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Lyrics & meaning

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 vayasuThis is the appropriate age
Unga manasu kooda oru thinusuYour mind is also of a unique kind
Rendum poruththamaana vayasuBoth make it the fitting age
Female
Raja poruththamaana vayasuOh King, this is the appropriate age
Unga manasu kooda oru thinusuYour mind is also of a unique kind
Rendum poruththamaana vayasuBoth make it the fitting age
Female
Manamum veesum oru naaluFragrance wafts on one day
Malar vaadi pogum marunaaluThe flower fades the next day
Manamum veesum oru naaluFragrance wafts on one day
Malar vaadi pogum marunaaluThe flower fades the next day
Female
Penn mathiyai kavarnthidum aaluOh man who steals a woman's heart and mind
En manathai venunnaa keluAsk my heart if you wish
mathiyai kavarnthidum aaluOh man who steals a woman's mind
En manathai venunnaa keluAsk my heart if you wish
Female
Idhu manamum maaridaa rojaThis is a rose whose fragrance does not fade
Aa…aa…aa….aa….Ah…aa…aa….aa….
Idhai magizha vaarumen rajaCome to enjoy this, my King
Female
Idhu poruththamaana vayasuThis is the appropriate age
Unga manasu kooda oru thinusuYour mind is also of a unique kind
Rendum poruththamaana vayasuBoth make it the fitting age
Female
Raja poruththamaana vayasuOh King, this is the appropriate age
Female
Madhuramaana kani melaeUpon the sweet fruit
Maruvum kadhal kili polaeLike a loving parrot perching
Madhuramaana kani melaeUpon the sweet fruit
Maruvum kadhal kili polaeLike a loving parrot perching
Female
Idhaya mevum anbaalaeThrough love residing in the heart
Inbanthaarum innaalaeGrant bliss on this day
Idhaya mevum anbaalaeThrough love residing in the heart
Inbanthaarum innaalaeGrant bliss on this day
Female
Malarai toovidum maaraaOh Cupid who showers flowers
Aa…aa…aa….aa….aa….Ah…aa…aa….aa….aa….
En arugil odiyae vaaraaiRun and come close to me
Female
Idhu poruththamaana vayasuThis is the appropriate age
Unga manasu kooda oru thinusuYour mind is also of a unique kind
Rendum poruththamaana vayasuBoth make it the fitting age
Female
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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