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Lyrics & meaning

Innum Paarthu

From Vallavan Oruvan · 1966

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
S. Vedhachalam
Details
Vallavan Oruvan1966

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Innum paarthu kondirundhaal ennaavadhuWhat will happen if you just keep looking like this?
Indha paarvaikku thaana pennaanadhuDid I become a woman just for this gaze?
Naan kettadhai tharuvaai indraavadhuGive me what I asked for, at least today.
Male
Innum kettu kondirundhaal ennaavadhuWhat will happen if you keep asking like this?
Indha kelvikku thaana pennaanadhuDid I become a woman just for this question?
Nenja kottai thirappaai indraavadhuOpen the fort of your heart, at least today.
Female
Innum paarthu kondirundhaal ennaavadhuWhat will happen if you just keep looking like this?
Female
Maalaikku maalai kaadhalar pesumGarland to garland, words that lovers speak,
VAarthaigal pesida vendumWe must speak those loving words.
Pesidum bothae kaigalinaalaeEven while speaking, with our hands,
Vaedikkai seiyavum vendumWe must play playful, affectionate games.
Adhil aadi varum inbam odi varumFrom that, joy will come dancing and running.
Female
Innum paarthu kondirundhaal ennaavadhuWhat will happen if you just keep looking like this?
Indha paarvaikku thaana pennaanadhuDid I become a woman just for this gaze?
Naan kettadhai tharuvaai indraavadhuGive me what I asked for, at least today.
Innum paarthu kondirundhaal ennaavadhuWhat will happen if you just keep looking like this?
Male
Kaattu purakkal koottukkal paadumFor the song that wild doves sing in their nest,
Paattukku yaar thuani vendumWho needs companion support?
Thottathu poovai maarbukku melaeThe flower plucked from the garden, upon one's chest,
Soodida yaar solla vendumWho needs to give permission to adorn it?
Ingu yaarum illai ini yaarum illaiThere is nobody here, nobody else from now on.
Male
Innum kettu kondirundhaal ennaavadhuWhat will happen if you keep asking like this?
Indha kelvikku thaana pennaanadhuDid I become a woman just for this question?
Nenja kottai thirappaai indraavadhuOpen the fort of your heart, at least today.
Innum kettu kondirundhaal ennaavadhuWhat will happen if you keep asking like this?
Male
Shenbaga poovil vandu vilundhuLike a beetle falling onto a Shenbaga flower,
Thaen kudithaadudhal polaeAnd dancing joyfully after drinking its nectar,
Female :Saerppadhai serthu paarpapdhai paarthuUniting what should be united, witnessing what should be witnessed,
Vaazhnthida thudipadhanaalaeBecause of the intense longing to live life fully,
Male :Ini pirivadhillai unnai viduvadhillaiI will never separate from you, I will never let you go.
Female
Innum paarthu kondirundhaal ennaavadhuWhat will happen if you just keep looking like this?
Male :Innum kettu kondirundhaal ennaavadhuWhat will happen if you keep asking like this?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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