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Lyrics & meaning

Naadodi Paattu Paada

From Harichandra (1998 film) · 1998

Lyricist
Ravishankar
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music directors
Agosh (R. Anand, Gopal Rao, Shaleen
Movie name
Harichandra (1998 film)
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
2 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nadodi paattu paada
Thanthana thanthana thaalam
Naadengum kaadhalaalae
Nenjinil aayiram thaalam
Nadodi paattu paada
Thanthana thanthana thaalam
Naadengum kaadhalaalae
Nenjinil aayiram thaalam
Irubathu vayathil
Varuvathuthaana kaadhal
Arubathu varaiyil
Thodarvathuthanae kaadhal
Sirikira pothu
Siripathuthaana kaadhal
Azhugira pothu
Aaruthalthaanae kaadhal hey
Kaadhalai naan paadava
Poovilae thaen thedava
Kaadhalai naan paadava heyyy..
Poovilae thaen thedava
Kannai mella moodi
Saainthukkollumbothu
Madiyaaga vendumae
Thattuthadumaari
Sornthu vizhum bothu
Pidiyaaga vendumae
Un ullam naan kandu
En ullam nee kandu
Unakaaga naan undu
Endru vaazhum
Kaadhalthaanae kaadhal
Malarvittu malarai
Thavuvathalla kaadhal
Oruthikku oruvan
Enbathu thaanae kaadhal heyy..
Kaadhalai naan paadava
Poovilae thaen thedava
Ey..ey..ey..
Thanthana thane thananae
Hey..thanthana thane thananae
Gangai nadhi enna
Kaveri enna
Ellamae penmaiyae
Nammai ingu naalum
Thangugira boomi
Athukooda penmaiyae
Naadaalum aanukkum
Veedaala pen vendum
Kadal pondra vaazhvinil
Kalangarai vilakkam thaanae penmai
Pennidam manadhai
Koduthuvittaalae pothum
Pournamithaanae
Vaazhvil entha naalum hey
Kaadhalai naan paadava
Poovilae thaen thedava
When a wanderer sings a song
to the rhythm of 'thanthana thanthana',
with love spreading across the land,
a thousand rhythms beat in the heart.
When a wanderer sings a song
to the rhythm of 'thanthana thanthana',
with love spreading across the land,
a thousand rhythms beat in the heart.
Does love only arrive
at the age of twenty?
True love is that which endures
all the way until sixty!
Is love merely smiling
when times are full of laughter?
Love is offering comfort
when eyes are shedding tears, hey!
Shall I sing of love?
Shall I seek honey from the flowers?
Shall I sing of love, hey?
Shall I seek honey from the flowers?
When you gently close your eyes
and lean over to rest,
there should be a lap to comfort you.
When you stumble and falter,
falling down exhausted,
there should be a hand to hold you up.
Understanding what is in your heart,
and you understanding mine,
living with the promise, 'I am here for you'—
living like that,
that alone is true love!
Love is not leaping
from one flower to another.
One man devoted to one woman—
that indeed is true love, hey!
Shall I sing of love?
Shall I seek honey from the flowers?
Hey.. hey.. hey..
Thanthana thaane thanane
Hey.. thanthana thaane thanane
Whether it is the river Ganga
or the river Kaveri,
all of them embody womanhood.
The earth beneath us
that carries us every day,
that too is womanhood.
Even a man who rules a whole country
needs a woman to manage his home.
In this life vast as an ocean,
womanhood is the guiding lighthouse.
If you give your whole heart
to a woman,
every single day of your life
will shine like a full moon, hey!
Shall I sing of love?
Shall I seek honey from the flowers?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Harichandra' explores the deep philosophical meaning of true love and celebrates womanhood. It asserts that genuine love is not merely a youthful, fleeting passion that arrives at twenty, but an enduring commitment that lasts into old age. Love is portrayed through mutual support—being a lap to lean on, a hand to hold during stumbles, and existing for one another faithfully ('one man for one woman'). Furthermore, the lyrics extol womanhood by comparing women to sacred rivers like Ganges and Kaveri, Mother Earth, and a lighthouse navigating man through life's ocean.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Irubathu vayathil / Arubathu varaiyil”

Rhyming of second letters in Tamil poetry, seen in pairs like 'Irubathu' / 'Arubathu' and 'Sirikira' / 'Azhugira'.

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Nadodi paattu paada / Naadengum kaadhalaalae”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words, such as 'Nadodi' and 'Naadengum', or 'Malarvittu' and 'Malarai'.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Kadal pondra vaazhvinil / Kalangarai vilakkam thaanae penmai”

Comparing womanhood to a lighthouse ('Kalangarai vilakkam') in life's ocean ('Kadal pondra vaazhvinil').

Did you know?

Trivia

The 1998 Tamil film 'Harichandra' stars Karthik and Meena in lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by the music trio 'Agosh' (comprising Anand, Gopal, and Shalom), who brought a unique fusion of folk rhythms and modern pop arrangements to Tamil cinema during the late 90s.

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