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Lyrics & meaning

Thavikkithu Thayanguthu Oru

From Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal · 1980

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
P. Jayachandran, S. P. Shailaja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal1980

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhuA heart is yearning and hesitating
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhuA heart is yearning and hesitating
Dhinam dhinam thoongamalaeEvery day without sleeping
Oru sugam kaanamalaeWithout finding any joy
Adhu thodarndhu enai padarndhuIt continuously spreads over me
Yedho solgindradhuSaying something unknown
Manam engo selgindradhuThe mind goes somewhere
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhuA heart is yearning and hesitating
Female
Yedho ondru nenjileSomething inside the heart
Ezhundhadhenna unnilae …Why has it arisen in you...
Engo sendra kannilaeIn the eyes that wandered somewhere
Yekkam enna pennilae …What is this longing in you, woman...
Malarndhidaadha aasaiyaeOh unblossomed desire
Malarugindra neramaeThis is the time it blossoms
Enniya sugam… ennudan varumThe thought-of bliss... comes with me
Laa la la la la… laa la la la laaLaa la la la la… laa la la la laa
Kani idhazh suvaithanil kaadhal neeraaduBathe in love with the taste of fruit-like lips
Female
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhuA heart is yearning and hesitating
Male
Pongum aasai aatrilaeIn the river of overflowing desire
Nanindhadhendhan ullamaeMy heart has been drenched
Engum inba vellamaeEverywhere is a flood of happiness
Ezhundhu paaindhu sellumaeIt rises and surges forward
Thondrugindra dhaagamaeA thirst that appears
Thodarugindra kaalamaeA time that continues
Paarpadhil sugam…pala vidha ragamJoy in seeing... various melodies
Laa la la la la …laa la la la laaLaa la la la la …laa la la la laa
Pasikkoru unavena paavai nee vaa vaaCome, young maiden, like food for hunger
Male
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhuA heart is yearning and hesitating
Male
Gangai kondchozhaninLike the goddess of Gangaikonda Chola's
Kanavil vandha deviyaeDreams that came true
Female
Mangai endhan vaazhvilaeIn my life as a maiden
Mannan neeyum paadhiyaeYou, my king, are the other half
Male
Silaiyai pondra thottramaeAn appearance like a sculpted statue
Dhinamum ennai vaattumaeTorments me every day
Female
Innisai sugam…inbathai tharumSweet music's bliss... brings happiness
Male
Laa la la la la … laa la la la laaLaa la la la la … laa la la la laa
Female
Iravilum pagalilum meetta nee vaa vaaCome, play me like an instrument day and night
Male
ThavikkudhuYearning
Female
ThayangudhuHesitating
Male
Oru manadhuA heart
Female
Dhinam dhinam thoongamalaeEvery day without sleeping
Male
Oru sugam kaanamalaeWithout finding any joy
Female
Adhu thodarndhuIt continuously
Male
Enai padarndhuSpreads over me
Female
Yedho solgindradhuSaying something unknown
Male
Manam engo selgindradhuThe mind goes somewhere
Female
Yedho solgindradhuSaying something unknown
Male
Manam engo selgindradhuThe mind goes somewhere

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Thavikkudhu Thayangudhu Oru Manadhu' depicts the deep emotional turbulence, longing, and romantic awakening between two lovers. The lyrics articulate a restless heart that yearns continuously through sleepless nights, caught in an overwhelming surge of affection that spreads like a flood of bliss. Both lovers express how the presence and thought of each other stir up dormant desires, comparing their connection to royal grandiosity and artistic perfection. As the duet progresses, passion deepens into poetic imagery—comparing love to a refreshing river, a sweet fruit-like embrace, and a musical instrument played day and night. Ultimately, it captures the sweet agony of desire, hesitations of love, and the profound completeness found in joining two lives together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edugai (Rhyming second consonant)

Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu

The second letter harmony in words like 'Thavikkudhu' and 'Thayangudhu' creates a rhythmic Edugai effect in the opening refrain.

Metaphor (Urugavam)

Pongum aasai aatrilae

Describing intense passion as an overflowing river ('aasai aatru') and happiness as a surging flood ('inba vellam').

Simile (Uvamai)

Silaiyai pondra thottramae

Comparing the lover's graceful physical appearance directly to a sculpted statue ('Silaiyai pondra').

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Thondrugindra dhaagamae

Repetition of the initial 'Th' sound across consecutive lines ('Thondrugindra' and 'Thodarugindra').

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Trivia

Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal (1980) features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Gangai Amaran. The song showcases a delicate blend of romantic yearning and classical lyricism typical of early 1980s Tamil cinema compositions.

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