Yenn Indha Paarvaigal Duet
From Rajathandhiram · 2015
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash Kumar, Saindhavi
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Rajathandhiram2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yen indha paarvaigal | Why these glances? |
| Yen intha mounangal | Why these silences? |
| Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho | Does it create breathlessness inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Yen indha vaarthaigal | Why these words? |
| Yen indha vaasanai | Why this fragrance? |
| Nenjukkull pei puyal undakutho | Does it create a fierce storm inside my heart? |
| Female | |
| Kaadhugal moodum podhinilum | Even when I close my ears, |
| Moolaikul odum paadal ondraai | Like a song echoing inside my mind, |
| Ullathai moodi vaithirunthen | I had kept my heart closed shut, |
| Nee mattum eppadi ullae sendraai | How did you alone get inside? |
| Male | |
| En noolum nee aanaai | You became my thread, |
| En vaanam nee aanaai | You became my sky, |
| Kaatraadi aanen adi | I became a kite, my dear, |
| Aanen adi | I became one, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Yen indha paarvaigal | Why these glances? |
| Yen intha mounangal | Why these silences? |
| Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho | Does it create breathlessness inside my heart? |
| Female | |
| Vannam maaradha oviyamaai | Like a painting whose colors never fade, |
| Ennai aangaangae kaatugiraai | You display me here and there, |
| Eeram kaindhaalum bathiramaai | Even if the moisture dries up, safely, |
| En bimbam yaavum pootugiraai | You lock away all my reflections. |
| Male | |
| Pinnae odidum kaatchiyellaam | All the background scenes passing behind, |
| Minnal vegathil maatrugiraai | You transform them at lightning speed. |
| Kannukull ennai ulliluthu | Pulling me inward through your eyes, |
| En vaazhvai pulli aakugiraai | You turn my entire life into a single point. |
| Male | |
| Ennai naan kaakka | To protect myself, |
| Varainthiruntha | That I had drawn, |
| Maaya kodondrai neekkugiraai | You erase that illusionary line. |
| Ithu mei endro poi endro | Whether this is truth or a lie, |
| Yosikkum mun enthan | Before I can even ponder, |
| Aiyaththai pokkugiraai pokkugiraai | You dispel my doubts, you dispel them. |
| Male | |
| Thevai illaatha vetkam ellaam | All this unnecessary shyness, |
| Neram paarkaamal kollugiren | I slay without caring about time. |
| Naan orr aan endra unmai kandu | Realizing the reality that I am a man, |
| Angae ennai naan killugiren | I pinch myself right there. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal natpukku mathiyilae | Trapped between love and friendship, |
| Nenjam pendulum aadumadi | My heart swings like a pendulum, my girl. |
| Thottum theendaamal pesaiyilae | While speaking without even touching, |
| Vinaadi nindru odumadi | A second freezes and then rushes by, my girl. |
| Female | |
| Innum oriru nodigalilae | In just another couple of seconds, |
| Mutham nan vaikka koodumada | I might give you a kiss, my boy. |
| Ohho en enna kuttaikkul | Oh, into the pond of my thoughts, |
| Un bimbam vaazhathaan | Just for your reflection to live, |
| Kal ondrai pottaaiyada | You tossed a stone, my boy. |
| Female | |
| Yen indha paarvaigal | Why these glances? |
| Yen intha mounangal | Why these silences? |
| Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho | Does it create breathlessness inside my heart? |
| Female | |
| Yen indha vaarthaigal | Why these words? |
| Yen indha vaasanai | Why this fragrance? |
| Nenjukkull pei puyal undakutho | Does it create a fierce storm inside my heart? |
| Female | |
| Kaadhugal moodum podhinilum | Even when I close my ears, |
| Moolaikul odum paadal ondraai | Like a song echoing inside my mind, |
| Male & Female :Ullathai moodi vaithirunthen | Male & Female: I had kept my heart closed shut, |
| Nee mattum eppadi ullae sendraai | How did you alone get inside? |
ஏன் இந்த பார்வைகள்
ஏன் இந்த மௌனங்கள்
நெஞ்சுக்குள் காற்றின்மை உண்டாக்குதோ
Why these glances?
Why these silences?
Does it create breathlessness inside my heart?
ஏன் இந்த வார்த்தைகள்
ஏன் இந்த வாசனை
நெஞ்சுக்குள் பேய் புயல் உண்டாக்குதோ
Why these words?
Why this fragrance?
Does it create a fierce storm inside my heart?
காதுகள் மூடும் போதினிலும்
மூளைக்குள் ஓடும் பாடல் ஒன்றாய்
உள்ளத்தை மூடி வைத்திருந்தேன்
நீ மட்டும் எப்படி உள்ளே சென்றாய்
Even when I close my ears,
Like a song echoing inside my mind,
I had kept my heart closed shut,
How did you alone get inside?
என் நூலும் நீ ஆனாய்
என் வானம் நீ ஆனாய்
காற்றாடி ஆனேனடி
You became my thread,
You became my sky,
I became a kite, my dear,
I became one, my dear.
ஏன் இந்த பார்வைகள்
ஏன் இந்த மௌனங்கள்
நெஞ்சுக்குள் காற்றின்மை உண்டாக்குதோ
Why these glances?
Why these silences?
Does it create breathlessness inside my heart?
வண்ணம் மாறாத ஓவியமாய்
என்னை ஆங்காங்கே காட்டுகிறாய்
ஈரம் காய்ந்தாலும் பத்திரமாய்
என் பிம்பம் யாவும் பூட்டுகிறாய்
Like a painting whose colors never fade,
You display me here and there,
Even if the moisture dries up, safely,
You lock away all my reflections.
பின்னே ஓடிடும் காட்சியெல்லாம்
மின்னல் வேகத்தில் மாற்றுகிறாய்
கண்ணுக்குள் என்னை உள்ளிழுத்து
என் வாழ்வை புள்ளி ஆக்குகிறாய்
All the background scenes passing behind,
You transform them at lightning speed.
Pulling me inward through your eyes,
You turn my entire life into a single point.
என்னை நான் காக்க வரைந்திருந்த
மாய கோடொன்றை நீக்குகிறாய்
இது மெய்யென்றோ பொய்யென்றோ
யோசிக்கும் முன் எந்தன்
ஐயத்தை போக்குகிறாய்
To protect myself,
That I had drawn,
You erase that illusionary line.
Whether this is truth or a lie,
Before I can even ponder,
You dispel my doubts, you dispel them.
தேவை இல்லாத வெட்கமெல்லாம்
நேரம் பார்க்காமல் கொள்ளுகிறேன்
நான் ஓர் ஆண் என்று உண்மை கண்டு
அங்கே என்னை நான் கிள்ளுகிறேன்
All this unnecessary shyness,
I slay without caring about time.
Realizing the reality that I am a man,
I pinch myself right there.
காதல் நட்புக்கு மத்தியிலே
நெஞ்சம் பெண்டூலம் ஆகுமடி
தொட்டும் தீண்டாமல் பேசயிலே
வினாடி நின்று ஓடுமடி
Trapped between love and friendship,
My heart swings like a pendulum, my girl.
While speaking without even touching,
A second freezes and then rushes by, my girl.
இன்னும் ஓரிரு நொடிகளிலே
முத்தம் நான் வைக்க கூடுமடா
ஓஹ்ஹோ என்னென்ன குட்டைக்குள்
உன் பிம்பம் ஆடத்தான்
கல் ஒன்றை போட்டாய்யடா
In just another couple of seconds,
I might give you a kiss, my boy.
Oh, into the pond of my thoughts,
Just for your reflection to live,
You tossed a stone, my boy.
ஏன் இந்த பார்வைகள்
ஏன் இந்த மௌனங்கள்
நெஞ்சுக்குள் காற்றின்மை உண்டாக்குதோ
Why these glances?
Why these silences?
Does it create breathlessness inside my heart?
ஏன் இந்த வார்த்தைகள்
ஏன் இந்த வாசனை
நெஞ்சுக்குள் பேய் புயல் உண்டாக்குதோ
Why these words?
Why this fragrance?
Does it create a fierce storm inside my heart?
காதுகள் மூடும் போதினிலும்
மூளைக்குள் ஓடும் பாடல் ஒன்றாய்
Even when I close my ears,
Like a song echoing inside my mind,
Male & Female: I had kept my heart closed shut,
How did you alone get inside?
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
உள்ளத்தை மூடி வைத்திருந்தேன்
நீ மட்டும் எப்படி உள்ளே சென்றாய்
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
என் நூலும் நீ ஆனாய்
என் வானம் நீ ஆனாய்
காற்றாடி ஆனேன(டி)டா
Yen indha paarvaigal
Why these glances?
Yen intha mounangal
Why these silences?
Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho
Does it create breathlessness inside my heart?
Yen indha vaarthaigal
Why these words?
Yen indha vaasanai
Why this fragrance?
Nenjukkull pei puyal undakutho
Does it create a fierce storm inside my heart?
Kaadhugal moodum podhinilum
Even when I close my ears,
Moolaikul odum paadal ondraai
Like a song echoing inside my mind,
Ullathai moodi vaithirunthen
I had kept my heart closed shut,
Nee mattum eppadi ullae sendraai
How did you alone get inside?
En noolum nee aanaai
You became my thread,
En vaanam nee aanaai
You became my sky,
Kaatraadi aanen adi
I became a kite, my dear,
Aanen adi
I became one, my dear.
Yen indha paarvaigal
Why these glances?
Yen intha mounangal
Why these silences?
Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho
Does it create breathlessness inside my heart?
Vannam maaradha oviyamaai
Like a painting whose colors never fade,
Ennai aangaangae kaatugiraai
You display me here and there,
Eeram kaindhaalum bathiramaai
Even if the moisture dries up, safely,
En bimbam yaavum pootugiraai
You lock away all my reflections.
Pinnae odidum kaatchiyellaam
All the background scenes passing behind,
Minnal vegathil maatrugiraai
You transform them at lightning speed.
Kannukull ennai ulliluthu
Pulling me inward through your eyes,
En vaazhvai pulli aakugiraai
You turn my entire life into a single point.
Ennai naan kaakka
To protect myself,
Varainthiruntha
That I had drawn,
Maaya kodondrai neekkugiraai
You erase that illusionary line.
Ithu mei endro poi endro
Whether this is truth or a lie,
Yosikkum mun enthan
Before I can even ponder,
Aiyaththai pokkugiraai pokkugiraai
You dispel my doubts, you dispel them.
Thevai illaatha vetkam ellaam
All this unnecessary shyness,
Neram paarkaamal kollugiren
I slay without caring about time.
Naan orr aan endra unmai kandu
Realizing the reality that I am a man,
Angae ennai naan killugiren
I pinch myself right there.
Kaadhal natpukku mathiyilae
Trapped between love and friendship,
Nenjam pendulum aadumadi
My heart swings like a pendulum, my girl.
Thottum theendaamal pesaiyilae
While speaking without even touching,
Vinaadi nindru odumadi
A second freezes and then rushes by, my girl.
Innum oriru nodigalilae
In just another couple of seconds,
Mutham nan vaikka koodumada
I might give you a kiss, my boy.
Ohho en enna kuttaikkul
Oh, into the pond of my thoughts,
Un bimbam vaazhathaan
Just for your reflection to live,
Kal ondrai pottaaiyada
You tossed a stone, my boy.
Yen indha paarvaigal
Why these glances?
Yen intha mounangal
Why these silences?
Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho
Does it create breathlessness inside my heart?
Yen indha vaarthaigal
Why these words?
Yen indha vaasanai
Why this fragrance?
Nenjukkull pei puyal undakutho
Does it create a fierce storm inside my heart?
Kaadhugal moodum podhinilum
Even when I close my ears,
Moolaikul odum paadal ondraai
Like a song echoing inside my mind,
Male & Female :Ullathai moodi vaithirunthen
Male & Female: I had kept my heart closed shut,
Nee mattum eppadi ullae sendraai
How did you alone get inside?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Yen Indha Paarvaigal' is a soulful romantic duet that delves into the intoxicating confusion and sudden vulnerability brought on by love. The protagonists reflect on how their guarded hearts were effortlessly breached, turning their inner lives upside down—creating a sensation akin to breathlessness or a sudden, swirling storm. As the song progresses, both lovers express their shift from friendship to deep romantic attraction, using metaphors of kites, pendulums, and ripples in a pond. They grapple with the surreal nature of these emotions, relinquishing their inhibitions and embracing the intimacy blossoming between them.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagam)
“En noolum nee aanaai / En vaanam nee aanaai / Kaatraadi aanen adi”
The singer compares himself to a kite ('Kaatraadi') and his lover to the thread ('nool') and sky ('vaanam') that give him direction and freedom.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Yen indha paarvaigal / Yen intha mounangal”
Repetition of the opening word/sound 'Yen' creates a melodic, inquiring rhythm.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“kaatugiraai / pootugiraai / maatrugiraai / aakugiraai / neekkugiraai”
Consecutive lines end with the matching suffix '-giraai', creating a smooth lyrical flow.
Simile & Metaphor
“Nenjam pendulum aadumadi”
The heart's indecision between friendship and love is directly compared to a swinging pendulum.
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Trivia
'Yen Indha Paarvaigal' from the heist-thriller movie *Rajathandhiram* (2015) was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also sang the track alongside his wife, Saindhavi. Lyricist Madhan Karky incorporated subtle modern psychological imagery (such as mind reflection, illusionary lines, and pendulums) into traditional Tamil love poetry structure.
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