Ninakka Vaithai Pesa
From Thanga Malar · 1969
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- T. G. Lingappa
- Details
- Thanga Malar1969
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai | You made me think, you made me speak |
| Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai | You made me think, you made me speak |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Ondrai ninaikkum bothu maraithu kondaai | Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Female | |
| Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai | You made me think, you made me speak |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Ondrai ninaikkum bothu maraithu kondaai | Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Female | |
| Marandhavarai ninaikka vaithaai | You made me remember the one I had forgotten |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Marandhavarai ninaikka vaithaai | You made me remember the one I had forgotten |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Nenjil niraindhavarai pirithu vaithaai | You separated the one who filled my heart |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Female | |
| Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai | You made me think, you made me speak |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Ondrai ninaikkum bothu maraithu kondaai | Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Female | |
| Avar mugathai ninaikka vaithaai | You made me remember his face |
| Avar aduthavarai manakka sonnaar | He told me to marry another |
| Avar mugathai ninaikka vaithaai | You made me remember his face |
| Avar aduthavarai manakka sonnaar | He told me to marry another |
| Evar manadhil enna vaithaai deva devaa | What have you put in whose heart, Oh Lord, Oh Lord? |
| Evar manadhil enna vaithaai deva devaa | What have you put in whose heart, Oh Lord, Oh Lord? |
| Idhil ennaiyum yaen aada vaithaai deva deva | Why did you make me a plaything in this, Oh Lord, Oh Lord? |
| Female | |
| Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai | You made me think, you made me speak |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Ondrai ninaikkum bothu maraithu kondaai | Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Female | |
| Kaatchi vaithaai kaanukindra kannai eduthaai | You provided a sight, but took away the eyes that see |
| Veenai vaithaai meettugindra viralai eduthaai | You gave a veena, but took away the fingers that play |
| Kaatchi vaithaai kaanukindra kannai eduthaai | You provided a sight, but took away the eyes that see |
| Veenai vaithaai meettugindra viralai eduthaai | You gave a veena, but took away the fingers that play |
| Medai veithaai aadugindra kaalai eduthaai | You set up a stage, but took away the feet that dance |
| Medai veithaai aadugindra kaalai eduthaai | You set up a stage, but took away the feet that dance |
| Ini maelum enna sothanaikku ennai padaithaai | For what further trials have you created me? |
| Ini maelum enna sothanaikku ennai padaithaai | For what further trials have you created me? |
| Female | |
| Vaazvahdarkku padaithirunthaal vaazha vidu deva | If you created me to live, then let me live, Oh Lord |
| Maraivatharkkendru amaithirundhaal azhaithu vidu devaa | If you destined me to perish, then call me away, Oh Lord |
| Thanga malar manam veesa seidhu vidu deva | Let the golden flower spread its fragrance, Oh Lord |
| Nee samaithu varum sodhanaiyai mudithu vidu devaa | Put an end to the trials you have prepared, Oh Lord |
| Female | |
| Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai | You made me think, you made me speak |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
| Ondrai ninaikkum bothu maraithu kondaai | Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away |
| Deva deva | Oh Lord, Oh Lord |
நினைக்க வைத்தாய் பேச வைத்தாய்
நினைக்க வைத்தாய் பேச வைத்தாய்
தேவ தேவா
ஒன்றை நினைக்கும்போது மறைத்துக் கொண்டாய்
தேவ தேவா......
You made me think, you made me speak
You made me think, you made me speak
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
நினைக்க வைத்தாய் பேச வைத்தாய்
தேவ தேவா
ஒன்றை நினைக்கும்போது மறைத்துக் கொண்டாய்
தேவ தேவா......
You made me think, you made me speak
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
மறந்தவரை நினைக்க வைத்தாய்
தேவ தேவா
மறந்தவரை நினைக்க வைத்தாய்
தேவ தேவா
நெஞ்சில் நிறைந்தவரை பிரித்து வைத்தாய்
தேவ தேவா.....
You made me remember the one I had forgotten
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
You made me remember the one I had forgotten
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
You separated the one who filled my heart
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
நினைக்க வைத்தாய் பேச வைத்தாய்
தேவ தேவா
ஒன்றை நினைக்கும்போது மறைத்துக் கொண்டாய்
தேவ தேவா......
You made me think, you made me speak
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
அவர் முகத்தை நினைக்க வைத்தாய்
அவர் அடுத்தவரை மணக்க சொன்னார்
அவர் முகத்தை நினைக்க வைத்தாய்
அவர் அடுத்தவரை மணக்க சொன்னார்
எவர் மனதில் என்ன வைத்தாய் தேவதேவா
எவர் மனதில் என்ன வைத்தாய் தேவதேவா
இதில் என்னையுமேன் ஆட வைத்தாய் தேவதேவா
You made me remember his face
He told me to marry another
You made me remember his face
He told me to marry another
What have you put in whose heart, Oh Lord, Oh Lord?
What have you put in whose heart, Oh Lord, Oh Lord?
Why did you make me a plaything in this, Oh Lord, Oh Lord?
நினைக்க வைத்தாய் பேச வைத்தாய்
தேவ தேவா
ஒன்றை நினைக்கும்போது மறைத்துக் கொண்டாய்
தேவ தேவா......
You made me think, you made me speak
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
காட்சி வைத்தாய் காணுகின்ற கண்ணை எடுத்தாய்
வீணை வைத்தாய் மீட்டுகின்ற விரலை எடுத்தாய்
காட்சி வைத்தாய் காணுகின்ற கண்ணை எடுத்தாய்
வீணை வைத்தாய் மீட்டுகின்ற விரலை எடுத்தாய்
மேடை வைத்தாய் ஆடுகின்ற காலை எடுத்தாய்
மேடை வைத்தாய் ஆடுகின்ற காலை எடுத்தாய்
இனிமேலும் என்ன சோதனைக்கு என்னை படைத்தாய்...
இனிமேலும் என்ன சோதனைக்கு என்னை படைத்தாய்...
You provided a sight, but took away the eyes that see
You gave a veena, but took away the fingers that play
You provided a sight, but took away the eyes that see
You gave a veena, but took away the fingers that play
You set up a stage, but took away the feet that dance
You set up a stage, but took away the feet that dance
For what further trials have you created me?
For what further trials have you created me?
வாழ்வதற்கு படைத்திருந்தால் வாழ விடு தேவா
மறைவதற்கென்றமைத்திருந்தால் அழைத்து விடு தேவா
தங்க மலர் மணம் வீச செய்து விடு தேவா
நீ சமைத்து வரும் சோதனையை முடித்து விடு தேவா.....
If you created me to live, then let me live, Oh Lord
If you destined me to perish, then call me away, Oh Lord
Let the golden flower spread its fragrance, Oh Lord
Put an end to the trials you have prepared, Oh Lord
நினைக்க வைத்தாய் பேச வைத்தாய்
தேவ தேவா
ஒன்றை நினைக்கும்போது மறைத்துக் கொண்டாய்
தேவ தேவா......
You made me think, you made me speak
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai
You made me think, you made me speak
Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai
You made me think, you made me speak
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Ondrai ninaikkum bothu maraithu kondaai
Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai
You made me think, you made me speak
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Ondrai ninaikkum bothu maraithu kondaai
Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Marandhavarai ninaikka vaithaai
You made me remember the one I had forgotten
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Marandhavarai ninaikka vaithaai
You made me remember the one I had forgotten
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Nenjil niraindhavarai pirithu vaithaai
You separated the one who filled my heart
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai
You made me think, you made me speak
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Ondrai ninaikkum bothu maraithu kondaai
Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Avar mugathai ninaikka vaithaai
You made me remember his face
Avar aduthavarai manakka sonnaar
He told me to marry another
Avar mugathai ninaikka vaithaai
You made me remember his face
Avar aduthavarai manakka sonnaar
He told me to marry another
Evar manadhil enna vaithaai deva devaa
What have you put in whose heart, Oh Lord, Oh Lord?
Evar manadhil enna vaithaai deva devaa
What have you put in whose heart, Oh Lord, Oh Lord?
Idhil ennaiyum yaen aada vaithaai deva deva
Why did you make me a plaything in this, Oh Lord, Oh Lord?
Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai
You made me think, you made me speak
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Ondrai ninaikkum bothu maraithu kondaai
Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Kaatchi vaithaai kaanukindra kannai eduthaai
You provided a sight, but took away the eyes that see
Veenai vaithaai meettugindra viralai eduthaai
You gave a veena, but took away the fingers that play
Kaatchi vaithaai kaanukindra kannai eduthaai
You provided a sight, but took away the eyes that see
Veenai vaithaai meettugindra viralai eduthaai
You gave a veena, but took away the fingers that play
Medai veithaai aadugindra kaalai eduthaai
You set up a stage, but took away the feet that dance
Medai veithaai aadugindra kaalai eduthaai
You set up a stage, but took away the feet that dance
Ini maelum enna sothanaikku ennai padaithaai
For what further trials have you created me?
Ini maelum enna sothanaikku ennai padaithaai
For what further trials have you created me?
Vaazvahdarkku padaithirunthaal vaazha vidu deva
If you created me to live, then let me live, Oh Lord
Maraivatharkkendru amaithirundhaal azhaithu vidu devaa
If you destined me to perish, then call me away, Oh Lord
Thanga malar manam veesa seidhu vidu deva
Let the golden flower spread its fragrance, Oh Lord
Nee samaithu varum sodhanaiyai mudithu vidu devaa
Put an end to the trials you have prepared, Oh Lord
Ninaikka vaithaai pesa vaithaai
You made me think, you made me speak
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Ondrai ninaikkum bothu maraithu kondaai
Just as I thought of one thing, you hid away
Deva deva
Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ninaikka Vaithaai from the 1969 film Thanga Malar is an agonizing devotional lament addressed to the Almighty. The song captures the protagonist's profound despair and feeling of betrayal by destiny after being separated from her beloved and pushed toward marrying someone else. Through Kannadasan's evocative verses and P. Susheela's heartfelt singing, the protagonist questions God's inexplicable motives in giving happiness only to snatch it away. The emotional core relies on vivid paradoxes—God presenting a beautiful vision while removing the eyes to see it, providing an instrument while robbing the fingers to play it, and building a stage while taking away the feet to dance. Exhausted by divine testing, she pleads with the Lord to either grant her a peaceful life or call her to the afterlife to end her suffering.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis / Muran
“Kaatchi vaithaai kaanukindra kannai eduthaai”
Juxtaposes the creation of a spectacle with the removal of the eyes to view it, highlighting the cruelty of fate.
Anaphora
“Kaatchi vaithaai / Veenai vaithaai / Medai veithaai”
Repetition of the sentence structure at the beginning of consecutive lines to emphasize divine contradictions.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kaatchi vaithaai / Veenai vaithaai”
Harmonious rhyming sound pattern in the second letters/syllables across lines.
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Trivia
The song features iconic philosophical lyricism by Kannadasan set to music by T. G. Lingappa, rendered masterfully by P. Susheela. Its classic metaphors comparing life's hardships to incomplete gifts remain widely celebrated in Tamil cinema history.
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