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Parakkum Paingili Sirikkum Poongodi

From Anna Nee En Deivam · 1970

Lyricist
Ambikapathi
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Anna Nee En Deivam
Movie release year
1970
Lyrics added on
14 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haei… parakkum paingili
Sirikkum poongodi
Valaikkul yen veezhndhadhammaa
Mayakkum maalaiyil thavikkum vaelaiyil
Thunaikku naan thaevaiyammaa
Parakkum paingili
Sirikkum poongodi
Valaikkul yen veezhndhadhammaa
Mayakkum maalaiyil thavikkum vaelaiyil
Thunaikku naan thaevaiyammaa
{Anji anji ilam vanji vandhu
Enai kenji kenji thoda sonnaal thodalaamo
Aangal endra inam aavadhillai yena
Andru sonna mozhi kaatril vidalaamo} (2)
Chinna poo maeni thaalaamal poraadumo
Ini mun pola ennodu vaayaadumo
Parakkum paingili
Sirikkum poongodi
Valaikkul yen veezhndhadhammaa
Mayakkum maalaiyil thavikkum vaelaiyil
Thunaikku naan thaevaiyammaa
Mangai endra kulam
Manjal noolai idum
Mannan kaigal thoda
Man mael pirandhadhammaa
Naettru indru alla oru kodi yugam
Paarthu salitha kadhai unakken
Marandhadhammaa
Thaalam koodaadhu engindra
Paattaedhammaa
Thendral thodum podhu
Virumbaadha poovaedhammaa
Parakkum paingili
Sirikkum poongodi
Valaikkul yen veezhndhadhammaa
Mayakkum maalaiyil thavikkum vaelaiyil
Thunaikku naan thaevaiyammaa
{Alli naadagathai
Aadi paarkkum indha
Valli unnai indha aanmai
Vellumammaa
Andhi naeram thamizh
Sindhu paadi varum
Mandha maarudhathai
Kettaal sollum ammaa} (2)
Saeval koovaamal
Pozhudhendrum vidiyaadhammaa
Naan udhavaamal unnaalae
Mudiyaadhammaa
Parakkum paingili
Sirikkum poongodi
Valaikkul yen veezhndhadhammaa
Mayakkum maalaiyil thavikkum vaelaiyil
Thunaikku naan thaevaiyammaa
Hey, flying green parrot,
smiling flowering vine,
why did you fall into the net?
In this enchanting evening, in this restless hour,
do you need me by your side?
Flying green parrot,
smiling flowering vine,
why did you fall into the net?
In this enchanting evening, in this restless hour,
do you need me by your side?
If this shy young girl comes trembling with fear
and pleads with me to hold her, should I touch her?
Having once said men are never to be trusted,
can you now simply cast those words to the wind?
Will your delicate, flower-like body struggle, unable to bear it?
Will you still argue with me like you used to?
Flying green parrot,
smiling flowering vine,
why did you fall into the net?
In this enchanting evening, in this restless hour,
do you need me by your side?
The race of womankind,
to have the sacred yellow thread tied
and be embraced by her man's hands,
was born into this world!
Not just yesterday or today, but for countless ages,
this is an age-old story—so why
have you forgotten it?
Where in the world is a song
that refuses a matching beat?
When the gentle breeze caresses it,
where is a flower that does not welcome it?
Flying green parrot,
smiling flowering vine,
why did you fall into the net?
In this enchanting evening, in this restless hour,
do you need me by your side?
You who act out the proud drama of Queen Alli,
testing me in this way—
my manhood will surely win over
a girl like you, my Valli!
In the twilight hour,
singing a sweet Tamil melody,
if you ask the gentle evening breeze,
it will tell you the truth!
Without the rooster crowing,
the day will never dawn!
Without my helping hand,
you cannot manage on your own!
Flying green parrot,
smiling flowering vine,
why did you fall into the net?
In this enchanting evening, in this restless hour,
do you need me by your side?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful song features the protagonist teasing his beloved, metaphorically addressing her as a captured bird or a delicate vine in distress. He playfully reminds her of her past resistance and pride, asking whether she now needs his support in times of trouble. Through traditional imagery of nature, marriage, and classical lore, he asserts that just as a flower craves the breeze or day cannot dawn without the rooster's crow, she ultimately needs his love and companionship.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Parakkum paingili / Sirikkum poongodi”

Addresses the heroine using nature metaphors such as 'paingili' (green parrot) and 'poongodi' (flowering creeper) to emphasize her beauty and vulnerability.

Alliteration (Monai)

“Anji anji ilam vanji vandhu”

Repetition of initial consonants or vowels across words in a line, creating rhythmic harmony.

Rhyme (Edhukai / Iyaibu)

“Mayakkum maalaiyil thavikkum vaelaiyil”

End-rhyming with 'vaelaiyil' matching 'maalaiyil' and the recurrent refrain ending with 'ammaa'.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Anna Nee En Deivam' was an unreleased M. G. Ramachandran starrer produced in the early 1970s. Decades later, footage from this unfinished project was repurposed and completed under the title 'Nallathai Solvaan' (1979).

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