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Piravi Endra

From Maasu Engira Masilamani · 2015

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Maasu Engira Masilamani
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
9 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Piravi endra thoondil mullil
Vazhkai endra puluvai kandu
Thanae vandhu sikkikondu
Sila aasaigal segarithom
Maranam endra vaanam ondru
Siragai soodi yerum munnae
Kadaisi aasai ondrai mattum
Niraivetrida yengugirom
Ohooo….oooo…ohooo…oooo…
Aaahaaaa…..
Yaar vizhiyil yaar varaindha kanavo
Paadhiyilae kalaindhaal thodaradho
Aal manadhil yaar vidhaitha ninaivo
Kaalamadhai sidhaithum marakadho
Piravi endra thoondil mullil
Vazhkai endra puluvai kandu
Thanae vandhu sikkikondu
Sila aasaigal segarithom
Maranam endra vaanam ondru
Siragai soodi yerum munnae
Kadaisi aasai ondrai mattum
Niraivetrida yengugirom
Aaahaan…veezhum mun andha
Kanneer thuli
Karaiyum andha mayam enna
Idhalai serum munnae
Kaayam aarum indha punnagaigal
Uraikum munnae kaadhal ondru
Marithu pona sogam enna
Padhikum munnae udhirndhu pona
Mutham yeraalam
Piravi endra thoondil mullil
Vazhkai endra puluvai kandu
Thanae vandhu sikkikondu
Sila aasaigal segarithom
Maranam endra vaanam ondru
Siragai soodi yerum munnae
Kadaisi aasai ondrai mattum
Niraivetrida yengugirom
Piravi endra thoondil mullil
Vazhkai endra puluvai kandu
Thanae vandhu sikkikondu
Sila aasaigal segarithom
Maranam endra vaanam ondru
Siragai soodi yerum munnae
Kadaisi aasai ondrai mattum
Niraivetrida yengugirom
On the fishing hook called birth,
seeing the bait called life,
getting caught all by ourselves,
we gathered a few desires.
To the sky called death,
before we wear wings and rise,
just one last wish,
we yearn to fulfill.
Oh… oho… oh… oho…
Aaha…
Whose dream was drawn in whose eyes?
If broken halfway, won't it continue?
Whose memory was planted deep in the heart?
Even if time shatters it, won't it live on?
On the fishing hook called birth,
seeing the bait called life,
getting caught all by ourselves,
we gathered a few desires.
To the sky called death,
before we wear wings and rise,
just one last wish,
we yearn to fulfill.
Ah... before falling, that
tear drop,
what is the magic that dissolves it?
Before reaching the lips,
these smiles that heal the wound...
Before being spoken, a love—
what sorrow that it died?
Before they could be placed,
so many kisses fell away.
On the fishing hook called birth,
seeing the bait called life,
getting caught all by ourselves,
we gathered a few desires.
To the sky called death,
before we wear wings and rise,
just one last wish,
we yearn to fulfill.
On the fishing hook called birth,
seeing the bait called life,
getting caught all by ourselves,
we gathered a few desires.
To the sky called death,
before we wear wings and rise,
just one last wish,
we yearn to fulfill.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song explores themes of mortality, unfulfilled desires, and the ephemeral nature of human life. Using the metaphor of a fish caught by bait on a hook, it describes how humans willingly entangle themselves in earthly desires during life. As death approaches, representing the soul wearing wings to ascend into the sky, the core longing remains focused on fulfilling one last cherished wish before departure. The song reflects deeply on unfulfilled dreams, unspoken love, unshed tears, and missed kisses, capturing a sense of melancholy and philosophical resignation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagham (Metaphor)

“Piravi endra thoondil mullil”

'Piravi endra thoondil mullil' metaphorically compares human birth to a fishhook and life to bait, depicting how human soul traps itself in desires.

Uruvagham (Metaphor)

“Maranam endra vaanam ondru”

'Maranam endra vaanam' compares death to an expansive sky into which the departing spirit ascends on wings.

Erhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Piravi endra thoondil mullil / Maranam endra vaanam ondru”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'ra' in 'Piravi' and 'Maranam' across stanza lines.

Rhetorical Question

“Paadhiyilae kalaindhaal thodaradho”

Asking whether memories and dreams persist even after time shatters them or dreams break mid-way.

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Trivia

'Piravi' is a soul-stirring track from the supernatural action film 'Maasu Engira Masilamani' (2015), starring Suriya. The film's music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with lyrics written by Madhan Karky.

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