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Lyrics & meaning

Malare Thendral Paadum Solo

From Veetla Visheshanga · 1994

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Veetla Visheshanga
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
28 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Malarae thendral paadum
Gaanam idhu
Nilavae unnai koodum
Vaanam idhu
Malarae thendral paadum
Gaanam idhu
Nilavae unnai koodum
Vaanam idhu
Nilam idam maarinaalum
Nizhal niram maarinaalum
Nilai perum kaadhal ennum
Nijam niram maaridaadhu
Iraivanin theerppu idhu oo oo…
Yevar idhai maatruvadhu
Malarae thendral paadum
Gaanam idhu
Boopaalam ketkum adhi kaalaiyum
Poonjolai pookkum ila maalaiyum
Nee andri yedhu oru njaabagam
Nee pesum pechu mani vaasagam
Ullam enum veedengum
Un azhagai naan thaanae
Chithirathai pol endrum
Otti vaithu paarthenae
Enai thazhuvum ilam thalirae
Unakkena naan vaazhgiren
Malarae thendral paadum
Gaanam idhu
Nilavae unnai koodum
Vaanam idhu
Kaattaaru polae sila velaiyil
Kaavaeri odum pala paadhaiyil
Aanaalum or naal kadal serndhidum
Naal aana podhum adhu nerndhidum
Dhikku thisai thondraamal
Vanna kili ponaalum
Thaan irundha koottai thaan
Thaedi varum ennaalum
Iru manamum oru manadhaai
Inaindhidum naal vaaithadhae
Malarae thendral paadum
Gaanam idhu
Nilavae unnai koodum
Vaanam idhu
Nilam idam maarinaalum
Nizhal niram maarinaalum
Nilai perum kaadhal ennum
Nijam niram maaridaadhu
Iraivanin theerppu idhu oo oo…
Yevar idhai maatruvadhu
Malarae thendral paadum
Gaanam idhu
Nilavae unnai koodum
Vaanam idhu
O flower, the gentle breeze sings
this melody.
O moon, this is the sky
that unites with you.
O flower, the gentle breeze sings
this melody.
O moon, this is the sky
that unites with you.
Even if the earth shifts its place,
even if shadows change their color,
the enduring truth called love
will never lose its true color.
This is God's decree, oh...
who could ever change it?
O flower, the gentle breeze sings
this melody.
In the early dawn listening to morning melodies,
and the tender evening when gardens bloom,
what thought do I have other than you?
Every word you speak is precious like a pearl.
Everywhere in the home of my heart,
it is your beauty
that I framed like a painting
and gazed at forever.
O tender sprout who embraces me,
I live only for you.
O flower, the gentle breeze sings
this melody.
O moon, this is the sky
that unites with you.
Like a wild river at times,
the Cauvery may wander along many paths.
Yet one day it will reach the sea,
no matter how long it takes, it will happen.
Losing its sense of direction,
even if a colorful parrot flies far away,
back to the nest where it once lived,
it will always find its way.
Two hearts becoming one,
the blessed day of our union has arrived.
O flower, the gentle breeze sings
this melody.
O moon, this is the sky
that unites with you.
Even if the earth shifts its place,
even if shadows change their color,
the enduring truth called love
will never lose its true color.
This is God's decree, oh...
who could ever change it?
O flower, the gentle breeze sings
this melody.
O moon, this is the sky
that unites with you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Malarae Thendral Paadum' from the 1994 film 'Veetla Visheshanga' is a romantic melody expressing the eternal, divine nature of love. The lyrics compare love to timeless natural elements—the breeze singing to a flower, the sky embracing the moon, and rivers eventually uniting with the sea. The speaker emphasizes that while physical environments, lands, or shadows may change, true love remains an immutable divine decree ('Iraivanin Theerppu') that no human can alter.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moni / Rhyming (Edugai & Monai)

“Nilam idam maarinaalum / Nizhal niram maarinaalum / Nilai perum kaadhal ennum / Nijam niram maaridaadhu”

Alliteration of the initial 'Ni' sound across multiple lines creating rhythmic harmony ('Nilam', 'Nizhal', 'Nilai', 'Nijam').

Metaphor (Urvaham)

“Ullam enum veedengum / Un azhagai naan thaanae”

Comparing the human heart directly to a home where memories and the beloved's beauty are displayed like paintings.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Kaattaaru polae sila velaiyil / Kaavaeri odum pala paadhaiyil / Aanaalum or naal kadal serndhidum”

Comparing the journey of lovers finding each other to a wild river ultimately merging into the vast ocean.

Personification

“Malarae thendral paadum”

Attributing human qualities like singing to the gentle breeze ('thendral paadum').

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Trivia

The film 'Veetla Visheshanga' (1994) was directed by K. Bhagyaraj, who also starred in the lead role alongside Pragathi. The music for the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, featuring soulful melodies that highlight Vaali's evocative and classic Tamil poetic imagery.

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