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Lyrics & meaning

Piriyadha Enna

From Pattas · 2020

Lyricist
Ku. Karthik
Singers
Vijay Yesudas, Niranjana
Music director
Vivek-Mervin
Details
Pattas2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Edhedho aasai nenjulaVarious desires fill my heart
Solla thaan theriyalaI do not know how to express them
Unnaala kannu thoongalaBecause of you, my eyes cannot sleep
Ethukunnu puriyalaI do not understand why
Male
Olagamae namakku thaanThe entire world belongs to us
Nee kooda irunthuttaIf you stay by my side
Sorgamae thorakkudhaDoes heaven open up
Un kooda nadanthuttaWhen I walk with you?
Female
Usurellaam inikkudhaDoes my whole soul taste sweet
Un thozhil saanjittaWhen I lean on your shoulder?
Siragu thaan mulaikkudhaDo wings sprout on me
Un kaiya pidichittaWhen I hold your hand?
Male
Oru vaarthai koodaNot even a single word
Ingu solla thaeva illaiNeeds to be spoken here
Kaadhal idhu thaanThis is true love
Female
Piriyadha ennaDo not separate from me
Eppodhum needhaan nenappulaYou are always in my thoughts
Koraiyama unnaWithout fading away
Nenjodu serkka marakkalaI have not forgotten to hold you close to my heart
Male
Piriyadha ennaDo not separate from me
Eppodhum needhaan nenappulaYou are always in my thoughts
Koraiyama unnaWithout fading away
Nenjodu serkka marakkalaI have not forgotten to hold you close to my heart
Male
Kaiyaala naanumWith my own hands
Megatha thatturavanI am one who touches the clouds
Nee mattum paarthaYet if you merely look at me
Kai katti nikkuravanI stand meekly with folded arms
Female
En pera naanumMy own name
Eppodhum sonnadhu illaI have never spoken often
Un pera serthuYet including your name
Sollaadha naalum illaThere is no day I haven't spoken
Male
Eerezhu jenmam thaandiTranscending seven plus seven births
Onna thozhil thaanganumI want to hold you on my shoulders
Female : Thallaadum podhumFemale: Even when I falter in old age
Kannu rendum onna thaedanumBoth my eyes should look for you
Male
Uyir vittu pogumWhen life leaves my body
Andha nodiyil un uruvamIn that final moment, your face
Munnal varanumMust appear before me
Female
Piriyadha ennaDo not separate from me
Eppodhum needhaan nenappulaYou are always in my thoughts
Koraiyama unnaWithout fading away
Nenjodu serkka marakkalaI have not forgotten to hold you close to my heart
Male
Edhedho aasai nenjulaVarious desires fill my heart
Solla thaan theriyalaI do not know how to express them
Unnaala kannu thoongalaBecause of you, my eyes cannot sleep
Ethukunnu puriyalaaI do not understand why
Ethukunnu PuriyalaI do not understand why

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This soulful track expresses the overwhelming emotions of love, affection, and complete devotion between two soulmates. The singer reflects on how love brings unspoken happiness, turning simple actions like holding hands or walking together into heavenly moments, while making an otherwise proud individual humble in their lover's presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Kaiyaala naanum Megatha thatturavan

Exaggerating one's capability to touch the clouds with hands to contrast with standing humbly before the loved one.

Rhyme / Ethukai

Usurellaam inikkudha / Siragu thaan mulaikkudha

The second consonant 'ru' / 'ra' rhymes across adjacent lines creating rhythmic harmony.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Sorgamae thorakkudha Un kooda nadanthutta

Comparing the feeling of being together to the opening of heaven itself.

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Trivia

The song features in the 2020 Tamil film 'Pattas' starring Dhanush. Composed by the duo Vivek-Mervin with lyrics written by Ku. Karthik, the song beautifully encapsulates timeless romantic devotion across multiple lifetimes.

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