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Lyrics & meaning

Intha Punnagai

From Dheiva Thaai · 1964

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Dheiva Thaai
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
3 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Indha punnagai
Enna vilai
En idhayam
Sonna vilai } (2)
{ Ival
Kannangal enna vilai
Indha
Kaigal thandha vilai } (2)
Indha punnagai
Enna vilai
En idhayam
Sonna vilai
{ Ezhudhiya
Kavidhaigal aayiramo
Ennangal oonjalil
Poi varumo } (2)
Azhagiya
Pengalin pazhakam
Undo paatukal paadum
Vazhakam undo
Indha punnagai
Enna vilai
En idhayam
Sonna vilai
{ Endha
Paatukum
Thaalangal vendum
Endha paavaikum
Kaavalgal vendum } (2)
Endha
Aasaikum uruvangal
Vendum endha
Paarvaikum paruvangal vendum
{ Endha
Neramum nee
Ingu vendum
Azhagae
Arugae varuvenae } (2)
Indha punnagai
Enna vilai
En idhayam
Sonna vilai
Ival
Kannangal enna vilai
Indha
Kaigal thandha vilai
Indha punnagai
Enna vilai
En idhayam
Sonna vilai
{ Kannil
Pattadhil paadhi
Sugam kaiyil
Thottadhil meedhi sugam } (2)
Iravukum
Nilavukum velai
Vaithaan kaalathil
Kaadhalai vaazha vaithaan
{ Imai
Moodiya paarvaiyil
Mayakam idhazh
Moodiya vaarthaiyil mounam } (2)
Indha
Aaramba paadathai
Padithen Idhai unnidamae
Naan nadithen
Endha
Neramum nee
Ingu vendum
Azhagae
Arugae varuvenae
Indha punnagai
Enna vilai
En idhayam
Sonna vilai
Ival
Kannangal enna vilai
Indha
Kaigal thandha vilai
Indha punnagai
Enna vilai
En idhayam
Sonna vilai
{ This smile,
what is its price?
It is the price
my heart named } (2)
{ What is the price
of her cheeks?
It is the price
these hands offered } (2)
This smile,
what is its price?
It is the price
my heart named.
{ Have you written
thousands of poems?
Do your thoughts
swing back and forth? } (2)
Are you familiar with
the company of beautiful women?
Do you have the habit
of singing love songs?
This smile,
what is its price?
It is the price
my heart named.
{ Every
song
needs a rhythm,
every young woman
needs a protector } (2)
Every
desire needs a form,
and every
glance needs the season of youth.
{ At all
times, I need you
here with me.
My beautiful one,
I will come close to you } (2)
This smile,
what is its price?
It is the price
my heart named.
What is the price
of her cheeks?
It is the price
these hands offered.
This smile,
what is its price?
It is the price
my heart named.
{ Half the joy is
in what meets the eye,
and the rest of the joy
is in what the hands touch } (2)
He gave a purpose to
the night and the moon,
and through all of time,
He made love live on.
{ In a gaze behind
closed eyelids lies enchantment,
in words kept
behind closed lips lies silence } (2)
I learned
this very first lesson,
and only before you
did I play it out.
At all
times, I need you
here with me.
My beautiful one,
I will come close to you.
This smile,
what is its price?
It is the price
my heart named.
What is the price
of her cheeks?
It is the price
these hands offered.
This smile,
what is its price?
It is the price
my heart named.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Indha Punnagai Enna Vilai is a classic romantic duet from the 1964 Tamil film Dheiva Thaai, expressing romantic flirtation and mutual admiration between two lovers. The male protagonist playfully asks for the 'price' of his beloved's smile and cheeks, while the female protagonist replies that her heart and touch are the true currency of their love. Through poetic metaphors of songs needing rhythm and night needing the moon, the couple celebrates their growing affection and the joy of being together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Ezhudhiya / Ennangal”

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Ezhudhiya' and 'Ennangal' or 'Endha' and 'Paatukum'.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Indha punnagai / En idhayam”

Matching initial vowel sounds in 'Indha' and 'Idhayam'.

Metaphor (Uvama)

“Aaramba paadathai padithen”

Comparing love and relationship dynamics to learning a beginner's lesson ('Aaramba paadam') and swinging thoughts ('Ennangal oonjalil').

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Trivia

This song from the M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi starrer 'Dheiva Thaai' (1964) was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, written by Vaali, and sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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