Then Madurai Vaigai Nadhi
From Dharmathin Thalaivan · 1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| { Thenmadurai vaigai nathi | { The Vaigai river in South Madurai |
| Thinam paadum thamizh paatu } (2) | Sings a Tamil song daily } (2) |
| Theigindrathu theigindrathu pon maalai nila | The golden evening moon diminishes and wanes, |
| Theyathathu nam aasai nila | But the moon of our desires never wanes. |
| Ithu vaanam polae vaazhum paasam | This love lives forever like the sky. |
| Male | |
| Thenmadurai vaigai nathi | The Vaigai river in South Madurai |
| Thinam paadum thamizh paatu | Sings a Tamil song daily |
| Thenmadurai vaigai nathi | The Vaigai river in South Madurai |
| Male | |
| Nammai polae nenjam konda | Having a heart filled with love like ours, |
| Annan thambi yaarum illai | There are no brothers anywhere. |
| Thannai polae ennai ennum | Considering me as his own self, |
| Neeyum naanum oar thaai pillai | You and I are children of the same mother. |
| Male | |
| Thambi undhan ullam thaanae | Younger brother, your heart alone |
| Annan endrum vaazhum ellai | Is the realm where elder brother lives forever. |
| Ondrai kaanum vaanam engum | Across the sky that beholds oneness everywhere, |
| Rendai maara gnyayam illai | There is no reason for it to divide into two. |
| Male | |
| Kannodu thaan un vannam | Your image is right within my eyes, |
| Nenjodu thaan un ennam | Your thoughts are right within my heart. |
| Munneru nee menmelum | May you progress further and higher, |
| En aasaigal kai koodum | All my desires will be fulfilled. |
| Male | |
| Intha nesam paasam | May this love and affection |
| Naalum vaazhga | Thrive every day! |
| Male | |
| Thenmadurai vaigai nathi | The Vaigai river in South Madurai |
| Thinam paadum thamizh paatu | Sings a Tamil song daily |
| Thenmadurai vaigai nathi | The Vaigai river in South Madurai |
| Male | |
| Nenjil yennai naalum vaithu | Holding me in her heart every single day, |
| Konjum vanna thogai ondru | A colorful peacock coos affectionately. |
| Manjal maalai melam yavum | Turmeric, flower garland, and wedding drums— |
| Kannil kaanum kaalam undu | There is a time to witness them all with our eyes. |
| Male | |
| Poovai soodi pottum vaika | To adorn flowers and place the sacred bindi, |
| Maman undu manae manae | The maternal uncle is here, my deer-like girl. |
| Ullam thannai kollai konda | The thief who stole her heart away, |
| Kalvan ingu nanae nanae | Is none other than me right here. |
| Male | |
| Unnodu thaan en jeevan | My life is intertwined with yours, |
| Ondraakinan nam devan | Our Lord made them into one. |
| Nee thanamma en thaaram | You are my star and wife, |
| Maarathamma yennalum | This truth will never change forever. |
| Intha nesam paasam naalum vaazhga | May this love and affection live on every day! |
| Male | |
| { Thenmadurai vaigai nathi | { The Vaigai river in South Madurai |
| Thinam paadum thamizh paatu } (2) | Sings a Tamil song daily } (2) |
| Female | |
| { Theigindrathu pon maalai nila } (2) | { The golden evening moon wanes } (2) |
| Theyathathu nam aasai nila | But the moon of our desires never wanes. |
| Ithu vaanam polae vaazhum paasam | This love lives forever like the sky. |
{ தென்மதுரை
வைகை நதி தினம்
பாடும் தமிழ் பாட்டு } (2)
தேய்கின்றது தேய்கின்றது
பொன் மாலை நிலா
தேயாதது நம் ஆசை நிலா
இது வானம் போலே
வாழும் பாசம்
{ The Vaigai river in South Madurai
Sings a Tamil song daily } (2)
The golden evening moon diminishes and wanes,
But the moon of our desires never wanes.
This love lives forever like the sky.
தென்மதுரை
வைகை நதி தினம்
பாடும் தமிழ் பாட்டு
தென்மதுரை
வைகை நதி
The Vaigai river in South Madurai
Sings a Tamil song daily
The Vaigai river in South Madurai
நம்மை போல
நெஞ்சம் கொண்ட
அண்ணன் தம்பி யாரும்
இல்லை தன்னை போல
என்னை என்னும் நீயும்
நானும் ஓர் தாய் பிள்ளை
Having a heart filled with love like ours,
There are no brothers anywhere.
Considering me as his own self,
You and I are children of the same mother.
தம்பி உந்தன்
உள்ளம் தானே அண்ணன்
என்றும் வாழும் எல்லை
ஒன்றாய் காணும் வானம்
எங்கும் ரெண்டாய் மாற
நியாயம் இல்லை
Younger brother, your heart alone
Is the realm where elder brother lives forever.
Across the sky that beholds oneness everywhere,
There is no reason for it to divide into two.
கண்ணோடு தான்
உன் வண்ணம் நெஞ்சோடு
தான் உன் எண்ணம்
முன்னேறு நீ மென்மேலும்
என் ஆசைகள் கை கூடும்
இந்த நேசம் பாசம்
நாளும் வாழ்க
Your image is right within my eyes,
Your thoughts are right within my heart.
May you progress further and higher,
All my desires will be fulfilled.
தென்மதுரை
வைகை நதி தினம்
பாடும் தமிழ் பாட்டு
தென்மதுரை
வைகை நதி
May this love and affection
Thrive every day!
நெஞ்சில் என்னை
நாளும் வைத்து கொஞ்சும்
வண்ண தோகை ஒன்று
மஞ்சள் மாலை மேளம்
யாவும் கண்ணில் காணும்
காலம் உண்டு
The Vaigai river in South Madurai
Sings a Tamil song daily
The Vaigai river in South Madurai
பூவை சூடி
பொட்டும் வைக்க
மாமன் உண்டு மானே
மானே உள்ளம் தன்னை
கொள்ளை கொண்ட கள்வன்
இங்கு நானே நானே
Holding me in her heart every single day,
A colorful peacock coos affectionately.
Turmeric, flower garland, and wedding drums—
There is a time to witness them all with our eyes.
உன்னோடு தான்
என் ஜீவன் ஒன்றாக்கினான்
நம் தேவன் நீ தானம்மா என்
தாரம் மாறாதம்மா என் நாளும்
இந்த நேசம் பாசம் நாளும் வாழ்க
To adorn flowers and place the sacred bindi,
The maternal uncle is here, my deer-like girl.
The thief who stole her heart away,
Is none other than me right here.
{ தென்மதுரை
வைகை நதி தினம்
பாடும் தமிழ் பாட்டு } (2)
My life is intertwined with yours,
Our Lord made them into one.
You are my star and wife,
This truth will never change forever.
May this love and affection live on every day!
{ தேய்கின்றது
பொன் மாலை நிலா } (2)
தேயாதது நம் ஆசை நிலா
இது வானம் போலே
வாழும் பாசம்
{ The Vaigai river in South Madurai
Sings a Tamil song daily } (2)
தென்மதுரை
வைகை நதி தினம்
பாடும் தமிழ் பாட்டு
தென்மதுரை
வைகை நதி
{ The golden evening moon wanes } (2)
But the moon of our desires never wanes.
This love lives forever like the sky.
{ Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
{ The Vaigai river in South Madurai
Thinam paadum thamizh paatu } (2)
Sings a Tamil song daily } (2)
Theigindrathu theigindrathu pon maalai nila
The golden evening moon diminishes and wanes,
Theyathathu nam aasai nila
But the moon of our desires never wanes.
Ithu vaanam polae vaazhum paasam
This love lives forever like the sky.
Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
The Vaigai river in South Madurai
Thinam paadum thamizh paatu
Sings a Tamil song daily
Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
The Vaigai river in South Madurai
Nammai polae nenjam konda
Having a heart filled with love like ours,
Annan thambi yaarum illai
There are no brothers anywhere.
Thannai polae ennai ennum
Considering me as his own self,
Neeyum naanum oar thaai pillai
You and I are children of the same mother.
Thambi undhan ullam thaanae
Younger brother, your heart alone
Annan endrum vaazhum ellai
Is the realm where elder brother lives forever.
Ondrai kaanum vaanam engum
Across the sky that beholds oneness everywhere,
Rendai maara gnyayam illai
There is no reason for it to divide into two.
Kannodu thaan un vannam
Your image is right within my eyes,
Nenjodu thaan un ennam
Your thoughts are right within my heart.
Munneru nee menmelum
May you progress further and higher,
En aasaigal kai koodum
All my desires will be fulfilled.
Intha nesam paasam
May this love and affection
Naalum vaazhga
Thrive every day!
Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
The Vaigai river in South Madurai
Thinam paadum thamizh paatu
Sings a Tamil song daily
Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
The Vaigai river in South Madurai
Nenjil yennai naalum vaithu
Holding me in her heart every single day,
Konjum vanna thogai ondru
A colorful peacock coos affectionately.
Manjal maalai melam yavum
Turmeric, flower garland, and wedding drums—
Kannil kaanum kaalam undu
There is a time to witness them all with our eyes.
Poovai soodi pottum vaika
To adorn flowers and place the sacred bindi,
Maman undu manae manae
The maternal uncle is here, my deer-like girl.
Ullam thannai kollai konda
The thief who stole her heart away,
Kalvan ingu nanae nanae
Is none other than me right here.
Unnodu thaan en jeevan
My life is intertwined with yours,
Ondraakinan nam devan
Our Lord made them into one.
Nee thanamma en thaaram
You are my star and wife,
Maarathamma yennalum
This truth will never change forever.
Intha nesam paasam naalum vaazhga
May this love and affection live on every day!
{ Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
{ The Vaigai river in South Madurai
Thinam paadum thamizh paatu } (2)
Sings a Tamil song daily } (2)
{ Theigindrathu pon maalai nila } (2)
{ The golden evening moon wanes } (2)
Theyathathu nam aasai nila
But the moon of our desires never wanes.
Ithu vaanam polae vaazhum paasam
This love lives forever like the sky.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thenmadurai Vaigai Nathi is a soulful Tamil classic from the film Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988) that celebrates the eternal strength of brotherly love and familial affection. Using the eternal river Vaigai and the sky as metaphors, the song contrasts transient worldly elements like the waning moon with the unwavering nature of pure emotional bonds. The elder brother rejoices in his younger brother's success and well-being, emphasizing that they are inseparable in heart and mind. The lyricist Vaali seamlessly blends fraternal bond with romantic warmth in the later stanzas, portraying sacred relationships ordained by destiny. Overall, the song stands as a powerful anthem of unity, unconditional love, selflessness, and familial values.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Ithu vaanam polae vaazhum paasam”
Compares love/affection to the infinite sky using the word 'polae' (like).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Theyathathu nam aasai nila”
Metaphorically compares human hopes and desires to an unwaning moon ('aasai nila').
Alliteration (Mona)
“Theigindrathu theigindrathu pon maalai nila”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Th' across adjacent words to create melodic flow.
Contrast (Muran)
“Theigindrathu theigindrathu pon maalai nila / Theyathathu nam aasai nila”
Contrasts the physical evening moon that wanes ('Theigindrathu') with their emotional moon of desires that never wanes ('Theyathathu').
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, and K. S. Chithra, this song plays a pivotal thematic role in Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988). It highlights the iconic on-screen brotherhood between Rajinikanth and Prabhu.
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