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Idhu Oru Thiruppam

From Thayilla Kuzhandhai · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Thayilla Kuzhandhai
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
23 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Idhu oru thiruppam ondraagum
Idhu oru thiruppam ondraagum
Idhayaththin viruppam unnaalae
Naan kooda tamil paadum pennaagindrean
Unnaalae naan kooda
Tamil paadum pennaagindraen
Thaalaatha paarvaigal naan paarththa pinnae
Paadaatha paattondru thonaatho kannae
Thaalaatha paarvaigal naan paarththa pinnae
Paadaatha paattondru thonaatho kannae
Idhu oru thiruppam ondraagum
Idhayaththin viruppam unnaalae
Naan kooda nee paadum paattaagindraen
Unnaalae naan kooda nee paadum paattaagindraen
Nadhi thavazhgirathu puralgirathu
Edhai kurippathintha kaatchi
Female :Manam thudikkirathu sugam pirakkirathu
Adhai kurippatharkku saatchi
Nadhi thavazhgirathu puralgirathu
Edhai kurippathintha kaatchi
Female :Manam thudikkirathu sugam pirakkirathu
Adhai kurippatharkku saatchi
Anji varum poongattru
Konjuthadi pooppanthu
Intha sugam maelnaattil engu varum nee kaattu
Aattamillai oottamillai
Naagareega koottamillai kaattinilae
Male :Aalirendum saernthirukkum
Tholirendil saainthirukkum paattinilae
Idhu oru thiruppam ondraagum
Idhayaththin viruppam
Male :Unnaalae naan kooda
Nee paadum paattaagindraen
Unnaalae naan kooda nee paadum paattaagindraen
Kili azhaikkirathu thunai varugirathu
Avai inaivathenna inbam
Male :Unai anaiththu kondu
Adhai puriya vaikka
Manam ninaikkuthoru sontham
Kili azhaikkirathu thunai varugirathu
Avai inaivathenna inbam
Male :Unai anaiththu kondu
Adhai puriya vaikka
Manam ninaikkuthoru sontham
Neeyum oru kiliyaaga
Naanum oru kiliyaaga
Maattri vidu sugamaaga naalai oru vazhiyaaga
Manjalukku selaikatti
Maalaiyittu poo mudiththu nee varuga
Female :Pon niraththil selai katti
Un kazhuththil maalaiyida varuvaenae
Idhu oru thiruppam ondraagum
Idhayaththin viruppam
Female :Unnaalae naan kooda
Tamil paadum pennaagindraen
Male :Unnaalae naan kooda
Nee paadum paattaagindraen….
This is a turning point in life
This is a turning point in life
My heart's desire is because of you
Even I have become a woman singing sweet Tamil
Because of you, even I
have become a woman singing sweet Tamil
After I saw your overwhelming glances
Wouldn't an unsung song spring to mind, my darling?
After I saw your overwhelming glances
Wouldn't an unsung song spring to mind, my darling?
This is a turning point in life
My heart's desire is because of you
Even I have become the song you sing
Because of you, even I have become the song you sing
The river meanders and tumbles along
What does this sight signify?
Female: The heart flutters and sweet joy is born,
it stands as proof of that
The river meanders and tumbles along
What does this sight signify?
Female: The heart flutters and sweet joy is born,
it stands as proof of that
The timid breeze drifts in
and fondly caresses the cluster of flowers
Show me where such joy can be found in foreign lands!
There is no hustle, no frantic rush,
and no city crowds here in the woods
Male: Just the two of us together,
leaning on each other's shoulders in this song
This is a turning point in life
The longing of the heart...
Male: Because of you, even I
have become the song you sing
Because of you, even I have become the song you sing
A parrot calls and its mate comes along,
what joy it is when they unite!
Male: To hold you close in my arms
and make you understand that,
my heart longs for this bond
A parrot calls and its mate comes along,
what joy it is when they unite!
Male: To hold you close in my arms
and make you understand that,
my heart longs for this bond
You as one parrot,
and I as the other,
transform us sweetly into one someday
Draped in a turmeric-yellow saree,
come wearing a garland and flowers in your hair
Female: Draped in a golden saree,
I will come to place a garland around your neck
This is a turning point in life
The longing of the heart...
Female: Because of you, even I
have become a woman singing sweet Tamil
Male: Because of you, even I
have become the song you sing...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Idhu Oru Thiruppam Ondraagum is a romantic duet from the 1976 Tamil film Thayilla Kuzhandhai, composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and written by Kaviarasu Kannadasan. The song beautifully captures a pivotal turning point in the lives of two lovers who find deep emotional unity in each other's presence, comparing their feelings to sweet Tamil poetry and music.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaal / Monai (Alliteration)

Manjalukku selaikatti / Maalaiyittu poo mudiththu nee varuga

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words, such as 'Manjalukku' and 'Maalaiyittu'.

Tharkurippetraniya / Personification

Nadhi thavazhgirathu puralgirathu

Attributing human emotions and actions to elements of nature, such as the river crawling and rolling or the breeze caressing.

Imagery (Kaatchi Aniyiyal)

Kili azhaikkirathu thunai varugirathu

Rich visual imagery connecting natural surroundings like parrots, flowing rivers, and forest breezes with marital symbols like garlands and yellow sarees.

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Trivia

Thayilla Kuzhandhai (1976) featured music composed by the prolific duo Shankar-Ganesh. Sung by legendary playback singers T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, this track showcases Kannadasan's signature style of blending classical Tamil poetic imagery with tender romantic expressions.

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