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Lyrics & meaning

Paar Aadai Maraithaalum

From Odi Vilaiyadu Thatha · 1977

Lyricist
Thirupathooran
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Odi Vilaiyadu Thatha1977

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Haa…Ah...
Paar ……aadai maraithaalum paarLook... even if clothing conceals, look.
Vaa…. etti paarkkava ennangalaiCome... shall I peek into your thoughts?
Kotti theerkkava aasaigalaiShall I pour out all my desires?
Paar…. aadai maraithaalum paarLook... even if clothing conceals, look.
Female
Nee…eee…. neer aadum odaiyallavaAren't you a stream flowing with water?
Ingu naan…. poraadum paavai allavaaAm I not a struggling doll here?
Mottu idhalil oru sottu panithuliyumA single dewdrop on the bud-like lips,
Pattu therithu vizhi poovanathuSplashed upon touch, turning the eyes into flowers.
Thattu thadangalai vittu thazhuvumLeaving behind obstacles to embrace,
Udal kattu thudithirukka ennaavadhuWith the tight body throbbing, what will happen?
Female
Paar ……aadai maraithaalum paarLook... even if clothing conceals, look.
Female
Naan ……aarambam ondru sollavaaShall I tell you a beginning?
Adhil nee….. per inbam kandu kollavaaIn that, will you find supreme bliss?
Nenjam padukkai arai manjam paditha kadhaiThe heart is a bedroom, a story read on the couch,
Konjam muditha pinnum TheerathuEven after completing a bit, it never ends.
Konjam pozhuthu sugam minjum thuvanda idaiA moment of pleasure, the slender waist flexing with excess joy,
Kenjum vidintha pinnum aaradhathuPleadings continue, unsatiated even after dawn breaks.
Female
Paar ……aadai maraithaalum paarLook... even if clothing conceals, look.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a highly romantic and sensual track expressing intimate longing and passion between lovers. The lyrics use natural and romantic imagery, such as a water stream, dew on flower buds, and the transition from night to dawn, to describe romantic surrender and deep desire.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Mottu idhalil oru sottu panithuliyum / Pattu therithu vizhi poovanathu

Rhyming of the second consonant in consecutive lines: 'Mottu' (bud) and 'Pattu' (touching/silk) in lines 8 and 9.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Nenjam padukkai arai manjam paditha kadhai

Comparing lips to a flower bud ('Mottu idhalil') and comparing the heart to a bedchamber ('Nenjam padukkai arai').

Rhetorical Question

Nee...eee... neer aadum odaiyallava

Asking romantic questions to accentuate poetic intimacy, such as asking if the partner is a water stream.

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Trivia

The film 'Odi Vilaiyadu Thatha' was released in 1977 featuring lyrics by Thirupathooran, who was known for crafting melodious and evocative lines during the 1970s era of Tamil cinema.

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