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Parameshwari

From Enga Oor Raja · 1968

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Enga Oor Raja
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
25 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paramaeswari raajaeswari
Jagadheeswari baageaswari
Nal vaakku tharuvaayadi
Mandodhari gundodhari
Sindhaamani soodaamani
Pen paarkka varuvenadi
Paramaeswari raajaeswari
Jagadheeswari baageaswari
Nal vaakku tharuvaayadi
Mandodhari gundodhari
Sindhaamani soodaamani
Pen paarkka varuvenadi
Dheviyin poojaikku
Achaaram undu
Moonaa issu thaanaa immu
Bachelor boy bachelor boy bachelor boy
Aasaikku munnooru kannathil kondu
Andhiyil ondru kaalaiyil rendu
Beechula poi beechula poi beechula poi
Kattaana maeniyai thaenaaga maatri
Kannaadi kinnathil podattumaa
Kattaana maeniyai thaenaaga maatri
Kannaadi kinnathil podattumaa
Kaiyodu naanum paalaaga maari
Thaenodu joraaga oorattumaa
Kaiyodu naanum paalaaga maari
Thaenodu joraaga oorattumaa
Paramaeswari raajaeswari
Jagadheeswari baageaswari
Nal vaakku tharuvaayadi
Mandodhari gundodhari
Sindhaamani soodaamani
Pen paarkka varuvenadi
Kodaiyil nee thandha ilaneerai undu
Kondaadi kondaadi
Beechula poi beechula poi beechula poi
Vaadaiyil naan tharum porvaiyum undu
Indhaadi indhaadi
Female :Bachelor boy bachelor boy bachelor boy
Pogaadha vellathil poi vandha kaadhal
Podhaadhae podhaadhae innum konjam
Pogaadha vellathil poi vandha kaadhal
Podhaadhae podhaadhae innum konjam
Poovodu poovum poradum podhu
Ammaadi ammaadi ennum nenjam
Paramaeswari raajaeswari
Jagadheeswari baageaswari
Nal vaakku tharuvaayadi
Mandodhari gundodhari
Sindhaamani soodaamani
Pen paarkka varuvenadi
Parameswari, Rajeshwari,
Jagadeeshwari, Bageshwari,
Give me your promise and blessing!
Mandodari, Gundodari,
Chinthamani, Choodamani,
I will come to ask for your hand in marriage!
Parameswari, Rajeshwari,
Jagadeeshwari, Bageshwari,
Give me your promise and blessing!
Mandodari, Gundodari,
Chinthamani, Choodamani,
I will come to ask for your hand in marriage!
To worship the goddess,
there are sacred customs to follow!
Chanting playful, teasing rhymes,
Bachelor boy, bachelor boy, bachelor boy!
With three hundred longing kisses on the cheeks,
one in the evening, two in the morning,
going to the beach, going to the beach, going to the beach!
Turning your shapely body into sweet honey,
shall I pour it into a glass bowl?
Turning your shapely body into sweet honey,
shall I pour it into a glass bowl?
Turning myself into fresh milk beside it,
shall I blend deliciously into the honey?
Turning myself into fresh milk beside it,
shall I blend deliciously into the honey?
Parameswari, Rajeshwari,
Jagadeeshwari, Bageshwari,
Give me your promise and blessing!
Mandodari, Gundodari,
Chinthamani, Choodamani,
I will come to ask for your hand in marriage!
Drinking the tender coconut you offered in summer,
celebrating with pure joy,
going to the beach, going to the beach, going to the beach!
In the cold winter breeze, here is the blanket I offer,
take it, take it, my dear!
Bachelor boy, bachelor boy, bachelor boy!
Love that has waded through rushing floods,
is never enough, never enough—give me a little more!
Love that has waded through rushing floods,
is never enough, never enough—give me a little more!
When one tender flower embraces another in playful combat,
the heart cries out in delight, "Oh my, oh my!"
Parameswari, Rajeshwari,
Jagadeeshwari, Bageshwari,
Give me your promise and blessing!
Mandodari, Gundodari,
Chinthamani, Choodamani,
I will come to ask for your hand in marriage!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and upbeat romantic song from Enga Oor Raja features playful teasing between the lead lovers. The male protagonist playfully addresses his lover using exaggerated divine names, traditional epic female names, and precious gem titles like Parameswari, Mandodhari, and Chinthamani, asking for her consent to come seek her hand in marriage. He compares their romance to sweet indulgences like milk and honey mixing together in a glass bowl.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme (Edhugai and Monai)

Paramaeswari raajaeswari / Jagadheeswari baageaswari

Rhythmic rhyming endings across lines using 'eswari' and 'odhari' suffix motifs.

Metaphor

Kattaana maeniyai thaenaaga maatri... Kaiyodu naanum paalaaga maari

Comparing the lovers to milk and honey blending together harmoniously.

Repetition (Anaphora)

Bachelor boy bachelor boy bachelor boy

Repeated English phrase 'Bachelor boy' for playful modern comedic effect.

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Trivia

Enga Oor Raja (1968) stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics penned by Kannadasan. The track combines traditional poetic name-calling with trendy contemporary terms of the 1960s.

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