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Nizhal Thedi Vandhen

From Pournami Alaigal · 1985

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Pournami Alaigal
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
26 Jan 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nizhal thaedi vandhen
Nijam ondru kanden
Nizhal thaedi vandhen
Nijam ondru kanden
Sarugaana poovum malaraanadhae
Megamae vaa thaen mazhai thaa
Thendral kaatrae thaer kondu vaa
Nizhal thaedi vandhen
Nijam ondru kanden
Nizhal thaedi vandhen
Nijam ondru kanden
Sarugaana poovum malaraanadhae
Megamae vaa thaen mazhai thaa
Thendral kaatrae thaer kondu vaa
Iru manam vaeraai
Irukkindra vaelai
Thirumana vaazhkkai sirai vaasamae
Iru manam vaeraai irukkindra vaelai
Thirumana vaazhkkai sirai vaasamae
Paalaiyil gangaiyaa solaiyil kaanalaa
Paalaiyil gangaiyaa solaiyil kaanalaa
Vaeridam maaralaam
Oridam saeralaam
Vaeridam maaralaam
Oridam saeralaam
Nizhal thaedi vandhen
Nijam ondru kanden
Sarugaana poovum malaraanadhae
Megamae vaa thaen mazhai thaa
Thendral kaatrae thaer kondu vaa
Nizhal thaedi vandhen
Nijam ondru kanden
Sarugaana poovum malaraanadhae
Ilakkanam paarthaal ialakkiyam illai
Sagunangal paarthaal payanam illai
Ilakkanam paarthaal ialakkiyam illai
Sagunangal paarthaal payanam illai
Soozhnilai kaidhiyaai
Vaazhvadhae needhiyaa
Soozhnilai kaidhiyaai
Vaazhvadhae needhiyaa
Kaavalai meeruvom
Kaadhalai paaduvom
Kaavalai meeruvom
Kaadhalai paaduvom
Nizhal thaedi vandhen
Nijam ondru kanden
Sarugaana poovum malaraanadhae
Megamae vaa thaen mazhai thaa
Thendral kaatrae thaer kondu vaa
Nizhal thaedi vandhen
Nijam ondru kanden
Sarugaana poovum malaraanadhae
I came searching for shade,
and I discovered a truth.
I came searching for shade,
and I discovered a truth.
Even a withered flower has bloomed again.
Come, oh cloud, shower your sweet rain!
Gentle breeze, bring along a chariot!
I came searching for shade,
and I discovered a truth.
I came searching for shade,
and I discovered a truth.
Even a withered flower has bloomed again.
Come, oh cloud, shower your sweet rain!
Gentle breeze, bring along a chariot!
When two hearts are divided,
at such a time,
married life is merely a prison sentence.
When two hearts are divided,
married life is merely a prison sentence.
Can the river Ganga flow in a desert? Or is there a mirage in a lush garden?
Can the river Ganga flow in a desert? Or is there a mirage in a lush garden?
We can move to a new place,
and unite together as one.
We can move to a new place,
and unite together as one.
I came searching for shade,
and I discovered a truth.
Even a withered flower has bloomed again.
Come, oh cloud, shower your sweet rain!
Gentle breeze, bring along a chariot!
I came searching for shade,
and I discovered a truth.
Even a withered flower has bloomed again.
If we obsess over grammar, literature cannot be born.
If we keep looking for good omens, we can never begin our journey.
If we obsess over grammar, literature cannot be born.
If we keep looking for good omens, we can never begin our journey.
Living as a prisoner
of circumstance, is that really fair?
Living as a prisoner
of circumstance, is that really fair?
Let us break through the barriers,
and sing a song of love!
Let us break through the barriers,
and sing a song of love!
I came searching for shade,
and I discovered a truth.
Even a withered flower has bloomed again.
Come, oh cloud, shower your sweet rain!
Gentle breeze, bring along a chariot!
I came searching for shade,
and I discovered a truth.
Even a withered flower has bloomed again.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nizhal Thaedi Vandhen expresses the profound emotional revival brought about by true love. The narrator describes setting out in search of temporary comfort or an illusion (shadow), only to discover a genuine, transformative reality (truth). This unexpected awakening is poetically portrayed as a withered flower springing back into full bloom.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Nizhal thaedi vandhen / Nijam ondru kanden

Repetition of the initial sound 'Ni' in 'Nizhal' and 'Nijam'.

Metaphor

Sarugaana poovum malaraanadhae

Compares a broken, lifeless heart to a dried leaf or withered flower that miraculously blooms again.

Contrast / Paradox

Paalaiyil gangaiyaa solaiyil kaanalaa

Juxtaposes the unlikely abundance of river Ganges in a desert against a mirage in a fertile grove.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Kaavalai meeruvom / Kaadhalai paaduvom

Matching ending rhymes ('meeruvom' and 'paaduvom') creating rhythmic musical harmony.

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Trivia

The song lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan for the 1985 movie Pournami Alaigal. Pulamaipithan was renowned for infusing philosophical commentary and classical literary analogies into Tamil film songs.

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