Thediduthe Vaanaminge Female
From Uthami Petra Rathinam · 1959
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- T. Chalapathi Rao
- Details
- Uthami Petra Rathinam1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thediduthae ..vaanam ingae | The sky here is searching. |
| Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae | Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone? |
| Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae | Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone? |
| Thediduthae ..vaanam ingae | The sky here is searching. |
| Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae | Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone? |
| Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae | Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone? |
| Female | |
| Paadudhu paar oru vaanam paadi | Look, a skylark is singing. |
| Vaadudhu paar adhan jeeva naadi | Look, its pulse of life is fading. |
| Paadudhu paar oru vaanam paadi | Look, a skylark is singing. |
| Vaadudhu paar adhan jeeva naadi | Look, its pulse of life is fading. |
| Jodithanai kaanadhu | Unable to find its partner... |
| Thediduthae ..vaanam ingae | The sky here is searching. |
| Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae | Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone? |
| Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae | Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone? |
| Female | |
| Thonudhu nenjinil kaadhal roobam | The image of love appears in my heart. |
| Jothiyai veesidum vaazhvin deepam | The lamp of life shines with a radiant glow. |
| Thonudhu nenjinil kaadhal roobam | The image of love appears in my heart. |
| Jothiyai veesidum vaazhvin deepam | The lamp of life shines with a radiant glow. |
| Kaanudhu yaavum unnai polae | Everything I behold looks like you. |
| Aadudhu en manam aasaiyaalae | My mind sways and dances with desire. |
| Kaanudhu yaavum unnai polae | Everything I behold looks like you. |
| Aadudhu en manam aasaiyaalae | My mind sways and dances with desire. |
| Aaruyirae nee vaaraiyoo | Oh precious soul, won't you come to me? |
| Female | |
| Thediduthae ..vaanam ingae | The sky here is searching. |
| Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae | Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone? |
| Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae | Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone? |
தேடிடுதே……வானமிங்கே..
தேன் நிலவே நீ போனதெங்கே...
தேன் நிலவே நீ போனதெங்கே...
தேடிடுதே...வானமிங்கே...
தேன் நிலவே நீ போனதெங்கே....
தேன் நிலவே நீ போனதெங்கே...
The sky here is searching.
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
The sky here is searching.
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
பாடுது பார் ஒரு வானம்பாடி
வாடுது பார் அதன் ஜீவநாடி
பாடுது பார் ஒரு வானம்பாடி
வாடுது பார் அதன் ஜீவநாடி
ஜோடிதனைக் காணாது
தேடிடுதே...வானமிங்கே...
தேன் நிலவே நீ போனதெங்கே....
தேன் நிலவே நீ போனதெங்கே...
Look, a skylark is singing.
Look, its pulse of life is fading.
Look, a skylark is singing.
Look, its pulse of life is fading.
Unable to find its partner...
The sky here is searching.
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
தோணுது நெஞ்சினில் காதல் ரூபம்
ஜோதியை வீசிடும் வாழ்வின் தீபம்
தோணுது நெஞ்சினில் காதல் ரூபம்
ஜோதியை வீசிடும் வாழ்வின் தீபம்
காணுது யாவும் உன்னைப் போலே
ஆடுது என் மனம் ஆசையாலே
காணுது யாவும் உன்னைப் போலே
ஆடுது என் மனம் ஆசையாலே
ஆருயிரே நீ வாராயோ.........
The image of love appears in my heart.
The lamp of life shines with a radiant glow.
The image of love appears in my heart.
The lamp of life shines with a radiant glow.
Everything I behold looks like you.
My mind sways and dances with desire.
Everything I behold looks like you.
My mind sways and dances with desire.
Oh precious soul, won't you come to me?
தேடிடுதே...வானமிங்கே...
தேன் நிலவே நீ போனதெங்கே....
தேன் நிலவே நீ போனதெங்கே...
The sky here is searching.
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thediduthae ..vaanam ingae
The sky here is searching.
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thediduthae ..vaanam ingae
The sky here is searching.
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Paadudhu paar oru vaanam paadi
Look, a skylark is singing.
Vaadudhu paar adhan jeeva naadi
Look, its pulse of life is fading.
Paadudhu paar oru vaanam paadi
Look, a skylark is singing.
Vaadudhu paar adhan jeeva naadi
Look, its pulse of life is fading.
Jodithanai kaanadhu
Unable to find its partner...
Thediduthae ..vaanam ingae
The sky here is searching.
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thonudhu nenjinil kaadhal roobam
The image of love appears in my heart.
Jothiyai veesidum vaazhvin deepam
The lamp of life shines with a radiant glow.
Thonudhu nenjinil kaadhal roobam
The image of love appears in my heart.
Jothiyai veesidum vaazhvin deepam
The lamp of life shines with a radiant glow.
Kaanudhu yaavum unnai polae
Everything I behold looks like you.
Aadudhu en manam aasaiyaalae
My mind sways and dances with desire.
Kaanudhu yaavum unnai polae
Everything I behold looks like you.
Aadudhu en manam aasaiyaalae
My mind sways and dances with desire.
Aaruyirae nee vaaraiyoo
Oh precious soul, won't you come to me?
Thediduthae ..vaanam ingae
The sky here is searching.
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae
Oh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic song captures the poignant grief and sweet longing of a lover separated from her beloved. She metaphors her beloved as a honey moon ('Thaen Nilavu') and herself/her world as a vast, empty sky searching for light. She compares her situation to a skylark singing sorrowfully while losing its life force because it cannot find its mate. Despite the ache of longing, her heart remains illuminated by the vision of love. Every surrounding sight reminds her of her beloved, filling her mind with passionate yearning as she calls out for her soulmate to return.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengae”
Comparing the beloved to a sweet honey moon ('Thaen nilavu') and love to a radiant lamp ('Vaazhvin deepam').
Personification
“Thediduthae ..vaanam ingae”
Attributing the human action of searching to the sky ('Vaanam ingae thediduthae').
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Paadudhu paar oru vaanam paadi / Vaadudhu paar adhan jeeva naadi”
Tamil poetic rhyme where the second letter matches across lines ('Paadudhu' / 'Vaadudhu').
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Thonudhu nenjinil kaadhal roobam / Jothiyai veesidum vaazhvin deepam”
Matching end sounds across lines ('roobam' / 'deepam').
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Trivia
Released in 1959, 'Uthami Petra Rathinam' featured music by T. Chalapathi Rao and poignant lyrics by A. Maruthakasi. P. Susheela's expressive vocal rendering of this track contributed significantly to her growing popularity as the leading female playback singer in 1950s South Indian cinema.
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