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Indru Mudhal Naalai Varai

From Soodhattam · 1971

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Soodhattam
Movie release year
1971
Lyrics added on
4 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Indru mudhal naalai varai
En madiyil nee irundhaal
Ondru mudhal nooru varai
Nalla kadhai naan padippen
Indru mudhal naalai varai
En madiyil nee irundhaal
Ondru mudhal nooru varai
Nalla kadhai naan padippen
Thottu thudikka
Naan katti pidikka
Un nenjil vizhundhen
Kotti kuvikka
Kottik kuvikka thatti parikka
Indru mudhal naalai varai
En madiyil nee irundhaal
Ondru mudhal nooru varai
Nalla kadhai naan padippen
Thaenottam idhazhgalilae minna
Poovaattam kaigalilae pinna
Thennai vanna maeni thaalaatta
Thaenottam idhazhgalilae minna
Poovaattam kaigalilae pinna
Thennai vanna maeni thaalaatta
Suvai thondrumaa pasi theerumaa
Andha sorgam engae kondu sellammaa
Haa…aaa…aaa….
Thaerottam kaalgalilae kandu
Noolaattam idaiyinilae nindru
Kannam konjam neram kaniyaanaal
Suvai thondralaam pasi theeralaam
Andha sorgam ennavendru sollalaam
Indru mudhal naalai varai
En madiyil nee irundhaal
Ondru mudhal nooru varai
Nalla kadhai naan padippen
Poo choodum koondhalinaal manjam
Podaadho kaadhaliyin nenjam
Thottil endru enni enni nee aada
Haa…aa…aa…..
Poo choodum koondhalinaal manjam
Podaadho kaadhaliyin nenjam
Thottil endru enni enni nee aada
Malar vaadaiyo siru bodhaiyo
Indha mangai sollum inbam ondralla
Neerodum nadhiyinilae vellam
Yedhaedho ennudhadhi ullam
Manjal veyil maalai mana kolam
Naan unnidam nee ennidam
Nee solla solla ketppen sollalaam
Thottu thudikka naan katti pidikka
Un nenjil vizhundhen kotti kuvikka
Kotti kuvikka thatti parikka
Indru mudhal naalai varai
En madiyil nee irundhaal
Ondru mudhal nooru varai
Nalla kadhai naan padippen
Laahaahaahaa
Laahaahaahaa
From today until tomorrow,
if you rest in my lap,
from one to a hundred,
I will read you a wonderful story.
From today until tomorrow,
if you rest in my lap,
from one to a hundred,
I will read you a wonderful story.
To touch and make you thrill,
to hold you tightly in my arms,
I fell onto your chest,
to pour out heaps of love,
to pour out in heaps, to playfully snatch away!
From today until tomorrow,
if you rest in my lap,
from one to a hundred,
I will read you a wonderful story.
With sweet honey glistening on your lips,
with hands intertwined like soft flowers,
as your smooth, lovely body sways like a lullaby,
With sweet honey glistening on your lips,
with hands intertwined like soft flowers,
as your smooth, lovely body sways like a lullaby,
will that sweet taste rise, will this hunger be satisfied?
Where is that heaven? Take me there, my dear!
Ha... aa... aa...
Seeing the graceful glide in your steps,
pausing at your slender waist,
if your cheek ripens like sweet fruit for a moment,
that sweet taste may rise, this hunger may be satisfied,
and we can discover what that heaven truly is!
From today until tomorrow,
if you rest in my lap,
from one to a hundred,
I will read you a wonderful story.
With flower-adorned hair making a soft bed,
won't a lover's heart make room for you,
to rock gently as if in a cradle?
Ha... aa... aa...
With flower-adorned hair making a soft bed,
won't a lover's heart make room for you,
to rock gently as if in a cradle?
Is it the scent of blossoms, or a gentle intoxication?
The pleasures this woman brings are endless!
Like a rush of water in a flowing river,
my heart is swept away by countless thoughts!
In the golden evening light, my heart weaves romantic dreams,
I am yours and you are mine,
I will listen to whatever you tell me, go on and say it!
To touch and make you thrill, to hold you tightly in my arms,
I fell onto your chest to pour out heaps of love,
to pour out in heaps, to playfully snatch away!
From today until tomorrow,
if you rest in my lap,
from one to a hundred,
I will read you a wonderful story.
La ga ha ha
La ga ha ha
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Indru Mudhal Naalai Varai is a romantic song from the 1971 Tamil movie Soodhattam, written by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan. The song captures a sweet, romantic conversation between lovers who express their intense affection and desire to spend endless time together. The protagonist imagines holding their beloved in their lap from today until tomorrow, narrating a hundred beautiful tales of love and passion. Kannadasan uses poetic metaphors of blooming flowers, flowing honey, thread-like waists, and gentle rivers to capture the sensory delight of intimate companionship. The verses depict the warmth of affection, peaceful surrender, and the divine bliss of matrimonial union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Indru mudhal naalai varai / Ondru mudhal nooru varai”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines ('ndru' in Indru and Ondru).

Monaai (Alliteration)

“Thottu thudikka”

Repetition of the initial sound 'Th' in adjacent words.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Thaenottam idhazhgalilae minna”

Comparing the sweetness of the beloved's lips to the flow of honey.

Simile (Upama)

“Noolaattam idaiyinilae nindru”

Comparing the delicate slimness of the waist to a fine thread ('Noolaattam').

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Trivia

Soodhattam (1971) is a crime-thriller movie starring Jaishankar. The lyricist Kannadasan skillfully blends sensual romance with literary elegance, using numerical counting ('Indru', 'Naalai', 'Ondru', 'Nooru') to portray timeless affection.

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