- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- Girishh Gopalakrishnan
- Movie name
- Kolai
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Aug 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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