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Lyrics & meaning

Akkam Pakkam Yaarum Illa

From Kireedam · 2007

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Sadhana Sargam
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Kireedam2007

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Akkam pakkam yaarum illlaI want a world with no one around,
Bhoologam vendumI need such a world.
Andhi pagal UnarugaeDay and night near you,
Naan vaazha vendumI want to live.
Female
Akkam pakkam yaarum illlaI want a world with no one around,
Bhoologam vendumI need such a world.
Andhi pagal UnarugaeDay and night near you,
Naan vaazha vendumI want to live.
Female
Nee pesum vaarthaigal segarithuCollecting the words you speak,
Seiven anbae orr agaraathiMy love, I will make a dictionary.
Nee thoongum nerathil thoongamalWithout sleeping while you sleep,
Parpen thinam un thalai kothiI will watch over you daily, running my fingers through your hair.
Kadorathil epothumae un moochu kaatrinNear my ears, always the breeze of your breath,
Veppam sumapenI will carry its warmth.
Kayoduthaan kai korthu thaan un maarbu sootilHolding hands together, in the warmth of your chest,
Mugham puthaipenI will bury my face.
Female
Verenna vendum ulagathilaeWhat else is needed in this world?
Indha inbam pothum nejinilaeThis bliss is enough in my heart.
Ezhezhuu jenjam vaazhndu vitenI have lived for seven times seven lifetimes!
Female
Akkam pakkam yaarum illlaI want a world with no one around,
Bhoologam vendumI need such a world.
Andhi pagal UnarugaeDay and night near you,
Naan vaazha vendumI want to live.
Female
Neeyum naanum serumunnaeEven before you and I unite,
Nizhal rendum ondru kalakirathaeOur two shadows mingle into one.
Neram kaalam theriyamalLosing all sense of time,
Nenjam indru vinnil mithakiradhaeMy heart floats in the sky today.
Female
Unal indru pennagavaeBecause of you today, as a woman,
Naan pirandadin arthangal arindu kondenI have understood the purpose of my birth.
Un Theendalil en dhegathilThrough your touch, upon my body,
Puthu janalgal thirapathai therindu kondenI realized new windows opening.
Female
Verenna vendum ulagathilaeWhat else is needed in this world?
Indha inbam pothum nejinilaeThis bliss is enough in my heart.
Ezhezhuu jenjam vaazhndu vitenI have lived for seven times seven lifetimes!
Female
Nana nanaa nana nanaa nanaaanananaNaana naanaa naana naanaa naanaaananaana
Lalalala lalalala lalaaaala laala..Lalalala lalalala lalaaaala laala..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Akkam Pakkam' is a deeply romantic song expressing the overwhelming euphoria and intimate devotion of a woman in love. She longs for an isolated world where only she and her beloved exist, allowing her to cherish every small detail of his presence—from compiling a dictionary of his spoken words to finding the deep purpose of her existence through his gentle touch. The joy of being together makes a single lifetime feel as vast and complete as living forty-nine lifetimes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Nee pesum vaarthaigal segarithu / Seiven anbae orr agaraathi

The lyricist compares compiling the lover's spoken words into a dictionary ('agaraathi'), illustrating how sacred and priceless every word spoken by him is.

Hyperbole

Ezhezhuu jenjam vaazhndu viten

Exaggerating the intense fulfillment of love by claiming to have lived through seven times seven (49) lifetimes in just moments of joy.

Imagery & Visual Metaphor

Un Theendalil en dhegathil / Puthu janalgal thirapathai therindu konden

Describing touch as 'opening new windows' across the body conveys awakening, sensory bliss, and emotional openness.

Visual Imagery

Neeyum naanum serumunnae / Nizhal rendum ondru kalakirathae

The merging of shadows before the actual union vividly visualizes soul connection and spiritual togetherness.

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Trivia

Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar and sung by Sadhana Sargam, 'Akkam Pakkam' became one of the biggest romantic chartbusters of 2007. The track from Ajith Kumar and Trisha starrer 'Kireedam' earned critical acclaim for Na. Muthu Kumar's poetic expressions and G. V. Prakash's melodious orchestration early in his career.

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