Thanimai En Thunai
From Antharangam Oomaiyanathu · 1980
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. J. Joy
- Details
- Antharangam Oomaiyanathu1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thanimai en thunai | Solitude is my companion |
| Adhai thanthaan iraivanae | God gave me that |
| Thanimai en thunai | Solitude is my companion |
| Adhai thanthaan iraivanae | God gave me that |
| Male | |
| Vasantha kaalam malarnatha pothu | Even when the spring season bloomed |
| Naan kandathillaiyae | I have never witnessed it |
| Thanimai en thunai | Solitude is my companion |
| Endrum thanimai en thunai | Forever solitude is my companion |
| Male | |
| Thanimai en thunai | Solitude is my companion |
| Adhai thanthaan iraivanae | God gave me that |
| Male | |
| Vasantha kaalam malarantha pothum | Even when the spring season bloomed |
| Naan kandathillaiyae | I have never witnessed it |
| Thanimai en thunai | Solitude is my companion |
| Endrum thanimai en thunai | Forever solitude is my companion |
| Male | |
| Vilai nilam ondru velikkul indru | A fertile land today trapped within a fence |
| Palanindri pogum nilai iniyaen | Why has it come to a state of being unproductive? |
| Uravenum koondil thanimaiyil vaadum | Withering in loneliness within the cage named relationship |
| Paravaiyin ullam thavikkaiyilae | When the heart of the bird suffers in agony |
| Male | |
| Kann moodi thoongum en pola yaarum | There is no one like me who sleeps with closed eyes |
| Ingillai bhoomiyenum | On this entire earth |
| Thanimai en thunai | Solitude is my companion |
| Endrum thanimai en thunai | Forever solitude is my companion |
| Male | |
| Thanimai en thunai | Solitude is my companion |
| Adhai thanthaan iraivanae | God gave me that |
| Male | |
| Vasantha kaalam malarnatha pothu | Even when the spring season bloomed |
| Naan kandathillaiyae | I have never witnessed it |
| Thanimai en thunai | Solitude is my companion |
| Endrum thanimai en thunai | Forever solitude is my companion |
| Male | |
| Kadalukkula odum nadhigalin oottam | The surge of rivers running into the deep ocean |
| Karaiyinil paarththaal therinthidumaa | Can it be understood just by looking from the shore? |
| Idhayaththil aadum yaekkaththin vaattam | The grief of longing that sways inside the heart |
| Ezhuththinil koora mudinthidumaa | Can it ever be expressed in written words? |
| Male | |
| Ennaalum penmai engindra dheivam | At all times, the divine form known as womanhood |
| Kollaatha thunbam illai | Has suffered every sorrow imaginable |
| Thanimai en thunai | Solitude is my companion |
| Endrum thanimai en thunai | Forever solitude is my companion |
| Male | |
| Thanimai en thunai | Solitude is my companion |
| Adhai thanthaan iraivanae | God gave me that |
| Male | |
| Vasantha kaalam malarnatha pothu | Even when the spring season bloomed |
| Naan kandathillaiyae | I have never witnessed it |
| Thanimai en thunai | Solitude is my companion |
| Endrum thanimai en thunai | Forever solitude is my companion |
தனிமை என் துணை
அதை தந்தான் இறைவனே
தனிமை என் துணை
அதை தந்தான் இறைவனே
Solitude is my companion
God gave me that
Solitude is my companion
God gave me that
வசந்தக் காலம் மலர்ந்த போதும்
நான் கண்டதில்லையே.....
தனிமை என் துணை
என்றும் தனிமை என் துணை......
Even when the spring season bloomed
I have never witnessed it
Solitude is my companion
Forever solitude is my companion
தனிமை என் துணை
அதை தந்தான் இறைவனே
Solitude is my companion
God gave me that
வசந்தக் காலம் மலர்ந்த போதும்
நான் கண்டதில்லையே.....
தனிமை என் துணை
என்றும் தனிமை என் துணை......
Even when the spring season bloomed
I have never witnessed it
Solitude is my companion
Forever solitude is my companion
விளை நிலம் ஒன்று வேலிக்குள் இன்று
பலனின்றி போகும் நிலை இனியேன்
உறவெனும் கூண்டில் தனிமையில் வாடும்
பறவையின் உள்ளம் தவிக்கையிலே
A fertile land today trapped within a fence
Why has it come to a state of being unproductive?
Withering in loneliness within the cage named relationship
When the heart of the bird suffers in agony
ஆண்
: கண் மூடி தூங்கும் என் போல யாரும்
இங்கில்லை பூமியெங்கும்
தனிமை என் துணை
என்றும் தனிமை என் துணை.......
There is no one like me who sleeps with closed eyes
On this entire earth
Solitude is my companion
Forever solitude is my companion
தனிமை என் துணை
அதை தந்தான் இறைவனே
Solitude is my companion
God gave me that
வசந்தக் காலம் மலர்ந்த போதும்
நான் கண்டதில்லையே.....
தனிமை என் துணை
என்றும் தனிமை என் துணை......
Even when the spring season bloomed
I have never witnessed it
Solitude is my companion
Forever solitude is my companion
கடலுக்குள் ஓடும் நதிகளின் ஓட்டம்
கரையினில் பார்த்தால் தெரிந்திடுமா
இதயத்தில் ஆடும் ஏக்கத்தின் வாட்டம்
எழுத்தினில் கூற முடிந்திடுமா
The surge of rivers running into the deep ocean
Can it be understood just by looking from the shore?
The grief of longing that sways inside the heart
Can it ever be expressed in written words?
எந்நாளும் பெண்மை என்கின்ற தெய்வம்
கொள்ளாத துன்பம் இல்லை
தனிமை என் துணை என்றும்
தனிமை என் துணை.......
At all times, the divine form known as womanhood
Has suffered every sorrow imaginable
Solitude is my companion
Forever solitude is my companion
தனிமை என் துணை
அதை தந்தான் இறைவனே
Solitude is my companion
God gave me that
வசந்தக் காலம் மலர்ந்த போதும்
நான் கண்டதில்லையே.....
தனிமை என் துணை
என்றும் தனிமை என் துணை......
Even when the spring season bloomed
I have never witnessed it
Solitude is my companion
Forever solitude is my companion
Thanimai en thunai
Solitude is my companion
Adhai thanthaan iraivanae
God gave me that
Thanimai en thunai
Solitude is my companion
Adhai thanthaan iraivanae
God gave me that
Vasantha kaalam malarnatha pothu
Even when the spring season bloomed
Naan kandathillaiyae
I have never witnessed it
Thanimai en thunai
Solitude is my companion
Endrum thanimai en thunai
Forever solitude is my companion
Thanimai en thunai
Solitude is my companion
Adhai thanthaan iraivanae
God gave me that
Vasantha kaalam malarantha pothum
Even when the spring season bloomed
Naan kandathillaiyae
I have never witnessed it
Thanimai en thunai
Solitude is my companion
Endrum thanimai en thunai
Forever solitude is my companion
Vilai nilam ondru velikkul indru
A fertile land today trapped within a fence
Palanindri pogum nilai iniyaen
Why has it come to a state of being unproductive?
Uravenum koondil thanimaiyil vaadum
Withering in loneliness within the cage named relationship
Paravaiyin ullam thavikkaiyilae
When the heart of the bird suffers in agony
Kann moodi thoongum en pola yaarum
There is no one like me who sleeps with closed eyes
Ingillai bhoomiyenum
On this entire earth
Thanimai en thunai
Solitude is my companion
Endrum thanimai en thunai
Forever solitude is my companion
Thanimai en thunai
Solitude is my companion
Adhai thanthaan iraivanae
God gave me that
Vasantha kaalam malarnatha pothu
Even when the spring season bloomed
Naan kandathillaiyae
I have never witnessed it
Thanimai en thunai
Solitude is my companion
Endrum thanimai en thunai
Forever solitude is my companion
Kadalukkula odum nadhigalin oottam
The surge of rivers running into the deep ocean
Karaiyinil paarththaal therinthidumaa
Can it be understood just by looking from the shore?
Idhayaththil aadum yaekkaththin vaattam
The grief of longing that sways inside the heart
Ezhuththinil koora mudinthidumaa
Can it ever be expressed in written words?
Ennaalum penmai engindra dheivam
At all times, the divine form known as womanhood
Kollaatha thunbam illai
Has suffered every sorrow imaginable
Thanimai en thunai
Solitude is my companion
Endrum thanimai en thunai
Forever solitude is my companion
Thanimai en thunai
Solitude is my companion
Adhai thanthaan iraivanae
God gave me that
Vasantha kaalam malarnatha pothu
Even when the spring season bloomed
Naan kandathillaiyae
I have never witnessed it
Thanimai en thunai
Solitude is my companion
Endrum thanimai en thunai
Forever solitude is my companion
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses deep loneliness, heartbreak, and emotional isolation experienced by a woman. She laments that while spring blooms for others, happiness has never visited her life. She compares her existence to a fertile field enclosed by a fence unable to yield fruit, and a bird trapped within a cage of social/family relationships suffering silently. Furthermore, she reflects on how inner pain is imperceptible to onlookers, drawing a parallel to how the flow of rivers entering the sea cannot be grasped merely from the shore. The lyrics emphasize the plight of womanhood, highlighting how women endure endless silent suffering while embracing solitude as their only constant companion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Vilai nilam ondru velikkul indru / Uravenum koondil thanimaiyil vaadum”
The speaker compares her trapped, unfulfilled life to 'Vilai nilam ondru velikkul indru palanindri pogum' (a fertile land fenced off without yielding fruit) and 'Uravenum koondil' (the cage of relationships).
Analogy (Uvamai)
“Kadalukkula odum nadhigalin oottam karaiyinil paarththaal therinthidumaa”
Compares the depth of hidden emotional yearning in the heart to the unseen depth of rivers rushing into the ocean from a riverbank.
Monoreyme / Alliteration (Edhugai)
“Kadalukkula odum nadhigalin oottam / Idhayaththil aadum yaekkaththin vaattam”
Tamil poetic device where second letters match in consecutive lines, such as 'Kadalukkula' and 'Idhayaththil'.
Rhetorical Question
“Ezhuththinil koora mudinthidumaa”
The lyricist asks if deep inner sorrow can ever be conveyed through written words, stressing the limits of language.
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Trivia
The film 'Antharangam Oomaiyanathu' (1980) featured music composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and was directed by G. Premkumar. The lyrics written by Gangai Amaran reflect classic Tamil cinematic melancholic poetry where nature and solitude are juxtaposed against personal distress.
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