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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Paarkum

From Thiruttu Payale 2 · 2017

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Thiruttu Payale 2
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
26 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee paarkum paarvai kannodu
Ahaaa..haa
Nee sollum vaarthai nenjodu
Ahaaa..haa
Unnalae naanum
Mun polae illai
Idhayathil thaithai
Idhamaaga mullai
Thadumaari ponnen konjamae
Nee paarkum paarvai kannodu
Ahaaa..haa
Nee sollum vaarthai nenjodu
Ahaaa..haa
Haaa….haaaa…aaaaa
Haaa…aaaa…haaa…aaa..aaaa…
Sugam idham
Isai mozhi
Pani mazhai
Kulir nilaavaai vanthaai
Veyil puyal
Anal thanal
Idar thuyar
Thodar valiyum neeyae thanthaai
Nee engae en uyirae
Nizhalaaga odugiraai
Methuvaaga thedugiren
Megaththaal moodugiraai
Thadumaari ponnen konjamae
Nee paarkum paarvai kannodu
Ahaaa..haa
Nee sollum vaarthai nenjodu
Ahaaa..haa
Pidithathum
Rasithathum
Ninaithathum
Kedaithathingae unnaal
Thanithathum
Thavithathum
Thudithathum
Valithathellaam unnaal
Adhikaalai un vizhiyil
Azhagaaga poothirupen
Iravendral unarugae
Mezhugaaga kaathirupen
Thadumaari ponnen konjamae
Nee paarkum paarvai kannodu
Ahaaa..haa
Nee sollum vaarthai nenjodu
Ahaaa..haa
The look you give stays in my eyes
Aha ha
The words you speak stay in my heart
Aha ha
Because of you,
I am not the same as before
You pierced my heart
with a gentle thorn
I stumbled just a little
The look you give stays in my eyes
Aha ha
The words you speak stay in my heart
Aha ha
Aaaa... Aaaa...
Aaaa... Aaaa...
Pleasure and comfort,
the language of music,
mist and rain—
you arrived like a cool moon
Blazing sun, rushing waters,
raging flames and glowing embers,
troubles and sorrow—
you also gave me endless pain
Where are you, my life?
You run away like a shadow
I gently search for you,
yet you hide behind the clouds
I stumbled just a little
The look you give stays in my eyes
Aha ha
The words you speak stay in my heart
Aha ha
Everything I liked,
everything I enjoyed,
everything I dreamed of,
I received here because of you
Being left all alone,
yearning in anguish,
trembling with longing—
every pain was also because of you
At dawn, in your eyes,
I will bloom beautifully
When night falls, beside you,
I will wait like a candle
I stumbled just a little
The look you give stays in my eyes
Aha ha
The words you speak stay in my heart
Aha ha
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nee Paarkum Paarvai is a poetic romantic track depicting the dual nature of intense love, capturing both its blissful sweetness and underlying anguish. The protagonist expresses how their beloved's gaze and words have completely transformed them, causing them to stumble emotionally. The beloved is described through contrasting natural imagery—as a comforting cool moon and gentle rain, yet also a scorching fire and tempestuous storm that inflicts bittersweet pain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron

Idhamaaga mullai

The phrase pairs thorn (mullai), which causes pain, with pleasantly (idhamaaga), creating a contradictory figure of speech to describe the sweet sting of love.

Antithesis

Sugam idham / Pani mazhai ... Veyil puyal / Anal thanal

Contrasts pleasant elements like comfort, dew, rain, and cool moon with harsh elements like heat, storm, fire, and sorrow to emphasize the duality of passion.

Simile

Mezhugaaga kaathirupen

Compares the protagonist's patient, emotional endurance to wax (mezhugaaga) melting slowly in the presence of love.

Iyaibu (Rhyming Endings)

Pidithathum / Rasithathum / Ninaithathum

Uses repetitive rhyming suffix endings (-thum) to establish a rhythmic musical cadence in Tamil poetry.

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Trivia

The song was composed by veteran music director Vidyasagar, featuring vocals by Vidyasagar himself alongside Swetha Mohan, with lyrics penned by Pa. Vijay for the 2017 erotic thriller film Thiruttu Payale 2 directed by Susi Ganeshan.

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