Bulbul Paarvaiyile
From Baghdad Thirudan · 1960
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- K. Jamunarani
- Music director
- G. Govindarajulu Naidu
- Details
- Baghdad Thirudan1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Bulbul paarvaiyilae | In the glance of a nightingale, |
| Oru bulbul paarvaiyilae | In the glance of a nightingale, |
| Undaagum bodhaiyin kaarvaiyilae | In the depth of intoxication created by it, |
| Female | |
| Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe | Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! |
| Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe…..oo….oo…oo… | Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! Oo... oo... oo... |
| Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe….. | Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! |
| Female | |
| Kallaana manamum oru | Even a heart that is like stone, |
| Kadhal kaniyum pennaalae | Becomes a fruit of love because of a woman. |
| Kallaana manamum oru | Even a heart that is like stone, |
| Kadhal kaniyum pennaalae | Becomes a fruit of love because of a woman. |
| Female | |
| Oru bulbul paarvaiyilae | In the glance of a nightingale, |
| Undaagum bodhaiyin kaarvaiyilae | In the depth of intoxication created by it, |
| Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe…. | Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! |
| Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe…..oo….oo…oo… | Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! Oo... oo... oo... |
| Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe…. | Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! |
| Female | |
| Ponnaana jaalam nillaathae | The golden magic of youth will not last, |
| Adhu ponaal varaathae | Once it is gone, it will never return. |
| Ponnaana jaalam nillaathae | The golden magic of youth will not last, |
| Adhu ponaal varaathae | Once it is gone, it will never return. |
| Female | |
| Innaalil vanthu serum | The happiness that comes to you today, |
| Sugam edhaiyum thallaathae | Do not reject any of that pleasure. |
| Innaalil vanthu serum | The happiness that comes to you today, |
| Sugam edhaiyum thallaathae….oo….oo…oo… | Do not reject any of that pleasure... Oo... oo... oo... |
| Female | |
| Oru bulbul paarvaiyilae | In the glance of a nightingale, |
| Undaagum bodhaiyin kaarvaiyilae | In the depth of intoxication created by it, |
| Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe…. | Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! |
| Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe…..oo….oo…oo… | Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! Oo... oo... oo... |
| Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe…. | Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! |
புல்புல் பார்வையிலே
ஒரு புல்புல் பார்வையிலே
உண்டாகும் போதையின் கார்வையிலே
In the glance of a nightingale,
In the glance of a nightingale,
In the depth of intoxication created by it,
ஐயா மனம் ஜில்ஜில் ஆகுதே
ஐயா மனம் ஜில்ஜில் ஆகுதே ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ......
ஐயா மனம் ஜில்ஜில் ஆகுதே.....
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! Oo... oo... oo...
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
கல்லான மனமும் ஒரு
காதல் கனியும் பெண்ணாலே
கல்லான மனமும் ஒரு
காதல் கனியும் பெண்ணாலே
Even a heart that is like stone,
Becomes a fruit of love because of a woman.
Even a heart that is like stone,
Becomes a fruit of love because of a woman.
உல்லாச நிலையில்
இந்த உலகை மறக்கும் தன்னாலே
உல்லாச நிலையில்
இந்த உலகை மறக்கும் தன்னாலே
In the glance of a nightingale,
In the depth of intoxication created by it,
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! Oo... oo... oo...
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
ஒரு புல்புல் பார்வையிலே
உண்டாகும் போதையின் கார்வையிலே
ஐயா மனம் ஜில்ஜில் ஆகுதே
ஐயா மனம் ஜில்ஜில் ஆகுதே ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ......
ஐயா மனம் ஜில்ஜில் ஆகுதே.....
The golden magic of youth will not last,
Once it is gone, it will never return.
The golden magic of youth will not last,
Once it is gone, it will never return.
பொன்னான ஜாலம் நில்லாதே
அது போனால் வராதே
பொன்னான ஜாலம் நில்லாதே
அது போனால் வராதே
The happiness that comes to you today,
Do not reject any of that pleasure.
The happiness that comes to you today,
Do not reject any of that pleasure... Oo... oo... oo...
இந்நாளில் வந்து சேரும்
சுகம் எதையும் தள்ளாதே
இந்நாளில் வந்து சேரும்
சுகம் எதையும் தள்ளாதே
ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ......
In the glance of a nightingale,
In the depth of intoxication created by it,
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! Oo... oo... oo...
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
ஒரு புல்புல் பார்வையிலே
உண்டாகும் போதையின் கார்வையிலே
ஐயா மனம் ஜில்ஜில் ஆகுதே
ஐயா மனம் ஜில்ஜில் ஆகுதே ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ......
ஐயா மனம் ஜில்ஜில் ஆகுதே.....
Bulbul paarvaiyilae
In the glance of a nightingale,
Oru bulbul paarvaiyilae
In the glance of a nightingale,
Undaagum bodhaiyin kaarvaiyilae
In the depth of intoxication created by it,
Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe…..oo….oo…oo…
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! Oo... oo... oo...
Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe…..
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
Kallaana manamum oru
Even a heart that is like stone,
Kadhal kaniyum pennaalae
Becomes a fruit of love because of a woman.
Kallaana manamum oru
Even a heart that is like stone,
Kadhal kaniyum pennaalae
Becomes a fruit of love because of a woman.
Oru bulbul paarvaiyilae
In the glance of a nightingale,
Undaagum bodhaiyin kaarvaiyilae
In the depth of intoxication created by it,
Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe….
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe…..oo….oo…oo…
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! Oo... oo... oo...
Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe….
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
Ponnaana jaalam nillaathae
The golden magic of youth will not last,
Adhu ponaal varaathae
Once it is gone, it will never return.
Ponnaana jaalam nillaathae
The golden magic of youth will not last,
Adhu ponaal varaathae
Once it is gone, it will never return.
Innaalil vanthu serum
The happiness that comes to you today,
Sugam edhaiyum thallaathae
Do not reject any of that pleasure.
Innaalil vanthu serum
The happiness that comes to you today,
Sugam edhaiyum thallaathae….oo….oo…oo…
Do not reject any of that pleasure... Oo... oo... oo...
Oru bulbul paarvaiyilae
In the glance of a nightingale,
Undaagum bodhaiyin kaarvaiyilae
In the depth of intoxication created by it,
Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe….
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe…..oo….oo…oo…
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful! Oo... oo... oo...
Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe….
Oh sir, the heart becomes cool and joyful!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Bulbul Paarvaiyilae from Baghdad Thirudan (1960) is a playful, romantic track celebrating the intoxicating effect of a alluring glance. The singer describes how a single look from a charming woman can soften even a stone-hard heart into a sweet fruit of love, filling one's mind with delightful cool sensations (jiljil). The lyrics advise enjoying the pleasures and happiness present in the current moment, warning that the golden magic of youth and joy is transient and will not return once lost.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kallaana manamum oru / Kadhal kaniyum pennaalae”
Compares a stubborn heart to stone ('Kallaana manamum') and a loving heart to a tender fruit ('Kadhal kaniyum').
Onomatopoeia (Irattai Kilavi)
“Aiyya manam jiljil aaguthe”
Use of 'jiljil' as an sound-expressive word to describe the cool, tingling sensation of sudden delight.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Ponnaana jaalam nillaathae / Adhu ponaal varaathae”
Use of rhyming verb endings ('nillaathae', 'varaathae', 'thallaathae') to maintain lyrical flow.
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Trivia
Baghdad Thirudan (1960) was a swashbuckling fantasy action film starring T. R. Mahalingam and M. N. Nambiar. Music director G. Govindarajulu Naidu infused Middle Eastern rhythm elements into the score, and K. Jamuna Rani's expressive vocal rendering made this dance number popular among 1960s film music lovers.
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