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Lyrics & meaning

Paarthu Rasikkalam

From Samarpanam · 1974

Lyricist
Jaya Ravi
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
N. S. Thiyagarajan
Details
Samarpanam1974

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Paarththu rasikkalaam pazhaththai parikkalaamYou can look and admire, you can pluck the fruit
Paarththu rasikkalaam pazhaththai parikkalaamYou can look and admire, you can pluck the fruit
Suvaiththu nee suvaiththu paarkkalaamYou can taste and experience it
Sugaththai kaanalaamYou can witness pure bliss
Female
Paarththu rasikkalaam pazhaththai parikkalaamYou can look and admire, you can pluck the fruit
Suvaiththu nee suvaiththu paarkkalaamYou can taste and experience it
Sugaththai kaanalaamYou can witness pure bliss
Female
Inba surangaththil pudhaiyalaiThe treasure inside the mine of pleasure
Edukka ennamillaiyaaDo you not wish to uncover it?
Innum namakkul idaiveliWhy is there still distance between us?
Edharkku aasaiyillaiyaaDo you not feel any desire?
Female
Inba surangaththil pudhaiyalaiThe treasure inside the mine of pleasure
Edukka ennamillaiyaaDo you not wish to uncover it?
Innum namakkul idaiveliWhy is there still distance between us?
Edharkku aasaiyillaiyaaDo you not feel any desire?
Female
Iravu pozhuthum inikkumaaWill the night time feel sweet?
Innumenna thayakkamaaWhy this hesitation anymore?
Iravu pozhuthum inikkumaaWill the night time feel sweet?
Innumenna thayakkamaaWhy this hesitation anymore?
Yakkaththai theerkkattumaaShall I relieve your longing?
Sorkaththai kaattattumaaShall I show you heaven?
Female
Paarththu rasikkalaam pazhaththai parikkalaamYou can look and admire, you can pluck the fruit
Suvaiththu nee suvaiththu paarkkalaamYou can taste and experience it
Sugaththai kaanalaamYou can witness pure bliss
Female
Muththu pola idhazhilIn these lips that are like pearls
Thaenai nirappi irukindrenI have filled them with honey
Muththamittu eduppaai endruHoping you would kiss and take it
Thaviyaai thavikindrenI am yearning desperately
Female
Muththu pola idhazhilIn these lips that are like pearls
Thaenai nirappi irukindrenI have filled them with honey
Muththamittu eduppaai endruHoping you would kiss and take it
Thaviyaai thavikindrenI am yearning desperately
Female
Paarththu rasikkalaam pazhaththai parikkalaamYou can look and admire, you can pluck the fruit
Paarththu rasikkalaam pazhaththai parikkalaamYou can admire and look, you can pluck the fruit
Suvaiththu nee suvaiththu paarkkalaamYou can taste and experience it
Sugaththai kaanalaamYou can witness pure bliss
Female
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This sensual club/cabaret track sung by L. R. Eswari portrays a woman enticing her lover to shed his hesitations and embrace intimacy. Using classic Tamil poetic metaphors such as comparing beauty to fruit waiting to be plucked and lips filled with honey like pearls, she invites him to discover the bliss of togetherness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

Muththu pola idhazhil

Comparing the lips to precious pearls using the comparison word 'pola'.

Uruvagamy (Metaphor)

Inba surangaththil pudhaiyalai

Describing intimate joy as a hidden treasure inside a mine of pleasure.

Mondhana / Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Inba surangaththil / Innum namakkul

Rhyming of second letters in 'Inba' and 'Innum'.

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Trivia

This track from the 1974 film Samarpanam showcases L. R. Eswari's signature seductive vocal delivery, which defined the glamour and club song genre in Tamil cinema throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

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