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Lyrics & meaning

Mouname Paarvaiyai

From Anbe Sivam · 2003

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chandrayee
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Anbe Sivam
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
13 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mounamae paarvaiyaai
Pesi kondom
Naanamae vannamaai
Poosi kondom
Punnagai putthagam
Vaasikkindrom
Yennillae unnaiyae
Swaasikkindrom
Idhu ullam
Pala vannangalai allum
Sila ennangalai sollum
Thullum… kannammaa
Mounamae paarvaiyaai
Pesi kondom…Female :Hmmm…..
Naanamae vannamaai
Poosi kondom
Kannammaa…
Hmmm…
Female :Hmmm…
Male :Ahaa…aaaaa…….
Jananam thanthaal
Salanam thanthaal
Kaadhal mozhiyil
Maranam konjam
Mayakkam konjam
Undhan… tharavil
Endrum vaazhga vaazhga
Indha nerangal
Sugam serga serga
Varum kaalangal
Malar soozhga soozhga
Ivar paadhaigal
Dhinam velga velga
Ilam aasaigal
Oru seidhi
Adi nee enbathu enn paadhi
Ini naan enbathu un meedhi
Thedhi sollammaa…
Mounam paarvaiyaai…
Mounamae paarvaiyaai
Pesi kondom
Male :Naanamae vannamaai
Poosi kondom
Kannamma
Ilakkanam udaithathum
Kavithai varum
Iravinai thudaithathum
Kanavu varum
Swarangalai thiranthathum
Isai malarum
Unarvilae karainthathum
Kalai valarum
Mozhi thoandraadha kaalathil
Nuzhainthaal enna
Vizhi jaadaigal pesiyae
Nadanthaal enna
Endrum vaazhga vaazhga
Indha nerangal
Sugam serga serga
Varum kaalangal
Malar soozhga soozhga
Ivar paadhaigal
Dhinam velga velga
Ilam aasaigal
Oru vellinaththai
Vallinamum kai sera
Unn kaampiyatthai thozhi
Undhan kannaalae pesu
Mounamae paarvaiyaai
Pesi kondom
Female :Naanamae vannamaai
Poosi kondom
Punnagai putthagam
Vaasikkindrom
Female :Yennillae unnaiyae
Swaasikkindrom
Idhu ullam
Female :Pala vannangalai allum
Male :Sila ennangalai sollum
Female :Thullum…
Male :Kannammaa
With silence in our gaze,
we spoke to each other.
With shyness as our color,
we painted ourselves.
A book of smiles,
we are reading together.
Within myself, it is you
that I breathe in.
This heart of ours,
gathers so many colors,
shares a few thoughts,
and leaps with joy... Kannamma.
With silence in our gaze,
we spoke to each other... Mmm...
With shyness as our color,
we painted ourselves.
Kannamma...
Mmm...
Mmm...
Aaha... aaaa...
She gave me life,
she stirred my heart,
in the language of love.
A little bit of death,
a little bit of intoxication,
in everything you offer me...
May they live on forever,
these precious moments!
May happiness keep growing,
in the days ahead!
May flowers surround,
the path they walk!
May they triumph every day,
these youthful desires!
Here is a thought:
my dear, you are one half of me,
and from now on, I am the rest of you.
Tell me our wedding date, my girl...
Silence in our gaze...
With silence in our gaze,
we spoke to each other.
With shyness as our color,
we painted ourselves.
Kannamma.
When rules of grammar break,
poetry begins to flow.
When the night is wiped away,
dreams begin to appear.
When musical notes are unlocked,
melodies blossom.
When we dissolve in deep feeling,
art begins to grow.
Into a time before language was born,
what if we step in?
Speaking only through our glances,
what if we walk together?
May they live on forever,
these precious moments!
May happiness keep growing,
in the days ahead!
May flowers surround,
the path they walk!
May they triumph every day,
these youthful desires!
As the gentle, soft notes
join hands with the strong ones,
tell your beautiful story, my girl,
speak it through your eyes.
With silence in our gaze,
we spoke to each other.
With shyness as our color,
we painted ourselves.
A book of smiles,
we are reading together.
Within myself, it is you
that I breathe in.
This heart of ours,
gathers so many colors,
shares a few thoughts,
and leaps with joy...
Kannamma!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poetic duet depicts a profound romance that transcends spoken words, celebrating unspoken communication between lovers. The song describes how silence becomes a gaze, shyness becomes a palette of colors, and a smile becomes a book to be read. Through gentle metaphor, the lyrics suggest that true love communicates through glances and emotion rather than formal language.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Punnagai putthagam Vaasikkindrom

Compares smiles to a readable book ('Punnagai putthagam') and shyness to paint/color ('Naanamae vannamaai').

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Ilakkanam udaithathum / Kavithai varum / Iravinai thudaithathum / Kanavu varum

Use of repeating suffix '-athum' across consecutive lines to create a rhythmic cadence.

Grammatical Allegory

Oru vellinaththai Vallinamum kai sera

Uses Tamil grammatical terms 'Vellinam' (soft consonants) and 'Vallinam' (hard consonants) as symbols for feminine and masculine qualities coming together.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Vidyasagar for the critically acclaimed movie 'Anbe Sivam' (2003), starring Kamal Haasan and Madhavan. The lyrics by Pa. Vijay creatively blend classical Tamil linguistic concepts like Vallinam and Vellinam with contemporary romantic imagery.

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