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Lyrics & meaning

Nalliravil Palliyarai Nadagam

From Oru Kai Parpom · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
K. Vijaya Baskar
Details
Oru Kai Parpom1983

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Nalliravil palliyarai naadagamthaanThe midnight play in the bedchamber is...
Sarasam sarasam sarasam sarasam sarasamAmorous play, amorous play, amorous play, amorous play, amorous play!
Female :Kanni manam unnidaththil kaalamellaamFemale: My maiden heart is with you forever,
Saranam saranam saranam saranam saranamSurrender, surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender!
Male :Sollaathathai naan mella mella sollavaaMale: Shall I slowly reveal what remains unsaid?
Female :Ammaadiyo naan chinna ponnu allavaaFemale: Oh my goodness, am I not just a young girl?
Male
Nalliravil palliyarai naadagamthaanThe midnight play in the bedchamber is...
Sarasam sarasam sarasam sarasam sarasamAmorous play, amorous play, amorous play, amorous play, amorous play!
Female :Kanni manam unnidaththil kaalamellaamFemale: My maiden heart is with you forever,
Saranam saranam saranam saranam saranamSurrender, surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender!
Male :Sollaathathai naan mella mella sollavaaMale: Shall I slowly reveal what remains unsaid?
Female :Ammaadiyo naan chinna ponnu allavaaFemale: Oh my goodness, am I not just a young girl?
Male
Angangae naan thodathodaAs I touch you here and there,
Angangal thaan sudasudaYour limbs grow warm and passionate,
Anaikkaiyil poomeni vaadaAs your flower-like body wilts in my embrace,
Female
Ammammaa oh silirkkithuOh my, a shudder of excitement runs through!
Engengayo inikkuthuSweetness trickles in unknown ways,
Aasai thaenaaru oorumoWill a river of desire honey flow?
Male
Annam konjam pakkam vanthaalIf the swan comes a little closer,
Innum innum thiththikkumIt will grow sweeter and sweeter!
Female :Mannan innum solli thanthaalFemale: If my king teaches me even more,
Inbamellaam santhikkumAll pleasures will meet together!
Male
Nalliravil palliyarai naadagamthaanThe midnight play in the bedchamber is...
Sarasam sarasam sarasam sarasam sarasamAmorous play, amorous play, amorous play, amorous play, amorous play!
Female :Kanni manam unnidaththil kaalamellaamFemale: My maiden heart is with you forever,
Saranam saranam saranam saranam saranamSurrender, surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender!
Male :Sollaathathai naan mella mella sollavaaMale: Shall I slowly reveal what remains unsaid?
Female :Ammaadiyo naan chinna ponnu allavaaFemale: Oh my goodness, am I not just a young girl?
Male
Anbu chinnam padhikkavoShall I leave an imprint of love?
Inba thaenil kulikkavoShall we bathe in the honey of bliss?
Idhaivida yaegaantham yaedhuWhat solitude or intimacy could excel this?
Female
Ellaam indru purinthathuEverything became clear today,
Sorkkam ondru therinthathuA realm of heaven was revealed,
Melum naan kooda vendumoShould I join with you even further?
Male
Katti kondum otti kondumHugging tightly and sticking close,
Kattru konda paadangalThese are the lessons learned,
Female :Kanni pennin nenjil nirkkumFemale: Remaining in the heart of a young maiden,
Kadhal devan vedhangalThey are the sacred scriptures of the God of Love!
Male
Nalliravil palliyarai naadagamthaanThe midnight play in the bedchamber is...
Sarasam sarasam sarasam sarasam sarasamAmorous play, amorous play, amorous play, amorous play, amorous play!
Female :Kanni manam unnidaththil kaalamellaamFemale: My maiden heart is with you forever,
Saranam saranam saranam saranam saranamSurrender, surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender!
Male :Sollaathathai naan mella mella sollavaaMale: Shall I slowly reveal what remains unsaid?
Female :Ammaadiyo naan chinna ponnu allavaaFemale: Oh my goodness, am I not just a young girl?
Male
Sollaathathai naan hahaa….haahMale: Shall I reveal what remains unsaid... hahaa...haah
Female :Ammaadiyo naan hahaa….haahFemale: Oh my goodness, am I not... hahaa...haah

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic duet from 'Oru Kai Parpom' captures the passionate nocturnal exchange between lovers during their intimate moments in the bedchamber. The groom teasingly offers to share secret arts of lovemaking while the coy bride responds with bashful surrender and playful resistance, calling herself an innocent maiden.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Sarasam sarasam sarasam sarasam sarasam

Repeated words like 'Sarasam sarasam...' and 'Saranam saranam...' heighten the rhythmic and sensual mood of the lyrics.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Kadhal devan vedhangal

Describing intimate lessons learned in embrace as 'Kadhal devan vedhangal' (Vedas/Scriptures of the Love God).

Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

Angangae naan thodathoda / Angangal thaan sudasuda

Matching soft rhythm across lines using pairs like 'Angangae' / 'Angangal' and 'Sorkkam' / 'Kattru'.

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Trivia

Composed by veteran Kannada and Tamil composer K. Vijaya Baskar, this song showcases the versatility of lyricist Vaali in writing playful yet poetic romantic duets, featuring expressive vocals by SPB and Vani Jairam.

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