Muthu Muthu Therottam
From Aani Ver · 2015
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Aani Ver2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Muthu muthu thaerottam | A chariot procession of precious pearls |
| Ennai mogam thaalaattum | Infatuation lulls me to sleep |
| Endhan dhaagam endru theerum | When will my deep thirst be quenched? |
| Idhai nee kettu vaa thendralae | Go ask him this, O gentle breeze |
| Female | |
| Muthu muthu thaerottam | A chariot procession of precious pearls |
| Ennai mogam thaalaattum | Infatuation lulls me to sleep |
| Endhan dhaagam endru theerum | When will my deep thirst be quenched? |
| Idhai nee kettu vaa thendralae | Go ask him this, O gentle breeze |
| Female | |
| Nenja vaanathil ninaivu megangal | Memory clouds float in the sky of my heart |
| Naalum oorkolam pogum | Processing in a parade every single day |
| Inba raagathil iravu nerathil | In a sweet tune, during the night hours |
| Paadum paattondru thaedum | Searching for a song to sing |
| Adhan peyar thaan viragam | Its name is longing and separation |
| Endha dhinam thaan vilagum | Which day will this longing vanish? |
| Badhil nee thaan kaelaayo | Won't you ask for an answer for me? |
| Badhil nee thaan kaelaayo | Won't you ask for an answer for me? |
| Female | |
| Muthu muthu thaerottam | A chariot procession of precious pearls |
| Ennai mogam thaalaattum | Infatuation lulls me to sleep |
| Endhan dhaagam endru theerum | When will my deep thirst be quenched? |
| Idhai nee kettu vaa thendralae | Go ask him this, O gentle breeze |
| Female | |
| Kadalil seraadha gangai engundu | Where is a Ganges that does not merge with the ocean? |
| Innum yen indha maunam | Why this continued silence even now? |
| Uravu thaedaadha ullam engundu | Where is a heart that does not seek a relationship? |
| Enna thaan undhan ennam | What truly is on your mind? |
| Endrum ilamai inimai indha thanimai kodumai | Youth is ever sweet, but this loneliness is cruel |
| Endhan yaekkam theeraayo | Won't you fulfill my yearning? |
| Enndhan yaekkam theeraayo | Won't you fulfill my yearning? |
| Female | |
| Muthu muthu thaerottam | A chariot procession of precious pearls |
| Ennai mogam thaalaattum | Infatuation lulls me to sleep |
| Endhan dhaagam endru theerum | When will my deep thirst be quenched? |
| Idhai nee kettu vaa thendralae | Go ask him this, O gentle breeze |
| Idhai nee kettu vaa… thendralae… | Go ask him this... O gentle breeze... |
முத்து முத்து தேரோட்டம்
என்னை மோகம் தாலாட்டும்
எந்தன் தாகம் என்று தீரும்
இதை நீ கேட்டு வா தென்றலே
A chariot procession of precious pearls
Infatuation lulls me to sleep
When will my deep thirst be quenched?
Go ask him this, O gentle breeze
முத்து முத்து தேரோட்டம்
என்னை மோகம் தாலாட்டும்
எந்தன் தாகம் என்று தீரும்
இதை நீ கேட்டு வா தென்றலே
A chariot procession of precious pearls
Infatuation lulls me to sleep
When will my deep thirst be quenched?
Go ask him this, O gentle breeze
நெஞ்ச வானத்தில் நினைவு மேகங்கள்
நாளும் ஊர்கோலம் போகும்
இன்ப ராகத்தில் இரவு நேரத்தில்
பாடும் பாட்டொன்று தேடும்
அதன் பெயர் தான் விரகம்
எந்த தினம் தான் விலகும்
பதில் நீ தான் கேளாயோ
பதில் நீ தான் கேளாயோ
Memory clouds float in the sky of my heart
Processing in a parade every single day
In a sweet tune, during the night hours
Searching for a song to sing
Its name is longing and separation
Which day will this longing vanish?
Won't you ask for an answer for me?
Won't you ask for an answer for me?
முத்து முத்து தேரோட்டம்
என்னை மோகம் தாலாட்டும்
எந்தன் தாகம் என்று தீரும்
இதை நீ கேட்டு வா தென்றலே
A chariot procession of precious pearls
Infatuation lulls me to sleep
When will my deep thirst be quenched?
Go ask him this, O gentle breeze
கடலில் சேராத கங்கை எங்குண்டு
இன்னும் ஏன் இந்த மௌனம்
உறவு தேடாத உள்ளம் எங்குண்டு
என்ன தான் உந்தன் எண்ணம்
என்றும் இளமை இனிமை
இந்தத் தனிமை கொடுமை
எந்தன் ஏக்கம் தீராயோ
எந்தன் ஏக்கம் தீராயோ
Where is a Ganges that does not merge with the ocean?
Why this continued silence even now?
Where is a heart that does not seek a relationship?
What truly is on your mind?
Youth is ever sweet, but this loneliness is cruel
Won't you fulfill my yearning?
Won't you fulfill my yearning?
முத்து முத்து தேரோட்டம்
என்னை மோகம் தாலாட்டும்
எந்தன் தாகம் என்று தீரும்
இதை நீ கேட்டு வா தென்றலே
இதை நீ கேட்டு வா... தென்றலே...
A chariot procession of precious pearls
Infatuation lulls me to sleep
When will my deep thirst be quenched?
Go ask him this, O gentle breeze
Go ask him this... O gentle breeze...
Muthu muthu thaerottam
A chariot procession of precious pearls
Ennai mogam thaalaattum
Infatuation lulls me to sleep
Endhan dhaagam endru theerum
When will my deep thirst be quenched?
Idhai nee kettu vaa thendralae
Go ask him this, O gentle breeze
Muthu muthu thaerottam
A chariot procession of precious pearls
Ennai mogam thaalaattum
Infatuation lulls me to sleep
Endhan dhaagam endru theerum
When will my deep thirst be quenched?
Idhai nee kettu vaa thendralae
Go ask him this, O gentle breeze
Nenja vaanathil ninaivu megangal
Memory clouds float in the sky of my heart
Naalum oorkolam pogum
Processing in a parade every single day
Inba raagathil iravu nerathil
In a sweet tune, during the night hours
Paadum paattondru thaedum
Searching for a song to sing
Adhan peyar thaan viragam
Its name is longing and separation
Endha dhinam thaan vilagum
Which day will this longing vanish?
Badhil nee thaan kaelaayo
Won't you ask for an answer for me?
Badhil nee thaan kaelaayo
Won't you ask for an answer for me?
Muthu muthu thaerottam
A chariot procession of precious pearls
Ennai mogam thaalaattum
Infatuation lulls me to sleep
Endhan dhaagam endru theerum
When will my deep thirst be quenched?
Idhai nee kettu vaa thendralae
Go ask him this, O gentle breeze
Kadalil seraadha gangai engundu
Where is a Ganges that does not merge with the ocean?
Innum yen indha maunam
Why this continued silence even now?
Uravu thaedaadha ullam engundu
Where is a heart that does not seek a relationship?
Enna thaan undhan ennam
What truly is on your mind?
Endrum ilamai inimai indha thanimai kodumai
Youth is ever sweet, but this loneliness is cruel
Endhan yaekkam theeraayo
Won't you fulfill my yearning?
Enndhan yaekkam theeraayo
Won't you fulfill my yearning?
Muthu muthu thaerottam
A chariot procession of precious pearls
Ennai mogam thaalaattum
Infatuation lulls me to sleep
Endhan dhaagam endru theerum
When will my deep thirst be quenched?
Idhai nee kettu vaa thendralae
Go ask him this, O gentle breeze
Idhai nee kettu vaa… thendralae…
Go ask him this... O gentle breeze...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This expressive Tamil song captures the deep emotional yearning and heartache of a woman separated from her beloved. She portrays her heart as a sky filled with memory clouds and describes her intense passionate thirst for love, appealing to the gentle breeze (thendral) to act as a messenger and ask her lover when their separation (viragam) will end. Through poignant metaphors, she notes that just as the Ganges inevitably flows to meet the sea, every heart naturally seeks love and union. She laments the cruelty of loneliness during youth and begs her beloved to break his silence and quench her emotional craving.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Nenja vaanathil ninaivu megangal”
Repetition of the initial 'N' sound across 'Nenja' and 'ninaivu' in the line.
Personification (Thendral Vidu Thoothu)
“Idhai nee kettu vaa thendralae”
Addressing the gentle breeze (thendral) as an emissary to carry her messages of love and grief to her beloved.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nenja vaanathil ninaivu megangal”
Metaphorically representing the heart as a sky ('Nenja vaanam') and memories as drifting clouds ('ninaivu megangal').
Iyaibu (Internal / End Rhyme)
“Endrum ilamai inimai indha thanimai kodumai”
Use of cascading '-mai' ending rhymes ('ilamai', 'inimai', 'thanimai', 'kodumai') within a single line for poetic rhythm.
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Trivia
The song employs 'Thendral Vidu Thoothu', a classic literary motif in Tamil poetry where the southern wind is personified as a messenger between lovers. Written by the iconic lyricist Vaali, it uses classic metaphors linking nature and emotional longing.
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