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Dhinam Dhinamum

From Viduthalai Part 2 · 2024

Lyricist
Isaignani Ilayaraja
Singers
Ilayaraja, Ananya Bhat
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Viduthalai Part 22024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Dhinam dhinamum un nenappuEvery single day, thoughts of you
Valaikirathe ennai tholaikkiratheSurround me and make me lose myself.
Male
Dhinam dhinamum un nenapuEvery single day, thoughts of you
Valaikirathe enna tholaikiratheSurround me and make me lose myself.
Ganam ganamum yena iluthuDragging me every single moment,
Paduthura paadu porukaliyeThe suffering it causes is unbearable.
Male
Veliye varavum vazhiyillaThere is no way to come out,
Ullukula thudippum kanakkillaAnd the throbbing inside is immeasurable.
Veliye varavum vazhiyillaThere is no way to come out,
Ullukula thudippum kanakkillaAnd the throbbing inside is immeasurable.
Male
Dhinam dhinamum un nenappuEvery single day, thoughts of you
Valaikirathe ennai tholaikiratheSurround me and make me lose myself.
Dhinam dhinamum ….ummm..Every single day... mmm...
Male
Mudhan mudhalaa parva patta nerathileAt the moment our eyes met for the very first time,
Idham idhama enna kuyilu kooviyatheGently and pleasantly, a cuckoo bird sang within me.
Female
Kavanamile yedho enna thiruthiyatheSomething altered my thoughts and attention,
Engiruntho kettathellam isaiyacheEverything heard from anywhere turned into music.
oru valaikulle manam vilundhathuveMy heart fell into a net of love,
Andha suzhala viitu veli varavillayeAnd it could not come out of that whirlpool.
Male
En pattathan adi nee paaduraHey girl, you are singing my song,
En vartha enakaakkuraMaking my words your own.
Female
Ottikittu sittu renduLike two sparrows clinging together,
Onna suthi onnu varaCircling around one another,
Muthu mazha vanam kottum idhamagaaAs a rain of pearls falls pleasantly from the sky.
Female
Dhinam dhinamum un nenappuEvery single day, thoughts of you
Valaikirathe ennai tholaikiratheSurround me and make me lose myself.
Dhinam dhinamum un nenappu….Every single day, thoughts of you...
Female
Kaathirupen nee nadakkumI will wait, watching the path
Vazhi paathuWhere you walk.
Kaath asanja kuthikumEven if the breeze sways, my heart leaps,
Manam adangaadhuIt refuses to be quieted.
Male
Vasalile kolam mela poo polaLike a flower resting upon the doorstep rangoli,
Onna partha thavippu adangum paduthaadhuSeeing you calms my yearning and stops troubling me.
Naan thanichirukken ullam thavichirukkenI am alone, my heart is longing,
Un kulir mugathal adha thaduthirukkenI pacify it with the comfort of your cool face.
Female
Namakaga than boomiIs the earth spinning around
UrundoduthaJust for the two of us?
Pagalodu iravagudhaaDoes the day turn into night for our sake?
Male
Natchathiram kansimittaAs the stars twinkle in the sky,
Kitta vandhu katti konduComing close and holding you tight,
Tholil thalai saaika vendum idhamaagaI wish to rest my head comfortably on your shoulder.
Female
Dhinam dhinamum un nenappuEvery single day, thoughts of thoughts of you
Valaikirathe enna tholaikiratheSurround me and make me lose myself.
Ganam ganamum enna iluthuDragging me every single moment,
Paduthura paadu porukaliyeThe suffering it causes is unbearable.
Veliye varavum vazhiyillaThere is no way to come out,
Ullukula thudipum kanakillaAnd the throbbing inside is immeasurable.
Male
Veliye varavum vazhiyillaThere is no way to come out,
Ullukula thudipum kanakillaAnd the throbbing inside is immeasurable.
Dhinam dhinamum….ummmm…Every single day... mmm...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Dhinam Dhinamum Un Nenappu' from Viduthalai Part 2 is a deeply expressive romantic song composed and written by Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja. The song captures the intense longing, emotional depth, and sweet agonizing burden of constant thoughts about one's beloved. The lyrics convey how love ensnares the mind like a soft trap or whirlpool, turning ordinary ambient sounds into music and making time itself revolve around the lovers. In the second half, the emotion expands into themes of patient waiting, peaceful solace upon seeing the partner, and a cosmic sense of oneness where nature itself seems to exist solely for their love. Ilaiyaraaja's composition blends folk melody elements with orchestral grandeur, accentuating the raw, intimate passion expressed in the lyrics.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Dhinam dhinamum un nenappu / Ganam ganamum yena iluthu

Repetition of words like 'Dhinam dhinamum' and 'Ganam ganamum' creates a rhythmic cadence emphasizing the unrelenting frequency of love's memory.

Rhyme (Ethukai)

Valaikirathe ennai tholaikkirathe

Matching second consonants in adjacent lines such as 'Valaikirathe' and 'Tholaikkirathe' create structural melodic harmony.

Simile (Upamai)

Vasalile kolam mela poo pola / Onna partha thavippu adangum paduthaadhu

Comparing the pacifying visual of the beloved to a flower placed gently over a doorstep rangoli (kolam).

Metaphor & Imagery (Uruvagam)

Oru valaikulle manam vilundhathuve / Muthu mazha vanam kottum idhamagaa

Describing intense romantic joy as a sky pouring a rain of pearls ('Muthu mazha vanam kottum') and love as falling into a whirlpool/net ('Oru valaikulle manam vilundhathuve').

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Trivia

Composed, written, and sung by Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja himself alongside singer Ananya Bhat, 'Dhinam Dhinamum' showcases Ilaiyaraaja's signature style of writing deeply poetic rustic lyrics paired with soul-stirring melodies for director Vetrimaaran's period socio-political drama 'Viduthalai Part 2'.

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