Sid Sriram sings “Premavathi” for the film “athi Bheekara Kaamukan,” starring Lukman Avaran and Drishya Regunath. Lyrics by Heykarthii and music by Bibin Ashok introduce a love described as a fire inside the soul. The song begins by equating the beloved with a powerful flame.
The verses compare love’s arrival to a firecracker exploding in the chest. This initial shock is followed by the feeling of being gently tied with a silk thread. The person is also called a “Kaathal Jinnane,” or love genie, who performs magic.
Premavathi Thee Thee, Nee En Ullin Ullil TheeBeloved, you are fire, a fire deep within my soul
Bhanumathi Nee Nee, Vaanil Kaanum ChandramukhiYou are a celestial light, a moon-faced beauty in the sky
Pottas Pottiveena Nenjakathu VannirunnuLike a firecracker, you exploded right into my heart
Puttu Pole Pattunoolu KettiyittuvoAnd then, did you gently tie me up with a thread of silk?
Kittaatha Munthirikku Pinnil Onnu Pammi NinnuI crept up behind those unattainable grapes
Vattamittu Kittumenno Aasha KoodiyoDid my hope grow, thinking I could circle and claim you?
Thazhe Vanna NilaaveOh, moonlight that descended to earth
Thazhu Veena NidhiyeOh, treasure that fell into my embrace
Aazhamulla NadhiyeOh, river of great depth
Kothivecha ShilayeOh, statue carved from desire
Muthuvecha MalayeOh, mountain adorned with pearls
Pothivecha ThaarameOh, star that was kept hidden
Kannadachu Kaipidichu Vaa Vaa PonmaaneClose your eyes, hold my hand, and come with me, my golden deer
Maane Maane Maane Maaya DilwaleMy dear, my dear, my dear, you’re a magical lover
Maayajaalam Kaattum Kaathal JinnaneAn enchanting love genie who performs magic
Baali Theeram Ninne Kaanan NombaaneOn the shores of Bali, I fast just to see you
Veeryam Koodum VeenjaaneYou’re a wine that grows ever more potent
Dhuniyavil Iniyarum Varuvaanillithu PoleIn this world, no one else will ever arrive like you
Pazhayetho Muni Thanna, Varamo Ponmani NeeAre you a precious gem, a boon granted by an ancient sage?
Dishathedi Vazhimaari Irulil NjaanWhen I was lost in the darkness, searching for my way
Alayumbol Nilaavaayi Thelivaanil Niraye Kanmani NeeYou appeared, my darling, filling the clear sky like the moon
Pottas Pottiveena, Nenjakathu VannirunnuLike a firecracker, you exploded right into my heart
Puttu Pole Pattunoolu KettiyittuvoAnd then, did you gently tie me up with a thread of silk?
Kittaatha Munthirikku Pinnil Onnu Pammi NinnuI crept up behind those unattainable grapes
Vattamittu Kittumenno Aasha KoodiyoDid my hope grow, thinking I could circle and claim you?
Thazhe Vanna NilaaveOh, moonlight that descended to earth
Thazhu Veena NidhiyeOh, treasure that fell into my embrace
Aazhamulla NadhiyeOh, river of great depth
Kothivecha ShilayeOh, statue carved from desire
Muthuvecha MalayeOh, mountain adorned with pearls
Pothivecha ThaarameOh, star that was kept hidden
Kannadachu Kaipidichu Vaa Vaa PonmaaneClose your eyes, hold my hand, and come with me, my golden deer
Maane Maane Maane Maaya DilwaleMy dear, my dear, my dear, you’re a magical lover
Maayajaalam Kaattum Kaathal JinnaneAn enchanting love genie who performs magic
Baali Theeram Ninne Kaanan NombaaneOn the shores of Bali, I fast just to see you
Veeryam Koodum VeenjaaneYou’re a wine that grows ever more potent
Maane Maane Maane Maaya DilwaleMy dear, my dear, my dear, you’re a magical lover
Maayajaalam Kaattum Kaathal JinnaneAn enchanting love genie who performs magic
Baali Theeram Ninne Kaanan NombaaneOn the shores of Bali, I fast just to see you
Veeryam Koodum VeenjaaneYou’re a wine that grows ever more potent
Premavathi (from “athi Bheekara Kaamukan”) Music Video
The lyrics combine images of sudden force with gentle restraint. The singer presents his beloved not as a person but as a magical being, a potent wine, and a destined boon. The song offers a complete surrender to an intoxicating, all-consuming adoration.