Paartha Nyabagam Illayo Sad
From Puthiya Paravai · 1964
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Puthiya Paravai1964
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaha aahaaaaa | Aaha aahaaaaa |
| Aahaa aaaaaaha | Aahaa aaaaaaha |
| Aaha aahaaaha | Aaha aahaaaha |
| Female | |
| Partha nyabagam illaiyo | Don't you remember seeing me? |
| Paruva nadagam thollaiyo | Is this drama of youth a burden to you? |
| Female | |
| Partha nyabagam illaiyo | Don't you remember seeing me? |
| Paruva nadagam thollaiyo | Is this drama of youth a burden to you? |
| Vazhntha kalangal konjamo | Were the times we lived together so brief? |
| Maranthathae indha nenjamo.. | Did your heart completely forget it all? |
| Female | |
| Partha nyabagam illaiyo | Don't you remember seeing me? |
| Paruva nadagam thollaiyo | Is this drama of youth a burden to you? |
| Andru partha nyabagam illaiyo | Don't you remember seeing me back then? |
| Paruva nadagam thollaiyo | Is this drama of youth a burden to you? |
| Female | |
| Indha iravai kel adhu sollum | Ask this night, it will tell you |
| Andha nilavai kel adhu sollum | Ask that moon, it will tell you |
| Undhan manadhai kel adhu sollum | Ask your own heart, it will tell you |
| Naam vazhntha vaazhkaiyai sollum | It will speak of the life we lived together |
| Female | |
| Andru partha nyabagam illaiyo | Don't you remember seeing me back then? |
| Paruva nadagam thollaiyo | Is this drama of youth a burden to you? |
| Female | |
| Naan sendradhum marandhai uravai | The moment I left, you forgot our bond |
| Indru vandhadhae pudhiya paravai | Today, a new bird has arrived |
| Indha jenmathilum oru thadavai | Once again in this very lifetime |
| Naam sandhipom andha nilavai | We shall meet that moon together |
| Female | |
| Andru partha nyabagam illaiyo | Don't you remember seeing me back then? |
| Paruva nadagam thollaiyo | Is this drama of youth a burden to you? |
| Vazhntha kalangal konjamo | Were the times we lived together so brief? |
| Maranthathae indha nenjamo.. | Did your heart completely forget it all? |
……………………….
Aaha aahaaaaa
Aahaa aaaaaaha
Aaha aahaaaha
பார்த்த ஞாபகம்
இல்லையோ
பருவ நாடகம் தொல்லையோ
Don't you remember seeing me?
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
பார்த்த ஞாபகம்
இல்லையோ
பருவ நாடகம் தொல்லையோ
வாழ்ந்த காலங்கள் கொஞ்சமோ
மறந்ததே இந்த நெஞ்சமோ
Don't you remember seeing me?
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
Were the times we lived together so brief?
Did your heart completely forget it all?
பார்த்த ஞாபகம்
இல்லையோ
பருவ நாடகம் தொல்லையோ
அன்று பார்த்த ஞாபகம்
இல்லையோ
பருவ நாடகம் தொல்லையோ
Don't you remember seeing me?
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
Don't you remember seeing me back then?
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
இந்த இரவை கேள்
அது சொல்லும்
அந்த நிலவை கேள்
அது சொல்லும்
உந்தன் மனதை கேள்
அது சொல்லும்
நாம் வாழ்ந்த வாழ்கையை
சொல்லும்
Ask this night, it will tell you
Ask that moon, it will tell you
Ask your own heart, it will tell you
It will speak of the life we lived together
அன்று பார்த்த ஞாபகம்
இல்லையோ
பருவ நாடகம் தொல்லையோ
Don't you remember seeing me back then?
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
நான் சென்றதும்
மறந்தாய் உறவை
இன்று வந்ததே புதிய பறவை
இந்த ஜென்மத்திலும்
ஒரு தடவை
நாம் சந்திப்போம் அந்த நிலவை
The moment I left, you forgot our bond
Today, a new bird has arrived
Once again in this very lifetime
We shall meet that moon together
அன்று பார்த்த ஞாபகம்
இல்லையோ
பருவ நாடகம் தொல்லையோ
வாழ்ந்த காலங்கள் கொஞ்சமோ
மறந்ததே இந்த நெஞ்சமோ
Don't you remember seeing me back then?
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
Were the times we lived together so brief?
Did your heart completely forget it all?
Aaha aahaaaaa
Aaha aahaaaaa
Aahaa aaaaaaha
Aahaa aaaaaaha
Aaha aahaaaha
Aaha aahaaaha
Partha nyabagam illaiyo
Don't you remember seeing me?
Paruva nadagam thollaiyo
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
Partha nyabagam illaiyo
Don't you remember seeing me?
Paruva nadagam thollaiyo
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
Vazhntha kalangal konjamo
Were the times we lived together so brief?
Maranthathae indha nenjamo..
Did your heart completely forget it all?
Partha nyabagam illaiyo
Don't you remember seeing me?
Paruva nadagam thollaiyo
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
Andru partha nyabagam illaiyo
Don't you remember seeing me back then?
Paruva nadagam thollaiyo
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
Indha iravai kel adhu sollum
Ask this night, it will tell you
Andha nilavai kel adhu sollum
Ask that moon, it will tell you
Undhan manadhai kel adhu sollum
Ask your own heart, it will tell you
Naam vazhntha vaazhkaiyai sollum
It will speak of the life we lived together
Andru partha nyabagam illaiyo
Don't you remember seeing me back then?
Paruva nadagam thollaiyo
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
Naan sendradhum marandhai uravai
The moment I left, you forgot our bond
Indru vandhadhae pudhiya paravai
Today, a new bird has arrived
Indha jenmathilum oru thadavai
Once again in this very lifetime
Naam sandhipom andha nilavai
We shall meet that moon together
Andru partha nyabagam illaiyo
Don't you remember seeing me back then?
Paruva nadagam thollaiyo
Is this drama of youth a burden to you?
Vazhntha kalangal konjamo
Were the times we lived together so brief?
Maranthathae indha nenjamo..
Did your heart completely forget it all?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This hauntingly romantic and enigmatic song from the psychological thriller 'Puthiya Paravai' expresses the emotional turmoil of a woman confronting her former lover. She plaintively questions whether he has truly forgotten their shared past, the intimate moments, and the love they once nurtured. By invoking nature—the night, the moon, and his own conscience—she urges him to recall their history rather than treat it as a fleeting illusion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Naan sendradhum marandhai uravai / Indru vandhadhae pudhiya paravai”
Matching end syllables in words like 'uravai', 'paravai', 'thadavai', and 'nilavai' create a rhythmic, melodic flow across lines 20-23.
Rhetorical Question
“Partha nyabagam illaiyo / Paruva nadagam thollaiyo”
The speaker repeatedly questions the lover's memory ('Partha nyabagam illaiyo?'), emphasizing her disbelief and heartbreak over his apparent amnesia.
Anaphora / Parallelism
“Indha iravai kel adhu sollum / Andha nilavai kel adhu sollum”
Repetition of the phrase structural pattern '...kel adhu sollum' ('ask ..., it will tell') builds emotional intensity and invokes nature as a witness.
Metaphor
“Indru vandhadhae pudhiya paravai”
'Pudhiya paravai' (new bird) serves as a metaphor for the transformation of identity or the arrival of a new woman in the protagonist's life.
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Trivia
'Partha Nyabagam Illaiyo' is an iconic Tamil track composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and sung by P. Susheela for the 1964 Sivaji Ganesan classic 'Puthiya Paravai'. The song was picturized on Sowcar Janaki in a memorable club dance sequence. The tune drew rhythmic inspiration from the popular Latin/English song 'Sway' (Quien Será).
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