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Lyrics & meaning

Then Madurai Vaigai Nadhi

From Dharmathin Thalaivan · 1988

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan, P. Susheela
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Dharmathin Thalaivan
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
27 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
Thinam paadum thamizh paatu } (2)
Theigindrathu theigindrathu pon maalai nila
Theyathathu nam aasai nila
Ithu vaanam polae vaazhum paasam
Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
Thinam paadum thamizh paatu
Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
Nammai polae nenjam konda
Annan thambi yaarum illai
Thannai polae ennai ennum
Neeyum naanum oar thaai pillai
Thambi undhan ullam thaanae
Annan endrum vaazhum ellai
Ondrai kaanum vaanam engum
Rendai maara gnyayam illai
Kannodu thaan un vannam
Nenjodu thaan un ennam
Munneru nee menmelum
En aasaigal kai koodum
Intha nesam paasam
Naalum vaazhga
Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
Thinam paadum thamizh paatu
Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
Nenjil yennai naalum vaithu
Konjum vanna thogai ondru
Manjal maalai melam yavum
Kannil kaanum kaalam undu
Poovai soodi pottum vaika
Maman undu manae manae
Ullam thannai kollai konda
Kalvan ingu nanae nanae
Unnodu thaan en jeevan
Ondraakinan nam devan
Nee thanamma en thaaram
Maarathamma yennalum
Intha nesam paasam naalum vaazhga
{ Thenmadurai vaigai nathi
Thinam paadum thamizh paatu } (2)
{ Theigindrathu pon maalai nila } (2)
Theyathathu nam aasai nila
Ithu vaanam polae vaazhum paasam
The Vaigai river of South Madurai
Sings a sweet Tamil song every day
The golden evening moon wanes and fades,
Yet the moon of our love will never fade
This bond of affection will live forever like the endless sky
The Vaigai river of South Madurai
Sings a sweet Tamil song every day
The Vaigai river of South Madurai
With hearts as devoted as ours,
There are no brothers like us anywhere
Caring for me just as you care for yourself,
You and I are children of the same mother
My little brother, your loving heart alone
Is the realm where your brother lives forever
The sky that watches over our unity everywhere
Has no reason to ever divide us into two
Your image stays always before my eyes,
Thoughts of you forever fill my heart
Keep rising higher and higher in life,
And all my deepest wishes will come true
May this love and affection
Flourish with every passing day
The Vaigai river of South Madurai
Sings a sweet Tamil song every day
The Vaigai river of South Madurai
Holding me in her heart day after day,
There is a graceful peacock who dotes on me with sweet words
With bridal turmeric, garlands, and wedding drums,
The time will come when our eyes behold it all
To adorn your hair with flowers and place the bindi on your forehead,
Your beloved groom is right here, my gentle deer
The one who completely stole your heart away,
That thief is none other than me
My very life is bound to yours,
And God has united us as one
You alone are my cherished wife,
And this truth will never change, not for a single day
May this love and affection live on forever
The Vaigai river of South Madurai
Sings a sweet Tamil song every day
The golden evening moon wanes and fades,
Yet the moon of our love will never fade
This bond of affection will live forever like the endless sky
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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