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Lyrics & meaning

Takkaru Paarva

From Ayngaran · 2019

Lyricist
Shiva Shankar
Singers
Siddharth Mahadevan, G. V. Prakash Kumar
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Ayngaran2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Takkaru paarva paakuriyaeYou look at me with a stunning gaze
Takkunnu bothai yethuriyaeYou intoxicate me all of a sudden
Bakkunnu paadha mathuriyaeMy heart leaps and suddenly changes its path
Thikki nee pesa vekkuriyaeYou make me stammer when I try to speak
Male
Nikkaiyil neram kootturiyaeWhen standing beside me, you extend time
Vekkaiyil thaagam theekuriyaeIn the sweltering heat, you quench my thirst
Vetkathil vethala poduriyaeIn your shyness, you turn red as if chewing betel leaf
Pakkathil vandha oduriyaeWhen I come near you, you run away
Male
Mother’u tongue-a maranthenaeI forgot my own mother tongue
Setharu thenga aanenaeI became like a shattered coconut
Tharaiyila naan medhanthenaeI floated right above the ground
Paranthenae…I flew away...
Male
Kutheetti kannaalaWith spear-like sharp eyes
Kutheettu poguriyaeYou stab me and walk away
Viththa nee katturiyaeYou display your magical charm
Katturiyae…Display it...
Male
Paaviyen manasa nee kalachiyaeYou disturbed this poor sinner's heart
Nenjil un aatchiya amatchiyaeYou established your reign inside my heart
Male
Takkaru paarva paakuriyaeYou look at me with a stunning gaze
Takkunnu bothai yethuriyaeYou intoxicate me all of a sudden
Bakkunnu paadha mathuriyaeMy heart leaps and suddenly changes its path
Thikki nee pesa vekkuriyaeYou make me stammer when I try to speak
Male
Aarezhu maniyaanaAfter six or seven hours
Theenthu pogumWhich drains away
Androidu naan illadiI am not an Android phone, girl
Ezhezhu jenmamum koodavarumComing along for seven entire births
Unnoda udbiyadiI am your faithful power supply, girl
Male
Oviyatha orankattumLet paintings stand aside
Kannae un azhaga thaan enna sollaMy dear, how can I even describe your beauty?
Olagengumae thedipaathenI searched all across the world
Onnaattam ponnae illaThere is no girl like you
Male
En kaadhal whatsapp-ulaOn my WhatsApp of love
Neethaanae dp pullaYou are the display picture, girl
Night ellaam naan thoongalaI didn't sleep all night
Onnaala romba thollaBecause of you, it is so much trouble
Male
Takkaru paarva paakuriyaeYou look at me with a stunning gaze
Takkunnu bothai yethuriyaeYou intoxicate me all of a sudden
Bakkunnu paadha mathuriyaeMy heart leaps and suddenly changes its path
Thikki nee pesa vekkuriyaeYou make me stammer when I try to speak
Male
Ayyaiyo munnaala ava nikkuraOh my, she stands right in front of me
Anjaaru nilavattam thaanLike five or six moons gathered together
Power cuttu aanaalum parava illaEven if there is a power cut, it does not matter
Inverter ava kannu thaanHer eyes act like a power inverter
Male
Eragupandhu naanthanadiI am a shuttlecock, girl
Yeguri thaan yengeyo ponenadiI bounced high and went somewhere far
Marakilayae ongitta thaanRight in your tree branch
Maattiyae nikkurendiI got stuck and stand there, girl
Male
Kai veesi nee nadanthaWhen you walk swinging your hands
Kaathellaam kiru kirukkumEven the wind feels dizzy
Malarpadham pattathanaalBecause your flower-like feet touched it
Mannukkum madham pudikkumEven the soil gets intoxicated with passion
Male
Takkaru paarva paakuriyaeYou look at me with a stunning gaze
Takkunnu bothai yethuriyaeYou intoxicate me all of a sudden
Bakkunnu paadha mathuriyaeMy heart leaps and suddenly changes its path
Thikki nee pesa vekkuriyaeYou make me stammer when I try to speak
Male
Nikkaiyil neram kootturiyaeWhen standing beside me, you extend time
Vekkaiyil thaagam theekuriyaeIn the sweltering heat, you quench my thirst
Vetkathil vethala poduriyaeIn your shyness, you turn red as if chewing betel leaf
Pakkathil vandha oduriyaeWhen I come near you, you run away

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Takkaru Paarva is a playful, upbeat romantic track from the movie Ayngaran. The protagonist sings about his intense infatuation with his beloved, describing how her captivating eyes and alluring presence completely disarm him. He uses a mixture of modern tech-oriented metaphors—comparing love to WhatsApp DPs, phone battery, and inverters—and traditional imagery like shuttlecocks and flower-like feet to illustrate his helpless love and excitement.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni / Rhyme Scheme (Monorhyme)

Takkaru paarva paakuriyae

End-rhyming with '-uriyae' across consecutive lines (paakuriyae, yethuriyae, mathuriyae, vekkuriyae).

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)

Eragupandhu naanthanadi

Comparing the protagonist's helpless bouncing state of mind to a shuttlecock ('eragupandhu').

Metaphor / Modern Metaphor

En kaadhal whatsapp-ula / Neethaanae dp pulla

Using modern digital terminology like WhatsApp DP and Android battery life to metaphorically depict romantic devotion.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Anjaaru nilavattam thaan

Exaggerating the girl's radiance as being equivalent to five or six moons glowing together.

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Trivia

The track uniquely blends contemporary colloquial language, English loanwords (WhatsApp, Android, DP, Inverter), and traditional Tamil folk rhythms, composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar who also scored the film Ayngaran.

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