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Lyrics & meaning

Parandhu Sella Vaa

From O Kadhal Kanmani · 2015

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Karthik, Shashaa Tirupati
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
O Kadhal Kanmani
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
8 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Male :Just Like That
Mmm..humm..mmm..humm (8)
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Putham puthu veli
Putham puthu nodi
Thikkiyathu mozhi
Putham puthu veli
Putham puthu nodi
Thikkiyathu mozhi
Thithikuthu vali
Putham puthu veli
Putham puthu nodi
Thikkiyathu mozhi
Thithikuthu vali
Putham puthu veli
Putham puthu nodi
Thikkiyathu mozhi
Thithikuthu vali
Putham puthu veli
Putham puthu nodi
Thikkiyathu mozhi
Thithikuthu vali
Ah ah ah ah
Male :Just like that
Female :Ah ah ah ah
Male :Just like that
Female :Yosukkaathae po
Male :Just like that
Female :Yaasikkathae po
Male :Just like that
Ohoo hoo…
Ohoo..ooo
Tiki tammm..tiki tamm
Ohooo..ooo
Ohooo..ooo
thakuchikku takuchikku taku chikku..
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Nee nee nee
Nee nee nee
Neengaathae theendaathae
Aaaaa..aaa…aaa…
Aaaa..aaaa…aaaa..aaaaa…aaa
Male :Mmmm…mmmm..Female :Aaaaa..aaaaa
Male :Mmmm…mmmm..Female :Aaaaa..aaaaa
Female :Just like that
Ah ah ah ah
Male :Just like that
Female :Ah ah ah ah
Male :Just like that
Female :Yosukkaathae po
Male :Just like that
Female :Yaasikkathae po
Male :Just like that
Nanainthu kolla vaa
Mazhai illaamalae
Inanithu kolla vaa
Udal illaamalae
Mithanthu sella vaa
Mega thundu pol
Karainthu sella vaa
Kaattru veethiyil
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
{Tharee ra ree
Thatha raree rareee
Tha thare rarereeee tha} (2)
Kadanthu poga vaa
Bootham ainthaiyum
Tholainthu poga vaa
Pulangal ainthumae
Maranthu poga vaa
Enna paalinam
Maranthu poga vaa
Ennam enbathae
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Parandhu sella vaa
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
Male: Just like that
Mmm.. hmmm.. mmm.. hmmm
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
A brand new open sky
A brand new moment
Words begin to falter
A brand new open sky
A brand new moment
Words begin to falter
Pain tastes so sweet
A brand new open sky
A brand new moment
Words begin to falter
Pain tastes so sweet
A brand new open sky
A brand new moment
Words begin to falter
Pain tastes so sweet
A brand new open sky
A brand new moment
Words begin to falter
Pain tastes so sweet
Aa aa aa aa
Male: Just like that
Female: Aa aa aa aa
Male: Just like that
Female: Don't overthink, just go
Male: Just like that
Female: Don't plead, just go
Male: Just like that
Oh hoo hoo…
Oh hoo.. ooh
Digi thamm.. digi tham
Oh hoo ooh.. ooh
Oh hoo ooh.. ooh
Thagusikku thagusikku thagu sikku..
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
You, you, you
You, you, you
Don't leave, don't touch
Aaa.. aa… aa…
Aaa.. aaaa… aaaa.. aaaaa… aa
Male: Mmm… mmm.. Female: Aaa.. aaaa
Male: Mmm… mmm.. Female: Aaa.. aaaa
Female: Just like that
Aa aa aa aa
Male: Just like that
Female: Aa aa aa aa
Male: Just like that
Female: Don't overthink, just go
Male: Just like that
Female: Don't plead, just go
Male: Just like that
Come, let's get drenched
Without any rain
Come, let's become one
Without our physical bodies
Come, let's drift away
Like a piece of cloud
Come, let's dissolve
Along the path of the wind
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
{Tharee ra ree
Thadhaa raree rareee
Thaa thare rarerereeee thaa} (2)
Come, let's go beyond
All five elements
Come, let's lose
All five of our senses
Come, let's forget
What gender we are
Come, let's forget
What thought itself is
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
Come, let's fly away
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Chorus
Female
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Female
Male
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Male
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Female
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Parandhu Sella Vaa' from O Kadhal Kanmani is a lightweight, romantic jazzy track capturing the intoxicating bliss of young love and carefree romantic abandon. The lyrics express the desire to escape physical boundaries and societal expectations, transcending gender, senses, and five elemental physical forms to experience pure ethereal connection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron

Thithikuthu vali

Juxtaposes sweet ('Thithikuthu') and pain ('Vali') to depict the sweet agony of being deeply in love.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Thikkiyathu mozhi / Thithikuthu vali

Repetition of the initial 'Th' consonant across starting words.

Iyaibu (Rhyming end structure)

Mazhai illaamalae / Udal illaamalae

End-rhyming with '-illamalae' to create a flowing, rhythmic effect.

Anaphora

Maranthu poga vaa Enna paalinam / Maranthu poga vaa Ennam enbathae

Repetition of 'Maranthu poga vaa' to emphasize the desire for total release from memory and form.

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Trivia

Composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu, 'Parandhu Sella Vaa' features soothing vocals by Shashaa Tirupati and Karthik. Mani Ratnam picturized this song capturing the live-in dynamic of Adi and Tara wandering around Mumbai.

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