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Thaliye Thevai Illai

From Thaamirabharani · 2007

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Hariharan, Bhavatharani
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Thaamirabharani
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
24 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaaliyae theva illa
Neethaan en ponjaathi
Thaamboolam theva illa
Neethaan en saripaathi
Uravodu piranthathu piranthathu
Usurodu kalanthathu kalanthathu
Mama mama neethaan neethaanae
Adi siruki neethaan en manasukulla
Ada kiruki neethaan en usurukulla
Unna nenachu naan nadanthen en
Oonukulla enna uruki
Thaaliyae theva illa
Naanthaan un ponjaathi
Thaamboolam theva illa
Neethaan en saripaathi
{ Aah aah aah aah aah aah aah aah aah } (2)
Pathu pawunu pon eduthu
Kangu kulla kaaya vechu
Thaali onnu seiya poren
Maanae maanae
Natta nadu nethiyilae
Ratha nera pottuvechu
Un kai pudichu oorukulla
Poven naanae
Adi aathi adi aathi
Manasula manasula mayakam
Ithu enna ithu enna
Kanavula kanavula kozhapam
Ithu kaadhal illa
Athukum melathaan
Ada kiruka naan unakaaga poranthavada
Ada kiruka naan unakaaga alanjavada
Unna nenachu
Aah ooh aah oooooooh …..
Thaaliyae theva illa
Neethaan en ponjaathi
Thaamboolam theva illa
Neethaan en saripaathi
Aaaa aaa aaaa aaa aaaa aaa
Aaa aah …… aaa aah
Ettu ooru santhaiyila
Embathu per paakaiyila
Unna katti pudichu kadikaporen
Naanae naanae
Hey kutraviyal neethimandra
Koondukulla nikkavechu
Caseu onnu poturuven
Maanae maanae
Adi aathi adi aathi
Enakippo pidikuthu unna
Ithu enna ithu enna
Naan ethana thadava sonna
Ithu kaadhal illa
Athukum melathaan hoo hoo ooh
Adi siruki nee thaai maman seethanamae
Unna nenachu naan muzhusaaga theyanumae
Enna uruki ooh ooo ooh ooo ooh
Thaaliyae theva illa
Neethaan en ponjaathi
Thaamboolam theva illa
Neethaan en saripaathi
{ Aah aah aah aah aah aah aah aah aah } (2)
No wedding knot is even needed,
You are my wife!
No formal wedding betel is needed,
You are my other half!
It was born along with our kinship,
It blended into my very life.
My dear man, it is you, only you!
Hey little girl, you are inside my heart!
Hey crazy girl, you are inside my soul!
Thinking of you, I walked along,
Melting away deep in my bones...
No wedding knot is even needed,
I am your wife!
No formal wedding betel is needed,
You are my other half!
{ Aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa } (2)
Taking ten sovereigns of gold,
Heating it over glowing embers,
I am going to make a wedding pendant for you,
My gentle deer!
Right in the middle of your forehead,
Placing a blood-red bindi,
Holding your hand, through the town,
I will walk with pride!
Oh my goodness, oh my goodness!
A sweet dizziness in my heart...
What is this, oh what is this?
A strange confusion in my dreams...
This is not just love,
It is something way beyond that!
You crazy guy, I was born just for you!
You crazy guy, I wandered longing just for you!
Thinking of you...
Aa oo aa oooooh...
No wedding knot is even needed,
You are my wife!
No formal wedding betel is needed,
You are my other half!
Aaa aa aaa aa aaa aa
Aah aah... aah aah
In the market of eight towns,
With eighty people watching,
I will hug you tight and bite your cheek,
Yes, I really will!
Inside the criminal court dock,
Making you stand in the witness box,
I will file a case against you,
My gentle deer!
Oh my goodness, oh my goodness!
I truly like you now!
What is this, oh what is this?
How many times must I tell you?
This is not just love,
It is something way beyond that, hoo hoo ooh!
Hey little girl, you are the prized gift of my uncle!
Thinking of you, I want to wear myself out completely,
Melting deep within, oo ooo oo ooo ooh...
No wedding knot is even needed,
You are my wife!
No formal wedding betel is needed,
You are my other half!
{ Aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa } (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Thaaliyae Theva Illa' from the 2007 movie Thaamirabharani is a lively romantic duet celebrating the intimate bond between cross-cousins, a cherished cultural relationship in rural Tamil Nadu. The lovers passionately claim that external rituals—such as tying the mangalsutra ('thaali') or exchanging traditional betel leaves ('thaamboolam')—are completely redundant because their souls and lives are already inextricably linked from birth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Neethaan en ponjaathi / Neethaan en saripaathi

Rhyming line endings created by matching words such as 'ponjaathi' (wife) and 'saripaathi' (equal half).

Monaai (Alliteration)

Pathu pawunu pon eduthu

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'P' ('Pathu', 'Pawunu', 'Pon') creating a pleasing rhythmic cadence.

Metaphor

Adi siruki nee thaai maman seethanamae

Describing the heroine metaphorically as a 'seethanam' (gift/dowry) bestowed directly from the maternal uncle.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and penned by Pa. Vijay, this track features vocals by Hariharan and Bhavatharini. The song highlights traditional Tamil cross-cousin romance ('mora ponnu / mora maappillai') and became a popular folk-pop anthem in Tamil Nadu following the film's release.

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