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Aathi Vadayile

From Sindhu Nathi Poo · 1994

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, Asha Latha
Music director
Soundaryan
Movie name
Sindhu Nathi Poo
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
30 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
……………….
Aaththi…ee…eee…
Vadaiyila patta maram
Kodaiyila kozhunthu vidaathaa
Adi podi eee…eee….
Ullukkulla potta vidhai
Mutti mutti molachchu vidaathaa
Mayangi marugiriye
Maranthu naanum povena
Malaiya naaraakki maalai katta maattena
Aaththi…ee…eee…
Vadaiyila patta maram
Kodaiyila kozhunthu vidaathaa
Aaa…aaa…aa…aa…
Adi podi eee…eee….
Ullukkulla potta vidhai
Mutti mutti molachchu vidaathaa
Aaa…aaa….aaa…aa..
……………….
Ennathan uravirundhaalum
Unnathan nenakkiren
Irunthum usuru illaama
Ennamo irukkiren
Thangamae unna ennithaanae
Thaviya thavikkiren
Tharaiyil thudikkira meenai
Thannikkul izhukkiren
Pottu vachcha kumari pennae keladi
Nee ettu vachcha imaiya malai ezhadi
Thiranaane thiranaane theerana
Thira thiranaane thiranaane theerana
Yei azhara ponne
Konjam sirichchipudu
Andha sirippukkulla
Thunbam erichchipudu…uuu..uu
Aaththi…ee…eee…
Vadaiyila patta maram
Kodaiyila kozhunthu vidaathaa
Aaa…aaa…aa…aa…
Adi podi eee…eee….
Ullukkulla potta vidhai
Mutti mutti molachchu vidaathaa
Aaa…aa…aaa…aa…
Azhudhu polamburadhu
Artham illae ammaalu
Nambiyae nadandhu vandha
Naalaikku nee nammaalu…uu..uu
…………………
Kanavu arundhu vittaalae
Meendum thodaruma
Kaadhal kalaindhu vittaalae
Kaiyil seruma
Neruppa olichchu vachchaalum
Nesama anaiyuma
Nenja tholachuputtaalum
Nenappu tholaiyuma
Nee vaazhvadhunna vaazhkkai varum paaramma
Andha vaanamellaam thangalukku keezhamma
Thiranaane thiranaane theerana
Thira thiranaane thiranaane theerana
Adi parakka oru
Rekkai irukku
Vaanam romba
Pakkam irukku …uu..uuu
……………….
Oh my... ee... eee...
Won't a tree withered in the dry wind
Sprout new shoots in the summer?
Hey girl... ee... eee...
Won't the seed sown deep within
Push through and sprout into life?
You are swooning and grieving so;
Would I ever forget you?
Won't I turn the mountain into fiber and weave a garland?
Oh my... ee... eee...
Won't a tree withered in the dry wind
Sprout new shoots in the summer?
Aaa... aaa... aa... aa...
Hey girl... ee... eee...
Won't the seed sown deep within
Push through and sprout into life?
Aaa... aaa... aaa... aa..
……………….
No matter what other bonds exist,
I think only of you.
Yet, as if lacking life,
I remain feeling strangely lost.
My golden darling, thinking of you alone,
I am yearning so desperately.
Like a fish flaccidly struggling on dry land,
I am pulling myself back into water.
Listen to me, young maiden wearing the bindi!
If you take a stride, the Himalayan mountain is just seven feet away.
Thiranaane thiranaane theerana
Thira thiranaane thiranaane theerana
Hey crying girl,
Smile a little bit.
Within that smile,
Burn away all your sorrows... uuu..uu
Oh my... ee... eee...
Won't a tree withered in the dry wind
Sprout new shoots in the summer?
Aaa... aaa... aa... aa...
Hey girl... ee... eee...
Won't the seed sown deep within
Push through and sprout into life?
Aaa... aa... aaa... aa...
Crying and lamenting like this
Makes no sense, my dear.
If you walk forward with trust,
Tomorrow you will be one of us... uuu..uu
…………………
If a dream gets broken,
Will it ever resume?
If love gets shattered,
Will it come back to one's hands?
Even if you hide fire away,
Will it truly die out?
Even if you lose your heart,
Will memories ever be lost?
Look dear, if you decide to live, life will unfold;
The whole sky will lie beneath you, my dear.
Thiranaane thiranaane theerana
Thira thiranaane thiranaane theerana
Look, to fly high,
There is a wing.
The sky is very
Close by... uuu..uuu
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This uplifting song from 'Sindhu Nathi Poo' (1994), penned by Vairamuthu, delivers a message of resilience, hope, and deep romantic devotion. The male protagonist reassures his distressed beloved that setbacks in life are merely temporary, using natural metaphors such as a withered tree sprouting anew in summer or a buried seed breaking through soil to bloom.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உவமை)

Vadaiyila patta maram Kodaiyila kozhunthu vidaathaa

Comparing a heart overcoming grief to a withered tree sprouting in summer ('Vadaiyila patta maram Kodaiyila kozhunthu vidaathaa').

Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)

Malaiya naaraakki maalai katta maattena

Exaggerating devotion by claiming he would turn an entire mountain into thread to weave a garland for her.

Edhai / Rhyme (எதுகை)

Tharaiyil thudikkira meenai / Thannikkul izhukkiren

Rhyming second letters in adjacent lines: 'Thangamae' and 'Thaviya', 'Tharaiyil' and 'Thannikkul'.

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Trivia

'Sindhu Nathi Poo' (1994) is a Tamil drama film directed by Stephen starring Rajan P. Dev, Prabhu, and Kasthuri. Soundaryan composed the soundtrack, featuring standard rural folk motifs characteristic of mid-90s Tamil cinema.

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