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Lyrics & meaning

Penne Penne Undhan

From Marumunai · 2014

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
STR, Chinmayee
Music director
Sathya Dev
Movie name
Marumunai
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
17 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pennae pennae undhan penmai
Otti kondadhadi
Kannae kannae adhanaal thaanae
Vetka chaayaladi
Uyirae uyirae undhan kaadhal
Yaedho seiyudhadaa
Munnae munnae undhan munnae
Naanam koodudhadaa
Maattipputten un vizhi asaivil
Un sirippula naanum sedharipputten
Mayakkipputta yela manasa
Un nenappula naanum elachupputten
Pennae pennae undhan penmai
Otti kondadhadi
Kannae kannae adhanaal thaanae
Vetka chaayaladi
Uyirae uyirae undhan kaadhal
Yaedho seiyudhadaa
Munnae munnae undhan munnae
Naanam koodudhadaa
Adi muttaal kaadhaliyae
Seekkiram vandhu tholaiyaen
Ratham sindhi kadhariyadhae
En viral nagamae
Ratham sindhum nagamae
Naan un valigalai ariven
Kaadhalan kaathirukka endrum
Kaadhali varamae
En paarvai sumai yaeri
Gadigaara mullum
Thallaadi thadumaarudhae
Gadighaara mull kooda
Pen thaanaa enna
Vetkathiil thindaadudhae
Pennae pennae undhan penmai
Otti kondadhadi
Kannae kannae adhanaal thaanae
Vetka chaayaladi
Uyirae uyirae undhan kaadhal
Yaedho seiyudhadaa
Munnae munnae undhan munnae
Naanam koodudhadaa
Oru mutham vaanga
Oraayiram vithai
Salithu pogudhadi pennae
Unnai kaadhal seivadharkku
Oru mutham vaanga
Oraayiram vithai
Pidithu pogudhadaa kannae
Unai kaadhal seivadharkku
Karai saerum alai adanga
Naan endrum unnai
Thodara koodaadhaa
Karai vaeru alai vaeru
Kadal alai naam thaan
Saerndhae thaan iruppom theriyaadhaa
Pennae pennae undhan penmai
Otti kondadhadi
Kannae kannae adhanaal thaanae
Vetka chaayaladi
Uyirae uyirae undhan kaadhal
Yaedho seiyudhadaa
Munnae munnae undhan munnae
Naanam koodudhadaa
Aiyo maattipputten
Un vizhi asaivil
Un sirippula naanum sedharipputten
Mayakkipputta yela manasa
Un nenappula naanum elachupputten
Pennae pennae undhan penmai
Otti kondadhadi
Kannae kannae adhanaal thaanae
Vetka chaayaladi
Uyirae uyirae undhan kaadhal
Yaedho seiyudhadaa
Munnae munnae undhan munnae
Naanam koodudhadaa
Girl, oh girl, your feminine charm
has rubbed off on me.
My dear, my dear, that is why
there is a shade of shyness in me.
My life, my life, your love
does something strange to me.
In front, right in front of you,
my shyness only grows.
I'm trapped by the movement of your eyes,
and shattered by your smile.
You captivated my young heart,
and I've grown thin thinking of you.
Girl, oh girl, your feminine charm
has rubbed off on me.
My dear, my dear, that is why
there is a shade of shyness in me.
My life, my life, your love
does something strange to me.
In front, right in front of you,
my shyness only grows.
Hey, my silly darling,
just show up quickly!
Bleeding and crying out in pain
are my fingernails.
O bleeding nail,
I know your pain.
To keep a lover waiting forever,
a girlfriend is a blessing.
Under the heavy burden of my gaze,
even the hands of the clock
stumble and hesitate.
Are the clock's hands
a woman too,
struggling so shyly?
Girl, oh girl, your feminine charm
has rubbed off on me.
My dear, my dear, that is why
there is a shade of shyness in me.
My life, my life, your love
does something strange to me.
In front, right in front of you,
my shyness only grows.
Just to get a single kiss,
playing a thousand tricks
makes me so tired, girl,
while loving you.
Just to get a single kiss,
making you try a thousand tricks
is something I enjoy, my dear,
while loving you.
Until the wave reaching the shore calms down,
should I not
keep following you forever?
The shore and the wave are different,
but we are ocean waves together;
we will always stay united, don't you know?
Girl, oh girl, your feminine charm
has rubbed off on me.
My dear, my dear, that is why
there is a shade of shyness in me.
My life, my life, your love
does something strange to me.
In front, right in front of you,
my shyness only grows.
Oh, I'm trapped
by the movement of your eyes,
and shattered by your smile.
You captivated my young heart,
and I've grown thin thinking of you.
Girl, oh girl, your feminine charm
has rubbed off on me.
My dear, my dear, that is why
there is a shade of shyness in me.
My life, my life, your love
does something strange to me.
In front, right in front of you,
my shyness only grows...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a duet expressing the tender, playful, and overwhelming emotions of romantic love between two lovers. The couple interchanges perspectives, expressing how the presence and affection of the other transforms them—causing sweet shyness, restless anticipation, and deep devotion. The hero describes how her gaze and smile shatter his composure, while the heroine speaks of how his love fills her with shyness and endearing helplessness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Pennae pennae undhan penmai

Repetition of words like 'Pennae pennae', 'Kannae kannae', 'Uyirae uyirae', and 'Munnae munnae' at the start of lines creates a rhythmic, musical emphasis on affection.

Personification

Gadighaara mull kooda pen thaanaa enna

Personifying the hands of the clock ('Gadighaara mull') as if it were a shy woman stumbling under the weight of waiting.

Simile / Metaphor

Karai vaeru alai vaeru kadal alai naam thaan

Comparing the inseparable bond of the lovers to the shore and the continuous ocean waves that are bound together.

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Trivia

Written by renowned Tamil lyricist Pazhani Bharathi for the film 'Marumunai' (2014), the song uses colloquial Tamil phrasing mixed with classical romantic metaphors like wave-and-shore dynamics to convey romantic intimacy.

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