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Lyrics & meaning

Idhaya Vaasal Thiranthapothu

From Thoongatha Kannendru Ondru · 1983

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Thoongatha Kannendru Ondru
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
22 Feb 2023

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Idhayavaasal thirantha pothu uravu vanthathu
Female :Urangumpothu kanavu nooru paruvam thanthathu
Male :Malar meethilae pani sinthuthae
Female :Manamenum thaenaatril alai mothuthae indru
Idhayavaasal thirantha pothu uravu vanthathu
Malaraai malarnthaen manathil kalanthaen
Virunthaai amarnthaen un kaiyilae
Male :Enaiyae koduththaen manathai inaiththaen
Siragai viriththaen pon vaanilae
Malaraai malarnthaen manathil kalanthaen
Virunthaai amarnthaen un kaiyilae
Male :Enaiyae koduththaen manathai inaiththaen
Siragai viriththaen pon vaanilae
Vaanaththu villaalae paalam
Male :Megam sorkaththai naam kaana podum
Female :Vaanaththu villaalae paalam
Male :Megam sorkaththai naam kaana podum
Nilavennum pen thozhi en maeni poovaakki
Male :Vazhi meethu thelippaalo angae angae
Idhayavaasal thirantha pothu uravu vanthathu
Male :Urangumpothu kanavu nooru paruvam thanthathu…oo….
Vizhigal pozhiyum kavithai mazhaiyil
Manathil malarum sangeethamae
Female :Ilamai karaiyil ivalin madiyil
Kadhaigal dhinamum uruvaagumae
Vizhigal pozhiyum kavithai mazhaiyil
Manathil malarum sangeethamae
Female :Ilamai karaiyil ivalin madiyil
Kadhaigal dhinamum uruvaagumae
Ezhilaana un koondhal oram
Female :Nenjam ilaippaarum thirunalum thondrum
Male :Ezhilaana un koondhal oram
Female :Nenjam ilaippaarum thirunalum thondrum
Muppaalil moondraam paal ippothu neethaanae
Female :Eppothu madi saayum inbam inbam
Idhayavaasal thirantha pothu uravu vanthathu
Female :Urangumpothu kanavu nooru paruvam thanthathu
Male :Malar meethilae pani sinthuthae
Female :Manamenum thaenaatril alai mothuthae indru
When the doorway of my heart opened, love stepped in
When I fell asleep, a hundred dreams brought the bloom of youth
Dewdrops spill gently upon the flower
Today, waves ripple across the sweet river of my heart
When the doorway of my heart opened, love stepped in
I blossomed like a flower and blended into your heart
I rested in your hands like a cherished feast
I gave myself completely and joined my heart with yours
I spread my wings across the golden sky
I blossomed like a flower and blended into your heart
I rested in your hands like a cherished feast
I gave myself completely and joined my heart with yours
I spread my wings across the golden sky
A bridge made from the rainbow in the sky—
The clouds will build it for us to reach paradise
A bridge made from the rainbow in the sky—
The clouds will build it for us to reach paradise
The moon, my dear friend, turns my body into blossoms
Will she scatter them all along our path, here and there?
When the doorway of my heart opened, love stepped in
When sleeping, a hundred dreams brought the bloom of youth... oh...
In the shower of poetry pouring from your eyes
Sweet music blossoms within the heart
On the shores of youth, resting in her lap
New stories of love will be born every day
In the shower of poetry pouring from your eyes
Sweet music blossoms within the heart
On the shores of youth, resting in her lap
New stories of love will be born every day
Beside the beauty of your flowing hair
A joyful day will arrive for the heart to rest
Beside the beauty of your flowing hair
A joyful day will arrive for the heart to rest
In the Muppaal (Tirukkural's three books of life), you are the chapter on love
What pure joy it will be to rest in your lap!
When the doorway of my heart opened, love stepped in
When I fell asleep, a hundred dreams brought the bloom of youth
Dewdrops spill gently upon the flower
Today, waves ripple across the sweet river of my heart
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Idhayavaasal Thirantha Pothu is a classic duet from the 1983 Tamil film Thoongatha Kannendru Ondru, composed by K. V. Mahadevan and rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki. The song celebrates the dawn of deep love and emotional union between two lovers who view opening their hearts to each other as entering paradise. Through rich natural imagery—dew drops on flowers, honey rivers, rainbow bridges, and starry skies—the lyricist Pulamaipithan captures the ecstasy of youthful romance. The lovers speak of complete surrender, flying with freedom in love, and finding solace in one another's company, elevating their affection into a poetic celebration of life and intimacy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Idhayavaasal thirantha pothu uravu vanthathu”

Compares the entrance of the heart to a door opening to welcome relationship/love.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Female :Manamenum thaenaatril alai mothuthae indru”

Compares the mind to a river flowing with honey where emotional waves swirl.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Malaraai malarnthaen manathil kalanthaen”

Compares her unfolding love to a flower blooming.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Vizhigal pozhiyum kavithai mazhaiyil”

Compares the romantic look in the eyes to a shower of poetry.

Literary Allusion

“Muppaalil moondraam paal ippothu neethaanae”

Direct allusion to Tirukkural's three divisions (Muppaal), referring specifically to Inbathupal (the division on Love/Kamathupal).

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Trivia

The song is composed by the veteran music director K. V. Mahadevan and penned by Pulamaipithan. A notable highlight of the lyricist's craft in this song is the line 'Muppaalil moondraam paal ippothu neethaanae', which cleverly references the Tirukkural's third book dedicated to 'Inbam' (Love), framing the beloved as the very embodiment of classical Tamil romantic poetry.

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