Paarkaadhey Oru Madhiri
From Ambikapathy · 2013
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- A. R. Rahman, Karthik
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Ambikapathy2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Paarkaadhae oru madhiri | Don't look at me in that peculiar way. |
| Paarkaadhae oru madhiri | Don't look at me in that peculiar way. |
| Ithu varai paraadhathu pol | As if you have never seen me until now, |
| Paarpadhu enadi | why are you staring like that, my girl? |
| Ithu varai paraadhathu pol | As if you have never seen me until now, |
| Paarpadhu enadi | why are you staring like that, my girl? |
| Male | |
| Paarkaadhae oru madhiri | Don't look at me in that peculiar way. |
| Paarkaadhae oru madhiri | Don't look at me in that peculiar way. |
| Oooo…ooo…..ooo….ooo…. | Oooo...ooo...ooo...ooo... |
| Male | |
| Nila mutrangalil | In moonlight-drenched courtyards, |
| Muthamaa ketten | did I ask for a kiss? |
| Hey maharaaniyae | Oh my queen, |
| Selvama ketten | did I ask for vast wealth? |
| Un aayulil paathiya ketten | Did I ask for half of your lifespan? |
| Poo punnagai ondru thaan ketten | I only asked for a single flower-like smile! |
| Male | |
| Paarkaadhae oru madhiri | Don't look at me in that peculiar way. |
| Paarkaadhae oru madhiri | Don't look at me in that peculiar way. |
| Male | |
| Palaivanathilae.. tholaintha | Lost in the vast desert, |
| Kaneer naan di | I am a tear drop, my dear. |
| Adhai thedi thedi thedi | Searching for it relentlessly, |
| Adainthu nee | once you find it, |
| Vairam endru solladi anbae | call it a precious diamond, my love. |
| Male | |
| Theeyil yerindhaal | If burned in fire, |
| Kari thaan vairam | a diamond turns into mere charcoal, |
| Maarbil aninthal motcham | but if worn on your chest, it achieves salvation. |
| Motcham adaiveno | Will I attain such salvation? |
| Male | |
| Paarkaadhae oru madhiri | Don't look at me in that peculiar way. |
| Paarkaadhae oru madhiri | Don't look at me in that peculiar way. |
| Ithu varai paraadhathu pol | As if you have never seen me until now, |
| Paarpadhu enadi…ohooo… | why are you staring like that, my girl?... ohooo... |
| Ithu varai paraadhathu pol | As if you have never seen me until now, |
| Paarpadhu enadi…. | why are you staring like that, my girl? |
| Male | |
| Paarkaadhae oru madhiri…ooo.. | Don't look at me in that peculiar way... ooo... |
| Paarkaadhae oru madhiri | Don't look at me in that peculiar way. |
பார்க்காதே ஒரு
மாதிரி பார்க்காதே ஒரு
மாதிரி இதுவரை பாராதது
போல் பார்ப்பது ஏனடி
இதுவரை பாராதது
போல் பார்ப்பது ஏனடி
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
As if you have never seen me until now,
why are you staring like that, my girl?
As if you have never seen me until now,
why are you staring like that, my girl?
பார்க்காதே
ஒரு மாதிரி பார்க்காதே
ஒரு மாதிரி ஓஓ ஓஓ ஓஓ
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Oooo...ooo...ooo...ooo...
நிலா முற்றங்களில்
முத்தமா கேட்டேன் ஹே
மகாராணியே செல்வமா
கேட்டேன் உன் ஆயுளில்
பாதியா கேட்டேன் பூ
புன்னகை ஒன்று தான்
கேட்டேன்
In moonlight-drenched courtyards,
did I ask for a kiss?
Oh my queen,
did I ask for vast wealth?
Did I ask for half of your lifespan?
I only asked for a single flower-like smile!
பார்க்காதே
ஒரு மாதிரி பார்க்காதே
ஒரு மாதிரி
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
பாலைவனத்திலே
தொலைந்த கண்ணீர் நானடி
அதை தேடி தேடி தேடி
அடைந்து நீ வைரம் என்று
சொல்லடி அன்பே
Lost in the vast desert,
I am a tear drop, my dear.
Searching for it relentlessly,
once you find it,
call it a precious diamond, my love.
தீயில் எரிந்தால்
கரி தான் வைரம் மார்பில்
அணிந்தால் மோட்சம்
மோட்சம் அடைவேனோ
If burned in fire,
a diamond turns into mere charcoal,
but if worn on your chest, it achieves salvation.
Will I attain such salvation?
பார்க்காதே ஒரு
மாதிரி பார்க்காதே ஒரு
மாதிரி இதுவரை பாராதது
போல் பார்ப்பது ஏனடி
இதுவரை பாராதது
போல் பார்ப்பது ஏனடி
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
As if you have never seen me until now,
why are you staring like that, my girl?... ohooo...
As if you have never seen me until now,
why are you staring like that, my girl?
பார்க்காதே
ஒரு மாதிரி ஓஓ
பார்க்காதே ஒரு
மாதிரி
Don't look at me in that peculiar way... ooo...
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Paarkaadhae oru madhiri
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Paarkaadhae oru madhiri
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Ithu varai paraadhathu pol
As if you have never seen me until now,
Paarpadhu enadi
why are you staring like that, my girl?
Ithu varai paraadhathu pol
As if you have never seen me until now,
Paarpadhu enadi
why are you staring like that, my girl?
Paarkaadhae oru madhiri
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Paarkaadhae oru madhiri
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Oooo…ooo…..ooo….ooo….
Oooo...ooo...ooo...ooo...
Nila mutrangalil
In moonlight-drenched courtyards,
Muthamaa ketten
did I ask for a kiss?
Hey maharaaniyae
Oh my queen,
Selvama ketten
did I ask for vast wealth?
Un aayulil paathiya ketten
Did I ask for half of your lifespan?
Poo punnagai ondru thaan ketten
I only asked for a single flower-like smile!
Paarkaadhae oru madhiri
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Paarkaadhae oru madhiri
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Palaivanathilae.. tholaintha
Lost in the vast desert,
Kaneer naan di
I am a tear drop, my dear.
Adhai thedi thedi thedi
Searching for it relentlessly,
Adainthu nee
once you find it,
Vairam endru solladi anbae
call it a precious diamond, my love.
Theeyil yerindhaal
If burned in fire,
Kari thaan vairam
a diamond turns into mere charcoal,
Maarbil aninthal motcham
but if worn on your chest, it achieves salvation.
Motcham adaiveno
Will I attain such salvation?
Paarkaadhae oru madhiri
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Paarkaadhae oru madhiri
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Ithu varai paraadhathu pol
As if you have never seen me until now,
Paarpadhu enadi…ohooo…
why are you staring like that, my girl?... ohooo...
Ithu varai paraadhathu pol
As if you have never seen me until now,
Paarpadhu enadi….
why are you staring like that, my girl?
Paarkaadhae oru madhiri…ooo..
Don't look at me in that peculiar way... ooo...
Paarkaadhae oru madhiri
Don't look at me in that peculiar way.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Paarkaadhae Oru Madhiri from the film Ambikapathy (the Tamil version of Raanjhanaa) expresses the protagonist's profound yearning, innocence, and vulnerability in love. The hero gently pleads with his beloved not to look at him as if he were a complete stranger or someone alien to her, as her cold gaze breaks his heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Palaivanathilae.. tholaintha Kaneer naan di”
The speaker compares himself to a tear lost in a desert ('Palaivanathilae tholaintha kaneer') and later to a diamond that attains value and spiritual liberation when held close to her heart.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Muthamaa ketten / Selvama ketten / Un aayulil paathiya ketten”
The word 'ketten' (I asked) is repeated at the end of consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic end-rhyme structure that highlights the modesty of his request.
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Adhai thedi thedi thedi”
The emphatic repetition of 'thedi thedi thedi' reinforces the intensity and endurance of the search.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Theeyil yerindhaal Kari thaan vairam / Maarbil aninthal motcham”
Contrasting carbon/charcoal in fire ('Kari thaan vairam') with divine salvation on her chest ('Maarbil aninthal motcham') to illustrate the power of her love.
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Trivia
This track is the Tamil version of the popular Hindi song 'Banarasiya' from the film Raanjhanaa (2013). Composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics written by Vairamuthu, the Tamil adaptation retains the classical and folk-fusion essence of the original Hindi composition while seamlessly integrating traditional Tamil poetic motifs.
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