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Lyrics & meaning

Thavikkidhu Thayangudhu

From Nathiyai Thedi Vantha Kadal · 1980

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
P. Jayachandran, S. P. Shailaja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Nathiyai Thedi Vantha Kadal
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
24 Jul 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu
Dhinam dhinam thoongaamalae
Oru sugam kaanamalae
Adhu thodarndhu enai padarndhu
Yedho solgindradhu
Manam engo selgindradhu
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu
Yedho ondru nenjilae
Ezhundhadhenna unnilae
Yengo sendra kannailae
Yekkam enna pennilae
Malarndhidatha aasaiyae
Malargindra neramae
Enniya sugam ennudan varum
La..lala lalaa..la..lala…lalaa
Kaniyidhazh suvaidhanil kaadhal neerodu
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu
Pongum aasai aatrilae
Nanaindha endhan ullamae
Engum inba vellame
Ezhundhu paaindhu sellumae
Thondrugindra thaagamae
Thodarugindra kaalamae
Paarpadhil sugam pala vidha ragam
La..lala lalaa..la..lala…lalaa laalaa
Pasikkoru unavena paavai nee vaa vaa
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu
Gangai konda cholanin
Kanavil vandha deviyae
Female :Mangai endhan vaazhvilae
Mannan neeyum padhiyae
Silaiyai pondra thottramae
Dhinamum ennai vattumae
Female :Innisai suram en vasam tharum
Male :La..lala lalaa..la..lala…lalaa
Female :Iravilum pagalilum meetta nee vaa vaa
Thavikkudhu
Female :Thayangudhu
Male :Oru manadhu
Female :Dhinam dhinam thoongaamalae
Male :Oru sugam kaanamalae
Female :Adhu thodarndhu
Male :Enai padarndhu
Female :Yedho solgindradhu
Male :Manam engo selgindradhu
Female :Yedho solgindradhu
Male :Manam engo selgindradhu
A heart yearns and hesitates
A heart yearns and hesitates
Day after day, without any sleep
Without finding any comfort
Following endlessly and wrapping around me
It keeps telling me something
As my mind wanders far away
A heart yearns and hesitates
Something deep in your heart—
What is it that has awakened within you?
In those eyes gazing into the distance,
What is this longing in you, my girl?
Desires that had never blossomed
Are finally blooming at this hour
The joy I dreamt of will come with me
La.. lala lala.. la.. lala... lala
With sweet lips to taste, let love flow like a stream
A heart yearns and hesitates
In this overflowing river of desire
My heart is completely drenched
Everywhere, a flood of happiness
Rises and rushes forward
This thirst that has awakened
Will carry on through time
There is joy in watching, like so many sweet melodies
La.. lala lala.. la.. lala... lala lala
Come to me, my girl, like a feast for my hunger
A heart yearns and hesitates
You are the goddess who appeared in the dreams
Of the Chola king who conquered the Ganga
Female: In my life as a young woman
You are my king and my lord
Your statue-like beauty
Torments me every single day
Female: It places sweet musical notes in my hands
Male: La.. lala lala.. la.. lala... lala
Female: Come play them, day and night
Yearning
Female: Hesitating
Male: A restless heart
Female: Day after day without any sleep
Male: Without finding any comfort
Female: Following endlessly
Male: Wrapping all around me
Female: It keeps telling me something
Male: As my mind wanders far away
Female: It keeps telling me something
Male: As my mind wanders far away
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Male
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Thavikkudhu Thayangudhu Oru Manadhu' from the 1980 film Nathiyai Thedi Vantha Kadal is a soul-stirring romantic duet composed by Ilaiyaraaja and written by Gangai Amaran. The song vividly captures the sweet torment, hesitation, and deep yearning experienced by two lovers as their passion deepens. The lyricism portrays love as an all-consuming flood and a unending thirst that keeps them awake night after night. Rich in poetic imagery, the male lover compares his beloved to a statue-like goddess dreamt of by the Gangaikonda Chola king, while the female lover accepts him as her king and invites him to play her heart like a musical instrument. Set to Ilaiyaraaja's gentle orchestration and lush vocal harmonies, the track expresses the joyful surrendering of two minds into one unified bond of love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Alliteration)

“Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu”

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Th' (Thavikkudhu / Thayangudhu) creating a natural rhythmic cadence.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Gangai konda cholanin / Mangai endhan vaazhvilae”

Repetition of the second consonant 'nga' in consecutive structural lines ('Gangai' / 'Mangai').

Urvagham (Metaphor)

“Pongum aasai aatrilae”

Describing intense romantic desire metaphorically as a rising river ('aasai aaru').

Uvamai (Simile)

“Silaiyai pondra thottramae”

Explicit comparison of the beloved's physical beauty to a sculpted statue using the comparative word 'pondra' (like).

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Trivia

The film 'Nathiyai Thedi Vantha Kadal' (1980) featured former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in one of her final mainstream film roles before transitioning into full-time politics. The song remains celebrated for P. Jayachandran and S.P. Shailaja's delicate vocal expression.

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