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Lyrics & meaning

Pirai Thedum

From Mayakkam Enna · 2011

Lyricist: Dhanush
Singers: G. V. Prakash Kumar, Saindhavi
Music director: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name: Mayakkam Enna
Movie release year: 2011
Lyrics added on: 18 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

{Pirai thedum iravilae uyirae

Edhai thedi alaigiraai

Kadhai solla azhaikiren uyirae

Anbae nee vaa} (2)

Irulil kanneerum edharku

Madiyil kan mooda vaa

Azhagae intha sogam edharku

Naan un thaayum allava

Unakkena mattum vaazhum idhayam adi

Uyir ulla varai naan un adimaiyadi

Pirai thedum iravilae uyirae

Edhai thedi alaigiraai

Kadhai solla azhaikiren uyirae

Anbae nee vaa

Azhuthaal un paarvaiyum

Ayanthaal un kaalgalum

Adhikaalaiyin koodalil

Sogam theerkkum podhuma

Nizhal thedidum aanmaiyum

Nijam thedidum penmaiyum

Oru porvaiyil vaazhum inbam

Dheivam thantha sonthama

En aayul reghai neeyadi

En aani veradi

Sumai thaangum endhan kanmani

Ennai sudum pani

Unakkena mattum vaazhum idhayamadi

Uyirulla varai naan un adimaiyadi

Pirai thedum iravilae uyirae

Edhai thedi alaigiraai

Kadhai solla azhaikiren uyirae

Anbae nee vaa

Vizhiyin antha thedalum

Alaiyum undhan nenjamum

Purinthalae podhumae

Yezhu jenmam thaanguven

Anal melae vaazhgiraai

Nadhi polae paaigiraai

Oru kaaranam illaiyae

Meesai vaitha pillaiyae

Idhai kaadhal endru solvatha

Nizhal kaainthu kolvatha

Dhinam kollum intha bhoomiyil

Nee varam tharum idam

On a night searching for the crescent moon, my life,

what are you wandering in search of?

I am calling you to tell a story, my life,

my love, please come.

Why are there tears in the dark?

Come, close your eyes on my lap.

My beautiful one, why this sorrow?

Am I not a mother to you too?

This heart lives only for you, my dear;

as long as I have life, I am devoted to you.

On a night searching for the crescent moon, my life,

what are you wandering in search of?

I am calling you to tell a story, my life,

my love, please come.

When your eyes weep

and your legs grow weary,

in an early morning embrace,

is it enough to heal your sorrow?

A manhood searching for shelter,

and a womanhood searching for truth,

the joy of living under a single blanket—

is this a bond gifted by God?

You are my lifeline, my love,

you are my deepest root,

my darling who carries my burdens,

you are the snow that burns me.

This heart lives only for you, my love;

as long as I have life, I am devoted to you.

On a night searching for the crescent moon, my life,

what are you wandering in search of?

I am calling you to tell a story, my life,

my love, please come.

That longing in your eyes

and your restless heart—

if I only understand them, that is enough;

I will endure for seven lifetimes.

You live on top of fire,

you rush forward like a river,

without any reason at all,

my boy with a moustache.

Should I call this love,

or basking in the shade?

In this world that breaks us every day,

you are the haven that blesses me.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pirai Thedum is a soothing and emotionally profound duet from the film Mayakkam Enna. The song portrays a deeply comforting love that combines maternal care and romantic devotion. As the male protagonist wanders in emotional turmoil, the female partner offers her lap as a safe sanctuary, promising to comfort him and share his life burden across seven lifetimes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron

“Ennai sudum pani”

Combines two contradictory terms, hot/burning ('sudum') and cold dew/mist ('pani').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“En aayul reghai neeyadi / En aani veradi”

Compares the beloved directly to a life line and taproot, symbolizing foundational strength and existence.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Nadhi polae paaigiraai”

Compares the movement and drive of the lover to a flowing river using 'polae'.

Ethirai (Second letter rhyme)

“Nizhal thedidum aanmaiyum / Nijam thedidum penmaiyum”

Rhyming pattern on the second letter in Tamil poetry ('izhal' in Nizhal and 'ijam' in Nijam).

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Trivia

The song was sung by real-life music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar and his wife Saindhavi. Lyricist Dhanush wrote the song for his brother Selvaraghavan's movie Mayakkam Enna.

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