- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Manapanthal
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Paarthu Paarthu Nindradhilae' from the 1961 film Manapanthal is a classic Tamil romantic composition penned by lyricist Kannadasan. The song expresses the intense sensory and emotional surrender experienced in love, where looking endlessly leads to losing vision, and listening attentively leads to losing words. The protagonist describes losing pride, heart, and soul in the agonizing sweet pain of waiting and being near the beloved. The lyrics weave playful teasing with deep affection, asking why one should dream when reality is right beside them, ultimately celebrating the blossoming of love through poetic metaphors like the parrot and the pomegranate.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (Rhyme/Epiphora)
“Paarvai izhanthaen / Vaarthai izhanthaen / Nenjam izhanthaen”
Repeated end-refrain 'izhanthaen' across multiple stanzas creates a melancholic rhythm emphasizing loss of self to love.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Thendral kaatril vaitha neruppinilae”
'Thendral kaatril vaitha neruppu' (fire placed inside the cool breeze) pairs contrasting elements of cooling breeze and burning fire to denote passionate longing.
Metaphor
“Ingae kaathirunthum kanindhathammaa Maadhulam kaniyae”
Comparing the lover to a parrot ('Kaadhalan killiyae') and the sweet realization of love to a ripe pomegranate ('Maadhulam kaniyae').
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Trivia
Manapanthal (1961) featured music composed by the iconic duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy and starred S. S. Rajendran, B. Saroja Devi, and Prem Nazir. This particular track is rendered by P. Susheela and P. B. Sreenivas.
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