Asaindhaadum Thendrale
From Thaaikkuppin Thaaram · 1956
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- P. Bhanumathi
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Thaaikkuppin Thaaram1956
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Asaindhaadum thendralae | Gentle swaying breeze, |
| Thoodhu sellaaiyo… | Won't you go as my messenger? |
| Thaen amudhaana kavi paadi | Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar, |
| Saedhi sollaaiyo… | Won't you convey this message? |
| Female | |
| Asaindhaadum thendralae | Gentle swaying breeze, |
| Thoodhu sellaaiyo | Won't you go as my messenger? |
| Thaen amudhaana kavi paadi | Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar, |
| Saedhi sollaaiyo | Won't you convey this message? |
| Female | |
| Asaindhaadum thendralae | Gentle swaying breeze, |
| Thoodhu sellaaiyo | Won't you go as my messenger? |
| Thaen amudhaana kavi paadi | Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar, |
| Saedhi sollaaiyo | Won't you convey this message? |
| Asaindhaadum thendralae | Gentle swaying breeze, |
| Thoodhu sellaaiyo | Won't you go as my messenger? |
| Female | |
| Alaiyai polae aazhiyin melae | Like waves upon the deep ocean, |
| Ullam alai modhum velai aasaiyinaalae | At the time my heart surges with longing, |
| Female | |
| Alaiyai polae aazhiyin melae | Like waves upon the deep ocean, |
| Ullam alai modhum velai aasaiyinaalae | At the time my heart surges with longing, |
| Nilai thadumaarudhae | My composure wavers, |
| Vizhighalum thaedudhae | And my eyes search for him, |
| Nilai thadumaarudhae | My composure wavers, |
| Vizhighalum thaedudhae | And my eyes search for him, |
| Ninaivilumae kanavilumae avarai naadudhae | Seeking him in both my thoughts and my dreams. |
| Female | |
| Asaindhaadum thendralae | Gentle swaying breeze, |
| Thoodhu sellaaiyo | Won't you go as my messenger? |
| Thaen amudhaana kavi paadi | Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar, |
| Saedhi sollaaiyo | Won't you convey this message? |
| Asaindhaadum thendralae | Gentle swaying breeze, |
| Thoodhu sellaaiyo | Won't you go as my messenger? |
| Female | |
| Kadhaiyaa karpanaiyaa kaaviyamaa | Is he a story, a imagination, or an epic poem? |
| Kannaal pesum oviyamaa | Is he a portrait that speaks with its eyes? |
| Female | |
| Kadhaiyaa karpanaiyaa kaaviyamaa | Is he a story, a imagination, or an epic poem? |
| Kannaal pesum oviyamaa | Is he a portrait that speaks with its eyes? |
| Kaadhalin thyaagiyaa | Is he a martyr of love? |
| Kadandhidum yogiyaa | Or a detached sage who transcends everything? |
| Kaadhalin thyaagiyaa | Is he a martyr of love? |
| Kadandhidum yogiyaa | Or a detached sage who transcends everything? |
| Kaaranamae naanariyaen | I do not know the reason why, |
| Manamae yengudhae | Yet my heart aches in longing. |
| Female | |
| Asaindhaadum thendralae | Gentle swaying breeze, |
| Thoodhu sellaaiyo | Won't you go as my messenger? |
| Thaen amudhaana kavi paadi | Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar, |
| Saedhi sollaaiyo | Won't you convey this message? |
| Asaindhaadum thendralae | Gentle swaying breeze, |
| Thoodhu sellaaiyo | Won't you go as my messenger? |
| Female | |
| Asaindhaadum thendralae… | Gentle swaying breeze… |
அசைந்தாடும் தென்றலே
தூது செல்லாயோ.......
தேன் அமுதான கவி பாடி
சேதி சொல்லாயோ.......
Gentle swaying breeze,
Won't you go as my messenger?
Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar,
Won't you convey this message?
அசைந்தாடும் தென்றலே
தூது செல்லாயோ.......
தேன் அமுதான கவி பாடி
சேதி சொல்லாயோ.......
Gentle swaying breeze,
Won't you go as my messenger?
Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar,
Won't you convey this message?
அசைந்தாடும் தென்றலே
தூது செல்லாயோ.......
தேன் அமுதான கவி பாடி
சேதி சொல்லாயோ.......
அசைந்தாடும் தென்றலே
தூது செல்லாயோ.......
Gentle swaying breeze,
Won't you go as my messenger?
Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar,
Won't you convey this message?
Gentle swaying breeze,
Won't you go as my messenger?
அலையை போலே ஆழியின் மேலே
உள்ளம் அலை மோதும் வேலை ஆசையினாலே
Like waves upon the deep ocean,
At the time my heart surges with longing,
அலையை போலே ஆழியின் மேலே
உள்ளம் அலை மோதும் வேலை ஆசையினாலே
நிலை தடுமாறுதே
விழிகளும் தேடுதே
நிலை தடுமாறுதே
விழிகளும் தேடுதே
நினைவிலுமே கனவிலுமே அவரை நாடுதே
Like waves upon the deep ocean,
At the time my heart surges with longing,
My composure wavers,
And my eyes search for him,
My composure wavers,
And my eyes search for him,
Seeking him in both my thoughts and my dreams.
அசைந்தாடும் தென்றலே
தூது செல்லாயோ.......
தேன் அமுதான கவி பாடி
சேதி சொல்லாயோ.......
அசைந்தாடும் தென்றலே
தூது செல்லாயோ.......
Gentle swaying breeze,
Won't you go as my messenger?
Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar,
Won't you convey this message?
Gentle swaying breeze,
Won't you go as my messenger?
கதையா கற்பனையா காவியமா
கண்ணால் பேசும் ஓவியமா
Is he a story, a imagination, or an epic poem?
Is he a portrait that speaks with its eyes?
கதையா கற்பனையா காவியமா
கண்ணால் பேசும் ஓவியமா
காதலின் தியாகியா
கடந்திடும் யோகியா
காதலின் தியாகியா
கடந்திடும் யோகியா
காரணமே நான் அறியேன்
மனமே ஏங்குதே
Is he a story, a imagination, or an epic poem?
Is he a portrait that speaks with its eyes?
Is he a martyr of love?
Or a detached sage who transcends everything?
Is he a martyr of love?
Or a detached sage who transcends everything?
I do not know the reason why,
Yet my heart aches in longing.
அசைந்தாடும் தென்றலே
தூது செல்லாயோ.......
தேன் அமுதான கவி பாடி
சேதி சொல்லாயோ.......
அசைந்தாடும் தென்றலே
தூது செல்லாயோ.......
Gentle swaying breeze,
Won't you go as my messenger?
Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar,
Won't you convey this message?
Gentle swaying breeze,
Won't you go as my messenger?
அசைந்தாடும் தென்றலே
Gentle swaying breeze…
Asaindhaadum thendralae
Gentle swaying breeze,
Thoodhu sellaaiyo…
Won't you go as my messenger?
Thaen amudhaana kavi paadi
Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar,
Saedhi sollaaiyo…
Won't you convey this message?
Asaindhaadum thendralae
Gentle swaying breeze,
Thoodhu sellaaiyo
Won't you go as my messenger?
Thaen amudhaana kavi paadi
Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar,
Saedhi sollaaiyo
Won't you convey this message?
Asaindhaadum thendralae
Gentle swaying breeze,
Thoodhu sellaaiyo
Won't you go as my messenger?
Thaen amudhaana kavi paadi
Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar,
Saedhi sollaaiyo
Won't you convey this message?
Asaindhaadum thendralae
Gentle swaying breeze,
Thoodhu sellaaiyo
Won't you go as my messenger?
Alaiyai polae aazhiyin melae
Like waves upon the deep ocean,
Ullam alai modhum velai aasaiyinaalae
At the time my heart surges with longing,
Alaiyai polae aazhiyin melae
Like waves upon the deep ocean,
Ullam alai modhum velai aasaiyinaalae
At the time my heart surges with longing,
Nilai thadumaarudhae
My composure wavers,
Vizhighalum thaedudhae
And my eyes search for him,
Nilai thadumaarudhae
My composure wavers,
Vizhighalum thaedudhae
And my eyes search for him,
Ninaivilumae kanavilumae avarai naadudhae
Seeking him in both my thoughts and my dreams.
Asaindhaadum thendralae
Gentle swaying breeze,
Thoodhu sellaaiyo
Won't you go as my messenger?
Thaen amudhaana kavi paadi
Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar,
Saedhi sollaaiyo
Won't you convey this message?
Asaindhaadum thendralae
Gentle swaying breeze,
Thoodhu sellaaiyo
Won't you go as my messenger?
Kadhaiyaa karpanaiyaa kaaviyamaa
Is he a story, a imagination, or an epic poem?
Kannaal pesum oviyamaa
Is he a portrait that speaks with its eyes?
Kadhaiyaa karpanaiyaa kaaviyamaa
Is he a story, a imagination, or an epic poem?
Kannaal pesum oviyamaa
Is he a portrait that speaks with its eyes?
Kaadhalin thyaagiyaa
Is he a martyr of love?
Kadandhidum yogiyaa
Or a detached sage who transcends everything?
Kaadhalin thyaagiyaa
Is he a martyr of love?
Kadandhidum yogiyaa
Or a detached sage who transcends everything?
Kaaranamae naanariyaen
I do not know the reason why,
Manamae yengudhae
Yet my heart aches in longing.
Asaindhaadum thendralae
Gentle swaying breeze,
Thoodhu sellaaiyo
Won't you go as my messenger?
Thaen amudhaana kavi paadi
Sing a poem sweet as honey and nectar,
Saedhi sollaaiyo
Won't you convey this message?
Asaindhaadum thendralae
Gentle swaying breeze,
Thoodhu sellaaiyo
Won't you go as my messenger?
Asaindhaadum thendralae…
Gentle swaying breeze…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In this classical-flavored romantic song from Thaaikkuppin Thaaram (1956), the heroine calls upon the gentle breeze to act as her emissary of love ('Thendral Thoodhu'). She begs the wind to recite sweet, nectar-like verses to her beloved to express the restless emotional storm brewing in her heart. She describes her mind as tossing endlessly like ocean waves, leaving her unable to focus as her eyes constantly seek his presence both in reality and in dreams. She contemplates the enigmatic nature of her beloved, wondering if he is merely a creature of artistic imagination, a sacrificial lover, or a detached ascetic, unable to comprehend why her heart yearns so deeply for him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Thendral Thoodhu (Wind Messenger Motif / Personification)
“Asaindhaadum thendralae Thoodhu sellaaiyo”
Addressing the southern breeze as a conscious messenger is a classic Tamil poetic tradition dating back to Sangam literature.
Upamai (Simile)
“Alaiyai polae aazhiyin melae Ullam alai modhum velai”
Compares the turbulence of desire in the heart directly to waves crashing upon the ocean using 'polae' (like/as).
Monaai / Etukai (Assonance & Rhyme)
“Kadhaiyaa karpanaiyaa kaaviyamaa Kannaal pesum oviyamaa”
Use of initial alliteration 'Ka' (Kadhaiyaa, Karpanaiyaa, Kaaviyamaa, Kannaal) creating a rhythmic, poetic flow.
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Trivia
Thaaikkuppin Thaaram (1956) was the debut film produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chidambaram Chettiar under the iconic Devar Films banner, starring M. G. Ramachandran and P. Bhanumathi. The soundtrack was composed by Master K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, and this particular song was rendered by playback singer P. Leela.
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