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Pesa Madandhaiye

From Mozhi · 2007

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Madhu Balakrishnan
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Mozhi
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
8 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pesaaa madanthaiyae
Vizhi pesum chithiramae
Selai kuzhanthaiyae
En chella kalavaramae
Idhayamennum poo parithen
Narambu kondu saram thoduthen
Kaiyil koduthen kannae
Nee kaalil midhithaai pennae
Pesaaa madanthaiyae
Vizhi pesum chithiramae
Selai kuzhanthaiyae
En chella kalavaramae
Ezhu nirangalai
Enni mudikkum mun
Vaanavil karainthathu paathiyilae
Marupadi thondruma paarvaiyilae
Pennin mana nilai
Kandu theliyum mun
Vaazhkai mudinthathu kuzhappathilae
Vaanam nadungudhu mayakathilae
Kaadhalai cholli karam kuvithen
Karuppukku pazhi endru kalangugiraai
Poojaikku unakku poo parithen
Pookkalin kolai endru nadungugiraai
Vaarthaigalaal kaadhalithen
Jaadaigalaal saagadithaai
Mazhai thaan ketten pennae
Idi minnal thanthaai kannae
Pesaaa madanthaiyae
Vizhi pesum chithiramae
Moongil kaatilae
Theeyum azhaguthaan
Aanal adhai naan rasikkavillai
Ayyo idhayam porukkavillai
Kobam moolgaiyil
Neeyum azhagu thaan
Aanal adhai naan sugikkavillai
Sagiyae en manam sagikka villai
Un sinam kandu en idhayam
Udambukku veliyae thudikuthadi
Un manam irandaai udainthathendru
En manam naankaai udainthathadi
Vidhai udainthaal chedi mulaikkum
Manam udainthaal pul mulaikkum
Thandanai enbadhu elithu
Un mounam vaalinum kodiyathu
Pesaaa madanthaiyae
Vizhi pesum chithiramae
Selai kuzhanthaiyae
En chella kalavaramae
O silent girl,
Living portrait whose eyes speak,
Child dressed in a saree,
My sweet turmoil,
I plucked the flower of my heart,
Strung it into a garland with my veins,
And gave it into your hands, my love,
But you crushed it under your feet, girl.
O silent girl,
Living portrait whose eyes speak,
Child dressed in a saree,
My sweet turmoil.
Before I could finish
Counting all seven colours,
The rainbow dissolved halfway.
Will it ever appear before my eyes again?
Before I could understand
And know a woman's mind,
Life ended in confusion.
The sky trembles in a dizzy haze.
I folded my hands and confessed my love,
But you worry it stains your purity.
I plucked flowers to worship you,
But you tremble, calling it the murder of flowers.
I loved you with my words,
But you killed me with your gestures.
I only asked for rain, girl,
But you gave me thunder and lightning, my dear.
O silent girl,
Living portrait whose eyes speak.
In a bamboo forest,
Even a fire is beautiful,
But I cannot enjoy watching it;
Oh, my heart cannot bear it.
Drowned in anger,
You too look beautiful,
But I find no joy in it;
My love, my heart cannot endure it.
Seeing your anger, my heart
Thumps outside my body.
Hearing your heart broke in two,
My heart shattered into four.
If a seed breaks, a plant sprouts;
If a heart breaks, only wild grass grows.
Any punishment is easy to bear,
But your silence is crueler than a sword.
O silent girl,
Living portrait whose eyes speak,
Child dressed in a saree,
My sweet turmoil.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pesaa Madanthaye is a soul-stirring song from the movie Mozhi (2007), composed by Vidyasagar and written by Vairamuthu. The song captures the profound anguish, helplessness, and adoration of a lover addressing a speech-impaired woman who is angry and distant. The protagonist pleads with her, describing how her silence cuts deeper than a sword and her wrath shatters his heart, while simultaneously expressing how breathtakingly beautiful she remains even in her anger. Through poetic metaphors involving nature—such as rainbows dissolving prematurely, seeds sprouting upon breaking, and fire in a bamboo forest—the lyricist highlights the delicate and complex emotional state of the heroine and the protagonist's desperate longing for reconciliation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron

“En chella kalavaramae”

Combining contrasting ideas of sweetness ('chella') and chaos ('kalavaram') to show affectionate trouble.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Idhayamennum poo parithen”

Comparing the heart directly to a tender flower that was plucked.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

“En manam naankaai udainthathadi”

Exaggerating the heartbreak by claiming his heart broke into four pieces when hers broke into two.

Comparison / Simile

“Un mounam vaalinum kodiyathu”

Comparing her painful silence to something sharp and crueler than a sword.

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Trivia

Mozhi (2007) was directed by Radha Mohan and produced by Prakash Raj, with music composed by Vidyasagar. The song 'Pesaa Madanthaye' (sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam) holds deep thematic relevance as the female lead, played by Jyothika, is deaf and mute, making her silence a central element of both the song's lyrics and the film's narrative.

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