Paarthadhu Podhaadhu
From Thiru Neelakandar · 1972
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- C. N. Pandurangan
- Details
- Thiru Neelakandar1972
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Paarththathu pothaathu | Merely looking at each other is not enough |
| Mugam paarththathu pothaathu | Just looking at the face is not enough |
| Pasi idhil theeraathu | The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this |
| Pakkaththil oru murai varalaamaa…. | May I come near you just once? |
| Female | |
| Paarththathu pothaathu | Merely looking at each other is not enough |
| Mugam paarththathu pothaathu | Just looking at the face is not enough |
| Pasi idhil theeraathu | The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this |
| Pakkaththil oru murai varalaamaa…. | May I come near you just once? |
| Female | |
| Therukku thirunaalum | A festive day for the street |
| Devikku sila naalum | A few special days dedicated to the Goddess |
| Thevai endrariyaamal | Without understanding what is really needed |
| Paruva kaala kanavu kandu oruvarai oruvar | Dreaming youthful dreams while gazing at one another... |
| Paarththathu potha | Looking at each other is not... |
| Female | |
| Paarththathu pothaathu | Merely looking at each other is not enough |
| Mugam paarththathu pothaathu | Just looking at the face is not enough |
| Pasi idhil theeraathu | The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this |
| Pakkaththil oru murai varalaamaa…. | May I come near you just once? |
| Female | |
| Thamarai kulungaamal megalai nadungaamal | Without the lotus shaking, without the waist-ornament trembling |
| Thaen kinnam mayangaamal sugamethu | What bliss is there without the cup of honey becoming entranced? |
| Maamani medaiyil maaranin kanai thoduththu | Aiming the arrow of Cupid on the stage of precious gems |
| Vanithaiyin kalai paarththu uravaadu | Enjoy intimacy by appreciating the art of the woman |
| Female | |
| Paarththathu pothaathu | Merely looking at each other is not enough |
| Mugam paarththathu pothaathu | Just looking at the face is not enough |
| Pasi idhil theeraathu | The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this |
| Pakkaththil oru murai varalaamaa…. | May I come near you just once? |
| Female | |
| Vaanaththai naan paarkka | While I gaze up at the sky |
| Poomeththai nee paarkkum | And you gaze down at the bed of flowers |
| Nyaalaththil irangaamal | Without descending down to the real world |
| Paruva kaala kanavu kandu oruvarai oruvar | Dreaming youthful dreams while gazing at one another... |
| Female | |
| Paarththathu pothaathu | Merely looking at each other is not enough |
| Mugam paarththathu pothaathu | Just looking at the face is not enough |
| Pasi idhil theeraathu | The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this |
| Pakkaththil oru murai varalaamaa…. | May I come near you just once? |
பார்த்தது போதாது
முகம் பார்த்தது போதாது........
பசி இதில் தீராது........
பக்கத்தில் ஒரு முறை வரலாமா.....
Merely looking at each other is not enough
Just looking at the face is not enough
The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this
May I come near you just once?
பார்த்தது போதாது
முகம் பார்த்தது போதாது........
பசி இதில் தீராது........
பக்கத்தில் ஒரு முறை வரலாமா.....
Merely looking at each other is not enough
Just looking at the face is not enough
The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this
May I come near you just once?
தேருக்குத் திருநாளும்
தேவிக்கு சில நாளும்
தேவை என்றறியாமல்.......
பருவக் காலக் கனவு கண்டு ஒருவரை ஒருவர்
A festive day for the street
A few special days dedicated to the Goddess
Without understanding what is really needed
Dreaming youthful dreams while gazing at one another...
Looking at each other is not...
பார்த்தது போதாது
முகம் பார்த்தது போதாது........
பசி இதில் தீராது........
பக்கத்தில் ஒரு முறை வரலாமா.....
Merely looking at each other is not enough
Just looking at the face is not enough
The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this
May I come near you just once?
தாமரை குலுங்காமல் மேகலை நடுங்காமல்
தேன் கிண்ணம் மயங்காமல் சுகமேது
மாமணி மேடையில் மாறனின் கணை தொடுத்து
வனிதையின் கலை பார்த்து உறவாடு
Without the lotus shaking, without the waist-ornament trembling
What bliss is there without the cup of honey becoming entranced?
Aiming the arrow of Cupid on the stage of precious gems
Enjoy intimacy by appreciating the art of the woman
பார்த்தது போதாது
முகம் பார்த்தது போதாது........
பசி இதில் தீராது........
பக்கத்தில் ஒரு முறை வரலாமா.....
Merely looking at each other is not enough
Just looking at the face is not enough
The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this
May I come near you just once?
வானத்தை நான் பார்க்க
பூமெத்தை நீ பார்க்கும்
ஞாலத்தில் இறங்காமல்......
பருவக் காலக் கனவு கண்டு ஒருவரை ஒருவர்
While I gaze up at the sky
And you gaze down at the bed of flowers
Without descending down to the real world
Dreaming youthful dreams while gazing at one another...
பார்த்தது போதாது
முகம் பார்த்தது போதாது........
பசி இதில் தீராது........
பக்கத்தில் ஒரு முறை வரலாமா.....
Merely looking at each other is not enough
Just looking at the face is not enough
The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this
May I come near you just once?
Paarththathu pothaathu
Merely looking at each other is not enough
Mugam paarththathu pothaathu
Just looking at the face is not enough
Pasi idhil theeraathu
The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this
Pakkaththil oru murai varalaamaa….
May I come near you just once?
Paarththathu pothaathu
Merely looking at each other is not enough
Mugam paarththathu pothaathu
Just looking at the face is not enough
Pasi idhil theeraathu
The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this
Pakkaththil oru murai varalaamaa….
May I come near you just once?
Therukku thirunaalum
A festive day for the street
Devikku sila naalum
A few special days dedicated to the Goddess
Thevai endrariyaamal
Without understanding what is really needed
Paruva kaala kanavu kandu oruvarai oruvar
Dreaming youthful dreams while gazing at one another...
Paarththathu potha
Looking at each other is not...
Paarththathu pothaathu
Merely looking at each other is not enough
Mugam paarththathu pothaathu
Just looking at the face is not enough
Pasi idhil theeraathu
The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this
Pakkaththil oru murai varalaamaa….
May I come near you just once?
Thamarai kulungaamal megalai nadungaamal
Without the lotus shaking, without the waist-ornament trembling
Thaen kinnam mayangaamal sugamethu
What bliss is there without the cup of honey becoming entranced?
Maamani medaiyil maaranin kanai thoduththu
Aiming the arrow of Cupid on the stage of precious gems
Vanithaiyin kalai paarththu uravaadu
Enjoy intimacy by appreciating the art of the woman
Paarththathu pothaathu
Merely looking at each other is not enough
Mugam paarththathu pothaathu
Just looking at the face is not enough
Pasi idhil theeraathu
The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this
Pakkaththil oru murai varalaamaa….
May I come near you just once?
Vaanaththai naan paarkka
While I gaze up at the sky
Poomeththai nee paarkkum
And you gaze down at the bed of flowers
Nyaalaththil irangaamal
Without descending down to the real world
Paruva kaala kanavu kandu oruvarai oruvar
Dreaming youthful dreams while gazing at one another...
Paarththathu pothaathu
Merely looking at each other is not enough
Mugam paarththathu pothaathu
Just looking at the face is not enough
Pasi idhil theeraathu
The hunger of desire will not be satisfied with this
Pakkaththil oru murai varalaamaa….
May I come near you just once?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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