Kaigal serkka… kangal korkka
To join hands... to interlock eyes,
Naan kettenae anbin sirai
I begged for the sweet prison of love.
Paarkkum podhae paavai silai
A statue of a maiden upon sight,
Kaanaamal pona kadhai
Who then became a story of disappearance.
Saalai oraththil
By the side of the road,
Poothendral roobaththil
In the form of a gentle flower-breeze,
Nee vandhaai
You came to me,
Naan thaanae pullaangulal
And I became a hollow flute played by you.
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Penne pennae azhaigiren
Girl, O girl, I am calling out to you,
Andril aagi karaigiren
Becoming like the Andril bird, I melt in sorrow.
Ah ..ah…ah…ah…
Ah ..ah…ah…ah…
Ahaaa…aaaa…ahaaa….aaa….
Ahaaa…aaaa…ahaaa….aaa….
Ahaaa…aaaa…ahaaa….aaa….
Ahaaa…aaaa…ahaaa….aaa….
Kaattrai thoodhaaga naan vida
If I send the breeze as my messenger,
Kannae un koondhal kodhi paaraadho
My dear, won't it fondle your flowing hair?
Un kannin mai poosi nee vida
If you send it back adorned with your eye kohl,
Kaattrum pennaagi ingu vaaraadho
Won't the wind itself arrive here transformed into a maiden?
Pennae pennae azhaigiren
Girl, O girl, I am calling out to you,
Andril aagi karaigiren
Becoming like the Andril bird, I melt in sorrow.
Pennae pennae neeyum engae
Girl, O girl, where are you too?
Endrae thedi thigaikkiren
Searching for you, I stand bewildered.
Nee sollaadhaal mozhiyillai
Without your words, there is no language,
Nee sellaadhadhaal vazhiyillai
Without your footsteps, there is no path,
Nee paaraadhadhaal oliyillai
Without your glance, there is no light,
Nee thaaradhadhaal nizhal illai
Without your presence, there is no shadow.
Uyir ponaal pogattum
Even if my life departs, let it go,
Ippodhae paarthaaga vendum
I must see you right now,
Naan unnai unnai….
I... you, only you...
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Ahaaa…aaahaaaa….
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful song depicts a lover's intense angst and longing for his missing beloved. He compares his grief to that of the mythical Andril bird, which in classical Tamil literature symbolises inseparable love where one bird cannot survive without the other. The protagonist expresses that without his beloved, basic elements of existence—speech, direction, light, and shadow—lose all meaning.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor & Imagery (Andril Bird)
“Andril aagi azhugiren”
The reference to 'Andril' evokes Sangam literature imagery of inseparable love birds that die when parted.
Anaphora (Repetitive conditional phrasing)
“Nee sollaadhaal mozhiyillai / Nee sellaadhadhaal vazhiyillai”
Repeated use of 'Nee ...adhaal' emphasizes the absolute dependence of the protagonist's senses and life on the heroine.
Metaphor (Flute and Breeze)
“Naan thaanae pullaangulal”
The speaker compares himself to a flute (pullaangulal) made resonant by her presence like a gentle breeze (poothendral).
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Trivia
'Pennae Pennae' from Irumbu Kuthirai (2014) features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics penned by celebrated lyricist Thamarai. The imagery of 'Andril' is a classic homage to ancient Tamil Sangam poetry.
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