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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Paarkum

From Thiruttu Payale 2 · 2017

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
Vidyasagar
Details
Thiruttu Payale 22017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Nee paarkum paarvai kannoduThe glance you look at me with connects with my eyes
Ahaaa..haaAhaaa..haa
Nee sollum vaarthai nenjoduThe words you speak connect with my heart
Ahaaa..haaAhaaa..haa
Male
Unnalae naanumBecause of you, I
Mun polae illaiAm not the same as before
Idhayathil thaithaiYou pierced my heart
Idhamaaga mullaiLike a thorn, yet pleasantly
Thadumaari ponnen konjamaeI lost my balance just a little bit
Male
Nee paarkum paarvai kannoduThe glance you look at me with connects with my eyes
Ahaaa..haaAhaaa..haa
Nee sollum vaarthai nenjoduThe words you speak connect with my heart
Ahaaa..haaAhaaa..haa
Male
Haaa….haaaa…aaaaaHaaa....haaaa...aaaaa
Haaa…aaaa…haaa…aaa..aaaa…Haaa...aaaa...haaa...aaa..aaaa...
Male
Sugam idhamPleasure and comfort
Isai mozhiLanguage of music
Pani mazhaiDew and rain
Kulir nilaavaai vanthaaiYou came like a cool moon
Male
Veyil puyalScorching heat and storm
Anal thanalFire and hot embers
Idar thuyarObstacles and sorrow
Thodar valiyum neeyae thanthaaiYou also gave me continuous pain
Male
Nee engae en uyiraeWhere are you, my life?
Nizhalaaga odugiraaiYou run away like a shadow
Methuvaaga thedugirenI search for you gently
Megaththaal moodugiraaiYou conceal yourself behind clouds
Thadumaari ponnen konjamaeI lost my balance just a little bit
Male
Nee paarkum paarvai kannoduThe glance you look at me with connects with my eyes
Ahaaa..haaAhaaa..haa
Nee sollum vaarthai nenjoduThe words you speak connect with my heart
Ahaaa..haaAhaaa..haa
Male
PidithathumWhat I liked
RasithathumWhat I enjoyed
NinaithathumWhat I wished for
Kedaithathingae unnaalI received all of it here because of you
Male
ThanithathumThe solitude endured
ThavithathumThe yearning felt
ThudithathumThe throbbing heart
Valithathellaam unnaalAll the pain suffered was also because of you
Male
Adhikaalai un vizhiyilIn the early morning, in your eyes
Azhagaaga poothirupenI will bloom beautifully
Iravendral unarugaeIf it is night, near your sensations
Mezhugaaga kaathirupenI will wait like melting wax
Thadumaari ponnen konjamaeI lost my balance just a little bit
Male
Nee paarkum paarvai kannoduThe glance you look at me with connects with my eyes
Ahaaa..haaAhaaa..haa
Nee sollum vaarthai nenjoduThe words you speak connect with my heart
Ahaaa..haaAhaaa..haa

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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