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Venpani Malare

From Power Paandi · 2017

Lyricist
Dhanush
Singer
Swetha Mohan
Music director
Sean Roldan
Movie name
Power Paandi
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
1 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Venpani malarae
Un vaasam uyiril
Puthu swavasam tharuthae
Un iru vizhiyal
En aaiyul reghai
Puthu vazhvu peruthae
Kalangal oiyntha pinnum
Kaadhal enna
Valibam theintha pinnum
Kucham dhaan enna
Katril parakkum kathaadi nanae
Ettu vayathaai koothaadinenae
Kaintha ilai naan pachai aanen
Paalaivanam naan neer vizhchi aanen
Katril parakkum kathaadi nanae
Ettu vayathaai koothaadinenae
Kaintha ilai naan pachai aanen
Paalaivanam naan neer vizhchi aanen
: Venpani malarae…
Un iru vizhiyal…
Thediya tharunangal ellam
Thediyae varukirathae
Dhegathin surukangal ellam
Sirikindrathae
Vandhathum vazhndhathum
Kan munnae therikirathae
Andha naal gnyabagam
Nenjilae pookkirathae
Baaram paintha nenjukulae
Eeram paiyuthae…
Naraigalum marainthidavae
Venpani malarae…
Un iru vizhiyal…
Venpani malarae
Un vaasam uyiril
Puthu swavasam tharuthae
Un iru vizhiyal
En aaiyul reghai
Puthu vazhvu peruthae
Kalangal oiyntha pinnum
Kaadhal enna
Valibam theintha pinnum
Kucham dhaan enna
Katril parakkum kathaadi nanae
Ettu vayathaai koothaadinenae
Kaintha ilai naan pachai aanen
Paalaivanam naan neer vizhchi aanen
Katril parakkum kathaadi nanae
Ettu vayathaai koothaadinenae
Kaintha ilai naan pachai aanen
Paalaivanam naan neer vizhchi aanen
O white snow flower,
your fragrance
gives fresh breath to my soul.
Through your two eyes,
my lifeline
finds a brand new life.
Even after the years have slowed down,
why this love?
Even after youth has faded,
why this shyness?
I am a kite flying in the wind,
dancing with joy like an eight-year-old!
I was a dry leaf, now I have turned green again!
I was a desert, now I have become a waterfall!
I am a kite flying in the wind,
dancing with joy like an eight-year-old!
I was a dry leaf, now I have turned green again!
I was a desert, now I have become a waterfall!
O white snow flower...
Through your two eyes...
All the moments I once searched for
are now coming to find me...
All the wrinkles on my body
are smiling now...
All that happened and all that I lived through
appear right before my eyes...
The memories of those old days
are blooming in my heart...
Into a heavy, burdened heart,
fresh tenderness flows,
making the grey hairs fade away...
O white snow flower...
Through your two eyes...
O white snow flower,
your fragrance
gives fresh breath to my soul.
Through your two eyes,
my lifeline
finds a brand new life.
Even after the years have slowed down,
why this love?
Even after youth has faded,
why this shyness?
I am a kite flying in the wind,
dancing with joy like an eight-year-old!
I was a dry leaf, now I have turned green again!
I was a desert, now I have become a waterfall!
I am a kite flying in the wind,
dancing with joy like an eight-year-old!
I was a dry leaf, now I have turned green again!
I was a desert, now I have become a waterfall!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Venpani Malare is a soulful, romantic song from the film Power Paandi that portrays late-stage love and reunited affection between elderly protagonists. The song beautifully conveys that love knows no age barrier. Old age, wrinkles, and grey hairs melt away in the warmth of rekindled feelings and long-lost memories, restoring childlike vitality and joy to life. The lyrics compare the rejuvenation of an elderly lover to a withered leaf turning green again, a dry desert turning into a waterfall, and a heavy heart feeling youthful delight like a kite flying in the breeze.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamb)

“Kaintha ilai naan pachai aanen”

Comparing oneself to a dry leaf turning green ('Kaintha ilai naan pachai aanen') and a desert turning into a waterfall ('Paalaivanam naan neer vizhchi aanen') to signify emotional renewal.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Ettu vayathaai koothaadinenae”

Comparing the protagonist's behavior to an eight-year-old child's carefree dancing ('Ettu vayathaai koothaadinenae').

Personification

“Dhegathin surukangal ellam Sirikindrathae”

Wrinkles on the aging body are personified as smiling with happiness ('Dhegathin surukangal ellam Sirikindrathae').

Rhyme / Alliteration (Edhugai)

“Katril parakkum kathaadi nanae”

Matching second letter patterns in Tamil poetic traditions across paired lines ('Katril' and 'Ettu', 'Kaintha' and 'Paalaivanam').

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Trivia

Venpani Malare was composed by Sean Roldan for the directorial debut of actor Dhanush, 'Power Paandi' (2017). The track features vocals by Sean Roldan himself and was warmly praised for its gentle acoustic treatment depicting elderly romance, a rare theme in mainstream South Indian cinema.

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