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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Partha Parvaikkoru Nandri

From Hey Ram · 2000

Lyricist
Jibanananda Das
Singers
Asha Bhosle, Hariharan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Hey Ram
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
10 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee partha parvaikkoru nandri
Namai sertha iravukkoru nandri
Ayaraatha ilamai sollum nandri nandri
Akalaatha ninaivu sollum nandri nandri
Naan endra sol ini vendamm
Nee enbathae ini naanthaan
Inimelum varam ketka thevaillai
Ithupol verengum sorgamillai
Uyirae vaa…
Naadagam mudintha pinnalum
Nadippinnum thodarvathu enaa
Oranga vedam ini podhum pennae
Uyir pogum mattum unn ninaivae kannae
Uyirae vaaa…
Nee partha parvaikkoru nandri
Male :Nee partha parvaikkoru nandri,
Namai sertha iravukkoru nandri
Male :Namai sertha iravukkoru nandri
Ayaraatha ilamai sollum nandri nandri
Male :Ayaraatha ilamai sollum nandri nandri
Akalaatha ninaivu sollum nandri nandri
Male :Akalaatha ninaivu sollum nandri nandri
Thank you for the look you gave me,
Thank you to the night that brought us together.
Tireless youth says thank you, thank you.
Unfading memories say thank you, thank you.
There is no need for the word 'I' anymore,
From now on, you are who I am.
There is no need to ask for any more blessings,
There is no heaven anywhere like this.
Come, my life...
Even after the play is over,
why does the acting still go on?
Enough of playing this role now, my love,
Until my last breath, my thoughts are only of you, my darling.
Come, my life...
Thank you for the look you gave me,
Male: Thank you for the look you gave me,
Thank you to the night that brought us together.
Male: Thank you to the night that brought us together.
Tireless youth says thank you, thank you.
Male: Tireless youth says thank you, thank you.
Unfading memories say thank you, thank you.
Male: Unfading memories say thank you, thank you.
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Female
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the movie 'Hey Ram' expresses profound gratitude, intimacy, and transcendental love. The protagonist thanks his beloved for her gaze, their shared night, and the timeless memories created together. The lyrics reflect a dissolution of the self, where the speaker claims that the boundary between 'I' and 'You' has completely disappeared, leaving no need for further boons or external paradise.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Epistrophe (Repetition)

Ayaraatha ilamai sollum nandri nandri

The term 'nandri nandri' (thank you, thank you) is repeated at the end of multiple lines to emphasize intense gratitude.

Metaphor (Ego Dissolution)

Nee enbathae ini naanthaan

The phrase metaphorically equates the lover's identity with one's own, signifying absolute oneness in love.

Extended Metaphor (Theatrical Imagery)

Naadagam mudintha pinnalum nadippinnum thodarvathu enaa

Compares emotional pretension and isolation to acting in a 'naadagam' (play) or 'orangavedam' (solo drama).

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Ayaraatha ilamai sollum... / Akalaatha ninaivu sollum...

Matching initial vowel sounds 'A' in 'Ayaraatha' and 'Akalaatha' creates a rhythmic poetic flow across adjacent lines.

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