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Lyrics & meaning

Ilamai Thudikindrathu

From Oh Manju · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Oh Manju
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
2 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haaaha ilamai thudikkindrathu
Male :Hoo mmm idhayam azhaikkindrathu
Female :Haa aa aa aa bodhai pirakkindrathu
Male :Hm ha ha ha paadhai marakkindrathu
Ilamai thudikkindrathu
Idhayam azhaikkindrathu
Bodhai pirakkindrathu haan
Paadhai marakkindrathu
Hmm ha idhazhgal sivakkindrathu
Female :Haaa edharkko thavikkindrathu
Male :Mm mm idaigal inaikkindrathu
Female :Mm mm mm inbam vilaikkindrathu
Idhazhgal sivakkindrathu
Edharkko thavikkindrathu
Idaigal inaikkindrathu
Inbam vilaikkindrathu
Ilamai thudikkindrathu
Idhayam azhaikkindrathu
Haa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Male :Aaa….aaa…aa…aa…aa…
Hoo oo oo ooo
Male :Haa….aaa…haa haa hae hmm mm mmm
Ilamai ….
Idhayam azhaikkindrathu
Ah, youth is pulsing with passion
Male: Hoo mmm, the heart is calling out
Female: Ha ah ah ah, an intoxication awakens
Male: Hmm ha ha ha, the path is forgotten
Youth is pulsing with passion
The heart is calling out
An intoxication awakens, ah
The path is forgotten
Hmm ha, lips turn red
Female: Ha ah, yearning for something unknown
Male: Mm mm, our waists draw together
Female: Mm mm mm, creating sweet pleasure
Lips turn red
Yearning for something unknown
Our waists draw together
Creating sweet pleasure
Youth is pulsing with passion
The heart is calling out
Ha… aah… aah… aah… aah…
Male: Aah… aah… aah… aah… aah…
Hoo oo oo oooo
Male: Ha… aah… ha ha hey hmm mm mmm
Youth is…
The heart is calling out
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This sensual duetted song captures the passion, passion-filled intoxication, and physical closeness between lovers during their youth. The lovers express how their hearts invite each other, their senses become overwhelmed with desire, and their paths blur in moments of intense romantic ecstasy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Ilamai thudikkindrathu / Idhayam azhaikkindrathu / Bodhai pirakkindrathu”

The deliberate repetition of the suffix '-kindrathu' at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, musical flow.

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Ilamai thudikkindrathu / Idhayam azhaikkindrathu”

Repetition of the vowel sound 'I' ('Ilamai', 'Idhayam', 'Idhazhgal', 'Idaigal', 'Inbam') across major descriptors enhances melodic coherence.

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Trivia

'Oh Manju' (1976) features lyrics penned by Kannadasan, who masterfully captured the sensory and emotional dynamics of youthful romance using elegant Tamil rhythmic structures.

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