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Lyrics & meaning

Thaniye Thananthaniye

From Rhythm · 2000

Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Singer: Shankar Mahadevan
Music director: A. R. Rahman
Movie name: Rhythm
Movie release year: 2000
Lyrics added on: 17 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

{ Thaniyae thannan thaniyae

Naan kaathu kaathu nindren

Nilamae poru nilamae un

Porumai vendru viduven } (2)

{ Puriyaadhaa ….. peranbae ….. } (2)

Oh thaniyae thaniyae thaniyae

……………………………………..

October maadhadhil

Andhimazhai vaanathil

Vaanavillai rasithirundhen

Andha nerathil yaarumillai

Dhoorathil ival matum

Vaanavillai rasika vandhaal

{ Oho papaaya aahaa papaaya } (2)

October maadhadhil

Andhimazhai vaanathil

Vaanavillai rasithirundhen

Andha nerathil yaarumillai

Dhoorathil ival matum

Vaanavillai rasika vandhaal

{ Andru kangal paarthu kondom

Uyir kaatrai maatri kondom } (2)

{ Rasanai ennum oru pulliyil

Iru idhayam inaiya kandom } (2)

Naanum avalum inaigaiyil nila

Andru paalmazhai pozhindhadhu

Thaniyae thannan thaniyae

Naan kaathu kaathu nindren

Nilamae poru nilamae un

Porumai vendru viduven

Puriyaadhaa

……………………………………

Ennudaiya nizhalaiyum innoruthi

Thoduvadhu pizhaiyendru karudhivitaal

Oru jeans anindha chinnakili

Hello solli kaikoduka thangamugam karugivitaal

{ Andha kalli pirindhu sendraal

Naan jeevan urugi nindren } (2)Chorus :…………..

{ Chinnadhoru kaaranathaal

Siragadithu maraindhuvitaal } (2)

Meendum varuvaal nambinen adho

Aval varum vazhi theriyudhu

Thaniyae ………………..

Thaniyae thannan thaniyae

Naan kaathu kaathu nindren

Nilamae poru nilamae un

Porumai vendru viduven

Puriyaadhaa ….. peranbae …..

Puriyaadhaa …….

All alone, completely alone,

I have stood, waiting and waiting.

Wait, O Earth, just wait,

I will surpass even your patience.

Don't you understand... my great love?

Oh, all alone, alone, alone...

...

In the month of October,

In the evening rain-washed sky,

I was admiring a rainbow.

There was no one around at that time,

In the distance, she alone

Came to admire the rainbow.

Oho papaya, aaha papaya

In the month of October,

In the evening rain-washed sky,

I was admiring a rainbow.

There was no one around at that time,

In the distance, she alone

Came to admire the rainbow.

That day, our eyes met,

And we exchanged our very breath of life.

At the single point of shared taste,

We saw our two hearts unite.

As she and I came together, that day the moon

Showered down a rain of milky light.

All alone, completely alone,

I have stood, waiting and waiting.

Wait, O Earth, just wait,

I will surpass even your patience.

Don't you understand?

...

If another woman touched even my shadow,

She considered it a terrible wrong.

When a young girl wearing jeans

Said hello and shook my hand, her golden face darkened with jealousy.

That willful girl walked away and left,

While I stood there, my soul melting away.

For such a tiny little reason,

She fluttered her wings and vanished.

I believed she would return, and look there,

The path she is returning on is now in sight!

Alone...

All alone, completely alone,

I have stood, waiting and waiting.

Wait, O Earth, just wait,

I will surpass even your patience.

Don't you understand... my great love?

Don't you understand?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thaniyae Thannan Thaniyae is a soulful song from the album Rhythm (2000) that depicts the deep longing and patience of a lover waiting for his partner after a sudden breakup caused by possessiveness and jealousy. The lyrics vividly recount how they first met while admiring an October rainbow, connecting instantly over shared aesthetic tastes. However, a small innocent interaction with another girl triggered her jealousy, causing her to leave. Despite the pain and isolation, he remains firmly hopeful of her return, claiming his patience will excel even that of Mother Earth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification / Hyperbole

“Nilamae poru nilamae un Porumai vendru viduven”

Addressing the Earth directly and hyperbolically asserting that the singer's patience in waiting will surpass even Earth's legendary endurance.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

“Thaniyae thannan thaniyae”

Emphasis on solitude through the repetition of the word 'Thaniyae' to convey intense loneliness.

Metaphor

“Rasanai ennum oru pulliyil Iru idhayam inaiya kandom”

Describing the convergence of two hearts as meeting at a single geometric point called aesthetic appreciation ('rasanai').

Visual & Tactile Imagery

“Naanum avalum inaigaiyil nila Andru paalmazhai pozhindhadhu”

Poetic portrayal of romantic bliss as the moon showering a rain of milk upon their union.

Did you know?

Trivia

The soundtrack album of Rhythm (2000), composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu, is famously structured around the five natural elements (Pancha Bhoothangal). 'Thaniyae Thannan Thaniyae' represents the element Air (Kaatru) and was sung by Shankar Mahadevan.

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