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Lyrics & meaning

Paarthu Konde

From Sandamarutham · 2015

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Saindhavi
Music director
James Vasanthan
Details
Sandamarutham2015

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Paarthu kondae pesaamalLooking at you without speaking
Pesi kondae thoongaamalTalking to you without sleeping
Thoongum ennam thondraamalWithout even feeling like sleeping
Unnai yosithaenI thought about you
Male
Neram kaalam podhaamalTime and occasion not being enough
Podhum endru kooraamalWithout saying 'enough'
Koodum varai maaraamalUnchanging as much as possible
Unnai vaasithaenI read you like a book
Female
Vinodha paarvaiyilaeIn your strange gaze
Sila vinaadi moochadaippaaiYou make me breathless for a few seconds
Vivaadham nadathavaeJust to have an argument
Adikkadi pesaTo talk frequently
Male
Paarthu kondae pesaamalLooking at you without speaking
Pesi kondae thoongaamalTalking to you without sleeping
Thoongum ennam thondraamalWithout even feeling like sleeping
Unnai yosithaenI thought about you
Female
Nenjukkullae ennenavoInside my heart, so many things
Serndhu kidakkuAre gathered and lying around
Athanaiyum sollida thaanJust to express all of them
Aasai enakkuIs my desire
Male
Jannal vazhi kangal adhuThose eyes through the window
Paarthu kedakkuLie watching constantly
Un kolusoli kaetkum dhooramThe distance where I can hear your anklet sound
Sorgam enakkuIs heaven to me
Female
Un anbai vida kobathil thaanMore than in your love, in your anger
Paasam adhigamThere is greater affection
Adhu urimaiyai velichathil kaattidumaeThat brings your sense of entitlement into the light
Male
Ho vinaavai pol valaindhaenOh, I bent like a question mark
Un kanaavil naan midhandhaenI floated in your dream
Vizhaamal vizhundhaenI fell without falling
Unnidam naanumTo you, I too
Male
Haa… aaa…aaa…Haa... aaa... aaa...
Mazhalaiyil undhan mugamMy mind that saw your face in childhood
Paartha manadhuAs a child
Mana pennil andha mugamLooked for that same face
ThaediyadhaeIn my bride
Female
Undhan veedu enakkadhuYour house to me
Dhooram illaiIs not far away
Endhan veedum ennai vittuMy house does not leave me
PirivadhillaiNor separate from me
Male
En nizhalukku ennai vidaMy shadow has more love
Kaadhal adhigamThan I do myself
Adhu ennai mundhi undhan meedhuIt overtakes me and leans
SaaindhidumaeUpon you
Female
Vinodha paarvaiyilaeIn your strange gaze
Sila vinaadi moochadaippaaiYou make me breathless for a few seconds
Vivaadham nadathavaeJust to have an argument
Adikkadi pesaTo talk frequently
Male
Paarthu kondae pesaamalLooking at you without speaking
Pesi kondae thoongaamalTalking to you without sleeping
Thoongum ennam thondraamalWithout even feeling like sleeping
Unnai yosithaenI thought about you
Female
Aaaa…aaa… neram kaalamAaaa... aaa... time and occasion
Male
Podhum endruSaying 'enough'
Female
Koodum varai maaraamalUnchanging as much as possible
Unnai vaasithaenI read you
Male
Haa… vinaavai pol valaindhaenHaa... I bent like a question mark
Un kanaavil naan midhandhaenI floated in your dream
Female :Vinodha paarvaiyilaeFemale: In your strange gaze
Sila vinaadi moochadaippaai (Overlap)You make me breathless for a few seconds (Overlap)
Male
Vizhaamal vizhundhaenI fell without falling
Unnidam naanumTo you, I too

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Paarthu Kondae Pesaamal' captures the sweet nuances of falling in love and the delightful intoxication of being absorbed in someone's thoughts. The singer describes sleepless nights, the unspoken comfort of looking at one another, and the overwhelming desire to share every hidden emotion stored within the heart. Small everyday details—like hearing the sound of anklets or finding joy even in playful anger—are portrayed as ultimate bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Ho vinaavai pol valaindhaen

Comparing the curved posture or vulnerability of being in love to a question mark ('vinaavai pol').

Personification

En nizhalukku ennai vida kaadhal adhigam / Adhu ennai mundhi undhan meedhu saaindhidumae

Attributing human emotions and proactive actions to a shadow, giving it a greater capacity for love than the person itself.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Vizhaamal vizhundhaen

Combining opposing ideas of falling and not falling to express the psychological state of surrendering to love.

Rhyme & Assonance (Edhukai / Monaai)

Paarthu kondae pesaamal / Pesi kondae thoongaamal / Thoongum ennam thondraamal

Use of matching internal rhythms and rhyming line endings across consecutive lines (Paarthu / Pesi / Thoongum).

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Trivia

The track was composed by James Vasanthan for the 2015 Tamil action thriller 'Sandamarutham', starring A. Sarathkumar. The lyrics were penned by the late National Award-winning lyricist Na. Muthukumar, who was famed for his poetic personification of abstract concepts like shadows and childhood memories in romantic cinema.

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