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Paarthal Pasi Theerum

From Paarthaal Pasi Theerum · 1962

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Details
Paarthaal Pasi Theerum1962

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Oooo…ooo…ooo…Oooo…ooo…ooo…
Hooo…oo….oooo…..Hooo…oo….oooo…..
Hooo…hooo.ooo….Hooo…hooo.ooo….
hoo hoo hoo hooo….hoo hoo hoo hooo….
Female
Paarthaal pasi theerumJust looking at her quenches hunger
Paruvathil merugerumHer beauty flourishes and shines in her youth
Thottaalum kai manakkumEven touching her leaves a fragrance on the hands
Thotta idam poo manakkumThe place she touches smells like blooming flowers
Female
Paarthaal pasi theerumJust looking at her quenches hunger
Paruvathil merugerumHer beauty flourishes and shines in her youth
Thottaalum kai manakkumEven touching her leaves a fragrance on the hands
Thotta idam poo manakkumThe place she touches smells like blooming flowers
Female
Paarthaal pasi theerumJust looking at her quenches hunger
Female
Sittraadai aadi varumDressed in a fine skirt, she comes swaying gently
Thendralukkul odi varumShe comes running through the soft breeze
Sittraadai aadi varumDressed in a fine skirt, she comes swaying gently
Thendralukkul odi varumShe comes running through the soft breeze
Female
Pottraamarai mugamumHer face resembling a golden lotus
Pozhudhu vandhaal sivandhu vidumTurns rosy red when dusk arrives
Pottraamarai mugamumHer face resembling a golden lotus
Pozhudhu vandhaal sivandhu vidumTurns rosy red when dusk arrives
Oo…ooo..ooo ho hoOo…ooo..ooo ho ho
Ho ho ooo oo oo oo oo…Ho ho ooo oo oo oo oo…
Female
Paarthaal pasi theerumJust looking at her quenches hunger
Paruvathil merugerumHer beauty flourishes and shines in her youth
Thottaalum kai manakkumEven touching her leaves a fragrance on the hands
Thotta idam poo manakkumThe place she touches smells like blooming flowers
Female
Paarthaal pasi theerumJust looking at her quenches hunger
Female
Pennodu serndhu vittaalWhen a man gets paired with a woman
Pesaadha pechu varumUnspoken thoughts find words naturally
Pennodu serndhu vittaalWhen a man gets paired with a woman
Pesaadha pechu varumUnspoken thoughts find words naturally
Munnaalae aangal vandhaalWhen men stand before her
Muzhu manadhil naanam varumShyness fills her heart entirely
Munnaalae aangal vandhaalWhen men stand before her
Muzhu manadhil naanam varumShyness fills her heart entirely
Female
Paarthaal pasi theerumJust looking at her quenches hunger
Paruvathil merugerumHer beauty flourishes and shines in her youth
Thottaalum kai manakkumEven touching her leaves a fragrance on the hands
Thotta idam poo manakkumThe place she touches smells like blooming flowers
Female
Paarthaal pasi theerumJust looking at her quenches hunger
Female
Ponnaadai porthi varumDraped in a golden attire she arrives
Pulli mayil polirukkumLooking graceful like a spotted peacock
Pennaaga pirandhavaraiWhoever is born as a woman
Pin thodarndhu ulagam varumThe whole world follows behind her
Oo…ooo..ooo ho hoOo…ooo..ooo ho ho
Ho ho ooo oo oo oo oo…Ho ho ooo oo oo oo oo…
Female
Paarthaal pasi theerumJust looking at her quenches hunger
Paruvathil merugerumHer beauty flourishes and shines in her youth
Thottaalum kai manakkumEven touching her leaves a fragrance on the hands
Thotta idam poo manakkumThe place she touches smells like blooming flowers
Female
Paarthaal pasi theerumJust looking at her quenches hunger

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Paarthaal Pasi Theerum is a celebrated romantic track from the 1962 Tamil film of the same name. Written by Kannadasan, the song poetically praises the irresistible charm, beauty, and grace of a woman. It describes how her mere presence quenches emotional hunger, how her fragrance lingers wherever she steps, and how her feminine modesty adds to her allure.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Paarthaal pasi theerum / Paruvathil merugerum

Repetition of the 'Pa' sound in the initial positions of words creating rhythm and flow.

Uvamai (Simile) & Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Pottraamarai mugamum / Pulli mayil polirukkum

'Pottraamarai' compares her face to a golden lotus, while 'Pulli mayil polirukkum' uses a explicit simile comparing her grace to a spotted peacock.

Hyperbole (Atisayokthi)

Thottaalum kai manakkum / Thotta idam poo manakkum

Exaggerating her divine sweetness and purity by saying her touch imparts a flower fragrance to hands and surfaces.

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Trivia

The song is composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and sung by T. M. Soundararajan along with P. Susheela. The film 'Paarthaal Pasi Theerum' featured stellar actors Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, and Saroja Devi, becoming a major musical hit of 1962.

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