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Lyrics & meaning

Thaerottam Aanandha

From Nool Veli · 1979

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Nool Veli
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
7 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hmm mm mm hmm
Aaa……aaa.a….aaa….aaa…aaa…
Thaerottam aanandha
Shenbaga poovaattam
Thaerottam aanandha
Shenbaga poovaattam
Kaaviri pongidum neerottam
Kandadhum nenjinil poraattam
Poraattam…
Thaerottam aanandha
Shenbaga poovaattam
Kaaviri pongidum neerottam
Kandadhum nenjinil poraattam
Poraattam…
Haa….aaa…..aaa…
Ponnaattam angu penaattam
En kanottam oru velottam
Ponnaattam angu penaattam
En kanottam oru velottam
Chinna chinna nadai thindaattam
Adhai kandadhum nenjinil kondaattam
Chinna chinna nadai thindaattam
Adhai kandadhum nenjinil kondaattam
Thaerottam aanandha
Shenbaga poovaattam
Kaaviri pongidum neerottam
Kandadhum nenjinil poraattam
Poraattam…
Poonthottam…poonthottam
Kanda maanaattam
Ponn vandaattam idum thenaattam
Poonthottam..
Kanda maanaattam
Ponn vandaattam idum thenaattam
Vanna vanna mugam paalaattam
Andha vanjiyin mellidai noolaattam
Vanna vanna mugam paalaattam
Andha vanjiyin mellidai noolaattam
Thaerottam aanandha
Shenbaga poovaattam
Kaaviri pongidum neerottam
Kandadhum nenjinil poraattam
Poraattam…
Haa….aaa….aaa….
Selaattam vizhi seeraattum
Ilam thandaattam udal paaraattum
Selaattam vizhi seeraattum
Ilam thandaattam udal paaraattum
Enna enna sugam ullottam
Enai indhira logathil thaalaattum
Enna enna sugam ullottam
Enai indhira logathil thaalaattum
Thaerottam aanandha
Shenbaga poovaattam
Kaaviri pongidum neerottam
Kandadhum nenjinil poraattam
Poraattam…
Mmm mmm mmm mmm
Aa... aa aa... aa... aa... aa...
Grand like a chariot in motion,
swaying like a joyful champak flower,
Grand like a chariot in motion,
swaying like a joyful champak flower,
flowing like the surging waters of Cauvery,
the moment I see her, a struggle stirs in my heart.
A struggle...
Grand like a chariot in motion,
swaying like a joyful champak flower,
flowing like the surging waters of Cauvery,
the moment I see her, a struggle stirs in my heart.
A struggle...
Haa... aa... aa...
Shining like gold, a girl dances there,
while my gaze darts forward like a spear.
Shining like gold, a girl dances there,
while my gaze darts forward like a spear.
Her tiny, delicate steps waver,
and seeing them, my heart celebrates!
Her tiny, delicate steps waver,
and seeing them, my heart celebrates!
Grand like a chariot in motion,
swaying like a joyful champak flower,
flowing like the surging waters of Cauvery,
the moment I see her, a struggle stirs in my heart.
A struggle...
A flower garden... a flower garden,
bounding like a deer that found it,
buzzing like a golden bee pouring honey.
A flower garden...
bounding like a deer that found it,
buzzing like a golden bee pouring honey.
Her bright, lovely face is fresh as milk,
and that beautiful woman's waist is slender as a thread.
Her bright, lovely face is fresh as milk,
and that beautiful woman's waist is slender as a thread.
Grand like a chariot in motion,
swaying like a joyful champak flower,
flowing like the surging waters of Cauvery,
the moment I see her, a struggle stirs in my heart.
A struggle...
Haa... aa... aa...
Her fish-like eyes shower me with affection,
and her body, tender as a fresh stalk, embraces me.
Her fish-like eyes shower me with affection,
and her body, tender as a fresh stalk, embraces me.
What immense pleasure runs deep within,
rocking me gently in Indraloka (the realm of the gods)!
What immense pleasure runs deep within,
rocking me gently in Indraloka (the realm of the gods)!
Grand like a chariot in motion,
swaying like a joyful champak flower,
flowing like the surging waters of Cauvery,
the moment I see her, a struggle stirs in my heart.
A struggle...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic track celebrates the beauty, grace, and alluring movements of a beloved woman using rich nature imagery. Kannadasan compares her elegance to a grand chariot procession (Thaerottam), a fragrant Shenbaga flower, and the grand surge of the Cauvery River. Each stanza highlights different aspects of her charm—her delicate gait, deer-like movements, bright complexion, and thread-like waist.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Suffix Repetition)

Thaerottam aanandha / Shenbaga poovaattam

Extensive use of the suffix '-aattam' across almost every line to create a rhythmic, dance-like movement reflecting the meaning of the words.

Upamai (Simile)

Andha vanjiyin mellidai noolaattam

Comparing the heroine's waist to a thin thread ('noolaattam') and her face to milk ('paalaattam').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Selaattam vizhi seeraattum

Describing her eyes as fish moving playfully ('Selaattam vizhi').

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Trivia

Directed by K. Balachander, 'Nool Veli' (1979) features music by M. S. Viswanathan. Kannadasan cleverly incorporated the film's title ('Nool Veli' / thread boundary) conceptually into the lyrics through descriptions of the heroine's thread-thin waist ('mellidai noolaattam').

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