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Lyrics & meaning

Naan Azhuthathum

From Raagam Thedum Pallavi · 1982

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
T. Rajendar
Details
Raagam Thedum Pallavi1982

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Naan azhudhadhum illaiI have never cried
Yaarum paarthadhum illaiNor has anyone seen me do so
Idhazh vaadidum mullaiA jasmine with wilting petals
Idhil vaasanai illaiHas no fragrance within it
Female
Naan azhudhadhum illaiI have never cried
Yaarum paarthadhum illaiNor has anyone seen me do so
Idhazh vaadidum mullaiA jasmine with wilting petals
Idhil vaasanai illaiHas no fragrance within it
Dheivamae neeyum yosithu paaruO God, think about this yourself
Thendralae en vaedhanai kaeluO breeze, listen to my anguish
Female
Naan azhudhadhum illaiI have never cried
Yaarum paarthadhum illaiNor has anyone seen me do so
Idhazh vaadidum mullaiA jasmine with wilting petals
Idhil vaasanai illaiHas no fragrance within it
Female
Kadandha kaalam kasandha kaalamThe past has become a bitter past
Aagi ponadhaeIt has become bygone days
En raagaththukku pallaviyo maari ponadhaeThe refrain for my ragam has changed
Kadandha kaalam kasandha kaalamThe past has become a bitter past
Aagi ponadhaeIt has become bygone days
En raagaththukku pallaviyo maari ponadhaeThe refrain for my ragam has changed
Female
Thodarkadhaiyaa thuyar niraindhaaiFilled with sorrow like an endless story
Thanal naduvae poovizhandhaaiYou lost the flower amidst burning embers
Naan thani maramaa poothirundhaenI bloomed like a solitary tree
Yaen porukkavillaiyaeWhy couldn't you bear to see it?
Nee kadaval enbaai kallerinthaaiYou are called God, yet you threw stones
Karunai illaiyae ah ah ah ahIs there no mercy? Ah ah ah ah
Female
Naan azhudhadhum illaiI have never cried
Yaarum paarthadhum illaiNor has anyone seen me do so
Idhazh vaadidum mullaiA jasmine with wilting petals
Idhil vaasanai illaiHas no fragrance within it
Female
Naannirundhaen naan arundhaI existed like a broken
Veenaiyai polaVeena instrument
Adhil naadham meetta kanavar vandhaarA husband came to play music on it
Enmanam pottraPraised by my heart
Naannirundhaen naan arundhaI existed like a broken
Veenaiyai polaVeena instrument
Adhil naadham meetta kanavar vandhaarA husband came to play music on it
Enmanam pottraPraised by my heart
Female
Avarmei thavuzhaAs his body embraced me
Naan gaanam thandhaenI offered my song
Adhai noi thazhuvaWhen disease embraced him
Naan sogam kondaenI became consumed by grief
Naan manjaludan kungumathai saerthu sudinaenI adorned turmeric along with vermilion
Ungal kangalukku noividhikkaTo inflict disease upon your eyes
Unnai vaenduvaen ah ah ah ahI pray to you ah ah ah ah
Female
Naan azhudhadhum illaiI have never cried
Yaarum paarthadhum illaiNor has anyone seen me do so
Idhazh vaadidum mullaiA jasmine with wilting petals
Idhil vaasanai illaiHas no fragrance within it
Dheivamae neeyum yosithu paaruO God, think about this yourself
Thendralae en vaedhanai kaeluO breeze, listen to my anguish
Naan azhudhadhumI have never cried...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This emotional song expresses the deep pain, grief, and sense of betrayal felt by a woman facing severe life hardship and misfortune. She compares her life to a withered, scentless jasmine flower and a broken veena, lamenting how her joy was short-lived when tragic illness struck her husband. She questions God for testing her relentlessly and causing immense distress despite her devotion and innocent hopes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Idhazh vaadidum mullai

The speaker compares herself to 'idhazh vaadidum mullai' (a jasmine with wilting petals lacking fragrance), symbolizing her diminished vitality and joy.

Simile

Veenaiyai pola

Uses 'pola' (like) to compare her quiet, unfulfilled existence to a broken veena awaiting a musician.

Edhukai (Second letter rhyme) / Rhyme

Kadandha kaalam kasandha kaalam

Repetition of second-letter sounds and internal rhyme in 'Kadandha kaalam kasandha kaalam'.

Personification

Thendralae en vaedhanai kaelu

Addressing the wind ('Thendralae') as a living listener capable of hearing her pain.

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Trivia

'Raagam Thedum Pallavi' (1982) was directed, written, and musically composed by T. Rajendar, known for his signature style of rhyming Tamil lyrics and emotionally charged musical themes.

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