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Lyrics & meaning

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 darlingDarling, darling, darling
I love you love you love youI love you, love you, love you
Darling darling darlingDarling, darling, darling
I love youI love you
Ennai vittu pogadhaeDo not leave me and go
Female
Mannan unnaiOh king, you...
Enthan nenjil vaithenI have placed in my heart
Endrum unmai anbaiEver true love...
Enthan kannil vaithenI have kept in my eyes
I love you…i love you…I love you... I love you...
Female
Darling darling darlingDarling, darling, darling
I love you love you love youI love you, love you, love you
Female
Yaarum sollamal naanaeWithout anyone telling me, on my own
Aasai endral enna vegam endru kandenI realized the speed and intensity of desire
Mothum ennangal nooru kannaA hundred thoughts clash inside me, my dear
Kaaval kolla odi vaRun to me to guard and protect me
Female
Pudhu suvai tharum sugamThe bliss that offers a new flavor
Sugam adhai nee sollavaaWill you express that bliss?
I love you…i love you…I love you... I love you...
Female
Darling darling darlingDarling, darling, darling
I love you love you love youI love you, love you, love you
Female
Kaadhal illaadha vaazhvilIn a life devoid of love
Enna inbam solla enna vetkam anbaeWhat joy is there? Why be shy, my love?
Mogam nenjukkul vaadum..kannaa..Longing yearns inside the heart, my dear
Paadam solla odi vaRun to me to teach a lesson
Female
Malar enum udal tharumThe flower-like body offers itself
Manam adhai nee kondu poTake away its fragrance with you
I love you…i love you…I love you... I love you...
Female
Darling darling darlingDarling, darling, darling
I love you love you love youI love you, love you, love you
Female
Kaaval illaadha neramIn moments without any watch or guard
Thedi vandhu enna thevai endru solvaaiCome seeking me and tell me what you need
Aadum ponnoonjal aadu….kannaaSwing on the swinging golden swing, my dear
Thaenai unna odi vaRun to consume the sweet honey
Female
Kani tharum kodi ivalShe is a fruit-bearing creeper vine
Anaithida poonjolai vaCome to the flower garden to embrace
I love you…i love you…I love you... I love you...
Female
Darling darling darlingDarling, darling, darling
I love you love you love youI love you, love you, love you
Darling darling darlingDarling, darling, darling
I love youI love you
Ennai vittu pogadhaeDo not leave me and go
Female
Mannan unnaiOh king, you...
Enthan nenjil vaithenI have placed in my heart
Endrum unmai anbaiEver true love...
Enthan kannil vaithenI 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').

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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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