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Lyrics & meaning

Lesa Parakuthu

From Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu · 2009

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Karthik, Chinmayi
Music director
V. Selvaganesh
Details
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu2009

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kaadhal pirakindra paruvam paruvamThe age when love is born,
Mounam purikindra tharunam tharunamThe moment when silence speaks,
Kangal kalakindra nimidam nimidamThe minute when eyes meet,
Kaalgal thodarkindra nadanam nadanamThe dance that feet follow,
Female
Lesa parakuthu manasu manasuThe mind floats lightly, lightly,
Yedho nadakuthu vayasulaSomething is happening at this age,
Lesa nazhuvuthu kolusu kolusuThe anklet slips lightly, lightly,
Engae vizhunthathu theriyalaI do not know where it fell,
Male
Sundeli valayila nellapol unthan nenapa yenakulla sekuraLike a mouse collecting grain in its burrow, I gather your thoughts inside me,
Allipoo kolathula kallapol unthan kanvizhi thaakida suthi suthi ninnaLike a stone hit in a lily pond, your eyes struck me while I stood around,
Male
Karucha kuruvikum mayakam mayakamEven the black sparrow feels dizziness, dizziness,
Kanavula dhinamum methakum methakumFloating daily in dreams, floating,
Kaadhal vanthathum kuthikum kuthikumOnce love arrives, it leaps and jumps,
Siragaal vaanathai idikum idikumStriking the sky with its wings, striking,
Female
Lesa parakuthu manasu manasuThe mind floats lightly, lightly,
Yedho nadakuthu vayasulaSomething is happening at this age,
Lesa nazhuvuthu kolusu kolusuThe anklet slips lightly, lightly,
Engae vizhunthathu theriyalaI do not know where it fell,
Female
Thathi thathi pogum pacha pulla polaeLike a toddler toddling along,
Pothi vechuthaanae manasu irunthadhaeMy heart was kept hidden and safe,
Thiruvizhaa kootathil tholayiren sugamaaI get delightfully lost in a festival crowd,
Male
Thonda kuzhi thaandi vaartha varavillaWords refuse to come past my throat,
Yennenavo pesa uthadu nenachathuMy lips wished to say so many things,
Paarvaya paathathum yethama patharuthuThe moment I meet your gaze, my heart flutters pleasantly,
Raathiri pagalathaan nenjula raatinam suthuthadiDay and night, a giant wheel spins in my heart, girl,
Female
Pootuna veetulathaan puthusa pataam poochi parakuthadaInside a locked house, new butterflies fly around, boy,
Male
Karucha kuruvikum mayakam mayakamEven the black sparrow feels dizziness, dizziness,
Kanavula dhinamum methakum methakumFloating daily in dreams, floating,
Kaadhal vanthathum kuthikum kuthikumOnce love arrives, it leaps and jumps,
Siragaal vaanathai idikum idikumStriking the sky with its wings, striking,
Female
Lesa parakuthu manasu manasuThe mind floats lightly, lightly,
Yedho nadakuthu vayasulaSomething is happening at this age,
Male
Poova viriyura uzhagam uzhagamThe world is blossoming like a flower,
Tharisa kidanthadhu idhu varaiIt lay barren until now,
Male
Otha maram polae sethu kedanthenaeI lay withered like a solitary tree,
Unna paartha pinnae usuru pozhachathuAfter seeing you, my life revived,
Sonthamaa kidaipiya saamiya kepenI will ask God if you will belong to me,
Female
Rettai jada potu thulli thirinjenaeI used to jump around with double braids,
Unna paartha pinnae vetkam purinjadhaeAfter seeing you, I understood what shyness is,
Unakuthaan unakuthaan boomiyil piranthenOnly for you, only for you was I born on this earth,
Kaavadi sumapathu pol manasu kaadhalai sumakuthudaMy heart carries love like carrying a heavy Kaavadi,
Male
Kanavula nee varuva athanaal kannu thoonguladiYou appear in my dreams, so my eyes do not sleep, girl,
Male
Karucha kuruvikum mayakam mayakamEven the black sparrow feels dizziness, dizziness,
Kanavula dhinamum methakum methakumFloating daily in dreams, floating,
Kaadhal vanthathum kuthikum kuthikumOnce love arrives, it leaps and jumps,
Siragaal vaanathai idikum idikumStriking the sky with its wings, striking

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Lesa Parakuthu' depicts the sweet, overwhelming sensation of falling in love during youth. The dual perspectives express how love brings a sudden transformation into their lives, filling them with fluttery excitement, innocent shyness, and constant thoughts of each other. Rural metaphors like collecting grains in burrows or festival crowds beautifully convey their intense emotional transition.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

Sundeli valayila nellapol unthan nenapa yenakulla sekura

Compares gathering memories of the beloved inside the heart to a field mouse storing grains inside its burrow.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Raathiri pagalathaan nenjula raatinam suthuthadi

Compares the inner restlessness and excited motion of love to a spinning giant wheel inside the heart.

Adukkuthodar (Repetition)

Kaadhal pirakindra paruvam paruvam

Repeats words like 'paruvam', 'tharunam', and 'manasu' to create rhythm and emphasize emotional intensity.

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Trivia

This track from 'Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu' (2009) was composed by V. Selvaganesh with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar. The film marked the directorial debut of Suseenthiran and the acting debut of Vishnu Vishal.

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