Idhayam Thannaiye
From Raja Rajan · 1957
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan, A. P. Komala
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Raja Rajan1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Idhayam thannaiyae | Your heart itself |
| Enadhu idhayam naadudhae | My heart seeks |
| Umadhu idhayam thannaiyae | Your heart itself |
| Enadhu idhayam naadudhae | My heart seeks |
| Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi | New waves of emotions surge |
| Isai paadudhae | And sing music |
| Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi | New waves of emotions surge |
| Isai paadudhae | And sing music |
| Male | |
| Idhayam thannaiyae | Your heart itself |
| Enadhu idhayam naadudhae | My heart seeks |
| Unadhu idhayam thannaiyae | Your heart itself |
| Enadhu idhayam naadudhae | My heart seeks |
| Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi | New waves of emotions surge |
| Isai paadudhae | And sing music |
| Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi | New waves of emotions surge |
| Isai paadudhae | And sing music |
| Oo….ooo…oo….ooo… | Oo... ooo... oo... ooo... |
| Female | |
| Udhayam kandu | Seeing the rise |
| Alli malarvadhu pol | Just like the lily blooms |
| Madhiyin udhayam kandu | Seeing the moonrise |
| Alli malarvadhu pol | Just like the night lily blooms |
| Ummai kandu en ullam malarudhae | Seeing you, my heart blossoms |
| Udhayam kandu | Seeing the rise |
| Alli malarvadhu pol | Just like the lily blooms |
| Ummai kandu en ullam malarudhae | Seeing you, my heart blossoms |
| Male | |
| {Madhuvai parugiyae magizhum | Drinking honey and rejoicing |
| Solai vandu pol | Like a garden beetle |
| Vanidhai unadhazhagai parugi | This maiden drinks in your beauty |
| Manam maghizhudhae} (2) | And her mind rejoices |
| Female | |
| Idhayam thannaiyae | Drinking honey and rejoicing |
| Enadhu idhayam naadudhae | Like a garden beetle |
| Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi | This maiden drinks in your beauty |
| Isai paadudhae | And her mind rejoices |
| Ooo…oo….ooo….ooo… | Your heart itself |
| Male | |
| Nadhigal kadalaiyae naadi | My heart seeks |
| Servadhu pol | New waves of emotions surge |
| Nadhigal kadalaiyae naadi | And sing music |
| Servadhu pol | Ooo... oo... ooo... ooo... |
| Namadhu nenjam anbu ennum | Just like rivers seek the ocean |
| Kadalil ondru serudhae | And unite with it |
| Male | |
| Namadhu nenjam anbu ennum | Just like rivers seek the ocean |
| Kadalil ondru serudhae | And unite with it |
| Female | |
| Pudhumai kanavilae | Our hearts, in the ocean called love |
| Puviyai marandha nilaiyilae | Are uniting as one |
| Pudhumai kanavilae | Our hearts, in the ocean called love |
| Puviyai marandha nilaiyilae | Are uniting as one |
| Idhu pol endha naalum | In a novel dream |
| Inimai kaana virumbudhae | In a state of forgetting the earth |
| Idhu pol endha naalum | In a novel dream |
| Inimai kaana virumbudhae | In a state of forgetting the earth |
இதயம் தன்னையே
எனது இதயம் நாடுதே
உனது இதயம் தன்னையே
எனது இதயம் நாடுதே
புதிய உணர்வலைகள் பொங்கி
இசை பாடுதே
புதிய உணர்வலைகள் பொங்கி
இசை பாடுதே
Your heart itself
My heart seeks
Your heart itself
My heart seeks
New waves of emotions surge
And sing music
New waves of emotions surge
And sing music
இதயம் தன்னையே
எனது இதயம் நாடுதே
உனது இதயம் தன்னையே
எனது இதயம் நாடுதே
புதிய உணர்வலைகள் பொங்கி
இசை பாடுதே
புதிய உணர்வலைகள் பொங்கி
இசை பாடுதே
ஓ.....ஓஒ.....ஓ....ஓஒ...
Your heart itself
My heart seeks
Your heart itself
My heart seeks
New waves of emotions surge
And sing music
New waves of emotions surge
And sing music
Oo... ooo... oo... ooo...
உதயம் கண்டு
அல்லி மலர்வதுபோல்
மதியின் உதயம் கண்டு
அல்லி மலர்வதுபோல்
உம்மைக் கண்டு என் உள்ளம் மலருதே
உதயம் கண்டு
அல்லி மலர்வதுபோல்
உம்மைக் கண்டு என் உள்ளம் மலருதே
Seeing the rise
Just like the lily blooms
Seeing the moonrise
Just like the night lily blooms
Seeing you, my heart blossoms
Seeing the rise
Just like the lily blooms
Seeing you, my heart blossoms
மதுவைப் பருகியே மகிழும்
சோலை வண்டுபோல்
வனிதை உனதழகை பருகி
மனம் மகிழுதே
Drinking honey and rejoicing
Like a garden beetle
This maiden drinks in your beauty
And her mind rejoices
மதுவைப் பருகியே மகிழும்
சோலை வண்டுபோல்
வனிதை உனதழகை பருகி
மனம் மகிழுதே
Drinking honey and rejoicing
Like a garden beetle
This maiden drinks in your beauty
And her mind rejoices
Your heart itself
இதயம் தன்னையே
எனது இதயம் நாடுதே
புதிய உணர்வலைகள் பொங்கி
இசை பாடுதே
ஓ.....ஓஒ.....ஓ....ஓஒ...
My heart seeks
New waves of emotions surge
And sing music
Ooo... oo... ooo... ooo...
Just like rivers seek the ocean
And unite with it
நதிகள் கடலையே
நாடி சேர்வது போல்
நதிகள் கடலையே
நாடி சேர்வது போல்
நமது நெஞ்சம் அன்பு என்னும்
கடலில் ஒன்று சேருதே
Just like rivers seek the ocean
And unite with it
நமது நெஞ்சம் அன்பு என்னும்
கடலில் ஒன்று சேருதே
Our hearts, in the ocean called love
Are uniting as one
Our hearts, in the ocean called love
Are uniting as one
In a novel dream
In a state of forgetting the earth
In a novel dream
In a state of forgetting the earth
புதுமைக் கனவிலே
புவியை மறந்த நிலையிலே
புதுமைக் கனவிலே
புவியை மறந்த நிலையிலே
இதுபோல் எந்த நாளும்
இனிமை காண விரும்புதே
இதுபோல் எந்த நாளும்
இனிமை காண விரும்புதே
இதயம் தன்னையே
எனது இதயம் நாடுதே
புதிய உணர்வலைகள் பொங்கி
இசை பாடுதே
இதயம் தன்னையே
எனது இதயம் நாடுதே
புதிய உணர்வலைகள் பொங்கி
இசை பாடுதே
Idhayam thannaiyae
Your heart itself
Enadhu idhayam naadudhae
My heart seeks
Umadhu idhayam thannaiyae
Your heart itself
Enadhu idhayam naadudhae
My heart seeks
Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi
New waves of emotions surge
Isai paadudhae
And sing music
Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi
New waves of emotions surge
Isai paadudhae
And sing music
Idhayam thannaiyae
Your heart itself
Enadhu idhayam naadudhae
My heart seeks
Unadhu idhayam thannaiyae
Your heart itself
Enadhu idhayam naadudhae
My heart seeks
Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi
New waves of emotions surge
Isai paadudhae
And sing music
Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi
New waves of emotions surge
Isai paadudhae
And sing music
Oo….ooo…oo….ooo…
Oo... ooo... oo... ooo...
Udhayam kandu
Seeing the rise
Alli malarvadhu pol
Just like the lily blooms
Madhiyin udhayam kandu
Seeing the moonrise
Alli malarvadhu pol
Just like the night lily blooms
Ummai kandu en ullam malarudhae
Seeing you, my heart blossoms
Udhayam kandu
Seeing the rise
Alli malarvadhu pol
Just like the lily blooms
Ummai kandu en ullam malarudhae
Seeing you, my heart blossoms
{Madhuvai parugiyae magizhum
Drinking honey and rejoicing
Solai vandu pol
Like a garden beetle
Vanidhai unadhazhagai parugi
This maiden drinks in your beauty
Manam maghizhudhae} (2)
And her mind rejoices
Idhayam thannaiyae
Drinking honey and rejoicing
Enadhu idhayam naadudhae
Like a garden beetle
Pudhiya unarvalaigal pongi
This maiden drinks in your beauty
Isai paadudhae
And her mind rejoices
Ooo…oo….ooo….ooo…
Your heart itself
Nadhigal kadalaiyae naadi
My heart seeks
Servadhu pol
New waves of emotions surge
Nadhigal kadalaiyae naadi
And sing music
Servadhu pol
Ooo... oo... ooo... ooo...
Namadhu nenjam anbu ennum
Just like rivers seek the ocean
Kadalil ondru serudhae
And unite with it
Namadhu nenjam anbu ennum
Just like rivers seek the ocean
Kadalil ondru serudhae
And unite with it
Pudhumai kanavilae
Our hearts, in the ocean called love
Puviyai marandha nilaiyilae
Are uniting as one
Pudhumai kanavilae
Our hearts, in the ocean called love
Puviyai marandha nilaiyilae
Are uniting as one
Idhu pol endha naalum
In a novel dream
Inimai kaana virumbudhae
In a state of forgetting the earth
Idhu pol endha naalum
In a novel dream
Inimai kaana virumbudhae
In a state of forgetting the earth
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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