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Pesaama Pesum Kannu

From Kalvan · 2023

Lyricist: Snehan
Singer: Kalyani Nair
Music director: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name: Kalvan
Movie release year: 2023
Lyrics added on: 8 Jan 2024

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

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Pesaama pesum kannu

En kanna thinguthinnu

Unkitta sollathanae

Vaaren pinnaala

Naathaaangi pottukittu

Na ninnan vetkappattu

Sattunnu odanchi ponen

Naane unnala

Kalavaani payalonu

Thavaraaga nenachava naan thaan

Iravellam una kandu

Orangama thavichava naan thaan

Un nenappu thaan madi neraya

Naa somakkuren yeno theriyala

Un mogatha thaan manasukkulla

Padamaa naa varancha

Poo pookkura chedi pola

Naa sirikiren paakkum pozhuthula

Nee nadakkura paathayellam

Nizhala alaivenae

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Thariyil potta noolattam

Aduren naanum karakattam

Sariya thavara theriyavilla

Paappom velllottam

Maraththa paaththa kurangaattam

Unna paaththaa mana ottam

Thaththi thaavi suththi varudhe

Enna aarpattam

Unnala noyali

Aanenae naan thaan

Noi theerkkum marunthaaga

Varuvaayaa neethanae

En thanimayum azhagaga

Arangeruthae unnal thanae

Un parva padavenumnu

Pathari porenae

Un kirukku en thalaikkera

Na varikkuthira pola aanae

En nelavaram kalavaramaaga

Maari poguthingae

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Eyes that speak without a word

are eating away at mine;

just to tell you this,

I keep following behind you.

Fastening the latch behind me,

I stood there shyly,

yet I suddenly came undone

all because of you.

Thinking you were just a thief,

I was the one who misjudged you.

Dreaming of you all night long,

I was the one who tossed and turned sleeplessly.

With a lapful of your memories,

I carry them along, I do not know why.

Deep inside my heart,

I have painted a portrait of your face.

Like a plant bursting into blossom,

I smile whenever I look at you.

Along every path you walk,

I will wander as your shadow.

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Like thread woven back and forth on a loom,

I find myself spinning in a dance.

I do not know whether it is right or wrong;

let us try it out and see.

Like a monkey spotting a tree,

my mind starts racing the moment I see you;

hopping, leaping, and circling around,

oh, what a commotion it makes!

Lovesick and helpless,

I became this way only because of you.

As the healing medicine for this ache,

will you not come to me?

Even my solitude beautifully

takes the stage, only because of you.

Yearning for your eyes to fall on me,

my heart flutters in nervous excitement.

As this madness for you rushes to my head,

I have become dizzy and restless like a zebra.

My peaceful state of mind

is turning into sweet chaos here.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful rural romantic melody captures the inner turmoil, affection, and excitement of a young woman falling deeply in love with a man she once misunderstood. Initially judging him as a mere thief or rogue, she realizes her error as her feelings blossom into intense affection. She describes her restless nights, the overwhelming presence of his memories in her heart, and the joyful chaotic feelings that swirl within her like a vibrant folk dance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Eduthukkaattu Uvamai)

“Thariyil potta noolattam”

Compares the rapid movement of the lover's mind to thread on a weaving loom ('Thariyil potta noolattam') and to a monkey leaping onto a tree ('Maraththa paaththa kurangaattam').

Monai (Alliteration)

“Pesaama pesum kannu”

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'P' in 'Pesaama' and 'pesum'.

Ethirai (Rhyme Scheme)

“Thariyil potta noolattam”

Second-letter rhyming between 'Thariyil' (r) and 'Aduren' (d) or 'Sariya' (r) establishing rhythmic folk meter.

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Trivia

The song is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for the Tamil film 'Kalvan' (2023), in which he also plays the lead role. Sung delightfully by Kalyani Nair with lyrics by veteran lyricist Snehan, the track uses traditional rural imagery and folk-infused melodic arrangements.

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