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Parvathi Ennai Paradi

From Parvathi Ennai Paradi · 1993

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Parvathi Ennai Paradi
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
14 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paarvathi ennai paaradi…
Poongodi vandhu seradi…
Chinna poongili…
Ennai chaerumo…
Chinna poongili
Ennai chaerumo
Mayakkam nenjodu thaan
Vanna poongodi vandhu koodumo
Kalakkam kannodu thaan
Solaiyo nadu chaalaiyo
Thaedinen unaiyae
Kaalaiyo andhi maalaiyo vaadinen
Idhayam iniyum saranam
Chinna poongili
Ennai chaerumo
Mayakkam nenjodu thaan
Vanna poongodi vandhu koodumo
Kalakkam kannodu thaan
Vaedan vandhu
Soozhndha podhum
Un ellai thaan
Vaedanthaangal endru ennum
Poongillai naan
Mullil vaeli pottaal enna
Maalai kaatru thaandaadhaa
Kallil oorum jaadhi poovai
Kaigal neetti theendaadhaa
Nee allaal uyir ver yedhu
Neer indri payir vaadudhu
Dheviyae endhan aaviyae keladi
Idhayam iniyum saranam
Chinna poongili
Ennai chaerumo
Mayakkam nenjodu thaan
Vanna poongodi vandhu koodumo
Kalakkam kannodu thaan
Unnai chaerndhu
Vaazha thaanae
Naan vaazhvadhu
Unnai neengi dhegam ingae
Yen vaazhvadhu
Mannil vaazhum ezhaikkellaam
Pennin mogam aagaadhaa
Mannaal seidha paandam endraal
Pongum soru vegaadhaa
Dhevadhaas kadhai paaradi
Oindhadhaa badhil kooradi
Kaadhali endhan paarvathi kaadhalan
Idhayam iniyum saranam
Chinna poongili
Ennai chaerumo
Mayakkam nenjodu thaan
Vanna poongodi vandhu koodumo
Kalakkam kannodu thaan
Solaiyo nadu chaalaiyo
Thaedinen unaiyae
Kaalaiyo andhi maalaiyo vaadinen
Idhayam iniyum saranam
Chinna poongili
Ennai chaerumo
Mayakkam nenjodu thaan
Vanna poongodi vandhu koodumo
Kalakkam kannodu thaan
Parvathi, look at me...
Come and join me, my flowering vine...
Will the sweet little parrot...
come and unite with me?
Will the sweet little parrot
come and unite with me?
My heart is filled with longing,
Will the colorful flowering vine come and join me?
My eyes are filled with distress.
In a grove or in the middle of the road,
I searched only for you.
Morning or evening dusk, I withered in longing.
My heart surrenders to you from now on.
Will the sweet little parrot
come and unite with me?
My heart is filled with longing,
Will the colorful flowering vine come and join me?
My eyes are filled with distress.
Even when the hunter
comes and surrounds me,
I consider your realm
to be Vedanthangal (a bird sanctuary)—
that is the gentle bird I am.
Even if a fence of thorns is raised,
won't the evening breeze cross over it?
The jasmine blossoming from the stone,
won't reaching hands touch it?
Other than you, what else is my life?
Without water, the crop is withering away.
My goddess, my very breath of life, listen to me!
My heart surrenders to you from now on.
Will the sweet little parrot
come and unite with me?
My heart is filled with longing,
Will the colorful flowering vine come and join me?
My eyes are filled with distress.
Only to be united with you
and live this life,
am I alive.
Leaving you behind, why should
this body go on living?
For all the poor living on this earth,
is the love of a woman forbidden?
Just because a pot is made of clay,
will the boiling rice not cook?
Look at the story of Devadas,
has it ever ended? Answer me!
My beloved, my Parvathi, your lover's
heart surrenders to you from now on.
Will the sweet little parrot
come and unite with me?
My heart is filled with longing,
Will the colorful flowering vine come and join me?
My eyes are filled with distress.
In a grove or in the middle of the road,
I searched only for you.
Morning or evening dusk, I withered in longing.
My heart surrenders to you from now on.
Will the sweet little parrot
come and unite with me?
My heart is filled with longing,
Will the colorful flowering vine come and join me?
My eyes are filled with distress.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional song depicts the anguished plea of a lover named Devadas to his beloved Parvathi. He expresses his deep longing, comparing himself to a helpless bird seeking sanctuary and a crop withering without water. He questions the societal barriers and social inequalities that keep them apart, asserting that poor men are equally deserving of love and affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Vaedanthaangal endru ennum Poongillai naan

Compares the beloved to a 'poongodi' (flowering vine) and 'chinna poongili' (little parrot), and compares his beloved's domain to 'Vaedanthaangal' (a safe bird sanctuary).

Rhetorical Question

Mullil vaeli pottaal enna Maalai kaatru thaandaadhaa

Uses poetic questions to show the inevitability of love overcoming obstacles, asking if a thorn fence can stop the evening breeze.

Emoni / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

Mannil vaazhum ezhaikkellaam / Mannaal seidha paandam endraal

Employs classic Tamil poetic rhyming scheme where initial consonants match (e.g., 'Mannil', 'Mannaal').

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Trivia

The song draws directly from the classic tragic romance of Devadas and Parvathi, referencing the iconic literary characters to highlight the protagonist's tragic struggle against social constraints.

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