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Pagalile Paarkka

From Maadi Veettu Mappillai · 1967

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
T. Chalapathi Rao
Movie name
Maadi Veettu Mappillai
Movie release year
1967
Lyrics added on
19 Mar 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pagalilae paarkka vandhadhenna
Iravilae paarka povadhenna
Idaiyiale naanam kondadhenna
Thaen nilavukku vandhum nenjathai maraithaal
Uravukku porulenna
Enn uyire azhagukku thirai enna
Pagalilae paarkka vandhadhenna
Iravilae paarka povadhenna
Idaiyiale vegam vandhadhenna
Thaen nilavenbadhaale neram illaamal
Anaipathil porul enna
Enn uyire aasaikku alavenna
Udai vannam parppadhoru gunam
Mana vannam ketpadhoru gunam
Udai vannam parppadhoru gunam
Mana vannam ketpadhoru gunam
Female :Angu thanjam aanavudan konjam koodividum
Panjam theerndhu vidum sarithaana
Adhil paadhiyai indha veali tharalaama
Thaen nilavukku vandhum nenjathai maraithaal
Uravukku porul enna
Enn uyire azhagukku thirai enna
Pagalilae paarkka vandhadhenna
Iravilae paarka povadhenna
Idaiyiale vegam vandhadhenna
Thaen nilavenbadhaale neram illaamal
Anaipathil porul enna
Enn uyire aasaikku alavenna
Dhinam undaal bodhai tharum madhu
Female :Kannil kandaal bodhai tharum idhu
Male :Dhinam undaal bodhai tharum madhu
Female :Kannil kandaal bodhai tharum idhu
Male :Adhu kannil thondruvathu kaiyil aaduvadhu
Kannae pazhaga naan varalaama
Female :Adhu vellama indha dhaagam varalaama
Thaen nilavenbadhaale neram illaamal
Anaipathil porul enna
Enn uyire
Male :Haa
Female :Pon malarae
Male :Hoo
Female :Senganiaye aasaikku alavenna
Pagalilae paarkka vandhadhenna
Iravilae paarka povadhenna
Idaiyiale naanam kondadhenna
Thaen nilavukku vandhum nenjathai maraithaal
Uravukku porulenna
Enn uyire
Female :Haa
Male :Pon malarae
Female :Hoo
Male :Senganiaye azhagukku thirai enna
Why come to look at each other during the day?
What is left to see when night arrives?
Why feel so shy in between?
Having come on a honeymoon, if you hide your heart,
What is the meaning of our intimacy?
My darling, why put a veil over beauty?
Why come to look at each other during the day?
What are you going to see when night arrives?
Why this sudden impatience in between?
Just because it is a honeymoon, without waiting for the right moment,
What is the point of rushing into an embrace?
My darling, is there any measure to desire?
Admiring the color of the dress is one nature,
Understanding the mood of the heart is another.
Admiring the color of the dress is one nature,
Understanding the mood of the heart is another.
Once we surrender to each other, love will only grow,
And all our longing will be satisfied, isn't that true?
Can this wall of hesitation give even half of that joy?
Having come on a honeymoon, if you hide your heart,
What is the meaning of our intimacy?
My darling, why put a veil over beauty?
Why come to look at each other during the day?
What are you going to see when night arrives?
Why this sudden impatience in between?
Just because it is a honeymoon, without waiting for the right moment,
What is the point of rushing into an embrace?
My darling, is there any measure to desire?
Wine brings intoxication when tasted every day,
Yet this brings intoxication with just a single glance!
Wine brings intoxication when tasted every day,
Yet this brings intoxication with just a single glance!
It shines in your eyes and sways in your hands,
My sweet love, may I come close to know it?
Is it an overflowing flood, for such a thirst to arise?
Just because it is a honeymoon, without waiting for the right moment,
What is the point of rushing into an embrace?
My life,
Ah!
My golden blossom,
Oh!
My sweet fruit, is there any measure to desire?
Why come to look at each other during the day?
What is left to see when night arrives?
Why feel so shy in between?
Having come on a honeymoon, if you hide your heart,
What is the meaning of our intimacy?
My life,
Ah!
My golden blossom,
Oh!
My sweet fruit, why put a veil over beauty?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song features a playful romantic banter between a newly married couple during their honeymoon. The husband eagerly seeks intimacy and questions his bride's lingering shyness, wondering why she conceals her true feelings from him. In response, the wife coyly retorts, questioning his haste and reminding him that love, affection, and desire require patience and deep emotional connection beyond mere physical passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (Rhyme / Assonance)

Pagalilae paarkka vandhadhenna / Iravilae paarka povadhenna

Matching rhythmic ending syllables like 'vandhadhenna', 'povadhenna', and 'kondadhenna' across lines.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

Pon malarae / Senganiaye

Comparing love, intimacy, and the beloved to 'madhu' (intoxicating wine), 'pon malar' (golden flower), and 'sengani' (ripe red fruit).

Muran (Antithis / Contrast)

Pagalilae paarkka vandhadhenna / Iravilae paarka povadhenna

Juxtaposing 'Pagalilae' (daytime) with 'Iravilae' (nighttime) to portray the contrasting moods of romantic eagerness and modest hesitation.

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Trivia

Maadi Veettu Mappillai (1967) stars Ravichandran and Jayalalithaa in lead roles. The catchy score was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao, featuring memorable vocal duets by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, set to lyricist Kannadasan's signature romantic verses.

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