Yenn Indha Paarvaigal
From Rajathandhiram · 2015
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- 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 a state of breathlessness inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Yen indha vaarthaigal | Why these words? |
| Yen indha vaasanai | Why this fragrance? |
| Nenjukkull pei puyal undakutho | Does it unleash a tempest inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhugal moodum podhinilum | Even when I close my ears, |
| Moolaikul odum paadal ondraai | Like a song constantly playing inside my mind, |
| Ullathai moodi vaithirunthen | I had kept my heart closed tight, |
| Nee mattum eppadi ullae sendraai | How did you alone manage to enter inside? |
| Male | |
| En noolum nee aanaai | You became my guiding thread, |
| En vaanam nee aanaai | You became my boundless sky, |
| Kaatraadi aanen adi | And I became a flying 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 a state of breathlessness inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Vannam maaradha oviyamaai | Like an unfading painting, |
| Ennai angaangae kaatugiraai | You display me here and there. |
| Eeram kaindhaalum bathiramaai | Even if the moisture dries up, safely, |
| En bimbam yaavum pootugiraai | You lock up all my reflections. |
| Male | |
| Pinnae odidum kaatchiyellaam | All the scenes passing behind, |
| Minnal vegathil maatrugiraai | You alter them at the speed of lightning. |
| Kannukull ennai ulliluthu | Pulling me in through my eyes, |
| En vaazhvai pulli aakugiraai | You reduce my life to a mere dot. |
| Male | |
| Ennai naan kaakka | To protect myself, |
| Varainthiruntha | A magical boundary I had drawn, |
| Maaya kodondrai neekkugiraai | You erase that magical line effortlessly. |
| Ithu mei endro poi endro | Whether this is truth or illusion, |
| Yosikkum mun enthan | Before I can even think to doubt it, |
| Aiyaththai pokkugiraai pokkugiraai | You dispel all my doubts, you dispel them. |
| Male | |
| Oh yen indha paarvaigal | Oh, why these glances? |
| Yen intha mounangal | Why these silences? |
| Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho | Does it create a state of breathlessness inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Yen indha vaarthaigal | Why these words? |
| Yen indha vaasanai | Why this fragrance? |
| Nenjukkull pei puyal undakutho | Does it unleash a tempest inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhugal moodum podhinilum | Even when I close my ears, |
| Moolaikul odum paadal ondraai | Like a song constantly playing inside my mind, |
| Ullathai moodi vaithirunthen | I had kept my heart closed tight, |
| Nee mattum eppadi ullae sendraai | How did you alone manage to enter inside? |
| Male | |
| En noolum nee aanaai | You became my guiding thread, |
| En vaanam nee aanaai | You became my boundless sky, |
| Kaatraadi aanen adi | And I became a flying kite, my dear, |
| Aanen adi | I became one, my dear. |
ஏன் இந்த பார்வைகள்
ஏன் இந்த மௌனங்கள்
நெஞ்சுக்குள் காற்றின்மை உண்டாக்குதோ
Why these glances?
Why these silences?
Does it create a state of breathlessness inside my heart?
ஏன் இந்த வார்த்தைகள்
ஏன் இந்த வாசனை
நெஞ்சுக்குள் பேய் புயல் உண்டாக்குதோ
Why these words?
Why this fragrance?
Does it unleash a tempest 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 constantly playing inside my mind,
I had kept my heart closed tight,
How did you alone manage to enter inside?
என் நூலும் நீ ஆனாய்
என் வானம் நீ ஆனாய்
காற்றாடி ஆனேனடி
You became my guiding thread,
You became my boundless sky,
And I became a flying 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 a state of breathlessness inside my heart?
வண்ணம் மாறாத ஓவியமாய்
என்னை ஆங்காங்கே காட்டுகிறாய்
ஈரம் காய்ந்தாலும் பத்திரமாய்
என் பிம்பம் யாவும் பூட்டுகிறாய்
Like an unfading painting,
You display me here and there.
Even if the moisture dries up, safely,
You lock up all my reflections.
பின்னே ஓடிடும் காட்சியெல்லாம்
மின்னல் வேகத்தில் மாற்றுகிறாய்
கண்ணுக்குள் என்னை உள்ளிழுத்து
என் வாழ்வை புள்ளி ஆக்குகிறாய்
All the scenes passing behind,
You alter them at the speed of lightning.
Pulling me in through my eyes,
You reduce my life to a mere dot.
என்னை நான் காக்க வரைந்திருந்த
மாய கோடொன்றை நீக்குகிறாய்
இது மெய்யென்றோ பொய்யென்றோ
யோசிக்கும் முன் எந்தன்
ஐயத்தை போக்குகிறாய் போக்குகிறாய்
To protect myself,
A magical boundary I had drawn,
You erase that magical line effortlessly.
Whether this is truth or illusion,
Before I can even think to doubt it,
You dispel all my doubts, you dispel them.
ஏன் இந்த பார்வைகள்
ஏன் இந்த மௌனங்கள்
நெஞ்சுக்குள் காற்றின்மை உண்டாக்குதோ
Oh, why these glances?
Why these silences?
Does it create a state of breathlessness inside my heart?
ஏன் இந்த வார்த்தைகள்
ஏன் இந்த வாசனை
நெஞ்சுக்குள் பேய் புயல் உண்டாக்குதோ
Why these words?
Why this fragrance?
Does it unleash a tempest 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 constantly playing inside my mind,
I had kept my heart closed tight,
How did you alone manage to enter inside?
என் நூலும் நீ ஆனாய்
என் வானம் நீ ஆனாய்
காற்றாடி ஆனேனடி
You became my guiding thread,
You became my boundless sky,
And I became a flying kite, my dear,
I became one, my dear.
Yen indha paarvaigal
Why these glances?
Yen intha mounangal
Why these silences?
Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho
Does it create a state of breathlessness inside my heart?
Yen indha vaarthaigal
Why these words?
Yen indha vaasanai
Why this fragrance?
Nenjukkull pei puyal undakutho
Does it unleash a tempest inside my heart?
Kaadhugal moodum podhinilum
Even when I close my ears,
Moolaikul odum paadal ondraai
Like a song constantly playing inside my mind,
Ullathai moodi vaithirunthen
I had kept my heart closed tight,
Nee mattum eppadi ullae sendraai
How did you alone manage to enter inside?
En noolum nee aanaai
You became my guiding thread,
En vaanam nee aanaai
You became my boundless sky,
Kaatraadi aanen adi
And I became a flying 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 a state of breathlessness inside my heart?
Vannam maaradha oviyamaai
Like an unfading painting,
Ennai angaangae kaatugiraai
You display me here and there.
Eeram kaindhaalum bathiramaai
Even if the moisture dries up, safely,
En bimbam yaavum pootugiraai
You lock up all my reflections.
Pinnae odidum kaatchiyellaam
All the scenes passing behind,
Minnal vegathil maatrugiraai
You alter them at the speed of lightning.
Kannukull ennai ulliluthu
Pulling me in through my eyes,
En vaazhvai pulli aakugiraai
You reduce my life to a mere dot.
Ennai naan kaakka
To protect myself,
Varainthiruntha
A magical boundary I had drawn,
Maaya kodondrai neekkugiraai
You erase that magical line effortlessly.
Ithu mei endro poi endro
Whether this is truth or illusion,
Yosikkum mun enthan
Before I can even think to doubt it,
Aiyaththai pokkugiraai pokkugiraai
You dispel all my doubts, you dispel them.
Oh yen indha paarvaigal
Oh, why these glances?
Yen intha mounangal
Why these silences?
Nenjukull kaatrinmai undakutho
Does it create a state of breathlessness inside my heart?
Yen indha vaarthaigal
Why these words?
Yen indha vaasanai
Why this fragrance?
Nenjukkull pei puyal undakutho
Does it unleash a tempest inside my heart?
Kaadhugal moodum podhinilum
Even when I close my ears,
Moolaikul odum paadal ondraai
Like a song constantly playing inside my mind,
Ullathai moodi vaithirunthen
I had kept my heart closed tight,
Nee mattum eppadi ullae sendraai
How did you alone manage to enter inside?
En noolum nee aanaai
You became my guiding thread,
En vaanam nee aanaai
You became my boundless sky,
Kaatraadi aanen adi
And I became a flying kite, my dear,
Aanen adi
I became one, my dear.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Yen Indha Paarvaigal' describes the intense emotional surge and overwhelming sense of love felt by the protagonist. He feels mesmerized by his beloved's glances, subtle words, and silent presence, which create an irresistible storm within his heart. Despite having guarded his feelings and kept his heart locked away, her presence effortlessly breaches all his defenses. Through vivid imagery, the protagonist compares himself to a kite floating in the sky, with his lover serving as both the thread that holds him and the vast sky in which he soars. Her gaze rewrites his reality, erases his doubts, and transforms his world entirely, capturing the sweetness of surrendering to love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En noolum nee aanaai / En vaanam nee aanaai / Kaatraadi aanen adi”
The lover is metaphorized as the controlling thread ('nool') and the vast sky ('vaanam'), while the speaker represents a helpless kite ('kaatraadi') flying within her influence.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Yen indha paarvaigal / Yen intha mounangal”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Yen' across adjacent lines establishes a poetic rhythm.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“En bimbam yaavum pootugiraai / Minnal vegathil maatrugiraai / En vaazhvai pulli aakugiraai”
The lines end with rhyming verbal suffixes ('pootugiraai', 'maatrugiraai', 'aakugiraai'), creating a smooth lyrical flow.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Nenjukkull pei puyal undakutho”
Describing internal romantic excitement as a 'demonic tempest' ('pei puyal') inside the heart is an exaggerated poetic expression of intense emotion.
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Trivia
'Yen Indha Paarvaigal' is a romantic track from the 2015 Tamil heist thriller 'Rajathandhiram'. The song features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with lyrics written by Madhan Karky and vocals rendered by Haricharan. The film was critically acclaimed for its tight screenplay and stylish presentation, with this melody providing a soft, memorable romantic interlude.
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