Darling Darling
From Priya · 1978
- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Priya1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Darling darling darling | Darling, darling, darling |
| I love you love you love you | I love you, love you, love you |
| Darling darling darling | Darling, darling, darling |
| I love you | I love you |
| Ennai vittu pogadhae | Do not leave me and go |
| Female | |
| Mannan unnai | Oh king, you... |
| Enthan nenjil vaithen | I have placed in my heart |
| Endrum unmai anbai | Ever true love... |
| Enthan kannil vaithen | I have kept in my eyes |
| I love you…i love you… | I love you... I love you... |
| Female | |
| Darling darling darling | Darling, darling, darling |
| I love you love you love you | I love you, love you, love you |
| Female | |
| Yaarum sollamal naanae | Without anyone telling me, on my own |
| Aasai endral enna vegam endru kanden | I realized the speed and intensity of desire |
| Mothum ennangal nooru kanna | A hundred thoughts clash inside me, my dear |
| Kaaval kolla odi va | Run to me to guard and protect me |
| Female | |
| Pudhu suvai tharum sugam | The bliss that offers a new flavor |
| Sugam adhai nee sollavaa | Will you express that bliss? |
| I love you…i love you… | I love you... I love you... |
| Female | |
| Darling darling darling | Darling, darling, darling |
| I love you love you love you | I love you, love you, love you |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal illaadha vaazhvil | In a life devoid of love |
| Enna inbam solla enna vetkam anbae | What joy is there? Why be shy, my love? |
| Mogam nenjukkul vaadum..kannaa.. | Longing yearns inside the heart, my dear |
| Paadam solla odi va | Run to me to teach a lesson |
| Female | |
| Malar enum udal tharum | The flower-like body offers itself |
| Manam adhai nee kondu po | Take away its fragrance with you |
| I love you…i love you… | I love you... I love you... |
| Female | |
| Darling darling darling | Darling, darling, darling |
| I love you love you love you | I love you, love you, love you |
| Female | |
| Kaaval illaadha neram | In moments without any watch or guard |
| Thedi vandhu enna thevai endru solvaai | Come seeking me and tell me what you need |
| Aadum ponnoonjal aadu….kannaa | Swing on the swinging golden swing, my dear |
| Thaenai unna odi va | Run to consume the sweet honey |
| Female | |
| Kani tharum kodi ival | She is a fruit-bearing creeper vine |
| Anaithida poonjolai va | Come to the flower garden to embrace |
| I love you…i love you… | I love you... I love you... |
| Female | |
| Darling darling darling | Darling, darling, darling |
| I love you love you love you | I love you, love you, love you |
| Darling darling darling | Darling, darling, darling |
| I love you | I love you |
| Ennai vittu pogadhae | Do not leave me and go |
| Female | |
| Mannan unnai | Oh king, you... |
| Enthan nenjil vaithen | I have placed in my heart |
| Endrum unmai anbai | Ever true love... |
| Enthan kannil vaithen | I have kept in my eyes |
| I love you…i love you… i love you…. | I love you... I love you... I love you... |
டார்லிங்
டார்லிங் டார்லிங்
ஐ லவ் யூ லவ் யூ
லவ் யூ டார்லிங்
டார்லிங் டார்லிங்
ஐ லவ் யூ என்னை
விட்டு போகாதே
Darling, darling, darling
I love you, love you, love you
Darling, darling, darling
I love you
Do not leave me and go
மன்னன்
உன்னை எந்தன்
நெஞ்சில் வைத்தேன்
என்றும் உண்மை
அன்பை எந்தன்
கண்ணில் வைத்தேன்
ஐ லவ் யூ ஐ லவ் யூ
Oh king, you...
I have placed in my heart
Ever true love...
I have kept in my eyes
I love you... I love you...
டார்லிங்
டார்லிங் டார்லிங்
ஐ லவ் யூ லவ் யூ
லவ் யூ
Darling, darling, darling
I love you, love you, love you
யாரும்
சொல்லாமல் நானே
ஆசை என்றால் என்ன
வேகம் என்று கண்டேன்
மோதும் எண்ணங்கள்
நூறு கண்ணா காவல்
கொள்ள ஓடி வா
Without anyone telling me, on my own
I realized the speed and intensity of desire
A hundred thoughts clash inside me, my dear
Run to me to guard and protect me
புது சுவை
தரும் சுகம் சுகம்
அதை நீ சொல்லவா
ஐ லவ் யூ ஐ லவ் யூ
The bliss that offers a new flavor
Will you express that bliss?
I love you... I love you...
டார்லிங்
டார்லிங் டார்லிங்
ஐ லவ் யூ லவ் யூ
லவ் யூ
Darling, darling, darling
I love you, love you, love you
காதல் இல்லாத
வாழ்வில் என்ன இன்பம்
சொல்ல என்ன வெட்கம்
அன்பே மோகம் நெஞ்சுக்குள்
வாடும் கண்ணா பாடம்
சொல்ல ஓடி வா
In a life devoid of love
What joy is there? Why be shy, my love?
Longing yearns inside the heart, my dear
Run to me to teach a lesson
மலர் எனும்
உடல் தரும் மனம்
அதை நீ கொண்டு
போ ஐ லவ் யூ ஐ
லவ் யூ
The flower-like body offers itself
Take away its fragrance with you
I love you... I love you...
டார்லிங்
டார்லிங் டார்லிங்
ஐ லவ் யூ லவ் யூ
லவ் யூ
Darling, darling, darling
I love you, love you, love you
காவல்
இல்லாத நேரம்
தேடி வந்து என்ன
தேவை என்று
சொல்வாய் ஆடும்
பொன்னூஞ்சல் ஆடு
கண்ணா தேனை
உண்ண ஓடி வா
In moments without any watch or guard
Come seeking me and tell me what you need
Swing on the swinging golden swing, my dear
Run to consume the sweet honey
கனி தரும்
கொடி இவள்
அணைத்திட
பூஞ்சோலை வா
ஐ லவ் யூ
ஐ லவ் யூ
She is a fruit-bearing creeper vine
Come to the flower garden to embrace
I love you... I love you...
டார்லிங்
டார்லிங் டார்லிங்
ஐ லவ் யூ லவ் யூ
லவ் யூ டார்லிங்
டார்லிங் டார்லிங்
ஐ லவ் யூ என்னை
விட்டு போகாதே
Darling, darling, darling
I love you, love you, love you
Darling, darling, darling
I love you
Do not leave me and go
மன்னன்
உன்னை எந்தன்
நெஞ்சில் வைத்தேன்
என்றும் உண்மை
அன்பை எந்தன்
கண்ணில் வைத்தேன்
ஐ லவ் யூ ஐ லவ் யூ
ஐ லவ் யூ
Oh king, you...
I have placed in my heart
Ever true love...
I have kept in my eyes
I love you... I love you... I love you...
Darling darling darling
Darling, darling, darling
I love you love you love you
I love you, love you, love you
Darling darling darling
Darling, darling, darling
I love you
I love you
Ennai vittu pogadhae
Do not leave me and go
Mannan unnai
Oh king, you...
Enthan nenjil vaithen
I have placed in my heart
Endrum unmai anbai
Ever true love...
Enthan kannil vaithen
I have kept in my eyes
I love you…i love you…
I love you... I love you...
Darling darling darling
Darling, darling, darling
I love you love you love you
I love you, love you, love you
Yaarum sollamal naanae
Without anyone telling me, on my own
Aasai endral enna vegam endru kanden
I realized the speed and intensity of desire
Mothum ennangal nooru kanna
A hundred thoughts clash inside me, my dear
Kaaval kolla odi va
Run to me to guard and protect me
Pudhu suvai tharum sugam
The bliss that offers a new flavor
Sugam adhai nee sollavaa
Will you express that bliss?
I love you…i love you…
I love you... I love you...
Darling darling darling
Darling, darling, darling
I love you love you love you
I love you, love you, love you
Kaadhal illaadha vaazhvil
In a life devoid of love
Enna inbam solla enna vetkam anbae
What joy is there? Why be shy, my love?
Mogam nenjukkul vaadum..kannaa..
Longing yearns inside the heart, my dear
Paadam solla odi va
Run to me to teach a lesson
Malar enum udal tharum
The flower-like body offers itself
Manam adhai nee kondu po
Take away its fragrance with you
I love you…i love you…
I love you... I love you...
Darling darling darling
Darling, darling, darling
I love you love you love you
I love you, love you, love you
Kaaval illaadha neram
In moments without any watch or guard
Thedi vandhu enna thevai endru solvaai
Come seeking me and tell me what you need
Aadum ponnoonjal aadu….kannaa
Swing on the swinging golden swing, my dear
Thaenai unna odi va
Run to consume the sweet honey
Kani tharum kodi ival
She is a fruit-bearing creeper vine
Anaithida poonjolai va
Come to the flower garden to embrace
I love you…i love you…
I love you... I love you...
Darling darling darling
Darling, darling, darling
I love you love you love you
I love you, love you, love you
Darling darling darling
Darling, darling, darling
I love you
I love you
Ennai vittu pogadhae
Do not leave me and go
Mannan unnai
Oh king, you...
Enthan nenjil vaithen
I have placed in my heart
Endrum unmai anbai
Ever true love...
Enthan kannil vaithen
I have kept in my eyes
I love you…i love you… i love you….
I love you... I love you... I love you...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Darling Darling Darling is a upbeat romantic song from the 1978 Tamil film Priya, composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Panchu Arunachalam and sung by Vani Jairam. The song captures a heroine passionately expressing her deep devotion, romantic longing, and playful affection for her partner. Interspersing modern English romantic phrases with classical Tamil imagery, she asks him never to part from her, declaring that she holds him dearly in her heart and eyes. Throughout the verses, she invites her lover closer, comparing herself to a fragrant flower and a fruit-bearing creeper, inviting him to share in the joy of their love and togetherness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Repetition / Epizeuxis
“Darling darling darling”
Repeated use of 'Darling darling darling' and 'I love you love you love you' for rhythmic emphasis and emotional intensity.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Malar enum udal tharum”
Comparing the female body directly to a tender, blooming flower ('Malar enum udal').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kani tharum kodi ival”
Comparing the woman to a fruit-yielding creeper vine ('Kani tharum kodi').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Ennai vittu pogadhae / Enthan nenjil vaithen”
Repetition of the initial sound 'En' in consecutive lines ('Ennai', 'Enthan').
Did you know?
Trivia
Priya (1978), starring Rajinikanth, Sridevi, and Ambareesh, was a groundbreaking Tamil film partially shot in Singapore and Malaysia. The soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja was hugely popular for introducing contemporary Western pop rhythms and synthesizer arrangements to Tamil cinema.
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