Ranjin Raj and B.K. Harinarayanan offer a raw melody about heartbreak in Shokam Venda from the album Sumathi Valavu. Composer Rajin Raj brings acoustic intensity to lyricist Harinarayanan’s words of comfort. The song argues that discarded love deserves mourning but not lingering pain.
Released: September 18, 2025
Shokam Venda
B.K. Harinarayanan | Ranjin Raj • From “Sumathi Valavu”
Lyricist
B. K. Harinarayanan
Composer
Rajin Raj
Sumathi Valavu’s Shokam Venda Malayalam Lyrics English Translation
Harinarayanan writes of fire-like memories and eyes filled with ‘a rain of tears.’ He describes a ‘thief of pain’ hiding in the heart and smiles masking inner thorns. The lyrics show friends urging acceptance: ‘If they don’t want you, you don’t need them either.’
Nenjilu Panjara Palalla ThenallaWhat’s in my heart isn’t sweet milk or honey,
Pollunna TheekanalaaIt’s a searing ember of fire.
Kannilu Madhara PoovallaWhat’s in my eyes isn’t a sweet flower,
Kaanunee Kanneerin PoomazhayaYou’re seeing a rain of tears.
Punjiri Aenelum UllilEven though I’m smiling,
Kollum MullaneThere’s a thorn that pierces inside me.
Chunkilu Novinte Kallan KallaneIn my heart, there’s a thief of pain.
KannonnadachaalumEven if I close my eyes,
Munnil Vanne NiplaaneYou come and stand right before me.
Maayichalum MaayunnilleyI try to erase you, but you won’t fade away.
Nera Nera Mzhavil ChelaWith the charm of a thousand rainbows,
Nenjodu CherthavalaShe’s the one I held close to my heart.
Pada Paada Marakkuvan PaadaIt’s so hard, so very hard to forget,
Anuraaga TheekadalaaThis burning sea of love.
Shokam Venda Mukham VendaDon’t be sad, don’t look so down,
Shokam Venda Mukham VendaDon’t be sad, don’t look so down,
Koottayi Njagal IlleAren’t we here with you?
Ninne Vendel Ninakkum VendaIf they don’t want you, you don’t need them either,
Vallandu NinachidalleSo don’t you overthink it.
Panthikalil EthothoLost in some distant rows,
Chinthakalil ChekkeriMy thoughts build a nest around you.
Ninte Mukham Orthorthe Vingi PidakkumRemembering your face, my heart aches and struggles.
Velli Mala Kunnite Uchile Kerittu ChandhiraneI’ll climb to the top of the silver mountain, look at the moon,
Nokki Noki PottikarayumAnd I’ll just keep looking until I burst into tears.
Aattunottu Kaathu VachaMy nightingale, the one I waited for and cherished,
Raakkili Nee PaaridaveWhen you flew away,
Kaattozhija Chillapole Ninnu NjanithaI was left standing here like a branch stripped by the wind.
Konnu Dhoore Maayukilum Ente Kina PanthalilumEven if you fade far away, in the canopy of my dreams,
Vaadida Poovupole Poothu Ninnu NeeYou’ve bloomed like a flower that will never wilt.
Shokam Venda Mukham VendaDon’t be sad, don’t look so down,
Shokam Venda Mukham VendaDon’t be sad, don’t look so down,
Koottayi Njagal IlleAren’t we here with you?
Ninne Vendel Ninakkum VendaIf they don’t want you, you don’t need them either,
Vallandu NinachidalleSo don’t you overthink it.
Nenjilu Panjara PaalalleWhat’s in my heart isn’t sweet milk,
Thenalla Pollunna TheekkanalallaNot honey, not a searing ember of fire.
Kannilu Mandhara PoovallaWhat’s in my eyes isn’t a ‘mandhara’ flower,
Kaanunee Kanneerin PoomazhayaYou’re seeing a rain of tears.
Punjiri Aenelum UllilEven though I’m smiling,
Kollum MullaneThere’s a thorn that pierces inside me.
Chunkilu Novinte Kallan KallaneIn my heart, there’s a thief of pain.
KannonnadachaalumEven if I close my eyes,
Munnil Vanne NiplaaneYou come and stand right before me.
Maayichalum MaayunnilleyI try to erase you, but you won’t fade away.
The Shokam Venda lyrics translation powerfully balances grief with friendship’s reassurance. It frames heartbreak as shared weight rather than solitary suffering, set against Rajin Raj’s stirring arrangement.
