Ival Oru Sundari
From Thaai Veedu · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Thaai Veedu1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ival oru sundhari | She is a beautiful woman |
| Iniththidum kodi munthiri | Like a sweet grapevine |
| Iravugal dhorum ingae | Every night here |
| Our bodhai vandhatho | Has an intoxication arrived? |
| Poonkodhai thandhatho | Did this flower-like woman bestow it? |
| Male | |
| Ival oru sundhari | She is a beautiful woman |
| Iniththidum kodi munthiri | Like a sweet grapevine |
| Iravugal dhorum ingae | Every night here |
| Our bodhai vandhatho | Has an intoxication arrived? |
| Poonkodhai thandhatho | Did this flower-like woman bestow it? |
| Female | |
| Ival oru sundhari | She is a beautiful woman |
| Male :Iniththidum kodi munthiri | Male: Like a sweet grapevine |
| Female | |
| Raathiri ragasiyangal | Secrets of the night |
| Ennidam kael oru kodi | Ask a crore of them from me |
| Male :Enakkirukkum anubavangal | Male: The experiences I hold |
| Naan solla vendum vaadi | I must share with you, my dear |
| Female | |
| Raathiri ragasiyangal | Secrets of the night |
| Ennidam kael oru kodi | Ask a crore of them from me |
| Male :Enakkirukkum anubavangal | Male: The experiences I hold |
| Naan solla vendum vaadi | I must share with you, my dear |
| Male | |
| Vannakiliyae vaaliban naan | Oh colorful parrot, I am a young man |
| Jodi porutham ithuthaandi | This indeed is a perfect match! |
| Male | |
| Ival oru sundhari | She is a beautiful woman |
| Iniththidum kodi munthiri | Like a sweet grapevine |
| Iravugal dhorum ingae | Every night here |
| Our bodhai vandhatho | Has an intoxication arrived? |
| Poonkodhai thandhatho | Did this flower-like woman bestow it? |
| Female | |
| La la la la….. | La la la la….. |
| Female | |
| Thee anaikkum neer irukkum | There is water to extinguish fire |
| Kodhippathenna endhan maeni | Why then is my body boiling? |
| Male :Anaithaal adangum | Male: If embraced, it will subside |
| Aanandham thodangum | And bliss will begin |
| Azhagae arugae vaa nee | Oh beauty, come near me |
| Ra pa pa pa | Ra pa pa pa |
| Female | |
| Thee anaikkum neer irukkum | There is water to extinguish fire |
| Kodhippathenna endhan maeni | Why then is my body boiling? |
| Male :Anaithaal adangum | Male: If embraced, it will subside |
| Aanandham thodangum | And bliss will begin |
| Azhagae arugae vaa nee | Oh beauty, come near me |
| Female | |
| Neeyum theenda | As you touch me |
| Naanum theenda | And as I touch you |
| Raajanukkae indha raani | This queen belongs to the king! |
| Male | |
| Ival oru sundhari | She is a beautiful woman |
| Iniththidum kodi munthiri | Like a sweet grapevine |
| Iravugal dhorum ingae | Every night here |
| Our bodhai vandhatho | Has an intoxication arrived? |
| Poonkodhai thandhatho | Did this flower-like woman bestow it? |
இவள் ஒரு சுந்தரி
இனித்திடும் கொடி முந்திரி
இரவுகள் தோறும் இங்கே
ஒரு போதை வந்ததோ
பூங்கோதை தந்ததோ.......
She is a beautiful woman
Like a sweet grapevine
Every night here
Has an intoxication arrived?
Did this flower-like woman bestow it?
இவள் ஒரு சுந்தரி
இனித்திடும் கொடி முந்திரி
இரவுகள் தோறும் இங்கே
ஒரு போதை வந்ததோ
பூங்கோதை தந்ததோ.......
She is a beautiful woman
Like a sweet grapevine
Every night here
Has an intoxication arrived?
Did this flower-like woman bestow it?
இவள் ஒரு சுந்தரி
இனித்திடும் கொடி முந்திரி
She is a beautiful woman
Male: Like a sweet grapevine
ராத்திரி ரகசியங்கள்
என்னிடம் தேடி ஒரு கோடி
எனக்கிருக்கும் அனுபவங்கள்
நான் சொல்ல வேண்டும் வாடி
Secrets of the night
Ask a crore of them from me
Male: The experiences I hold
I must share with you, my dear
ராத்திரி ரகசியங்கள்
என்னிடம் தேடி ஒரு கோடி
எனக்கிருக்கும் அனுபவங்கள்
நான் சொல்ல வேண்டும் வாடி
Secrets of the night
Ask a crore of them from me
Male: The experiences I hold
I must share with you, my dear
வண்ணக்கிளியே வாலிபன் நான்
ஜோடி பொருத்தம் இதுதாண்டி.....
Oh colorful parrot, I am a young man
This indeed is a perfect match!
இவள் ஒரு சுந்தரி
இனித்திடும் கொடி முந்திரி
இரவுகள் தோறும் இங்கே
ஒரு போதை வந்ததோ
பூங்கோதை தந்ததோ.......
She is a beautiful woman
Like a sweet grapevine
Every night here
Has an intoxication arrived?
Did this flower-like woman bestow it?
லா லா லா லா ...
La la la la…..
தீ அணைக்கும் நீர் இருக்கும்
தடுத்ததென்ன எந்தன் மேனி
அணைத்ததால் அடங்கும்
ஆனந்தம் தொடங்கும்
அழகே அருகே வா நீ......
ரா பா பா பா
There is water to extinguish fire
Why then is my body boiling?
Male: If embraced, it will subside
And bliss will begin
Oh beauty, come near me
Ra pa pa pa
தீ அணைக்கும் நீர் இருக்கும்
தடுத்ததென்ன எந்தன் மேனி
அணைத்ததால் அடங்கும்
ஆனந்தம் தொடங்கும்
அழகே அருகே வா நீ......
There is water to extinguish fire
Why then is my body boiling?
Male: If embraced, it will subside
And bliss will begin
Oh beauty, come near me
நீயும் தீண்ட நானும் தீண்ட
ராஜனுக்கே இந்த ராணி...
As you touch me
And as I touch you
This queen belongs to the king!
இவள் ஒரு சுந்தரி
இனித்திடும் கொடி முந்திரி
இரவுகள் தோறும் இங்கே
ஒரு போதை வந்ததோ
பூங்கோதை தந்ததோ.......
She is a beautiful woman
Like a sweet grapevine
Every night here
Has an intoxication arrived?
Did this flower-like woman bestow it?
லா லா லா லா ...
Ival oru sundhari
She is a beautiful woman
Iniththidum kodi munthiri
Like a sweet grapevine
Iravugal dhorum ingae
Every night here
Our bodhai vandhatho
Has an intoxication arrived?
Poonkodhai thandhatho
Did this flower-like woman bestow it?
Ival oru sundhari
She is a beautiful woman
Iniththidum kodi munthiri
Like a sweet grapevine
Iravugal dhorum ingae
Every night here
Our bodhai vandhatho
Has an intoxication arrived?
Poonkodhai thandhatho
Did this flower-like woman bestow it?
Ival oru sundhari
She is a beautiful woman
Male :Iniththidum kodi munthiri
Male: Like a sweet grapevine
Raathiri ragasiyangal
Secrets of the night
Ennidam kael oru kodi
Ask a crore of them from me
Male :Enakkirukkum anubavangal
Male: The experiences I hold
Naan solla vendum vaadi
I must share with you, my dear
Raathiri ragasiyangal
Secrets of the night
Ennidam kael oru kodi
Ask a crore of them from me
Male :Enakkirukkum anubavangal
Male: The experiences I hold
Naan solla vendum vaadi
I must share with you, my dear
Vannakiliyae vaaliban naan
Oh colorful parrot, I am a young man
Jodi porutham ithuthaandi
This indeed is a perfect match!
Ival oru sundhari
She is a beautiful woman
Iniththidum kodi munthiri
Like a sweet grapevine
Iravugal dhorum ingae
Every night here
Our bodhai vandhatho
Has an intoxication arrived?
Poonkodhai thandhatho
Did this flower-like woman bestow it?
La la la la…..
La la la la…..
Thee anaikkum neer irukkum
There is water to extinguish fire
Kodhippathenna endhan maeni
Why then is my body boiling?
Male :Anaithaal adangum
Male: If embraced, it will subside
Aanandham thodangum
And bliss will begin
Azhagae arugae vaa nee
Oh beauty, come near me
Ra pa pa pa
Ra pa pa pa
Thee anaikkum neer irukkum
There is water to extinguish fire
Kodhippathenna endhan maeni
Why then is my body boiling?
Male :Anaithaal adangum
Male: If embraced, it will subside
Aanandham thodangum
And bliss will begin
Azhagae arugae vaa nee
Oh beauty, come near me
Neeyum theenda
As you touch me
Naanum theenda
And as I touch you
Raajanukkae indha raani
This queen belongs to the king!
Ival oru sundhari
She is a beautiful woman
Iniththidum kodi munthiri
Like a sweet grapevine
Iravugal dhorum ingae
Every night here
Our bodhai vandhatho
Has an intoxication arrived?
Poonkodhai thandhatho
Did this flower-like woman bestow it?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ival Oru Sundhari from the 1983 movie Thaai Veedu is a romantic duet expressing passionate romantic attraction and playful teasing between two lovers. The lyrics highlight the woman's beauty, metaphorically describing her as a vine of sweet grapes and a delicate blossom that brings intoxication every night.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)
“Iniththidum kodi munthiri”
Compares the woman's sweetness and charm to a fruitful grapevine ('kodi munthiri').
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ival oru sundhari / Iniththidum kodi munthiri”
Rhyming ends in 'sundhari' and 'munthiri', adding a pleasing rhythmic musicality to the refrain.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Thee anaikkum neer irukkum / Kodhippathenna endhan maeni”
Uses the contrast of fire ('thee') and water ('neer') to express intense bodily passion and romance.
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Trivia
Thaai Veedu (1983) starred Superstar Rajinikanth and Anita Raj. The song was composed by Bollywood legendary composer Bappi Lahiri, who brought a unique disco-fusion beat to Tamil cinema in the 80s, with vocals rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.
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