Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Parthen Rasithen album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Paarthen Paarthen

From Parthen Rasithen · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Yugendran, Reshmi
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Parthen Rasithen
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
12 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Paarthen paarthen paarthen
Chuda chuda
Rasithen rasithen rasithen
Iru vizhi
Thavanai muraiyil ennai kolluthae} (2)
Kattazhagu kannathil adikka
Kannukullae boogambam vedikka
Kambanillai michathai uraikka
Adadaa adadaa adadaa adadaa
Paarthen paarthen paarthen
Chuda chuda
Rasithen rasithen rasithen
Iru vizhi
Thavanai muraiyil ennai kolluthae
……………………………
………………………….
Kannum kannum modhiya velai
Sila nodi naanum swaasika villai
Kadavull paartha bakthan polae
Kaiyum kaalum odavillai
Paarthu paarthu
Rasithen rasithen
Unnai paarthu paarthu
Rasithen rasithen
Devathaiyum perunthil varuma
Kanavaa nenaivaa thondravum villai
Nalla velai siragugal illai
Naanum athanaal namba villai
Ahaa..aaa…
Male :Netri endra medaiyilae
Female :Ahaa..aaa…
Male :Otrai mudiyai aada vittaal
Female :Ahaa..aaa…
Male :Otrai mudiyil ennai katti
Female :Ahaa..aaa…
Male :Uchi veyilil thookil ittaai
Manathil ithanai ranamaa
Ada valiyil ithanai sugama
Adadaa adadaa adadaa adadaa
Paarthen paarthen paarthen
Chuda chuda
Rasithen rasithen rasithen
Iru vizhi
Thavanai muraiyil ennai kolluthae
……………………………….
Yaiee yaaa
Velai thedum ilanjan ketten
Kaathal seiyum velai podu
Vantha ennai vendaam endraal
Anaithu anaithae kondru vidu
Paarthu paarthu
Rasithen rasithen
Unnai paarthu paarthu
Rasithen rasithen
Ularnthu pona enthan vaazhvai
Naakin nuniyaal eeram aaku
Urainthu pona enthan iravai
Oora paarvayil uruga vidu
Ahaa..aaa…
Male :Ennai thavira aangal ellaam
Female :Ahaa..aaa…
Male :Pengal aagi ponaal kooda
Female :Ahaa..aaa…
Male :Unnai thavira innoru pennai
Female :Ahaa..aaa…
Male :Uchi mugarnthu paarpathum illai
Manathil ithanai ranamaa
Ada valiyil ithanai sugama
Adadaa adadaa adadaa adadaa
Paarthen paarthen paarthen
Chuda chuda
Rasithen rasithen rasithen
Iru vizhi
Thavanai muraiyil ennai kolluthae
Paarthu paarthu
Rasithen rasithen
Paarthen paarthen paarthen
Chuda chuda
Rasithen rasithen rasithen
Iru vizhi
Thavanai muraiyil ennai kolluthae
Paarthu paarthu
Rasithen rasithen
Kattazhagu kannathil adikka
Kannukullae boogambam vedikka
Kambanillai michathai uraikka
Adadaa adadaa adadaa adadaa
Paarthen paarthen paarthen
Chuda chuda
Rasithen rasithen rasithen
Iru vizhi
Thavanai muraiyil ennai kolluthae
I looked, I looked, I looked,
With burning passion,
I admired, I admired, I admired,
Your two eyes
Are killing me in installments!
Your striking beauty dazzles me,
An earthquake erupts within my eyes,
There is no Kamban (master poet) to describe the rest,
Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my!
I looked, I looked, I looked,
With burning passion,
I admired, I admired, I admired,
Your two eyes
Are killing me in installments!
...
...
The moment our eyes met and clashed,
I could not even breathe for a few seconds.
Like a devotee who has seen God,
I froze, unable to move a muscle.
Looking and looking,
I admired and admired,
Looking at you again and again,
I admired you again and again.
Would an angel really travel on a bus?
I could not tell if it was a dream or reality.
Luckily, you had no wings,
Which is why I could not believe it was real.
Aaha.. aaa...
Male: On the stage of your forehead,
Female: Aaha.. aaa...
Male: When you let a single strand of hair dance,
Female: Aaha.. aaa...
Male: Binding me with that single strand of hair,
Female: Aaha.. aaa...
Male: You hanged me in the scorching midday sun!
Is there such deep pain in the heart?
Ah, can there be so much sweetness in pain?
Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my!
I looked, I looked, I looked,
With burning passion,
I admired, I admired, I admired,
Your two eyes
Are killing me in installments!
...
Yaayi yaaa...
As a young man searching for work, I ask:
Give me the job of loving you!
If you reject me after I have come to you,
Just hold me in a tight embrace and kill me!
Looking and looking,
I admired and admired,
Looking at you again and again,
I admired you again and again.
Make my parched and dried-up life
Wet and alive with the tip of your tongue!
My night that has frozen cold,
Melt it away with just a sidelong glance!
Aaha.. aaa...
Male: Even if all men except me
Female: Aaha.. aaa...
Male: Were to turn into women,
Female: Aaha.. aaa...
Male: Any woman other than you,
Female: Aaha.. aaa...
Male: I would never even affectionately kiss her brow!
Is there such deep pain in the heart?
Ah, can there be so much sweetness in pain?
Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my!
I looked, I looked, I looked,
With burning passion,
I admired, I admired, I admired,
Your two eyes
Are killing me in installments!
Looking and looking,
I admired and admired,
I looked, I looked, I looked,
With burning passion,
I admired, I admired, I admired,
Your two eyes
Are killing me in installments!
Looking and looking,
I admired and admired,
Your striking beauty dazzles me,
An earthquake erupts within my eyes,
There is no Kamban (master poet) to describe the rest,
Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my!
I looked, I looked, I looked,
With burning passion,
I admired, I admired, I admired,
Your two eyes
Are killing me in installments!
Male
Male
Male
Male
Chorus
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Chorus
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic track from the 2000 Tamil movie 'Parthen Rasithen' portrays a young lover expressing his overwhelming infatuation and awe upon falling in love at first sight. He compares the heroine's gaze to a gradual, sweet agony—killing him bit by bit on an installment plan. He marvels at her beauty on a mundane public bus, questioning whether she is a dream or a real angel without wings. Through vivid poetic imagery, he declares his absolute devotion, stating that even if all other men turned into women, he would remain faithful solely to her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Paarthen paarthen paarthen

The words 'Paarthen' and 'Rasithen' are repeated thrice sequentially to express intense fascination.

Metaphor & Oxymoron

Thavanai muraiyil ennai kolluthae

Comparing love's emotional impact to 'thavanai muraiyil ennai kolluthae' (killing me in installments) pairs pain with romantic sweetness.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Kannukullae boogambam vedikka

Describing an earthquake bursting inside the eyes as a metaphor for overwhelming visual awe.

Allusion

Kambanillai michathai uraikka

Referencing the legendary Tamil epic poet Kamban to state that even his literary genius would fall short in describing her beauty.

Emona / Monnai (Rhyme Scheme in Tamil Poetry)

Ularnthu pona enthan vaazhvai / Urainthu pona enthan iravai

Rhyming initial and second letters across lines such as 'Ularnthu' and 'Urainthu'.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Parthen Rasithen' (2000) was directed by Saran and marked a major commercial success starring Prashanth, Simran, and Laila. The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj, and this particular romantic song became an instant chartbuster across Tamil Nadu.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Parthen Rasithen

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.