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Simple, yet poignant lyrics (II)

I've got a knack of discovering pleasant songs, excellent movies, endearing books very late in time, sometimes even after it's fad fades away. One such song is Perunthil nee enaku...
The beauty of this song is that it relates to some very simple, unnoticed but pleasing moments in a our day to day life. The duet is of two people who sing about  what they mean to each other. There are some cute imperfections in Madhushri's tamil pronunciation but the male singer makes up for all that.

Duh! Why do I even have to annotate the lyrics? It speaks for itself. ;)
Perunthil nee enaku jannal oram
Pin vasal mutrathil ne tulasi madam

Vidumurai natkalil pallikoodam
Vilayattu pillaigalin chella kobam

Aalilla nalliravil ketkum padal
Anbe anbe neeye

(hmmm....)

Payanathil varugira siru thookam
Paruvathil mulaikira muthal koocham

Paritchaiku padikira athikalai
Kazhuthinil vizhundhidum mudhal maalai

Pughaipadam edukkayil thinarum punnagai
Anbe anbe neethane

Adaimazhai nerathil parugum thenir
Anbe anbe neethane

Thinamum kalayil enathu vasalil
Kidakkum nalithal nee thane

(Perunthil....)

Thaimadi tharugira aravanaipu
Urangidum kuzhanthaiyin kurunchirippu

Theypirai polthodum naga kanangal
Vagupparai mejayil idum kirukkal

Cellphone sinungida kuvigira gavanam
Anbe anbe neethane

Pidithavar tharugira parisu porulum
Anbe anbe nee thane

Ezhuthum kavithayil ezhuthu pizhaigalai
Rasikkum vasagan nee thane

(Perunthil...)



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  1. Shikha KhandelwalSunday, 20 September 2009 at 12:45:00 GMT+5:30

    Annotations needed........
    for some dont understand the language.......

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  2. RamyaMonday, 21 September 2009 at 16:15:00 GMT+5:30

    Yes. You're right. Here it is...
    Oh! how do I translate this...okay...This is going to be really funny..

    You are...

    The window seat in the bus I travel
    Tulsi shrub in the backyard of my home

    The holidays of schooltime
    Small kids' cute anger

    The song which I hear at midnight while no one's there.
    Love love, it's you.

    The sleep that comes when we travel
    The first shy feeling we experience in the coming of age

    The early hours of exam days
    The first garland that falls on my shoulders

    The smile we smile during photographs
    its you its you

    The tea that I drink during a rainy day
    The newspaper that's on the yard every morning
    love, love..it's you.
    ---
    The embracement of mother's lap
    The baby's tiny smile while its sleeping

    The crescent marks made out of finger nails
    The scribbling on the class benches

    The concentration we apply on the ring of the cellphone
    it's you(2)

    The gifts belove give me
    its you(2)

    The one who admires the mistakes of a poet
    love, love its you
    I'm not sure my translation is any good. The thing is that some words lose thier intensity while translated to another language. Hope you understood, Shika.

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  3. Shikha KhandelwalMonday, 21 September 2009 at 22:20:00 GMT+5:30

    Yup I did....Hey Thanx I loved YOUR translation more;-)

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  4. AnonymousWednesday, 11 November 2009 at 12:43:00 GMT+5:30

    nice lyrics...its my fav....

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  5. Ramya SSaturday, 14 November 2009 at 20:40:00 GMT+5:30

    Of course...one of mine too :)

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  6. AnonymousSaturday, 21 November 2009 at 20:40:00 GMT+5:30

    why do you like this song...

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  7. Ramya SSunday, 29 November 2009 at 01:38:00 GMT+5:30

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  8. Ramya SSunday, 29 November 2009 at 01:39:00 GMT+5:30

    @ Mr/Ms Anonymous


    Oh no, your anonymity is almost annoying.

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  9. AnonymousThursday, 3 December 2009 at 12:05:00 GMT+5:30

    why so?ok say atleast which line you like most

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  10. eveThursday, 4 February 2010 at 00:49:00 GMT+5:30

    u must have been Bloody bored to write the entire song in tamil and then translate it to english!!!!!!! But it was worth it!!!!!

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  11. UnknownMonday, 21 June 2010 at 14:15:00 GMT+5:30

    hi ..

    when i 1st heard this song, the tune caught my attention. then, i tried to listen to its lyrics - i cudnt really understand much (as i cant write or speak tamil well) .. but i was grateful that i came across this site.

    i do agree with Ramya JP when the lyrics was posted..it's indeed simple yet meaningful lyrics whc sometime we may tend to overlook.

    i really can't thank you enuf for making my day by providing the meaning .. it has helped me comprehend the lyrics even better.

    tq
    -prem-

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  12. AnonymousThursday, 22 June 2017 at 19:00:00 GMT+5:30

    I'm gone to inform my little brother, that he should also pay a visit this
    webpage on regular basis to take updated from most recent
    reports.

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