Venmegam Pennaga
From Yaaradi Nee Mohini · 2008
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Yaaradi Nee Mohini2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mmhmmmmhmmhmmhmmmm…..lalalalalala… | Gentle humming and vocalization |
| Male | |
| Venmegam pennaga uruvaanatho | Has a white cloud taken form as a woman? |
| Inneram ennai paarthu vilaiyaadutho | Is it playing with me at this moment? |
| Unnalae pala gnaabagham | Because of you, many memories |
| En munnae vanthaaduthae | Come dancing before me |
| Oru nenjam thindaduthae | A heart struggles in distress |
| Vaarthai oru vaarthai sonnal enna | What if you speak a word, just one word? |
| Paarvai oru paarvai paarthaal enna | What if you look with a glance, just one glance? |
| Unnalae pala gynaabagham | Because of you, many memories |
| En munnae vanthaaduthae | Come dancing before me |
| Oru nenjam thindaduthae | A heart struggles in distress |
| Male | |
| Venmegam pennaga uruvaanatho | Has a white cloud taken form as a woman? |
| Inneram ennai paarthu villaiyaadutho | Is it playing with me at this moment? |
| Male | |
| Manjal veyil nee minnal oli nee | You are the golden sunlight, you are the flash of lightning |
| Unnai kandavarai kann kalanga nirka vaikkum thee | You are the fire that leaves anyone who beholds you teary-eyed in awe |
| Pennae yennadi unmai solladi | Oh girl, what is it, tell me the truth |
| Oru punnagaiyil penninamae kopa pattathennadi | Why did all of womanhood get jealous of your single smile? |
| Devathai vaalvathu veedu illai koyil | An angel lives not in a ordinary house, but in a temple |
| Kadavulin kaal thadam paarkiren | I am beholding the footprints of God |
| Ondraa irendaa un azhagai paada | Are there just one or two things to sing about your beauty? |
| Kan moodi oru oram naan saaigiren | Closing my eyes, I lean to one side |
| Kanneeril aanandham naan kaangiren | I experience pure bliss through my tears |
| Unnalae pala gynaabagham en munnae vanthaaduthae | Because of you, many memories come dancing before me |
| Oru nenjam thindaduthae | A heart struggles in distress |
| Male | |
| Engal manathai kollai adithaai | You robbed our hearts away |
| Intha thanthiramum manthiramum yengu sendru padithaai | Where did you go and learn such tricks and magic spells? |
| Vizhiasaivil valai virithaai | You cast a net with the slight glance of your eyes |
| Unnai pallakinil thookki sella kattalaigal vithithaai | You issued commands to be carried in a palanquin |
| Un viral pidithidum varam ondru kidaikka | To receive the divine boon of holding your finger |
| Uyirudan vaalgiren naan adi | I remain alive, my dear |
| En kaadhalum en aagumo | What will become of my love? |
| Un paathathil mann aagumo..ooo | Will it turn to dust at your feet? |
| Male | |
| Venmegam pennaga uruvaanatho | Has a white cloud taken form as a woman? |
| Inneram ennai paarthu vilaiyaadutho.. | Is it playing with me at this moment? |
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Gentle humming and vocalization
வெண்மேகம் பெண்ணாக
உருவானதோ என் நேரம் எனைப்
பார்த்து விளையாடுதோ உன்னாலே
பல ஞாபகம் என் முன்னே வந்தாடுதே
ஒரு நெஞ்சம் திண்டாடுதே வார்த்தை
ஒரு வார்த்தை சொன்னால் என்ன
பார்வை ஒரு பார்வை பார்த்தால்
என்ன உன்னாலே பல ஞாபகம்
என் முன்னே வந்தாடுதே
ஒரு நெஞ்சம் திண்டாடுதே
Has a white cloud taken form as a woman?
Is it playing with me at this moment?
Because of you, many memories
Come dancing before me
A heart struggles in distress
What if you speak a word, just one word?
What if you look with a glance, just one glance?
Because of you, many memories
Come dancing before me
A heart struggles in distress
வெண்மேகம் பெண்ணாக
உருவானதோ என் நேரம் எனைப்
பார்த்து விளையாடுதோ
Has a white cloud taken form as a woman?
Is it playing with me at this moment?
மஞ்சள் வெயில் நீ
மின்னல் ஒளி நீ உன்னைக்
கண்டவரை கண் கலங்க நிற்க
வைக்கும் தீ பெண்ணே என்னடி
உண்மை சொல்லடி ஒரு
புன்னகையில் பெண்ணினமே
கோபபட்டதென்னடி தேவதை
வாழ்வது வீடில்லை கோயில்
கடவுளின் கால் தடம் பார்க்கிறேன்
ஒன்றா இரண்டா உன் அழகை பாட
கண் மூடி ஒரு ஓரம் நான் சாய்கிறேன்
கண்ணீரில் ஆனந்தம் நான்
காண்கிறேன் உன்னாலே பல
ஞாபகம் என் முன்னே வந்தாடுதே
ஒரு நெஞ்சம் திண்டாடுதே
You are the golden sunlight, you are the flash of lightning
You are the fire that leaves anyone who beholds you teary-eyed in awe
Oh girl, what is it, tell me the truth
Why did all of womanhood get jealous of your single smile?
An angel lives not in a ordinary house, but in a temple
I am beholding the footprints of God
Are there just one or two things to sing about your beauty?
Closing my eyes, I lean to one side
I experience pure bliss through my tears
Because of you, many memories come dancing before me
A heart struggles in distress
எங்கள் மனதை
கொள்ளை அடித்தாய் இந்த
தந்திரமும் மந்திரமும் எங்கு
சென்று படித்தாய் விழி அசைவில்
வலை விரித்தாய் உன்னை
பல்லக்கினில் தூக்கி செல்ல
கட்டளைகள் விதித்தாய் உன்
விரல் பிடித்திடும் வரம் ஒன்று
கிடைக்க உயிருடன் வாழ்கிறேன்
நானடி என் காதலும் என்னாகுமோ
உன் பாதத்தில் மண்ணாகுமோ
You robbed our hearts away
Where did you go and learn such tricks and magic spells?
You cast a net with the slight glance of your eyes
You issued commands to be carried in a palanquin
To receive the divine boon of holding your finger
I remain alive, my dear
What will become of my love?
Will it turn to dust at your feet?
வெண்மேகம் பெண்ணாக
உருவானதோ என் நேரம் எனைப்
பார்த்து விளையாடுதோ
Has a white cloud taken form as a woman?
Is it playing with me at this moment?
Mmhmmmmhmmhmmhmmmm…..lalalalalala…
Gentle humming and vocalization
Venmegam pennaga uruvaanatho
Has a white cloud taken form as a woman?
Inneram ennai paarthu vilaiyaadutho
Is it playing with me at this moment?
Unnalae pala gnaabagham
Because of you, many memories
En munnae vanthaaduthae
Come dancing before me
Oru nenjam thindaduthae
A heart struggles in distress
Vaarthai oru vaarthai sonnal enna
What if you speak a word, just one word?
Paarvai oru paarvai paarthaal enna
What if you look with a glance, just one glance?
Unnalae pala gynaabagham
Because of you, many memories
En munnae vanthaaduthae
Come dancing before me
Oru nenjam thindaduthae
A heart struggles in distress
Venmegam pennaga uruvaanatho
Has a white cloud taken form as a woman?
Inneram ennai paarthu villaiyaadutho
Is it playing with me at this moment?
Manjal veyil nee minnal oli nee
You are the golden sunlight, you are the flash of lightning
Unnai kandavarai kann kalanga nirka vaikkum thee
You are the fire that leaves anyone who beholds you teary-eyed in awe
Pennae yennadi unmai solladi
Oh girl, what is it, tell me the truth
Oru punnagaiyil penninamae kopa pattathennadi
Why did all of womanhood get jealous of your single smile?
Devathai vaalvathu veedu illai koyil
An angel lives not in a ordinary house, but in a temple
Kadavulin kaal thadam paarkiren
I am beholding the footprints of God
Ondraa irendaa un azhagai paada
Are there just one or two things to sing about your beauty?
Kan moodi oru oram naan saaigiren
Closing my eyes, I lean to one side
Kanneeril aanandham naan kaangiren
I experience pure bliss through my tears
Unnalae pala gynaabagham en munnae vanthaaduthae
Because of you, many memories come dancing before me
Oru nenjam thindaduthae
A heart struggles in distress
Engal manathai kollai adithaai
You robbed our hearts away
Intha thanthiramum manthiramum yengu sendru padithaai
Where did you go and learn such tricks and magic spells?
Vizhiasaivil valai virithaai
You cast a net with the slight glance of your eyes
Unnai pallakinil thookki sella kattalaigal vithithaai
You issued commands to be carried in a palanquin
Un viral pidithidum varam ondru kidaikka
To receive the divine boon of holding your finger
Uyirudan vaalgiren naan adi
I remain alive, my dear
En kaadhalum en aagumo
What will become of my love?
Un paathathil mann aagumo..ooo
Will it turn to dust at your feet?
Venmegam pennaga uruvaanatho
Has a white cloud taken form as a woman?
Inneram ennai paarthu vilaiyaadutho..
Is it playing with me at this moment?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Venmegam Pennaga' is a soulful romantic ballad expressing deep admiration, intoxication, and poetic surrender to love. The protagonist views his beloved as an ethereal, divine figure—comparing her to a floating white cloud, warm golden sunlight, and a flash of lightning. Her simple presence triggers a flood of cherished memories that dance in his mind, leaving his heart overwhelmed with intense emotion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Venmegam pennaga uruvaanatho / Manjal veyil nee minnal oli nee”
The lyricist directly equates the beloved woman to a white cloud, golden sunlight, and lightning, highlighting her divine and mesmerizing presence.
Personification
“Unnalae pala gnaabagham En munnae vanthaaduthae”
Memories are given human qualities, described as 'dancing' before the protagonist's eyes.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Oru punnagaiyil penninamae kopa pattathennadi”
An exaggerated poetic statement claiming that all womankind grew jealous of a single smile from her.
Parallelism & Anaphora
“Vaarthai oru vaarthai sonnal enna / Paarvai oru paarvai paarthaal enna”
Repetitive rhythmic phrasing with 'Vaarthai' and 'Paarvai' creates a poetic, musical echo in the stanza.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by the legendary Hariharan with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar, 'Venmegam' from 'Yaaradi Nee Mohini' (2008) is renowned for its soulful arrangement, featuring lush acoustic guitar riffs and emotive vocal phrasing. The song remains one of the defining romantic compositions of late 2000s Tamil cinema.
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