Ninaivo Oru Paravai
From Sigappu Rojakkal · 1978
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Kamal Haasan, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Sigappu Rojakkal1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Hmmmm..mmmmm … | Hmmmm..mmmmm ... |
| Thaana nana thaana nana thaanaaaaa… | Thaana nana thaana nana thaanaaaaa... |
| Female | |
| Ninaivo oru paravaiMale :Paba pa bha pa pa.. | Memory is like a bird (Male: Pa ba pa bha pa pa..) |
| Virikkum adhan siraghai | It spreads its wings |
| Parakkum adhu kalakkum | It flies and blends with |
| Than uravai | Its loved ones |
| Male | |
| Ninaivo oru paravai | Memory is like a bird |
| Virikkum adhan siraghai | It spreads its wings |
| Parakkum adhu kalakkum | It flies and blends with |
| Than uravai | Its loved ones |
| Male | |
| Ninaivo oru paravai | Memory is like a bird |
| Male | |
| Rojakkalil panneerthuli | Why are rosewater drops |
| Vazhikindradhen | Dripping down the roses? |
| Adhu enna thean | What kind of honey is that? |
| Female | |
| Adhuvallavoo.. | Isn't that... |
| Parugatha thean | Honey that remains untasted? |
| Adhai innum nee | Why haven't you |
| Parugathadhen | Drank it yet? |
| Male | |
| Adharkkagathan | It is for that very reason |
| Alai paaigiren | I am restlessly longing |
| Female : Vandhen… | Female: I have come... |
| Thara vandhen | I have come to give it to you |
| Male | |
| Ninaivo oru paravaiFemale :Paba pa bha pa pa.. | Memory is like a bird (Female: Pa ba pa bha pa pa..) |
| Virikkum adhan siraghai | It spreads its wings |
| Parakkum adhu kalakkum | It flies and blends with |
| Than uravai | Its loved ones |
| Female | |
| Ninaivo oru paravai | Memory is like a bird |
| Female | |
| Panikalathil naan vaadinal | If I wither during the chilly winter time |
| Un paarvai than en porvaiyo | Is your gaze my warming blanket? |
| Male | |
| Anaikamal naan kulir kaigiren | Without your embrace, I shiver in the cold |
| Adharkagathan madi saigiren | That is why I rest on your lap |
| Female | |
| Madi enna unn | Is your lap |
| Mani oonjaloo | A precious jeweled swing? |
| Male :Nee dhan | Male: It is you |
| Ini naan dhan | From now on, it is me |
| Female | |
| Ninaivo oru paravaiMale :Paba pa bha pa pa.. | Memory is like a bird (Male: Pa ba pa bha pa pa..) |
| Virikkum adhan siraghai | It spreads its wings |
| Parakkum adhu kalakkum | It flies and blends with |
| Than uravai | Its loved ones |
| Female | |
| Ninaivo oru paravai | Memory is like a bird |
...............................
Hmmmm..mmmmm ...
Thaana nana thaana nana thaanaaaaa...
நினைவோ
ஒரு பறவை
...............................
விரிக்கும் அதன் சிறகை
பறக்கும் அது கலக்கும்
தன் உறவை
Memory is like a bird (Male: Pa ba pa bha pa pa..)
It spreads its wings
It flies and blends with
Its loved ones
நினைவோ ஒரு
பறவை விரிக்கும் அதன்
சிறகை பறக்கும் அது
கலக்கும் தன் உறவை
Memory is like a bird
It spreads its wings
It flies and blends with
Its loved ones
நினைவோ
ஒரு பறவை
Memory is like a bird
ரோஜாக்களில்
பன்னீர்த்துளி வழிகின்றதேன்
அது என்ன தேன்
Why are rosewater drops
Dripping down the roses?
What kind of honey is that?
அதுவல்லவோ
பருகாத தேன் அதை
இன்னும் நீ பருகாததேன்
Isn't that...
Honey that remains untasted?
Why haven't you
Drank it yet?
அதற்காகத்தான்
அலைபாய்கிறேன்
வந்தேன்
தரவந்தேன்
It is for that very reason
I am restlessly longing
Female: I have come...
I have come to give it to you
நினைவோ
ஒரு பறவை
...............................
விரிக்கும் அதன் சிறகை
பறக்கும் அது கலக்கும்
தன் உறவை
Memory is like a bird (Female: Pa ba pa bha pa pa..)
It spreads its wings
It flies and blends with
Its loved ones
நினைவோ
ஒரு பறவை
Memory is like a bird
பனிக்காலத்தில்
நான் வாடினால் உன்
பார்வை தான் என்
போர்வையோ
If I wither during the chilly winter time
Is your gaze my warming blanket?
அணைக்காமல்
நான் குளிர் காய்கிறேன்
அதற்காகத்தான் மடி
சாய்கிறேன்
Without your embrace, I shiver in the cold
That is why I rest on your lap
மடி என்ன
உன் மணி ஊஞ்சலோ
நீ தான் இனி
நான் தான்
Is your lap
A precious jeweled swing?
Male: It is you
From now on, it is me
நினைவோ
ஒரு பறவை
...............................
விரிக்கும் அதன் சிறகை
பறக்கும் அது கலக்கும்
தன் உறவை
Memory is like a bird (Male: Pa ba pa bha pa pa..)
It spreads its wings
It flies and blends with
Its loved ones
நினைவோ
ஒரு பறவை
...............................
விரிக்கும் அதன் சிறகை
பறக்கும் அது கலக்கும்
தன் உறவை
Memory is like a bird
நினைவோ
ஒரு பறவை
Hmmmm..mmmmm …
Hmmmm..mmmmm ...
Thaana nana thaana nana thaanaaaaa…
Thaana nana thaana nana thaanaaaaa...
Ninaivo oru paravaiMale :Paba pa bha pa pa..
Memory is like a bird (Male: Pa ba pa bha pa pa..)
Virikkum adhan siraghai
It spreads its wings
Parakkum adhu kalakkum
It flies and blends with
Than uravai
Its loved ones
Ninaivo oru paravai
Memory is like a bird
Virikkum adhan siraghai
It spreads its wings
Parakkum adhu kalakkum
It flies and blends with
Than uravai
Its loved ones
Ninaivo oru paravai
Memory is like a bird
Rojakkalil panneerthuli
Why are rosewater drops
Vazhikindradhen
Dripping down the roses?
Adhu enna thean
What kind of honey is that?
Adhuvallavoo..
Isn't that...
Parugatha thean
Honey that remains untasted?
Adhai innum nee
Why haven't you
Parugathadhen
Drank it yet?
Adharkkagathan
It is for that very reason
Alai paaigiren
I am restlessly longing
Female : Vandhen…
Female: I have come...
Thara vandhen
I have come to give it to you
Ninaivo oru paravaiFemale :Paba pa bha pa pa..
Memory is like a bird (Female: Pa ba pa bha pa pa..)
Virikkum adhan siraghai
It spreads its wings
Parakkum adhu kalakkum
It flies and blends with
Than uravai
Its loved ones
Ninaivo oru paravai
Memory is like a bird
Panikalathil naan vaadinal
If I wither during the chilly winter time
Un paarvai than en porvaiyo
Is your gaze my warming blanket?
Anaikamal naan kulir kaigiren
Without your embrace, I shiver in the cold
Adharkagathan madi saigiren
That is why I rest on your lap
Madi enna unn
Is your lap
Mani oonjaloo
A precious jeweled swing?
Male :Nee dhan
Male: It is you
Ini naan dhan
From now on, it is me
Ninaivo oru paravaiMale :Paba pa bha pa pa..
Memory is like a bird (Male: Pa ba pa bha pa pa..)
Virikkum adhan siraghai
It spreads its wings
Parakkum adhu kalakkum
It flies and blends with
Than uravai
Its loved ones
Ninaivo oru paravai
Memory is like a bird
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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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