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Lyrics & meaning

Mundhinam Parthene

From Vaaranam Aayiram · 2008

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Naresh Iyer, Prashanthini
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Vaaranam Aayiram
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
18 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hi malini..I am krishnan
Naan itha solliyae aaganum
Nee avvalavu azhagu
Inga yevanum ivvalo azhagaa oru..
Ivalo azhaga paarthirukka maattaanga..
And i am in love with you..
Mundhinam paarthenae
Paarthathum thotrenae
Salladai kannaaga
Nenjamum punnaanathae
Ithanai naalaaga
Unnai naan paaraamal
Enguthaan poneno
Naatkalum veenanathae
Vaanathil nee vennilaa
Yekkathil naan theivathaa
{Ippozhuthae ennodu vanthaal enna
Oor paarka ondraga sendraal enna} (2)
Mundhinam paarthenae
Paarthathum thotrenae
Salladai kannaaga
Nenjamum punnaanathae
Ithanai naalaaga
Unnai naan paaraamal
Enguthaan poneno
Naatkalum veenanathae
Kaadhalae…
Swasamae…..
Thulaa thottil unnai vaithu
Nigar seiya ponnai veithaal
Thulaabaaram thorkaatho
Perazhagae…
Mugam paarthu pesum unnai
Mudhal kaadhal sinthum kannai
Annaikkaamal poveno
Aaruyirae….
Oh nizhal pola
Vidaamal unnai thodarvenadi
Pugai pola padaamal pattu
Nagarvenadi
Vinaa nooru kanaavum nooru
Vidai solladi…
Mundhinam paarthenae
Paarthathum thotrenae
Salladai kannaaga
Ullamum punnaanathae
Ithanai naalaaga
Male :Oh my love..
Unnai naan paaraamal
Male :Yes my love..
Enguthaan poneno
Naatkalum veenanathae
Kadal neelam mangum nerum
Alai vanthu theendum thooram
Manam sendru muzhgaatho
Eerathilae…
Thalai saaika tholum thanthaai
Viral korthu pakkam vanthaai
Idhazh mattum innum yen
Dhoorathilae..
Pagal neram
Kanaakal kanden urangaamalae
Uyir rendum uraaya kanden
Nerungaamalae
Unai indri enakku ethu
Edhirkaalamae
Mundhinam paarthenae
Paarthathum thotrenae
Salladai kannaaga
Nenjamum ponnaanathae
Ithanai naalaaga
Unnai naan paaraamal
Enguthaan poneno
Naatkalum veenanathae
Vaanathil nee vennilaa
Yekkathil naan theivathaa
{Ippozhuthae ennodu vanthaal enna
Oor paarka ondraga sendraal enna} (2)
Vennila.. vennila.. vennila…..
Hi Malini, I am Krishnan.
I just have to say this.
You are so beautiful.
No one around here could have ever...
...seen such beauty.
And I am in love with you.
I saw you the other day,
and the moment I did, I lost my heart.
Like the mesh of a sieve,
my heart was pierced through.
All these days,
without seeing you,
where was I wandering?
Those days were all wasted.
You are the bright moon in the sky,
should I keep fading away in longing?
Why don't you come with me right now?
Why don't we walk together for the world to see?
I saw you the other day,
and the moment I did, I lost my heart.
Like the mesh of a sieve,
my heart was pierced through.
All these days,
without seeing you,
where was I wandering?
Those days were all wasted.
My love...
My very breath...
If you were placed on a weighing scale,
and weighed against equal gold,
wouldn't the scale tip in defeat,
O stunning beauty?
Looking into your face as you speak,
gazing into eyes spilling with first love,
could I ever leave without holding you,
my dearest life?
Like a shadow,
I will follow you without letting go.
Like smoke, touching yet not touching,
I will drift gently around you.
A hundred questions, a hundred dreams,
give me the answers, my girl...
I saw you the other day,
and the moment I did, I lost my heart.
Like the mesh of a sieve,
my heart was pierced through.
All these days,
Oh my love...
without seeing you,
Yes my love...
where was I wandering?
Those days were all wasted.
Where the blue of the sea fades,
within reach of the touching waves,
won't my heart go and dive
into that cool wetness?
You gave me your shoulder to rest my head,
you held my hand and came close,
why then are your lips alone
still so far away?
In broad daylight,
I dreamt dreams without even sleeping.
I saw our two souls brush against each other,
without even coming close.
Without you, what is left
of my future?
I saw you the other day,
and the moment I did, I lost my heart.
Like the mesh of a sieve,
my heart has turned into gold.
All these days,
without seeing you,
where was I wandering?
Those days were all wasted.
You are the bright moon in the sky,
should I keep fading away in longing?
Why don't you come with me right now?
Why don't we walk together for the world to see?
Bright moon... bright moon... bright moon...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Mundhinam Paarthenae is a tender, romantic track expressing the overwhelming feeling of falling in love at first sight. The protagonist Krishnan recounts meeting Malini and reflects on how his heart feels completely transformed and pierced with love. He feels every day spent without her in his past was wasted, portraying her as unattainable yet comforting like the white moon in the night sky.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Salladai kannaaga

Compares the heart being pierced into many tiny holes of love to the fine mesh of a sieve ('Salladai kannaaga').

Metaphor (Uvagam)

Vaanathil nee vennilaa

Compares the beloved directly to the moon in the night sky ('Vennilaa').

Hyperbole (Adukkuthodai / Udhanthanai)

Thulaabaaram thorkaatho

Suggests that even her weight in gold on a weighing scale would fail to measure her true worth and beauty.

Rhyme (Edhugai)

Paarthathum thotrenae

Second letter rhyming in consecutive lines ('Paarthenae' and 'Thotrenae' featuring the 'r' sound).

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Trivia

'Mundhinam Paarthenae' from Gautham Vasudev Menon's Vaaranam Aayiram was composed by Harris Jayaraj and sung by Naresh Iyer and Prashanthini. The spoken dialogue intro by Suriya (as Krishnan) introducing himself to Meghna (played by Sameera Reddy, named Malini in his inner monologue/song setup) became iconic among youth in Tamil cinema.

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