Nee Paarkindraai
From Raja · 2002
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- S. A. Rajkumar, Rajesh Krishnan
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Raja2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………………. | |
| Male | |
| Nee paarkindraai ennullae | When you look inside me |
| Minnal thodum unarvu | It feels like being touched by lightning |
| Nee pesinaai ennullae | When you speak inside me |
| Thendral thodum unarvu | It feels like being touched by a gentle breeze |
| Male | |
| Orae murai nee kan paaradi | Look into my eyes just once, my dear |
| Adhil kanden naan thaayin madi | In those eyes, I found a mother's comforting lap |
| Kaadhal endru sonnalae | When people speak of love |
| Thiyaanam allavaa | Is it not a form of deep meditation? |
| Unnai enni naanum | Thinking about you, should I too |
| Thiyaanam seiyavaa | Perform meditation? |
| Male | |
| Nee paarkindraai ennullae | When you look inside me |
| Minnal thodum unarvu | It feels like being touched by lightning |
| Chorus | |
| ……………… | |
| Male | |
| Neeyum nadanthaal | When you walk |
| Ennai kadanthaal | And cross my path |
| Oru poongaavae | It feels as though a whole garden |
| En melae modhum sugam | Collides with me, giving immense pleasure |
| Male | |
| Kannai asaithaai | You moved your eyes |
| Ennai isaithaai | And set my soul to music |
| Oru panipaarai ennullae | An iceberg inside me |
| Thondrum ganam | Appears in an instant |
| Male | |
| Unnai sutridum | Orbiting around you |
| Vin kalam aagindren | I become a spacecraft |
| Undhan paarvayil | In your precious gaze |
| Naan valamaagiren | I become enriched and whole |
| Male | |
| Nee otrai roja thanthaal | If you give me a single rose |
| Adhil ulaga poovin vaasam | It holds the scent of every flower in the world |
| Nee orakannil paarthaal | If you look at me from the corner of your eye |
| Sila latcham minnal veesum | A few hundred thousand lightnings flash |
| Male | |
| Anbae anbae | My beloved, my beloved |
| Nee tharai vaanavil | You are a rainbow walking on the ground |
| Unnai paadum | Singing your praises |
| Naan thavappoonguyil | I am a devoted songbird in deep penance |
| Male | |
| Nee paarkindraai ennullae | When you look inside me |
| Minnal thodum unarvu | It feels like being touched by lightning |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………. | |
| Male | |
| Undhan vizhikkul | Inside your eyes |
| Ennai adaithaal | If you imprison me |
| Oru azhagaana | What a beautiful |
| Siraichaalai idhuvallavaa | Prison cell this would be! |
| Male | |
| Unnai pirindhaal | If I am separated from you |
| Endhan vizhikul | Inside my eyes |
| Oru munnooru mul vandhu | Around three hundred thorns come |
| Nadamaaduthae | And dance ruthlessly |
| Male | |
| Kondru vittathae | It has slain me |
| En oru paarvaiyae | Just one glance from you |
| Anbu seithidu | Bestow your love upon me |
| En adhikaariyae | My sweet ruler |
| Male | |
| Nee bhoomi pandhil vandhu | Coming upon this sphere of Earth |
| Nadamaadum kutti sorgam | You are a walking little heaven |
| Nee kallil alla pennae | You are not made of stone, my girl |
| Kaniyaalae seitha sirpam | You are a sculpture crafted from sweet fruit |
| Male | |
| Undhan kangal adhu | Those eyes of yours |
| Oru angulam | Are barely an inch wide |
| Aanaal adhil | Yet within them |
| En uyir sangamam | My very life merges |
| Male | |
| Nee paarkindraai ennullae | When you look inside me |
| Minnal thodum unarvu | It feels like being touched by lightning |
| Nee pesinaai ennullae | When you speak inside me |
| Thendral thodum unarvu | It feels like being touched by a gentle breeze |
| Male | |
| Orae murai nee kan paaradi | Look into my eyes just once, my dear |
| Adhil kanden naan thaayin madi | In those eyes, I found a mother's comforting lap |
| Kaadhal endru sonnalae | When people speak of love |
| Thiyaanam allavaa | Is it not a form of deep meditation? |
| Unnai enni naanum | Thinking about you, should I too |
| Thiyaanam seiyavaa | Perform meditation? |
| Chorus | |
| ……………… | |
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நீ பார்க்கின்றாய்
என்னுள்ளே மின்னல்
தொடும் உணர்வு நீ
பேசினாய் என்னுள்ளே
தென்றல் தொடும் உணர்வு
When you look inside me
It feels like being touched by lightning
When you speak inside me
It feels like being touched by a gentle breeze
ஒரே முறை நீ
கண் பாரடி அதில் கண்டேன்
நான் தாயின் மடி காதல்
என்று சொன்னாலே
தியானம் அல்லவா
உன்னை எண்ணி நானும்
தியானம் செய்யவா
Look into my eyes just once, my dear
In those eyes, I found a mother's comforting lap
When people speak of love
Is it not a form of deep meditation?
Thinking about you, should I too
Perform meditation?
நீ பார்க்கின்றாய்
என்னுள்ளே மின்னல்
தொடும் உணர்வு
When you look inside me
It feels like being touched by lightning
.............................
நீயம் நடந்தால்
என்னை கடந்தால் ஒரு
பூங்காவே என் மேலே
மோதும் சுகம்
When you walk
And cross my path
It feels as though a whole garden
Collides with me, giving immense pleasure
கண்ணை அசைத்தாய்
என்னை இசைத்தாய் ஒரு
பனி பாறை என்னுள்ளே
தோன்றும் கனம்
You moved your eyes
And set my soul to music
An iceberg inside me
Appears in an instant
உன்னை சுற்றிடும்
விண் கலம் ஆகின்றேன்
உந்தன் பார்வையில் நான்
வளமாகிறேன்
Orbiting around you
I become a spacecraft
In your precious gaze
I become enriched and whole
நீ ஒற்றை ரோஜா
தந்தால் அதில் உலக
பூவின் வாசம் நீ ஓர
கண்ணில் பார்த்தால்
சில லட்சம் மின்னல்
வீசும்
If you give me a single rose
It holds the scent of every flower in the world
If you look at me from the corner of your eye
A few hundred thousand lightnings flash
அன்பே அன்பே
நீ தரை வானவில்
உன்னை பாடும் நான்
தவ பூங்குயில்
My beloved, my beloved
You are a rainbow walking on the ground
Singing your praises
I am a devoted songbird in deep penance
நீ பார்க்கின்றாய்
என்னுள்ளே மின்னல்
தொடும் உணர்வு
When you look inside me
It feels like being touched by lightning
.............................
உந்தன் விழிக்குள்
என்னை அடைத்தால் ஒரு
அழகான சிறைச்சாலை
இதுவல்லவா
Inside your eyes
If you imprison me
What a beautiful
Prison cell this would be!
உன்னை பிரிந்தால்
எந்தன் விழிக்குள் ஒரு
முன்னூறு முள் வந்து
நடமாடுதே
If I am separated from you
Inside my eyes
Around three hundred thorns come
And dance ruthlessly
கொன்று விட்டதே
என் ஒரு பார்வையே அன்பு
செய்திடு என் அதிகாரியே
It has slain me
Just one glance from you
Bestow your love upon me
My sweet ruler
நீ பூமி பந்தில்
வந்து நடமாடும் குட்டி
சொர்க்கம் நீ கல்லில்
அல்ல பெண்ணே
கனியாலே செய்த
சிற்பம்
Coming upon this sphere of Earth
You are a walking little heaven
You are not made of stone, my girl
You are a sculpture crafted from sweet fruit
உந்தன் கண்கள்
அது ஒரு அங்குலம்
ஆனால் அதில் என்
உயிர் சங்கமம்
Those eyes of yours
Are barely an inch wide
Yet within them
My very life merges
நீ பார்க்கின்றாய்
என்னுள்ளே மின்னல்
தொடும் உணர்வு நீ
பேசினாய் என்னுள்ளே
தென்றல் தொடும்
உணர்வு
When you look inside me
It feels like being touched by lightning
When you speak inside me
It feels like being touched by a gentle breeze
ஒரே முறை நீ
கண் பாரடி அதில் கண்டேன்
நான் தாயின் மடி காதல்
என்று சொன்னாலே தியானம்
அல்லவா உன்னை எண்ணி
நானும் தியானம் செய்யவா
Look into my eyes just once, my dear
In those eyes, I found a mother's comforting lap
When people speak of love
Is it not a form of deep meditation?
Thinking about you, should I too
Perform meditation?
..................................
………………….
Nee paarkindraai ennullae
When you look inside me
Minnal thodum unarvu
It feels like being touched by lightning
Nee pesinaai ennullae
When you speak inside me
Thendral thodum unarvu
It feels like being touched by a gentle breeze
Orae murai nee kan paaradi
Look into my eyes just once, my dear
Adhil kanden naan thaayin madi
In those eyes, I found a mother's comforting lap
Kaadhal endru sonnalae
When people speak of love
Thiyaanam allavaa
Is it not a form of deep meditation?
Unnai enni naanum
Thinking about you, should I too
Thiyaanam seiyavaa
Perform meditation?
Nee paarkindraai ennullae
When you look inside me
Minnal thodum unarvu
It feels like being touched by lightning
………………
Neeyum nadanthaal
When you walk
Ennai kadanthaal
And cross my path
Oru poongaavae
It feels as though a whole garden
En melae modhum sugam
Collides with me, giving immense pleasure
Kannai asaithaai
You moved your eyes
Ennai isaithaai
And set my soul to music
Oru panipaarai ennullae
An iceberg inside me
Thondrum ganam
Appears in an instant
Unnai sutridum
Orbiting around you
Vin kalam aagindren
I become a spacecraft
Undhan paarvayil
In your precious gaze
Naan valamaagiren
I become enriched and whole
Nee otrai roja thanthaal
If you give me a single rose
Adhil ulaga poovin vaasam
It holds the scent of every flower in the world
Nee orakannil paarthaal
If you look at me from the corner of your eye
Sila latcham minnal veesum
A few hundred thousand lightnings flash
Anbae anbae
My beloved, my beloved
Nee tharai vaanavil
You are a rainbow walking on the ground
Unnai paadum
Singing your praises
Naan thavappoonguyil
I am a devoted songbird in deep penance
Nee paarkindraai ennullae
When you look inside me
Minnal thodum unarvu
It feels like being touched by lightning
…………………….
Undhan vizhikkul
Inside your eyes
Ennai adaithaal
If you imprison me
Oru azhagaana
What a beautiful
Siraichaalai idhuvallavaa
Prison cell this would be!
Unnai pirindhaal
If I am separated from you
Endhan vizhikul
Inside my eyes
Oru munnooru mul vandhu
Around three hundred thorns come
Nadamaaduthae
And dance ruthlessly
Kondru vittathae
It has slain me
En oru paarvaiyae
Just one glance from you
Anbu seithidu
Bestow your love upon me
En adhikaariyae
My sweet ruler
Nee bhoomi pandhil vandhu
Coming upon this sphere of Earth
Nadamaadum kutti sorgam
You are a walking little heaven
Nee kallil alla pennae
You are not made of stone, my girl
Kaniyaalae seitha sirpam
You are a sculpture crafted from sweet fruit
Undhan kangal adhu
Those eyes of yours
Oru angulam
Are barely an inch wide
Aanaal adhil
Yet within them
En uyir sangamam
My very life merges
Nee paarkindraai ennullae
When you look inside me
Minnal thodum unarvu
It feels like being touched by lightning
Nee pesinaai ennullae
When you speak inside me
Thendral thodum unarvu
It feels like being touched by a gentle breeze
Orae murai nee kan paaradi
Look into my eyes just once, my dear
Adhil kanden naan thaayin madi
In those eyes, I found a mother's comforting lap
Kaadhal endru sonnalae
When people speak of love
Thiyaanam allavaa
Is it not a form of deep meditation?
Unnai enni naanum
Thinking about you, should I too
Thiyaanam seiyavaa
Perform meditation?
………………
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply romantic track from the Tamil film 'Raja' (2002). The protagonist expresses the profound emotional impact his beloved has on his soul. Simple acts like her gaze or speech evoke intense sensations—ranging from the thrilling shock of lightning to the soothing comfort of a cool breeze. He finds divine purity and warmth in her presence, comparing her eyes to a mother's lap and loving her to a sacred act of meditation. Throughout the stanzas, the lyrics paint rich visual metaphors: her walk is like an entire garden brushing against him, her glance sparks a sky full of lightning, and being trapped in her eyes feels like residing in the most beautiful prison. Ultimately, the song celebrates love as an all-encompassing, spiritual experience that elevates his existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nee tharai vaanavil”
The lover compares the heroine to a rainbow on land ('tharai vaanavil') and a sculpture carved out of fruits ('kaniyaalae seitha sirpam'), highlighting her divine beauty.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Sila latcham minnal veesum”
Exaggerating that a single glance out of the corner of her eye causes hundreds of thousands of lightnings to flash ('Sila latcham minnal veesum').
Emoni / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Kannai asaithaai / Ennai isaithaai”
Use of matching internal sounds and rhyming schemes such as 'Neeyum nadanthaal / Ennai kadanthaal' and 'Kannai asaithaai / Ennai isaithaai'.
Simile / Contrast
“Oru azhagaana siraichaalai idhuvallavaa”
Contrasting a prison cell with beauty, describing her eyes as a beautiful prison where he gladly surrenders.
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Trivia
The song 'Nee Paarkindraai' features in the 2002 Tamil film 'Raja', starring Ajith Kumar and Jyothika in lead roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who is known for his melodious compositions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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