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Ninaithu Irunthadhu

From Matravai Neril · 1980

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kousalya
Music director
Shyam
Movie name
Matravai Neril
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
17 Oct 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ninaithirunthathu nadanthu vittathu
Indru aadi maatha kaatru vanthu mothum
Nammai koodi nindra mogam indru odum
Intha medaiyil antha menagai
Aadum pudhu aattam enakku mattumthaano
Intha medaiyil antha menagai
Aadum pudhu aattam enakku mattumthaano
Ninaiththa manthiram paliththu vittathu
Indru aadi maatha kaatru vanthu mothum
Nammai koodi nindra mogam indru odum
Female :Laalaalalalalaalaa…oo…..oo….ooho….
Ninaithirunthathu nadanthu vittathu
Ninaiththa manthiram paliththu vittathu
Naalum naalum ettu ooril engum undu
Oo….oo….oo….adhu veru
Ainthum moondrum ettu aanaalenna chittu
Aa…aa…suvai nooru
Mudhirntha thennai neril aaduthu
Pazhuththa penmai kaiyil aaduthu
Nooru naal pournami ondru seralaam vaa
Ninaithirunthathu nadanthu vittathu
Indru aadi maatha kaatru vanthu mothum
Nammai koodi nindra mogam indru odum
Female :Laalaalalalalaalaa…
Male :…………………
Naano chinnapillai
Tholil aadum killai oo oo idhu sorkkam
Ooraar sonnaalenna bedham paarththaalenna
Aa..aa…yaedu vetkkam
Irandu pakkam aasai vanthathu
Thirandu vanthu ondraai saernthathu
Panjanai manthiram indru kaanalaam vaa
Ninaithirunthathu nadanthu vittathu
Male :Indru aadi maatha kaatru vanthu mothum
Nammai koodi nindra mogam indru odum
Intha medaiyil antha menagai
Aadum pudhu aattam enakku mattumthaano
Intha medaiyil antha menagai
Aadum pudhu aattam enakku mattum kankaatchiyae
Aahaah
Female :Ninaithirunthathu nadanthu vittathu
Male :Ooohoh
Female :Ninaiththa manthiram paliththu vittathu
Male :Aaahaah
Female :Ninaithirunthathu
Male :Ooohoh
Female :Nadanthu vittathu
Male :Laallaa
Female :Ninaiththa manthiram
Male :Ooohoh
Female :Paliththu vittathu
Male :Yaehae
What was wished for has happened.
Today, the winds of Aadi month blow against us.
The passion that gathered around us runs wild today.
On this stage, that Menaka (heavenly nymph)
Is this new dance she performs meant only for me?
On this stage, that Menaka (heavenly nymph)
Is this new dance she performs meant only for me?
The spell I hoped for has come true.
Today, the winds of Aadi month blow against us.
The passion that gathered around us runs wild today.
Female: La la la la la... Oh... oh... oho...
What was wished for has happened.
The spell I hoped for has come true.
Four and four make eight, known everywhere in town.
Oh... oh... oh... that is ordinary!
Five and three also make eight, so what, my little bird?
Ah... ah... the sweetness is a hundredfold!
A full-grown coconut palm sways before the eyes,
A blossomed beauty sways in my hands.
Come, let the glow of a hundred full moons unite as one!
What was wished for has happened.
Today, the winds of Aadi month blow against us.
The passion that gathered around us runs wild today.
Female: La la la la la...
Male: ...
I am just a little one,
A pet parrot resting on your shoulder, oh, this is heaven!
What if people talk? What if they see differences?
Ah... ah... why should there be any shyness?
Desire arose from both sides,
It gathered together and merged into one.
Come, let us discover the secret magic of the bed tonight!
What was wished for has happened.
Male: Today, the winds of Aadi month blow against us.
The passion that gathered around us runs wild today.
On this stage, that Menaka (heavenly nymph)
Is this new dance she performs meant only for me?
On this stage, that Menaka (heavenly nymph)
This new dance she performs is a spectacle just for my eyes!
Aah ah...
Female: What was wished for has happened.
Male: Oh oho...
Female: The spell I hoped for has come true.
Male: Aa hah...
Female: What was wished for...
Male: Oh oho...
Female: ...has happened!
Male: La la...
Female: The spell I hoped for...
Male: Oh oho...
Female: ...has come true!
Male: Hey hey!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Ninaithirunthathu Nadanthu Vittathu' from the film Matravai Neril (1980) expresses the joyful fulfillment of long-cherished romantic desires between two lovers. Metaphorically evoking the breeze of the Tamil month of Aadi—traditionally associated with strong winds and emotional longing—the track captures the thrill of anticipation turning into reality. The duet blends playful poetic imagery with romantic intensity as the lovers compare their enchantment to celestial dancers, mathematical wordplay, and divine bliss. Throughout the song, both partners express mutual adoration and cast off societal inhibitions or shyness. The lyricism moves from teasing admiration to a passionate union, describing their romantic bliss as a convergence of desires into a singular, heavenly experience.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Intha medaiyil antha menagai”

Compares the dancing female lover to 'Menaka', the legendary heavenly apsara/dancer of Indian mythology.

Ethugai (Second Letter Assonance)

“Irandu pakkam aasai vanthathu / Thirandu vanthu ondraai saernthathu”

The second consonant sound 'ra' (ர) in 'Irandu' and 'Thirandu' rhymes across adjacent lines.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Tholil aadum killai oo oo idhu sorkkam”

Compares the beloved to a gentle parrot resting on the shoulder, symbolizing extreme affection and intimacy.

Euphemism / Poetic Imagery

“Panjanai manthiram indru kaanalaam vaa”

Refers poetically to conjugal bliss using 'Panjanai manthiram' (magic/incantation of the bed of flowers).

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Trivia

Composed by Shyam—a prolific music director who left a significant mark across Tamil and Malayalam cinema during the late 1970s and 1980s—the song features playful lyrical wordplay by Kannadasan, notably the mathematical rhyme ('Naalum naalum ettu' / 'Ainthum moondrum ettu'). It showcases a dynamic vocal interplay between S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and singer Kousalya.

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