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Lyrics & meaning

Paarvaiyin Marupakkam

From Parvaiyin Marupakkam · 1982

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Parvaiyin Marupakkam
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
3 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paarvaiyin marupakkam raagangal kettu
Paadamal paadukiraen
Paada sonnaalum aadach sonnaalum
En vaazhvu un vasamae…..
Ellaamum unnidamae….
Kanavo……Idhu ninaivo….
Enna sugamo…..
Kannil naan kanbathu
Mayakkam mayakkam theeraatha
Aanantha mayakkam
Ilaiyo…….pudhu malaro……
Ilangkaniyo……
Indru pennaanathu
Irandum irandum nooraagum
Naal indru namakku….
Paarvaiyin marupakkam raagangal kettu
Paadamal paadukiraen
Azhaiththai alli koduththaai
Kanni pizhaiththaen inba neeraadinaen
Ezhuthu ezhuthu
Munnooru paadalgal udhattil
Pagalo athu iravo
Intha uravu pudhu raamayanam
Varuga varuga
Kannodu kaamanin kaditham
Paarvaiyin marupakkam raagangal kettu
Paadamal paadukiraen
Paada sonnaalum aadach sonnaalum
En vaazhvu un vasamae…..
Ellaamum unnidamae….
Paarvaiyin marupakkam raagangal kettu
Paadamal paadukiraen
Hearing melodies on the other side of your gaze,
I sing without even singing...
Whether you tell me to sing or dance,
my life is in your hands...
everything I have is yours...
Is this a dream, or is it real?
What sweet bliss is this?
What I see before my eyes
is an endless, enchanting trance,
an intoxicating joy.
Is it a tender leaf, a fresh flower,
or a sweet young fruit
that has turned into a woman today?
The day when two and two become a hundred
has arrived for us today...
Hearing melodies on the other side of your gaze,
I sing without even singing...
You called me and showered your love on me;
I came to life and bathed in joy.
Write, please write
three hundred songs upon my lips.
Whether it is day or night,
this bond of ours is a new Ramayanam (epic).
Come to me, come,
bringing a letter from Kaman (god of love) in your eyes...
Hearing melodies on the other side of your gaze,
I sing without even singing...
Whether you tell me to sing or dance,
my life is in your hands...
everything I have is yours...
Hearing melodies on the other side of your gaze,
I sing without even singing...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a deeply romantic expression of love, surrender, and ecstasy. The heroine feels completely mesmerized by her lover's gaze, describing her state as an eternal, blissful intoxication where her actions flow effortlessly. She surrenders her destiny and life into his hands, viewing their profound emotional and physical union as something sacred and romantic enough to rival a timeless epic like the Ramayana.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Mayakkam mayakkam theeraatha

Words like 'Mayakkam mayakkam' (intoxication), 'Ezhuthu ezhuthu' (write, write), and 'Varuga varuga' (welcome, welcome) are repeated consecutively to intensify emotional state and urgency.

Uruvagarm (Metaphor)

Intha uravu pudhu raamayanam

The relationship is metaphorically elevated to a 'pudhu raamayanam' (a new Ramayana), symbolizing a pure, epic love story.

Monaai (Alliteration)

Paarvaiyin marupakkam raagangal kettu

Initial letter matching ('P') creates melodic flow: 'Paarvaiyin', 'Paadamal', 'Paada'.

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Trivia

Written by the legendary poet Kannadasan, this song uses classic Tamil poetic tropes like comparing love letters to Cupid's messages ('kaamanin kaditham') and referencing the grand epic Ramayana to signify eternal love.

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