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Ingu Paarpadhai

From Anathai Ananthan · 1970

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Anathai Ananthan
Movie release year
1970
Lyrics added on
25 Sept 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ingu paarpadhai yaarukkum
Sollaadhae…ne paar
Ini pallikku ver engum
Solladhae …ennai paar
Kannai paar…pennai paar
Ingu paarpadhai yaarukkum
Sollaadhae…ne paar
Ini pallikku ver engum
Solladhae …ennai paar
Kannai paar…pennai paar
Poopotta padukkai araiyil
Pogaamal pogum nilaiyil
Paruvangal ulla varaiyil
Uravaada vendum viraivil
Poopotta padukkai araiyil
Pogaamal pogum nilaiyil
Paruvangal ulla varaiyil
Uravaada vendum viraivil
Padhamaana pennai thazhuvu
Padhinaaru thaanae vayadhu
Idhu pola penmai kuraivu
Nijam endru sollum iravu
Padhamaana pennai thazhuvu
Padhinaaru thaanae vayadhu
Idhu pola penmai kuraivu
Nijam endru sollum iravu
Ingu paarpadhai yaarukkum
Sollaadhae…ne paar
Lallalala lalala …ennai paar
Kannai paar….pennai paar
Melaaga unnai azhaikkum
Thaenaaga konjam inikkum
Aanaalum indha pudhumai
Ariyaamal enna ilamai
Melaaga unnai azhaikkum
Thaenaaga konjam inikkum
Aanaalum indha pudhumai
Ariyaamal enna ilamai
Ingu paarpadhai yaarukkum
Sollaadhae…ne paar
Ini pallikku ver engum
Solladhae …ennai paar
Kannai paar..hooo…pennai paar
What you see here, to anyone,
Don't tell... just look!
From now on, at school or anywhere else,
Don't tell... look at me!
Look into my eyes... look at this woman!
What you see here, to anyone,
Don't tell... just look!
From now on, at school or anywhere else,
Don't tell... look at me!
Look into my eyes... look at this woman!
In a flower-filled bedroom,
In this dreamy state of drifting away,
As long as youth lasts,
We must come together soon.
In a flower-filled bedroom,
In this dreamy state of drifting away,
As long as youth lasts,
We must come together soon.
Embrace this tender woman,
She is only sixteen years old.
A woman like this is rare,
And the night confirms it is true.
Embrace this tender woman,
She is only sixteen years old.
A woman like this is rare,
And the night confirms it is true.
What you see here, to anyone,
Don't tell... just look!
La la la la la la... look at me!
Look into my eyes... look at this woman!
It softly calls to you,
It tastes a little sweet like honey.
Yet without knowing this new thrill,
What kind of youth is it?
It softly calls to you,
It tastes a little sweet like honey.
Yet without knowing this new thrill,
What kind of youth is it?
What you see here, to anyone,
Don't tell... just look!
From now on, at school or anywhere else,
Don't tell... look at me!
Look into my eyes... ooh... look at this woman!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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