Thendral Ennai Muththamittathu
From Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Krishnachandran, B. S. Sasirekha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thendral ennai muththamittathu | The gentle breeze kissed me |
| Thendral ennai muththamittathu | The gentle breeze kissed me |
| Idhazhil inikka idhayam kothikka | Sweet on the lips, boiling in the heart |
| Ellorum paarkka | While everyone was watching |
| Male | |
| Thendral ennai muththamittathu | The gentle breeze kissed me |
| Idhazhil inikka idhayam kothikka | Sweet on the lips, boiling in the heart |
| Ellorum paarkka | While everyone was watching |
| Thendral ennai muththamittathu | The gentle breeze kissed me |
| Female | |
| Neenda naalaai pookkal saerththaen | I collected flowers for many days |
| Unnai enni maalai korththen | Thinking of you, I wove a garland |
| Male :Thooram indru naanum paarththaen | Male: Today I too looked at the distance |
| Ennai naanae kaaval kaaththaen | I guarded myself all on my own |
| Female | |
| Kanavil yaedho kolam pottaen | I drew patterns in my dream |
| Male :Aa….aa….aaa…..aaa…..aa…. | Male: Aa....aa....aaa.....aaa.....aa.... |
| Female :Kanvil yaedho kolam pottaen | Female: I drew patterns in my dream |
| Male :Kadhal maelam naanum kaettaen | Male: I heard the wedding drums of love |
| Female | |
| Thendral ennai muththamittathu | The gentle breeze kissed me |
| Male :Idhazhil inikka idhayam kothikka | Male: Sweet on the lips, boiling in the heart |
| Female :Ellorum paarkka | Female: While everyone was watching |
| Male :Thendral ennai muththamittathu | Male: The gentle breeze kissed me |
| Male | |
| Kaaman Thottam pooththa naeram | When Cupid's garden bloomed |
| Naanam vanthu vaeli podum | Shyness arrived and put up a fence |
| Female :Oodal ennai theendach sollum | Female: Lovers' tiff asks me to touch |
| Vaeli unnai maeya sollum | The fence tells you to graze beyond it |
| Male | |
| Kaththu kidantha solaiyoram | By the edge of the grove that was waiting |
| Female :Aa……aa…..aaa…..aa….aa….aa…aaa | Female: Aa......aa.....aaa.....aa....aa....aa...aaa |
| Male :Kaththu kidantha solaiyoram | Male: By the edge of the grove that was waiting |
| Female :Gangai vanthu paayum naeram | Female: The moment the river Ganges surges in |
| Male | |
| Thendral ennai muththamittathu | The gentle breeze kissed me |
| Female :Idhazhil inikka | Female: Sweet on the lips |
| Male :Idhayam kothikka | Male: Boiling in the heart |
| Male :Ellorum paarkka | Male: While everyone was watching |
| Male :Thendral ennai | Male: The gentle breeze... |
| Female :Thendral ennai | Female: The gentle breeze... |
| Male :Thendral ennai muththamittathu | Male: The gentle breeze kissed me |
தென்றல் என்னை முத்தமிட்டது
தென்றல் என்னை முத்தமிட்டது
இதழில் இனிக்க இதயம் கொதிக்க
எல்லோரும் பார்க்க......
The gentle breeze kissed me
The gentle breeze kissed me
Sweet on the lips, boiling in the heart
While everyone was watching
தென்றல் என்னை முத்தமிட்டது
இதழில் இனிக்க இதயம் கொதிக்க
எல்லோரும் பார்க்க......
தென்றல் என்னை முத்தமிட்டது
The gentle breeze kissed me
Sweet on the lips, boiling in the heart
While everyone was watching
The gentle breeze kissed me
நீண்ட நாளாய் பூக்கள் சேர்த்தேன்
உன்னை எண்ணி மாலை கோர்த்தேன்…
தூரம் இன்று நானும் பார்த்தேன்
என்னை நானே காவல் காத்தேன்
I collected flowers for many days
Thinking of you, I wove a garland
Male: Today I too looked at the distance
I guarded myself all on my own
கனவில் ஏதோ கோலம் போட்டேன்
ஆ......ஆ.......ஆஅ......ஆஆ......ஆ.......
கனவில் ஏதோ கோலம் போட்டேன்
காதல் மேளம் நானும் கேட்டேன்
I drew patterns in my dream
Male: Aa....aa....aaa.....aaa.....aa....
Female: I drew patterns in my dream
Male: I heard the wedding drums of love
தென்றல் என்னை முத்தமிட்டது
இதழில் இனிக்க இதயம் கொதிக்க
எல்லோரும் பார்க்க......
தென்றல் என்னை முத்தமிட்டது
The gentle breeze kissed me
Male: Sweet on the lips, boiling in the heart
Female: While everyone was watching
Male: The gentle breeze kissed me
காமன் தோட்டம் பூத்த நேரம்
நாணம் வந்து வேலி போடும்
ஊடல் என்னை தீண்டச் சொல்லும்
வேலி உன்னை மேயச் சொல்லும்
When Cupid's garden bloomed
Shyness arrived and put up a fence
Female: Lovers' tiff asks me to touch
The fence tells you to graze beyond it
காத்துக் கிடந்த சோலையோரம்
ஆ......ஆ.......ஆஅ......ஆ....ஆ......ஆ.......ஆஅ
காத்துக் கிடந்த சோலையோரம்
கங்கை வந்து பாயும் நேரம்
By the edge of the grove that was waiting
Female: Aa......aa.....aaa.....aa....aa....aa...aaa
Male: By the edge of the grove that was waiting
Female: The moment the river Ganges surges in
தென்றல் என்னை முத்தமிட்டது
இதழில் இனிக்க
இதயம் கொதிக்க
எல்லோரும் பார்க்க......
தென்றல் என்னை
தென்றல் என்னை
தென்றல் என்னை முத்தமிட்டது
The gentle breeze kissed me
Female: Sweet on the lips
Male: Boiling in the heart
Male: While everyone was watching
Male: The gentle breeze...
Female: The gentle breeze...
Male: The gentle breeze kissed me
Thendral ennai muththamittathu
The gentle breeze kissed me
Thendral ennai muththamittathu
The gentle breeze kissed me
Idhazhil inikka idhayam kothikka
Sweet on the lips, boiling in the heart
Ellorum paarkka
While everyone was watching
Thendral ennai muththamittathu
The gentle breeze kissed me
Idhazhil inikka idhayam kothikka
Sweet on the lips, boiling in the heart
Ellorum paarkka
While everyone was watching
Thendral ennai muththamittathu
The gentle breeze kissed me
Neenda naalaai pookkal saerththaen
I collected flowers for many days
Unnai enni maalai korththen
Thinking of you, I wove a garland
Male :Thooram indru naanum paarththaen
Male: Today I too looked at the distance
Ennai naanae kaaval kaaththaen
I guarded myself all on my own
Kanavil yaedho kolam pottaen
I drew patterns in my dream
Male :Aa….aa….aaa…..aaa…..aa….
Male: Aa....aa....aaa.....aaa.....aa....
Female :Kanvil yaedho kolam pottaen
Female: I drew patterns in my dream
Male :Kadhal maelam naanum kaettaen
Male: I heard the wedding drums of love
Thendral ennai muththamittathu
The gentle breeze kissed me
Male :Idhazhil inikka idhayam kothikka
Male: Sweet on the lips, boiling in the heart
Female :Ellorum paarkka
Female: While everyone was watching
Male :Thendral ennai muththamittathu
Male: The gentle breeze kissed me
Kaaman Thottam pooththa naeram
When Cupid's garden bloomed
Naanam vanthu vaeli podum
Shyness arrived and put up a fence
Female :Oodal ennai theendach sollum
Female: Lovers' tiff asks me to touch
Vaeli unnai maeya sollum
The fence tells you to graze beyond it
Kaththu kidantha solaiyoram
By the edge of the grove that was waiting
Female :Aa……aa…..aaa…..aa….aa….aa…aaa
Female: Aa......aa.....aaa.....aa....aa....aa...aaa
Male :Kaththu kidantha solaiyoram
Male: By the edge of the grove that was waiting
Female :Gangai vanthu paayum naeram
Female: The moment the river Ganges surges in
Thendral ennai muththamittathu
The gentle breeze kissed me
Female :Idhazhil inikka
Female: Sweet on the lips
Male :Idhayam kothikka
Male: Boiling in the heart
Male :Ellorum paarkka
Male: While everyone was watching
Male :Thendral ennai
Male: The gentle breeze...
Female :Thendral ennai
Female: The gentle breeze...
Male :Thendral ennai muththamittathu
Male: The gentle breeze kissed me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the sweet exhilaration of romance, using the gentle breeze as a metaphor for a lover's tender kiss in full view of the world. The lyrics depict the intense emotional and physical sensations of longing—where sweetness on the lips is paired with a racing, passionate heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Thendral ennai muththamittathu”
The breeze ('Thendral') is personified as a lover who bestows a kiss ('muththamittathu').
Metaphor
“Naanam vanthu vaeli podum”
Shyness ('Naanam') is metaphorically portrayed as a fence ('vaeli') obstructing intimacy.
Hyperbole / Metaphor
“Gangai vanthu paayum naeram”
The rush of intense passionate love is compared to the mighty river Ganges surging in.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Idhazhil inikka idhayam kothikka”
Rhyming of the second letter in consecutive words/lines (Idhazhil / Idhayam).
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Trivia
The film 'Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu' (1983) was directed by C. V. Sridhar, and featured memorable music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
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