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Lyrics & meaning

Mouname Paarvaiyai

From Anbe Sivam · 2003

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chandrayee
Music director
Vidyasagar
Details
Anbe Sivam2003

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Mounamae paarvaiyaaiWith silence as our gaze
Pesi kondomWe spoke to each other
Naanamae vannamaaiWith shyness as our color
Poosi kondomWe painted ourselves
Female
Punnagai putthagamA book of smiles
VaasikkindromWe are reading
Yennillae unnaiyaeWithin myself, you
SwaasikkindromWe are breathing
Male
Idhu ullamThis heart
Pala vannangalai allumGathers many colors
Sila ennangalai sollumExpresses a few thoughts
Thullum… kannammaaLeaps with joy… my dear Kannamma
Male
Mounamae paarvaiyaaiWith silence as our gaze
Pesi kondom…Female :Hmmm…..We spoke to each other… Female: Hmmm…
Naanamae vannamaaiWith shyness as our color
Poosi kondomWe painted ourselves
Kannammaa…My dear Kannamma…
Male
Hmmm…Hmmm…
Female :Hmmm…Female: Hmmm…
Male :Ahaa…aaaaa…….Male: Ahaa…aaaaa…….
Male
Jananam thanthaalShe gave birth
Salanam thanthaalShe gave agitation
Kaadhal mozhiyilIn the language of love
Female
Maranam konjamA little bit of death
Mayakkam konjamA little bit of trance
Undhan… tharavilIn your giving
Chorus
Endrum vaazhga vaazhgaMay they live long forever
Indha nerangalThese moments
Sugam serga sergaMay pleasure accumulate
Varum kaalangalThe coming times
Malar soozhga soozhgaMay flowers surround
Ivar paadhaigalTheir paths
Dhinam velga velgaMay they conquer every day
Ilam aasaigalYoung desires
Male
Oru seidhiA piece of news
Adi nee enbathu enn paadhiListen girl, 'you' means half of me
Ini naan enbathu un meedhiFrom now on, 'I' means the rest of you
Thedhi sollammaa…Tell me the date, my dear…
Female
Mounam paarvaiyaai…Silence as a gaze…
Mounamae paarvaiyaaiWith silence as our gaze
Pesi kondomWe spoke to each other
Male :Naanamae vannamaaiMale: With shyness as our color
Poosi kondomWe painted ourselves
KannammaKannamma
Male
Ilakkanam udaithathumWhen grammar is broken
Kavithai varumPoetry emerges
Iravinai thudaithathumWhen the night is wiped away
Kanavu varumA dream arrives
Female
Swarangalai thiranthathumWhen notes are unlocked
Isai malarumMusic blossoms
Unarvilae karainthathumWhen dissolved in feelings
Kalai valarumArt grows
Male
Mozhi thoandraadha kaalathilIn an era before language existed
Nuzhainthaal ennaWhat if we enter?
Vizhi jaadaigal pesiyaeSpeaking through eye signals
Nadanthaal ennaWhat if we walk along?
Chorus
Endrum vaazhga vaazhgaMay they live long forever
Indha nerangalThese moments
Sugam serga sergaMay pleasure accumulate
Varum kaalangalThe coming times
Malar soozhga soozhgaMay flowers surround
Ivar paadhaigalTheir paths
Dhinam velga velgaMay they conquer every day
Ilam aasaigalYoung desires
Male
Oru vellinaththaiA soft consonant class
Vallinamum kai seraJoining hands with a hard consonant class
Unn kaampiyatthai thozhiYour epic poem, my dear friend
Undhan kannaalae pesuSpeak it through your eyes
Male
Mounamae paarvaiyaaiWith silence as our gaze
Pesi kondomWe spoke to each other
Female :Naanamae vannamaaiFemale: With shyness as our color
Poosi kondomWe painted ourselves
Male
Punnagai putthagamA book of smiles
VaasikkindromWe are reading
Female :Yennillae unnaiyaeFemale: Within myself, you
SwaasikkindromWe are breathing
Male
Idhu ullamThis heart
Female :Pala vannangalai allumFemale: That gathers many colors
Male :Sila ennangalai sollumMale: That expresses a few thoughts
Female :Thullum…Female: It leaps…
Male :KannammaaMale: My dear Kannamma

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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