- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- K. Jamunarani
- Music director
- G. Govindarajulu Naidu
- Movie name
- Baghdad Thirudan
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Apr 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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