Vishal Chandrashekhar’s haunting composition for ‘Piriyadhey’ from the ‘Sita Ramam’ album pairs Chinmayi and Kapil Kapilan’s vocals with Madhan Karky’s lyrical tension. The song voices a soldier’s internal conflict through direct emotional contrasts.
Released: August 2, 2022
Piriyadhey
Chinmayi | Vishal Chandrashekhar • From “Sita Ramam”
Piriyadhey Lyrics Meaning Chinmayi | Vishal Chandrashekhar | Sita Ramam
Madhan Karky sets opposing forces against each other: ‘This country is one path/Her love is another path.’ The soldier weighs battlefield smoke against romantic dew, debating which warmth sustains life.
Udalo Indha MannukkenaIs this body for this land?
Uyiro Indha PennukkenaIs this life for this woman?
Vizhiyale SonnayadaYou told me with your eyes,
Nan Rendum KettenadaAnd I heard them both.
Idhazh Muthamitta PinneAfter your lips kissed me,
Adhan Eeram Kayum MunneBefore their dampness could even dry,
Piriyadhe MaravadheDon’t leave, don’t forget.
Piriyadhe MaravadheDon’t leave, don’t forget.
Indha Dhesam Or PadhaiyilThis country is one path,
Aval Nesam Or PadhaiyilHer love is another path.
Rendil Endha Padhai YerpaiWhich of the two paths will you accept?
Pavam NeedhanadaYou’re the one to be pitied.
Marbil Undhan VasamYour fragrance on my chest,
Nee Neengiyum NeengamaleEven after you’re gone, it hasn’t faded.
Katril Undhan VarthaiYour words in the wind,
Karaindhu PogamaleThey haven’t dissolved away.
PiriyadheDon’t leave.
PiriyadheDon’t leave.
MaravadheDon’t forget.
MaravadheDon’t forget.
Pugai Soodum PorvanamoWill I be warmed by the smoke of war,
Pani Soodum En NanamoOr by the dew of our intimacy?
Endhan Theeyil Undhan DhegamYour body was in my fire,
Nalai Kulir KayumoWill it be warm tomorrow?
Enge Endhan PenmaiWhere is my womanhood,
Un Theendale IllamaleWithout your touch?
Haiyo Andha UnmaiOh, that truth—
Nan Innum SollamaleI still haven’t said it.
PiriyadheDon’t leave.
PiriyadheDon’t leave.
MaravadheDon’t forget.
MaravadheDon’t forget.
Piriyadhey Music Video
The ‘Piriyadhey’ lyrics in English expose the irreversible cost of choosing between duty and connection. Vishal Chandrashekhar’s arrangement mirrors the permanent stakes of this decision through escalating strings.