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Pesadhe

From Thirudan Police · 2014

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Harihara Sudhan, Pooja Vaidyanath
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Thirudan Police2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
:PesadhaeDon't speak
Paarvaigal veesadhaeDon't cast your glances
VaerennaWhat other
Mozhi vendum mounamae podhaadhaalanguage is needed, isn't silence enough?
Female
NerungaadhaeDon't come close
Nerungiyae vilagaadhaeDon't get close and then draw away
VaerennaWhat other
Ini vendumlanguage is needed now,
Mounamae podhaadhaaisn't silence enough?
Male
En nenjilIn my heart,
Vandhu ennena seidhaai midhakiren kaatragawhat have you done coming here? I float like the breeze.
Female :Un perai thaanaeFemale: Your name alone,
En nenjil indru isaikiren kaatragaI play in my heart today like the breeze.
Male
PesadhaeDon't speak
Paarvaigal veesadhaeDon't cast your glances
VaerennaWhat other
Mozhi vendum mounamae podhaadhaalanguage is needed, isn't silence enough?
Male
Kannil unnai alandhadhu konjamMeasuring you with my eyes a little,
Kannai moodi rasithadhu konjamsavoring you with closed eyes a little,
Innum enna solla anbaewhat else is left to say, my love?
Theriyaamal naan thavithenaeI suffered helplessly without knowing.
Female
Unnaal yennai ilandhadhu konjamLosing myself a little because of you,
Unnaal yennai adaindhadhum konjamfinding myself a little because of you,
Innum enna solla anbaewhat else is left to say, my love?
Puriyaamal naan thudithenaeI squirmed without understanding.
Male
Kadhal endru sonnaalWhen they talk of love,
Neenda mayakkamit is a prolonged trance,
Indru purigindradhaewhich I understand today.
Female
Unnaal endhan penmaiBecause of you, my womanhood
Pudhiya thayakkam indru arigindradhaeexperiences a new hesitation today.
Male
Nee enna sollaWhat will you say?
Naan yenna sollaWhat will I say?
Vaarthaigal thevai dhaanaAre words really needed?
Female
Nee yennai vellaYou win over me,
Naan unnai vellaI win over you,
Aanalum indhayet this
Kadhal porin yutham adangaadhaewar of love's conflict will never quiet down.
Male
PesadhaeDon't speak
Paarvaigal veesadhaeDon't cast your glances
VaerennaWhat other
Mozhi vendum mounamae podhaadhaalanguage is needed, isn't silence enough?
Male
Engae engae tholaindhadhu nenjamWhere, oh where is my heart lost?
Penne penne sollividu konjamOh girl, tell me a little,
Unnai nambi vittu vandhen nalamdhaanaI left it trusting you, is it fine?
En idhayam angaeMy heart is there.
Female
Angae angae yennodaiya nenjamThere, over there is my heart,
Unnidathil vandhirukkum thanjamit has taken refuge with you.
Kannil vaithu kaaval seidhaai yendradhadaaIt said you guarded it tenderly within your eyes,
Un idhayam ingaeyour heart is here.
Male
DhegamBodies
Irandu aanal idhayammay be two, but a single heart
Ondru ingu thudikiradhaebeats here as one.
Female
DhooramThough distance
Thalli nindrum swaasa kaatrukeeps us apart, the breath of air
Nammai inaikiradhaeconnects us together.
Male
Nee enna sollaWhat will you say?
Naan yenna sollaWhat will I say?
Vaarthaigal thevai dhaanaAre words really needed?
Female
Nee yennai vellaYou win over me,
Naan unnai vellaI win over you,
Aanalum indhayet this
Kadhal porin yutham adangaadhaewar of love's conflict will never quiet down.
Male
PesadhaeDon't speak
Paarvaigal veesadhaeDon't cast your glances
VaerennaWhat other
Mozhi vendum mounamae podhaadhaalanguage is needed, isn't silence enough?
Female
NerungaadhaeDon't come close
Nerungiyae vilagaadhaeDon't get close and then draw away
VaerennaWhat other
Ini vendumlanguage is needed now,
Mounamae podhaadhaaisn't silence enough?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Pesadhae from Thirudan Police is a soulful romantic duet portraying the unspoken emotional depth between two lovers. The lyrics emphasize that silence speaks louder than words when two souls connect deeply. They express how love creates a sweet confusion, transforming their thoughts and making them feel weightless like air.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaivazhi (Alliteration)

Pesadhae / Paarvaigal veesadhae

Repetition of initial consonants like 'P' in 'Pesadhae' and 'Paarvaigal', giving a rhythmic opening flow.

Simile (Upamai)

Vandhu ennena seidhaai midhakiren kaatraga

Comparing the floating emotional state of the lover to air ('kaatraga').

Oxymoron / Paradox

Unnaal yennai ilandhadhu konjam / Unnaal yennai adaindhadhum konjam

Juxtaposing loss and gain through love in 'ilandhadhu' (losing) and 'adaindhadhum' (gaining).

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Trivia

Pesadhae was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Hariharan and Pooja AV, featuring lyrics written by late poet Na. Muthukumar. The song became popular for its soothing acoustic arrangement and poetic exploration of silence in romance.

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