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Lyrics & meaning

Endhan Paarvayin

From Sumai Thangi · 1962

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Sumai Thangi
Movie release year
1962
Lyrics added on
18 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Radha radhaa radhaa
Radha radha radha
Raja rajaa …aaa rajaa
Enthan paarvayin kelvikku
Bathilenna solladi radha…aaa….
Female :Unthan paarvaikku paarvai
Bathilaai vilainthathu raja oh raja
Enthan paarvayin kelvikku
Bathilenna solladi radha radha
Female :Unthan paarvaikku paarvai
Bathilaai vilainthathu raja ah raja
Nalla idhayangal pesidum
Mozhiyenna solladi radha
Female :Athu yetilum ezhuthilum
Ezhutha varathu raja raja raja…aaa…
Iru karangalai pidithathum
Mayanguvathenadi radha
Female :Athil ganthathai pol oru
Unarchi undanathu raja raja oh raja
Enthan paarvayin kelvikku
Bathilenna solladi radha radha
Female :Unthan paarvaikku paarvai
Bathilaai vilainthathu raja oh raja
Nenjil iruvarum inainthapin
Thirumanam yenadi radha
Female :Athu ilamayin nadagam
Arangathil varuvathu raja raja raja..ohh
Mudhal iravendru solvathu
Yenadi vandhadhu radha radha
Female :Athu urimayil iruvarum
Arimugamavathu raja raja raja oo raja
Enthan paarvayin kelvikku
Bathilenna solladi radha radha
Female :Unthan paarvaikku paarvai
Bathilaai vilainthathu raja oh raja
Penmai thalai kunindhiruppadhum
Thavippadhum yenadi radhaa aa …
Female :Adhu thalaimuraiyaai engal thaai
Thandha seedhanam
Raja raja raja aaaa ooooo
Konda mayakkathilae kannam
Sivappadhu yenadi radhaa raadha …
Female :Adhu manam enum vandiyai
Niruthidum arivippu raja raja oo…raaja
Enthan paarvayin kelvikku
Bathilenna solladi radha
Female :Unthan paarvaikku paarvai
Bathilaai vilainthathu raja oh raja
Radha, Radha, Radha...
Radha, Radha, Radha...
Raja, Raja... ah, Raja...
To the question in my gaze,
What is your answer? Tell me, Radha...
Female: To your gaze, my own gaze
Bloomed as the answer, Raja, oh Raja!
To the question in my gaze,
What is your answer? Tell me, Radha, Radha!
Female: To your gaze, my own gaze
Bloomed as the answer, Raja, ah Raja!
What is the language spoken
By loving hearts? Tell me, Radha.
Female: That cannot be written down
In pages or words, Raja, Raja, Raja... ah...
When our two hands hold each other,
Why do you swoon, Radha?
Female: A feeling like a magnetic pull
Awoke within me, Raja, Raja, oh Raja!
To the question in my gaze,
What is your answer? Tell me, Radha, Radha!
Female: To your gaze, my own gaze
Bloomed as the answer, Raja, oh Raja!
When two hearts have already united,
Why do we need marriage, Radha?
Female: That is youth's drama
Stepping onto the stage, Raja, Raja, Raja... oh!
Why did this thing called
A wedding night ever come to be, Radha, Radha?
Female: It is when two people get to know each other
With rightful intimacy, Raja, Raja, Raja, oh Raja!
To the question in my gaze,
What is your answer? Tell me, Radha, Radha!
Female: To your gaze, my own gaze
Bloomed as the answer, Raja, oh Raja!
Why does womanhood bow its head
And yearn in restless shyness, Radha?
Female: It is the gift passed down
Through generations by our mothers,
Raja, Raja, Raja... ah... oh...
In this sweet daze, why do your cheeks
Blush so red, Radha, Radha?
Female: It is the red signal to stop
The speeding carriage of the mind, Raja, Raja, oh Raja!
To the question in my gaze,
What is your answer? Tell me, Radha!
Female: To your gaze, my own gaze
Bloomed as the answer, Raja, oh Raja!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet structured as a Q&A (Sawaal-Jawab) showcases the playful yet deeply emotional conversation between two lovers addressing each other metaphorically as Raja and Radha. The hero poses poetic questions about love, human connection, marriage, intimacy, and female shyness, while the heroine responds with wise, charming, and deeply cultural explanations.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Adhu manam enum vandiyai niruthidum arivippu

Compares the mind to a moving vehicle ('manam enum vandi') that gets signaled to stop when the cheeks blush.

Simile (Upamai)

Athil ganthathai pol oru unarchi undanathu

Compares the sensation felt when holding hands to magnetism ('ganthathai pol').

Iyaipu (Rhyming ends)

Enthan paarvayin kelvikku / Bathilenna solladi radha

Repetitive rhythmic end phrasing across stanzas serving as a refrain.

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Trivia

Sumai Thangi (1962) was directed by C. V. Sridhar and features iconic music composed by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy with lyrics written by Kannadasan. This popular song 'Radha Radhaa Radhaa' was sung by P. B. Sreenivas and S. Janaki.

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