- Lyricist
- Kalai Kumar
- Singers
- Mano, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Movie name
- Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Mar 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey nilavoda thangachi
Naanum ippo un katchi
Pakkam vanthu panthi vaikka vaa
Aahh kannu rendum theekuchi
Enna vanthu theenduchu
Kaadhal theeyai patha vaikka vaa
Mutha mazhai peiyum neram
Moodu konjam yerumaa
Pathamadai paai kooda
Paattu paadi aadumaa
Raathiriyil vithaiyai kaattidavaa
Kathiriyai kannula vachidavaa
Hey Nilavoda thangachi
Naanum ippo un katchi
Pakkam vanthu panthi vaikka vaa
Eii kannu rendum theekuchi
Enna vanthu theenduthu
Kaadhal theeyai patha vaikka vaa
Pacharisi pallukkaaga
Pathu latcham tharuvenae
Pathu latcham venaamunga
Paasam mattum pothumae
Thuduppu iduppukku naanenna
Kodukka vendumaa
Ottiyaanamai un kaigal
Maari pogumaa
Ada ennodu jodi sernthu
Nee kulikka vaa
Un muthugu theikka naanum
Poothirukkavaa
Haiyo othigaiya ippavae vachukkavaa va va
Kuthagaiyaa mothamum thanthida va va va
Hey nilavoda
Ohhh
Naanum ipo
Un katchi
Pakkam vanthu panthi vaikka vaa
Aahh kannu rendum
Theekuchi
Enna vanthu
Theenduchu
Kaadhal theeyai patha vaikka vaa
Kannathula othatta vachu
Kolam onnu podavaa
Ennai alli kodukkum munnae
Unnai alli kudukkavaa
Irukki anaikkavae
Eppothum irutta thedavaa
Sarukku paaraiyae un tholil
Vazhukki paarkavaa
Athaannu suthura alli
Thandaagavaa
Un kaiyil suthura malli
Chendaagavaa
Vethalaiyaa unnaiyae mennudavaa
Kuppam onnu kuppunu pathikkavaa vaa vaa vaa
Hey nilavoda thangachi
Naanum ippo un katchi
Pakkam vanthu panthi vaikka vaa
Kannu rendum theekuchi
Enna vanthu theenduchu
Kaathal theeyai patha vaikka vaa
Mutha mazhai peiyum neram
Moodu konjam yerumaa
Pathamadai paai kooda
Paattu paadi aadumaa
Raathiriyil vithaiyai kaattidavaa
Kathiriyai kannula vachidavaa
Raathiriyil vithaiyai kaattidavaa
Kathiriyai kannula vachidavaa
Hey, sister of the moon!
I am on your side now!
Come close and serve me a feast!
Ah, both your eyes are matchsticks,
they struck and touched me,
come light the fire of love!
When the rain of kisses falls,
will the mood rise up a bit?
Even the Pattamadai (fine grass) mat
will sing a song and dance!
Shall I show my tricks in the night?
Shall I bring the scorching summer heat to your eyes?
Hey, sister of the moon!
I am on your side now!
Come close and serve me a feast!
Hey, both your eyes are matchsticks,
they are touching me,
come light the fire of love!
For those rice-grain white teeth,
I would give a million!
I don't need a million, dear,
your love alone is enough!
For that oar-slender waist,
what should I give you?
Will your hands wrap around me
and become a waist-chain?
Come join me as my pair
and let us bathe together!
To scrub your back,
shall I wait like a fresh flower?
Oh my, shall we hold a rehearsal right now? Come, come!
Come give everything to me completely, come, come, come!
Hey, the moon's...
Ohhh...
I am now...
on your side!
Come close and serve me a feast!
Ah, both eyes...
are matchsticks,
they came and...
touched me,
come light the fire of love!
Pressing my lips against your cheek,
shall I draw a pretty pattern?
Before I gather and give myself to you,
shall I gather you up in my arms?
Just to embrace you tight,
should I always search for the dark?
On your smooth, sliding shoulders,
shall I try slipping down?
Calling you my beloved,
shall I be the stem of your water lily?
Twirling playfully in your hand,
shall I become a bunch of jasmine flowers?
Shall I chew you up like a betel leaf?
Shall I burst into flames all at once? Come, come, come!
Hey, sister of the moon!
I am on your side now!
Come close and serve me a feast!
Both your eyes are matchsticks,
they struck and touched me,
come light the fire of love!
When the rain of kisses falls,
will the mood rise up a bit?
Even the Pattamadai (fine grass) mat
will sing a song and dance!
Shall I show my tricks in the night?
Shall I bring the scorching summer heat to your eyes?
Shall I show my tricks in the night?
Shall I bring the scorching summer heat to your eyes?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Nilavoda Thangachi is a vibrant and romantic duet from the film Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa. The hero playfully flatters his lover by calling her the younger sister of the moon and comparing her eyes to matchsticks that ignite passion. The lyrics feature playful exchanges about intimacy, affection, and romantic teases using vivid cultural imagery like Pathamadai mats, raw rice teeth, and betel leaves.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Hey nilavoda thangachi”
Compares the heroine's radiance to being the younger sister of the moon.
Simile / Metaphor
“Kannu rendum theekuchi”
Compares the eyes to matchsticks that spark love.
Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Pathamadai paai kooda / Paattu paadi aadumaa”
Repetition of the second letter 'th/t' sounds across rhythmic lines.
Did you know?
Trivia
Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa (1999) is a popular Tamil comedy film directed by Rama Narayanan starring Prabhu and Roja. The song's music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who was renowned for producing hit commercial melodies throughout the late 1990s.
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