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Lyrics & meaning

Ninaivo Oru Paravai

From Sigappu Rojakkal · 1978

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Kamal Haasan, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Sigappu Rojakkal
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
12 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hmmmm..mmmmm …
Thaana nana thaana nana thaanaaaaa…
Ninaivo oru paravaiMale :Paba pa bha pa pa..
Virikkum adhan siraghai
Parakkum adhu kalakkum
Than uravai
Ninaivo oru paravai
Virikkum adhan siraghai
Parakkum adhu kalakkum
Than uravai
Ninaivo oru paravai
Rojakkalil panneerthuli
Vazhikindradhen
Adhu enna thean
Adhuvallavoo..
Parugatha thean
Adhai innum nee
Parugathadhen
Adharkkagathan
Alai paaigiren
Female : Vandhen…
Thara vandhen
Ninaivo oru paravaiFemale :Paba pa bha pa pa..
Virikkum adhan siraghai
Parakkum adhu kalakkum
Than uravai
Ninaivo oru paravai
Panikalathil naan vaadinal
Un paarvai than en porvaiyo
Anaikamal naan kulir kaigiren
Adharkagathan madi saigiren
Madi enna unn
Mani oonjaloo
Male :Nee dhan
Ini naan dhan
Ninaivo oru paravaiMale :Paba pa bha pa pa..
Virikkum adhan siraghai
Parakkum adhu kalakkum
Than uravai
Ninaivo oru paravai
Mmm... mmm...
Thaana nana thaana nana thaanaaaa...
A thought is like a bird (pa pa pa pa paa paa..)
Spreading its wings,
It flies to join
Its loved one.
A thought is like a bird,
Spreading its wings,
It flies to join
Its loved one.
A thought is like a bird.
On the roses, drops of dew
Trickling down like honey—
What honey is that?
Isn't that...
The untasted honey?
Why haven't you
Tasted it yet?
That is why
My heart is longing restlessly.
[Female]: I have come...
I have come to give it.
A thought is like a bird [Female]: (pa pa pa pa paa paa..)
Spreading its wings,
It flies to join
Its loved one.
A thought is like a bird.
When I shiver in the winter cold,
Is your gaze my warm blanket?
Even without an embrace, I warm myself,
And that is why I rest upon your lap.
Is your lap
A precious swing?
[Male]: You are me,
And I am you from now on.
A thought is like a bird [Male]: (pa pa pa pa paa paa..)
Spreading its wings,
It flies to join
Its loved one.
A thought is like a bird.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Ninaivo Oru Paravai' is a classic romantic duet that poetically compares memories and thoughts to a free-flying bird spreading its wings. The song conveys a deep sense of intimacy, passion, and longing between two lovers, using evocative imagery of winter mist, dew-laden roses, untasted honey, and warm embraces.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Ninaivo oru paravai”

Compares human memory/thoughts directly to a bird spreading its wings and taking flight.

Metaphor

“Un paarvai than en porvaiyo”

Metaphorically compares the lover's gaze to a warm blanket providing comfort during cold times.

Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)

“Virikkum adhan siraghai / Parakkum adhu kalakkum”

The second letter 'ri' and 'ra' share rhyming phonetic cadence in successive lines.

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Trivia

'Ninaivo Oru Paravai' from the 1978 psychological thriller 'Sigappu Rojakkal' was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by actor Kamal Haasan alongside S. Janaki. The lyrics were penned by Vaali. The film was directed by Bharathiraja and starred Kamal Haasan and Sridevi.

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