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Lyrics & meaning

Thedi Thedi Naan Kanden Unnai

From Dinasari · 2024

Lyricist
Isaignani Ilayaraja
Singers
V. V. Prasana, Priya Mali
Music director
Isaignani Ilayaraja
Details
Dinasari2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ennai virumbum en uyir neethaanYou are my life who loves me
Ennai eduthu kolTake me as your own
Namm idhayathil nammai thaviraTell me that in our hearts, except for us
Yedhum ilai ena sollThere is nothing else
Kaalm ellaam kaathirundhenI have waited all this time
Katti anaithida vaaCome to embrace me tightly
Female
Ithanai naal edhir paarthadhu ennaWhat was I waiting for all these days?
Adhu undhan thunai thaaneIt was indeed your companionship
Male :Bathiramai unnai paarthiruppenMale: I will take care of you safely
Naan solvadhu serithaneIs what I say right?
Female
Ithanai naal edhir paarthadhu ennaWhat was I waiting for all these days?
Adhu undhan thunai thaaneIt was indeed your companionship
Male :Bathiramai unnai paarthiruppenMale: I will take care of you safely
Naan solvadhu serithaneIs what I say right?
Female
Attam pattam ullasamDance, celebration, and joy
Male :Adhu thaan kaalathin kattayamMale: That is the necessity of time
Chorus
Attam pattam ullasamDance, celebration, and joy
Adhu thaan kaalathin kattayamThat is the necessity of time
Female
Raathiriyum pagalum ilaiThere is no night or day
Thodarnthu nadakattum hoi hoiLet it continue continuously, hoi hoi
Female
Nenjam niraindhadhu ninaipai inikkudhuMy heart is filled and thoughts taste sweet
Nedunaal kanavu idhuThis is a long-standing dream
Male :Ninaithadhu nadakudhu nijama yenaMale: Is it true that what I imagined is happening?
Nenjam ketkkiradhuMy heart asks
Female
Nenjam niraindhadhu ninaipai inikkudhuMy heart is filled and thoughts taste sweet
Nedunaal kanavu idhuThis is a long-standing dream
Male :Ninaithadhu nadakudhu nijama yenaMale: Is it true that what I imagined is happening?
Nenjam ketkkiradhuMy heart asks
Male
Attam pattam ullasamDance, celebration, and joy
Female :Adhu thaan kaalathin kattayamFemale: That is the necessity of time
Chorus
Attam pattam ullasamDance, celebration, and joy
Adhu thaan kaalathin kattayamThat is the necessity of time
Male
Raathiriyum pagalum ilaiThere is no night or day
Thodarnthu nadakattum hoi hoiLet it continue continuously, hoi hoi

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a romantic duet expressing the deep bond and joy between two lovers who have waited long for their togetherness. They express that their hearts belong only to each other and celebrate their love through dance and joy, feeling as though a long-cherished dream has finally come true without any distinction of day or night.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaay (Initial Alliteration)

Nenjam niraindhadhu ninaipai inikkudhu

Repetition of the 'N' sound across consecutive words ('Nenjam', 'niraindhadhu', 'ninaipai').

Eghai (Internal Rhyme / Assonance)

Attam pattam ullasam

Rhyming words 'Attam' and 'pattam' creating rhythmic tempo.

Rhetorical Question

Male :Ninaithadhu nadakudhu nijama yena

The speaker asks their own heart whether reality is indeed true out of sheer wonder.

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Trivia

Composed and penned by maestro Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja, this song features his trademark blend of catchy lyricism with timeless melodic structures.

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