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Paaru Paaru Nalla Paaru

From Guru Dhatchanai · 1969

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Seerkazhi Govindarajan
Music director
T. Pugazhenthi
Movie name
Guru Dhatchanai
Movie release year
1969
Lyrics added on
14 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paaru paaru nalla paaru
Raamayana katchi paaru
Raman thambhi lakshmanan
Mugathai paaru
Paaru paaru nalla paaru
Bioscope padatha paaru
Raamayana katchi paaru
Raman thambhi lakshmanan
Mugathai paaru
Langa thagana kaatchi paaru
Aanjaneyar moonji paaru
Ravanan thalaiyai paaru
Langa thagana kaatchi paaru
Aanjaneyar moonji paaru
Ravanan thalaiyai paaru
Suthi nikkum ratchasargal messai paaru
Modha vandhu sandai pottu
Mookaruthu odi pogum
Soorpanagai ingae paaru
Modha vandhu sandai pottu
Mookaruthu odi pogum
Soorpanagai ingae paaru
Moraichu parkkum
Mooliyalangaari paaru
Rathinam pola jolikkum
Latchmi mogathai paaru
Pathiniyai nalla paaru
Olagam sollum uthamiyai ingae paru
Rathinam pola jolikkum
Latchmi mogathai paaru
Pathiniyai nalla paaru
Olagam sollum uthamiyai ingae paru
Nallavanga pokka paaru
Naagariga pechai paaru
Adakkamaana gunathai paaru ..hoo ooo ho
Nallavanga pokka paaru
Naagariga pechai paaru
Adakkamaana gunathai paaru
Avanga pola
Nadakkanum nenachu paaru
Paaru paaru nalla paaru
Bioscope padatahi paaru
Padikadha veerana paaru
Nee padikadha veerana paaru
Sivaji padichuputta peru pettraaru
Sivaji padichuputta peru pettraaru
Paaru paaru nalla paaru
Bioscope padatahi paaru
Padikadha veerana paaru
Sivaji padichuputta peru pettraaru
Look, look, take a good look!
Look at the scene from the Ramayana!
Rama's brother Lakshmana,
look at his face!
Look, look, take a good look!
Look at this bioscope show!
Look at the scene from the Ramayana!
Rama's brother Lakshmana,
look at his face!
Look at the scene of Lanka burning!
Look at Anjaneya's face!
Look at Ravana's heads!
Look at the scene of Lanka burning!
Look at Anjaneya's face!
Look at Ravana's heads!
Look at the moustaches of the demons standing around!
Coming to pick a fight,
and fleeing with her nose cut off,
look at Surpanakha here!
Coming to pick a fight,
and fleeing with her nose cut off,
look at Surpanakha here!
Glaring in fury,
look at that noseless, decked-up woman!
Shining bright like a gemstone,
look at Lakshmi's face!
Take a good look at the devoted wife!
Look here at the noble woman praised by the whole world!
Shining bright like a gemstone,
look at Lakshmi's face!
Take a good look at the devoted wife!
Look here at the noble woman praised by the whole world!
Look at the ways of good people,
look at their polite words,
look at their humble nature... hoo oo ho!
Look at the ways of good people,
look at their polite words,
look at their humble nature!
Just like them,
think about how you should live!
Look, look, take a good look!
Look at this bioscope show!
Look at the uneducated warrior!
You look at the uneducated warrior!
Did Shivaji gain his fame from book learning?
Did Shivaji gain his fame from book learning?
Look, look, take a good look!
Look at this bioscope show!
Look at the uneducated warrior!
Did Shivaji gain his fame from book learning?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song features a bioscope vendor calling out to a crowd to look inside his viewer box. Through the bioscope, he displays animated glimpses from the epic Ramayana—including Hanuman burning Lanka, Lakshmana, Ravana, and Surpanakha—while using these imagery sequences to deliver commentary on righteousness, modest behavior, and noble conduct. In the concluding lines, the lyricist Kannadasan inserts a moral message encouraging the listener to prioritize education, referencing Chatrapati Shivaji's fame attained through knowledge and character.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Eybhu (End Rhyme & Refrain)

“Paaru paaru nalla paaru”

The word 'paaru' (look/see) is repeated at the end of nearly every line, creating a rhythmic, repetitive refrain characteristic of folk street-crier songs.

Upamai (Simile)

“Rathinam pola jolikkum”

Compares the radiant face of the virtuous woman to a shining gemstone ('Rathinam pola').

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Paaru paaru nalla paaru”

Repetition of the 'P' sound at the beginning of words in the same line.

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Trivia

This energetic song is composed by T. Pugazhenthi and rendered by the legendary Seerkazhi Govindarajan. Bioscope songs were popular narrative devices in vintage Tamil cinema, allowing characters to comment on morality, mythology, and contemporary life in a folk-entertainment format.

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