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Un Paarvaiyil Oraayiram Male

From Amman Kovil Kizhakale · 1986

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
K. J. Yesudass
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Amman Kovil Kizhakale1986

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Un paarvaiyil oraayiramIn your gaze, a thousand
Un paarvaiyil oraayiramIn your gaze, a thousand
Kavithai naan ezhuthuven kaatril naanaeI myself will write poems in the air
Male
Un paarvaiyil oraayiramIn your gaze, a thousand
Kavithai naan ezhuthuven kaatril naanaeI myself will write poems in the air
Nithamum unnai ninaikirenI think of you every single day
Ninaivinaalae anaikirenI embrace you through my thoughts
Male
Un paarvaiyil oraayiramIn your gaze, a thousand
Kavithai naan ezhuthuven kaatril naanaeI myself will write poems in the air
Male
Asaithu isaiththathu valaikaramdhaanThe bangled hand moved and played music
Isaindhu isaiththathu pudhu swaramdhaanIt harmonized and struck a new musical note
Male
Siritha sirippoli silambolidhaanThe sound of your laughter is like tinkling anklets
Kazhuthil irupadhu valampuridhaanThe ornament around your neck is a sacred right-facing conch
Male
Irukum varaikum eduthukodukkumIt gives generously as long as it exists
Irukum varaikum eduthukodukkumIt gives generously as long as it exists
Manadhai mayilidam izhanthenaeI lost my heart to the peacock-like beauty
Mayangi thinam thinam vizhunthenaeSwooning, I fell day after day
Male
Marandhu…irundhuForgetting... remaining...
Parandhu thinam magizha…Flying high to rejoice daily...
Male
Un paarvaiyil oraayiramIn your gaze, a thousand
Kavithai naan ezhuthuven kaatril naanaeI myself will write poems in the air
Nithamum unnai ninaikirenI think of you every single day
Ninaivinaalae anaikirenI embrace you through my thoughts
Male
Un paarvaiyil oraayiramIn your gaze, a thousand
Kavithai naan ezhuthuven kaatril naanaeI myself will write poems in the air
Male
Anaithu nanaindhadhu thalaiyanaithaanEmbracing it, the pillow got soaked
Adutha adiyenna edupadhu naanWhat next step should I take?
Padukkai virithathu unakenathaanThe bed was spread out just for you
Iduppai valaithunai anaithidathaanTo curve around your waist and embrace you
Male
Ninaika marandhaai thanithu paranthenYou forgot to think of me, so I flew alone
Ninaika marandhaai thanithu paranthenYou forgot to think of me, so I flew alone
Maraitha mugathirai thirapaayoWill you lift the veil hiding your face?
Thirandhu agasirai iruppaayoOpening up, will you become the inner prison of love?
Irundhu virundhu irandu manam inaiyaStaying and feasting, as two hearts unite
Male
Un paarvaiyil oraayiramIn your gaze, a thousand
Kavithai naan ezhuthuven kaatril naanaeI myself will write poems in the air
Nithamum unnai ninaikirenI think of you every single day
Ninaivinaalae anaikirenI embrace you through my thoughts
Male
Un paarvaiyil oraayiramIn your gaze, a thousand
Kavithai naan…ezhuthuven …kaatril naanaeI myself... will write poems... in the air

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Un Paarvaiyil Oraayiram is a poetic romantic song from the 1986 Tamil film Amman Kovil Kizhakale. The lyrics express the intoxicating feeling of love where a single glance from the beloved inspires the protagonist to write thousands of poems in the wind. The protagonist spends sleepless nights embraced only by sweet memories of their partner. The song highlights sensory beauty, comparing the lover's bangled wrist movements to delicate musical notes, laughter to the chiming of anklets, and grace to a peacock, depicting a deep emotional and romantic longing to unite two souls permanently.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaay (Initial Alliteration)

Nithamum unnai ninaikiren / Ninaivinaalae anaikiren

Repetition of the 'Ni' sound at the beginning of consecutive words/lines creates a melodic flow.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)

Kavithai naan ezhuthuven kaatril naanae

Exaggerating the ability to write a thousand poems in the breeze just by looking into the lover's eyes.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Siritha sirippoli silambolidhaan

Directly equating the sound of laughter to the music of tinkling anklets (silamboli).

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Maraitha mugathirai thirapaayo / Thirandhu agasirai iruppaayo

Rhyming pattern on the second letter of words across adjacent lines ('rai' in Maraitha / Thirandhu).

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Trivia

Although listed with unknown metadata in some prints, the iconic music for Amman Kovil Kizhakale was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The song features vocals by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra. The film was a blockbuster hit starring Vijayakanth and Radha, winning Vijayakanth the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.

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