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Lyrics & meaning

Cinema Parkkalam

From Ladies & Gentlemen · 2013

Lyricist
Marks L. Saravanan
Singer
Krishnaraj
Music director
Bharani
Details
Ladies & Gentlemen2013

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Thaettarukku vaangaCome to the theater
Unga kavalaiya maranthuttuForget your worries
Manasa magizhavittu santhosamaa pongaDelight your mind and leave happily
Male
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Thaettarukku vaangaCome to the theater
Unga kavalaiya maranthuttuForget your worries
Manasa magizhavittu santhosamaa pongaDelight your mind and leave happily
Male
Ammaa vaanga aiyyaa vaangaCome mother, come father
Thambi vaanga annae vaangaCome younger brother, come elder brother
Ada vaanga vaanga ukkarungaOh come, come and sit down
Inga vantha kaalula nikaathaingaaOnce you come here, do not keep standing on your feet
Ada vaanga vaanga ukkarungaOh come, come and sit down
Inga vantha kaalula nikaathaingaaOnce you come here, do not keep standing on your feet
Male
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Thaettarukku vaangaCome to the theater
Unga kavalaiya maranthuttuForget your worries
Manasa magizhavittu santhosamaa pongaDelight your mind and leave happily
Male
German puratchi cinemavilaThe German revolution in cinema
Antha china poraiyum cinemavilaThat Chinese war in cinema
Adhai paarthom paarthom cinemavilaWe saw it, we saw it in cinema
Chozhan parththom cinemavilaWe saw the Chola kings in cinema
Tamil eezhana paarththom cinemavilaWe saw Tamil Eelam in cinema
Avan niyayaaththai ketpom cinemavilaWe hear their justice in cinema
Male
Shakespeare kadhal CinemaavilaShakespearean love in cinema
Adhil lailaa majnu kadhal kadhaiIn that, the love story of Laila and Majnu
Pension mugaththa paarthathillaWe haven't seen the face of pension
Adhai paarththom magizhnthom cinemaavilaWe saw it and enjoyed it in cinema
Unakulla enakulla irukkura aasaiyaThe desires hidden inside you and inside me
Muzhusa paarththom cinemaavilaWe saw them completely in cinema
Male
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Thaettarukku vaangaCome to the theater
Unga kavalaiya maranthuttuForget your worries
Manasa magizhavittu santhosamaa pongaDelight your mind and leave happily
Male
Kadavula paarthom cinemaavilaWe saw God in cinema
Nalla kadhala paarthom cinemaavilaWe saw true love in cinema
Ada kadhal illaama cinemaa illaAh, there is no cinema without love
Male
Forgien-na paarthom cinemavilaWe saw foreign countries in cinema
Namma tarvin paarthtathum cinemaavilaWe also saw our Darwin in cinema
Ada bharathi paarththom cinemaavilaAh, we saw Bharathi in cinema
Kalappa thirumanam cinemaavilaInter-caste marriage in cinema
Adhai kandu rasichchathum cinemaavulaWe enjoyed watching that in cinema
Male
Kannagi silaithaan marina-vulaOnly Kannagi's statue is at Marina
Ava kadhaiya paarththom cinemaavulaBut we saw her story in cinema
Vinveli paarththathum nilavukku ponathumSeeing outer space and going to the moon
Vingyanam therinjathum cinemaavilaUnderstanding science through cinema
Male
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Thaettarukku vaangaCome to the theater
Unga kavalaiya maranthuttuForget your worries
Manasa magizhavittu santhosamaa pongaDelight your mind and leave happily
Male
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Thaettarukku vaangaCome to the theater
Unga kavalaiya maranthuttuForget your worries
Manasa magizhavittu santhosamaa pongaDelight your mind and leave happily
Male
Ammaa vaanga aiyyaa vaangaCome mother, come father
Thambi vaanga annae vaangaCome younger brother, come elder brother
Ada vaanga vaanga ukkarungaOh come, come and sit down
Inga vantha kaalula nikaathaingaaOnce you come here, do not keep standing on your feet
Ada vaanga vaanga ukkarungaOh come, come and sit down
Inga vantha kaalula nikaathaingaaOnce you come here, do not keep standing on your feet
Male
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Cinemaa paarkkalamLet us watch cinema
Thaettarukku vaangaCome to the theater
Unga kavalaiya maranthuttuForget your worries
Manasa magizhavittu santhosamaa pongaDelight your mind and leave happily

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Cinemaa Paarkkalam is an energetic tribute to the magic and universal appeal of motion pictures. The song acts as a friendly invitation to people of all demographics—mothers, fathers, brothers, and family members—asking them to leave their daily stresses and worries behind and take a seat in the movie theater to experience pure joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Epiphora (Antistrophe)

German puratchi cinemavila / Antha china poraiyum cinemavila

Repeated ending of consecutive lines with the word 'cinemaavila' to emphasize cinema as the medium of experience.

Refrain

Cinemaa paarkkalam

The thematic chorus line 'Cinemaa paarkkalam' is repeated throughout the track as the central hook.

Monai (Alliteration)

Ammaa vaanga aiyyaa vaanga / Thambi vaanga annae vaanga

Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds in familial forms of address.

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Trivia

This track serves as a meta-cinematic celebratory anthem from the 2013 Tamil movie 'Ladies & Gentlemen', featuring lyrics written by Marks L. Saravanan highlighting the cultural importance of Tamil cinema in shaping knowledge, science, literature, and public entertainment.

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