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Lyrics & meaning

Paruvam Paartthu Arugil

From Marutha Nattu Veeran · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
S. V. Venkatraman
Movie name
Marutha Nattu Veeran
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
12 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Paruvam paarthu arugil vandhum vetkamaa
Paruvam paarthu arugil vandhum vetkamaa
Illai pazhagha vandha azhaghan meedhu konda kobamaa
Pazhagha vandha azhaghan meedhu konda kobamaa…
Paruvam paarthu arugil vandhum vetkamaa
Varuvaar varuvaar endru vaasalil nindraayo
Varuvaar varuvaar yendru vaasalil nindraayo
Vaadai ennum kaatru vandhu vadhaithida kandaayo
Sendraayo
Angae vaadai ennum kaatru vandhu
Vadhaithida kandaayo sendraayo
Paruvam paarthu arugil vandhum vetkamaa
Gnyaayiru pettraval nee thaano
Thingal enbadhun paer thaano
Gnyaayiru pettraval nee thaano
Thingal enbadhun paer thaano
Nalam paadum sevvaayil
Thamizhp paadum nagai kondu
Nalam paadum sevvaayil
Thamizhp paadum nagai kondu
Nadamaadum thani vaira silaiyo…
Aa… aa… aa… aa…aa….aa…
Nadamaadum thani vaira silaiyo
Megam valai veesi manam konda thunaiyo
Paruvam paarthu arugil vandhum vetkamaa
Kaalilae salangai galeer galeer yena
Kangalilae minnal paleer paleer yena
Kaighal veesi varum kanni pola
Ezhil kaattiyum amudham oottiyum
Ezhil kaattiyum amudham oottiyum
Ennai vaatti vadhaippadhendru
Vadivamaana kalai vannamae iyarkkai annamae
Paruvam paarthu arugil vandhum vetkamaa
Illai pazhaga vandha azhaghan meedhu konda kobamaa
Paruvam paarthu arugil vandhum vetkamaa…
Aa..... Aa..... Aa..... Aa..... Aa..... Aa.....
Knowing our youth has blossomed, now that I have come near, are you shy?
Knowing our youth has blossomed, now that I have come near, are you shy?
Or are you angry with this handsome man who came to be close with you?
Angry with this handsome man who came to be close with you?
Knowing our youth has blossomed, now that I have come near, are you shy?
Did you wait at the doorway thinking, "He will come, he will come"?
Did you wait at the doorway thinking, "He will come, he will come"?
Did you feel the cold northern breeze come and torment you?
Did you walk away?
Did the cold northern breeze come there...
...and torment you, making you walk away?
Knowing our youth has blossomed, now that I have come near, are you shy?
Were you born of the sun?
Is "the Moon" your true name?
Were you born of the sun?
Is "the Moon" your true name?
With those rosy lips that speak of sweetness,
and a smile that sings pure Tamil,
With those rosy lips that speak of sweetness,
and a smile that sings pure Tamil,
are you a living statue carved of diamond?
Aa..... Aa..... Aa..... Aa..... Aa.... Aa....
Are you a living statue carved of diamond?
Or a bride caught in the net of passing clouds?
Knowing our youth has blossomed, now that I have come near, are you shy?
With anklets chiming musically on your feet,
with lightning flashing bright in your eyes,
like a young girl swaying her arms as she walks,
showing your beauty and pouring out nectar,
showing your beauty and pouring out nectar,
why do you torment and tease my heart,
oh sculpted work of art, oh graceful swan of nature?
Knowing our youth has blossomed, now that I have come near, are you shy?
Or are you angry with this handsome man who came to be close with you?
Knowing our youth has blossomed, now that I have come near, are you shy?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic track features a hero playfully teasing his beloved as she hesitates to step closer. He questions whether her coyness springs from natural shyness upon entering her prime youth or from subtle anger towards the handsome admirer pursuing her affection. He describes her longing moments as she waited at the doorway exposed to the cold northern breeze.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Paruvam paarthu arugil vandhum vetkamaa”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds 'Pa' in 'Paruvam' and 'paarthu'.

Erattai Kilavi (Onomatopoeic Reduplication)

“Kaalilae salangai galeer galeer yena”

Use of rhythmic sound imitators 'galeer galeer' and 'paleer paleer' to evoke the sound of anklets and the bright flash of lightning.

Uruvagham (Metaphor)

“Nadamaadum thani vaira silaiyo…”

Comparing the heroine directly to a 'dancing diamond statue' and 'nature's swan'.

Personification

“Vaadai ennum kaatru vandhu vadhaithida kandaayo”

Personifying the cold northern breeze (Vaadai kaatru) as an entity that torments lovers in separation.

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Trivia

Marutha Nattu Veeran (1961) is a Tamil historical adventure film directed by T. R. Raghunath, starring M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi. The music for this film was composed by C. N. Pandurangan, featuring lyrics penned by the legend Kannadasan.

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