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Idhaya Vaasal Thiranthapothu

From Thoongatha Kannendru Ondru · 1983

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Thoongatha Kannendru Ondru1983

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Idhayavaasal thirantha pothu uravu vanthathuWhen the door to the heart opened, a relationship arrived.
Female :Urangumpothu kanavu nooru paruvam thanthathuWhile sleeping, youth gave a hundred dreams.
Male :Malar meethilae pani sinthuthaeDew drops fall upon the blossom.
Female :Manamenum thaenaatril alai mothuthae indruToday, waves churn in the honey-river of the mind.
Female
Idhayavaasal thirantha pothu uravu vanthathuWhen the door to the heart opened, a relationship arrived.
Female
Malaraai malarnthaen manathil kalanthaenI blossomed like a flower and blended into your heart.
Virunthaai amarnthaen un kaiyilaeI sat like a feast in your hands.
Male :Enaiyae koduththaen manathai inaiththaenI gave myself completely and united our minds.
Siragai viriththaen pon vaanilaeI spread my wings in the golden sky.
Female
Malaraai malarnthaen manathil kalanthaenI blossomed like a flower and blended into your heart.
Virunthaai amarnthaen un kaiyilaeI sat like a feast in your hands.
Male :Enaiyae koduththaen manathai inaiththaenI gave myself completely and united our minds.
Siragai viriththaen pon vaanilaeI spread my wings in the golden sky.
Female
Vaanaththu villaalae paalamA bridge made of heaven's rainbow...
Male :Megam sorkaththai naam kaana podumClouds lay a path for us to see paradise.
Female :Vaanaththu villaalae paalamA bridge made of heaven's rainbow...
Male :Megam sorkaththai naam kaana podumClouds lay a path for us to see paradise.
Female
Nilavennum pen thozhi en maeni poovaakkiMaking my body bloom like a flower, the moon-like female friend...
Male :Vazhi meethu thelippaalo angae angaeWill she sprinkle them over there on the path?
Female
Idhayavaasal thirantha pothu uravu vanthathuWhen the door to the heart opened, a relationship arrived.
Male :Urangumpothu kanavu nooru paruvam thanthathu…oo….While sleeping, youth gave a hundred dreams... oo....
Male
Vizhigal pozhiyum kavithai mazhaiyilIn the rain of poetry showered by the eyes,
Manathil malarum sangeethamaeMusic blossoms inside the heart.
Female :Ilamai karaiyil ivalin madiyilOn the shore of youth, in her lap,
Kadhaigal dhinamum uruvaagumaeStories will be created every day.
Male
Vizhigal pozhiyum kavithai mazhaiyilIn the rain of poetry showered by the eyes,
Manathil malarum sangeethamaeMusic blossoms inside the heart.
Female :Ilamai karaiyil ivalin madiyilOn the shore of youth, in her lap,
Kadhaigal dhinamum uruvaagumaeStories will be created every day.
Male
Ezhilaana un koondhal oramBeside your beautiful locks of hair,
Female :Nenjam ilaippaarum thirunalum thondrumA festive day for the heart to rest comes into view.
Male :Ezhilaana un koondhal oramBeside your beautiful locks of hair,
Female :Nenjam ilaippaarum thirunalum thondrumA festive day for the heart to rest comes into view.
Male
Muppaalil moondraam paal ippothu neethaanaeAre you not now the third section of Tirukkural yourself?
Female :Eppothu madi saayum inbam inbamWhenever I lean on your lap, it is sheer bliss, bliss.
Male
Idhayavaasal thirantha pothu uravu vanthathuWhen the door to the heart opened, a relationship arrived.
Female :Urangumpothu kanavu nooru paruvam thanthathuWhile sleeping, youth gave a hundred dreams.
Male :Malar meethilae pani sinthuthaeDew drops fall upon the blossom.
Female :Manamenum thaenaatril alai mothuthae indruToday, waves churn in the honey-river of the mind.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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