Jen Martin’s ‘Ponmayame’ from the album Bloody Beggar features vocals by Sathya Narayanan, Vishnu Edavan, Vivek, and Martin. Lyricists Vivek and Vishnu Edavan frame a sorrowful devotion where reality holds no value without the beloved.
Released: October 30, 2024
Ponmayame
Jen Martin | Sathya Narayanan • From “Bloody Beggar”
Bloody Beggar’s Ponmayame Tamil Lyrics English Meaning
Vishnu Edavan and Vivek write about refusing to awaken from dreams containing the lover. The lyrics equate destiny with resting in the beloved’s lap, rejecting any existence outside this union.
Kann Kaanaa DesaththuFrom a land that eyes haven’t seen,
Kaarirul Devathaishe’s a goddess of the deep darkness.
Yaarathai KangalilWho was it that showed her,
Kaattiyathoto my very eyes?
Kai Serum ThooraththuA masterpiece of beauty within my reach,
Perazhagoviyamshe’s a grand painting of grace.
YaarathaiWho was it,
Thoosiyil Maattiyathothat trapped her in the dust?
Kanavendru TherinthirunthaalIf I’d known this was only a dream,
Kangalai ThirakkamaattaenI’d never have opened my eyes.
Kanave Nee KalavathendraalIf you won’t fade away, my dream,
Nijaththinai VirumpamaattenI won’t ever desire reality.
Un Pon MaayameYour golden illusion,
En Kannoduthaanstays right here in my eyes.
Vaazhnaalum PonaalumWhether I live or my life fades away,
UnnoduthaanI’m always with you.
En AagaayameYou’re my entire sky,
Nam Moochchooduthaanmoving with the rhythm of our breath.
Mannodu Vanthenae UnnoduI came to this earth just to be with you,
Naam Vaazhavae Kannaeso we could live together, my dear.
Uyir Ennil Nee IrunthaalIf you’re the soul living inside me,
Ulagaththil Naan Vasippenthen I’ll keep living in this world.
Un Madi ServathuvaeReaching your lap at last,
En Vidhi Endru IruppenI’ll accept that as my only destiny.
Pirivendra Naal IrunthaalIf a day of separation ever comes,
Mannudan MadinthiduvenI’ll just perish into the earth.
Unakkendru PirappathendraalIf I’m born only for your sake,
Irappathum InbamenbaenI’ll say even dying is a joy.
Kann Kaanaa DesaththuFrom a land that the eyes can’t see,
Kaarirul Devathaishe’s a goddess of the pitch-black night.
Yaarathai KangalilWho was it that revealed her,
Kaattiyathoto these eyes of mine?
Kai Serum ThooraththuA masterpiece of beauty within my grasp,
Perazhagoviyamshe’s an exquisite painting of grace.
YaarathaiWho was it,
Thoosiyil Maattiyathothat let her get covered in dust?
Kanavendru TherinthirunthaalIf I’d realized this was all a dream,
Kangalai ThirakkamaattaenI wouldn’t have opened my eyes.
Kanave Nee KalavathendraalIf you don’t ever fade away, my dream,
Nijaththinai VirumpamaattenI won’t ever crave the truth.
Pazhagumaa VilagumaaWill this become familiar, or will it drift away?
Vali Adhu IlagumaaWill this heavy pain ever soften?
Vizhigal Azhuthu VizhumaaWill my eyes cry until they’ve nothing left?
Manamaa RanamaIs this my heart, or just a wound?
Irulumaa UrulumaaWill it turn to darkness, or roll along?
Iruvarin UlagamaaIs this a world meant for both of us?
Nilavil Sagathu VizhumaaWill the ‘chariot wheel’ crash into the moon?
Idhuvum SugamthaanaaIs even this pain a kind of pleasure?
Ponmayame Music Video
Bloody Beggar’s track offers direct Punjabi lyrics meaning about absolute devotion superseding life itself. The Ponmayame lyrics translation examines love as the sole condition for existence.