- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Gunaa
- Movie release year
- 1991
- Lyrics added on
- 20 Jul 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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