Pesa Vandhen
From Manmadhan · 2004
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Manmadhan2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Heyyy pesa vandhen | Hey, I came to speak |
| Mugam paarka vandhen | I came to look at your face |
| Theeyagavae ennai posukadhae..hae hae hae | Do not burn me up like a fire.. hae hae hae |
| Mulaaga keeriyae en kangala.. | Slashing my eyes like a sharp thorn.. |
| Aanalum kaathirundhen | Even so, I kept waiting |
| Un veetulaaa.. | At your home.. |
| Male | |
| Edha solla vandhen .. | I came to say something.. |
| Edha kolla nondhen | I probed inside, tormented to kill the pain |
| Udaiyudhu nenju sugamaagaa ohhhh.. | My heart breaks delightfully, ohhhh.. |
| Yevan vandhaapodhum | No matter who came across me |
| Bayam vandhadhilla | I never felt fear |
| Ipoludhu yenoo theriyavilaa ohh.. | Now I don't know why, ohh.. |
| Male | |
| Pesa vandhen | I came to speak |
| Mugam paarka vandhen | I came to look at your face |
| Theeyagavae ennai posukadhae.. | Do not burn me up like a fire.. |
| Mulaaga keeriyae en kangala.. | Slashing my eyes like a sharp thorn.. |
| Aanalum kaathirundhaen | Even so, I kept waiting |
| Un veetulaaa.. | At your home.. |
| Male | |
| Ahhhhhhh….haa..aa..aa | Ahhhhhhh….haa..aa..aa |
ஹே பேச வந்தேன்
முகம் பார்க்க வந்தேன்
தீயாகவே என்னை பொசுக்காதே ஹே ஹே ஹே
முள்ளாக கீறியே என் கண்கள
ஆனாலும் காத்திருந்தேன் உன் வீட்டுல
Hey, I came to speak
I came to look at your face
Do not burn me up like a fire.. hae hae hae
Slashing my eyes like a sharp thorn..
Even so, I kept waiting
At your home..
எதை சொல்ல வந்தேன்
எதை கொள்ள நொந்தேன்
யூடியுது நெஞ்சு சுகமா ஓ ....
எவன் வந்த போதும்
பயம் வந்த தில்ல
இப்பொழுது ஏனோ தெரியாவில்ல
I came to say something..
I probed inside, tormented to kill the pain
My heart breaks delightfully, ohhhh..
No matter who came across me
I never felt fear
Now I don't know why, ohh..
பேச வந்தேன்
முகம் பார்க்க வந்தேன்
தீயாகவே என்னை பொசுக்காதே
முள்ளாக கீறியே என் கண்கள
ஆனாலும் காத்திருந்தேன் உன் வீட்டுல
I came to speak
I came to look at your face
Do not burn me up like a fire..
Slashing my eyes like a sharp thorn..
Even so, I kept waiting
At your home..
ஆஹ் ....ஹா ..ஆ...ஆ...
Ahhhhhhh….haa..aa..aa
Heyyy pesa vandhen
Hey, I came to speak
Mugam paarka vandhen
I came to look at your face
Theeyagavae ennai posukadhae..hae hae hae
Do not burn me up like a fire.. hae hae hae
Mulaaga keeriyae en kangala..
Slashing my eyes like a sharp thorn..
Aanalum kaathirundhen
Even so, I kept waiting
Un veetulaaa..
At your home..
Edha solla vandhen ..
I came to say something..
Edha kolla nondhen
I probed inside, tormented to kill the pain
Udaiyudhu nenju sugamaagaa ohhhh..
My heart breaks delightfully, ohhhh..
Yevan vandhaapodhum
No matter who came across me
Bayam vandhadhilla
I never felt fear
Ipoludhu yenoo theriyavilaa ohh..
Now I don't know why, ohh..
Pesa vandhen
I came to speak
Mugam paarka vandhen
I came to look at your face
Theeyagavae ennai posukadhae..
Do not burn me up like a fire..
Mulaaga keeriyae en kangala..
Slashing my eyes like a sharp thorn..
Aanalum kaathirundhaen
Even so, I kept waiting
Un veetulaaa..
At your home..
Ahhhhhhh….haa..aa..aa
Ahhhhhhh….haa..aa..aa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This intense bit song from Manmadhan depicts the anguish and vulnerability of a young man deeply in love. He arrives at his lover's house with the simple intention of speaking to her and seeing her face, yet her cold or fiery reaction burns him emotional distress. He describes the pain of her gaze or attitude as a sharp pain slicing through his eyes, yet he willingly waits at her doorstep.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Theeyagavae ennai posukadhae..hae hae hae”
Comparing her wrath or intense presence to fire ('Theeyagavae') that burns him up.
Rhyme / Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Edha solla vandhen .. Edha kolla nondhen”
Repetition of sound structure in 'solla vandhen' and 'kolla nondhen' to emphasize internal conflict.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Udaiyudhu nenju sugamaagaa ohhhh..”
Describing the painful heartbreak as something sweet or pleasant ('sugamaagaa').
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Trivia
This poignant bit song composed and sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja accentuates Silambarasan's character's obsessive and vulnerable side in the 2004 psychological thriller 'Manmadhan'. Yuvan's expressive vocals for bit tracks in this film became massively popular among Tamil youth.
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