Idhu Poruththamaana
From Rani Lalithangi · 1957
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Rani Lalithangi1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Idhu poruththamaana vayasu | This is the appropriate age |
| Unga manasu kooda oru thinusu | Your mind is also of a unique kind |
| Rendum poruththamaana vayasu | Both make it the fitting age |
| Female | |
| Raja poruththamaana vayasu | Oh King, this is the appropriate age |
| Unga manasu kooda oru thinusu | Your mind is also of a unique kind |
| Rendum poruththamaana vayasu | Both make it the fitting age |
| Female | |
| Manamum veesum oru naalu | Fragrance wafts on one day |
| Malar vaadi pogum marunaalu | The flower fades the next day |
| Manamum veesum oru naalu | Fragrance wafts on one day |
| Malar vaadi pogum marunaalu | The flower fades the next day |
| Female | |
| Penn mathiyai kavarnthidum aalu | Oh man who steals a woman's heart and mind |
| En manathai venunnaa kelu | Ask my heart if you wish |
| mathiyai kavarnthidum aalu | Oh man who steals a woman's mind |
| En manathai venunnaa kelu | Ask my heart if you wish |
| Female | |
| Idhu manamum maaridaa roja | This is a rose whose fragrance does not fade |
| Aa…aa…aa….aa…. | Ah…aa…aa….aa…. |
| Idhai magizha vaarumen raja | Come to enjoy this, my King |
| Female | |
| Idhu poruththamaana vayasu | This is the appropriate age |
| Unga manasu kooda oru thinusu | Your mind is also of a unique kind |
| Rendum poruththamaana vayasu | Both make it the fitting age |
| Female | |
| Raja poruththamaana vayasu | Oh King, this is the appropriate age |
| Female | |
| Madhuramaana kani melae | Upon the sweet fruit |
| Maruvum kadhal kili polae | Like a loving parrot perching |
| Madhuramaana kani melae | Upon the sweet fruit |
| Maruvum kadhal kili polae | Like a loving parrot perching |
| Female | |
| Idhaya mevum anbaalae | Through love residing in the heart |
| Inbanthaarum innaalae | Grant bliss on this day |
| Idhaya mevum anbaalae | Through love residing in the heart |
| Inbanthaarum innaalae | Grant bliss on this day |
| Female | |
| Malarai toovidum maaraa | Oh Cupid who showers flowers |
| Aa…aa…aa….aa….aa…. | Ah…aa…aa….aa….aa…. |
| En arugil odiyae vaaraai | Run and come close to me |
| Female | |
| Idhu poruththamaana vayasu | This is the appropriate age |
| Unga manasu kooda oru thinusu | Your mind is also of a unique kind |
| Rendum poruththamaana vayasu | Both make it the fitting age |
| Female | |
| Raja poruththamaana vayasu…. | Oh King, this is the appropriate age… |
இது பொருத்தமான வயசு
உங்க மனசு கூட ஒரு தினுசு
ரெண்டும் பொருத்தமான வயசு
This is the appropriate age
Your mind is also of a unique kind
Both make it the fitting age
ராஜா பொருத்தமான வயசு.....
உங்க மனசு கூட ஒரு தினுசு
ரெண்டும் பொருத்தமான வயசு
Oh King, this is the appropriate age
Your mind is also of a unique kind
Both make it the fitting age
ராஜா பொருத்தமான வயசு.....
Fragrance wafts on one day
The flower fades the next day
Fragrance wafts on one day
The flower fades the next day
மணமும் வீசும் ஒரு நாளு
மலர் வாடிப் போகும் மறுநாளு
மணமும் வீசும் ஒரு நாளு
மலர் வாடிப் போகும் மறுநாளு
Oh man who steals a woman's heart and mind
Ask my heart if you wish
Oh man who steals a woman's mind
Ask my heart if you wish
பெண் மதியைக் கவர்ந்திடும் ஆளு
என் மனதை வேணுன்னா கேளு
மதியைக் கவர்ந்திடும் ஆளு
என் மனதை வேணுன்னா கேளு
This is a rose whose fragrance does not fade
Ah…aa…aa….aa….
Come to enjoy this, my King
இது மணமும் மாறிடா ரோஜா....
ஆ....ஆ....ஆ......ஆ.....
இதை மகிழ வாருமென் ராஜா
This is the appropriate age
Your mind is also of a unique kind
Both make it the fitting age
இது பொருத்தமான வயசு
உங்க மனசு கூட ஒரு தினுசு
ரெண்டும் பொருத்தமான வயசு
Oh King, this is the appropriate age
ராஜா பொருத்தமான வயசு.....
Upon the sweet fruit
Like a loving parrot perching
Upon the sweet fruit
Like a loving parrot perching
மதுரமான கனி மேலே
மருவும் காதல் கிளி போலே
மதுரமான கனி மேலே
மருவும் காதல் கிளி போலே
Through love residing in the heart
Grant bliss on this day
Through love residing in the heart
Grant bliss on this day
இதய மேவும் அன்பாலே
இன்பந்தாரும் இந்நாளே
இதய மேவும் அன்பாலே
இன்பந்தாரும் இந்நாளே
Oh Cupid who showers flowers
Ah…aa…aa….aa….aa….
Run and come close to me
மலரைத் தூவிடும் மாரா
ஆ....ஆ....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ....
என் அருகில் ஓடியே வாராய்
This is the appropriate age
Your mind is also of a unique kind
Both make it the fitting age
இது பொருத்தமான வயசு
உங்க மனசு கூட ஒரு தினுசு
ரெண்டும் பொருத்தமான வயசு
Oh King, this is the appropriate age…
ராஜா பொருத்தமான வயசு.....
Idhu poruththamaana vayasu
This is the appropriate age
Unga manasu kooda oru thinusu
Your mind is also of a unique kind
Rendum poruththamaana vayasu
Both make it the fitting age
Raja poruththamaana vayasu
Oh King, this is the appropriate age
Unga manasu kooda oru thinusu
Your mind is also of a unique kind
Rendum poruththamaana vayasu
Both make it the fitting age
Manamum veesum oru naalu
Fragrance wafts on one day
Malar vaadi pogum marunaalu
The flower fades the next day
Manamum veesum oru naalu
Fragrance wafts on one day
Malar vaadi pogum marunaalu
The flower fades the next day
Penn mathiyai kavarnthidum aalu
Oh man who steals a woman's heart and mind
En manathai venunnaa kelu
Ask my heart if you wish
mathiyai kavarnthidum aalu
Oh man who steals a woman's mind
En manathai venunnaa kelu
Ask my heart if you wish
Idhu manamum maaridaa roja
This is a rose whose fragrance does not fade
Aa…aa…aa….aa….
Ah…aa…aa….aa….
Idhai magizha vaarumen raja
Come to enjoy this, my King
Idhu poruththamaana vayasu
This is the appropriate age
Unga manasu kooda oru thinusu
Your mind is also of a unique kind
Rendum poruththamaana vayasu
Both make it the fitting age
Raja poruththamaana vayasu
Oh King, this is the appropriate age
Madhuramaana kani melae
Upon the sweet fruit
Maruvum kadhal kili polae
Like a loving parrot perching
Madhuramaana kani melae
Upon the sweet fruit
Maruvum kadhal kili polae
Like a loving parrot perching
Idhaya mevum anbaalae
Through love residing in the heart
Inbanthaarum innaalae
Grant bliss on this day
Idhaya mevum anbaalae
Through love residing in the heart
Inbanthaarum innaalae
Grant bliss on this day
Malarai toovidum maaraa
Oh Cupid who showers flowers
Aa…aa…aa….aa….aa….
Ah…aa…aa….aa….aa….
En arugil odiyae vaaraai
Run and come close to me
Idhu poruththamaana vayasu
This is the appropriate age
Unga manasu kooda oru thinusu
Your mind is also of a unique kind
Rendum poruththamaana vayasu
Both make it the fitting age
Raja poruththamaana vayasu….
Oh King, this is the appropriate age…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Idhu poruththamaana vayasu' from the 1957 Tamil film Rani Lalithangi is a seductive romantic track sung by Jikki, composed by G. Ramanathan, and penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. The heroine playfully addresses her king, emphasizing that youth and beauty are fleeting like flowers that fade overnight, urging him to seize the moment and indulge in love while time is right. Using classical metaphors like the lovebird perching on ripe fruit and Cupid (Maaran) showering blossoms, the song blends traditional Tamil poetic imagery with a catchy melody to convey romantic yearning, passion, and the transience of youthful beauty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ezhugai (Rhyme)
“Manamum veesum oru naalu / Malar vaadi pogum marunaalu”
Rhyming of second letters in adjacent lines, such as 'Manamum' and 'Malar' or 'Madhuramaana' and 'Maruvum'.
Simile (Upamai)
“Maruvum kadhal kili polae”
Comparing love to a parrot fondly clinging to a sweet fruit ('kadhal kili polae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Idhu manamum maaridaa roja”
Describing youth/heart as an everlasting unfading rose ('manamum maaridaa roja').
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Trivia
'Rani Lalithangi' (1957) starred Shivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. The music score by legendary composer G. Ramanathan featured several memorable classical and light songs that highlighted the golden era of 1950s Tamil cinema music.
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