Puriyalaya
From Sir · 2024
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singer
- Lakshmikanth M
- Music director
- Siddhu Kumar
- Details
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Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Puriyialayaa en polappu | Don't you understand my life's plight? |
| Karuvam mul mela | Like pride resting upon a thorn, |
| Paruthi nool selai | A delicate cotton thread saree. |
| Male | |
| Eriyuthamma un nenapu | Oh dear, the memory of you burns inside me! |
| Therinjaen kal theya | I wore away like a grinding stone, |
| Karanjaen kaathoda | I dissolved into thin air with the wind. |
| Male | |
| Antha vennilavu | That bright white moon, |
| Un mugamaa usura eduka | Takes my life away as if it were your face. |
| Enna solli | What can I possibly say, |
| En manasa naanum adakka | To control and suppress my own heart? |
| Male | |
| Adi paavi vembaadu | Oh sinner, like a neem fruit, |
| Pattu un mela | Falling right upon you, |
| Nodi neram kan moodi padutha | If I close my eyes and lie down for a second, |
| Aaduren Unnala | I am swaying completely because of you. |
புரியலையா என் பொழப்பு
கருவ முள் மேல
பருத்தி நூல் சேலை
Don't you understand my life's plight?
Like pride resting upon a thorn,
A delicate cotton thread saree.
எரியுதம்மா உன் நினைப்பு
தெரிஞ்சேன் கால் தேய
கரைஞ்சேன் காத்தோட
Oh dear, the memory of you burns inside me!
I wore away like a grinding stone,
I dissolved into thin air with the wind.
அந்த வெண்ணிலவு
உன் முகமா உசுர எடுக்க
என்ன சொல்லி
என் மனச நானும் அடக்க
That bright white moon,
Takes my life away as if it were your face.
What can I possibly say,
To control and suppress my own heart?
அடி பாவி வெம்பாடு
பட்டு உன்னால
நொடி நேரம் கண் மூடி படுத்தா
ஆடுறேன் உன்னால
Oh sinner, like a neem fruit,
Falling right upon you,
If I close my eyes and lie down for a second,
I am swaying completely because of you.
Puriyialayaa en polappu
Don't you understand my life's plight?
Karuvam mul mela
Like pride resting upon a thorn,
Paruthi nool selai
A delicate cotton thread saree.
Eriyuthamma un nenapu
Oh dear, the memory of you burns inside me!
Therinjaen kal theya
I wore away like a grinding stone,
Karanjaen kaathoda
I dissolved into thin air with the wind.
Antha vennilavu
That bright white moon,
Un mugamaa usura eduka
Takes my life away as if it were your face.
Enna solli
What can I possibly say,
En manasa naanum adakka
To control and suppress my own heart?
Adi paavi vembaadu
Oh sinner, like a neem fruit,
Pattu un mela
Falling right upon you,
Nodi neram kan moodi padutha
If I close my eyes and lie down for a second,
Aaduren Unnala
I am swaying completely because of you.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song segment captures the intense emotional turmoil and deep longing of a lover consumed by memories of his beloved. He illustrates his fragile mental state using vivid rustic imagery, comparing his vulnerable ego to a delicate cotton saree caught on sharp thorns. The unrelenting memory of her burns within him, wearing down his endurance completely. Even nature seems to mock his state, as the moon resembles her face and snatches his soul away. Helpless to tame his own heart, he finds no peace even when trying to rest for a brief second, as his thoughts remain entirely shaken and governed by her presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உவமை)
“Karuvam mul mela / Paruthi nool selai”
Compares a fragile state of pride and emotion to a delicate cotton saree draped over thorns, depicting extreme distress and vulnerability.
Hyperbole (உயர்நவிற்சி அணி)
“Therinjaen kal theya / Karanjaen kaathoda”
Exaggerates the pain of longing by stating he wore away like stone and dissolved into the air.
Personification
“Antha vennilavu / Un mugamaa usura eduka”
Attributes the power to steal one's life/breath to the moon, which wears the countenance of the beloved.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film 'Sir' (2024), starring Vimal, features music composed by Siddhu Kumar. Lyricist Viveka uses traditional rural metaphors—such as cotton sarees on thorns and fallen neem fruits—to evoke an authentic, grounded emotion of romantic anguish.
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