Thakita Thadhimi
From Salangai Oli · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilaiyaraja
- Details
- Salangai Oli1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa | Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa (Rhythmic dance beat) |
| Idhaya oliyin jadhiyil enadhu thillaanaa} (2) | My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats. |
| {Irudhayam adikkadi eranthadhu enbenaa | Shall I say my heart died repeatedly? |
| En kadhai ezhudhida marukkudhu enbenaa} (2) | Shall I say it refuses to write my life story? |
| Surudhiyum layamum ondru sera | As pitch and rhythm unite together, |
| Male | |
| {Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa | Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa |
| Idhaya oliyin jadhiyil enadhu thillaanaa} (2) | My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats. |
| Male | |
| {Ulaga vaazhkkai nadanam nee oppukkonda payanam | Worldly life is a dance, a journey you agreed to undertake. |
| Adhu mudiyumpodhu thodangum nee thodangumpodhu mudiyum} (2) | It begins when it ends, and it ends when you begin. |
| Manidhan dhinamum alaiyil alaiyum kumuli | Man is a water bubble tossed daily upon the waves. |
| Theriyum therindhum manamae kalangaadhiru nee | Knowing this truth, oh mind, do not be distressed. |
| Manidhan dhinamum alaiyil alaiyum kumuli | Man is a water bubble tossed daily upon the waves. |
| Theriyum therindhum manamae lala lala | Knowing this truth, oh mind... lala lala. |
| Thaalamingu thappavillai yaar meedhum thappu illai | The rhythm here has not failed, nor is anyone at fault. |
| Kaalgal pona paadhai endhan ellai | The path my feet trod upon is my destination's bound. |
| Male | |
| Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa | Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa |
| Idhaya oliyin jadhiyil enadhu thillaanaa | My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats. |
| Irudhayam adikkadi eranthadhu..tharigidathom tharigidathom tharigidathom | The heart died repeatedly... tharigidathom tharigidathom tharigidathom |
| En kadhai ezhudhida marukkudhu aaa..aaa.aaa | It refuses to write my story... ah... ah... ah... |
| Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa | Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa |
| Idhaya oliyin jadhiyil enadhu thillaanaa | My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats. |
| Male | |
| {Pazhaiya ragham marandhu nee parandhadhenna pirindhu | Forgetting the old raga, why did you fly away and part? |
| Iravudhorum azhudhu en irandu kannum pazhudhu} (2) | Weeping every night, both my eyes are ruined. |
| Idhu oru ragasiya naadagamae.. ae ..aee | This is a secret drama... |
| Alaigalil kulungidum oadam naanae | I am a small boat swaying amid the ocean waves. |
| Idhu oru ragasiya naadagamae.. ae ..aee | This is a secret drama... |
| Alaigalil kulungidum oadam naanae | I am a small boat swaying amid the ocean waves. |
| Paavamingu paavamillai vaazhkkaiyodu kobamillai | Sin is not a sin here, nor do I hold anger against life. |
| Kaadhal ennai kaadhalikka villai | Love simply did not love me back. |
| Male | |
| aahhha..aaahhh.aaaahhh.aaahhh… | Ah... ah... ah... ah... |
{ தகிடததிமி தகிடததிமி
தம்தானா இதய ஒலியின்
ஜதியில் எனது தில்லானா } (2)
{ இருதயம் அடிக்கடி இறந்தது
என்பேனா என் கதை எழுதிட
மருக்குது என்பேனா } (2)
சுருதியும் லயமும் ஒன்று சேர
Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa (Rhythmic dance beat)
My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats.
Shall I say my heart died repeatedly?
Shall I say it refuses to write my life story?
As pitch and rhythm unite together,
{ தகிடததிமி தகிடததிமி
தம்தானா இதய ஒலியின்
ஜதியில் எனது தில்லானா } (2)
Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa
My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats.
{ உலக வாழ்க்கை
நடனம் நீ ஒப்புக் கொண்ட
பயணம் அது முடியும் போது
தொடங்கும் நீ தொடங்கும்
போது முடியும் } (2)
மனிதன் தினமும் அலையில்
அலையும் குமுளி தெரியும்
தெரிந்தும் மனமே கலங்காதிரு
நீ மனிதன் தினமும் அலையில்
அலையும் குமுளி தெரியும்
தெரிந்தும் மனமே லாலா லாலா
தாளம் இங்கு தப்பவில்லை
யார் மீதும் தப்பு இல்லை
கால்கள் போன பாதை
எந்தன் எல்லை
Worldly life is a dance, a journey you agreed to undertake.
It begins when it ends, and it ends when you begin.
Man is a water bubble tossed daily upon the waves.
Knowing this truth, oh mind, do not be distressed.
Man is a water bubble tossed daily upon the waves.
Knowing this truth, oh mind... lala lala.
The rhythm here has not failed, nor is anyone at fault.
The path my feet trod upon is my destination's bound.
தகிடததிமி தகிடததிமி
தம்தானா இதய ஒலியின்
ஜதியில் எனது தில்லானா
இருதயம் அடிக்கடி இறந்தது
தரிகிடதோம் தரிகிடதோம்
தரிகிடதோம் என் கதை எழுதிட
மருக்குது ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
தகிடததிமி தகிடததிமி
தம்தானா இதய ஒலியின்
ஜதியில் எனது தில்லானா
Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa
My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats.
The heart died repeatedly... tharigidathom tharigidathom tharigidathom
It refuses to write my story... ah... ah... ah...
Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa
My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats.
{ பழைய ராகம் மறந்து
நீ பறந்ததென்ன பிரிந்து
இரவு தோரும் அழுது என்
இரண்டு கண்ணும் பழுத்து } (2)
இது ஒரு ரகசிய நாடகமே
அலைகளில் குலுங்கிடும்
ஓடம் நானே இது ஒரு ரகசிய
நாடகமே அலைகளில் குலுங்கிடும்
ஓடம் நானே பாவம் இங்கு பாவம்
இல்லை வாழ்க்கையோடு கோபமில்லை
காதல் என்னைக் காதலிக்கவில்லை
Forgetting the old raga, why did you fly away and part?
Weeping every night, both my eyes are ruined.
This is a secret drama...
I am a small boat swaying amid the ocean waves.
This is a secret drama...
I am a small boat swaying amid the ocean waves.
Sin is not a sin here, nor do I hold anger against life.
Love simply did not love me back.
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
{Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa
Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa (Rhythmic dance beat)
Idhaya oliyin jadhiyil enadhu thillaanaa} (2)
My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats.
{Irudhayam adikkadi eranthadhu enbenaa
Shall I say my heart died repeatedly?
En kadhai ezhudhida marukkudhu enbenaa} (2)
Shall I say it refuses to write my life story?
Surudhiyum layamum ondru sera
As pitch and rhythm unite together,
{Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa
Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa
Idhaya oliyin jadhiyil enadhu thillaanaa} (2)
My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats.
{Ulaga vaazhkkai nadanam nee oppukkonda payanam
Worldly life is a dance, a journey you agreed to undertake.
Adhu mudiyumpodhu thodangum nee thodangumpodhu mudiyum} (2)
It begins when it ends, and it ends when you begin.
Manidhan dhinamum alaiyil alaiyum kumuli
Man is a water bubble tossed daily upon the waves.
Theriyum therindhum manamae kalangaadhiru nee
Knowing this truth, oh mind, do not be distressed.
Manidhan dhinamum alaiyil alaiyum kumuli
Man is a water bubble tossed daily upon the waves.
Theriyum therindhum manamae lala lala
Knowing this truth, oh mind... lala lala.
Thaalamingu thappavillai yaar meedhum thappu illai
The rhythm here has not failed, nor is anyone at fault.
Kaalgal pona paadhai endhan ellai
The path my feet trod upon is my destination's bound.
Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa
Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa
Idhaya oliyin jadhiyil enadhu thillaanaa
My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats.
Irudhayam adikkadi eranthadhu..tharigidathom tharigidathom tharigidathom
The heart died repeatedly... tharigidathom tharigidathom tharigidathom
En kadhai ezhudhida marukkudhu aaa..aaa.aaa
It refuses to write my story... ah... ah... ah...
Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa
Thakita thadhimi thakita thadhimi thamdhaanaa
Idhaya oliyin jadhiyil enadhu thillaanaa
My Thillana unfolds to the rhythm of my heartbeats.
{Pazhaiya ragham marandhu nee parandhadhenna pirindhu
Forgetting the old raga, why did you fly away and part?
Iravudhorum azhudhu en irandu kannum pazhudhu} (2)
Weeping every night, both my eyes are ruined.
Idhu oru ragasiya naadagamae.. ae ..aee
This is a secret drama...
Alaigalil kulungidum oadam naanae
I am a small boat swaying amid the ocean waves.
Idhu oru ragasiya naadagamae.. ae ..aee
This is a secret drama...
Alaigalil kulungidum oadam naanae
I am a small boat swaying amid the ocean waves.
Paavamingu paavamillai vaazhkkaiyodu kobamillai
Sin is not a sin here, nor do I hold anger against life.
Kaadhal ennai kaadhalikka villai
Love simply did not love me back.
aahhha..aaahhh.aaaahhh.aaahhh…
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thakita Thadhimi from Salangai Oli (1983) is a profound musical composition that blends classical Indian dance rhythms (solkattu) with deep existential philosophy. The protagonist frames his life's struggles, loneliness, and heartbreak as a classical dance performance (Thillana) set to the beating of his fragile heart. Rather than succumbing to despair, he views human life as a fleeting bubble on ocean waves and an unpredictable journey where joy and sorrow overlap continuously. In the end, he accepts his tragedy with graceful stoicism, stating that he bears no grudge against life or destiny, but simply recognizes that love chose not to return his affection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagamm (Metaphor)
“Manidhan dhinamum alaiyil alaiyum kumuli / Alaigalil kulungidum oadam naanaewave bubble / boat in waves metaphor for helpless human existence in fate's ocean.”
Personification
“Kaadhal ennai kaadhalikka villai”
Moni / Alliteration (Ethukai/Emona)
“Pazhaiya ragham marandhu nee parandhadhenna pirindhu”
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Thaalamingu thappavillai yaar meedhum thappu illai”
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Trivia
Salangai Oli is the Tamil dubbed version of the legendary 1983 Telugu musical film Sagara Sangamam directed by K. Viswanath. Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, the song features Kamal Haasan performing classical dance on top of a well near a water body, a scene widely considered one of the iconic dance highlights of Indian cinema history.
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