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Yaaro Rasigan

From Pon Magal Vanthal (1972) · 1972

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Pon Magal Vanthal (1972)
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
29 Feb 2024

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Yaaro rasigan paarththaan siriththaan
Kettaan oru kelvi
Aadai moodum paavaiyin meniyil
Paarththaan oru paathi
Ammammaa enna sugamo
Sollaththaan vetkkam varumo
Yaaro rasigan paarththaan siriththaan
Kettaan oru kelvi
Aadai moodum paavaiyin meniyil
Paarththaan oru paathi
Ammammaa enna sugamo
Sollaththaan vetkkam varumo
Poovo ponno thottu paarkkalaam
Vaa vaa konjam thati paarkkalaam
Pakkam vanthu mella killi paarkkalaam
Maano meeno kanni jaadaigal
Thaeno paalo sonna vaarththaigal
Anbae endru ennai allinaan
Naanum konjam thulla
Naanam ennai vella
Kadhal endra paadam kangal pesa koodum
Yaaro rasigan paarththaan siriththaan
Kettaan oru kelvi
Aadai moodum paavaiyin meniyil
Paarththaan oru paathi
Ammammaa enna sugamo
Sollaththaan vetkkam varumo
Roja vannam kanniyallavaa
Thaenin kinnam kannamallavaa
Innum enna thevai sollalaam
Paadam thorum pazhagi kollalaam
Melum melm thazhuvi kollalaam
Sorkkam endrae penmai kaanalaam
Kallil ulla bodhai
Pennil undu vaa vaa
Kandaal ulla yaekkam
Undaal theerum vaa vaa…
Yaaro rasigan paarththaan siriththaan
Kettaan oru kelvi
Aadai moodum paavaiyin meniyil
Paarththaan oru paathi
Ammammaa enna sugamo
Sollaththaan vetkkam varumo
Some admirer looked at me and smiled
He asked me a question
At this girl's body draped in clothes
He only caught a glimpse
Oh my, what sweet pleasure it is!
Will shyness keep me from telling?...
Some admirer looked at me and smiled
He asked me a question
At this girl's body draped in clothes
He only caught a glimpse
Oh my, what sweet pleasure it is!
Will shyness keep me from telling?...
"Is it a flower or gold? Let me touch and see,"
"Come, come, let me test and see,"
"Let me come close and softly pinch to see,"
"Are her playful glances like a deer or a fish?"
"The words she spoke are sweet as honey or milk,"
Calling me "my love," he drew me close
As I playfully fluttered
And modesty overcame me
Our eyes began to speak the language of love....
Some admirer looked at me and smiled
He asked me a question
At this girl's body draped in clothes
He only caught a glimpse
Oh my, what sweet pleasure it is!
Will shyness keep me from telling?...
"Isn't this young girl the color of a rose?"
"Aren't her cheeks like cups of honey?"
"You can tell me whatever else you desire,"
"We can learn lesson by lesson,"
"We can embrace each other closer and closer,"
"And discover heaven in womanhood!"
The intoxication found in wine
Is right here in a woman—come, oh come!
The craving you feel just looking at me
Will be satisfied once you taste—come, oh come!......
Some admirer looked at me and smiled
He asked me a question
At this girl's body draped in clothes
He only caught a glimpse
Oh my, what sweet pleasure it is!
Will shyness keep me from telling?...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yaaro Rasigan Paarththaan Siriththaan' is a glamorous and seductive club-dance number from the 1972 Tamil film Pon Magal Vanthal. Sung with signature playfulness and allure by L. R. Eswari, the song captures a woman's flirtatious reflection on an admirer who gazes at her with longing and curiosity. She playfully taunts his shyness while painting alluring imagery of romance and intimacy. Through poetic comparisons to honey, wine, roses, and flowers, the lyricist Pulamaipithan crafts a sensory narrative of attraction. The track emphasizes the intoxicating power of feminine charm, inviting the admirer to abandon his hesitation and embrace the romantic journey.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Simile (Uvamai)

Maano meeno kanni jaadaigal

Compares the maiden's playful glances to the swift movements of a deer or fish.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Roja vannam kanniyallavaa / Thaenin kinnam kannamallavaa

The matching rhyming endings 'kanniyallavaa' and 'kannamallavaa' create a melodic and rhythmic rhythm.

Adukku Thodai (Repetition)

Vaa vaa konjam thati paarkkalaam

Repetition of 'Vaa vaa' (come, come) heightens the playful, inviting tone.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Thaenin kinnam kannamallavaa

Metaphorically compares the woman's cheek to a bowl filled with sweet honey.

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Trivia

The song is composed by the dynamic music director duo Shankar-Ganesh for the 1972 film Pon Magal Vanthal, starring Jaishankar. L. R. Eswari was celebrated during this era for delivering bold, high-energy cabaret and seductive numbers in Tamil cinema, and this song remains one of her popular classic renditions.

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