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Lyrics & meaning

Pesuraen Pesuraen

From Pannaiyarum Padminiyum · 2014

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Justin Prabhakaran, Vairam, Pandiyamma, Thayamma
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Details
Pannaiyarum Padminiyum2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
{Pesuren pesuren kaadhal mozhiI speak, I speak the language of love
Pesaama pesuren kangal vazhi} (2)I speak silently through my eyes
Male
Yaarindha gramathu devadhaWho is this village goddess?
Naan enna solluven novudhuWhat can I say? It aches inside
Eduthu poga thudikkudhuMy heart yearns to sweep you away
Manam enakku enakkunu…Thinking you belong only to me...
Chorus
Podaa podaa thookkikittuGo away, go away! Who here
Unna yaaru inga ketkuradhuIs asking for you to carry me off?
Saami unna melirundhuGod is looking at you from above
Oru saatchi pola paakuradhu…Watching like a silent witness...
Male
Pesuren pesuren kaadhal mozhiI speak, I speak the language of love
Pesaama pesuren kangal vazhi..aan…I speak silently through my eyes... ah...
Male
Kadhir adichcha kalam aanenI became a harvested threshing floor
Kall erinja kulam aanenI became a pond struck by a thrown stone
Kannae un kan pattathaal…My dear, just because your eyes fell on me...
Male
Enakku yedho aayaachuSomething inexplicable happened to me
Edhakandaalum neeyaachuWhatever I see turns into you
Kaadhalthaan ver vittathaalBecause love has taken deep root inside
Male
Thaavaniyaa maaridanumI wish to transform into your half-saree
Thozhumela yeridanumAnd drape myself across your shoulders
Idaiyum sadaiyum nadaiyumYour waist, braided hair, and grace
Kodi perumWill earn immense fame
En idhayam nizhayaai pinnaalMy heart will run behind you
Oodi varum..Following closely like a shadow...
Male
Pesuren pesuren kaadhal mozhiI speak, I speak the language of love
Pesaama pesuren kangal vazhi…I speak silently through my eyes...
Male
Kurukka nedukka nadapottuWalking crisscross back and forth
Kulunga kulunga isai paatuJingling in rhythm like a musical song
Paadaadho un kolusuWon't your anklet sing for me?
Male
Vadam pudicha thaer polaLike a grand temple chariot pulled by ropes
Varapu odanja neer polaLike water gushing through a broken field bund
Aadaadho en manasu..Won't my heart sway and dance?
Male
Panjaangaththa paakkurenaeI am consulting the traditional almanac
Iyer kitta ketkurenaeI am asking the priest
Mayilae una naan manakkumOh peacock, the auspicious date I will marry you
ThaedhiyathaanIs the date fixed
Naan mudhalnaal iravil solvenAnd on our wedding night, I shall tell you
Meedhiyathaan…All the rest...
Male
Pesuren pesuren kaadhal mozhiI speak, I speak the language of love
Pesaama pesuren kangal vazhiI speak silently through my eyes
Male
Yaarindha gramathu devadhaWho is this village goddess?
Naan enna solluven novudhuWhat can I say? It aches inside
Eduthu poga thudikkudhuMy heart yearns to sweep you away
Manam enakku enakkunu…Thinking you belong only to me...
Chorus
Podaa podaa thookkikittuGo away, go away! Who here
Unna yaaru inga ketkuradhuIs asking for you to carry me off?
Saami unna melirundhuGod is looking at you from above
Oru saatchi pola paakuradhu…Watching like a silent witness...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a sweet, rustic romantic conversation between two lovers in a village setting. The hero expresses how profoundly his heart has been captivated by the heroine's gaze, describing his restless emotions using vivid rural imagery such as a disturbed pond, a harvested threshing floor, and water breaking through a field bund. He playfully expresses his wish to marry her and stay close by her side forever. The heroine responds with playful teasing and mock hesitation, adding a charming dynamic to their tender bond.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox / Oxymoron

Pesuren pesuren kaadhal mozhi / Pesaama pesuren kangal vazhi

Expressing speech through silence and eye contact ('Pesuren ... Pesaama pesuren kangal vazhi').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kadhir adichcha kalam aanen / Kall erinja kulam aanen

Comparing the speaker's heart and state of mind directly to a harvested field and a pond hit by a stone.

Simile (Upamai)

Vadam pudicha thaer pola / Varapu odanja neer pola

Using 'pola' (like/as) to compare the surging heart to a temple chariot being pulled and water bursting through a field boundary.

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Trivia

Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014) marked the debut film of director S. U. Arun Kumar and featured music composed by Justin Prabhakaran, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Iyshwarya Rajesh.

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