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Lyrics & meaning

Love Is Fine Darling

From Thavapudhalavan · 1972

Lyricist
Randor Guy
Singers
L. R. Eswari, Ajith Singh
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Thavapudhalavan
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
4 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Love is fine darling when yore mine
No sun no shine summer rain
Love is fine darling when yore mine
No sun no shine summer rain
Without you dear life is pain
When youre mine darling always fine
Its always dream ever green
See that screem oh my queen
Naan oru kaadhal sanyaasi
Naal oru maedai en raasi
Oorukku ooru sellum ullaasi
Yaarukku naan sondham nee yosi
Ezhubadhu vayadhu
Kumaranukkum ennai
Oru dharam paarthaal kilukukkum
Come on hold me tight
I feel so lite
My eyes are turning bright
You always right yaeh
Ezhubadhu vayadhu
Kumaranukkum ennai
Oru dharam paarthaal kilukukkum
Irubadhu vayadhu kizhavanukkum
Endrum en manam ingae idam kodukkum
Aanaal…
Idhu varai aangalai thottadhillai
Pillai irandukku mel naan pettradhillai
Naan oru kaadhal sanyaasi
Naal oru maedai en raasi
Well groths times are changing
And so are fashion
Sleev less blowses whats next
Blowse less sleevs…
Muzhuvadhu thurandha
Njaani undu
Andha njaaniyin varisaiyil naanum ondru
Life is funny so cool and sunny
And my heart goes tideem…
Muzhuvadhu thurandha
Njaani undu
Andha njaaniyin varisaiyil naanum ondru
Paasamum bandhamum thuravikkillai
Endha baedhamum en pol azhagikkillai
Aanaal…
Sorgathin vazhi solla thava njaani
Naan sugam pera vazhi sollum yuvaraani
Naan oru kaadhal sanyaasi
Naal oru maedai en raasi
Its always dream ever green
See that screem oh my queen
Love is fine, darling, when you are mine
No sun, no shine, summer rain
Love is fine, darling, when you are mine
No sun, no shine, summer rain
Without you, dear, life is pain
When you are mine, darling, always fine
It is always a dream, evergreen
See that scream, oh my queen
I am a wandering hermit of love
A new stage each day is my destiny
A fun-seeker drifting from town to town
Think about it, who do I belong to?
Even a seventy-year-old
young man, if he
looks at me once, gets a thrill!
Come on, hold me tight
I feel so light
My eyes are turning bright
You are always right, yeah
Even a seventy-year-old
young man, if he
looks at me once, gets a thrill!
And for a twenty-year-old old man,
my heart will always make room!
But...
I have never touched a man till now,
and I have had no more than two children!
I am a wandering hermit of love,
a new stage each day is my destiny!
Well, clothes, times are changing,
and so are fashions!
Sleeveless blouses, what is next?
Blouseless sleeves...
There are sages who have
completely renounced everything,
and I am one in their line!
Life is funny, so cool and sunny,
and my heart goes pounding away...
There are sages who have
completely renounced everything,
and I am one in their line!
A monk has no worldly attachments or bonds,
and a beauty like me makes no distinctions!
But...
A meditating sage shows the way to heaven,
while I am a princess who shows the way to pleasure!
I am a wandering hermit of love,
a new stage each day is my destiny!
It is always a dream, evergreen,
see that scream, oh my queen!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic Tanglish (Tamil-English) cabaret/stage-style song expresses the flamboyant persona of a performer who calls herself a 'Kaadhal Sanyaasi' (an ascetic of love). She playfully sings about her nomadic life performing on different stages, captivating men of all ages with her charm and modern outlook on changing fashions and life. Despite calling herself an ascetic who lives free of attachments, she contrasts religious sages with herself, stating that while sages show the path to spiritual heaven, she is the queen who shows the path to worldly pleasure and happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme

“Love is fine darling when yore mine”

The song uses strong end rhymes combining English words (fine, mine, rain, pain) and Tamil words (sanyaasi, raasi, ullaasi, yosi).

Paradox / Irony

“Naan oru kaadhal sanyaasi”

The character calls herself a 'Kaadhal Sanyaasi' (Ascetic of Love) and 'Thuravi' (renunciate), which is ironic given her worldly, playful, and alluring persona.

Wordplay / Satire

“Sleev less blowses whats next Blowse less sleevs…”

Humorous satire on modern clothing trends comparing 'sleeveless blouses' to 'blouseless sleeves'.

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Trivia

This track from the 1972 film 'Thavapudhalavan' starring Sivaji Ganesan features rare lyrics by film historian and writer Randor Guy, who wrote the Anglo-Indian cabaret song style popular in Tamil cinema during the late 60s and 70s.

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