Thani Maramai
From Buffoon · 2022
- Lyricist
- Uma Devi
- Singers
- Pavithra Ramesh, Aditya Ravindran
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Buffoon2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thani maramai irundhen | I existed as a lonely tree |
| Thunai varavae ninaithen parandhaai | Thinking you would come as companion, you flew away |
| Venir kaalam paalai kaattil | In the summer season's desert forest |
| Paadahai vendaam anbae | No path is needed, my love |
| Kaatril aadum kaadhal nenjae | Oh loving heart swaying in the wind |
| Vaa kaiyodu kai serkka | Come, to join hand in hand |
| Male | |
| Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo | Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo |
| Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae | Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae |
| Adi en hikuvae | Oh, my Hikuvae |
| Male | |
| Vidhi kodiyil udhirum | Falling from the vine of fate |
| Malar naandhaan | I am a flower |
| Kulir nilavil enai yen nanaithaai | Why did you drench me in the cool moonlight? |
| Venir kaalam paalai kaattil | In the summer season's desert forest |
| Paadhai vendaam anbae | No path is needed, my love |
| Kaatril aadum kaadhal nenjae vaa | Oh loving heart swaying in the wind, come |
| Kaiyodu kai serkka | To join hand in hand |
| Male | |
| Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo | Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo |
| Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae | Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae |
| Adi en hikuvae | Oh, my Hikuvae |
| Male | |
| Nee tharum kaadhalin | Unable to bear the huge wave |
| Peralai thaangamal | Of the love you bestow |
| Paadhiyil moolgidum | Sinking midway |
| Pai maram pol aanen | I became like a sailboat |
| Male | |
| Vaan madi neengidhan | Leaving the lap of the sky |
| Sooriyan pogaadhae | The sun does not go away |
| Naan unai neenginaal | If I part from you |
| Saadhalum podhadhae | Even dying would not suffice |
| Male | |
| Annai pol anbinai | Showering affection like a mother |
| Varpathai polae | Pouring it endlessly |
| Verenna verenna | What else, what else |
| Vaazhdhal anbae | Is living, my love? |
| Male | |
| Ennai naan unnidam | Losing myself |
| Thorpadhai polae | To you completely |
| Verenna verenna | What else, what else |
| Kaadhal anbae | Is love, my love? |
| Male | |
| Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo | Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo |
| Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae | Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae |
| Adi en hikuvae | Oh, my Hikuvae |
| Male | |
| Thani maramai irundhen | I existed as a lonely tree |
| Thunai varavae ninaithen parandhaai | Thinking you would come as companion, you flew away |
| Venir kaalam paalai kaattil | In the summer season's desert forest |
| Paadhai vendaam anbae | No path is needed, my love |
| Kaatril aadum kaadhal nenjae vaa | Oh loving heart swaying in the wind, come |
| kaiyodu kai serkka | To join hand in hand |
| Male | |
| Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo | Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo |
| Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae | Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae |
| Adi en hikuvae | Oh, my Hikuvae |
தனி மரமாய் இருந்தேன்
துணை வரவே நினைத்தேன் பறந்தாய்
வேனீர் காலம் பாலை காட்டில்
பாதை வேண்டாம் அன்பே
காற்றில் ஆடும் காதல் நெஞ்சே வா
கையோடு கை சேர்க்க
I existed as a lonely tree
Thinking you would come as companion, you flew away
In the summer season's desert forest
No path is needed, my love
Oh loving heart swaying in the wind
Come, to join hand in hand
வு வு வு
ஹைக்குவே ஹைக்குவே ஹைக்குவே
அடி என் ஹைக்குவே
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Oh, my Hikuvae
விதி கொடியில் உதிரும்
மலர் நான்தான்
குளிர் நிலவில் எனை ஏன் நனைத்தாய்
வேனீர் காலம் பாலை காட்டில்
பாதை வேண்டாம் அன்பே
காற்றில் ஆடும் காதல் நெஞ்சே வா
கையோடு கை சேர்க்க
Falling from the vine of fate
I am a flower
Why did you drench me in the cool moonlight?
In the summer season's desert forest
No path is needed, my love
Oh loving heart swaying in the wind, come
To join hand in hand
வு வு வு
ஹைக்குவே ஹைக்குவே ஹைக்குவே
அடி என் ஹைக்குவே
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Oh, my Hikuvae
நீ தரும் காதலின்
பேரலை தங்காமல்
பாதியில் மூழ்கிடும்
பாய் மரம் போல் ஆனேன்
Unable to bear the huge wave
Of the love you bestow
Sinking midway
I became like a sailboat
வான் மடி நீங்கிதான்
சூரியன் போகாதே
நான் உனை நீங்கினால்
சாதலும் போதாதே
Leaving the lap of the sky
The sun does not go away
If I part from you
Even dying would not suffice
அன்னை போல் அன்பினை
வார்பதை போலே
வேறென்ன வேறென
வாழ்தல் அன்பே
Showering affection like a mother
Pouring it endlessly
What else, what else
Is living, my love?
என்னை நான் உன்னிடம்
தோற்பதை போலே
வேறென்ன வேறென
காதல் அன்பே
Losing myself
To you completely
What else, what else
Is love, my love?
வு வு வு
ஹைக்குவே ஹைக்குவே ஹைக்குவே
அடி என் ஹைக்குவே
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Oh, my Hikuvae
தனி மரமாய் இருந்தேன்
துணை வரவே நினைத்தேன் பறந்தாய்
வேனீர் காலம் பாலை காட்டில்
பாதை வேண்டாம் அன்பே
காற்றில் ஆடும் காதல் நெஞ்சே வா
கையோடு கை சேர்க்க
I existed as a lonely tree
Thinking you would come as companion, you flew away
In the summer season's desert forest
No path is needed, my love
Oh loving heart swaying in the wind, come
To join hand in hand
வு வு வு
ஹைக்குவே ஹைக்குவே ஹைக்குவே
அடி என் ஹைக்குவே
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Oh, my Hikuvae
Thani maramai irundhen
I existed as a lonely tree
Thunai varavae ninaithen parandhaai
Thinking you would come as companion, you flew away
Venir kaalam paalai kaattil
In the summer season's desert forest
Paadahai vendaam anbae
No path is needed, my love
Kaatril aadum kaadhal nenjae
Oh loving heart swaying in the wind
Vaa kaiyodu kai serkka
Come, to join hand in hand
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Adi en hikuvae
Oh, my Hikuvae
Vidhi kodiyil udhirum
Falling from the vine of fate
Malar naandhaan
I am a flower
Kulir nilavil enai yen nanaithaai
Why did you drench me in the cool moonlight?
Venir kaalam paalai kaattil
In the summer season's desert forest
Paadhai vendaam anbae
No path is needed, my love
Kaatril aadum kaadhal nenjae vaa
Oh loving heart swaying in the wind, come
Kaiyodu kai serkka
To join hand in hand
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Adi en hikuvae
Oh, my Hikuvae
Nee tharum kaadhalin
Unable to bear the huge wave
Peralai thaangamal
Of the love you bestow
Paadhiyil moolgidum
Sinking midway
Pai maram pol aanen
I became like a sailboat
Vaan madi neengidhan
Leaving the lap of the sky
Sooriyan pogaadhae
The sun does not go away
Naan unai neenginaal
If I part from you
Saadhalum podhadhae
Even dying would not suffice
Annai pol anbinai
Showering affection like a mother
Varpathai polae
Pouring it endlessly
Verenna verenna
What else, what else
Vaazhdhal anbae
Is living, my love?
Ennai naan unnidam
Losing myself
Thorpadhai polae
To you completely
Verenna verenna
What else, what else
Kaadhal anbae
Is love, my love?
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Adi en hikuvae
Oh, my Hikuvae
Thani maramai irundhen
I existed as a lonely tree
Thunai varavae ninaithen parandhaai
Thinking you would come as companion, you flew away
Venir kaalam paalai kaattil
In the summer season's desert forest
Paadhai vendaam anbae
No path is needed, my love
Kaatril aadum kaadhal nenjae vaa
Oh loving heart swaying in the wind, come
kaiyodu kai serkka
To join hand in hand
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Ooo oo hoo oo oo oo oo oo hoo oo
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Hikuvae hikuvae hikuvae
Adi en hikuvae
Oh, my Hikuvae
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures a poignant, romantic dialogue of soul-stirring devotion and vulnerability. The speaker compares their solitary past to a lone tree in a harsh desert, transformed into a blooming haven by the tender love of their partner. Through rich imagery of nature—desert forests, moonlight, vast oceanic waves, and falling flowers—the lyricist expresses how deep affection can make one feel both defenseless and deeply fulfilled. The love described here transcends ordinary romance; it is likened to the unconditional care of a mother and the utter surrender of self. Losing oneself in the beloved's presence becomes the ultimate definition of life and devotion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Pai maram pol aanen”
Compares the speaker overwhelmed by love to a sailboat overwhelmed and sinking in ocean waves.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Annai pol anbinai”
Compares the selfless depth of romantic affection to a mother's love.
Uruvagaim (Metaphor)
“Thani maramai irundhen”
Metaphorically compares the isolated self to a lone tree ('Thani maram') standing alone in a desert landscape.
Uruvagaim (Metaphor)
“Vidhi kodiyil udhirum / Malar naandhaan”
Metaphorically describes the speaker as a delicate flower falling from the vine of destiny.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Thani maramai irundhen / Thunai varavae ninaithen parandhaai”
The second consonant 'ni' rhymes across 'Thani' and 'Thunai' in consecutive lines.
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Trivia
Featured in the 2022 Tamil political action-thriller 'Buffoon', the song was composed by Santhosh Narayanan with lyrics by noted poet and academic Dr. Uma Devi. The term 'Hikuvae' is used as an affectionate pet name/refrain in the song, creating an ethereal, acoustic folk feel typical of Santhosh Narayanan's musical style.
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