Then Sinthum Malarallavo
From Kasappum Inippum · 1983
- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- B. K. Jawahar
- Details
- Kasappum Inippum1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Raarararararaaraa | Vocal humming |
| Female :Raaraaraararararaaraa…. | Female vocal humming |
| Male :Raarararararaaraa | Male vocal humming |
| Female :Raaraaraararararaaraa…. | Female vocal humming |
| Male | |
| : Thaen sinthum malarallavo | Are you not a honey-dripping flower? |
| Vaan neenthum nilavallavo | Are you not the moon swimming across the sky? |
| Azhagae nee vaa amuthae nee vaa | Come, my beautiful one! Come, my sweet nectar! |
| Arugae nee vaa vaa | Come closer to me, come! |
| Female | |
| Nee thantha sugamallavo | Is this not the ecstasy you bestowed upon me? |
| Naan kanda kanavallavo | Is this not the dream that I envisioned? |
| Uyirae nee vaa uravaada vaa | Come, my life, come to embrace me! |
| Oru kodi thaa….aa….aa….aa…. | Grant me ten million blessings... |
| Male | |
| Kani ondru nee odivaa | You are like a sweet fruit, run to me! |
| Suvai thanthu nee kooda vaa | Share your sweetness and join me! |
| Malaraatha mullai nee malargindra velai | You are an unbloomed jasmine now blossoming into full bloom |
| Idhazhodu idhalaaga vaa…. | Come, let our lips meet lips... |
| Male | |
| Thaen sinthum malarallavo | Are you not a honey-dripping flower? |
| Vaan neenthum nilavallavo | Are you not the moon swimming across the sky? |
| Azhagae nee vaa amuthae nee vaa | Come, my beautiful one! Come, my sweet nectar! |
| Arugae nee vaa vaa | Come closer to me, come! |
| Female | |
| Malar medai naan podavaa | Shall I set up a bed of flowers for us? |
| Ilam kadhal sugam thedavaa | Shall I seek the blissful warmth of youthful love? |
| Nee kaanum rani thaen paayum thaenee | The queen you behold, a honey bee overflowing with sweet nectar |
| Udalodu uyiraaga vaa | Come to merge with me as body and soul! |
| Female | |
| Nee thantha sugamallavo | Is this not the ecstasy you bestowed upon me? |
| Naan kanda kanavallavo | Is this not the dream that I envisioned? |
| Uyirae nee vaa uravaada vaa | Come, my life, come to embrace me! |
| Oru kodi thaa….aa….aa….aa…. | Grant me ten million blessings... |
| Female | |
| …………… | Instrumental Interlude |
| Male | |
| Idaiyodu idaiyaaga vaa | Come, let our waists meet waist to waist |
| Iniyenna thadai ingu vaa | What obstacle remains now? Come! |
| Female :Naam kaanum inbam nilaiyaana sorkkam | The joy we experience together is an eternal heaven |
| Neeyindri naanillai vaa | Without you I do not exist, come to me! |
| Male | |
| Thaen sinthum malarallavo | Are you not a honey-dripping flower? |
| Vaan neenthum nilavallavo | Are you not the moon swimming across the sky? |
| Azhagae nee vaa amuthae nee vaa | Come, my beautiful one! Come, my sweet nectar! |
| Arugae nee vaa vaa | Come closer to me, come! |
ராரரரரரராரா
ராராராரரரராரா.....
ராரரரரரராரா
ராராராரரரராரா.....
Vocal humming
Female vocal humming
Male vocal humming
Female vocal humming
தேன் சிந்தும் மலரல்லவோ
வான் நீந்தும் நிலவல்லவோ
அழகே நீ வா அமுதே நீ வா
அருகே நீ வா வா.....
Are you not a honey-dripping flower?
Are you not the moon swimming across the sky?
Come, my beautiful one! Come, my sweet nectar!
Come closer to me, come!
நீ தந்த சுகமல்லவோ
நான் கண்ட கனவல்லவோ
உயிரே நீ வா உறவாட வா
ஒரு கோடி தா......ஆ....ஆ....ஆ.....
Is this not the ecstasy you bestowed upon me?
Is this not the dream that I envisioned?
Come, my life, come to embrace me!
Grant me ten million blessings...
கனி ஒன்று நீ ஓடிவா
சுவை தந்து நீ கூட வா
மலராத முல்லை நீ மலர்கின்ற வேளை
இதழோடு இதழாக வா......
You are like a sweet fruit, run to me!
Share your sweetness and join me!
You are an unbloomed jasmine now blossoming into full bloom
Come, let our lips meet lips...
தேன் சிந்தும் மலரல்லவோ
வான் நீந்தும் நிலவல்லவோ
அழகே நீ வா அமுதே நீ வா
அருகே நீ வா வா.....
Are you not a honey-dripping flower?
Are you not the moon swimming across the sky?
Come, my beautiful one! Come, my sweet nectar!
Come closer to me, come!
மலர் மேடை நான் போடவா
இளம் காதல் சுகம் தேடவா
நீ காணும் ராணி தேன் பாயும் தேனீ
உடலோடு உயிராக வா......
Shall I set up a bed of flowers for us?
Shall I seek the blissful warmth of youthful love?
The queen you behold, a honey bee overflowing with sweet nectar
Come to merge with me as body and soul!
நீ தந்த சுகமல்லவோ
நான் கண்ட கனவல்லவோ
உயிரே நீ வா உறவாட வா
ஒரு கோடி தா......ஆ....ஆ....ஆ.....
Is this not the ecstasy you bestowed upon me?
Is this not the dream that I envisioned?
Come, my life, come to embrace me!
Grant me ten million blessings...
......................
Instrumental Interlude
இடையோடு இடையாக வா
இனியென்ன தடை இங்கு வா
நாம் காணும் இன்பம் நிலையான சொர்க்கம்
நீயின்றி நானில்லை வா......
Come, let our waists meet waist to waist
What obstacle remains now? Come!
The joy we experience together is an eternal heaven
Without you I do not exist, come to me!
தேன் சிந்தும் மலரல்லவோ
வான் நீந்தும் நிலவல்லவோ
அழகே நீ வா அமுதே நீ வா
அருகே நீ வா வா.....
Are you not a honey-dripping flower?
Are you not the moon swimming across the sky?
Come, my beautiful one! Come, my sweet nectar!
Come closer to me, come!
Raarararararaaraa
Vocal humming
Female :Raaraaraararararaaraa….
Female vocal humming
Male :Raarararararaaraa
Male vocal humming
Female :Raaraaraararararaaraa….
Female vocal humming
: Thaen sinthum malarallavo
Are you not a honey-dripping flower?
Vaan neenthum nilavallavo
Are you not the moon swimming across the sky?
Azhagae nee vaa amuthae nee vaa
Come, my beautiful one! Come, my sweet nectar!
Arugae nee vaa vaa
Come closer to me, come!
Nee thantha sugamallavo
Is this not the ecstasy you bestowed upon me?
Naan kanda kanavallavo
Is this not the dream that I envisioned?
Uyirae nee vaa uravaada vaa
Come, my life, come to embrace me!
Oru kodi thaa….aa….aa….aa….
Grant me ten million blessings...
Kani ondru nee odivaa
You are like a sweet fruit, run to me!
Suvai thanthu nee kooda vaa
Share your sweetness and join me!
Malaraatha mullai nee malargindra velai
You are an unbloomed jasmine now blossoming into full bloom
Idhazhodu idhalaaga vaa….
Come, let our lips meet lips...
Thaen sinthum malarallavo
Are you not a honey-dripping flower?
Vaan neenthum nilavallavo
Are you not the moon swimming across the sky?
Azhagae nee vaa amuthae nee vaa
Come, my beautiful one! Come, my sweet nectar!
Arugae nee vaa vaa
Come closer to me, come!
Malar medai naan podavaa
Shall I set up a bed of flowers for us?
Ilam kadhal sugam thedavaa
Shall I seek the blissful warmth of youthful love?
Nee kaanum rani thaen paayum thaenee
The queen you behold, a honey bee overflowing with sweet nectar
Udalodu uyiraaga vaa
Come to merge with me as body and soul!
Nee thantha sugamallavo
Is this not the ecstasy you bestowed upon me?
Naan kanda kanavallavo
Is this not the dream that I envisioned?
Uyirae nee vaa uravaada vaa
Come, my life, come to embrace me!
Oru kodi thaa….aa….aa….aa….
Grant me ten million blessings...
……………
Instrumental Interlude
Idaiyodu idaiyaaga vaa
Come, let our waists meet waist to waist
Iniyenna thadai ingu vaa
What obstacle remains now? Come!
Female :Naam kaanum inbam nilaiyaana sorkkam
The joy we experience together is an eternal heaven
Neeyindri naanillai vaa
Without you I do not exist, come to me!
Thaen sinthum malarallavo
Are you not a honey-dripping flower?
Vaan neenthum nilavallavo
Are you not the moon swimming across the sky?
Azhagae nee vaa amuthae nee vaa
Come, my beautiful one! Come, my sweet nectar!
Arugae nee vaa vaa
Come closer to me, come!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic Tamil romantic duet portrays a passionate exchange between two lovers expressing their deep physical and emotional intimacy. Through vivid natural imagery—comparing one another to honey-dripping flowers, the moon in the sky, and blooming jasmine—the song celebrates the bliss of union and the feeling of heaven on earth created by their love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagaimai (Metaphor)
“Thaen sinthum malarallavo / Vaan neenthum nilavallavo”
Compares the lover directly to a honey-dripping flower ('Thaen sinthum malar') and the moon swimming in the sky ('Vaan neenthum nilavu').
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thaen sinthum malarallavo / Vaan neenthum nilavallavo”
The second consonant 'n' ('n-mei') is repeated across consecutive lines ('Thaen' and 'Vaan'), creating Tamil poetic rhythm.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Azhagae nee vaa amuthae nee vaa / Arugae nee vaa vaa”
The passionate refrain 'nee vaa' (you come) is repeatedly emphasized to intensify the sense of yearning and intimate invitation.
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Trivia
'Thaen Sinthum Malarallavo' from Kasappum Inippum (1983) features music composed by B. K. Jawahar with lyrics penned by Aalangudi Somu. Sung by SPB and Vani Jairam, it remains a beloved vintage duet known for its lush melodies and poetic imagery.
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