December Madhathu
From Maanbumigu Maanavan · 1996
- Lyricist
- Kanmani Subbu
- Singers
- S. N. Surendar, Suja Arun
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Maanbumigu Maanavan1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| December maadhathu panithuliyae | Oh dewdrop of December, |
| Nee novembarai thedi vandhadhenna | Why did you come seeking November? |
| December maadhathu panithuliyae | Oh dewdrop of December, |
| Nee novembarai thedi vandhadhenna | Why did you come seeking November? |
| Male | |
| Thaenae thinai thaenae | Sweet honey, foxtail millet honey, |
| Imaikaamal malaithaenae | Oh mountain honey that leaves me gazing unblinkingly, |
| Maanae unaithaanae | Oh deer-like girl, it is only you, |
| Dhinadhorum ninaithenae | Whom I thought of every single day. |
| Vandha pinnum vetkkam | Why did shyness come to you, |
| Vandhadhenamma | Even after arriving here, my dear? |
| Vanna vanna sorgam | A colorful paradise, |
| Ingu dhaanamma | Is right here, my dear. |
| Female | |
| December maadhathu panithuliyae | Oh dewdrop of December, |
| Nee novembarai thedi vandhadhenna..aa.. | Why did you come seeking November... |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Mazhai thooridum neram | When the rain begins to drizzle, |
| Kudai pidikka marandhida vendum | We should forget to hold an umbrella. |
| Andha thooralil naanum | In that rain shower, I too, |
| Unai ninaithu nanaindhida vendum | Want to get drenched while thinking of you. |
| Female | |
| Undhan tholgalil saaindhu | Leaning on your shoulders, |
| Enai marandhu thoongida vendum | I want to sleep, forgetting myself. |
| Andha thookathil kaanum | Seen in that sleep, |
| Kanavugalil vaazndhida vendum | I want to live inside those dreams. |
| Male | |
| Vannam minnum kannangalil | On these colorful, glowing cheeks, |
| Muththam sindha vendum | Kisses must be showered. |
| Piththam tharum ennangalai | These thoughts that drive one mad, |
| Oththi vaikka vendum | Should be set aside for a moment. |
| Female | |
| Solla solla ullam | As I speak and speak, will the heart, |
| Konjam maaradho | Not change a little bit? |
| Mella mella kallam | Slowly, slowly, will playfulness, |
| Vandhu seraadho | Not enter and settle in? |
| Male | |
| December maadhathu panithuliyae | Oh dewdrop of December, |
| Chorus :Hmm mm mm mmm | Chorus: Hmm mm mm mmm |
| Male :Nee novembarai thedi vandhadhenna | Male: Why did you come seeking November? |
| Chorus :Hmm mm mm mmm | Chorus: Hmm mm mm mmm |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Idhu kaamanin neram | This is Cupid's hour, |
| Iru manadhu porkalam aagum | Where two hearts become a battlefield. |
| Varum mogangal yaavum | All the desires that arise, |
| Anaithavudan kaavalai meerum | Will breach all boundaries once embraced. |
| Male | |
| Dhinam raathiri neram | Every single night, |
| Unai thazhuvum kaatridam keli | Question the wind that caresses you. |
| Athu yekathinaalae | Out of yearning, |
| Enai marandhu naan vidum moochu | It is the breath I release, forgetting myself. |
| Female | |
| Kannukullae unnai vaithu | Keeping you inside my eyes, |
| Nenjukulla thaithaen | I stitched you deep within my heart. |
| Chinna chinna viththaigalil | In little romantic tricks, |
| Pangu kolla vaithen | I made you partake. |
| Male | |
| Yuthamindri ennai vendra | Oh lady, who conquered me without a war, |
| Meenammaa | My dear, |
| Sathamindri kaidhu | Without making a sound, |
| Seidhadhenammaa | Why did you arrest me? |
| Male | |
| ……………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Thaenae thinai thaenae | Sweet honey, foxtail millet honey, |
| Imaikaamal malaithaenae | Oh mountain honey that leaves me gazing unblinkingly, |
| Maanae unaithaanae | Oh deer-like girl, it is only you, |
| Dhinadhorum ninaithenae | Whom I thought of every single day. |
| Vandha pinnum vetkkam | Why did shyness come to you, |
| Vandhadhenamma | Even after arriving here, my dear? |
| Vanna vanna sorgam | A colorful paradise, |
| Ingu dhaanamma | Is right here, my dear. |
| Female | |
| December maadhathu panithuliyae | Oh dewdrop of December, |
| Nee novembarai thedi vandhadhenna..aa.. | Why did you come seeking November... |
டிசம்பர் மாதத்து பனித்துளியே
நீ நவம்பரை தேடி வந்ததென்ன
டிசம்பர் மாதத்து பனித்துளியே
நீ நவம்பரை தேடி வந்ததென்ன
Oh dewdrop of December,
Why did you come seeking November?
Oh dewdrop of December,
Why did you come seeking November?
தேனே திணை தேனே
இமைக்காமல் மலைத்தேனே
மானே உனைத்தானே
தினம்தோறும் நினைத்தேனே
வந்த பின்னும் வெட்கம் வந்ததேனம்மா
வண்ண வண்ண சொர்க்கம் இங்கு தானம்மா
Sweet honey, foxtail millet honey,
Oh mountain honey that leaves me gazing unblinkingly,
Oh deer-like girl, it is only you,
Whom I thought of every single day.
Why did shyness come to you,
Even after arriving here, my dear?
A colorful paradise,
Is right here, my dear.
டிசம்பர் மாதத்து பனித்துளியே
நீ நவம்பரை தேடி வந்ததென்ன....ஆ.....
Oh dewdrop of December,
Why did you come seeking November...
எஹே எ ஏஹெய் எஹே எ ஏஹெய்
எஹே எ ஏஹெய் எஹே எ ஏஹெய்
மழை தூறிடும் நேரம் குடை பிடிக்க
மறந்திட வேண்டும்
அந்த தூறலில் நானும் உனை நினைத்து
நனைந்திட வேண்டும்
When the rain begins to drizzle,
We should forget to hold an umbrella.
In that rain shower, I too,
Want to get drenched while thinking of you.
உந்தன் தோள்களில் சாய்ந்து
எனை மறந்து தூங்கிட வேண்டும்
அந்த தூக்கத்தில் காணும்
கனவுகளில் வாழ்ந்திட வேண்டும்
Leaning on your shoulders,
I want to sleep, forgetting myself.
Seen in that sleep,
I want to live inside those dreams.
வண்ணம் மின்னும் கண்ணங்களில்
முத்தம் சிந்த வேண்டும்
பித்தம் தரும் எண்ணங்களை
ஒத்தி வைக்க வேண்டும்
On these colorful, glowing cheeks,
Kisses must be showered.
These thoughts that drive one mad,
Should be set aside for a moment.
சொல்லச்சொல்ல உள்ளம்
கொஞ்சம் மாறாதா....
மெல்ல மெல்ல
கள்ளம் வந்து சேராதோ......
As I speak and speak, will the heart,
Not change a little bit?
Slowly, slowly, will playfulness,
Not enter and settle in?
டிசம்பர் மாதத்து பனித்துளியே
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம் ஹ்ஹ்ம்ம்....
நீ நவம்பரை தேடி வந்ததென்ன
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம் ஹ்ஹ்ம்ம்....
Oh dewdrop of December,
Chorus: Hmm mm mm mmm
Male: Why did you come seeking November?
Chorus: Hmm mm mm mmm
எஹே எ ஏஹெய் எஹே எ ஏஹெய்
எஹே எ ஏஹெய் எஹே எ ஏஹெய்
இது காமனின் நேரம்
இரு மனது போர்க்களம் ஆகும்
வரும் மோகங்கள் யாவும்
அணைத்தவுடன் காவலை மீறும்
This is Cupid's hour,
Where two hearts become a battlefield.
All the desires that arise,
Will breach all boundaries once embraced.
தினம் ராத்திரி நேரம்
உனைத்தழுவும் காற்றிடம் கேளு
அது ஏக்கத்தினாலே எனை மறந்து
நான் விடும் மூச்சு
Every single night,
Question the wind that caresses you.
Out of yearning,
It is the breath I release, forgetting myself.
கண்ணுக்குள்ளே உன்னை வைத்து
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே தைத்தேன்
சின்ன சின்ன வித்தைகளில்
பங்கு கொள்ள வைத்தேன்
Keeping you inside my eyes,
I stitched you deep within my heart.
In little romantic tricks,
I made you partake.
யுத்தம் இன்றி
என்னை வென்ற மீனம்மா
சத்தம் இன்றி கைது
செய்தது ஏனம்மா
Oh lady, who conquered me without a war,
My dear,
Without making a sound,
Why did you arrest me?
.......................
தேனே திணை தேனே
இமைக்காமல் மலைத்தேனே
மானே உனைத்தானே
தினம்தோறும் நினைத்தேனே....
வந்த பின்னும் வெட்கம் வந்ததேனம்மா
வண்ண வண்ண சொர்க்கம் இங்கு தானம்மா
Sweet honey, foxtail millet honey,
Oh mountain honey that leaves me gazing unblinkingly,
Oh deer-like girl, it is only you,
Whom I thought of every single day.
Why did shyness come to you,
Even after arriving here, my dear?
A colorful paradise,
Is right here, my dear.
டிசம்பர் மாதத்து பனித்துளியே
நீ நவம்பரை தேடி வந்ததென்ன
Oh dewdrop of December,
Why did you come seeking November...
December maadhathu panithuliyae
Oh dewdrop of December,
Nee novembarai thedi vandhadhenna
Why did you come seeking November?
December maadhathu panithuliyae
Oh dewdrop of December,
Nee novembarai thedi vandhadhenna
Why did you come seeking November?
Thaenae thinai thaenae
Sweet honey, foxtail millet honey,
Imaikaamal malaithaenae
Oh mountain honey that leaves me gazing unblinkingly,
Maanae unaithaanae
Oh deer-like girl, it is only you,
Dhinadhorum ninaithenae
Whom I thought of every single day.
Vandha pinnum vetkkam
Why did shyness come to you,
Vandhadhenamma
Even after arriving here, my dear?
Vanna vanna sorgam
A colorful paradise,
Ingu dhaanamma
Is right here, my dear.
December maadhathu panithuliyae
Oh dewdrop of December,
Nee novembarai thedi vandhadhenna..aa..
Why did you come seeking November...
…………………………..
Mazhai thooridum neram
When the rain begins to drizzle,
Kudai pidikka marandhida vendum
We should forget to hold an umbrella.
Andha thooralil naanum
In that rain shower, I too,
Unai ninaithu nanaindhida vendum
Want to get drenched while thinking of you.
Undhan tholgalil saaindhu
Leaning on your shoulders,
Enai marandhu thoongida vendum
I want to sleep, forgetting myself.
Andha thookathil kaanum
Seen in that sleep,
Kanavugalil vaazndhida vendum
I want to live inside those dreams.
Vannam minnum kannangalil
On these colorful, glowing cheeks,
Muththam sindha vendum
Kisses must be showered.
Piththam tharum ennangalai
These thoughts that drive one mad,
Oththi vaikka vendum
Should be set aside for a moment.
Solla solla ullam
As I speak and speak, will the heart,
Konjam maaradho
Not change a little bit?
Mella mella kallam
Slowly, slowly, will playfulness,
Vandhu seraadho
Not enter and settle in?
December maadhathu panithuliyae
Oh dewdrop of December,
Chorus :Hmm mm mm mmm
Chorus: Hmm mm mm mmm
Male :Nee novembarai thedi vandhadhenna
Male: Why did you come seeking November?
Chorus :Hmm mm mm mmm
Chorus: Hmm mm mm mmm
………………………..
Idhu kaamanin neram
This is Cupid's hour,
Iru manadhu porkalam aagum
Where two hearts become a battlefield.
Varum mogangal yaavum
All the desires that arise,
Anaithavudan kaavalai meerum
Will breach all boundaries once embraced.
Dhinam raathiri neram
Every single night,
Unai thazhuvum kaatridam keli
Question the wind that caresses you.
Athu yekathinaalae
Out of yearning,
Enai marandhu naan vidum moochu
It is the breath I release, forgetting myself.
Kannukullae unnai vaithu
Keeping you inside my eyes,
Nenjukulla thaithaen
I stitched you deep within my heart.
Chinna chinna viththaigalil
In little romantic tricks,
Pangu kolla vaithen
I made you partake.
Yuthamindri ennai vendra
Oh lady, who conquered me without a war,
Meenammaa
My dear,
Sathamindri kaidhu
Without making a sound,
Seidhadhenammaa
Why did you arrest me?
………………………………
Thaenae thinai thaenae
Sweet honey, foxtail millet honey,
Imaikaamal malaithaenae
Oh mountain honey that leaves me gazing unblinkingly,
Maanae unaithaanae
Oh deer-like girl, it is only you,
Dhinadhorum ninaithenae
Whom I thought of every single day.
Vandha pinnum vetkkam
Why did shyness come to you,
Vandhadhenamma
Even after arriving here, my dear?
Vanna vanna sorgam
A colorful paradise,
Ingu dhaanamma
Is right here, my dear.
December maadhathu panithuliyae
Oh dewdrop of December,
Nee novembarai thedi vandhadhenna..aa..
Why did you come seeking November...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'December Maadhathu Panithuliyae' is a soulful romantic song from the 1996 Tamil film 'Maanbumigu Maanavan'. The lyrics use evocative seasonal imagery—such as December's cold dew drops searching for November—to depict deep love, longing, and romantic impatience between two lovers. The song captures intimate moments of affection: enjoying gentle rain without an umbrella, finding comfort on a partner's shoulder, and losing oneself in shared dreams. The lyricist poetically describes love as a silent victory where one heart captures another without waging a war or uttering a sound.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)
“December maadhathu panithuliyae / Nee novembarai thedi vandhadhenna”
Compares the lover to a December dewdrop searching for November, symbolizing an unexpected yet deeply desired arrival of romance.
Anaphora / Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Kudai pidikka marandhida vendum ... Unai ninaithu nanaindhida vendum”
Repetition of the ending word 'vendum' across consecutive lines to emphasize shared desires and wishes.
Alliteration (Moonaikkal)
“Thaenae thinai thaenae / Imaikaamal malaithaenae / Maanae unaithaanae”
Repetition of the 'th' and 'm' sounds in end rhymes created for rhythmic softness.
Oxymoron / Hyperbole
“Yuthamindri ennai vendra ... Sathamindri kaidhu seidhadhenammaa”
Describing victory and arrest achieved silently and without fighting a war.
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Trivia
'December Maadhathu' from Maanbumigu Maanavan (1996) features music composed by Deva, with vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra. The film stars Vijay and Swapna Bedi in the lead roles.
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