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Lyrics & meaning

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 ingaeThe sky here is searching.
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengaeOh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengaeOh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thediduthae ..vaanam ingaeThe sky here is searching.
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengaeOh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengaeOh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Female
Paadudhu paar oru vaanam paadiLook, a skylark is singing.
Vaadudhu paar adhan jeeva naadiLook, its pulse of life is fading.
Paadudhu paar oru vaanam paadiLook, a skylark is singing.
Vaadudhu paar adhan jeeva naadiLook, its pulse of life is fading.
Jodithanai kaanadhuUnable to find its partner...
Thediduthae ..vaanam ingaeThe sky here is searching.
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengaeOh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengaeOh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Female
Thonudhu nenjinil kaadhal roobamThe image of love appears in my heart.
Jothiyai veesidum vaazhvin deepamThe lamp of life shines with a radiant glow.
Thonudhu nenjinil kaadhal roobamThe image of love appears in my heart.
Jothiyai veesidum vaazhvin deepamThe lamp of life shines with a radiant glow.
Kaanudhu yaavum unnai polaeEverything I behold looks like you.
Aadudhu en manam aasaiyaalaeMy mind sways and dances with desire.
Kaanudhu yaavum unnai polaeEverything I behold looks like you.
Aadudhu en manam aasaiyaalaeMy mind sways and dances with desire.
Aaruyirae nee vaaraiyooOh precious soul, won't you come to me?
Female
Thediduthae ..vaanam ingaeThe sky here is searching.
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengaeOh sweet honey moon, where have you gone?
Thaen nilavae nee pona dhengaeOh 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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