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Main Parwaana - Song Review and Lyrical Analysis by Rithika Prabakar | AR Rahman | Pippa

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Dancing Through Decades: 'Main Parwaana' Radiates 60s Nostalgia with a Contemporary Twist - Song Review by Rithika Prabakar. Main Parwaana - The sweet hesitancy of new love, with back-and-forth flirtations carrying a humorous romantic spirit throughout the song. ARR's composition smoothly captures the mischief and playfulness. A tune that feels like it stepped out of the '60s, with that classic soldier-in-a-bar vibe, but with some modern twists to make it sound fresh and cool. How can a composition be old and new at the same time?! ARR captures the 60s charm in the most awesome way possible! This song is about a boy expressing his intense love for the girl declaring himself as her admirer. He conveys his burning love by comparing himself to a moth drawn to her flame. Parwana is a butterfly, or a moth. Shama is an Urdu word which means a candle or a lamp that burns. Poets believe that true lovers are like these moths who die in the flame of a belo