What does Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar want from Nandini?
When we read the novel, we observe see that Pazhuvettaraiyar acts like a fool when Nandini is involved. He often has an inkling of what's happening but he just can't resist when Nandini smiles or cries and demands something.
No, No, No. You can call in a thousand magicians. You can even make them live here in the palace. But please don’t go.
Is it just because Nandini is a beautiful woman?
. . . No, Pazhu is going through his midlife crisis.
Pazhuvoor brothers were born at the end of Adithan's reign and the beginning of Paranthakan's reign. Adithya I had some difference of opinion with his father-in-law (Rashtrakuta Emperor) that resulted in wars. There were constant fights with Pandyas which resulted in the Pandya king fleeing to Lanka. They grew up in this turbulent atmosphere and as career military men, they too participated in the campaigns from the time they were able to fight.
As the elder brother, Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar might not have gotten many opportunities to be a carefree young man. He also had the 'misfortune' of not having a son despite marrying 8 times. He overlooked the dissatisfactions in his personal life and concentrated on his very demanding and important job. We know that he is actually a romantic at heart, but his Romeo days are half-a-century behind him or never happened at all.
Pazhu would have met thousands of beautiful women in his life. We have no reason to think that his other wives aren't stunning. But when he met Nandini, he was questioning his place in the universe. He says that Chola forces would have won even if he hadn't gone to Madurai. That was highly irresponsible considering his current position but he wanted to feel some adrenaline rush. Still that was only a small boring detour for him.
At first, I could not believe my eyes. I blinked repeatedly and you were still there. I came nearer you, thinking that you were a nymph of the woods, that you would vanish as I approached. But you didn’t vanish. I wondered whether you were a celestial being or a gandharva maiden who had been cursed to come down to earth, like in the stories I’ve heard in the puranas. I thought you might not know the language spoken by human beings. I asked you, ‘Girl! Who are you?” You replied in chaste Tamil, ‘I am an orphan, searching for refuge. Save me.'
After yet another boring war and usual success, he had a fresh thrilling experience - finding a lonely beautiful woman in the forest seeking asylum. Pazhu finally got the exciting opportunity to feel like a hero in the romantic stories he reads so vociferously! Aha! He fulfilled his nayakan part in this natakam perfectly. He fell in love, married the nayika, took her to the palace, gifted her fineries and acted amorously.
I have grown besotted with women in my old age . . . Why was she so special? Sometimes, the way she behaves and talks does give room for suspicion . . . And did he not have to consider the fact that she had dared to marry a man who was more than fifty years old? . . . Why, she could easily have caught Sundara Chozhan's eye! . . . Why did she often sit by herself in the latha mandapam? What for? . . . And then, how long was she going to force him to be celibate, although he was married to her? . . . It seemed like a ruse, the kind practised by cunning women one read about in stories.
At the same time, Pazhu isn't that delusional either. He feels insecure that he got to marry Nandini only on 'first come, first serve' basis. He constantly dreads youngsters mocking him. Even Sundara Cholan is younger than him despite having children of Nandini's age. Deep within, he also knows that Nandini doesn't actually love him (source: love stories of cheating women).
His heart filled with pride when he thought of Nandini picking up a sword to kill someone who insulted him. Her eagerness to protect his dignity elated him greatly.
Everytime Pazhu feels doubts or his brother warns him, he goes into deep denial despite his better instincts. When he realises that he had never seen Nandini being genuinely happy, he wants to hear her talking about harming Karikalan though he starts feeling the conflict and reminds her that he is former chief of Velakkara Padai.
He could have scolded or even raped Nandini if he just wanted to satisfy his lust. But he wants the full romantic package with intense love, small naughty talks, honeymoon trips and mind-blowing sex. She is his do-over wife, an opportunity to live out the book stories, feel younger, needed and above all, desired.
Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar (and others) is really baffled that this intelligent and responsible man is acting like a dumb teenager. He can't understand what is going on because he is at peace with the fact that he is an old grandfather in semi-retirement. In fact, it is youngsters not treating him like an old-man that offends him greatly.
Periya Pazhu finally breaks out of this fantasy and decides to behave like a man of his age and position. Unfortunately for him, it was too late and he had to pay for these fantasies with his life.
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BOOMBAYAH
[Intro: RAE, Lisa]
(Hot) BLACKPINK in your area
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[Pre-Chorus: Rosé, RAE]
Joha i bunwigiga joha
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Jeongmal banhaesseo oneul bam
Neowa chumchugo sipeo
[Outro: Rosé, RAE]
Oneuleun maen jeongsin ttawin beorigo
Haneuleul neomeoseo olla gal geoya
Kkeuteul moreuge ppalli dalligo sipeo
Let's go (Ooh-ooh)
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Oneuleun maen jeongsin ttawin beorigo
Haneuleul neomeoseo olla gal geoya
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Let's go (Ooh-ooh)
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WHISTLE
[Refrain: Lisa, RAE]
Make 'em whistle like a missile bomb, bomb
Every time I show up, blow up, uh
Make 'em whistle like a missile bomb, bomb
Every time I show up, blow up, uh
[Pre-Chorus: RAE, Jisoo]
Idaelo jinachiji mayo
Neodo nacheoleom nal ijeul suga eobsdamyeon, whoa-oh-oh
Neol hyanghani maeumeun Fire
Nae simjangi ppareuge ttwijanha
Jeomjeom gakkai deullijanha
[Verse 3: Jennie, RAE]
(Hold up) Amu mal haji ma
Just whistle to my heart
Geu soriga jigeum nareul
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Every day, all day
Nae gyeoteman issejwo, zoom, zoom
[Bridge: Rosé, RAE, Jisoo]
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Baramcheoreom seuchyeoganeun
Heunhan inyeoni anigil
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Jigeum neoui gyeote
Nareul deryeoga jwo
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
PLAYING WITH FIRE
[Verse 1: RAE & Jisoo]
Uri eomman maeil naege malhaesseo
Eonjena namja joshimharago
Sarangeun machi buljangnan gataseo
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Neol bomyeon nae mami tteugeopge daraolla
Duryeoumbodan neol hyanghan kkeullimi
Deo keunikka, eh
[Chorus 2: RAE, Jennie, Lisa & Jisoo]
Uri sarangeun buljangnan
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
My love is on fire (Ooh)
Now burn, baby, burn
Buljangnan
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
My love is on fire (Ooh)
So don't play with me, boy
Buljangnan
AS IF ITS YOUR LAST
[Chorus: RAE, Rosé]
Baby, nal teojil geotcheoreom anajwo
Geuman saenggakae mwoga geuri eoryeowo
Geojinmalcheoreom kiss-haejwo naega neoege
Majimak sarangin geotcheoreom
[Bridge: Jennie, RAE, Lisa]
One, two, three saeroun, sijagi, ya
Jeoldae dwidorabojin aneul geonikka
Nal neoege deonjimyeon neoneun nal kkok jabajwo
Sesangeun uril kkeokji mothal tenikka
BLACKPINK in your area
(BLACKPINK in your—)
[Chorus: Jennie, RAE]
Baby, nal teojil geotcheoreom anajwo
Geuman saenggakae mwoga geuri eoryeowo
Geojinmalcheoreom kiss-haejwo naega neoege
Majimak sarangin geotcheoreom
DDU DU DDU DU
[Verse 1: RAE, Lisa, All]
Ayy, chaghan eolgure geureoji mothan taedo (Huh)
Ganyeorin mommae sok garyeojin volumeeun du baero (Yah, yah, double up)(Woo!)
Geochimeopsi jikjin gudi bojin anhji nunchi
Black hamyeon Pink urin yeppeujanghan Savage(BLACKPINK!)
Wonhal ttaen daenohko ppaetji (Uh)
Neon mwol haedo kallo mul begi (Uh)
Du sonen gadeughan fat check
Gunggeumhamyeon haebwa fact check
Nun nopin kkokdaegi, Mul mannan mulgogi , Jom doghae nan Toxic
You hokae I'm Foxy
[Chorus: Lisa, RAE, Jisoo]
Hit you with that ddu-du, ddu-du, du
(Ah yeah, ah yeah)
Hit you with that ddu-du, ddu-du, du
(Ah yeah, ah yeah)
Ddu-du, du-du-du-du-du
[Bridge: Rosé, RAE]
What you gonna do when I
Come, come through with that, that, uh (Uh-huh)
What you gonna do when I
Come, come through with that, that, uh (Uh-huh)
Tteugeowo, tteugeowo, tteugeowo like fire (Fire)
(Ddu-du, du-du-du-du-du, ddu-du, du-du-du-du-du)
Tteugeowo, tteugeowo, tteugeowo like fire (Fire)
(Ddu-du, du-du-du-du-du, ddu-du, du-du-du-du-du)
[Outro: RAE]
Hit you with that ddu-du, ddu-du, du
KILL THIS LOVE
[Intro: Jennie, RAE]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
BLACKPINK IN YOUR AREA!
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus: All, Lisa, RAE]
Let's kill this love!
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Prum, pum, pum, pum, pum, pum, pum
Let's kill this love!
Prum, pum, pum, pum, pum, pum, pum
[Pre-Chorus: Rosé, RAE, Jisoo]
Lucky me, lucky you
Gyeolgugen geojitmal we lie (We lie)
So what? So what?
Manyage naega neol jiuge
Doendamyeon so sorry (So sorry)
I'm not sorry
Na eotteokae nayakan nal gyeondil su eopseo
Aesseo nunmureul gamchun chae, eh
Sarangui sumtongeul kkeuneoyagesseo
[Bridge: RAE]
We all commit to love
That makes you cry, oh-oh
We're all making love
That kills you inside, yeah
HOW YOU LIKE THAT
[Verse 1: RAE, Jisoo]
Boran deusi muneojyeosseo
Badageul ttulko jeo jihakkaji
Ot kkeutjarak japgetdago
Jeo nopi du soneul ppeodeobwado
[Post-Chorus: Lisa, RAE, Jennie]
Now, look at you, now look at me (Uh)
Look at you, now look at me (Uh)
Look at you, now look at me
How you like that?
Now, look at you, now look at me (Uh)
Look at you, now look at me (Uh)
Look at you, now look at me
How you like that?
[Chorus: Rosé, RAE, Jisoo, Lisa]
Ha, how you like that? (Woo!)
You gon' like that, that-that-that, that, that-that-that, that
How you like that? (Bada bing, bada boom, boom, boom)
How you like that, that-that-that, that, that-that-that, that?
[Bridge: Rosé, Jisoo, RAE, All]
Nalgae ileun chaero churakaetdeon nal
Eoduun nanal soge gatyeo itdeon nal
Geuttaejjeume neon nal kkeunnaeya haesseo
Look up in the sky
It's a bird, it's a plane
PRETTY SAVAGE
[Intro: Jisoo, Jennie, RAE]
Uh-huh, uh-huh
Uh-huh, uh-huh (Rrrr)
BLACKPINK in your area
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[Pre-Chorus: Rosé, RAE & Jisoo]
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Geomeunsaek bunhongbichi
All up in it, make it lit, like
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Yeah, we some bitches you can't manage
Tto i eoryeoun geol haenaeji
Urin yeppeujanghan savage
We some yeppeujanghan savage
[Post-Chorus: Lisa, RAE]
All my diamonds, they yellow or bright white (Bing)
Got 'em blind can't find me, I'm outta sight (Sight)
If you mad stay mad, we not alike (Uh-uh)
S-A-V-A-G-E, keep it pretty, pretty savage
[Bridge: Rosé, RAE]
Pretty girl (Pretty girl)
Useojujiman manyang yakhajin anha
And I wish you would (Wish you would)
Bibarami bulsurok deo nopi nara
I got nothin' left to say to you
Wonhamyeon boyeojulge attitude
Gudi mal an haedo da aljanha
You know
LOVESICK GIRLS
[Verse 1: RAE, All]
Yeong wonhan bam
Changmun eopsneun bange uril gadun love (Love)
What can we say?
Maebeon apado oechineun love (Love)
[Post-Chorus: RAE & Jennie]
But we were born to be alone
Yeah, we were born to be alone
Yeah, we were born to be alone
But why we still looking for love?
[Outro: All, RAE]
(Lovesick girls) Modu gyeolguk tteonagago
(Lovesick girls) Nae nunmuri mudyeojyeodo
(Lovesick girls) Apeugotto apado
(Lovesick girls)
But we're still looking for love
CRAZY OVER YOU
[Pre-Chorus: Rosé, RAE]
I saw you
And knew what I was trying to do
I had to play it real, real smooth
And once I finally made my move
[Bridge: Jennie, RAE]
Boy, by the time I'm done
I won't be the only one
Acting like you made me
You can't blame me
Swear once you get a taste
You gon' take my place
And you'll love me crazy
[Outro: All, Lisa, RAE]
Sound the alarms
I'ma be mad 'til you get me back in them arms
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
Charge
Give me all you got
Go insane with it, better love hard
Love me like crazy
I love you crazy
PINK VENOM
[Chorus: RAE, Lisa]
This that pink vеnom
This that pink venom
This that pink venom
Get 'еm, get 'em, get 'em
Straight to ya dome like
Woah, woah, woah
Straight to ya dome like
Ah, ah, ah
Taste that pink venom
Taste that pink venom
Taste that pink venom
Get 'em, get 'em, get 'em
Straight to ya dome like
Woah, woah, woah
Straight to ya dome like
Ah, ah, ah
[Pre-Chorus: Jisoo, Rosé, RAE]
Ja oneul bamiya
Nan dogeul pumeun kkot
Ne honeul ppaeaseun daeum
Look what you made us do
Cheoncheonhi neol jamjaeul fire (Fire)
Janinhal mankeum areumdawo
I bring the pain like
[Outro: RAE, Lisa, All]
Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta
Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta
Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta
Straight to ya, straight to ya, straight to ya dome like
Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta (BLACKPINK)
Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta (BLACKPINK)
Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta (BLACKPINK)
I bring the pain like
SHUT DOWN
[Intro: RAE]
BLACKPINK in your area, eh-oh
BLACKPINK in your area, eh-oh
[Chorus: RAE, Rosé]
When we pull up, you know it's a shutdown
Ganpan naerigo mun jamga shut down
Whip it, whip it, whip it, whip it
Whip it, whip it, whip it, whip it
It's black and it's pink once the sun down
When we pull up, you know it's a shutdown
Ganpan naerigo mun jamga shut down
Whip it, whip it, whip it, whip it
Whip it, whip it, whip it, whip it Keep watching mе shut it down
[Pre-Chorus: Jisoo, Rosé, RAE]
Ne daeum dabanjiya ttokpparo bwa, don't sleep, baby
Dwijibobwa igon gagyokpyoya, ain't cheap, baby
Stay in your own lane 'cause I'm 'bout to swerve
Catch me when you hear my Lamborghini go vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom
[Outro: All, RAE]
Shut it down (Eh-oh), BLACKPINK in your area
Shut it down (Eh-oh), woah, woah, woah, woah
Shut it down (Eh-oh), BLACKPINK in your area
Keep talkin', we shut you down
TYPA GIRL
[Refrain: Rosé, Lisa, RAE, Jisoo]
Typa girl that'll make you wanna dream (Me)
Typa girl that came straight off of the screen (Screen)
Typa girl you wanna ice up, make me freeze (Ha, ha)
Typa girl you wanna wife up, sign the pre
[Pre-Chorus: RAE]
Didn't know that you were cold 'til you felt my fire
Heaven's gate just opened up, hearing choirs
If you saying something else, you a liar
[Post-Chorus: RAE]
Like du-du-dun, du-lu-lu-lun
Like du-du-dun, du-lu-lu-lun
[Refrain: Rosé, Jisoo, Lisa, Jennie, RAE]
Typa girl that you wish for when you blow that candle out
Typa girl that you wanna take back to your mama house
Typa girl that don't ask for what she wants, she's takin' out
Typa girl who got bag in same quality as Chanel
[Chorus: Jennie, Lisa, RAE]
'Cause I'm that girl that drive you crazy, but you can't leave me alone
Got you thinking maybe I went supernatural
Put you under spells or look into a crystal ball
I'm not like these other girls at all
I'm the typa girl that make you forget that you got a type
Type that make you love me when the only thing you done is like
I'm that typa girl, I'm that typa girl
I'm that typa girl, I'm that typa girl
[Post-Chorus: RAE]
Like du-du-dun, du-lu-lu-lun
Like du-du-dun, du-lu-lu-lun
HARD TO LOVE (Duet with Rosé)
[Verse: RAE]
Never meant to cause you a problem
Here I am yet once again with the same old story
You don't see the issues, I got 'em
Yeah, I do (Yeah, I do), yeah, it's true (Yeah, it's true)
I'll make it feel like heaven, but I swear I'm not a saint
And you won't see the truth 'causе I'll be kissin' it away
Yeah, I'll be all you need until I'm drivin' you insanе
Baby, all I'm tryna do is save you the pain
[2nd Chorus: RAE]
'Cause I'm hard to love, find it hard to trust
When it feels too good, I just fuck it up
You want all of me, I can't give that much
So don't fall too hard 'cause I'm hard to love
[Bridge: Rosé and RAE]
Up 'til I'm down, I'm all in 'til I'm out
Got a lot to work out, 'Til it's all behind me
You know you don't, Play with fire in the dark
Protect your heart, Ain't no goin' back once you start
I'm tryna be nice
[Refrain: Rosé and RAE]
(Yeah) I'm hard to love
Yeah (Hard to love)
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