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Lyrics & meaning

Idhayam Thannaiye

From Raja Rajan · 1957

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
Seerkazhi Govindarajan, A. P. Komala
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Raja Rajan
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
20 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Idhayam thannaiyae
Enadhu idhayam naadudhae
Umadhu idhayam thannaiyae
Enadhu idhayam naadudhae
Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi
Isai paadudhae
Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi
Isai paadudhae
Idhayam thannaiyae
Enadhu idhayam naadudhae
Unadhu idhayam thannaiyae
Enadhu idhayam naadudhae
Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi
Isai paadudhae
Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi
Isai paadudhae
Oo….ooo…oo….ooo…
Udhayam kandu
Alli malarvadhu pol
Madhiyin udhayam kandu
Alli malarvadhu pol
Ummai kandu en ullam malarudhae
Udhayam kandu
Alli malarvadhu pol
Ummai kandu en ullam malarudhae
{Madhuvai parugiyae magizhum
Solai vandu pol
Vanidhai unadhazhagai parugi
Manam maghizhudhae} (2)
Idhayam thannaiyae
Enadhu idhayam naadudhae
Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi
Isai paadudhae
Ooo…oo….ooo….ooo…
Nadhigal kadalaiyae naadi
Servadhu pol
Nadhigal kadalaiyae naadi
Servadhu pol
Namadhu nenjam anbu ennum
Kadalil ondru serudhae
Namadhu nenjam anbu ennum
Kadalil ondru serudhae
Pudhumai kanavilae
Puviyai marandha nilaiyilae
Pudhumai kanavilae
Puviyai marandha nilaiyilae
Idhu pol endha naalum
Inimai kaana virumbudhae
Idhu pol endha naalum
Inimai kaana virumbudhae
Towards that very heart,
my heart seeks and yearns.
It is your very heart
that my heart yearns for!
New waves of feeling surge,
and sing a sweet melody!
New waves of feeling surge,
and sing a sweet melody!
Towards that very heart,
my heart seeks and yearns.
It is your very heart
that my heart yearns for!
New waves of feeling surge,
and sing a sweet melody!
New waves of feeling surge,
and sing a sweet melody!
Oh... oho... oh... oho...
Seeing the rise,
just as a water lily blooms,
seeing the moon rise,
just as a water lily blooms,
at the sight of you, my heart blossoms!
Seeing the rise,
just as a water lily blooms,
at the sight of you, my heart blossoms!
Drinking sweet nectar with joy,
just like a bee in a garden,
drinking in your beauty, my love,
my heart rejoices with joy!
It is your very heart
that my heart yearns for!
New waves of feeling surge,
and sing a sweet melody!
Oho... oh... oho... oho...
Just as rivers seek the sea
and merge into it,
just as rivers seek the sea
and merge into it,
our hearts unite as one
in an ocean called love!
Our hearts unite as one
in an ocean called love!
Lost in a wondrous new dream,
forgetting the world around us,
lost in a wondrous new dream,
forgetting the world around us,
just like this, through all our days,
my heart longs to taste this sweetness!
Just like this, through all our days,
my heart longs to taste this sweetness!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a tender classical love duet expressing deep romantic yearning and emotional union. The protagonist describes how her heart longs for her beloved, with new waves of feelings rising within her like music. Beautiful poetic metaphors are drawn comparing her blossoming joy upon seeing him to a lily blooming at moonrise and a honeybee sipping nectar in a garden. In the latter stanzas, the lovers compare the merging of their hearts to rivers flowing naturally into the vast ocean of love, lost in a dreamlike world where they wish to remain in sweet harmony forever.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Madhiyin udhayam kandu Alli malarvadhu pol”

The blooming of the heart upon beholding the beloved is compared to a night lily blooming upon seeing the moonrise.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Namadhu nenjam anbu ennum Kadalil ondru serudhae”

Love is directly conceptualized as an endless ocean in which the lovers' hearts flow together and unite like rivers.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai) / Imagery

“Madhuvai parugiyae magizhum Solai vandu pol”

Drinking in the beauty of the beloved is metaphorically equated to a garden beetle drinking honey from flowers.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Udhayam kandu / Madhiyin udhayam kandu”

The second consonant 'dh' matches across consecutive lines creating poetic harmony (Udhayam / Madhiyin).

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Trivia

Raja Rajan (1957) is a classic Tamil swashbuckler film starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), P. Bhanumathi, and Padmini. The song 'Idhayam Thannaiyae' features legendary music composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics written by A. Maruthakasi, and vocal performances by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Bhanumathi.

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