Thanimaiyile Inimaikaana
From Aadi Perukku · 1962
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela
- Music director
- A. M. Rajah
- Details
- Aadi Perukku1962
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thanimaiyilae ……. | In solitude... |
| Thanimaiyilae | In solitude |
| Female | |
| Inimai | Sweetness |
| Kaana mudiyuma | Can it be found? |
| Male | |
| Thanimaiyilae | In solitude |
| Inimai kaana mudiyuma | Can sweetness be found? |
| Female | |
| Nal | In the deep |
| Iravinilae sooriyanum | Night, can the sun |
| Theriyuma aaaaa | Be seen? Aaaa... |
| Male | |
| Thanimaiyilae | In solitude |
| Thanimaiyilae thanimaiyilae | In solitude, in solitude |
| Inimai kaana mudiyuma | Can sweetness be found? |
| Female | |
| Nal | In the deep |
| Iravinilae sooriyanum | Night, can the sun |
| Theriyuma | Be seen? |
| Female | |
| Thanimaiyilae | In solitude |
| Inimai kaana mudiyuma | Can sweetness be found? |
| Male | |
| { Thunai | In a life without |
| Illadha vaazhvinilae | A companion, |
| Sugam vaurma | Can joy ever arise? |
| Female | |
| Adhai | By continuously |
| Solli solli | Talking about it |
| Thirivadhanaal | And wandering around, |
| Thunai varuma }(2) | Will a companion appear? |
| Female | |
| { Manamirundhaal | Where there is a will, |
| Vazhiyillamal poguma } (2) | Will a way ever fail to open? |
| Female | |
| Verum | Just through empty |
| Mandhirathaal | Incantations, |
| Mangaai vizhundhiduma | Will a maiden fall in love? |
| Female | |
| { Thanimaiyilae } (2) | In solitude |
| Inimai kaana mudiyuma | Can sweetness be found? |
| Female | |
| Nal | In the deep |
| Iravinilae sooriyanum | Night, can the sun |
| Theriyuma | Be seen? |
| Female | |
| Thanimaiyilae | In solitude |
| Inimai kaana mudiyuma | Can sweetness be found? |
| Female | |
| { Malarirundhaal | If a flower exists, |
| Manam irukum thanimai illai | Fragrance accompanies it, it is not alone. |
| Sengani irundhaal suvai irukum | If a ripe fruit exists, taste is in it, |
| Thanimai illai } (2) | It is not alone. |
| Female | |
| { Kadal | If the sea |
| Irundhaal alai | Exists, waves exist with it, |
| Irukum thanimai illai } (2) | It is not alone. |
| Female | |
| Naam | In this |
| Kaanum ulagil | World that we behold, |
| Yedhum thanimai illai | Nothing is truly alone. |
| Female | |
| { Thanimaiyilae } (2) | In solitude |
| Inimai kaana mudiyuma | In solitude |
| Female | |
| Nal | Can sweetness be found? |
| Iravinilae sooriyanum | In the deep |
| Theriyuma | Night, can the sun |
| Female | |
| Thanimaiyilae | Be seen? |
| Inimai kaana mudiyuma | In solitude |
| Female | |
| { Pani malaiyil | Can sweetness be found? |
| Thavamirukum maamuniyum | A great sage meditating |
| Kodi padaiyudanae bhavani | On a snow-capped mountain, |
| Varum kaavalanum } (2) | A monarch riding proudly |
| Female | |
| { Kavidhaiyilae | With a massive army, |
| Nilai marakum paavalanum } (2) | A poet losing himself |
| Female | |
| Indha | In the bliss of poetry, |
| Avaniyellam potrum | Even the Lord Almighty |
| Aandavan aayinum | Praised by this entire world, |
| Female | |
| { Thanimaiyilae } (2) | Can even they, |
| Inimai kaana mudiyuma | In solitude, |
| Female | |
| Nal | Find true sweetness? |
| Iravinilae sooriyanum | In the deep |
| Theriyuma | Night, can the sun |
| Female | |
| Thanimaiyilae | Be seen? |
| Inimai kaana mudiyuma | In solitude |
தனிமையிலே
தனிமையிலே
In solitude...
In solitude
இனிமை
காண முடியுமா
Sweetness
Can it be found?
தனிமையிலே
இனிமை காண முடியுமா
In solitude
Can sweetness be found?
நள்ளிரவினிலே
சூரியனும் தெரியுமா....
In the deep
Night, can the sun
Be seen? Aaaa...
தனிமையிலே
தனிமையிலே தனிமையிலே
இனிமை காண முடியுமா
In solitude
In solitude, in solitude
Can sweetness be found?
நள்ளிரவினிலே
சூரியனும் தெரியுமா
In the deep
Night, can the sun
Be seen?
தனிமையிலே
இனிமை காண முடியுமா
In solitude
Can sweetness be found?
{ துணை இல்லாத
வாழ்வினிலே சுகம்
வருமா
In a life without
A companion,
Can joy ever arise?
அதை சொல்லி
சொல்லி திரிவதனால்
துணை வருமா } (2)
By continuously
Talking about it
And wandering around,
Will a companion appear?
{ மனமிருந்தால்
வழியில்லாமல் போகுமா } (2)
Where there is a will,
Will a way ever fail to open?
வெறும்
மந்திரத்தால்
மாங்காய் விழுந்திடுமா
Just through empty
Incantations,
Will a maiden fall in love?
தனிமையிலே
தனிமையிலே இனிமை
காண முடியுமா
In solitude
Can sweetness be found?
நள்ளிரவினிலே
சூரியனும் தெரியுமா
In the deep
Night, can the sun
Be seen?
தனிமையிலே
இனிமை காண முடியுமா
In solitude
Can sweetness be found?
{ மலரிருந்தால்
மனம் இருக்கும் தனிமை
இல்லை சென் கனியிருந்தால்
சுவை இருக்கும் தனிமை
இல்லை } (2)
If a flower exists,
Fragrance accompanies it, it is not alone.
If a ripe fruit exists, taste is in it,
It is not alone.
{ கடல் இருந்தால்
அலை இருக்கும் தனிமை
இல்லை } (2)
If the sea
Exists, waves exist with it,
It is not alone.
நாம் காணும்
உலகில் ஏதும் தனிமை
இல்லை
In this
World that we behold,
Nothing is truly alone.
தனிமையிலே
தனிமையிலே இனிமை
காண முடியுமா
In solitude
In solitude
நள்ளிரவினிலே
சூரியனும் தெரியுமா
Can sweetness be found?
In the deep
Night, can the sun
தனிமையிலே
இனிமை காண முடியுமா
Be seen?
In solitude
{ பனி மலையில்
தவமிருக்கும் மாமுனியும்
கொடி படையுடனே பவனி
வரும் காவலனும் } (2)
Can sweetness be found?
A great sage meditating
On a snow-capped mountain,
A monarch riding proudly
{ கவிதையிலே
நிலை மறக்கும்
பாவலனும் } (2)
With a massive army,
A poet losing himself
இந்த அவனியெல்லாம்
போற்றும் ஆண்டவன் ஆயினும்
In the bliss of poetry,
Even the Lord Almighty
Praised by this entire world,
தனிமையிலே
தனிமையிலே இனிமை
காண முடியுமா
Can even they,
In solitude,
நள்ளிரவினிலே
சூரியனும் தெரியுமா
Find true sweetness?
In the deep
Night, can the sun
தனிமையிலே
இனிமை காண முடியுமா
Be seen?
In solitude
Thanimaiyilae …….
In solitude...
Thanimaiyilae
In solitude
Inimai
Sweetness
Kaana mudiyuma
Can it be found?
Thanimaiyilae
In solitude
Inimai kaana mudiyuma
Can sweetness be found?
Nal
In the deep
Iravinilae sooriyanum
Night, can the sun
Theriyuma aaaaa
Be seen? Aaaa...
Thanimaiyilae
In solitude
Thanimaiyilae thanimaiyilae
In solitude, in solitude
Inimai kaana mudiyuma
Can sweetness be found?
Nal
In the deep
Iravinilae sooriyanum
Night, can the sun
Theriyuma
Be seen?
Thanimaiyilae
In solitude
Inimai kaana mudiyuma
Can sweetness be found?
{ Thunai
In a life without
Illadha vaazhvinilae
A companion,
Sugam vaurma
Can joy ever arise?
Adhai
By continuously
Solli solli
Talking about it
Thirivadhanaal
And wandering around,
Thunai varuma }(2)
Will a companion appear?
{ Manamirundhaal
Where there is a will,
Vazhiyillamal poguma } (2)
Will a way ever fail to open?
Verum
Just through empty
Mandhirathaal
Incantations,
Mangaai vizhundhiduma
Will a maiden fall in love?
{ Thanimaiyilae } (2)
In solitude
Inimai kaana mudiyuma
Can sweetness be found?
Nal
In the deep
Iravinilae sooriyanum
Night, can the sun
Theriyuma
Be seen?
Thanimaiyilae
In solitude
Inimai kaana mudiyuma
Can sweetness be found?
{ Malarirundhaal
If a flower exists,
Manam irukum thanimai illai
Fragrance accompanies it, it is not alone.
Sengani irundhaal suvai irukum
If a ripe fruit exists, taste is in it,
Thanimai illai } (2)
It is not alone.
{ Kadal
If the sea
Irundhaal alai
Exists, waves exist with it,
Irukum thanimai illai } (2)
It is not alone.
Naam
In this
Kaanum ulagil
World that we behold,
Yedhum thanimai illai
Nothing is truly alone.
{ Thanimaiyilae } (2)
In solitude
Inimai kaana mudiyuma
In solitude
Nal
Can sweetness be found?
Iravinilae sooriyanum
In the deep
Theriyuma
Night, can the sun
Thanimaiyilae
Be seen?
Inimai kaana mudiyuma
In solitude
{ Pani malaiyil
Can sweetness be found?
Thavamirukum maamuniyum
A great sage meditating
Kodi padaiyudanae bhavani
On a snow-capped mountain,
Varum kaavalanum } (2)
A monarch riding proudly
{ Kavidhaiyilae
With a massive army,
Nilai marakum paavalanum } (2)
A poet losing himself
Indha
In the bliss of poetry,
Avaniyellam potrum
Even the Lord Almighty
Aandavan aayinum
Praised by this entire world,
{ Thanimaiyilae } (2)
Can even they,
Inimai kaana mudiyuma
In solitude,
Nal
Find true sweetness?
Iravinilae sooriyanum
In the deep
Theriyuma
Night, can the sun
Thanimaiyilae
Be seen?
Inimai kaana mudiyuma
In solitude
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic duet explores the essential human need for companionship and connection. The song poses rhetorical questions asserting that living in isolation is as unnatural as expecting the sun to shine in the middle of a dark night. Nature itself teaches us this lesson: a flower is inseparable from its fragrance, a fruit from its taste, and the ocean from its waves. Nothing in the visible world exists in complete isolation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question (வினா அணி)
“Nal Iravinilae sooriyanum Theriyuma”
The entire refrain revolves around the rhetorical question asking if sweetness can be found in solitude or if the sun can shine at night, reinforcing the impossibility of finding happiness alone.
Analogy / Metaphor (உவமை அணி)
“Malarirundhaal Manam irukum thanimai illai”
The lyricist uses analogies from nature—flower and fragrance, fruit and taste, ocean and waves—to illustrate how happiness requires unity and presence of another.
Monai (Initial Rhyming / Alliteration)
“Thanimaiyilae / Inimai kaana mudiyuma”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent lines or words enhancing rhythmic melody.
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Trivia
'Thanimaiyilae Inimai Kaana Mudiyuma' from 'Aadi Perukku' (1962) was composed by A. M. Rajah, who also sang the male vocals alongside P. Susheela. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, and Devika, with immortal lyrics written by Kannadasan.
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