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 manadhu | A heart is yearning and hesitating |
| Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu | A heart is yearning and hesitating |
| Dhinam dhinam thoongamalae | Every day without sleeping |
| Oru sugam kaanamalae | Without finding any joy |
| Adhu thodarndhu enai padarndhu | It continuously spreads over me |
| Yedho solgindradhu | Saying something unknown |
| Manam engo selgindradhu | The mind goes somewhere |
| Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu | A heart is yearning and hesitating |
| Female | |
| Yedho ondru nenjile | Something inside the heart |
| Ezhundhadhenna unnilae … | Why has it arisen in you... |
| Engo sendra kannilae | In the eyes that wandered somewhere |
| Yekkam enna pennilae … | What is this longing in you, woman... |
| Malarndhidaadha aasaiyae | Oh unblossomed desire |
| Malarugindra neramae | This is the time it blossoms |
| Enniya sugam… ennudan varum | The thought-of bliss... comes with me |
| Laa la la la la… laa la la la laa | Laa la la la la… laa la la la laa |
| Kani idhazh suvaithanil kaadhal neeraadu | Bathe in love with the taste of fruit-like lips |
| Female | |
| Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu | A heart is yearning and hesitating |
| Male | |
| Pongum aasai aatrilae | In the river of overflowing desire |
| Nanindhadhendhan ullamae | My heart has been drenched |
| Engum inba vellamae | Everywhere is a flood of happiness |
| Ezhundhu paaindhu sellumae | It rises and surges forward |
| Thondrugindra dhaagamae | A thirst that appears |
| Thodarugindra kaalamae | A time that continues |
| Paarpadhil sugam…pala vidha ragam | Joy in seeing... various melodies |
| Laa la la la la …laa la la la laa | Laa la la la la …laa la la la laa |
| Pasikkoru unavena paavai nee vaa vaa | Come, young maiden, like food for hunger |
| Male | |
| Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu | A heart is yearning and hesitating |
| Male | |
| Gangai kondchozhanin | Like the goddess of Gangaikonda Chola's |
| Kanavil vandha deviyae | Dreams that came true |
| Female | |
| Mangai endhan vaazhvilae | In my life as a maiden |
| Mannan neeyum paadhiyae | You, my king, are the other half |
| Male | |
| Silaiyai pondra thottramae | An appearance like a sculpted statue |
| Dhinamum ennai vaattumae | Torments me every day |
| Female | |
| Innisai sugam…inbathai tharum | Sweet music's bliss... brings happiness |
| Male | |
| Laa la la la la … laa la la la laa | Laa la la la la … laa la la la laa |
| Female | |
| Iravilum pagalilum meetta nee vaa vaa | Come, play me like an instrument day and night |
| Male | |
| Thavikkudhu | Yearning |
| Female | |
| Thayangudhu | Hesitating |
| Male | |
| Oru manadhu | A heart |
| Female | |
| Dhinam dhinam thoongamalae | Every day without sleeping |
| Male | |
| Oru sugam kaanamalae | Without finding any joy |
| Female | |
| Adhu thodarndhu | It continuously |
| Male | |
| Enai padarndhu | Spreads over me |
| Female | |
| Yedho solgindradhu | Saying something unknown |
| Male | |
| Manam engo selgindradhu | The mind goes somewhere |
| Female | |
| Yedho solgindradhu | Saying something unknown |
| Male | |
| Manam engo selgindradhu | The mind goes somewhere |
தவிக்குது தயங்குது ஒரு மனது
தவிக்குது தயங்குது ஒரு மனது
தினம் தினம் தூங்காமலே
ஒரு சுகம் காணாமலே
அது தொடர்ந்து எனை படர்ந்து
ஏதோ சொல்கின்றது
மனம் எங்கோ செல்கின்றது
தவிக்குது தயங்குது ஒரு மனது
A heart is yearning and hesitating
A heart is yearning and hesitating
Every day without sleeping
Without finding any joy
It continuously spreads over me
Saying something unknown
The mind goes somewhere
A heart is yearning and hesitating
ஏதோ ஒன்று நெஞ்சிலே
எழுந்ததென்ன உன்னிலே
எங்கோ சென்ற கண்ணிலே
ஏக்கம் என்ன பெண்ணிலே
மலர்ந்திடாத ஆசையே மலருகின்ற நேரமே
எண்ணிய சுகம் என்னுடன் வரும்
லா..லலல்லல்லா...லா..லலல்லல்லா...
கனியிதழ் சுவைதனில் காதல் நீராடு
Something inside the heart
Why has it arisen in you...
In the eyes that wandered somewhere
What is this longing in you, woman...
Oh unblossomed desire
This is the time it blossoms
The thought-of bliss... comes with me
Laa la la la la… laa la la la laa
Bathe in love with the taste of fruit-like lips
தவிக்குது தயங்குது ஒரு மனது
A heart is yearning and hesitating
பொங்கும் ஆசை ஆற்றிலே
நனைந்த எந்தன் உள்ளமே
எங்கும் இன்ப வெள்ளமே
எழுந்து பாய்ந்து செல்லுமே
தோன்றுகின்ற தாகமே.. தொடருகின்ற காலமே
பார்ப்பதில் சுகம் பல வித ரகம்
லா..லலல்லல்லா...லா..லலல்லல்லா...
பசிக்கொரு உணவென பாவை நீ வா வா
In the river of overflowing desire
My heart has been drenched
Everywhere is a flood of happiness
It rises and surges forward
A thirst that appears
A time that continues
Joy in seeing... various melodies
Laa la la la la …laa la la la laa
Come, young maiden, like food for hunger
தவிக்குது தயங்குது ஒரு மனது
A heart is yearning and hesitating
கங்கை கொண்ட சோழனின்
கனவில் வந்த தேவியே
மங்கை எந்தன் வாழ்விலே
மன்னன் நீயும் பாதியே
Like the goddess of Gangaikonda Chola's
Dreams that came true
சிலையை போன்ற தோற்றமே
தினமும் என்னை வாட்டுமே
இன்னிசை சுரம் என் வசம் தரும்...
லா..லலல்லல்லா...லா..லலல்லல்லா...
இரவிலும் பகலிலும் மீட்ட நீ வா வா
In my life as a maiden
You, my king, are the other half
தவிக்குது
தயங்குது
ஒரு மனது
தினம் தினம் தூங்காமலே
ஒரு சுகம் காணாமலே
அது தொடர்ந்து
எனை படர்ந்து
ஏதோ சொல்கின்றது
மனம் எங்கோ செல்கின்றது
ஏதோ சொல்கின்றது
மனம் எங்கோ செல்கின்றது
An appearance like a sculpted statue
Torments me every day
Sweet music's bliss... brings happiness
Laa la la la la … laa la la la laa
Come, play me like an instrument day and night
Yearning
Hesitating
A heart
Every day without sleeping
Without finding any joy
It continuously
Spreads over me
Saying something unknown
The mind goes somewhere
Saying something unknown
The mind goes somewhere
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu
A heart is yearning and hesitating
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu
A heart is yearning and hesitating
Dhinam dhinam thoongamalae
Every day without sleeping
Oru sugam kaanamalae
Without finding any joy
Adhu thodarndhu enai padarndhu
It continuously spreads over me
Yedho solgindradhu
Saying something unknown
Manam engo selgindradhu
The mind goes somewhere
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu
A heart is yearning and hesitating
Yedho ondru nenjile
Something inside the heart
Ezhundhadhenna unnilae …
Why has it arisen in you...
Engo sendra kannilae
In the eyes that wandered somewhere
Yekkam enna pennilae …
What is this longing in you, woman...
Malarndhidaadha aasaiyae
Oh unblossomed desire
Malarugindra neramae
This is the time it blossoms
Enniya sugam… ennudan varum
The thought-of bliss... comes with me
Laa la la la la… laa la la la laa
Laa la la la la… laa la la la laa
Kani idhazh suvaithanil kaadhal neeraadu
Bathe in love with the taste of fruit-like lips
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu
A heart is yearning and hesitating
Pongum aasai aatrilae
In the river of overflowing desire
Nanindhadhendhan ullamae
My heart has been drenched
Engum inba vellamae
Everywhere is a flood of happiness
Ezhundhu paaindhu sellumae
It rises and surges forward
Thondrugindra dhaagamae
A thirst that appears
Thodarugindra kaalamae
A time that continues
Paarpadhil sugam…pala vidha ragam
Joy in seeing... various melodies
Laa la la la la …laa la la la laa
Laa la la la la …laa la la la laa
Pasikkoru unavena paavai nee vaa vaa
Come, young maiden, like food for hunger
Thavikkudhu thayangudhu oru manadhu
A heart is yearning and hesitating
Gangai kondchozhanin
Like the goddess of Gangaikonda Chola's
Kanavil vandha deviyae
Dreams that came true
Mangai endhan vaazhvilae
In my life as a maiden
Mannan neeyum paadhiyae
You, my king, are the other half
Silaiyai pondra thottramae
An appearance like a sculpted statue
Dhinamum ennai vaattumae
Torments me every day
Innisai sugam…inbathai tharum
Sweet music's bliss... brings happiness
Laa la la la la … laa la la la laa
Laa la la la la … laa la la la laa
Iravilum pagalilum meetta nee vaa vaa
Come, play me like an instrument day and night
Thavikkudhu
Yearning
Thayangudhu
Hesitating
Oru manadhu
A heart
Dhinam dhinam thoongamalae
Every day without sleeping
Oru sugam kaanamalae
Without finding any joy
Adhu thodarndhu
It continuously
Enai padarndhu
Spreads over me
Yedho solgindradhu
Saying something unknown
Manam engo selgindradhu
The mind goes somewhere
Yedho solgindradhu
Saying something unknown
Manam engo selgindradhu
The 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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