Parkathey Parkathey
From Gentleman · 1993
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Minmini, Srinivas, Noel James
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Gentleman1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Parkathae parkathae | Don't look, don't look |
| Panjangatha parkathae | Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times |
| Whistling :……………………………. | (Whistling sound) |
| Female | |
| Thallathae thallathae | Don't push, don't push |
| Thavaniya thallathae | Don't push away the half-saree |
| Whistling :……………………………. | (Whistling sound) |
| Female | |
| Killathae killathae | Don't pinch, don't pinch |
| Whistling :……………………………. | (Whistling sound) |
| Female :Kilimanasa killathae | Female: Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart |
| Whistling :……………………………. | (Whistling sound) |
| Female | |
| Kollathae kollathae | Don't kill, don't kill |
| Teenage-ah kollathae | Don't kill the teenage years |
| Vazhkai vazhathaanae | Life is meant for living |
| Chorus :Varava athaanae | Chorus: That is why I have come! |
| Female | |
| Parkathae parkathae | Don't look, don't look |
| Panjangatha parkathae | Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times |
| Thallathae thallathae | Don't push, don't push |
| Thavaniya thallathae | Don't push away the half-saree |
| Female | |
| Killathae killathae | Don't pinch, don't pinch |
| Chorus :Killathae killathae | Chorus: Don't pinch, don't pinch |
| Female :Kilimanasa killathae | Female: Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart |
| Chorus :Kilimanasa killathae | Chorus: Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart |
| Female | |
| Kollathae kollathae | Don't kill, don't kill |
| Teenage-ah kollathae | Don't kill the teenage years |
| Vazhkai vazhathaanae | Life is meant for living |
| Chorus :Varava athaanae | Chorus: That is why I have come! |
| Female | |
| Paruva ponnukitta | With a young woman in her prime |
| Bhagavatham pesathae | Don't preach sacred scriptures like Bhagavatham |
| Male :Pesathae pesathae | Male: Don't talk, don't talk |
| Periya vaarthai pesathae | Don't speak big philosophical words |
| Female | |
| Salvar mayilu vantha | When a peacock wearing a salwar kameez arrives |
| Sakthiyinnu thallathae | Don't push her away viewing her purely as Goddess Sakthi |
| Male :Kollathae kollathae | Male: Don't kill, don't kill |
| Konji konji kollathae | Don't kill me with sweet affection |
| Female | |
| Pookum poovellam | Every blooming flower |
| Poojaikinnu ennathae | Don't assume it is only meant for temple worship |
| Ponnukum poo pidikum | Women love flowers too |
| Maranthu vidathae | Do not forget that |
| Female | |
| Thirumanam ketkiren | I am asking for marriage |
| Thiruneera ketkiren | Am I merely asking for holy ash? |
| Thedhiyai sollividu | Set the wedding date for us |
| Manamae manamae | Oh my beloved heart! |
| Female | |
| Parkathae parkathae | Don't look, don't look |
| Panjangatha parkathae | Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times |
| Thallathae thallathae | Don't push, don't push |
| Thavaniya thallathae | Don't push away the half-saree |
| Female | |
| Killathae killathae | Don't pinch, don't pinch |
| Kilimanasa killathae | Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart |
| Female | |
| Kollathae kollathae | Don't kill, don't kill |
| Teenage-ah kollathae | Don't kill the teenage years |
| Vazhkai vazhathaanae | Life is meant for living |
| Chorus :Varava athaanae | Chorus: That is why I have come! |
| Female | |
| Padukai thookathukae | Don't think the bed was made |
| Padachathinnu ennathae | Only for sleeping |
| Male :Podathae podathae | Male: Don't lay down, don't lay down |
| Pudhiya sattam podathae | Don't enact new restrictive rules |
| Female | |
| Kashmir irukaiyilae | When Kashmir is right here in front of you |
| Kasiyaithan ennathae | Don't keep dreaming of going to Kashi |
| Male :Aadathae aadathae | Male: Don't dance, don't dance |
| Athumeeri aadathae | Don't cross boundaries and dance |
| Female | |
| Kanni illan poonguyil | When a young, innocent cuckoo-like girl |
| Kadarkaraiyil varugaiyil | Comes down to the beach side |
| Sundalae beach-nu | Don't just think of buying beach snacks like sundal |
| Sokki vidathae | And get blissfully distracted |
| Female | |
| Paravai aagamal | Without becoming a bird that flies free |
| Pattu puzhuvai pogathae | Don't get trapped inside like a silkworm |
| Ippozhuthu vazhnthu vidu | Live life in the present moment |
| Indrae indrae | Today itself, today itself! |
| Female | |
| Parkathae parkathae | Don't look, don't look |
| Panjangatha parkathae | Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times |
| Thallathae thallathae | Don't push, don't push |
| Thavaniya thallathae | Don't push away the half-saree |
| Female | |
| Killathae killathae | Don't pinch, don't pinch |
| Kilimanasa killathae | Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart |
| Female | |
| Kollathae kollathae | Don't kill, don't kill |
| Teenage-ah kollathae | Don't kill the teenage years |
| Vazhkai vazhathaanae | Life is meant for living |
| Chorus :Varava athaanae | Chorus: That is why I have come! |
விஷ்லிங் :
...........................
Don't look, don't look
Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times
(Whistling sound)
பார்க்காதே
பார்க்காதே பஞ்சாங்கத்த
பார்க்காதே
விஷ்லிங் :
...........................
Don't push, don't push
Don't push away the half-saree
(Whistling sound)
தள்ளாதே தள்ளாதே
தாவணிய தள்ளாதே
விஷ்லிங் :
...........................
Don't pinch, don't pinch
(Whistling sound)
Female: Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart
(Whistling sound)
கிள்ளாதே கிள்ளாதே
விஷ்லிங் :
...........................
கிளி மனச கிள்ளாதே
விஷ்லிங் :
...........................
Don't kill, don't kill
Don't kill the teenage years
Life is meant for living
Chorus: That is why I have come!
கொல்லாதே
கொல்லாதே டீன் ஏஜை
கொல்லாதே வாழ்க்கை
வாழத்தானே
குழு :
வரவா அத்தானே
Don't look, don't look
Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times
Don't push, don't push
Don't push away the half-saree
பார்க்காதே பார்க்காதே
பஞ்சாங்கத்த பார்க்காதே
தள்ளாதே தள்ளாதே
தாவணிய தள்ளாதே
Don't pinch, don't pinch
Chorus: Don't pinch, don't pinch
Female: Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart
Chorus: Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart
கிள்ளாதே கிள்ளாதே
குழு :
கிள்ளாதே கிள்ளாதே
கிளி மனச கிள்ளாதே
குழு :
கிளி மனச கிள்ளாதே
Don't kill, don't kill
Don't kill the teenage years
Life is meant for living
Chorus: That is why I have come!
கொல்லாதே
கொல்லாதே டீன் ஏஜை
கொல்லாதே வாழ்க்கை
வாழத்தானே
குழு :
வரவா அத்தானே
With a young woman in her prime
Don't preach sacred scriptures like Bhagavatham
Male: Don't talk, don't talk
Don't speak big philosophical words
பருவ பொண்ணு
கிட்ட பாகவதம் பேசாதே
பேசாதே பேசாதே
பெரிய வார்த்தை பேசாதே
When a peacock wearing a salwar kameez arrives
Don't push her away viewing her purely as Goddess Sakthi
Male: Don't kill, don't kill
Don't kill me with sweet affection
சல்வார் மயிலு
வந்தா சக்தியின்னு
தள்ளாதே
கொல்லாதே
கொல்லாதே கொஞ்சி
கொஞ்சி கொல்லாதே
Every blooming flower
Don't assume it is only meant for temple worship
Women love flowers too
Do not forget that
பூக்கும் பூவெல்லாம்
பூஜைக்குன்னு எண்ணாதே
பொண்ணுக்கும் பூ பிடிக்கும்
மறந்துவிடாதே
I am asking for marriage
Am I merely asking for holy ash?
Set the wedding date for us
Oh my beloved heart!
திருமணம் கேட்கிறேன்
திருநீரா கேட்கிறேன் தேதியை
சொல்லி விடு மனமே மனமே
Don't look, don't look
Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times
Don't push, don't push
Don't push away the half-saree
பார்க்காதே பார்க்காதே
பஞ்சாங்கத்த பார்க்காதே
தள்ளாதே தள்ளாதே
தாவணிய தள்ளாதே
Don't pinch, don't pinch
Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart
கிள்ளாதே கிள்ளாதே
கிளி மனச கிள்ளாதே
Don't kill, don't kill
Don't kill the teenage years
Life is meant for living
Chorus: That is why I have come!
கொல்லாதே
கொல்லாதே டீன் ஏஜை
கொல்லாதே வாழ்க்கை
வாழத்தானே
குழு :
வரவா அத்தானே
Don't think the bed was made
Only for sleeping
Male: Don't lay down, don't lay down
Don't enact new restrictive rules
விஷ்லிங் :
...........................
When Kashmir is right here in front of you
Don't keep dreaming of going to Kashi
Male: Don't dance, don't dance
Don't cross boundaries and dance
படுக்கை தூக்கத்துக்கே
படைச்சதுன்னு எண்ணாதே
போடாதே போடாதே
புதிய சட்டம் போடாதே
When a young, innocent cuckoo-like girl
Comes down to the beach side
Don't just think of buying beach snacks like sundal
And get blissfully distracted
காஷ்மீர் இருக்கையிலே
காசியதான் எண்ணாதே
ஆடாதே ஆடாதே
அத்துமீறி ஆடாதே
Without becoming a bird that flies free
Don't get trapped inside like a silkworm
Live life in the present moment
Today itself, today itself!
கன்னியிளம்
பூங்குயில் கடற்கரையில்
வருகையில் சுண்டலே
பீச்சுன்னு சொக்கி விடாதே
Don't look, don't look
Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times
Don't push, don't push
Don't push away the half-saree
பறவை ஆகாமல்
பட்டு புழுவாய் போகாதே
இப்பொழுது வாழ்ந்து விடு
இன்றே இன்றே
Don't pinch, don't pinch
Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart
பார்க்காதே பார்க்காதே
பஞ்சாங்கத்த பார்க்காதே
தள்ளாதே தள்ளாதே
தாவணிய தள்ளாதே
Don't kill, don't kill
Don't kill the teenage years
Life is meant for living
Chorus: That is why I have come!
கிள்ளாதே கிள்ளாதே
கிளி மனச கிள்ளாதே
கொல்லாதே
கொல்லாதே டீன் ஏஜை
கொல்லாதே வாழ்க்கை
வாழத்தானே
குழு :
வரவா அத்தானே
Parkathae parkathae
Don't look, don't look
Panjangatha parkathae
Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times
Whistling :…………………………….
(Whistling sound)
Thallathae thallathae
Don't push, don't push
Thavaniya thallathae
Don't push away the half-saree
Whistling :…………………………….
(Whistling sound)
Killathae killathae
Don't pinch, don't pinch
Whistling :…………………………….
(Whistling sound)
Female :Kilimanasa killathae
Female: Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart
Whistling :…………………………….
(Whistling sound)
Kollathae kollathae
Don't kill, don't kill
Teenage-ah kollathae
Don't kill the teenage years
Vazhkai vazhathaanae
Life is meant for living
Chorus :Varava athaanae
Chorus: That is why I have come!
Parkathae parkathae
Don't look, don't look
Panjangatha parkathae
Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times
Thallathae thallathae
Don't push, don't push
Thavaniya thallathae
Don't push away the half-saree
Killathae killathae
Don't pinch, don't pinch
Chorus :Killathae killathae
Chorus: Don't pinch, don't pinch
Female :Kilimanasa killathae
Female: Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart
Chorus :Kilimanasa killathae
Chorus: Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart
Kollathae kollathae
Don't kill, don't kill
Teenage-ah kollathae
Don't kill the teenage years
Vazhkai vazhathaanae
Life is meant for living
Chorus :Varava athaanae
Chorus: That is why I have come!
Paruva ponnukitta
With a young woman in her prime
Bhagavatham pesathae
Don't preach sacred scriptures like Bhagavatham
Male :Pesathae pesathae
Male: Don't talk, don't talk
Periya vaarthai pesathae
Don't speak big philosophical words
Salvar mayilu vantha
When a peacock wearing a salwar kameez arrives
Sakthiyinnu thallathae
Don't push her away viewing her purely as Goddess Sakthi
Male :Kollathae kollathae
Male: Don't kill, don't kill
Konji konji kollathae
Don't kill me with sweet affection
Pookum poovellam
Every blooming flower
Poojaikinnu ennathae
Don't assume it is only meant for temple worship
Ponnukum poo pidikum
Women love flowers too
Maranthu vidathae
Do not forget that
Thirumanam ketkiren
I am asking for marriage
Thiruneera ketkiren
Am I merely asking for holy ash?
Thedhiyai sollividu
Set the wedding date for us
Manamae manamae
Oh my beloved heart!
Parkathae parkathae
Don't look, don't look
Panjangatha parkathae
Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times
Thallathae thallathae
Don't push, don't push
Thavaniya thallathae
Don't push away the half-saree
Killathae killathae
Don't pinch, don't pinch
Kilimanasa killathae
Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart
Kollathae kollathae
Don't kill, don't kill
Teenage-ah kollathae
Don't kill the teenage years
Vazhkai vazhathaanae
Life is meant for living
Chorus :Varava athaanae
Chorus: That is why I have come!
Padukai thookathukae
Don't think the bed was made
Padachathinnu ennathae
Only for sleeping
Male :Podathae podathae
Male: Don't lay down, don't lay down
Pudhiya sattam podathae
Don't enact new restrictive rules
Kashmir irukaiyilae
When Kashmir is right here in front of you
Kasiyaithan ennathae
Don't keep dreaming of going to Kashi
Male :Aadathae aadathae
Male: Don't dance, don't dance
Athumeeri aadathae
Don't cross boundaries and dance
Kanni illan poonguyil
When a young, innocent cuckoo-like girl
Kadarkaraiyil varugaiyil
Comes down to the beach side
Sundalae beach-nu
Don't just think of buying beach snacks like sundal
Sokki vidathae
And get blissfully distracted
Paravai aagamal
Without becoming a bird that flies free
Pattu puzhuvai pogathae
Don't get trapped inside like a silkworm
Ippozhuthu vazhnthu vidu
Live life in the present moment
Indrae indrae
Today itself, today itself!
Parkathae parkathae
Don't look, don't look
Panjangatha parkathae
Don't look at the almanac for auspicious times
Thallathae thallathae
Don't push, don't push
Thavaniya thallathae
Don't push away the half-saree
Killathae killathae
Don't pinch, don't pinch
Kilimanasa killathae
Don't pinch my parrot-soft heart
Kollathae kollathae
Don't kill, don't kill
Teenage-ah kollathae
Don't kill the teenage years
Vazhkai vazhathaanae
Life is meant for living
Chorus :Varava athaanae
Chorus: That is why I have come!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Parkathae Parkathae from the 1993 movie Gentleman (directed by S. Shankar with music by A. R. Rahman and lyrics by Vaali) is a playful, romantic duet celebrating youth, love, and spontaneity. The song revolves around a lively banter between two young lovers urging each other to abandon rigid traditions, excessive ritualistic mindset, and hesitation, encouraging them to embrace romance and live in the present moment rather than delaying happiness. Through witty metaphors comparing religious detachment with youthful desires, lyricist Vaali highlights that youth is fleeting and life should be lived joyfully today. Rahman's energetic arrangement and catchy chorus further enhance the track's youthful vigor, making it one of the standout pop-influenced romantic tracks of the early 1990s.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Epizeuxis (Adukkuthodar)
“Parkathae parkathae”
Repetition of words like 'Parkathae', 'Thallathae', 'Killathae', and 'Kollathae' creates a rhythmic cadence throughout the song.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagathilip)
“Female :Kilimanasa killathae”
'Kilimanasu' compares a gentle, tender heart to a parrot, emphasizing innocent love.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Panjangatha parkathae”
Repetition of the initial letter 'Pa' sound in 'Parkathae' and 'Panjangatha' establishes a smooth rhythmic flow.
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Thallathae thallathae”
Matching second consonants across successive lines ('ll' in Thallathae, Killathae, Kollathae).
Contrast / Antithesis
“Kashmir irukaiyilae / Kasiyaithan ennathae”
Contrasting spiritual renunciation (Kasi) with romantic passion (Kashmir) to emphasize enjoying life.
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Trivia
Gentleman (1993) marked the directorial debut of blockbuster director S. Shankar and was a massive musical hit for A. R. Rahman in his early career following Roach. Lyricist Vaali crafted this track with a blend of modern youthful slang and classical Tamil wordplay.
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