- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Mano
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Yogam Rajayogam
- Movie release year
- 1989
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Apr 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Paar Sirithu Paar' is an upbeat, philosophical song celebrating the therapeutic and social power of laughter. It highlights how a smile can dispel worries, cure spiritual and physical ailments, and create genuine joy. Vaali weaves in moral lessons on how mockingly laughing at others brings ill consequences, whereas genuine love and empathy expressed through smiles win respect.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai / Monai (Alliteration)
“Paar sirithu paar”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds within the same line, such as 'Paar sirithu paar' and 'Sirithu paarthaal'.
Etukai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Aanavathil sirichaa naadu unnai pazhikkum”
The second consonant 'n' aligns in 'Aanavathil' and 'Anbu kondu', creating structural harmony across consecutive lines.
Wordplay / Pun
“Punnagaiyai vidavaa pon nagaiyin madhippu”
Vaali plays on the words 'Punnagai' (smile) and 'Pon nagai' (gold ornament) to emphasize that a smile is more valuable than gold.
Allusion
“Andru sonnarae kalaivaanar namakku”
Refers to historical cultural icons: comedian 'Kalaivanar' N.S. Krishnan's famous categorization of laughter, and C.N. Annadurai's famous motto 'Ezhaiyin sirippil iraivanai kaanalam' (God lives in the smile of the poor).
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Trivia
The song references N.S. Krishnan (Kalaivanar), who famously performed a song classifying various types of laughter ('Sirippu' song in 'Raja Rani'), and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai (Anna), whose popular political slogan was 'Ezhaiyin sirippil iraivanai kaanalam' ('We can see God in the smile of the poor').
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