- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- C. N. Pandurangan
- Movie name
- Thiru Neelakandar
- Movie release year
- 1972
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Jun 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Paarththathu pothaathu from the movie Thiru Neelakandar (1972) is a sensual and poetic track expressing romantic longing and the desire for intimacy. Sung with classical grace by P. Leela to Kannadasan's lyrics, the song features a woman expressing that exchange of distant glances and hesitant gazes can never fulfill the deep emotional and physical hunger of love. She invites her lover to move past shy hesitations and embrace physical and emotional closeness, drawing upon classical metaphors of Cupid's arrows, flowers, and ornaments to describe the delicate ecstasy of true union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Pasi idhil theeraathu”
Pasi (hunger) is used as a metaphor for intimate physical and emotional desire.
Edukku (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thamarai kulungaamal megalai nadungaamal”
The second letters 'lu' in kulungaamal and 'du' in nadungaamal create a rhythmic rhyme structure.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Maamani medaiyil maaranin kanai thoduththu”
Repetition of the 'Ma' sound across words creates melodic harmony.
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Trivia
Thiru Neelakandar (1972) featured music by C. N. Pandurangan and starred T. R. Mahalingam. Kannadasan's lyrics seamlessly blend classical Tamil poetic metaphors with accessible, romantic film song conventions.
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