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Naalu Pakkam Suvar Irukku

From Muzhu Nilavu · 1980

Lyricist
Yeviyan
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Muzhu Nilavu
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
12 Jan 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naalu pakkam suvar irukku
Yendi vetkam
Indha nalliravil yaarum illae
Akkam pakkam
Naalu pakkam suvar irukku
Yendi vetkam
Indha nalliravil yaarum illae
Akkam pakkam
Naalu pakkam suvar irukku
Yendi vetkam
Indha nalliravil
Yaarum illae akkam pakkam
Naalu pakkam velakkeriya
Kannukullae mai karaiya
Naalu pakkam velakkeriya
Kannukullae mai karaiya
Kaadhalikka thuvanginaalum
Ketpaarilla
Kadhavu kaathadichu therakudhadi
Thaalpaalillae
Naalu pakkam suvar irukku
Yendi vetkam
Indha nalliravil
Yaarum illae akkam pakkam
Merkku dhisaiyil
Naalu minnal therikkudhadi
Merkku dhisaiyil
Naalu minnal therikkudhadi
Aakka poruthiruntha aasa manasu
Konjam aara porukkalaiyae yekkam perusu
Thaerae thirunaalae …ae….
Thenmaangu thaalattae
Thaerae thirunaalae ..
Thenmaangu thaalattae
Oorae urangudhadi oosapadaaamae
Irandu ullam orangalaiyae aasa vidaama
Naalu pakkam suvar irukku
Yendi vetkam
Indha nalliravil
Yaarum illae akkam pakkam
Sittukuruvi rendu
Thottu kalikkuthadi
Sittukuruvi rendu
Thottu kalikkuthadi
Muttaikkuthaanae adhu
Paadu pattadhu
Adha munnalae therinjukittu
Koodu kattudhu
Sindhae silamboliyae…ae….ae…
Seeraana chithiramae
Sindhae silamboliyae..
Seeraana chithiramae
Andhi vandhu raathiriyai
Sandhikeedhu
Aasa athukullae kadhavadachu
Mundhikkudhu
Naalu pakkam suvar irukku
Yendi vetkam
Indha nalliravil
Yaarum illae akkam pakkam
Naalu pakkam velakkeriya
Kannukullae mai karaiya
Naalu pakkam velakkeriya
Kannukullae mai karaiya
Kaadhalikka thuvanginaalum
Ketpaarilla
Kadhavu kaathadichu therakudhadi
Thaalpaalillae
Naalu pakkam suvar irukku
Yendi vetkam
Indha nalliravil
Yaarum illae akkam pakkam
There are walls on all four sides,
why are you shy, girl?
In the middle of the night, there is no one
anywhere around us.
There are walls on all four sides,
why are you shy, girl?
In the middle of the night, there is no one
anywhere around us.
There are walls on all four sides,
why are you shy, girl?
In the middle of the night,
there is no one anywhere around us.
With lamps burning on all four sides,
and the kohl melting in your eyes,
With lamps burning on all four sides,
and the kohl melting in your eyes,
even if we start making love,
no one is here to question us.
The door blows open in the wind,
there is no latch on it.
There are walls on all four sides,
why are you shy, girl?
In the middle of the night,
there is no one anywhere around us.
In the western sky,
four flashes of lightning strike!
In the western sky,
four flashes of lightning strike!
The eager heart that waited for food to cook,
cannot wait for it to cool down; the longing is so great!
Oh festive chariot, oh celebration...
oh sweet folk lullaby!
Oh festive chariot, oh celebration,
oh sweet folk lullaby!
The whole town is fast asleep without a sound,
yet two hearts cannot sleep, holding onto their desire!
There are walls on all four sides,
why are you shy, girl?
In the middle of the night,
there is no one anywhere around us.
A pair of little sparrows
touch and frolic together!
A pair of little sparrows
touch and frolic together!
Was it not for laying eggs
that they worked so hard?
Knowing that well in advance,
they build their nest!
Oh melodic song, oh sound of anklets...
oh graceful masterpiece!
Oh melodic song, oh sound of anklets,
oh graceful masterpiece!
The dusk arrives and meets
the night,
and desire shuts the door in haste
and rushes ahead!
There are walls on all four sides,
why are you shy, girl?
In the middle of the night,
there is no one anywhere around us.
With lamps burning on all four sides,
and the kohl melting in your eyes,
With lamps burning on all four sides,
and the kohl melting in your eyes,
even if we start making love,
no one is here to question us.
The door blows open in the wind,
there is no latch on it.
There are walls on all four sides,
why are you shy, girl?
In the middle of the night,
there is no one anywhere around us.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Naalu Pakkam Suvar Irukku from the movie Muzhu Nilavu (1980) is an intimate romantic song where a lover playfully urges his companion to shed her shyness and embrace their love. Set in the quiet midnight within the privacy of four walls, he assures her that no one is around to watch or judge them. Using evocative nature metaphors such as lightning in the west, birds playfully building nests for their offspring, and dusk merging into night, the song celebrates deep romantic yearning, togetherness, and passionate night-time bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second Letter Assonance)

Naalu pakkam velakkeriya / Kannukullae mai karaiya

Repetition of the second consonant sound across lines to create rhythmic symmetry, seen in 'Naalu' and 'Kannukullae'.

Metaphor / Imagery

Sittukuruvi rendu thottu kalikkuthadi

The image of two sparrows playfully interacting and preparing a nest serves as a metaphor for the couple establishing their shared home and intimacy.

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Sindhae silamboliyae... Seeraana chithiramae

Matching initial consonants ('S') in 'Sindhae', 'silamboliyae', and 'Seeraana' creates a lyrical, song-like cadence.

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Trivia

Muzhu Nilavu (1980) features lyrics penned by Yeviyan. The song employs traditional folk-influenced lyricism and 'Thenmaangu' rhythmic phrasing to depict rustic romantic intimacy.

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