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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Paarkindraai

From Raja · 2002

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
S. A. Rajkumar, Rajesh Krishnan
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Raja
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
9 Apr 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Nee paarkindraai ennullae
Minnal thodum unarvu
Nee pesinaai ennullae
Thendral thodum unarvu
Orae murai nee kan paaradi
Adhil kanden naan thaayin madi
Kaadhal endru sonnalae
Thiyaanam allavaa
Unnai enni naanum
Thiyaanam seiyavaa
Nee paarkindraai ennullae
Minnal thodum unarvu
………………
Neeyum nadanthaal
Ennai kadanthaal
Oru poongaavae
En melae modhum sugam
Kannai asaithaai
Ennai isaithaai
Oru panipaarai ennullae
Thondrum ganam
Unnai sutridum
Vin kalam aagindren
Undhan paarvayil
Naan valamaagiren
Nee otrai roja thanthaal
Adhil ulaga poovin vaasam
Nee orakannil paarthaal
Sila latcham minnal veesum
Anbae anbae
Nee tharai vaanavil
Unnai paadum
Naan thavappoonguyil
Nee paarkindraai ennullae
Minnal thodum unarvu
…………………….
Undhan vizhikkul
Ennai adaithaal
Oru azhagaana
Siraichaalai idhuvallavaa
Unnai pirindhaal
Endhan vizhikul
Oru munnooru mul vandhu
Nadamaaduthae
Kondru vittathae
En oru paarvaiyae
Anbu seithidu
En adhikaariyae
Nee bhoomi pandhil vandhu
Nadamaadum kutti sorgam
Nee kallil alla pennae
Kaniyaalae seitha sirpam
Undhan kangal adhu
Oru angulam
Aanaal adhil
En uyir sangamam
Nee paarkindraai ennullae
Minnal thodum unarvu
Nee pesinaai ennullae
Thendral thodum unarvu
Orae murai nee kan paaradi
Adhil kanden naan thaayin madi
Kaadhal endru sonnalae
Thiyaanam allavaa
Unnai enni naanum
Thiyaanam seiyavaa
………………
...
When you look at me,
I feel lightning touch my soul.
When you speak to me,
I feel a gentle breeze touch my soul.
Look at me just once, my girl;
in your eyes, I found the comfort of a mother's lap.
Isn't love itself
a form of meditation?
Thinking of you,
should I also meditate?
When you look at me,
I feel lightning touch my soul.
...
When you walk
and pass by me,
it feels like a whole flower garden
is brushing over me in pure bliss.
You moved your eyes
and turned me into music.
Like an iceberg
rising inside me at that moment,
I become a spacecraft
orbiting around you.
Under your loving gaze,
my life blossoms and thrives.
If you give me a single rose,
it carries the scent of every flower in the world.
If you glance at me from the corner of your eye,
a hundred thousand lightning bolts flash.
My love, my love,
you are a rainbow walking on the ground.
Singing praises of you,
I am a devoted songbird.
When you look at me,
I feel lightning touch my soul.
...
If you lock me up
within your eyes,
wouldn't that be
the most beautiful prison?
When I am parted from you,
inside my eyes,
three hundred thorns
seem to prick and wander.
It has taken my life away,
that single glance of yours!
Show me your love,
the ruler of my heart.
You are a little piece of heaven
walking across this earth.
Girl, you are not carved from stone,
you are a sculpture shaped from sweet fruit.
Your eyes may measure
only an inch,
yet within them,
my very soul finds its home.
When you look at me,
I feel lightning touch my soul.
When you speak to me,
I feel a gentle breeze touch my soul.
Look at me just once, my girl;
in your eyes, I found the comfort of a mother's lap.
Isn't love itself
a form of meditation?
Thinking of you,
should I also meditate?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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