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Lyrics & meaning

Para Para Male

From Neer Paravai · 2012

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Neer Paravai
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
9 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Para para para paravai ondru
Kiru kiru vena thalaiyum sutri
Un kaalil veezhndhathu pennae jebikka vaa
Adhu paranthida vaanam illai
Adhu irunthida boomiyum illai
Un maarbil koodu katti valarkkavaa
Oh anbae endhan vaazhvukku
Aasirvaadham neeyadi
Kaneeraadum pillaikku
Neeyae kaadhal thaayadi
Unnai kaana meendum meendum
Kangal thoondum
Irumurai oru vaanavil varuma
Para para para paravai ondru
Kiru kiru vena thalaiyum sutri
Un kaalil veezhndhathu pennae jebikka vaa
Adhu paranthida vaanam illai
Adhu irunthida boomiyum illai
Un maarbil koodu katti valarkkavaa
Devalayam mezhugum naanae
Thiri yerum theeyum neeyae
En dhegam kanneer vittu karayudhae
Meen kotha chellum paravai
Meen valaiyil vizhundhathu pola
Vaazhkai un saalai oram thavikhudhae
Mazhaiyil kazhuviya manalilae
Tholaindha kaaladi naanadi
Mugathai tholaitha en vaazhvukku
Nilaitha mugavari neeyadi
Petrol meethu theeyai pola
Undhan meedhu para paravena
Paravuthu manasu
Para para para paravai ondru
Kiru kiru vena thalaiyum sutri
Un kaalil veezhndhathu pennae jebikka vaa
Adhu paranthida vaanam illai
Adhu irunthida boomiyum illai
Un maarbil koodu katti valarkkavaa
En ulagam kaivasam illai
En perum gyabagam illai
Sathiyamaai enarugae nee irukkiraai
Petravarai veetil maranthen
Matravarai roattil maranthen
Maradhiyilum un ninaivai valarkirai
Mangai en kural keladi
Naan madhuvil kidakkindra e-yadi
Enadhu asuthangal paaradi
Vandhu ennai parisutham seiyadi
Petrol meethu theeyai pola
Undhan meedhu para paravena
Paravuthu manasu
Para para para paravai ondru
Kiru kiru vena thalaiyum sutri
Un kaalil veezhndhathu pennae jebikka vaa
Adhu paranthida vaanam illai
Adhu irunthida boomiyum illai
Un maarbil koodu katti valarkkavaa
A restless, fluttering bird,
with its head spinning round and round,
has fallen at your feet, girl; come pray for it.
It has no sky to fly in,
it has no earth to live on.
Shall I build a nest on your chest and raise it?
Oh my love, for my life,
you are the blessing!
For a child drenched in tears,
you are a mother of love.
To look at you again and again,
my eyes keep urging me.
Will a rainbow ever appear twice?
A restless, fluttering bird,
with its head spinning round and round,
has fallen at your feet, girl; come pray for it.
It has no sky to fly in,
it has no earth to live on.
Shall I build a nest on your chest and raise it?
I am the candle wax in the church,
and you are the flame upon the wick.
My body sheds tears and melts away.
Like a bird diving to catch a fish
that gets trapped inside a fishing net,
my life suffers beside your street.
On the sand washed clean by the rain,
I am a lost footprint.
For my life that lost its face,
you are the lasting address.
Like fire catching on petrol,
swiftly and uncontrollably towards you,
my heart spreads out.
A restless, fluttering bird,
with its head spinning round and round,
has fallen at your feet, girl; come pray for it.
It has no sky to fly in,
it has no earth to live on.
Shall I build a nest on your chest and raise it?
My world is no longer in my hands,
I do not even remember my own name,
yet truly, you are here beside me.
I forgot my parents at home,
I forgot everyone else on the street,
yet even in my forgetfulness, you keep your memory alive.
Girl, listen to my voice,
I am a fly trapped in alcohol.
Look at all my uncleanness,
come and make me pure.
Like fire catching on petrol,
swiftly and uncontrollably towards you,
my heart spreads out.
A restless, fluttering bird,
with its head spinning round and round,
has fallen at your feet, girl; come pray for it.
It has no sky to fly in,
it has no earth to live on.
Shall I build a nest on your chest and raise it?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Para Para' from the movie Neerparavai (2012) is a deeply emotional, soulful track expressing the desperation, vulnerability, and spiritual longing of a lost soul seeking redemption through love. The protagonist compares himself to a helpless, injured bird that has nowhere to go in the world and surrenders completely at his lover's feet. Battling addiction and a life devoid of purpose, he views his beloved as a divine motherly presence, a guiding light, and his ultimate sanctuary. Through vivid metaphors of nature, fire, and water, Vairamuthu captures the intensity of a love that purifies and rescues a man drowning in his own flaws, transforming his pain into a sacred plea for salvation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

“Para para para paravai ondru / Kiru kiru vena thalaiyum sutri”

The repetition of 'Para para' and 'Kiru kiru' creates an auditory and rhythmic mimicry of a bird fluttering wildly and spinning dizzyingly.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Petrol meethu theeyai pola / Undhan meedhu para paravena / Paravuthu manasu”

Compares the rapid, overwhelming spread of love in the protagonist's heart to fire catching onto petrol.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Naan madhuvil kidakkindra e-yadi”

The protagonist directly compares himself to a housefly trapped inside alcohol, symbolizing his helplessness and entrapment in addiction.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Devalayam mezhugum naanae / Thiri yerum theeyum neeyae”

Compares himself to melting candle wax in a church and his beloved to the illuminating fire on the wick, portraying love as a act of devotion and purification.

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Trivia

'Para Para' was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan and rendered with soulful intensity by music composer-singer G. V. Prakash Kumar. Vairamuthu's evocative lyrics received widespread critical acclaim and won awards for capturing the protagonist's turmoil as a troubled fisherman seeking redemption through love in the film directed by Seenu Ramasamy.

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