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Idhu Varai Paattai Pirintha

From Vasantha Raagam · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Vasantha Raagam
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
13 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thedatha idam ellam thedinen
Paadatha pattellam paadinen
Aanalum naan thedum pallavi
Kaanamal vaadinen kanneeril aadinen
Idhuvarai pattai pirintha
Padagan enakku pallavi kidaithathu
Idhuvarai yaettai pirintha
Vaarthaigalukku oru saranam kidaithathu
Lal lalalalalala aa aa aa aa
Idhuvarai pattai pirintha
Padagan enakku pallavi kidaithathu
Idhuvarai yaettai pirintha
Vaarthaigalukku oru saranam kidaithathu
Ennudaiya pallavi kidaithathu
Nalladhoru saranam kidaithathu
Hae hae hae haei……
Vevveru dhisaigalil odam rendu
Vellathil ponadhenna en kannama
Hae ivvaaru pirinthathu ingae endru
Sandhikka naerndhathamma
Vevveru dhisaigalil odam rendu
Vellathil ponadhenna en kannama
Hae ivvaaru pirinthathu ingae endru
Sandhikka naerndhathamma en kannama
Thunbangal theernthathamma
Nijamoo oo nizhaloo oo
Unnai naan paarthathu
Pirinthom inaindhom
Vidhi thaan serthathu
Idhuvarai pattai pirintha
Padagan enakku pallavi kidaithathu
Idhuvarai yaettai pirintha
Vaarthaigalukku oru saranam kidaithathu
Mei thottu thazhuviya manjal nilavaavum
Kaivittu ponadhamma en kannama
Munnaalil vilagiya vellaipuravum
Innaalil thondruthamma aaa…aaa..
Mei thottu thazhuviya manjal nilavaavum
Kaivittu ponadhamma en kannama
Munnaalil vilagiya vellaipuravum
Innaalil thondruthamma en kannama
En selvam meendadhamma haa
Adada idhu thaan iraivan naadagan
Uravum pirivum mandihan jaadhagan
Idhuvarai pattai pirintha
Padagan enakku pallavi kidaithathu
Idhuvarai yaettai pirintha
Vaarthaigalukku oru saranam kidaithathu
Ennudaiya pallavi kidaithathu
Nalladhoru saranam kidaithathu
I searched in all the places I had never looked before
I sang all the songs I had never sung before
Yet, without finding the opening melody I searched for,
I withered away, bathed in tears
Separated from his song until now,
I, the singer, have found my opening melody!
Separated from the page until now,
these words have found their verse!
Lallalala lalalalalalaa...
Separated from his song until now,
I, the singer, have found my opening melody!
Separated from the page until now,
these words have found their verse!
I have found my opening melody!
I have found a beautiful verse!
Hey hey hey heyyy...
Two boats drifting in different directions
were swept away by the flood, my Kannamma!
Ah, the two that were separated like that,
have chanced to meet here today!
Two boats drifting in different directions
were swept away by the flood, my Kannamma!
Ah, the two that were separated like that,
have chanced to meet here today, my Kannamma!
All my sorrows have finally ended...
Is it real... or is it an illusion,
that I am seeing you here?
We parted and we reunited;
fate alone brought us together...
Separated from his song until now,
I, the singer, have found my opening melody!
Separated from the page until now,
these words have found their verse!
The golden moon that touched and embraced me
slipped away from my hands, my Kannamma!
The white dove that flew away back then
has appeared before me today, ah... ah... ah...
The golden moon that touched and embraced me
slipped away from my hands, my Kannamma!
The white dove that flew away back then
has appeared before me today, my Kannamma!
My lost treasure has returned to me, ah!
Ah, this is truly God's divine play!
Union and separation are man's written destiny!
Separated from his song until now,
I, the singer, have found my opening melody!
Separated from the page until now,
these words have found their verse!
I have found my opening melody!
I have found a beautiful verse...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Thedatha idam ellam thedinen' from Vasantha Raagam (1986) portrays the emotional reunion of long-separated lovers using musical metaphors. The protagonist compares his period of painful longing to a singer detached from his song's core refrain (pallavi) and words missing their verse (saranam). Finding his beloved again completes his musical journey and heals his past sorrow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Extended Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Idhuvarai pattai pirintha / Padagan enakku pallavi kidaithathu

The speaker compares himself to a singer who lost his song's refrain (pallavi) and verse (saranam), representing his incomplete life without his beloved.

Analogy / Simile (Uvamai)

Vevveru dhisaigalil odam rendu / Vellathil ponadhenna en kannama

Separated lovers are compared to two boats carried away in different directions by a flood, which eventually meet again.

Emonai / Second Letter Rhyming (Eskai)

Thedatha idam ellam thedinen / Paadatha pattellam paadinen

The second letters of 'Thedatha' and 'Paadatha' match ('da'), creating traditional Tamil musical harmony.

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Trivia

The soundtrack for Vasantha Raagam (1986) was composed by the veteran music director M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics written by the prolific poet Vaali. The film stars Vijayakanth and Rahman in key roles.

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