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Lyrics & meaning

Thean Puthu Thean

From Party · 2018

Lyricist
Premgi Amaren
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Saindhavi
Music director
Premgi Amaren
Details
Party2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Thean puthu theanHoney, fresh honey
Idhu dhevaloga bodhai yetrumThis induces a divine intoxication
Thean madhu thean kalithaenaeHoney, wine, honey, I rejoiced
Female
Thean kalanthenI blended honey
Ini melum melum ootti paarkaTo feed you more and more from now on
Thaan ninaithen azhaithenaeI thought and called out to you
Male
Undhan idhazhYour lips
Thaen ilaadhuWithout honey
Endhan idhazhMy lips
Thaen tharaadhuWill not give honey
Kanden suvai kondenI saw and tasted it
Idhu en thaenThis is my honey
Female
Sondham enaClaiming it as mine
Nee ilaadhuWithout you
Endhan idhazhMy lips
Thaen tharaadhuWill not give honey
Kanna mani vannaOh Krishna, gem-complexioned one
Ena vanthenThus I came
Male
Endhan thamizh senthaenaeMy sweet pure Tamil honey
Undhan thunai vanthenaeI came to be your companion
Unnai ninaithenI thought of you
Ennai maranthenI forgot myself
Vandhu anaithanaeI came and embraced
Female
Sonna padi seithenaeI did as I promised
Ennai ingu thanthenaeI surrendered myself here
ThanjamadainthenI took refuge
KonjakkidaithenI got to cuddle
Engum paranthenae…heyI flew everywhere... hey
Male
Eh…hey…Eh... hey...
Kannil pala kavi padithenI read many poems in your eyes
Kandu amudhathai kudithenSeeing it, I drank the divine nectar
Kanni paruvathuYouthful age's
Vanna kumudhathai azhaithenColorful lotus, I called out to
Female
Ho…oh…Ho... oh...
Kannan ezhil kandu malaithenBeholding Lord Krishna's charm, I stood amazed
Kaigal thodamal silirthenI shivered without hands touching
Enna chirai vittuLeaving my prison
Vanna kannavinil nuzhainthenI entered a colorful dream
Male
Katti podaadhadhenWhy isn't it bound?
MoodaadhadhenWhy isn't it closed?
Thottu padaadhadhen aanadhenHow did it become untouched?
Female
Kettu pogaadhadhenWhat does not spoil?
Nee ketta thaenThe honey you asked for
Mitcham vaikkaadhadhen povathenWhy leave nothing behind before going?
Male
Nenjikullil adai kaathenI incubated inside my heart
Endhanukkul unai parthenI saw you within myself
Konji kalithen angum alithenI fondled and rejoiced, yielded right there
Engum nirainthanaeI pervaded everywhere
Female
Kaigalukkul adangkathenUncontrollable within hands
Kaadhalukkul urankathenSleepless in love
Kanni kavithenMaiden poem
Kaiyil malaithenAstonished in hand
Pinni eduthenae hey…I intertwined tightly, hey...
Female
Ha…haa…Ha... haa...
Kana thavam thannaiPenance of dreams
ThodarnthenI continued
Kaiyil kidaithathumAs soon as it was in hand
PadarnthenI spread across
Vaana velithanilIn the open expanse of the sky
Vasam purinthida unarnthenI felt I resided
Male
Ha…haa…Ha... haa...
Aanavarai solla thuninthenI dared to express as much as I could
Aayul varai inbam arinthenI experienced bliss till the end of life
Thaenamudhai tharumGiving the nectar of honey
Dheiva nilai kandu pugunthenBeholding the divine state, I entered
Female
:Inbam aaranathenBliss became deep like a river
ThaeranathenBecame a chariot
Sondham peranathen paainthathenKinship became grand and flowed in
Male
Kangal modaadhadhenEyes that do not close
ThedaadhadhenDo not search
Kanavai kankindra thaenThe honey that dreams
Saindhadhen…Leaned over...
Female
Karpanaiyil kidanthenaeI lay in imagination
Kanda pinbu magizhnthenaeI rejoiced after seeing
Patri padarnthenI caught and spread
Sutri kidanthenI lay wrapped around
Vetri adainthenaeI achieved victory
Male
Anandhathil mithanthenaeI floated in ecstasy
Acachariyam adainthenaeI was overcome with wonder
Mona nilaiyilIn a state of silent meditation
Gnyaanam adainthenI attained spiritual wisdom
Motcham pugunthenae hey…I entered salvation, hey...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Thean Puthu Thean' is a sensory and romantic song celebrating intense love, passion, and spiritual-like ecstasy between lovers. Using vivid imagery of honey and nectar, the song compares the intoxication of romantic passion to divine honey and heavenly bliss, blending classical Tamil poetic expressions with intimate romantic devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Thean puthu thean

Compares love, words, and lips directly to honey ('Thean') and divine nectar ('Amudham') to convey intense sweetness.

Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)

Unnai ninaithen / Ennai maranthen

Repetition of the second consonant sound 'nn' across adjacent lines creates a poetic rhythmic flow.

Hyperbole (Uravanidhal)

Mona nilaiyil Gnyaanam adainthen Motcham pugunthenae hey…

Exaggerates romantic union into attaining divine wisdom ('Gnyaanam') and spiritual liberation/salvation ('Motcham').

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Trivia

Featured in Venkat Prabhu's film 'Party' with music composed by Premgi Amaren, this track recreates retro 1980s Tamil melody aesthetics, drawing inspiration from classical duet sensibilities popularized by Ilaiyaraaja.

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