Thirumba Thirumba Parthu
From Paarvai Ondre Podhume · 2001
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Unnikrishnan, Harini
- Music director
- Bharani
- Details
- Paarvai Ondre Podhume2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi | Looking again and again, talking again and again, |
| Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa | O dream lover who expresses love over and over again! |
| Female | |
| Thirumba thirumba kadidham pottu thirumba thirumba Idhayam kettu | Sending letters again and again, asking for my heart again and again, |
| Thirumba thirumba uyirai kollum ninaivu kaadhalaa | O lover of memories who slays my soul over and over again! |
| Male | |
| Imaikkum bodhu un mugam therivadhillai vaadinen | I withered away because I couldn't see your face when I blinked my eyes, |
| Imaigal rendai neekkidum maruthuvangal thedinen | I searched for medicines that could remove both my eyelids, |
| Female | |
| Uyirai kondu unnai moodinen … aaaa aaaa | I covered you with my very soul... ah ah... |
| Male | |
| Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi | Looking again and again, talking again and again, |
| Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa | O dream lover who expresses love over and over again! |
| Female | |
| { Na na nana … nana na na nana} (2) | { Na na nana … nana na na nana } (2) |
| Male | |
| Undhan vanna selaiyai kaatru kondu ponadho | Did the wind carry away your colorful saree? |
| Kaatru kondu ponadhai megam vaangi kondadho | Did the cloud take what the wind carried away? |
| Vaangi konda selai thaan vaanavillum aanadho | Did that saree taken by clouds turn into a rainbow? |
| Female | |
| Mutham vaithu kolvadhai vaanam enna ennudho | Does the sky intend to kiss you? |
| Enni vaitha pulligal natchathiram aanadho | Did the drawn dots turn into stars? |
| Undhan perai solvadhil kodi inbam koodudho | Saying your name brings a crore of endless joy! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalithu paarkkaiyil idhayam nindru pogumae | When falling in love, the heart stops beating, |
| Female | |
| Idhayam nindru poyinum ratham ottam odumae | Yet even if the heart stops, the blood still flows! |
| Male | |
| Pirappu pola irappu pola oru muraithaan kaadhal thondrumae ..aaa aaaa | Just like birth and death, love happens only once... ah ah... |
| Female | |
| Kavignan manasu pola nee thuruvi thuruvi paarkkiraai | Like a poet's mind, you probe and gaze deeply, |
| Graama mannin thendralaai urasi urasi ketkiraai | Like the gentle breeze of rural soil, you brush against me and ask, |
| Indha menmai aanmaiyae unnai enni eerthadhu | This gentle masculinity pulled me toward thinking of you, |
| Male | |
| Mejai vilakku pola nee thalai kunindhu pogiraai | Like a table lamp, you bow your head, |
| Kodai kaala megamaai konjam konjam pesuraai | Like a summer cloud, you speak slowly bit by bit, |
| Indha thanni thaanadi ennai unnil korthadhu | This humility is what tied me to you, |
| Female | |
| Idhaya thudippu enbadhae nimishathukku enbadhu | The heartbeat is measured per minute, |
| Male | |
| Unnai paarkkum bodhu thaan nooru madangu koodudhae | Only when looking at you does it increase a hundredfold! |
| Female | |
| Vetkam paadhi swargam paadhi maari maari vandhu ponadhu…aaaa aaaa | Half shyness and half heaven came and went alternately... ah ah... |
| Male | |
| Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi | Looking again and again, talking again and again, |
| Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa | O dream lover who expresses love over and over again! |
| Female | |
| Thirumba thirumba kadidham pottu thirumba thirumba Idhayam kettu | Sending letters again and again, asking for my heart again and again, |
| Thirumba thirumba uyirai kollum ninaivu kaadhalaa | O lover of memories who slays my soul over and over again! |
| Male | |
| Imaikkum bodhu un mugam therivadhillai vaadinen | I withered away because I couldn't see your face when I blinked my eyes, |
| Imaigal rendai neekkidum maruthuvangal thedinen | I searched for medicines that could remove both my eyelids, |
| Female | |
| Uyirai kondu unnai moodinen … aaaa aaaa | I covered you with my very soul... ah ah... |
| Male | |
| Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi | Looking again and again, talking again and again, |
| Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa | O dream lover who expresses love over and over again! |
திரும்ப திரும்ப
பார்த்து பார்த்து திரும்ப
திரும்ப பேசி பேசி திரும்ப
திரும்ப காதல் சொல்லும்
கனவு காதலா
Looking again and again, talking again and again,
O dream lover who expresses love over and over again!
திரும்ப திரும்ப
கடிதம் போட்டு திரும்ப
திரும்ப இதயம் கேட்டு
திரும்ப திரும்ப உயிரை
கொல்லும் நினைவு காதலா
Sending letters again and again, asking for my heart again and again,
O lover of memories who slays my soul over and over again!
இமைக்கும்போது
உன் முகம் தெரிவதில்லை
வாடினேன் இமைகள் ரெண்டை
நீக்கிடும் மருத்துவங்கள் தேடினேன்
I withered away because I couldn't see your face when I blinked my eyes,
I searched for medicines that could remove both my eyelids,
உயிரை கொண்டு
உன்னை மூடினேன் ஆஆஆ...…
I covered you with my very soul... ah ah...
திரும்ப திரும்ப
பார்த்து பார்த்து திரும்ப
திரும்ப பேசி பேசி திரும்ப
திரும்ப காதல் சொல்லும்
கனவு காதலா
Looking again and again, talking again and again,
O dream lover who expresses love over and over again!
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{ Na na nana … nana na na nana } (2)
உந்தன் வண்ண
சேலையை காற்று கொண்டு
போனதோ காற்று கொண்டு
போனதை மேகம் வாங்கி
கொண்டதோ வாங்கி கொண்ட
சேலைதான் வானவில்லும் ஆனதோ
Did the wind carry away your colorful saree?
Did the cloud take what the wind carried away?
Did that saree taken by clouds turn into a rainbow?
முத்தம் வைத்து
கொள்வதை வானம் என்ன
எண்ணுதோ எண்ணி வைத்த
புள்ளிகள் நட்சத்திரம் ஆனதோ
உந்தன் பேரை சொல்வதில்
கோடி இன்பம் கூடுதோ
Does the sky intend to kiss you?
Did the drawn dots turn into stars?
Saying your name brings a crore of endless joy!
காதலித்து பார்க்கையில்
இதயம் நின்று போகுமே
When falling in love, the heart stops beating,
இதயம் நின்று
போயினும் ரத்த ஓட்டம்
ஓடுமே
Yet even if the heart stops, the blood still flows!
பிறப்பு போல
இறப்பு போலஒரு
முறைதான் காதல்
தோன்றுமே ஆஆ…
Just like birth and death, love happens only once... ah ah...
திரும்ப திரும்ப
பார்த்து பார்த்து திரும்ப
திரும்ப பேசி பேசி திரும்ப
திரும்ப காதல் சொல்லும்
கனவு காதலா
Like a poet's mind, you probe and gaze deeply,
Like the gentle breeze of rural soil, you brush against me and ask,
This gentle masculinity pulled me toward thinking of you,
கவிஞன் மனசு
போல நீ துருவி துருவி
பார்க்கிறாய் கிராம
மண்ணின் தென்றலாய்
உரசி உரசி கேட்கிறாய்
இந்த மென்மை ஆண்மையே
உன்னை எண்ணி ஈர்த்தது
Like a table lamp, you bow your head,
Like a summer cloud, you speak slowly bit by bit,
This humility is what tied me to you,
மேஜை விளக்கு
போல நீ தலை குனிந்து
போகிறாய் கோடை கால
மேகமாய் கொஞ்சம்
கொஞ்சம் பேசுறாய் இந்த
தன்மை தானடி என்னை
உன்னில் கோர்த்தது
The heartbeat is measured per minute,
இதய துடிப்பு
என்பதே நிமிஷத்துக்கு
என்பது
Only when looking at you does it increase a hundredfold!
உன்னை பார்க்கும்போது
தான் நூறு மடங்கு கூடுது
Half shyness and half heaven came and went alternately... ah ah...
வெட்கம் பாதி
சொர்க்கம் பாதி மாறி
மாறி வந்து போனது ஆஆ…
Looking again and again, talking again and again,
O dream lover who expresses love over and over again!
திரும்ப திரும்ப
பார்த்து பார்த்து திரும்ப
திரும்ப பேசி பேசி திரும்ப
திரும்ப காதல் சொல்லும்
கனவு காதலா
Sending letters again and again, asking for my heart again and again,
O lover of memories who slays my soul over and over again!
திரும்ப திரும்ப
கடிதம் போட்டு திரும்ப
திரும்ப இதயம் கேட்டு
திரும்ப திரும்ப உயிரை
கொல்லும் நினைவு காதலா
I withered away because I couldn't see your face when I blinked my eyes,
I searched for medicines that could remove both my eyelids,
இமைக்கும்போது
உன் முகம் தெரிவதில்லை
வாடினேன் இமைகள் ரெண்டை
நீக்கிடும் மருத்துவங்கள் தேடினேன்
I covered you with my very soul... ah ah...
உயிரை கொண்டு
உன்னை மூடினேன் ஆஆஆ...…
Looking again and again, talking again and again,
O dream lover who expresses love over and over again!
திரும்ப திரும்ப
பார்த்து பார்த்து திரும்ப
திரும்ப பேசி பேசி திரும்ப
திரும்ப காதல் சொல்லும்
கனவு காதலா
Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi
Looking again and again, talking again and again,
Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa
O dream lover who expresses love over and over again!
Thirumba thirumba kadidham pottu thirumba thirumba Idhayam kettu
Sending letters again and again, asking for my heart again and again,
Thirumba thirumba uyirai kollum ninaivu kaadhalaa
O lover of memories who slays my soul over and over again!
Imaikkum bodhu un mugam therivadhillai vaadinen
I withered away because I couldn't see your face when I blinked my eyes,
Imaigal rendai neekkidum maruthuvangal thedinen
I searched for medicines that could remove both my eyelids,
Uyirai kondu unnai moodinen … aaaa aaaa
I covered you with my very soul... ah ah...
Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi
Looking again and again, talking again and again,
Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa
O dream lover who expresses love over and over again!
{ Na na nana … nana na na nana} (2)
{ Na na nana … nana na na nana } (2)
Undhan vanna selaiyai kaatru kondu ponadho
Did the wind carry away your colorful saree?
Kaatru kondu ponadhai megam vaangi kondadho
Did the cloud take what the wind carried away?
Vaangi konda selai thaan vaanavillum aanadho
Did that saree taken by clouds turn into a rainbow?
Mutham vaithu kolvadhai vaanam enna ennudho
Does the sky intend to kiss you?
Enni vaitha pulligal natchathiram aanadho
Did the drawn dots turn into stars?
Undhan perai solvadhil kodi inbam koodudho
Saying your name brings a crore of endless joy!
Kaadhalithu paarkkaiyil idhayam nindru pogumae
When falling in love, the heart stops beating,
Idhayam nindru poyinum ratham ottam odumae
Yet even if the heart stops, the blood still flows!
Pirappu pola irappu pola oru muraithaan kaadhal thondrumae ..aaa aaaa
Just like birth and death, love happens only once... ah ah...
Kavignan manasu pola nee thuruvi thuruvi paarkkiraai
Like a poet's mind, you probe and gaze deeply,
Graama mannin thendralaai urasi urasi ketkiraai
Like the gentle breeze of rural soil, you brush against me and ask,
Indha menmai aanmaiyae unnai enni eerthadhu
This gentle masculinity pulled me toward thinking of you,
Mejai vilakku pola nee thalai kunindhu pogiraai
Like a table lamp, you bow your head,
Kodai kaala megamaai konjam konjam pesuraai
Like a summer cloud, you speak slowly bit by bit,
Indha thanni thaanadi ennai unnil korthadhu
This humility is what tied me to you,
Idhaya thudippu enbadhae nimishathukku enbadhu
The heartbeat is measured per minute,
Unnai paarkkum bodhu thaan nooru madangu koodudhae
Only when looking at you does it increase a hundredfold!
Vetkam paadhi swargam paadhi maari maari vandhu ponadhu…aaaa aaaa
Half shyness and half heaven came and went alternately... ah ah...
Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi
Looking again and again, talking again and again,
Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa
O dream lover who expresses love over and over again!
Thirumba thirumba kadidham pottu thirumba thirumba Idhayam kettu
Sending letters again and again, asking for my heart again and again,
Thirumba thirumba uyirai kollum ninaivu kaadhalaa
O lover of memories who slays my soul over and over again!
Imaikkum bodhu un mugam therivadhillai vaadinen
I withered away because I couldn't see your face when I blinked my eyes,
Imaigal rendai neekkidum maruthuvangal thedinen
I searched for medicines that could remove both my eyelids,
Uyirai kondu unnai moodinen … aaaa aaaa
I covered you with my very soul... ah ah...
Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi
Looking again and again, talking again and again,
Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa
O dream lover who expresses love over and over again!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic Tamil romantic song expresses the deep longing, obsession, and poetic admiration between lovers. The singer speaks of how the thought of the beloved fills every moment, causing sleeplessness and intense emotional surges where even blinking feels like a lost opportunity to see the partner. The imagery transitions from poetic natural elements—comparing sarees to rainbows and stars to drawn dots—to intimate reflections on gentle masculinity and quiet devotion. Ultimately, the song highlights love as a singular, transformative lifetime experience akin to birth and death. The heart rate multiplying a hundredfold in the lover's presence captures the sheer passion and innocence of romance portrayed in early 2000s Tamil cinema.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar / Repetition (Anaphora & Epizeuxis)
“Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi”
The repetition of words like 'Thirumba thirumba', 'paarthu paarthu', and 'pesi pesi' emphasizes continuous, obsessive actions and deep emotional intensity.
Hyperbole (Uvaman / Utpreksha)
“Imaigal rendai neekkidum maruthuvangal thedinen”
Extravagant exaggeration where the protagonist searches for medicine to remove eyelids so as not to lose sight of the lover even for a split second.
Metaphor & Imagery (Upamai)
“Vaangi konda selai thaan vaanavillum aanadho”
Comparing a colorful saree carried by wind to a rainbow, and rangoli dots in the sky to stars, creating vivid surrealistic imagery.
Simile (Upamai)
“Mejai vilakku pola nee thalai kunindhu pogiraai”
Direct comparison comparing the lover's bowing head to a desk lamp ('Mejai vilakku pola') and soft speech to a summer cloud ('Kodai kaala megamaai').
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Trivia
The film 'Paarvai Ondre Podhume' (2001), starring Kunal, Monal, and Karan, was a major musical hit composed by Bharani, with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay. The song 'Thirumba Thirumba' (often known as 'Thirumba Thirumba Paarthu Paarthu') was sung by Unni Menon and Harini, becoming an iconic romantic track of the early 2000s.
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