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Lyrics & meaning

Paartha Paarvaikku Pasuthan

From Arthamulla Aasaigal · 1985

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Arthamulla Aasaigal
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
9 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Azhaaana gramathilae
Alungaama kulunaama
Aattam podura maankuttiyae
Saayaatha kombirandum illaatha maankuttiyae
Nee thagaraaru pannaatha vaayaadi penkuttiyae
Durrrrrrrdurdurrr…..
Paarththaa paarvaikku pasuthaan
Naan paainjaa payangara pulithaan
Haei paarththaa paarvaikku pasuthaan
Naan paainjaa payangara pulithaan
Naan ippathaandi yaezhai
Yaeri vaaraen paaru yaeri melae
Antha neraththulae ketti melaththula
En kazhuththula needhaan podanum maala
Paarththaa paarvaikku pasuthaan
Naan paainjaa payangara pulithaan haei heai
Naanga koozhukku azhugira yaelaina
Unga koolikku ozhaikkira kozhainga
Naanga koozhukku azhugira yaelaina
Unga koolikku ozhaikkira kozhainga
Naanga nenachchaalae
Naattula nadappu maaraatho
Yaei naanga thuninchaalae
Ulailae nanmai saeraatho
Kaaththu irukkom vazhi paaththu irukkom
Enga kaalaththa neraththa paakkanum neenga…
Paarththaa paarvaikku pasuthaan
Naan paainjaa payangara pulithaan
Naan ippathaandi yaezhai
Yaeri vaaraen paaru yaeri melae
Antha neraththulae ketti melaththula
En kazhuththula needhaan podanum maala
…………………
Enga paamara vaazhkkaiyil lottery
Dhenam pagalilaeyum nadu raaththiri
Enga paamara vaazhkkaiyil lottery
Dhenam pagalilaeyum nadu raaththiri
Naana uzhuthaaththaan keladi
Vayiththu pasi adangum
Hae naanga vedhachchaaththaan
Naakkula unakku rushi theriyum
Hae poruththirukkom
Rompa veruththirukkom
Naanga podura podula
Velukkanum neenga…..
Paarththaa paarvaikku pasuthaan
Naan paainjaa payangara pulithaan
Naan ippathaandi yaezhai
Yaeri vaaraen paaru yaeri melae
Antha neraththulae ketti melaththula
En kazhuththula needhaan podanum maala
Paarththaa paarvaikku pasuthaan
Naan paainjaa payangara pulithaan
In this beautiful village,
Without swaying or stumbling,
O little deer prancing around!
A little deer without any horns,
Don't pick a fight, you talkative girl!
Durrrrr-dur-durrrrr...
To look at, I may seem like a gentle cow,
But if I pounce, I am a fierce tiger!
Hey, to look at, I may seem like a gentle cow,
But if I pounce, I am a fierce tiger!
I am poor only for now, girl,
Watch me rise up higher and higher!
At that time, to the beat of wedding drums,
You are the one who must garland my neck!
To look at, I may seem like a gentle cow,
But if I pounce, I am a fierce tiger! Hey hey!
If we are poor folks crying for porridge,
Are we cowards slaving for your wages?
If we are poor folks crying for porridge,
Are we cowards slaving for your wages?
If we only make up our minds,
Won't the state of this land change?
Hey, if we dare to take a stand,
Won't goodness fill every cooking pot?
We are waiting, watching for our chance,
You will have to see our good time come...
To look at, I may seem like a gentle cow,
But if I pounce, I am a fierce tiger!
I am poor only for now, girl,
Watch me rise up higher and higher!
At that time, to the beat of wedding drums,
You are the one who must garland my neck!
...............
In our simple common lives, what lottery is there?
Every day, even broad daylight feels like midnight.
In our simple common lives, what lottery is there?
Every day, even broad daylight feels like midnight.
Only if I plow the land, listen girl,
Will the hunger in the belly be calmed!
Hey, only if we sow the seeds,
Can your tongue taste any delicious food!
Hey, we have been patient,
We are utterly fed up,
With the blow we are about to strike,
You will turn pale with fear...
To look at, I may seem like a gentle cow,
But if I pounce, I am a fierce tiger!
I am poor only for now, girl,
Watch me rise up higher and higher!
At that time, to the beat of wedding drums,
You are the one who must garland my neck!
To look at, I may seem like a gentle cow,
But if I pounce, I am a fierce tiger!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic song captures a working-class protagonist asserting his self-respect, inner strength, and romantic aspirations despite current poverty. He addresses his beloved with playful teasing while delivering a bold social statement. Although he appears harmless and humble like a cow on the surface, he warns that he possesses the fierce strength of a tiger when pushed.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor & Simile (உவமை)

“Paarththaa paarvaikku pasuthaan / Naan paainjaa payangara pulithaan”

Compares the protagonist's outwardly docile appearance to a cow ('pasu') and his underlying explosive power to a tiger ('puli').

Edhugai (அடி எதுகை - Second Letter Rhyme)

“Paarththaa paarvaikku pasuthaan / Naan paainjaa payangara pulithaan”

Rhyming of the second consonant 's'/'y' sound across adjacent lines ('pasuthaan' / 'pulithaan').

Monaai (அடி மோனை - Alliteration of Initial Sounds)

“Paarththaa paarvaikku pasuthaan / Naan paainjaa payangara pulithaan”

Repetition of the 'P' sound at the beginning of words in the phrase ('Paarththaa paarvaikku pasuthaan', 'paainjaa payangara pulithaan').

Iyaibu (இயைபு - Rhyming Endings)

“Aattam podura maankuttiyae / Saayaatha kombirandum illaatha maankuttiyae / Nee thagaraaru pannaatha vaayaadi penkuttiyae”

Matching end sounds with the suffix '-kuttiyae' across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

Written by noted poet and lyricist Muthulingam, the song belongs to the 1985 Tamil film 'Arthamulla Aasaigal'. The lyrics reflect a classic motif in 1980s Tamil cinema, blending folk humor and working-class empowerment with romantic banter.

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