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Lyrics & meaning

Ennai Paarthu Edhai Paarthaalum

From Thaayin Madiyil · 1964

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Details
Thaayin Madiyil1964

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ennai paarthu ennai paarthuLooking at me, looking at me
Edhai paarthaalumWhatever I look at
Edhuvum naanaagumEverything becomes me
Ennai paarthu ennai paarthuLooking at me, looking at me
Edhai paarthaalumWhatever I look at
Edhuvum naanaagumEverything becomes me
Edhuvum naanaagumEverything becomes me
Female
Unnai paarthu unnai paarthuLooking at you, looking at you
Edhai paarthaalumWhatever I look at
Edhuvum thaenaagumEverything turns to honey
Unnai paarthu unnai paarthuLooking at you, looking at you
Edhai paarthaalumWhatever I look at
Edhuvum thaenaagumEverything turns to honey
Edhuvum thaenaagumEverything turns to honey
Male
Oviya paavai poovidhazh thaevaiPicture-like maiden, flower-like lips are needed
Kaalamellaam naan varalaamaaMay I accompany you for a lifetime?
Oviya paavai poovidhazh thaevaiPicture-like maiden, flower-like lips are needed
Kaalamellaam naan varalaamaaMay I accompany you for a lifetime?
Kaalamellaam naan varalaamaaMay I accompany you for a lifetime?
Female
Kaadhal thalaivan kaigalilaeInto the hands of the leader of love
En kattazhagaiMy complete beauty
Kaadhal thalaivan kaigalilaeInto the hands of the leader of love
En kattazhagai naan tharalaamaaMay I offer my complete beauty?
Kattazhagai naan tharalaamaaMay I offer my complete beauty?
Male
Ennai paarthu ennai paarthuLooking at me, looking at me
Edhai paarthaalumWhatever I look at
Edhuvum naanaagumEverything becomes me
Male
Mai vizhi chittu malligai mottuKohl-lined eyes like a bird, a bud of jasmine
Mai vizhi chittu malligai mottuKohl-lined eyes like a bird, a bud of jasmine
Kaiyarugae konjam vara vendumMust come a little closer to my hands
Kaiyarugae konjam vara vendumMust come a little closer to my hands
Female
Kangal pattu kaigal thottu kanniyinGlancing with eyes, touching with hands, a maiden's
Kangal pattu kaigal thottuGlancing with eyes, touching with hands
Kanniyin manadhai pera vendumI must win the maiden's heart
Kanniyin manadhai pera vendumI must win the maiden's heart
Female
Unnai paarthu unnai paarthuLooking at you, looking at you
Edhai paarthaalumWhatever I look at
Edhuvum thaenaagumEverything turns to honey
Male
Sekkachevandha kannamiranduTwo rosy red cheeks
Sakkaraiyo illai karkandoAre they sugar or candy?
Sekkachevandha kannamiranduTwo rosy red cheeks
Sakkaraiyo illai karkandoAre they sugar or candy?
Sakkaraiyo illai karkando…Are they sugar or candy?
Female
Paruvam vandhadhumWhen youth arrived
Pakkam vandhavar paavalanoIs the one who came near a poet?
Paruvam vandhadhumWhen youth arrived
Pakkam vandhavarThe one who came near
Paavalano illai kaavalano…oo oo ooIs he a poet or a guardian?
Paavalano illai kaavalanoIs he a poet or a guardian?
Male
Edhai paarthaalumWhatever I look at
Edhuvum naanaagumEverything becomes me
Female
Unnai paarthu unnai paarthuLooking at you, looking at you
Edhai paarthaalumWhatever I look at
Edhuvum thaenaagumEverything turns to honey
Male
Edhuvum naanaagumEverything becomes me
Female
Edhuvum thaenaagumEverything turns to honey
Male
{Ahaa…ahaa…ahaa…ahaa… }{Ahaa...ahaa...ahaa...ahaa...}
Female :{Aa…aa…aa…aa…} (Overlap)Female :{Aa...aa...aa...aa...} (Overlap)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic duet expresses the sweet bliss and intoxication of newly realized love. The hero and heroine tease and compliment each other, reflecting on how love alters their perception of the world—everything the hero beholds feels like a reflection of himself, while everything the heroine beholds feels sweet like honey.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Alliteration)

Mai vizhi chittu malligai mottu

Repetition of the initial letter 'M' in 'Mai' and 'Malligai'.

Metaphor

Sakkaraiyo illai karkando

Comparing the heroine's red cheeks directly to sugar and sugar candy.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Edhuvum naanaagum / Edhuvum thaenaagum

Rhyming endings in consecutive lines using 'naanaagum' and 'thaenaagum'.

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Trivia

'Thaayin Madiyil' (1964) is an M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) starrer directed by A. Subba Rao. The song features music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu with lyrics penned by Vaali, sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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