Pemin Bendennai Lyrics (පෙමින් බැඳෙන්නයි) by Henry Kaldera

I want to be bound by love, I want to speak words of love.
I make no invitations beyond this.
I want to stay close, to constantly wish and hope.
I make no pleas beyond this.

Even parents speak and bind through love.
When hopes break, they suffer in sorrow and sigh deeply.
Is this what they call the sweetness of love?
Are there not shining places where people part?
From now on, I do not want that kind of love either.

I want to be bound by love.

Looking into one person’s eyes, giving emotions,
Yet holding another’s hand and tying wedding decorations.
Looking into one person’s eyes, giving emotions.
Is this what they call the sweetness of love?
Are there not shining places where people part?
From now on, I do not want that kind of love either.

I want to be bound by love.

This song speaks about disillusionment with love.

At first, love is described as something simple and sincere.
Being close, sharing feelings, hoping quietly, without demands or pressure.
There is no begging, no forcing, just wanting to love and be loved.

Then the tone shifts.
The singer questions love itself.
Even parents, who love deeply, end up suffering when hopes break.
Love brings sighs, pain, and disappointment.

The strongest pain comes from betrayal and contradiction.
One person receives emotional intimacy.
Another person receives commitment and marriage.
This exposes the hypocrisy of love that looks beautiful on the surface but hurts deeply underneath.

The repeated line, “From now on, I do not want that love,”
shows resignation, not anger.
It is the voice of someone who has understood love’s sweetness also comes with unavoidable pain
and has chosen emotional self protection over illusion.

In short, the song is about questioning whether love is truly sweet,
or whether its beauty is only visible after separation and loss.