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Yenn Indha Paarvaigal Duet

From Rajathandhiram · 2015

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Saindhavi
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Rajathandhiram
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
21 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yen indha paarvaigal
Yen intha mounangal
Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho
Yen indha vaarthaigal
Yen indha vaasanai
Nenjukkull pei puyal undakutho
Kaadhugal moodum podhinilum
Moolaikul odum paadal ondraai
Ullathai moodi vaithirunthen
Nee mattum eppadi ullae sendraai
En noolum nee aanaai
En vaanam nee aanaai
Kaatraadi aanen adi
Aanen adi
Yen indha paarvaigal
Yen intha mounangal
Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho
Vannam maaradha oviyamaai
Ennai aangaangae kaatugiraai
Eeram kaindhaalum bathiramaai
En bimbam yaavum pootugiraai
Pinnae odidum kaatchiyellaam
Minnal vegathil maatrugiraai
Kannukull ennai ulliluthu
En vaazhvai pulli aakugiraai
Ennai naan kaakka
Varainthiruntha
Maaya kodondrai neekkugiraai
Ithu mei endro poi endro
Yosikkum mun enthan
Aiyaththai pokkugiraai pokkugiraai
Thevai illaatha vetkam ellaam
Neram paarkaamal kollugiren
Naan orr aan endra unmai kandu
Angae ennai naan killugiren
Kaadhal natpukku mathiyilae
Nenjam pendulum aadumadi
Thottum theendaamal pesaiyilae
Vinaadi nindru odumadi
Innum oriru nodigalilae
Mutham nan vaikka koodumada
Ohho en enna kuttaikkul
Un bimbam vaazhathaan
Kal ondrai pottaaiyada
Yen indha paarvaigal
Yen intha mounangal
Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho
Yen indha vaarthaigal
Yen indha vaasanai
Nenjukkull pei puyal undakutho
Kaadhugal moodum podhinilum
Moolaikul odum paadal ondraai
Male & Female :Ullathai moodi vaithirunthen
Nee mattum eppadi ullae sendraai
Why these glances?
Why these silences?
Is breathlessness creeping into my chest?
Why these words?
Why this fragrance?
Is a wild storm raging inside my heart?
Even when I close my ears,
like a song running inside my head,
I had kept my heart locked away,
how did you alone slip inside?
You became my string,
you became my sky,
and I became a kite, girl!
Yes, I became a kite!
Why these glances?
Why these silences?
Is breathlessness creeping into my chest?
Like a painting whose colors never fade,
you show glimpses of me here and there.
Even when the paint dries, safely
you lock away all my reflections.
All the scenes running in the background,
you change them at lightning speed.
Pulling me deep into your eyes,
you reduce my whole life to a single dot.
To protect myself,
from the magic line I had drawn,
you erase that boundary away.
Before I can even wonder
whether this is real or an illusion,
you chase away my doubts, you chase them away!
All this needless shyness,
I feel it at all odd hours.
Realizing the truth that I am a man,
I pinch myself right there.
Caught between love and friendship,
my heart swings like a pendulum, girl.
When we talk touching yet not quite touching,
every second pauses and then races, girl.
In just a second or two more,
I might end up kissing you, boy.
Oh, into the pond of my thoughts,
just so your reflection could live there,
you threw a stone, boy.
Why these glances?
Why these silences?
Is breathlessness creeping into my chest?
Why these words?
Why this fragrance?
Is a wild storm raging inside my heart?
Even when I close my ears,
like a song running inside my head,
Male & Female: I had kept my heart locked away,
how did you alone slip inside?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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