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Lyrics & meaning

Ninaikka Therintha

From Anandha Jodhi · 1963

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Anandha Jodhi
Movie release year
1963
Lyrics added on
13 Sept 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ninaikka therintha maname unakku
Marakka theriyaadha
Pazhaga therintha uyire unakku
Vilaga theriyaadha
Uyire vilaga theriyaadha..
Ninaikka therintha maname unakku
Marakka theriyaadha
Pazhaga therintha uyire unakku
Vilaga theriyaadha
Uyire vilaga theriyaadha..
Mayanga therintha kanne unakku
Uranga theriyaadha
Malara therintha anbe unakku
Maraiya theriyaadha
Anbe maraiya theriyaadha…
Ninaikka therintha maname unakku
Marakka theriyaadha
Pazhaga therintha uyire unakku
Vilaga theriyaadha
Uyire vilaga theriyaadha..
Edukka therintha karame unakku
Kodukka theriyaadha
Inikka therintha kaniye unakku
Kasakka theriyaadha
Padikka therintha idhazhe unakku
Mudikka theriyaadha
Padara therintha paniye unakku
Maraiya theriyaadaa…
Paniye maraiya theriyaadha…
Ninaikka therintha maname unakku
Marakka theriyaadha
Pazhaga therintha uyire unakku
Vilaga theriyaadha
Uyire vilaga theriyaadha..
Kothikka therintha nilave unakku
Kulira theriyaadha
Kulirum thendral kaatre unakku
Pirikka theriyaadha
Pirikka therintha iraivaa unakku
Inaikka theriyaadha
Inaiya therintha thalaivaa unakku
Ennai puriyaadhaa…
Thalaivaa ennai puriyaadhaa…
Ninaikka therintha maname unakku
Marakka theriyaadha
Pazhaga therintha uyire unakku
Vilaga theriyaadha
Uyire vilaga theriyaadha..
O heart that knows how to remember,
don't you know how to forget?
O soul that knows how to grow close,
don't you know how to walk away, my soul?
don't you know how to walk away?
O heart that knows how to remember,
don't you know how to forget?
O soul that knows how to grow close,
don't you know how to walk away, my soul?
don't you know how to walk away?
O eyes that know how to be captivated,
don't you know how to sleep?
O love that knows how to blossom,
don't you know how to fade away, my love?
don't you know how to fade away?
O heart that knows how to remember,
don't you know how to forget?
O soul that knows how to grow close,
don't you know how to walk away, my soul?
don't you know how to walk away?
O hand that knows how to take,
don't you know how to give?
O fruit that knows how to be sweet,
don't you know how to taste bitter?
O lips that know how to read,
don't you know how to bring an end?
O mist that knows how to spread,
don't you know how to clear away, O mist?
don't you know how to clear away?
O heart that knows how to remember,
don't you know how to forget?
O soul that knows how to grow close,
don't you know how to walk away, my soul?
don't you know how to walk away?
O moon that knows how to burn,
don't you know how to be cool?
O cool gentle breeze,
don't you know how to separate?
O God who knows how to separate,
don't you know how to unite?
O beloved who knows how to unite,
don't you understand me, my beloved?
don't you understand me?
O heart that knows how to remember,
don't you know how to forget?
O soul that knows how to grow close,
don't you know how to walk away, my soul?
don't you know how to walk away?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ninaikka Therintha Maname is a poignant distress song expressing the grief of unrequited or separated love. The narrator addresses her own heart, soul, eyes, and senses, questioning why they only know how to fall in love, remember, and cherish, but lack the ability to forget, detach, or sleep. Through poetic contrasts, she laments how her feelings remain steadfast despite the agonizing pain of separation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis

“Ninaikka therintha maname unakku / Marakka theriyaadha”

Pairs opposing concepts—remembering (ninaikka) versus forgetting (marakka)—to highlight emotional conflict.

Rhetorical Question

“Pirikka therintha iraivaa unakku / Inaikka theriyaadha”

Asks God directly why He knows how to pull lovers apart but not how to reunite them, emphasizing helpless grief.

Apostrophe

“Ninaikka therintha maname unakku”

Directly addresses the inanimate heart as if it were a sentient companion capable of decision-making.

Did you know?

Trivia

Featured in the 1963 film Anandha Jodhi, this classic sad solo composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and rendered by P. Susheela is celebrated as one of lyricist Kannadasan's masterworks on emotional paradoxes.

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