Pesamal Pesi Parthen
From Devi · 2016
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Vishal Mishra
- Details
- Devi2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pesamal pesi parthen | I tried speaking without speaking |
| Parkkamal meendum parthen | I tried looking again without looking |
| Pulan aindhil pookkal poothen | Flowers bloomed across all five of my senses |
| Puriyamal nenjai ketten | Without understanding, I asked my heart |
| Male | |
| {Kaadhal thaanidhu | Is this love? |
| Poda po endradhu | It told me to let go |
| Unnai thediyae vara sonnadhu} (2) | It asked me to come looking for you |
| Male | |
| Anbae anbil ennai | Oh beloved, with love |
| Vendrai neyadi | You won me over |
| Anbae innum konjam | Oh beloved, a little more |
| Ennai kolladi | Kill me with your affection |
| Male | |
| Pagal ellaam iravaai maara | As all daytime turns into night |
| Kanavellam unavaai maara | As all dreams turn into sustenance |
| Pudhu boomi vaanil parkkiren | I see a new earth in the sky |
| Male | |
| Nanbargal engo poga | As friends stray away somewhere |
| Naai kutty nanban aaga | A little puppy becomes my friend |
| Idhudhanaa kaadhal ketkiren | I ask, is this what love is? |
| Male | |
| Unnai parkkum mun | Before seeing you |
| Verum paarai naanadi | I was merely a stone |
| Unnai partha pin | After seeing you |
| Sirppam dhanadi | I am a sculpted masterpiece |
| Male | |
| Anbae anbil ennai | Oh beloved, with love |
| Vendrai neyadi | You won me over |
| Anbae innum konjam | Oh beloved, a little more |
| Ennai kolladi | Kill me with your affection |
| Male | |
| Pesamal pesi parthen | I tried speaking without speaking |
| Parkkamal meendum parthen | I tried looking again without looking |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal dhan varavittal | If love does not arrive |
| Kann thookkam engo pogum | Sleep disappears from the eyes |
| Vandhalum thookkam pogudhae | Even when it arrives, sleep vanishes anyway |
| Male | |
| Kan paarthu pesidum ennai | Me, who used to speak looking straight into eyes |
| Ver engo paarthida vaithai | You made me avert my gaze elsewhere |
| Pudhidhai oru koocham | A brand new shyness |
| Thondrudhae | Appears now |
| Male | |
| Undhan kaigalil | In your hands |
| Endhan kaigal korkiren | I entwine my hands |
| Indha oru nodi | In this single moment |
| Naan vazhgiren | I truly live |
| Male | |
| Pesamal pesi parthen | I tried speaking without speaking |
| Parkkamal meendum parthen | I tried looking again without looking |
பேசாமல் பேசி
பாா்த்தேன் பாா்க்காமல்
மீண்டும் பாா்த்தேன் புலன்
ஐந்தில் பூக்கள் பூத்தேன்
புாியாமல் நெஞ்சைக்கேட்டேன்
I tried speaking without speaking
I tried looking again without looking
Flowers bloomed across all five of my senses
Without understanding, I asked my heart
{ காதல் தான் இது
போடா போ என்றது
உன்னைத்தேடியே
வரச்சொன்னது } (2)
Is this love?
It told me to let go
It asked me to come looking for you
அன்பே அன்பில்
என்னை வென்றாய் நீயடி
அன்பே இன்னும் கொஞ்சம்
என்னைக்கொல்லடி
Oh beloved, with love
You won me over
Oh beloved, a little more
Kill me with your affection
பகலெல்லாம் இரவாய்
மாற கனவெல்லாம் உணவாய்
மாற புது பூமி வானில் பாா்க்கிறேன்
As all daytime turns into night
As all dreams turn into sustenance
I see a new earth in the sky
நண்பா்கள் எங்கோ
போக நாய்க்குட்டி நண்பன்
ஆக இதுதானா காதல் கேட்கிறேன்
As friends stray away somewhere
A little puppy becomes my friend
I ask, is this what love is?
உன்னைப்பாா்க்கும்
முன் வெறும் பாறை நானடி
உன்னைப்பாா்த்தப்பின் சிற்பம்
தானடி
Before seeing you
I was merely a stone
After seeing you
I am a sculpted masterpiece
அன்பே அன்பில்
என்னை வென்றாய் நீயடி
அன்பே இன்னும் கொஞ்சம்
என்னைக்கொல்லடி
Oh beloved, with love
You won me over
Oh beloved, a little more
Kill me with your affection
பேசாமல் பேசி
பாா்த்தேன் பாா்க்காமல்
மீண்டும் பாா்த்தேன்
I tried speaking without speaking
I tried looking again without looking
காதல்தான்
வராவிட்டால் கண்தூக்கம்
எங்கோ போகும் வந்தாலும்
தூக்கம் போகுதே
If love does not arrive
Sleep disappears from the eyes
Even when it arrives, sleep vanishes anyway
கண்பாா்த்து பேசிடும்
என்னை வோ் எங்கோ பாா்த்திட
வைத்தாய் புதிதாய் ஒரு கூச்சம்
தோன்றுதே
Me, who used to speak looking straight into eyes
You made me avert my gaze elsewhere
A brand new shyness
Appears now
உந்தன் கைகளில்
எந்தன் கைகள் கோா்க்கிறேன்
இந்த ஒரு நொடி நான் வாழ்கிறேன்
In your hands
I entwine my hands
In this single moment
I truly live
பேசாமல் பேசி
பாா்த்தேன் பாா்க்காமல்
மீண்டும் பாா்த்தேன்
I tried speaking without speaking
I tried looking again without looking
Pesamal pesi parthen
I tried speaking without speaking
Parkkamal meendum parthen
I tried looking again without looking
Pulan aindhil pookkal poothen
Flowers bloomed across all five of my senses
Puriyamal nenjai ketten
Without understanding, I asked my heart
{Kaadhal thaanidhu
Is this love?
Poda po endradhu
It told me to let go
Unnai thediyae vara sonnadhu} (2)
It asked me to come looking for you
Anbae anbil ennai
Oh beloved, with love
Vendrai neyadi
You won me over
Anbae innum konjam
Oh beloved, a little more
Ennai kolladi
Kill me with your affection
Pagal ellaam iravaai maara
As all daytime turns into night
Kanavellam unavaai maara
As all dreams turn into sustenance
Pudhu boomi vaanil parkkiren
I see a new earth in the sky
Nanbargal engo poga
As friends stray away somewhere
Naai kutty nanban aaga
A little puppy becomes my friend
Idhudhanaa kaadhal ketkiren
I ask, is this what love is?
Unnai parkkum mun
Before seeing you
Verum paarai naanadi
I was merely a stone
Unnai partha pin
After seeing you
Sirppam dhanadi
I am a sculpted masterpiece
Anbae anbil ennai
Oh beloved, with love
Vendrai neyadi
You won me over
Anbae innum konjam
Oh beloved, a little more
Ennai kolladi
Kill me with your affection
Pesamal pesi parthen
I tried speaking without speaking
Parkkamal meendum parthen
I tried looking again without looking
Kaadhal dhan varavittal
If love does not arrive
Kann thookkam engo pogum
Sleep disappears from the eyes
Vandhalum thookkam pogudhae
Even when it arrives, sleep vanishes anyway
Kan paarthu pesidum ennai
Me, who used to speak looking straight into eyes
Ver engo paarthida vaithai
You made me avert my gaze elsewhere
Pudhidhai oru koocham
A brand new shyness
Thondrudhae
Appears now
Undhan kaigalil
In your hands
Endhan kaigal korkiren
I entwine my hands
Indha oru nodi
In this single moment
Naan vazhgiren
I truly live
Pesamal pesi parthen
I tried speaking without speaking
Parkkamal meendum parthen
I tried looking again without looking
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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