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Lyrics & meaning

Pesamal Pesi Parthen

From Devi · 2016

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer: Karthik
Music director: Vishal Mishra
Movie name: Devi
Movie release year: 2016
Lyrics added on: 8 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Pesamal pesi parthen

Parkkamal meendum parthen

Pulan aindhil pookkal poothen

Puriyamal nenjai ketten

{Kaadhal thaanidhu

Poda po endradhu

Unnai thediyae vara sonnadhu} (2)

Anbae anbil ennai

Vendrai neyadi

Anbae innum konjam

Ennai kolladi

Pagal ellaam iravaai maara

Kanavellam unavaai maara

Pudhu boomi vaanil parkkiren

Nanbargal engo poga

Naai kutty nanban aaga

Idhudhanaa kaadhal ketkiren

Unnai parkkum mun

Verum paarai naanadi

Unnai partha pin

Sirppam dhanadi

Anbae anbil ennai

Vendrai neyadi

Anbae innum konjam

Ennai kolladi

Pesamal pesi parthen

Parkkamal meendum parthen

Kaadhal dhan varavittal

Kann thookkam engo pogum

Vandhalum thookkam pogudhae

Kan paarthu pesidum ennai

Ver engo paarthida vaithai

Pudhidhai oru koocham

Thondrudhae

Undhan kaigalil

Endhan kaigal korkiren

Indha oru nodi

Naan vazhgiren

Pesamal pesi parthen

Parkkamal meendum parthen

I tried speaking without words,

without looking, I looked at you again.

Flowers bloomed across all my five senses,

and puzzled, I asked my heart.

'This is surely love,'

'Go to her,' it said,

'Go search for her,' it told me.

My love, with your love,

you won me over completely.

My love, just a little more,

kill me with your love.

As daytime turns into night,

as dreams become my food,

I see a new earth in the sky.

While my friends drift away somewhere,

a little puppy becomes my friend.

Is this what love is, I wonder?

Before I saw you,

I was just an ordinary rock.

After seeing you,

I became a sculpture.

My love, with your love,

you won me over completely.

My love, just a little more,

kill me with your love.

I tried speaking without words,

without looking, I looked at you again.

If love does not come,

sleep slips away from the eyes.

Yet even when it comes, sleep still vanishes!

I used to look straight into people's eyes to speak,

now you have made me look away.

A brand-new shyness

is born within me.

In your hands,

I entwine my fingers.

In this single moment,

I am truly living.

I tried speaking without words,

without looking, I looked at you again.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pesamal Pesi Parthen captures the tender, overwhelming experience of falling in love and the emotional transformations that accompany it. The protagonist undergoes a shift in perception where everyday life changes dramatically—senses blossom, sleep becomes elusive whether love is fulfilled or unrequited, and even simple solitude turns into whimsical joy. The lyrics poignantly contrast the protagonist's unformed past self as an untouched rock transformed into a refined sculpture through the touch of love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Pesamal pesi parthen”

The line 'Pesamal pesi' (speaking without speaking) creates a poetic paradox describing non-verbal, silent emotional communication.

Monae (Initial Alliteration)

“Pulan aindhil pookkal poothen”

Repetition of the 'P' sound across words ('Pulan', 'pookkal', 'poothen') creates a pleasing rhythmic flow.

Metaphor

“Verum paarai naanadi / Sirppam dhanadi”

Compares the protagonist's life before love to an uncarved stone ('paarai') and after love to a finished statue ('sirppam').

Hyperbole

“Ennai kolladi”

Exaggerates the intense affection felt as being metaphorically 'killed' by love.

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Trivia

This track from the trilingual movie Devi (2016) features lyrics by the renowned Tamil lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar. It was one of the last prominent romantic songs released shortly around the time of his tragic, untimely death in August 2016.

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