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Lyrics & meaning

Ethirparthen Ilangiliya

From Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai · 1982

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
30 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Edhirpaarththaen ilangiliya kaanalaiyae
Ilangaattrae yaen varalla theriyallaiyae
Edhirpaarththaen ilangiliya kaanalaiyae
Ilangaattrae yaen varalla theriyallaiyae
Vaaraalo en maadhu poongaattrae po thoodhu
Edhirpaarththaen ilangiliya kaanalaiyae
Ilangaattrae yaen varalla theriyallaiyae
Thoda thoda thalli thalli ponaa
Nenjam thudikkuthu thoondil patta meenaa
Thoda thoda thalli thalli ponaa
Nenjam thudikkuthu thoondil patta meenaa
Thaagaththoda naanirukka
Thanneer kudamaai neeyirukka
Thedi vanthaa odhunguvathaen
Thendrala polae oduvathaen
Thaenthaan sinthum senthaamaraiyae
Idhu yaenthaan sollu en poongodiyae
Edhirpaarththaen ilangiliya kaanalaiyae
Ilangaattrae yaen varalla theriyallaiyae
Valaikkaram kaaddhil konjum osai
Kettaal vizhiththidum nenjil thoongum aasai
Valaikkaram kaaddhil konjum osai
Kettaal vizhiththidum nenjil thoongum aasai
Oorukkullae theeppidichchaa
Oodaiyum undu theeyanaikka
Ullaththilae nerupperinchaa
Udanae varanum neeyanaikka
Yaenthaan illa en nyapagamae
Adi vaa vaa konja en thaen kudamae
Edhirpaarththaen ilangiliya kaanalaiyae
Ilangaattrae yaen varalla theriyallaiyae
Vaaraalo en maadhu poongaattrae po thoodhu
Edhirpaarththaen ilangiliya kaanalaiyae
Ilangaattrae yaen varalla theriyallaiyae
I waited, but I cannot see my sweet parrot.
O gentle breeze, I do not know why she has not come.
I waited, but I cannot see my sweet parrot.
O gentle breeze, I do not know why she has not come.
Will my darling come? O gentle breeze, go carry my message!
I waited, but I cannot see my sweet parrot...
O gentle breeze, I do not know why she has not come.
If she keeps pulling away whenever I reach for her,
My heart thrashes like a fish caught on a hook.
If she keeps pulling away whenever I reach for her,
My heart thrashes like a fish caught on a hook.
While I am here burning with thirst,
And you are here like a pot full of water,
Why do you shy away when I come to you?
Why do you slip away like the breeze?
O red lotus spilling sweet honey,
Tell me why this is, my flowering vine!
I waited, but I cannot see my sweet parrot...
O gentle breeze, I do not know why she has not come.
The sweet clinking of bangles near the ear,
When heard, wakes up the desire sleeping in the heart.
The sweet clinking of bangles near the ear,
When heard, wakes up the desire sleeping in the heart.
If a fire breaks out in the town,
There is a stream to put out the flames.
But if a fire burns inside the heart,
You must come right away to put it out!
Why do you not have even a thought of me?
Come, my sweet pot of honey, come and let me hold you!
I waited, but I cannot see my sweet parrot...
O gentle breeze, I do not know why she has not come.
Will my darling come? O gentle breeze, go carry my message!
I waited, but I cannot see my sweet parrot...
O gentle breeze, I do not know why she has not come.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Edhirpaarththaen Ilangiliya Kaanalaiyae is a soulful romantic track from the 1982 Tamil film Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai. The song expresses the intense yearning of a lover waiting eagerly for his beloved. Addressing the gentle breeze as a messenger (Thoodhu), he questions why his beloved has not yet arrived and asks the wind to carry his feelings to her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Nenjam thudikkuthu thoondil patta meenaa”

Compares the restless throbbing of his heart to a fish caught on a hook.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Thanneer kudamaai neeyirukka”

Metaphorically compares the beloved to a pot of water satisfying thirst and a pot of sweet honey.

Personification (Thoodhu)

“Vaaraalo en maadhu poongaattrae po thoodhu”

Personifies the southern breeze (Poongaatru) as a messenger sent to fetch his lover.

Reduplication (Adukkuthodar)

“Thoda thoda thalli thalli ponaa”

Uses repeated words 'Thoda thoda' and 'Thalli thalli' to emphasize continuous motion and hesitation.

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Trivia

The song was penned by legendary lyricist Pulamaipithan for the 1982 film Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai, which starred Sivakumar and Sulakshana, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.

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