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Lyrics & meaning

Nilavathu Thavari Pennaai

From Deiva Balam · 1959

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
P. B. Sreenivas, A. L. Raghavan
Music director
G. Aswathama
Movie name
Deiva Balam
Movie release year
1959
Lyrics added on
25 May 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nilavathu thavari pennaai maari
Ulagil ulaavum oiyyaari
Nilavathu thavari pennaai maari
Ulagil ulaavum oiyyaari
Malarvizhi kandaal maan naanum
Vaaimozhi kettaal kuyil naanum
Kalaiyae kadhal kanirasamae naan un vasamae
Kalaiyae kadhal kanirasamae naan un vasamae
Nilavathu thavari pennaai maari
Ulagil ulaavum oiyyaari
Thendral ennum therinilae
Male :Sendrae vaanaga veedhiyilae
Both :Thendral ennum therinilae
Sendrae vaanaga veedhiyilae
Endrum kaanaa kaatchiyellaam
Male :Kandae ullam kaliththidalaam
Both :Endrum kaanaa kaatchiyellaam
Kandae ullam kaliththidalaam
Anbin jothiyae
Male :Enthan Aaviyae
Female :Anbin jothiyae
Male :Enthan Aaviyae
Kannan radhai kalanthathu pol
Male :Kaamanum radhiyum inainthathu pol
Both :Kannan radhai kalanthathu pol
Kaamanum radhiyum inainthathu pol
Ondraai inbam kondaadi
Male :Unmai kadhal panpaadi
Female :Ondraai inbam kondaadi
Male :Unmai kadhal panpaadi
Udalum uyirum pol
Male :Kadalum alaiyum pol
Female :Udalum uyirum pol
Male :Kadalum alaiyum pol
Nilavathu thavari pennaai maari
Ulagil ulaavum oiyyaari
The moon slipped down, turned into a woman,
and walks gracefully across this world!
The moon slipped down, turned into a woman,
and walks gracefully across this world!
Seeing your flower-like eyes, the deer feels shy,
hearing your sweet voice, the cuckoo feels shy!
O living art, sweet nectar of love, I am completely yours!
O living art, sweet nectar of love, I am completely yours!
The moon slipped down, turned into a woman,
and walks gracefully across this world!
Riding in a chariot of the gentle breeze,
traveling across the pathways of the sky,
riding in a chariot of the gentle breeze,
traveling across the pathways of the sky,
sights that were never seen before,
our hearts can delight in seeing them!
Sights that were never seen before,
our hearts can delight in seeing them!
O light of love!
O my very soul!
O light of love!
O my very soul!
Just as Krishna and Radha came together,
just as Kamadeva (the god of love) and Rati united,
just as Krishna and Radha came together,
just as Kamadeva (the god of love) and Rati united,
celebrating our joy as one,
singing the melody of true love,
celebrating our joy as one,
singing the melody of true love,
like the body and the soul,
like the ocean and its waves,
like the body and the soul,
like the ocean and its waves!
The moon slipped down, turned into a woman,
and walks gracefully across this world!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet from 'Deiva Balam' (1959) celebrates eternal and pure love. The song opens with hyperbolic praise for the heroine, describing her as the moon itself slipping down to Earth and taking human form, captivating all of nature with her beauty and melodious voice.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

“Kannan radhai kalanthathu pol / Kaamanum radhiyum inainthathu pol”

Compares the lovers' eternal bond to iconic divine pairs from Hindu mythology: Radha-Krishna and Rathi-Kamadeva.

Uvamaani (Simile)

“Udalum uyirum pol / Kadalum alaiyum pol”

Uses nature-based similes (body and soul, ocean and waves) to illustrate complete unity and indivisibility.

Metaphor / Hyperbole

“Nilavathu thavari pennaai maari”

Metaphorically describes the heroine as the moon descended to Earth in female form.

Iyaipu (Rhyme)

“Anbin jothiyae / Enthan Aaviyae”

End-rhyming structure using matching suffixes 'ae' to create lyrical harmony.

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Trivia

'Deiva Balam' (1959) is a classic fantasy-adventure Tamil film directed by P. Vasantakumar Reddy. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi wrote poetic and pure Tamil verse for this track, set to music by G. Aswathama and rendered by legendary singers P. B. Srinivas and S. Janaki.

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