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Lyrics & meaning

Paartha Pasikkuthadi

From Ini Oru Sudhanthiram · 1987

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Details
Ini Oru Sudhanthiram1987

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Paartha pasikkuthadi manasuLooking at you, my heart feels hungry
Chinna vayasuSuch a young age
Adi mayilae nee pudhu dhinasuOh peacock, you are of a unique kind
Female :Kaalula pottu vitta kolusuFemale: The anklet worn around the foot
Adhu pudhusu adhu pol neeyum orasuIt is new, so brush against me like that
Male :Paartha pasikkuthadi manasuMale: Looking at you, my heart feels hungry
Chinna vayasuSuch a young age
Adi mayilae nee pudhu dhinasuOh peacock, you are of a unique kind
Male
Padukka virichaa unnathaan nenapenWhen I spread the bed, I think only of you
Vera nenappu enakkedhuWhat other thought do I have?
Female :Iduppa pudichaa thaviya thavippenFemale: If you hold my waist, I will squirm helplessly
Idhukku mela innipedhuWhat could be sweeter than this?
Male
Hey chinna pullae en nenjukullaeHey young girl, inside my heart
Adi ennanamo thonudhuOh, so many thoughts arise
Female :Ada thaandadhae nenja thoondadhaeFemale: Ah, do not cross the limit, do not provoke my heart
En aasa manasum thaangaadhaeMy desiring heart cannot bear it
Male
Paartha pasikkuthadi manasuLooking at you, my heart feels hungry
Chinna vayasuSuch a young age
Adi mayilae nee pudhu dhinasuOh peacock, you are of a unique kind
Female :Yei kaalula pottu vitta kolusuFemale: Hey, the anklet worn around the foot
Adhu pudhusu adhu pol neeyum orasuIt is new, so brush against me like that
Male :Paartha pasikkuthadi manasuMale: Looking at you, my heart feels hungry
Chinna vayasuSuch a young age
Adi mayilae nee pudhu dhinasuOh peacock, you are of a unique kind
Female
Nenappu vandhu nerugum bothuWhen thoughts approach and come close
Manasu verasam paakkadhuThe heart does not check for speed or etiquette
Male :Anaiya meeri vellam vandhaMale: If a flood breaches the dam
Adhukku veli kedaiyadhuThere is no fence or boundary to stop it
Female
En kattupatta nenja ippoMy once-controlled heart now
Thattukettu poguthuIs going completely out of control
Male :Idhu thaangaathu kann thoongaadhuMale: It cannot bear this, the eyes will not sleep
Ini kaalam neram paarkaadhuFrom now on, it will not care about time or place
Female
Paartha pasikuthunga manasuLooking at you, my heart feels hungry
Chinna vayasuSuch a young age
Unga paarvai adhu pudhu dhinusuYour look is of a brand new style
Male :Paartha pasikkuthadi manasuMale: Looking at you, my heart feels hungry
Chinna vayasuSuch a young age
Adi mayilae nee pudhu dhinasuOh peacock, you are of a unique kind
Female
Kaalula pottu vitta kolusuThe anklet worn around the foot
Adhu pudhusu adhu pol neeyum orasuIt is new, so brush against me like that
Male :Paartha pasikkuthadi manasuMale: Looking at you, my heart feels hungry
Chinna vayasuSuch a young age
Adi mayilae nee pudhu dhinasuOh peacock, you are of a unique kind

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Paartha Pasikkuthadi Manasu is a playful romantic duet from the 1987 Tamil film Ini Oru Sudhanthiram, penned by lyricist Gangai Amaran. The song captures an intimate conversation between two lovers who express their intense mutual attraction, youthful longing, and desire. The lyricism uses rustic metaphors to describe how love consumes their thoughts completely.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)

Anaiya meeri vellam vandha / Adhukku veli kedaiyadhu

Comparing uncontrollable emotional urges to a overflowing flood breaking through a dam wall.

Initial Alliteration (மோனை - Moanai)

Paartha pasikkuthadi manasu

Repetition of the 'Pa' consonant sound at the beginning of words in the line.

End Rhyme (இயைபு - Iyaibu)

Kaalula pottu vitta kolusu / Adhu pudhusu adhu pol neeyum orasu

Matching rhyming endings 'kolusu', 'pudhusu', and 'orasu' across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

Ini Oru Sudhanthiram (1987) was directed by Manivannan and starred Sivakumar and Raja in prominent roles. Gangai Amaran not only wrote lyrics for the film's soundtrack but also composed the music score.

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