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Theenda Theenda (Solo)

From Thulluvadho Ilamai · 2002

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Bombay Jayashree
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Thulluvadho Ilamai
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
8 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Theenda theenda
Paarvai paarthu
Enathu udhadugal
Unthan maarbil
Pogum oorvalangal
La la la la lalalaala laaa
{Theenda theenda
Malarnthathenna
Paarvai paarthu kalanthathenna} (2)
Enadhu udhadugal
Unthan maarbil
Pogum oorvalangal
Nagangal keeriyae mudhugil engum
Nooru oviyangal
Engu thuvangi engu mudikka
Edhanai viduthu edhanai edukka
Enna seiya yethu seiya urasa urasa…aa….
Aaaa…..aaa….aaa……
{Theenda theenda
Malarnthathenna
Paarvai paarthu kalanthathenna} (2)
Kaadhal thee eriya
Kannil neer vazhiya
Naan nindren… arugil nindren
Mella namathu kaal viral
Ondrai ondru theendida
En kaathu nuniyin oramaai
Konjam konjam koosida
Unnil kalanthu vida
En ullam thavithida
Kaalgal bhoomiyudan
Kallaagi kidanthida
Vaarthai udhadugalil
Vazhukki vizhunthida
Unakkul enakkul neruppu erinthida
{Theenda theenda
Malarnthathenna
Paarvai paarthu kalanthathenna} (2)
Kaatru kalaithu vidum
Kesam thalli vida
Viral theenda… thee theenda
Unnai thalli viduvathu pol
Unmaiyaaga theendugiren
Kangal vizhithu paarkaiyil
Kalavu nadanthathu arigiren
Satru munbu varai jolitha vennila
Mega porvaiyil olinthu kondathu
Kangal oram neer thulithu nindrathu
Aditha kaatru thudaithu sendrathu
Theenda theenda
Malarnthathenna
Paarvai paarthu kalanthathenna
Enadhu udhadugal
Unthan maarbil
Pogum oorvalangal
Nagangal keeriyae mudhugil engum
Nooru oviyangal
Engu thuvangi engu mudikka
Edhanai viduthu edhanai edukka
Enna seiya yethu seiya urasa urasa…aa….
Aaaa…..aaa….aaa……
Theenda theenda
Paarvai paarthu ….
With every touch,
With every gaze,
My lips
Across your chest
Go on a slow procession.
La la la la lalalala laaa
With every touch,
what has bloomed?
With every gaze, how did we merge?
My lips
Across your chest
Go on a slow procession.
Fingernails scratching across the back,
Tracing a hundred paintings.
Where to begin, where to end?
What to leave behind, what to take?
What to do, what can I do, as we brush against each other... ah...
Aaaah... aah... aah...
With every touch,
what has bloomed?
With every gaze, how did we merge?
As the fire of love burns,
As tears well up in my eyes,
I stood there... I stood close to you.
As our toes gently
Touch one another,
Near the edge of my ear,
A soft shiver tingles through me.
Longing to melt into you,
My heart aches with yearning,
While my feet on the ground
Stay frozen like stone,
Words on my lips
Slip and falter,
As a fire blazes inside you and inside me.
With every touch,
what has bloomed?
With every gaze, how did we merge?
The hair that the wind blew out of place,
As I brush it aside,
Fingers touch... like fire touching,
Pretending to push you away,
I am truly touching you.
When I open my eyes and look,
I realize a sweet theft has taken place.
The bright white moon that shone until moments ago
Has hidden beneath a blanket of clouds.
A tear that gathered at the corner of my eye,
The passing breeze swept in and wiped away.
With every touch,
what has bloomed?
With every gaze, how did we merge?
My lips
Across your chest
Go on a slow procession.
Fingernails scratching across the back,
Tracing a hundred paintings.
Where to begin, where to end?
What to leave behind, what to take?
What to do, what can I do, as we brush against each other... ah...
Aaaah... aah... aah...
With every touch,
With every gaze...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Theenda Theenda' from the film Thulluvadho Ilamai is a sensuous and intimate duet capturing the electric feeling of first love and physical passion between young lovers. Pa. Vijay's lyricism explores the tactile sensations of touch, gazes, tickles, and scratches, beautifully framing intimacy through poetic metaphors rather than crude descriptions. The song conveys the intense emotional and sensory rush where speech fails, body movements freeze like stone, and love feels like an consuming inner fire.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

“Nagangal keeriyae mudhugil engum / Nooru oviyangal”

Describing nail scratches on the back poetically as 'a hundred paintings' (nooru oviyangal) and clouds as a blanket (mega porvai).

Rhyme / End Rhyme (இயைபு தொடை)

“Unakkul enakkul neruppu erinthida”

Consonant and vowel rhyming endings in consecutive lines like 'thavithida', 'kidanthida', 'vizhunthida', and 'erinthida'.

Imagery (காட்சி விவரிப்பு)

“Satru munbu varai jolitha vennila / Mega porvaiyil olinthu kondathu”

Evocative visual imagery describing the shining white moon hiding behind a cloud blanket as an embodiment of bashfulness and post-intimacy twilight.

Alliteration / Anaphora (மோனை)

“Theenda theenda / Malarnthathenna”

Repetition of starting sounds ('Theenda theenda', 'urasa urasa') creating a rhythmic, hypnotic effect.

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Trivia

'Thulluvadho Ilamai' (2002) marked the acting debut of Dhanush and the directorial debut of Selvaraghavan (though officially credited to Kasthuri Raja). The iconic soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and 'Theenda Theenda' was sung by Unnikrishnan and Bombay Jayashri.

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