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Moodi Thirantha

From Thayai Katha Thanayan · 1962

Lyricist: Kannadasan
Singers: T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director: K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name: Thayai Katha Thanayan
Movie release year: 1962
Lyrics added on: 15 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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Moodi

Thirantha imaiyirandum

Paar paar endrana

Munthanai

Kaatrilaadi vaa vaa

Endradhu

Aadikidantha

Kaal irandum nil nil endrana

Aasai matum vaai thiranthu

Sol sol endradhu

Moodi

Thirantha imaiyirandum

Paar paar endrana

Vaa vaa

Endradhu

{ Anna

Kodi nadai

Munnum pinnum

Ayyo ayyo endradhu

Vanna

Kodiyidai kannil

Vizhunthu meiyo

Poiyo endradhu } (2)

{ Kanni

Paruvam unnai

Kandu kaadhal

Kaadhal endradhu } (2)

{ Kaadhal

Endradhum veroar

Idhayam naanam

Naanam endradhu } (2)

Moodi

Thirantha imaiyirandum

Paar paar endrana

Vaa vaa

Endradhu

Kaatu

Kuyilai koondil

Adaithu paatu

Paada sonnadhu

Kootu kuyilai

Naatu kuyilaai

Kooti poga vanthadhu

Kaatu

Kuyilai koondil

Adaithu paatu

Paada sonnadhu

Adhu

Kootu kuyilai

Naatu kuyilaai

Kooti poga vanthadhu

{ Vettai

Ullam valai virithu

Vengai varumena nindradhu } (2)

{ Vengaikaga

Viritha valaiyil vellai

Kalaimaan vizhunthadhu } (2)

Moodi

Thirantha imaiyirandum

Paar paar endrana

Munthanai

Kaatrilaadi vaa vaa

Endradhu

Aadikidantha

Kaal irandum nil nil endrana

Aasai matum

Vaai thiranthu

Sol sol endradhu

Closing

and opening, both eyelids

said, "Look, look!"

The edge of the sari,

fluttering in the wind,

said, "Come, come!"

Dancing restlessly,

both feet said, "Stop, stop!"

But desire opened its lips

and said, "Speak, speak!"

Closing

and opening, both eyelids

said, "Look, look!"

"Come, come,"

it said.

Her swan-like,

graceful stride, swaying

back and forth,

made me gasp, "Oh my, oh my!"

Seeing her colourful,

slender, vine-like waist,

the eyes wondered,

"Is this real or a dream?"

Maidenly

youth, seeing you,

called out,

"Love, this is love!"

When love

was spoken, another

heart whispered,

"Shyness, oh shyness!"

Closing

and opening, both eyelids

said, "Look, look!"

"Come, come,"

it said.

A wild

cuckoo was locked in a cage

and told to sing

a song.

To lead this caged cuckoo out

as a free cuckoo of the land,

someone arrived.

A wild

cuckoo was locked in a cage

and told to sing

a song.

And to lead

that caged cuckoo out

as a free cuckoo of the land,

someone came along.

A hunting

heart spread a net

and waited for a tiger to come.

But into the net spread

for a tiger, a gentle

white deer fell.

Closing

and opening, both eyelids

said, "Look, look!"

The edge of the sari,

fluttering in the wind,

said, "Come, come!"

Dancing restlessly,

both feet said, "Stop, stop!"

But desire alone

opened its lips

and said, "Speak, speak!"

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romance song from 'Thayai Katha Thanayan' captures the bashful yet intense emotions of lovers expressing their unspoken feelings. Through vivid nature imagery and personification, the lyrics describe how eyes, footsteps, garment folds, and inner desires speak a subtle language of romance, hesitation, and yearning.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification (Uruvagam / Tharkurippetroani)

“Moodi thirantha imaiyirandum paar paar endrana”

Inanimate bodily expressions and objects (eyelids, saree pallu, feet, desire) are given human voices telling each other to look, come, stop, or speak.

Repetition / Reduplication (Adukku Thodar)

“Aadikidantha kaal irandum nil nil endrana”

Words like 'paar paar', 'vaa vaa', 'nil nil', and 'sol sol' are repeated back-to-back for rhythmic emphasis and emotional intensity.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Vengaikaga viritha valaiyil vellai kalaimaan vizhunthadhu”

Comparing the heroine to a wild/caged cuckoo (Kaatu kuyil / Kootu kuyil) and a white stag (Vellai kalaimaan), and the hunter's trap to romantic intentions.

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Trivia

'Thayai Katha Thanayan' (1962) stars M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi, directed by M. A. Thirumugam with lyrics penned by Kavinar Kannadasan. The music for the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.

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