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Lyrics & meaning

Paarthu Paarthu Female

From Nee Varuvai Ena · 1999

Lyricist
Ravishankar
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Details
Nee Varuvai Ena1999

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Thendralaaga nee varuvayaaWill you come as the gentle breeze?
JannalaagirenI will become the window.
Theerthamaaga nee varuvayaaWill you come as holy water?
MegamaagirenI will become the cloud.
Female
Vannamaaga nee varuvayaaWill you come as color?
PookalaagirenI will become the flowers.
Vaarthaiyaaga nee varuvayaaWill you come as words?
Kavidhai aagirenI will become the poetry.
Chorus
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Female
Paarthu paarthu kangal poothirupenI will keep watching until my eyes blossom in wait.
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Poothu poothu punnagai serthuvaipenI will keep gathering smiles like blooming flowers.
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come.
Female
Karaigalil odhungiya kilinjalgalThe seashells washed ashore on the beach,
Unakena dhinam dhinam segarithenI collected them daily just for you.
Kumudhamum vigatanum nee padipayenaThinking you would read Kumudam and Vikatan magazines,
Vaasagi aagi vittenI became a dedicated reader myself.
Female
Kavidhai noolodu kola puthagamA book of poetry along with a rangoli design book,
Unakaai semikkirenI am saving them all for you.
Kanavil unnodu enna pesalamWhat to converse with you in my dreams,
Dhinamum yosikkirenI ponder about it every single day.
Oru kagam kaavena karaindhaalumEven if a single crow caws near my house,
Yen vaasal paarkirenI eagerly look out at my entrance.
Chorus
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Female
Paarthu paarthu kangal poothirupenI will keep watching until my eyes blossom in wait.
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Poothu poothu punnagai serthuvaipenI will keep gathering smiles like blooming flowers.
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come.
Chorus
Aaa aah aah …. aaa aah aahAaa aah aah... aaa aah aah
Female
Enakulla vedhanai nilavuku therindhidumThe pain inside me is understood by the moon,
Nilavukum jodi illaiFor even the moon has no companion.
Ezhuthiya kavidhaigal unai vandhu serndhidaFor the poems I wrote to reach you,
Kavidhaikum kaalgal illaiEven poetry doesn't have legs to walk.
Female
Imaigal ennodu sandai poduthaeMy eyelids are picking a fight with me,
Ethirae vanthaal ennaSo what if you come stand right in front of me?
Dhinamum kanooram deepam veikkirenEvery day I light a lamp in the corner of my eyes,
Velicham thanthaal ennaSo what if you grant me your light?
Female
Mani sari paarthuChecking the time repeatedly,
Dhinam vazhi paarthuWatching the road every day,
Iru vizhigal theigirenBoth my eyes are wearing out.
Chorus
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Female
Paarthu paarthu kangal poothirupenI will keep watching until my eyes blossom in wait.
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Poothu poothu punnagai serthuvaipenI will keep gathering smiles like blooming flowers.
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come.
Female
Thendralaaga nee varuvayaaWill you come as the gentle breeze?
JannalaagirenI will become the window.
Theerthamaaga nee varuvayaaWill you come as holy water?
MegamaagirenI will become the cloud.
Female
Vannamaaga nee varuvayaaWill you come as color?
PookalaagirenI will become the flowers.
Vaarthaiyaaga nee varuvayaaWill you come as words?
Kavidhai aagirenI will become the poetry.
Chorus
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come,
Nee varuvai yenaHoping that you will come.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Nee Varuvai Ena is a quintessential Tamil romantic song that beautifully captures the essence of devotion, patience, and longing in love. Through a series of delicate paired metaphors—breeze and window, holy water and cloud, color and flowers, words and poetry—the protagonist expresses complete willingness to adapt and harmonize with the beloved's presence. Every small daily action, from saving magazine issues to interpreting the caw of a crow as an omen of a guest, centers around the hopeful anticipation of a reunion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai / Metaphor

Thendralaaga nee varuvayaa / Jannalaagiren

Pairs complimentary elements of nature and art to represent the ultimate union between the lovers.

Uyirvu Navirtchi Ani / Hyperbole

Paarthu paarthu kangal poothirupen

Exaggerates the act of waiting to eyes blooming like flowers and wearing down.

Aukku Thodar / Anaphora (Repetition)

Poothu poothu punnagai serthuvaipen

Repetition of words like 'Paarthu paarthu' and 'Poothu poothu' emphasizes the continuous, endless nature of the wait.

Personification

Kavidhaikum kaalgal illai

Attributes human traits to poems (lacking legs to walk) and eyelids (arguing with the speaker).

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Trivia

The film 'Nee Varuvai Ena' (1999) starring Parthiban and Devayani was a huge box-office success, famed for its poignant romantic plot. Composed by SA Rajkumar, this title track won widespread acclaim for Sujatha Mohan's soulful rendition and Ravishankar's evoke-filled lyrics, poetic lyrics.

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