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Innum Paarthu

From Vallavan Oruvan · 1966

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
S. Vedhachalam
Movie name
Vallavan Oruvan
Movie release year
1966
Lyrics added on
19 Jun 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Innum paarthu kondirundhaal ennaavadhu
Indha paarvaikku thaana pennaanadhu
Naan kettadhai tharuvaai indraavadhu
Innum kettu kondirundhaal ennaavadhu
Indha kelvikku thaana pennaanadhu
Nenja kottai thirappaai indraavadhu
Innum paarthu kondirundhaal ennaavadhu
Maalaikku maalai kaadhalar pesum
VAarthaigal pesida vendum
Pesidum bothae kaigalinaalae
Vaedikkai seiyavum vendum
Adhil aadi varum inbam odi varum
Innum paarthu kondirundhaal ennaavadhu
Indha paarvaikku thaana pennaanadhu
Naan kettadhai tharuvaai indraavadhu
Innum paarthu kondirundhaal ennaavadhu
Kaattu purakkal koottukkal paadum
Paattukku yaar thuani vendum
Thottathu poovai maarbukku melae
Soodida yaar solla vendum
Ingu yaarum illai ini yaarum illai
Innum kettu kondirundhaal ennaavadhu
Indha kelvikku thaana pennaanadhu
Nenja kottai thirappaai indraavadhu
Innum kettu kondirundhaal ennaavadhu
Shenbaga poovil vandu vilundhu
Thaen kudithaadudhal polae
Female :Saerppadhai serthu paarpapdhai paarthu
Vaazhnthida thudipadhanaalae
Male :Ini pirivadhillai unnai viduvadhillai
Innum paarthu kondirundhaal ennaavadhu
Male :Innum kettu kondirundhaal ennaavadhu
What will happen if you just keep looking like this?
Was a woman made just for these gazes?
Will you ever give me what I asked for?
What will happen if you just keep asking like this?
Was a woman made just to answer these questions?
Will you ever open the fortress of your heart?
What will happen if you just keep looking like this?
Every evening, the words lovers share,
are the words we ought to speak.
And while we speak, with our hands,
we should share our playful touches.
Then happiness will come dancing, and joy will rush in.
What will happen if you just keep looking like this?
Was a woman made just for these gazes?
Will you ever give me what I asked for?
What will happen if you just keep looking like this?
When wild doves sing inside their nest,
who else do they need to join their song?
To place a garden blossom upon your chest,
who needs anyone else's say?
There is no one here, no one at all.
What will happen if you just keep asking like this?
Was a woman made just to answer these questions?
Will you ever open the fortress of your heart?
What will happen if you just keep asking like this?
Like a bee landing on a champak flower,
and dancing after drinking its sweet nectar,
Female: Embracing all we must and seeing all we must,
because my heart yearns to live that way...
Male: I will never part from you, I will never let you go.
What will happen if you just keep looking like this?
Male: What will happen if you just keep asking like this?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Innum Paarthu Kondirundhaal is a charming, playful romantic duet from the 1966 Tamil spy thriller Vallavan Oruvan. The song captures a sweet banter between two lovers expressing their affection and mild impatience. The hero urges his beloved to open her heart and embrace intimacy, while the heroine playfully questions his eagerness, teasingly asking if she became a woman merely to be gazed at or questioned. Through vivid imagery of wild birds singing freely in their nests and bees drinking nectar from flowers, lyricist Kannadasan articulates the natural, effortless flow of romantic love. Accompanied by S. Vedhachalam's lively composition and the soulful vocals of T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, the song captures the joyful anticipation and emotional closeness of the young couple.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Innum paarthu kondirundhaal ennaavadhu / Indha paarvaikku thaana pennaanadhu / Naan kettadhai tharuvaai indraavadhu”

The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('ennaavadhu', 'pennaanadhu', 'indraavadhu'), creating a rhythmic musical cadence.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Kaattu purakkal koottukkal paadum / Paattukku yaar thuani vendum”

The second consonant 'tt' matches across consecutive lines ('Kaattu' and 'Paattukku').

Uvamaani / Upamai (Simile)

“Shenbaga poovil vandu vilundhu / Thaen kudithaadudhal polae”

The act of lovers uniting and enjoying romance is explicitly compared ('polae') to a honeybee drinking nectar from a Shenbaga flower.

Uruvagaim (Metaphor)

“Nenja kottai thirappaai indraavadhu”

The heroine's heart is metaphorically described as a fort ('Nenja kottai') that needs to be unlocked for love.

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Trivia

Vallavan Oruvan (1966) was a classic spy-thriller film produced by Modern Theatres and directed by R. Sundaram. Unlike many prominent films of the era scored by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, this soundtrack was composed by S. Vedhachalam, with Kannadasan delivering memorable romantic lyrics.

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