Paarai Mele
From Sathriyan · 2017
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Sathriyan2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Paarai melae | Like upon a rock |
| Thooral polae | Like a drizzle falling |
| Enakkul vanthu | Coming inside of me |
| Veezhnthavalae | Oh girl who fell into me |
| Male | |
| Kaatril modhi | Colliding in the wind |
| Udaiyum megam | A cloud that breaks apart |
| Polae ennai | Just like that, me |
| Udaithavalae | Oh girl who shattered me |
| Male | |
| Parakkacholli kodukkaathae | Do not teach me to fly |
| Parandhaal manathu thadukkaathae | If I fly, do not stop my heart |
| Kuzhandhai polae kuthikkindren | I am jumping like a child |
| Un swasathin vasathil karainthida | To dissolve under the spell of your breath |
| Male | |
| Paarai melae | Like upon a rock |
| Thooral polae | Like a drizzle falling |
| Enakkul vanthu | Coming inside of me |
| Veezhnthavalae | Oh girl who fell into me |
| Male | |
| Kaatril modhi | Colliding in the wind |
| Udaiyum megam | A cloud that breaks apart |
| Polae ennai | Just like that, me |
| Udaithavalae | Oh girl who shattered me |
| Male | |
| Parakkacholli kodukkaathae | Do not teach me to fly |
| Parandhaal manathu thadukkaathae | If I fly, do not stop my heart |
| Kuzhandhai polae kuthikkindren | I am jumping like a child |
| Un swasathin vasathil karainthida..heii | To dissolve under the spell of your breath..heii |
| Male | |
| Irudhayam adikkadi | My heart frequently |
| Thalaiyai thookki paarkkudhae | Lifts its head and looks |
| Unnaipattri kurippugal | Notes and clues about you |
| Solla solli ketkudhae | Keeps asking me to tell |
| Male | |
| Kannaikatti ..eee…kannaikatti | Blindfolded ..eee... blindfolded |
| Kannaikatti kaathil vitta | Blindfolded and left in a forest |
| Bommai polae thavikkiren | I am struggling like a doll |
| Male | |
| Kadavul thandha | Given by God |
| Pudhayal neeyae | You are the treasure |
| Unnai adaya vazhi thedi | Searching for a way to reach you |
| Thavam pala kidanthen | I performed many penances |
| Male | |
| Paarai melae | Like upon a rock |
| Thooral polae | Like a drizzle falling |
| Enakkul vanthu | Coming inside of me |
| Veezhnthavalae | Oh girl who fell into me |
| Male | |
| Kaatril modhi | Colliding in the wind |
| Udaiyum megam | A cloud that breaks apart |
| Polae ennai | Just like that, me |
| Udaithavalae | Oh girl who shattered me |
| Male | |
| Kaalgal rendum siragaaga | Both my legs turning into wings |
| Dhegam ellaam iragaaga | My entire body turning into feathers |
| Melae paranthu naan poga | As I fly high above |
| Pudhu maayangal | New wonders |
| Enakkullae nigazhgirathae..heii | Are happening within me..heii |
| Male | |
| Thaaimaiyin sparisathai | The touch of motherly affection |
| Undhan paarvai kodukkuthae | Your glance bestows upon me |
| Nee ilaa nimidangal | The minutes without you |
| Neruppai polae pattruthae | Catch fire like flames |
| Male | |
| Netru varaikkum | Until yesterday |
| Irundha ennai | The person I was |
| Thorkadithu rasikkiren | I relish defeating him |
| Vaetru geragam polae | Like an alien planet |
| Indha boomi panthai | This sphere of Earth |
| Romba puthithaai paarkkiren…ennnn… | I view as something very new...ennnn... |
பாறை மேலே
தூறல் போலே
எனக்குள் வந்து வீழ்ந்தவளே
Like upon a rock
Like a drizzle falling
Coming inside of me
Oh girl who fell into me
காற்றில் மோதி
உடையும் மேகம்
போலே என்னை உடைத்தவளே
Colliding in the wind
A cloud that breaks apart
Just like that, me
Oh girl who shattered me
பறக்க சொல்லி கொடுக்காதே
பறந்தால் மனது தடுக்காதே
குழந்தை போலே குதிக்கின்றேன்
உன் சுவாசத்தின் வாசத்தில் கரைந்திட
Do not teach me to fly
If I fly, do not stop my heart
I am jumping like a child
To dissolve under the spell of your breath
பாறை மேலே
தூறல் போலே
எனக்குள் வந்து வீழ்ந்தவளே
Like upon a rock
Like a drizzle falling
Coming inside of me
Oh girl who fell into me
காற்றில் மோதி
உடையும் மேகம்
போலே என்னை உடைத்தவளே
Colliding in the wind
A cloud that breaks apart
Just like that, me
Oh girl who shattered me
பறக்க சொல்லி கொடுக்காதே
பறந்தால் மனது தடுக்காதே
குழந்தை போலே குதிக்கின்றேன்
உன் சுவாசத்தின் வாசத்தில் கரைந்திட..ஹேய்
Do not teach me to fly
If I fly, do not stop my heart
I am jumping like a child
To dissolve under the spell of your breath..heii
இருதயம் அடிக்கடி
தலையை தூக்கி பார்க்குதே
உன்னை பற்றி குறிப்புகள்
சொல்ல சொல்லி கேட்குதே
My heart frequently
Lifts its head and looks
Notes and clues about you
Keeps asking me to tell
கண்ணை கட்டி... கண்ணை கட்டி
கண்ணை கட்டி காட்டில் விட்ட
பொம்மை போலே தவிக்கிறேன்
Blindfolded ..eee... blindfolded
Blindfolded and left in a forest
I am struggling like a doll
கடவுள் தந்த புதையல் நீயே
உன்னை அடைய வழி தேடி
தவம் பல கிடந்தேன்
Given by God
You are the treasure
Searching for a way to reach you
I performed many penances
பாறை மேலே
தூறல் போலே
எனக்குள் வந்து வீழ்ந்தவளே
Like upon a rock
Like a drizzle falling
Coming inside of me
Oh girl who fell into me
காற்றில் மோதி
உடையும் மேகம்
போலே என்னை உடைத்தவளே
Colliding in the wind
A cloud that breaks apart
Just like that, me
Oh girl who shattered me
கால்கள் ரெண்டும் சிறகாக
தேகம் எல்லாம் இறகாக
மேலே பறந்து நான் போக
புது மாயங்கள்
எனக்குள்ளே நிகழ்கிறதே
Both my legs turning into wings
My entire body turning into feathers
As I fly high above
New wonders
Are happening within me..heii
தாய்மையின் ஸ்பரிசத்தை
உந்தன் பார்வை கொடுக்குதே
நீ இல்லா நிமிடங்கள்
நெருப்பை போல பற்றுதே
The touch of motherly affection
Your glance bestows upon me
The minutes without you
Catch fire like flames
நேற்று வரைக்கும்
இருந்த என்னை
தோற்கடித்து ரசிக்கிறேன்
வேற்று கிரகம் போலே
இந்த பூமி பந்தை
ரொம்ப புதிதாய் பார்க்கிறேன்
Until yesterday
The person I was
I relish defeating him
Like an alien planet
This sphere of Earth
I view as something very new...ennnn...
Paarai melae
Like upon a rock
Thooral polae
Like a drizzle falling
Enakkul vanthu
Coming inside of me
Veezhnthavalae
Oh girl who fell into me
Kaatril modhi
Colliding in the wind
Udaiyum megam
A cloud that breaks apart
Polae ennai
Just like that, me
Udaithavalae
Oh girl who shattered me
Parakkacholli kodukkaathae
Do not teach me to fly
Parandhaal manathu thadukkaathae
If I fly, do not stop my heart
Kuzhandhai polae kuthikkindren
I am jumping like a child
Un swasathin vasathil karainthida
To dissolve under the spell of your breath
Paarai melae
Like upon a rock
Thooral polae
Like a drizzle falling
Enakkul vanthu
Coming inside of me
Veezhnthavalae
Oh girl who fell into me
Kaatril modhi
Colliding in the wind
Udaiyum megam
A cloud that breaks apart
Polae ennai
Just like that, me
Udaithavalae
Oh girl who shattered me
Parakkacholli kodukkaathae
Do not teach me to fly
Parandhaal manathu thadukkaathae
If I fly, do not stop my heart
Kuzhandhai polae kuthikkindren
I am jumping like a child
Un swasathin vasathil karainthida..heii
To dissolve under the spell of your breath..heii
Irudhayam adikkadi
My heart frequently
Thalaiyai thookki paarkkudhae
Lifts its head and looks
Unnaipattri kurippugal
Notes and clues about you
Solla solli ketkudhae
Keeps asking me to tell
Kannaikatti ..eee…kannaikatti
Blindfolded ..eee... blindfolded
Kannaikatti kaathil vitta
Blindfolded and left in a forest
Bommai polae thavikkiren
I am struggling like a doll
Kadavul thandha
Given by God
Pudhayal neeyae
You are the treasure
Unnai adaya vazhi thedi
Searching for a way to reach you
Thavam pala kidanthen
I performed many penances
Paarai melae
Like upon a rock
Thooral polae
Like a drizzle falling
Enakkul vanthu
Coming inside of me
Veezhnthavalae
Oh girl who fell into me
Kaatril modhi
Colliding in the wind
Udaiyum megam
A cloud that breaks apart
Polae ennai
Just like that, me
Udaithavalae
Oh girl who shattered me
Kaalgal rendum siragaaga
Both my legs turning into wings
Dhegam ellaam iragaaga
My entire body turning into feathers
Melae paranthu naan poga
As I fly high above
Pudhu maayangal
New wonders
Enakkullae nigazhgirathae..heii
Are happening within me..heii
Thaaimaiyin sparisathai
The touch of motherly affection
Undhan paarvai kodukkuthae
Your glance bestows upon me
Nee ilaa nimidangal
The minutes without you
Neruppai polae pattruthae
Catch fire like flames
Netru varaikkum
Until yesterday
Irundha ennai
The person I was
Thorkadithu rasikkiren
I relish defeating him
Vaetru geragam polae
Like an alien planet
Indha boomi panthai
This sphere of Earth
Romba puthithaai paarkkiren…ennnn…
I view as something very new...ennnn...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Paarai Melae from the film Sathriyan (2017) is a gentle romantic song expressing the transformative nature of falling in love. The protagonist describes his lover entering his life like a soothing shower falling on a dry rock and shattering his hardened self like a cloud caught in the wind. This intense love ignites a child-like excitement and joy within him, making him feel as though he is floating above the earth. As his devotion grows, he perceives her loving gaze as comforting as a mother's touch and feels every moment apart as scorching fire. Overwhelmed by love, he lets go of his old past identity and looks at the entire world with fresh, amazed eyes, as if observing a brand-new planet.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Thooral polae”
Compares the beloved's entry to rain falling on a rock ('Thooral polae') and the speaker's state to a cloud breaking in the wind ('Udaiyum megam polae').
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Pudhayal neeyae”
Directly identifies the beloved as a divine treasure sent by God ('Kadavul thandha pudhayal neeyae').
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Parakkacholli kodukkaathae”
The second consonant 'ra' matches across adjacent lines ('Parakkacholli' / 'Parandhaal'), adding a rhythmic flow to the lyrics.
Hyperbole (Atisayokti)
“Kaalgal rendum siragaaga”
Exaggerates the body transformation of feeling like legs turned into wings and body into feathers to express lightness and euphoria.
Did you know?
Trivia
Sathriyan (2017) is an action drama starring Vikram Prabhu and Manjima Mohan. The soundtrack for the film was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with lyrics for this track written by Snehan.
Keep listening
More from Sathriyan
Sathriyan
Sathriyan