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Thaanae Thanakkul Rasikkindraal

From Perum Pugazhum · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Perum Pugazhum
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
19 Jan 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaanae thanakkul rasikkindraal
Thalai muzhugaamal irukkindraal
Thaanae thanakkul rasikkindraal
Thalai muzhugaamal irukkindraal
Maanae enakku puriyaadhaa
Magan vara povadhu theriyaadhaa
Maanae enakku puriyaadhaa
Magan varap povadhu theriyaadhaa
Thaanae thanakkul rasikkindraal
Thalai muzhugaamal irukkindraal
Kaalam varum varai thaayin vayitrilae
Kaalgal udhaithidum naadham
Kaalam varum varai thaayin vayitrilae
Kaalgal udhaithidum naadham
Aanmai idadhu puram penmai valadhu puram
Udhaikkum enbadhae vaedham
Aanmai idadhu puram penmai valadhu puram
Udhaikkum enbadhae vaedham
Pachai maavaduvai thaedi oduvadhan kaaranam
Naangu maadham
Pachai maavaduvai thaedi oduvadhan kaaranam
Naangu maadham
Kaadhalo aasai thaaimaiyae poojai
Thaanae thanakkul rasikkindraal
Thalai muzhugaamal irukkindraal
Paruva vaazhvu thanil thandhai thandhadhu
Siriya pangu thaan kannae
Paruva vaazhvu thanil thandhai thandhadhu
Siriya pangu thaan kannae
Pathiyathilum sathiyathilum
Thaaimai kaappaval pennae
Pathiyathilum sathiyathilum
Thaaimai kaappaval pennae
Dheivam paadhi undhan thiramai paadhi
Avai kaakka vendum en kannai
Dheivam paadhi undhan thiramai paadhi
Avai kaakka vendum en kannai
Thandhai naan vaasal annai nee kovil
Thaanae thanakkul rasikkindraal
Thalai muzhugaamal irukkindraal
Maanae enakku puriyaadhaa
Magan vara povadhu theriyaadhaa
Thaanae thanakkul rasikkindraal
Thalai muzhugaamal irukkindraal
You are smiling secretly to yourself,
Having missed your monthly bath.
You are smiling secretly to yourself,
Having missed your monthly bath.
My dear, wouldn't I understand?
Wouldn't I know that a son is on his way?
My dear, wouldn't I understand?
Wouldn't I know that a son is on his way?
You are smiling secretly to yourself,
Having missed your monthly bath.
Until the time arrives, inside a mother's womb,
Tiny feet kick with a gentle rhythm.
Until the time arrives, inside a mother's womb,
Tiny feet kick with a gentle rhythm.
A boy kicks on the left, a girl on the right—
That is what tradition says.
A boy kicks on the left, a girl on the right—
That is what tradition says.
The reason you run looking for tender green mangoes
Is that four months have already passed.
The reason you run looking for tender green mangoes
Is that four months have already passed.
Love is desire, but motherhood is worship.
You are smiling secretly to yourself,
Having missed your monthly bath.
In the journey of youth, what a father gives
Is only a small part, my darling.
In the journey of youth, what a father gives
Is only a small part, my darling.
Through careful diet and faithful devotion,
It is the woman who protects motherhood.
Through careful diet and faithful devotion,
It is the woman who protects motherhood.
Half by God's grace and half by your own care,
Both must protect my precious child.
Half by God's grace and half by your own care,
Both must protect my precious child.
As a father I am the entrance, but as a mother you are the temple.
You are smiling secretly to yourself,
Having missed your monthly bath.
My dear, wouldn't I understand?
Wouldn't I know that a son is on his way?
You are smiling secretly to yourself,
Having missed your monthly bath.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song composed by lyricist Kannadasan depicts a loving husband lovingly observing and praising his pregnant wife as she undergoes the physical and emotional transformations of motherhood. He tenderly notices her self-admiration and cravings (like raw mangoes at four months), referencing traditional folk beliefs about pregnancy such as fetus movements.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni / Ethirukai (Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Thaanae thanakkul rasikkindraal / Thalai muzhugaamal irukkindraal”

Matching sound pattern in lines like 'Thaanae' and 'Thalai', creating a melodic and rhyming flow throughout the song.

Uvamaani / Metaphor

“Thandhai naan vaasal annai nee kovil”

Comparing the father to the entrance/gate of a home and the mother to the sacred inner sanctum of a temple, elevating the mother's status.

Metaphor / Imagery

“Kaadhalo aasai thaaimaiyae poojai”

Contrasting romantic love as mere human desire with motherhood as divine worship.

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Trivia

The idiom 'Thalai muzhugaamal irukkindraal' is a traditional Tamil euphemism for pregnancy, referencing the practice of pregnant women abstaining from certain traditional full head baths until after delivery.

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