Paartha Vizhi
From Gunaa · 1991
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Gunaa1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Naayagi naan mugi naarayani | Oh supreme Leader, Four-faced Brahma's power, Narayani, |
| Kai nalina pancha saayagi | She who holds five flower arrows in her delicate hands, |
| Saambavi shankari shyamalai | Shambhavi, Shankari, Shyamala, |
| Jaadhinachuvaayagi | The origin and mother of all species, |
| Maalini vaaraga sollini | Malini, Varahi, sweet-spoken one, |
| Maadhangi endru | Known as Matangi, |
| Aaya kyaadhi udaiyaal | Owner of all divine fame and attributes, |
| Charanam…charanam… charanam… | Surrender... surrender... surrender... |
| Charanam…charanam… charanam… | Surrender... surrender... surrender... |
| Male | |
| Paartha vizhi paarthapadi | The eyes that gazed remain fixed in awe, |
| Poothu irukkaa | Like a flower in full bloom. |
| Kaathirundha kaatchi ingu | The divine vision that was waited for, |
| Kaana kidaikka | Is now found and seen right here. |
| Male | |
| Oon uruga uyir uruga | The flesh melts, the soul melts, |
| Thaen tharum thadaagamae | You are the reservoir yielding sweet nectar. |
| Vazhi varuga vazhi neduga | Along the path, throughout the journey of life, |
| Oli niraiga vaazhvilae | May light fill this entire life. |
| Male | |
| Paartha vizhi paarthapadi | The eyes that gazed remain fixed in awe, |
| Poothu irukkaa | Like a flower in full bloom. |
| Ah ah aaah | Ah ah aaah |
| Chorus | |
| Idankondu vimmi | Swelling and expanding in place, |
| Inai kondu irugi | Forming a firm and united pair, |
| Idankondu vimmi | Swelling and expanding in place, |
| Inai kondu irugi | Forming a firm and united pair, |
| Chorus | |
| Ilagi muthu vadan konda | Adorned with a necklace of gentle pearls, |
| Kongai malai konda | Possessing breasts like majestic mountains, |
| Iraivar valiya | Stealing the heart of the Supreme Lord, |
| Nenjai nadankonda | Making His heart her divine dance floor, |
| Kolgai nalankonda naayagii | The supreme heroine of pristine virtues, |
| Nallaaravin padam konda | Decked with the hood of a good serpent, |
| Anbu panimozhi | Speaking words as soft and cold as snow, |
| Vedha pariburaiyae | Adorned with anklets echoing the sacred Vedas, |
| Vedha pariburaiyae | Adorned with anklets echoing the sacred Vedas, |
| Male | |
| Paartha vizhi paarthapadi | The eyes that gazed remain fixed in awe, |
| Poothu irukkaa | Like a flower in full bloom. |
| Kaathirundha kaatchi ingu | The divine vision that was waited for, |
| Kaana kidaikka | Is now found and seen right here. |
நாயகி நான்
முகி நாராயணி கை
நளின பஞ்ச சாயாகி
சாம்பவி சங்கரி ஷ்யாமலை
ஜாதிநச்சுவாயாகி மாலினி
வாறாக சொல்லினி மாதங்கி
என்று ஆய க்யாதி உடையாள்
சரணம்
Oh supreme Leader, Four-faced Brahma's power, Narayani,
She who holds five flower arrows in her delicate hands,
Shambhavi, Shankari, Shyamala,
The origin and mother of all species,
Malini, Varahi, sweet-spoken one,
Known as Matangi,
Owner of all divine fame and attributes,
Surrender... surrender... surrender...
Surrender... surrender... surrender...
பார்த்த விழி
பார்த்தபடி பூத்து இருக்க
காத்திருந்த காட்சி இங்கு
காண கிடைக்க
The eyes that gazed remain fixed in awe,
Like a flower in full bloom.
The divine vision that was waited for,
Is now found and seen right here.
ஊன் உருக
உயிர் உருக தேன்
தரும் தடாகமே வழி
வருக வழி நெடுக ஒளி
நிறைக வாழ்விலே
The flesh melts, the soul melts,
You are the reservoir yielding sweet nectar.
Along the path, throughout the journey of life,
May light fill this entire life.
பார்த்த விழி
பார்த்தபடி பூத்து இருக்க
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
The eyes that gazed remain fixed in awe,
Like a flower in full bloom.
Ah ah aaah
இடன் கொண்டு
விம்மி இணை கொண்டு
இறுகி இடன் கொண்டு
விம்மி இணை கொண்டு
இறுகி
Swelling and expanding in place,
Forming a firm and united pair,
Swelling and expanding in place,
Forming a firm and united pair,
இளகி முத்து
வடன் கொண்ட கொங்கை
மலை கொண்ட இறைவர்
வலிய நெஞ்சை நடன் கொண்ட
கொள்கை நலன் கொண்ட நாயகி
நல்லாரவின் படம் கொண்ட அன்பு
பணிமொழி வேதப் பரிபுரையே
வேதப் பரிபுரையே
Adorned with a necklace of gentle pearls,
Possessing breasts like majestic mountains,
Stealing the heart of the Supreme Lord,
Making His heart her divine dance floor,
The supreme heroine of pristine virtues,
Decked with the hood of a good serpent,
Speaking words as soft and cold as snow,
Adorned with anklets echoing the sacred Vedas,
Adorned with anklets echoing the sacred Vedas,
பார்த்த விழி
பார்த்தபடி பூத்து இருக்க
காத்திருந்த காட்சி இங்கு
காண கிடைக்க
The eyes that gazed remain fixed in awe,
Like a flower in full bloom.
The divine vision that was waited for,
Is now found and seen right here.
Naayagi naan mugi naarayani
Oh supreme Leader, Four-faced Brahma's power, Narayani,
Kai nalina pancha saayagi
She who holds five flower arrows in her delicate hands,
Saambavi shankari shyamalai
Shambhavi, Shankari, Shyamala,
Jaadhinachuvaayagi
The origin and mother of all species,
Maalini vaaraga sollini
Malini, Varahi, sweet-spoken one,
Maadhangi endru
Known as Matangi,
Aaya kyaadhi udaiyaal
Owner of all divine fame and attributes,
Charanam…charanam… charanam…
Surrender... surrender... surrender...
Charanam…charanam… charanam…
Surrender... surrender... surrender...
Paartha vizhi paarthapadi
The eyes that gazed remain fixed in awe,
Poothu irukkaa
Like a flower in full bloom.
Kaathirundha kaatchi ingu
The divine vision that was waited for,
Kaana kidaikka
Is now found and seen right here.
Oon uruga uyir uruga
The flesh melts, the soul melts,
Thaen tharum thadaagamae
You are the reservoir yielding sweet nectar.
Vazhi varuga vazhi neduga
Along the path, throughout the journey of life,
Oli niraiga vaazhvilae
May light fill this entire life.
Paartha vizhi paarthapadi
The eyes that gazed remain fixed in awe,
Poothu irukkaa
Like a flower in full bloom.
Ah ah aaah
Ah ah aaah
Idankondu vimmi
Swelling and expanding in place,
Inai kondu irugi
Forming a firm and united pair,
Idankondu vimmi
Swelling and expanding in place,
Inai kondu irugi
Forming a firm and united pair,
Ilagi muthu vadan konda
Adorned with a necklace of gentle pearls,
Kongai malai konda
Possessing breasts like majestic mountains,
Iraivar valiya
Stealing the heart of the Supreme Lord,
Nenjai nadankonda
Making His heart her divine dance floor,
Kolgai nalankonda naayagii
The supreme heroine of pristine virtues,
Nallaaravin padam konda
Decked with the hood of a good serpent,
Anbu panimozhi
Speaking words as soft and cold as snow,
Vedha pariburaiyae
Adorned with anklets echoing the sacred Vedas,
Vedha pariburaiyae
Adorned with anklets echoing the sacred Vedas,
Paartha vizhi paarthapadi
The eyes that gazed remain fixed in awe,
Poothu irukkaa
Like a flower in full bloom.
Kaathirundha kaatchi ingu
The divine vision that was waited for,
Kaana kidaikka
Is now found and seen right here.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Paartha Vizhi is a deeply devotional and poetic song from the film Gunaa (1991). The opening lines incorporate traditional stanzas from the Abhirami Anthadhi, an 18th-century classical Tamil hymn written by Abhirami Bhattar. The song begins by praising Goddess Abhirami through various sacred names and epithets, surrendering entirely to her divine motherly grace. It transitions into a mesmerized expression of seeing the long-awaited divine vision, where the seeker's gaze remains transfixed like a blooming flower. The lyrics depict an intense spiritual ecstasy where the soul and body melt in pure bliss. The beloved divine entity is described as a pond of honey that illuminates one's entire life journey. The song beautifully blends sacred feminine beauty with intense love, symbolizing the protagonist's pure, borderline-obsessive search for his ideal love, whom he equates to Goddess Abhirami.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edukai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Paartha vizhi paarthapadi / Kaathirundha kaatchi ingu”
Rhyming of the second consonant in consecutive lines, such as 'Paartha' and 'Kaathirundha' (rth / th sounds) to create rhythmic harmony.
Moonaai (First-letter alliteration)
“Paartha vizhi paarthapadi”
Matching initial letters across words in the same line, such as 'Paartha' and 'Paarthapadi' starting with 'P'.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Charanam…charanam… charanam…”
Repetition of the word 'Charanam' (surrender) sequentially to express intense, overwhelming devotion.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Thaen tharum thadaagamae”
Comparing the beloved divine vision to a pond giving honey ('Thaen tharum thadaagamae') and eyes to a blooming flower ('Poothu irukkaa').
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Trivia
The opening lines of 'Paartha Vizhi' are directly taken from verse 19 of the 18th-century classical Tamil work 'Abhirami Anthadhi' composed by Abhirami Bhattar. In the film Gunaa, composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by K. J. Yesudas, this song serves as a central motif reflecting the protagonist Gunaa's divine, unblemished, and obsessive adoration for his ideal woman whom he calls 'Abhirami'.
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