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Paarai Mele

From Sathriyan · 2017

Lyricist
Snehan
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Sathriyan
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
14 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paarai melae
Thooral polae
Enakkul vanthu
Veezhnthavalae
Kaatril modhi
Udaiyum megam
Polae ennai
Udaithavalae
Parakkacholli kodukkaathae
Parandhaal manathu thadukkaathae
Kuzhandhai polae kuthikkindren
Un swasathin vasathil karainthida
Paarai melae
Thooral polae
Enakkul vanthu
Veezhnthavalae
Kaatril modhi
Udaiyum megam
Polae ennai
Udaithavalae
Parakkacholli kodukkaathae
Parandhaal manathu thadukkaathae
Kuzhandhai polae kuthikkindren
Un swasathin vasathil karainthida..heii
Irudhayam adikkadi
Thalaiyai thookki paarkkudhae
Unnaipattri kurippugal
Solla solli ketkudhae
Kannaikatti ..eee…kannaikatti
Kannaikatti kaathil vitta
Bommai polae thavikkiren
Kadavul thandha
Pudhayal neeyae
Unnai adaya vazhi thedi
Thavam pala kidanthen
Paarai melae
Thooral polae
Enakkul vanthu
Veezhnthavalae
Kaatril modhi
Udaiyum megam
Polae ennai
Udaithavalae
Kaalgal rendum siragaaga
Dhegam ellaam iragaaga
Melae paranthu naan poga
Pudhu maayangal
Enakkullae nigazhgirathae..heii
Thaaimaiyin sparisathai
Undhan paarvai kodukkuthae
Nee ilaa nimidangal
Neruppai polae pattruthae
Netru varaikkum
Irundha ennai
Thorkadithu rasikkiren
Vaetru geragam polae
Indha boomi panthai
Romba puthithaai paarkkiren…ennnn…
Like upon a rock,
like a gentle drizzle,
you entered inside me
and fell softly, my love.
Colliding with the wind,
like a cloud that shatters,
just like that,
you broke me apart.
Do not teach me how to fly,
and if I do, do not hold my heart back.
I am leaping around like a child,
to dissolve under the spell of your breath.
Like upon a rock,
like a gentle drizzle,
you entered inside me
and fell softly, my love.
Colliding with the wind,
like a cloud that shatters,
just like that,
you broke me apart.
Do not teach me how to fly,
and if I do, do not hold my heart back.
I am leaping around like a child,
to dissolve under the spell of your breath... hey!
Every now and then, my heart
lifts its head and looks around,
asking me again and again
to tell it everything about you.
Blindfolded... oh... blindfolded,
like a doll blindfolded and left in the wild,
I am struggling helplessly.
Gifted by God,
you are a treasure;
searching for a way to reach you,
I waited in deep devotion.
Like upon a rock,
like a gentle drizzle,
you entered inside me
and fell softly, my love.
Colliding with the wind,
like a cloud that shatters,
just like that,
you broke me apart.
As both my legs turn into wings,
and my entire body becomes light as a feather,
as I soar high up into the sky,
a brand new magic
is happening inside me... hey!
The soothing touch of a mother's warmth,
your gentle glance gives me that.
The minutes spent without you
catch fire and burn like flames.
Until yesterday,
the person that I used to be,
I delight in defeating him.
Like a completely different planet,
this ball of earth,
I now see it all so brand new... oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

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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.

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