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Lyrics & meaning

Ingu Paarpadhai

From Anathai Ananthan · 1970

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Anathai Ananthan1970

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ingu paarpadhai yaarukkumWhat you see here, to anyone
Sollaadhae…ne paarDo not tell... you just look.
Ini pallikku ver engumHereafter, do not say to go anywhere else for school,
Solladhae …ennai paarDo not tell... look at me.
Kannai paar…pennai paarLook into my eyes... look at this woman.
Female
Ingu paarpadhai yaarukkumWhat you see here, to anyone
Sollaadhae…ne paarDo not tell... you just look.
Ini pallikku ver engumHereafter, do not say to go anywhere else for school,
Solladhae …ennai paarDo not tell... look at me.
Kannai paar…pennai paarLook into my eyes... look at this woman.
Female
Poopotta padukkai araiyilIn the flower-adorned bedroom,
Pogaamal pogum nilaiyilIn a state of slipping away without leaving,
Paruvangal ulla varaiyilAs long as youth lasts,
Uravaada vendum viraivilWe must share intimacy quickly.
Female
Poopotta padukkai araiyilIn the flower-adorned bedroom,
Pogaamal pogum nilaiyilIn a state of slipping away without leaving,
Paruvangal ulla varaiyilAs long as youth lasts,
Uravaada vendum viraivilWe must share intimacy quickly.
Female
Padhamaana pennai thazhuvuEmbrace this tender woman,
Padhinaaru thaanae vayadhuShe is just sixteen years old.
Idhu pola penmai kuraivuSuch exquisite womanhood is rare,
Nijam endru sollum iravuIn this night that speaks the truth.
Female
Padhamaana pennai thazhuvuEmbrace this tender woman,
Padhinaaru thaanae vayadhuShe is just sixteen years old.
Idhu pola penmai kuraivuSuch exquisite womanhood is rare,
Nijam endru sollum iravuIn this night that speaks the truth.
Female
Ingu paarpadhai yaarukkumWhat you see here, to anyone
Sollaadhae…ne paarDo not tell... you just look.
Lallalala lalala …ennai paarLallalala lalala... look at me.
Kannai paar….pennai paarLook into my eyes... look at this woman.
Female
Melaaga unnai azhaikkumIt beckons you softly,
Thaenaaga konjam inikkumTastes sweet like honey.
Aanaalum indha pudhumaiEven so, what kind of youth is this,
Ariyaamal enna ilamaiThat remains unaware of this novelty?
Female
Melaaga unnai azhaikkumIt beckons you softly,
Thaenaaga konjam inikkumTastes sweet like honey.
Aanaalum indha pudhumaiEven so, what kind of youth is this,
Ariyaamal enna ilamaiThat remains unaware of this novelty?
Female
Ingu paarpadhai yaarukkumWhat you see here, to anyone
Sollaadhae…ne paarDo not tell... you just look.
Ini pallikku ver engumHereafter, do not say to go anywhere else for school,
Solladhae …ennai paarDo not tell... look at me.
Kannai paar..hooo…pennai paarLook into my eyes.. hooo... look at this woman.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This seductive club-dance track from Anathai Ananthan (1970) depicts a glamorous performer enticing a youthful man. She playfully asks him to keep their meeting a secret and ignore his conventional studies, persuading him to focus his attention entirely on her beauty and charm. Through sensory imagery of honey, flower beds, and youthful nights, Kannadasan captures the alluring atmosphere of classic 1970s Tamil cinema cabaret tracks.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (Rhyming Endings)

Poopotta padukkai araiyil / Pogaamal pogum nilaiyil / Paruvangal ulla varaiyil / Uravaada vendum viraivil

The lines in the stanza end with matching rhyming suffixes '-iyil' (nilaiyil, varaiyil, viraivil), creating a rhythmic musical flow.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Padhamaana pennai thazhuvu / Padhinaaru thaanae vayadhu

The second consonant 'dha' repeats across consecutive lines ('Padhamaana' and 'Padhinaaru'), forming classic Tamil poetic meter.

Upamai (Simile)

Thaenaaga konjam inikkum

The experience of allure and romance is explicitly compared to the sweetness of honey ('Thaenaaga').

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Trivia

L. R. Eswari was the premier playback singer for glamorous dance and cabaret songs in Tamil cinema during the late 1960s and 1970s. Her signature seductive vocal modulations made tracks composed by K. V. Mahadevan immensely popular among theater audiences.

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