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Lyrics & meaning

Thirumba Thirumba Parthu

From Paarvai Ondre Podhume · 2001

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Unnikrishnan, Harini
Music director
Bharani
Movie name
Paarvai Ondre Podhume
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
6 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi
Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa
Thirumba thirumba kadidham pottu thirumba thirumba Idhayam kettu
Thirumba thirumba uyirai kollum ninaivu kaadhalaa
Imaikkum bodhu un mugam therivadhillai vaadinen
Imaigal rendai neekkidum maruthuvangal thedinen
Uyirai kondu unnai moodinen … aaaa aaaa
Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi
Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa
{ Na na nana … nana na na nana} (2)
Undhan vanna selaiyai kaatru kondu ponadho
Kaatru kondu ponadhai megam vaangi kondadho
Vaangi konda selai thaan vaanavillum aanadho
Mutham vaithu kolvadhai vaanam enna ennudho
Enni vaitha pulligal natchathiram aanadho
Undhan perai solvadhil kodi inbam koodudho
Kaadhalithu paarkkaiyil idhayam nindru pogumae
Idhayam nindru poyinum ratham ottam odumae
Pirappu pola irappu pola oru muraithaan kaadhal thondrumae ..aaa aaaa
Kavignan manasu pola nee thuruvi thuruvi paarkkiraai
Graama mannin thendralaai urasi urasi ketkiraai
Indha menmai aanmaiyae unnai enni eerthadhu
Mejai vilakku pola nee thalai kunindhu pogiraai
Kodai kaala megamaai konjam konjam pesuraai
Indha thanni thaanadi ennai unnil korthadhu
Idhaya thudippu enbadhae nimishathukku enbadhu
Unnai paarkkum bodhu thaan nooru madangu koodudhae
Vetkam paadhi swargam paadhi maari maari vandhu ponadhu…aaaa aaaa
Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi
Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa
Thirumba thirumba kadidham pottu thirumba thirumba Idhayam kettu
Thirumba thirumba uyirai kollum ninaivu kaadhalaa
Imaikkum bodhu un mugam therivadhillai vaadinen
Imaigal rendai neekkidum maruthuvangal thedinen
Uyirai kondu unnai moodinen … aaaa aaaa
Thirumba thirumba paarthu paarthu thirumba thirumba pesi pesi
Thirumba thirumba kaadhal sollum kanavu kaadhalaa
Looking at each other again and again, talking again and again,
my dream lover who confesses love again and again!
Sending letters again and again, asking for my heart again and again,
my lover in memory who takes my breath away again and again!
When I blink, I cannot see your face, and I wither in longing,
I searched for a remedy to remove both my eyelids,
and wrapped you safely within my very soul... Aaaa Aaaa
Looking at each other again and again, talking again and again,
my dream lover who confesses love again and again!
{ Na na nana … nana na na nana } (2)
Did the breeze carry away your colorful saree?
Did the clouds take what the breeze carried away?
Did that very saree turn into a rainbow?
Is the sky counting every kiss we share?
Did the dots it counted become the stars?
Does saying your name bring boundless joy?
When falling in love, the heart seems to stop,
yet even if the heart stops, the blood still flows!
Just like birth and just like death, love happens only once... Aaaa Aaaa
Like a poet's inquisitive mind, you look and search so deeply,
Like a breeze over village soil, you brush close and ask,
this gentle manhood of yours is what drew me to you!
Like a table lamp, you bow your head as you walk past,
Like a summer cloud, you speak just a little bit,
this cool gentleness of yours is what bound me to you!
A heartbeat is said to be eighty times a minute,
yet the moment I see you, it rises a hundred times over!
Half shyness, half heaven came and went in turns... Aaaa Aaaa
Looking at each other again and again, talking again and again,
my dream lover who confesses love again and again!
Sending letters again and again, asking for my heart again and again,
my lover in memory who takes my breath away again and again!
When I blink, I cannot see your face, and I wither in longing,
I searched for a remedy to remove both my eyelids,
and wrapped you safely within my very soul... Aaaa Aaaa
Looking at each other again and again, talking again and again,
my dream lover who confesses love again and again!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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