Thanimayile
From Ivan Veramathiri · 2013
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singers
- Anand Aravindakshan, Nivas
- Music director
- C. Sathya
- Details
- Ivan Veramathiri2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thanimayilae | In solitude, |
| En idthayam thudikuthae | My heart is beating. |
| Tholaivinilae | Far away in the distance, |
| En nizhalum nadakuthae | Even my shadow walks away. |
| En arugae nee irunthaal | If you were beside me, |
| Iravu pagal thevai illai | There would be no need for night or day. |
| Male | |
| Thanimayilae | In solitude, |
| En idthayam thudikuthae | My heart is beating. |
| Tholaivinilae | Far away in the distance, |
| En nizhalum nadakuthae | Even my shadow walks away. |
| Male | |
| Oh vaan nilavu elanamaai | Oh, the moon in the sky, |
| Enai paarthu sirikirathae | Looks at me mockingly and laughs. |
| Oothubathi pol enathu | Like a burning incense stick, |
| Uyaram ingae kuraigirathae | My presence diminishes here. |
| Male | |
| Aarugalaai vizhi kalangum | My eyes tear up like rivers, |
| Aaruthalaai nee illaiyae | Yet you are not here to comfort me. |
| Verethuvum puriyamal | Without understanding anything else, |
| Ver varaiyil un kanavae | Dreams of you permeate down to my roots. |
| Male | |
| Ennavalae | Oh, my beloved, |
| En ulagam uraiyuthae | My entire world freezes over. |
| Kangalilae | In my eyes, |
| Un kanavaai niraiyuthae | It fills with dreams of you. |
| Male | |
| Pechirunthum moochirunthum | Despite having speech and breath, |
| Uyirai mattum kaanavillai | I cannot find my soul. |
| Nee nadantha saalaigalil | On the roads where you walked, |
| Nadanthidavae mudiyavillai | I am unable to walk. |
| Male | |
| Ezhu kadal ezhu malai | Across seven seas and seven mountains, |
| Thaandi unai thediduven | I will cross and search for you. |
| Kaatril ellam un peyarai | Writing your name all over the wind, |
| Ezhuthi vaithae kaathirupen | I will keep waiting. |
| Male | |
| En uyirae | Oh my life, |
| En idhayam thudikuthae | My heart keeps beating. |
| Uyir viduven | I will give up my life, |
| Nee piranthaal nodiyilae.. | If you return in a single second. |
தனிமையிலே
என் இதயம் துடிக்குதே
தொலைவினிலே என்
நிழலும் நடக்குதே என்
அருகே நீ இருந்தால்
இரவு பகல் தேவையில்லை
In solitude,
My heart is beating.
Far away in the distance,
Even my shadow walks away.
If you were beside me,
There would be no need for night or day.
தனிமையிலே
என் இதயம் துடிக்குதே
தொலைவினிலே என்
நிழலும் நடக்குதே
In solitude,
My heart is beating.
Far away in the distance,
Even my shadow walks away.
ஓ வான் நிலவு
ஏளனமாய் எனைப் பார்த்து
சிரிக்கிறதே ஊதுபத்தி போல்
எனது உயரம் இங்கே
குறைகிறதே
Oh, the moon in the sky,
Looks at me mockingly and laughs.
Like a burning incense stick,
My presence diminishes here.
ஆறுகளாய் விழி
கலங்கும் ஆறுதலாய் நீ
இல்லையே வேறெதுவும்
புரியாமல் வேர் வரையில்
உன் கனவே
My eyes tear up like rivers,
Yet you are not here to comfort me.
Without understanding anything else,
Dreams of you permeate down to my roots.
என்னவளே என்
உலகம் உறையுதே
கண்களிலே உன் கனவாய்
நிறையுதே
Oh, my beloved,
My entire world freezes over.
In my eyes,
It fills with dreams of you.
பேச்சிருந்தும்
மூச்சிருந்தும் உயிரை
மட்டும் காணவில்லை
நீ நடந்த சாலைகளில்
நடந்திடவே முடியவில்லை
Despite having speech and breath,
I cannot find my soul.
On the roads where you walked,
I am unable to walk.
ஏழு கடல் ஏழு
மலை தாண்டி உனைத்
தேடிடுவேன் காற்றில்
எல்லாம் உன் பெயரை
எழுதி வைத்தே காத்திருப்பேன்
Across seven seas and seven mountains,
I will cross and search for you.
Writing your name all over the wind,
I will keep waiting.
என்னுயிரே என்
இதயம் துடிக்குதே உயிர்
விடுவேன் நீ பிறந்தால்
நொடியிலே
Oh my life,
My heart keeps beating.
I will give up my life,
If you return in a single second.
Thanimayilae
In solitude,
En idthayam thudikuthae
My heart is beating.
Tholaivinilae
Far away in the distance,
En nizhalum nadakuthae
Even my shadow walks away.
En arugae nee irunthaal
If you were beside me,
Iravu pagal thevai illai
There would be no need for night or day.
Thanimayilae
In solitude,
En idthayam thudikuthae
My heart is beating.
Tholaivinilae
Far away in the distance,
En nizhalum nadakuthae
Even my shadow walks away.
Oh vaan nilavu elanamaai
Oh, the moon in the sky,
Enai paarthu sirikirathae
Looks at me mockingly and laughs.
Oothubathi pol enathu
Like a burning incense stick,
Uyaram ingae kuraigirathae
My presence diminishes here.
Aarugalaai vizhi kalangum
My eyes tear up like rivers,
Aaruthalaai nee illaiyae
Yet you are not here to comfort me.
Verethuvum puriyamal
Without understanding anything else,
Ver varaiyil un kanavae
Dreams of you permeate down to my roots.
Ennavalae
Oh, my beloved,
En ulagam uraiyuthae
My entire world freezes over.
Kangalilae
In my eyes,
Un kanavaai niraiyuthae
It fills with dreams of you.
Pechirunthum moochirunthum
Despite having speech and breath,
Uyirai mattum kaanavillai
I cannot find my soul.
Nee nadantha saalaigalil
On the roads where you walked,
Nadanthidavae mudiyavillai
I am unable to walk.
Ezhu kadal ezhu malai
Across seven seas and seven mountains,
Thaandi unai thediduven
I will cross and search for you.
Kaatril ellam un peyarai
Writing your name all over the wind,
Ezhuthi vaithae kaathirupen
I will keep waiting.
En uyirae
Oh my life,
En idhayam thudikuthae
My heart keeps beating.
Uyir viduven
I will give up my life,
Nee piranthaal nodiyilae..
If you return in a single second.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thanimayilae is a poignant sad song expressing the protagonist's profound sense of grief and isolation after being separated from his beloved. The lyrics convey how time loses all meaning in her absence, as even the moon appears to mock his suffering and his existence slowly burns away like an incense stick. Despite the crushing heartbreak that freezes his world, his deep devotion endures, making him willing to search across oceans and wait endlessly in the hope of reuniting with his soulmate.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Oothubathi pol enathu / Uyaram ingae kuraigirathae”
Compares the protagonist's fading energy and existence to a burning incense stick diminishing over time.
Personification
“Oh vaan nilavu elanamaai / Enai paarthu sirikirathae”
Attributes human emotion and action (mockingly laughing) to the sky's moon.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitshi)
“Aarugalaai vizhi kalangum”
Exaggerates the volume of tears flowing from the eyes as rivers, as well as searching across seven seas and mountains.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thanimayilae / Tholaivinilae”
The second consonant 'ni' rhymes across lines creating a rhythmic poetic structure.
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Trivia
The track Thanimayilae features music composed by C. Sathya for the 2013 Tamil film Ivan Veramathiri, directed by M. Saravanan. The song's expressive lyrics were written by Viveka, capturing emotional vulnerability within an otherwise action-packed thriller.
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