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Paarkkanum Paarkkanum

From Enga Veetu Ramayanam · 1987

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Mano
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Enga Veetu Ramayanam
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
5 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hae paarkkanum paarkkanum
Paal mugamthaan paarkkanum
Female :Haah kekkanum kekkanum
Sonnatha nee kekkanum
Thoongaathammaa en thaegamthaan
Female :Thaangaathaiyyaa un vegamthaan
Yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa
Hae paarkkanum paarkkanum
Paal mugamthaan paarkkanum
Female :Kekkanum kekkanum
Sonnatha nee kekkanum
Thoongaathammaa en thaegamthaan
Female :Thaangaathaiyyaa un vegamthaan
Yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa
Maalaiyitta naal mudhalaa moodi vachcha yaekka,
Maamanaththaan paakkaiyilae ennennavo kekkum
Female :Poo udambu nogumaiyaa pakkuvamaa konju
Kaaththadichchaa kaampodiyum kaththirikkaa pinju
Munthaana podura senthaamara
Female :Sinthaamal sinthuthu senthaen mazha
Male :Arinjathu purinjathu vaammaa
Female :Yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa
Hae paarkkanum paarkkanum
Paal mugamthaan paarkkanum
Female :Kekkanum kekkanum
Sonnatha nee kekkanum
Thoongaathammaa en thaegamthaan
Female :Thaangaathaiyyaa un vegamthaan
Yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa
Hae naeththu vachcha meen kozhamba
Paarththudichchu poonai
Paarththuputtaa edaththa vittu pogaathadi maanae
Female :Seththu vachcha aasaigalai selavazhikkaththaanae
Kaaththirukkaen pooththirukkaen kitta varaen naanae
Sollaama naanunthaan thallaadinaen
Female :Unnaattam naanunthaan thindaadinaen
Male :Edukkanum kodukkanum vaammaa
Female :Yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa
Hae paarkkanum paarkkanum
Paal mugamthaan paarkkanum
Female :Haah kekkanum kekkanum
Sonnatha nee kekkanum
Thoongaathammaa en thaegamthaan
Female :Thaangaathaiyyaa un vegamthaan
Yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa
Hey, I want to see, I want to see!
I just want to see your sweet, fair face!
Female: Ah, you must listen, you must listen,
You must listen to what I tell you!
My body will not sleep, girl!
Female: It cannot handle your wild rush, my man!
Yamma yamma yamma yamma yamma!
Hey, I want to see, I want to see!
I just want to see your sweet, fair face!
Female: You must listen, you must listen,
You must listen to what I tell you!
My body will not sleep, girl!
Female: It cannot handle your wild rush, my man!
Yamma yamma yamma yamma yamma!
The longing I kept locked away since the day we wed,
Asks for all kinds of things when I look at you, my love!
Female: My flower-like body will hurt, so hold me gently;
I am as delicate as a tender shoot that snaps in the breeze!
A red lotus drawing her saree close,
Female: A sweet shower of pure honey overflows effortlessly!
Male: I know it, I understand it—come to me, girl!
Female: Yamma yamma yamma yamma yamma!
Hey, I want to see, I want to see!
I just want to see your sweet, fair face!
Female: You must listen, you must listen,
You must listen to what I tell you!
My body will not sleep, girl!
Female: It cannot handle your wild rush, my man!
Yamma yamma yamma yamma yamma!
Hey, the cat has spotted
Yesterday's delicious fish curry!
Once it sees it, it will never leave that spot, my dear!
Female: Isn't it to spend all the desires I gathered
That I have waited and blossomed? I am coming close myself!
Unable to say it out loud, I too stumbled with longing,
Female: Just like you, I too tossed and turned with desire!
Male: We must give and take—come to me, girl!
Female: Yamma yamma yamma yamma yamma!
Hey, I want to see, I want to see!
I just want to see your sweet, fair face!
Female: Ah, you must listen, you must listen,
You must listen to what I tell you!
My body will not sleep, girl!
Female: It cannot handle your wild rush, my man!
Yamma yamma yamma yamma yamma!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a playful and seductive duet between newlyweds expressing their mutual passion and desire. The male protagonist eagerly wants to admire his bride's beauty and yield to physical intimacy, while the female protagonist playfully urges him to be gentle with her tender, flower-like physique.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)

Poo udambu nogumaiyaa pakkuvamaa konju

Compares her tender physique to a soft flower ('Poo udambu') and a fragile eggplant stem ('kaththirikkaa pinju').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Hae paarkkanum paarkkanum / Sonnatha nee kekkanum

Rhyming end sounds 'paarkkanum' and 'kekkanum' create a rhythmic, conversational flow between the lovers.

Anaphora / Repetition

Yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa yammaa

The exclamatory refrain 'Yammaa yammaa' is repeated continuously to highlight intense emotional excitement and romantic passion.

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Trivia

Written by renowned lyricist Vaali, the song uses colloquial rural Tamil idioms and metaphors (like a cat spotting fish curry) to depict passionate romantic intimacy in an entertaining and poetic manner.

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