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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
Movie name
Party
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
9 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Thean puthu thean
Idhu dhevaloga bodhai yetrum
Thean madhu thean kalithaenae
Thean kalanthen
Ini melum melum ootti paarka
Thaan ninaithen azhaithenae
Undhan idhazh
Thaen ilaadhu
Endhan idhazh
Thaen tharaadhu
Kanden suvai konden
Idhu en thaen
Sondham ena
Nee ilaadhu
Endhan idhazh
Thaen tharaadhu
Kanna mani vanna
Ena vanthen
Endhan thamizh senthaenae
Undhan thunai vanthenae
Unnai ninaithen
Ennai maranthen
Vandhu anaithanae
Sonna padi seithenae
Ennai ingu thanthenae
Thanjamadainthen
Konjakkidaithen
Engum paranthenae…hey
Eh…hey…
Kannil pala kavi padithen
Kandu amudhathai kudithen
Kanni paruvathu
Vanna kumudhathai azhaithen
Ho…oh…
Kannan ezhil kandu malaithen
Kaigal thodamal silirthen
Enna chirai vittu
Vanna kannavinil nuzhainthen
Katti podaadhadhen
Moodaadhadhen
Thottu padaadhadhen aanadhen
Kettu pogaadhadhen
Nee ketta thaen
Mitcham vaikkaadhadhen povathen
Nenjikullil adai kaathen
Endhanukkul unai parthen
Konji kalithen angum alithen
Engum nirainthanae
Kaigalukkul adangkathen
Kaadhalukkul urankathen
Kanni kavithen
Kaiyil malaithen
Pinni eduthenae hey…
Ha…haa…
Kana thavam thannai
Thodarnthen
Kaiyil kidaithathum
Padarnthen
Vaana velithanil
Vasam purinthida unarnthen
Ha…haa…
Aanavarai solla thuninthen
Aayul varai inbam arinthen
Thaenamudhai tharum
Dheiva nilai kandu pugunthen
:Inbam aaranathen
Thaeranathen
Sondham peranathen paainthathen
Kangal modaadhadhen
Thedaadhadhen
Kanavai kankindra thaen
Saindhadhen…
Karpanaiyil kidanthenae
Kanda pinbu magizhnthenae
Patri padarnthen
Sutri kidanthen
Vetri adainthenae
Anandhathil mithanthenae
Acachariyam adainthenae
Mona nilaiyil
Gnyaanam adainthen
Motcham pugunthenae hey…
Honey, fresh honey,
this brings a heavenly intoxication!
Honey, sweet wine honey, I rejoiced in it!
I blended with the honey!
Thinking to feed and taste you more and more,
I thought of it and called you over!
Without your lips'
honey,
my lips
will yield no honey.
I saw and tasted it,
knowing this honey
is truly mine!
Without you,
my lips
will yield no honey.
"Oh Krishna, dark gem-hued one!"
Saying so, I came,
my sweet Tamil honey!
I came to be by your side!
I thought of you,
I forgot myself,
I came and held you tight!
I did just as you said,
I gave myself to you right here!
I surrendered to you,
I got to cuddle close,
and I soared everywhere... hey!
Yeah... hey...
I read many poems in your eyes,
I found the nectar and drank it deep!
To the youthful maiden,
I called out to the vibrant lily!
Ho... oh...
Stunned by my beloved's beauty,
I shivered before his hands even touched me!
Breaking free from my prison,
I entered a colourful dream!
Honey that is never tied down,
honey that is never hidden,
why did it become honey untouched?
Honey that never spoils,
the honey you asked for,
why does it leave nothing behind and vanish?
I sheltered it deep within my heart,
I saw you inside me!
I cuddled with joy and gave you all of me,
I filled everything around!
Honey too wild for hands to hold,
honey that never sleeps in love,
sweet honey of fresh poetry,
I stood amazed in your hands,
wrapping myself around you, hey!
Ha... ha...
This constant devotion
I carried on,
and the moment I held you,
I spread across you!
In the wide open sky,
I felt as if I was living there!
Ha... ha...
I dared to say all that I could,
I tasted a lifetime of joy!
Offering sweet nectar,
I discovered a divine state and entered!
Why did joy turn into a flowing river?
Why did it become so pure?
Why did our bond grow so grand and rush like a flood?
Why won't my eyes close?
Why isn't it searching anymore?
Dreaming sweet honey,
why has it leaned in to rest?
I lingered in my dreams,
and once I saw you, I was overjoyed!
I held on and entwined with you,
I wrapped myself all around you,
and I won your love!
I drifted in pure happiness,
filled with endless wonder!
In a state of quiet stillness,
I found true wisdom,
and stepped into supreme bliss, hey!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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