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Lyrics & meaning

Oh Thendrale Oru Pattu Paadu Female

From Sandhana Kaatru · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Sandhana Kaatru
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
23 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
O thendralae oru paattu paadu
O thendralae oru paattu paadu
En paatula thaalam illa
Enna solliyum kutham illa
Adha kettu neeyum odi vandhu
O thendralae oru paattu paadu
O thendralae oru paattu paadu
………………………..
Mammudhanum villeduthu
Por thodukum bothu
Pattaalathu maamanukku
Maalaiyitta maadhu
Thannanthani aala thavippaala
Thoondil itta meena thudippaala
Poomaala pottaalum
Indha poo maeni thaangaadhu
Poomaala pottaalum
Indha poo maeni thaangaadhu
O thendralae oru paattu paadu
O thendralae oru paattu paadu
En paatula thaalam illa
Enna solliyum kutham illa
Adha kettu neeyum odi vandhu
O thendralae oru paattu paadu
O oo oo thendralae oru paattu paadu
………………………..
Pathamada paai viruchu
Othaiyila thoonga
Vatta nilaa thottezhuppi
Ennuyira vaanga
Arthassama neram nerupaachu
Athanaikkum maaman porupaachu
Theeraadha novaachu
Vandhu theendaadha poovaachu
Oo theeraadha novaachu
Vandhu theendaadha poovaachu
O thendralae oru paattu paadu
O thendralae oru paattu paadu
En paatula thaalam illa
Enna solliyum kutham illa
Adha kettu neeyum odi vandhu
O thendralae oru paattu paadu
O oo oo thendralae oru paattu paadu
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Oh gentle breeze, sing a song
Oh gentle breeze, sing a song
There is no rhythm in my song
There is no fault in whatever I say
Hearing it, come running to me
Oh gentle breeze, sing a song
Oh gentle breeze, sing a song
...
When the god of love takes up his bow
and wages a war of desire,
the woman who wedded
her soldier husband,
will she languish all alone?
Will she writhe like a fish caught on a hook?
Even if a flower garland is placed on it,
this delicate body cannot bear its weight.
Even if a flower garland is placed on it,
this delicate body cannot bear its weight.
Oh gentle breeze, sing a song
Oh gentle breeze, sing a song
There is no rhythm in my song
There is no fault in whatever I say
Hearing it, come running to me
Oh gentle breeze, sing a song
Oh, gentle breeze, sing a song
...
Spreading a Pattamadai mat,
as I sleep all alone,
the round moon touches and wakes me,
only to torment my life.
Midnight has turned into burning fire,
and my beloved is responsible for it all.
It has become an endless ache,
I have become a flower left untouched.
Oh, it has become an endless ache,
I have become a flower left untouched.
Oh gentle breeze, sing a song
Oh gentle breeze, sing a song
There is no rhythm in my song
There is no fault in whatever I say
Hearing it, come running to me
Oh gentle breeze, sing a song
Oh, gentle breeze, sing a song
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song captures the poignant anguish and romantic longing of a young bride separated from her soldier husband. Addressing the gentle breeze (thendral) as her confidante, the protagonist pours out her heart, lamenting that her life and songs have lost their rhythm without her beloved present.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Thoondil itta meena thudippaala”

Compares the protagonist's emotional agony of separation to a fish helplessly squirming on a fishing hook.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Indha poo maeni thaangaadhu”

Refers to the female body as a delicate flower ('poo maeni') that cannot bear the loneliness of separation.

Personification

“Vatta nilaa thottezhuppi Ennuyira vaanga”

Personifies the full moon as a sentient entity touching her to awaken her and taking away her life.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Theeraadha novaachu / Vandhu theendaadha poovaachu”

The matching end sounds 'novaachu' and 'poovaachu' create a lyrical cadence expressing enduring pain and unfulfilled beauty.

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Trivia

Sandhana Kaatru (1990) is a Tamil action drama film directed by Manobala, starring Vijayakanth and Gautami. The lyrics were penned by the legendary poet Vaali, capturing rural imagery like the famous Pathamadai mats of Tamil Nadu.

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