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Thappu Pannitten

From Album Songs 2021 · 2021

Lyricist
Vignesh Ramakrishna
Singer
Silambarasan
Music director
A. K. Priyan
Movie name
Album Songs 2021
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
11 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Piriya porom-nnu therinji
Namma yaarum love-la yerangarathillai
Chinna chinna kovam possessiveness
Mukkiyamaa ego
Idhu thaan engala pirichiruchu
Naan avala poga vitrukka koodathu
Appo enna idhukku love pannen
Thappu ava pannala
Naan…. naan panniten..thappu panniten} (Dialogue)
Ava mela usura irundhen
Ava mela usura irukken
Aana oru naal
Oru nimisham kaanavillaiyae
Ava pesa dhinamum rasichen
Ava kaiya pudichae kedandhen
Aana oru naal
Oru nimisham kaanavillaiyae
Ava vinnai thaandiyum vara venam
Ava veetta thandiyum vara venam
Oru paarvai onnu jannal orama paartha
Adhu podhum
Ava moochi kaatha thaan tharuvaala
En vetkam vittu thaan varuvena
En perai solli konjam koopitaalae
Oh adhu podhum
Naan thappu pannitten avala tholaichen
En kaadhala naan tholaichen
Naan thappu pannitten manasa odachen
En aasaiya naan keduthen
Naan thappu pannitten avala tholaichen
En kaadhala naan tholaichen
Naan thappu pannitten manasa odachen
En aasaiya naan keduthen
Ava mela usura irundhen
Ava mela usura irukken
Aana oru naal
Oru nimisham kaanavillaiyae
Thanimaiya theduren
Thookkam illaama saaguren
Veruppula vaazhuren
Ver aalaaga maaruren
Thappellaam en kitta thaan
En manasu un kitta thaan
En devathai nee mattum thaan
Enakellam neethan neethan
Neethan neethan
Thappellaam en kitta thaan
En manasu un kitta thaan
En devathai nee mattum thaan
Enakellam neethan
Nee en thaali thaangavum vara venam
En vaazhkai mothamum vara venam
En thappa thirutha vaippu onnu thaan
Nee thaa…adhu podhum
En pechu thaangida ini venam
Nee muzhusa unna thaan thara venam
Nee oththa vaatti enna mannicha podhum
Adhu podhum
Naan thappu pannitten avala tholaichen
En kaadhala naan tholaichen
En kaadhala naan tholaichen
Naan thappu pannitten manasa odachen
En aasaiya naan keduthen
En aasaiya naan keduthen
Naan thappu pannitten avala tholaichen
En kaadhala naan tholaichen
En kaadhala naan tholaichen
Naan thappu pannitten manasa odachen
Manasa odachen
En aasaiya naan keduthen
Naan thappu pannitten avala tholaichen
En kaadhala naan tholaichen…thappu pannitten
Naan thappu pannitten manasa odachen
En aasaiya naan keduthen…thappu pannitten
Naan unna poga vitrukka koodathu!!!.(Dialogue)
Knowing that we are going to part,
none of us ever fall in love.
Little fights, possessiveness,
and above all, ego...
that is what tore us apart.
I shouldn't have let her go.
Then why did I even fall in love?
She didn't do anything wrong.
I... I did it... I made a mistake. (Dialogue)
She was my very life,
she is still my very life,
yet for a single day,
not even for a minute have I seen her.
I loved listening to her talk every day,
I spent my days holding her hand,
yet for a single day,
not even for a minute have I seen her.
She doesn't need to cross the skies for me,
she doesn't even need to step out of her house.
If she just looks out from the edge of her window,
that is enough.
Will she share her breath with me?
Will I shed my hesitation and come?
If she just calls out my name a little,
oh, that is enough.
I made a mistake, I lost her.
I lost my love.
I made a mistake, I broke her heart.
I ruined my own dreams.
I made a mistake, I lost her.
I lost my love.
I made a mistake, I broke her heart.
I ruined my own dreams.
She was my very life,
she is still my very life,
yet for a single day,
not even for a minute have I seen her.
I look for solitude,
I am dying without sleep,
I live in bitterness,
I am turning into a different person.
All the blame lies with me,
my heart remains with you.
You are my only angel,
you are everything to me, everything.
Only you, only you.
All the blame lies with me,
my heart remains with you.
You are my only angel,
you are everything to me.
You don't need to come wear my thali (sacred wedding thread),
you don't have to stay for my whole life.
Just give me one chance to right my wrongs,
just give me that... that is enough.
You don't have to endure my words anymore,
you don't have to give your whole self to me.
If you forgive me just this once,
that is enough.
I made a mistake, I lost her.
I lost my love.
I lost my love.
I made a mistake, I broke her heart.
I ruined my own dreams.
I ruined my own dreams.
I made a mistake, I lost her.
I lost my love.
I lost my love.
I made a mistake, I broke her heart.
I broke her heart.
I ruined my own dreams.
I made a mistake, I lost her.
I lost my love... I made a mistake.
I made a mistake, I broke her heart.
I ruined my own dreams... I made a mistake.
I shouldn't have let you go! (Dialogue)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a deeply emotional confession of heartbreak, guilt, and remorse. The protagonist reflects on a failed relationship, admitting that minor squabbles, possessiveness, and above all, his own ego caused the breakup. He acknowledges his full accountability for losing his partner and breaking her heart, expressing how his life feels empty and miserable without her presence. Rather than asking for a full reunion or marriage, he earnestly begs for just one chance at redemption and a single act of forgiveness. He expresses that even a brief glance or a moment of grace from her would be enough to heal his aching soul, highlighting the devastating impact of regret after letting go of true love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition

Naan thappu pannitten avala tholaichen

The repeated use of 'Naan thappu pannitten' (I made a mistake) emphasizes the protagonist's overwhelming guilt and self-blame.

Hyperbole

Ava vinnai thaandiyum vara venam

Exaggeration used to emphasize that he asks for very little effort from her compared to impossible feats.

Metaphor

Ava mela usura irundhen

Describing life as residing inside another person ('usura irundhen') metaphorically highlights total emotional dependence.

End Rhyme (Emonai / Iyaibu)

Thanimaiya theduren / Thookkam illaama saaguren / Veruppula vaazhuren

Consecutive lines ending with matching sound suffixes (-ren) to create a rhythmic, solemn cadence.

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Trivia

'Naan Thappu Pannitten' is an independent Tamil song released in 2021, featuring vocals by multi-talented actor-singer Silambarasan TR (Simbu). Composed by AK Priyan with lyrics by Vignesh Ramakrishna, the song gained popularity for Simbu's expressive vocal delivery and relatable themes of love, ego, and relationship regrets.

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