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Lyrics & meaning

Paarthu Paarthu Male

From Nee Varuvai Ena · 1999

Lyricist: Ravishankar
Singer: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director: S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name: Nee Varuvai Ena
Movie release year: 1999
Lyrics added on: 24 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Paarthu paarthu kangal poothirupen

Nee varuvai yena

Poothu poothu punnagai serthuvaipen

Nee varuvai yena

Thendralaga nee varuvayaa

Jannalagiren

Theerthamaga nee varuvayaa

Megamagiren

Vannamaga nee varuvayaa

Pookalagiren

Vaarthaiyaga nee varuvaya

Kavidhai aagiren

Paarthu paarthu kangal poothirupen

Nee varuvai yena

Poothu poothu punnagai serthuvaipen

Nee varuvai yena

Karaigalil odhungiya kilinjalgal

Unakena dhinam dhinam segarithen

Kumudhamum vigatanum nee padipayena

Vaasaganagi vitten

Kavidhai noolodu kola puthagam

Unakai semikiren

Kanavil unnodu enna pesalam

Dhinamum yosikiren

Oru kagam kaavena karaindhaalum

Yen vaasal paarkiren

Paarthu paarthu kangal poothirupen

Nee varuvai yena

Poothu poothu punnagai serthuvaipen

Nee varuvai yena

Aaa aah aah …. aaa aah aah

Yenakulla vedhanai nilavuku therindhidum

Nilavukum jodi illai

Ezhuthiya kavidhaigal unai vandhu serndhida

Kavidhaikum kaalgal illai

Uzhagil pen varkam nooru kodiyaam

Adhilae nee yaaradi

Sarugai vandhae naan kaathirukiren

Engae un kaaladi

Mani sari paarthu dhinam vazhi paarthu

Iru vizhigal theigiren

Paarthu paarthu kangal poothirupen

Nee varuvai yena

Poothu poothu punnagai serthuvaipen

Nee varuvai yena

Thendralaga nee varuvayaa

Jannalagiren

Theerthamaga nee varuvayaa

Megamagiren

Vannamaga nee varuvayaa

Pookalagiren

Vaarthaiyaga nee varuvaya

Kavidhai aagiren

I will keep watching with longing eyes,

Hoping you will come.

I will gather smiles blooming in my heart,

Hoping you will come.

Will you come as a gentle breeze?

I will become a window.

Will you come as sacred water?

I will become a cloud.

Will you come as colors?

I will become flowers.

Will you come as words?

I will become a poem.

I will keep watching with longing eyes,

Hoping you will come.

I will gather smiles blooming in my heart,

Hoping you will come.

The seashells washed up on the shore,

I collected every day for you.

Thinking you might read Kumudam and Vikatan (popular magazines),

I became a reader myself.

Along with poetry books, kolam (decorative pattern) books,

I am saving for you.

What should I say to you in my dreams?

I wonder every single day.

Even if a crow simply caws,

I look out towards my doorstep.

I will keep watching with longing eyes,

Hoping you will come.

I will gather smiles blooming in my heart,

Hoping you will come.

Aaah ah ah... aaah ah ah

The moon understands the pain inside me,

For even the moon has no companion.

For the poems I wrote to reach you,

Even poems do not have feet to walk.

They say there are a billion women in this world,

Among them, who are you?

I wait here like a dry fallen leaf,

Where are your footsteps?

Constantly checking the time and watching the road,

My two eyes wear out with waiting.

I will keep watching with longing eyes,

Hoping you will come.

I will gather smiles blooming in my heart,

Hoping you will come.

Will you come as a gentle breeze?

I will become a window.

Will you come as sacred water?

I will become a cloud.

Will you come as colors?

I will become flowers.

Will you come as words?

I will become a poem.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic Tamil track expresses the deep yearning, anticipation, and poetic devotion of a lover waiting endlessly for their beloved to arrive. The speaker details small everyday actions—collecting seashells, buying popular magazines like Kumudham and Ananda Vikatan, storing Rangoli designs, and watching the doorstep at the sound of a crow—all done in preparation for the beloved's arrival.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Thendralaga nee varuvayaa / Jannalagiren”

The protagonist transforms into receptive objects (window, cloud, flowers, poem) in response to the lover's elemental forms (breeze, holy water, color, words).

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

“Paarthu paarthu kangal poothirupen”

Repetition of words like 'paarthu paarthu' and 'poothu poothu' emphasizes the intensity and prolongation of waiting.

Personification

“Kavidhaikum kaalgal illai”

Attributing human traits such as walking to written poems ('poems do not have legs').

Cultural Allusion (Nimittham)

“Oru kagam kaavena karaindhaalum / Yen vaasal paarkiren”

Refers to the traditional Tamil superstition where a crow cawing at the doorway signifies the arrival of guests.

Did you know?

Trivia

The film 'Nee Varuvai Ena' (1999), directed by Rajakumaran and starring Parthiban and Devayani, features a iconic soundtrack composed by S.A. Rajkumar. The male version of this hit track was sung by Hariharan, while the female version was rendered by Sujatha.

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