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Paartha Nyabhagam

From Kolai · 2022

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
Girishh Gopalakrishnan
Details
Kolai2022

Lyrics & meaning

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Paartha Nyabhagam Song Lyrics…Lyrics of the song Paartha Nyabhagam...
Paartha nyabagam illaiyoDo you not remember seeing me?
Paruva naadagam thollaiyoIs the drama of youth a trouble to you?
Vaazhndha kaalangal konjamoWas the time we lived together too short?
Maranthadhae indha nenjamoDid this heart forget it all?
Female
Paartha nyabagam illaiyoDo you not remember seeing me?
Paruva naadagam thollaiyoIs the drama of youth a trouble to you?
Paartha nyabagam illaiyoDo you not remember seeing me?
Paruva naadagam thollaiyoIs the drama of youth a trouble to you?
Vaazhndha kaalangal konjamoWas the time we lived together too short?
Maranthadhae indha nenjamoDid this heart forget it all?
Female
Andha neela nadhi karaiyoramOn the banks of that blue river,
Nee nindrirundhaai andhi neramYou stood there during dusk,
Naan paadi vandhen oru raagamI came singing a melody,
Naam pazhagi vandhom sila kaalam…We grew close for a while...
Female
Andru partha nyabagam illaiyoDon't you remember seeing me back then?
Paruva nadagam thollaiyoIs the drama of youth a trouble?
Vazhndha kalangal konjamoWas the time we spent together so brief?
Maranthathae endhan nenjamoDid my heart simply forget?
Female
Indha iravai kel adhu sollumAsk this night, it will tell you,
Andha nilavai kel adhu sollumAsk that moon, it will tell you,
Female
Undhan manadhai kel adhu sollumAsk your own heart, it will tell you,
Naam vazhndha vaazhkaiyai sollumIt will tell you of the life we lived.
Female
Andru partha nyabagam illaiyoDon't you remember seeing me back then?
Paruva nadagam thollaiyoIs the drama of youth a trouble?
Vazhndha kalangal konjamoWas the time we spent together so brief?
Maranthathae endhan nenjamo….Did my heart simply forget?...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Paartha Nyabagam is a poignant song centered around nostalgia, lingering love, and the pain of fading memories. The speaker addresses a past lover, questioning how they could have forgotten the intimate days of their youth and asking whether their time spent together was too brief to be held onto.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora

Indha iravai kel adhu sollum

The repetitive structure of asking different elements to witness and speak ('kel adhu sollum') builds rhetorical emphasis.

Personification

Andha nilavai kel adhu sollum

Attributes human capabilities of speaking and bearing testimony to non-human entities like the night and the moon.

Edhukai (Tamil Second-letter Rhyme)

Paartha nyabagam illaiyo / Paruva naadagam thollaiyo

Rhyming of the second letter 'r' sound across consecutive lines ('Paartha' and 'Paruva').

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Trivia

This song is a modernized recreated version crafted for the 2022 mystery thriller film 'Kolai' starring Vijay Antony. The original iconic version was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with lyrics by Kannadasan and vocals by P. Susheela for the 1964 classic 'Puthiya Paravai'.

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