Thendral Enthan
From Iniyavale · 1998
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Iniyavale1998
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Aah aah aahhaa haahha | Aah aah aahhaa haahha |
| Aah aah aahhaa haahha | Aah aah aahhaa haahha |
| Female | |
| Thendral enthan nadaiyai kettathu | The breeze asked for my gait |
| Thaththom thagathom | Thaththom thagathom (Rhythmic syllables) |
| Thaazhampoovin vaasam kettaen | I asked for the fragrance of the screwpine flower |
| Thiththom thigithom | Thiththom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables) |
| Female | |
| Moondraam pirai en nagangal kettathu | The crescent moon asked for my fingernails |
| Thaththom thagathom | Thaththom thagathom (Rhythmic syllables) |
| Mugilil aada oonjal kettaen | I asked for a swing to sway among the clouds |
| Thiththom thigithom | Thiththom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables) |
| Female | |
| Iravugal ennidam kanmai kettana | The nights asked me for eyeliner |
| Thaththom thagathom | Thaththom thagathom (Rhythmic syllables) |
| Rasikkumpadi oru ragasiyam kettaen | I asked for a secret worth relishing |
| Thiththom thigithom | Thiththom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables) |
| Azhaikkaatha podhum nilavu vanthathu | Though uninvited, the moon arrived |
| Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom | Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables) |
| Chorus | |
| Aah aah aahhaa haahha | Aah aah aahhaa haahha |
| Aah aah aahhaa haahha | Aah aah aahhaa haahha |
| Chorus | |
| Thaththom thagathom thaththom | Thaththom thagathom thaththom |
| Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom | Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom |
| Thaththom thagathom thaththom | Thaththom thagathom thaththom |
| Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom | Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom |
| Female | |
| Pagalil varaatha paal nilavae | Oh milky moon that does not appear during the day |
| Yaen ennaith thaedi vanthaai | Why did you come seeking me? |
| Edhaiyo ketkka yaengi nindraai | You stood longing to ask for something |
| Chorus : Thaththom thagathom | Chorus : Thaththom thagathom |
| Female | |
| Iravil varaatha sooriyanae | Oh sun that does not appear at night |
| Yaen ennaith thaedi vanthaai | Why did you come seeking me? |
| Edhai iraval vaanga nindraai | What did you stand waiting to borrow? |
| Chorus :Thiththom thigithom | Chorus :Thiththom thigithom |
| Chorus | |
| Aah aah aahhaa haahha | Aah aah aahhaa haahha |
| Thaththom thagathom thaththom | Thaththom thagathom thaththom |
| Aah aah aahhaa haahha | Aah aah aahhaa haahha |
| Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom | Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom |
| Female | |
| Aa….aa…saaral mazhai poovaagi santhamudan thaanaadum | Ah... the drizzling rain turns into flowers and dances to rhythm |
| Thanga nira noolaagi thaavaniyai thaan saerum | It turns into golden thread and attaches to the half-saree |
| Vaa vaa indruthaan oru maalai neram vaaipirukku | Come, come, today evening presents an opportunity |
| Chorus :Mapa kamakasa | Chorus : Ma-pa ka-ma-ka-sa (Swaras) |
| Female | |
| Vaasal kolam vannam kettathu | The rangoli pattern at the doorstep asked for colors |
| Thaththom thagathom | Thaththom thagathom |
| Chorus :Thaththom thagathom | Chorus :Thaththom thagathom |
| Female | |
| Kaattril kalaiyaathirukka sonnaen | I told it not to get dispersed in the wind |
| Thiththom thigithom | Thiththom thigithom |
| Chorus :Thiththom thigithom | Chorus :Thiththom thigithom |
| Chorus | |
| Thaththom thagathom thaththom | Thaththom thagathom thaththom |
| Female | |
| Mannai thodaatha mazhaithuliyae | Oh raindrop that hasn't touched the earth |
| Naan unnai yaendhi nindraen | I stood holding you up |
| Muththu maalaiyaakkik kondaen | And turned you into a pearl necklace |
| Chorus :Thaththom thagathom | Chorus :Thaththom thagathom |
| Female | |
| Vannam kedaatha megangalae | Oh clouds whose color remains untarnished |
| Yaen vaanil kaaya vendum | Why should you dry up in the sky? |
| Enthan saelai aaga vendum | You ought to become my saree |
| Chorus :Thiththom thigithom | Chorus :Thiththom thigithom |
| Chorus | |
| Aah aah aahhaa haahha | Aah aah aahhaa haahha |
| Thaththom thagathom thaththom | Thaththom thagathom thaththom |
| Aah aah aahhaa haahha | Aah aah aahhaa haahha |
| Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom | Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom |
| Female | |
| Aa….aa…thulli varum aattrodu | Ah... along with the leaping river |
| Thonigalil naan aada | For me to sway in boats |
| Thallividum kattarodu thoppukalil naan oda | To run through groves alongside the rushing wild stream |
| Aa…haa anbuthaan nam paadhai engum pooththirukku | Ah... love has bloomed all along our path |
| Chorus :Mapa kamakasa | Chorus : Ma-pa ka-ma-ka-sa (Swaras) |
| Female | |
| Kuyilgal enthan thamizhai kettana | The cuckoos asked for my Tamil speech |
| Thaththom thagathom | Thaththom thagathom |
| Ulagam ketkka koova sonnaan | I told them to sing for the world to hear |
| Thiththom thigithom | Thiththom thigithom |
| Female | |
| Mayilgal enthan saayal kettana | The peacocks asked for my grace |
| Thaththom thagathom | Thaththom thagathom |
| Chorus :Thaththom thagathom | Chorus :Thaththom thagathom |
| Female | |
| Mazhaiyil virikka thogai kettaen | I asked for their plumage to unfurl in the rain |
| Thiththom thigithom | Thiththom thigithom |
| Chorus :Thiththom thigithom | Chorus :Thiththom thigithom |
| Female | |
| Maalai neram mella maaripponathu | The evening slowly transformed |
| Thaththom thagathom | Thaththom thagathom |
| Mayakka porvaiyil saainthu kondathu | It reclined into a blanket of intoxication |
| Thiththom thigithom | Thiththom thigithom |
| Thunaiyaaga thoonga iravum vanthathu | The night also arrived as a companion to sleep |
| Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom | Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom |
| Chorus | |
| {Aah aah aahhaa haahha | {Aah aah aahhaa haahha |
| Thaththom thagathom thaththom | Thaththom thagathom thaththom |
| Aah aah aahhaa haahha | Aah aah aahhaa haahha |
| Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom} (2) | Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom} (2) |
ஆஹ் ஆஹ் ஆஹ்ஹா ஹாஹ்ஹ
ஆஹ் ஆஹ் ஆஹ்ஹா ஹாஹ்ஹ
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
தென்றல் எந்தன் நடையை கேட்டது
தத்தோம் தகதோம்
தாழம்பூவின் வாசம் கேட்டேன்
தித்தோம் திகிதோம்
The breeze asked for my gait
Thaththom thagathom (Rhythmic syllables)
I asked for the fragrance of the screwpine flower
Thiththom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables)
மூன்றாம் பிறை என் நகங்கள் கேட்டது
தத்தோம் தகதோம்
முகிலில் ஆட ஊஞ்சல் கேட்டேன்
தித்தோம் திகிதோம்
The crescent moon asked for my fingernails
Thaththom thagathom (Rhythmic syllables)
I asked for a swing to sway among the clouds
Thiththom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables)
இரவுகள் என்னிடம் கண்மை கேட்டன
தத்தோம் தகதோம்
ரசிக்கும்படி ஒரு ரகசியம் கேட்டேன்
தித்தோம் திகிதோம்
அழைக்காத போதும் நிலவு வந்தது
தித்தோம் திகிதோம் திகிதோம் திகிதோம்
The nights asked me for eyeliner
Thaththom thagathom (Rhythmic syllables)
I asked for a secret worth relishing
Thiththom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables)
Though uninvited, the moon arrived
Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables)
ஆஹ் ஆஹ் ஆஹ்ஹா ஹாஹ்ஹ
ஆஹ் ஆஹ் ஆஹ்ஹா ஹாஹ்ஹ
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
தத்தோம் தகதோம் தத்தோம்
தை தித்தோம் திகிதோம் தித்தோம்
தத்தோம் தகதோம் தத்தோம்
தை தித்தோம் திகிதோம் தித்தோம்
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
பகலில் வராத பால் நிலவே
ஏன் என்னைத்தேடி வந்தாய்
எதையோ கேட்க ஏங்கி நின்றாய்
குழு :
தத்தோம் தகதோம்
Oh milky moon that does not appear during the day
Why did you come seeking me?
You stood longing to ask for something
Chorus : Thaththom thagathom
இரவில் வராத சூரியனே
ஏன் என்னைத்தேடி வந்தாய்
எதை இரவல் வாங்க நின்றாய்
குழு :
தித்தோம் திகிதோம்
Oh sun that does not appear at night
Why did you come seeking me?
What did you stand waiting to borrow?
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
ஆஹ் ஆஹ் ஆஹ்ஹா ஹாஹ்ஹ
தத்தோம் தகதோம் தத்தோம்
ஆஹ் ஆஹ் ஆஹ்ஹா ஹாஹ்ஹ
தை தித்தோம் திகிதோம் தித்தோம்
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
ஆ...ஆ......சாரல் மழை பூவாகி சந்தமுடன் தானாடும்
தங்க நிற நூலாகி தாவணியை தான் சேரும்
வா வா இன்றுதான் ஒரு மாலை நேரம் வாய்ப்பிருக்கு
குழு :
மப கமகச
Ah... the drizzling rain turns into flowers and dances to rhythm
It turns into golden thread and attaches to the half-saree
Come, come, today evening presents an opportunity
Chorus : Ma-pa ka-ma-ka-sa (Swaras)
வாசல் கோலம் வண்ணம் கேட்டது
தத்தோம் தகதோம்
குழு :
தத்தோம் தகதோம்
The rangoli pattern at the doorstep asked for colors
Thaththom thagathom
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
காற்றில் கலையாதிருக்க சொன்னேன்
தித்தோம் திகிதோம்
குழு :
தித்தோம் திகிதோம்
I told it not to get dispersed in the wind
Thiththom thigithom
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
தத்தோம் தகதோம் தத்தோம்
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
மண்ணைத் தொடாத மழைத்துளியே
நான் உன்னை ஏந்தி நின்றேன்
முத்து மாலையாக்கிக் கொண்டேன்
குழு :
தத்தோம் தகதோம்
Oh raindrop that hasn't touched the earth
I stood holding you up
And turned you into a pearl necklace
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
வண்ணம் கெடாத மேகங்களே
ஏன் வானில் காய வேண்டும்
எந்தன் சேலை ஆக வேண்டும்
குழு :
தித்தோம் திகிதோம்
Oh clouds whose color remains untarnished
Why should you dry up in the sky?
You ought to become my saree
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
ஆஹ் ஆஹ் ஆஹ்ஹா ஹாஹ்ஹ
தத்தோம் தகதோம் தத்தோம்
ஆஹ் ஆஹ் ஆஹ்ஹா ஹாஹ்ஹ
தை தித்தோம் திகிதோம் தித்தோம்
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
ஆ...ஆ......துள்ளி வரும் ஆற்றோடு
தோணிகளில் நான் ஆட
தள்ளிவிடும் காற்றோடு தோப்புகளில் நான் ஓட
ஆ...ஹா அன்புதான் நம் பாதை எங்கும் பூத்திருக்கு
குழு :
மப கமகச
Ah... along with the leaping river
For me to sway in boats
To run through groves alongside the rushing wild stream
Ah... love has bloomed all along our path
Chorus : Ma-pa ka-ma-ka-sa (Swaras)
குயில்கள் எந்தன் தமிழை கேட்டன
தத்தோம் தகதோம்
உலகம் கேட்க கூவச்சொன்னேன்
தித்தோம் திகிதோம்
The cuckoos asked for my Tamil speech
Thaththom thagathom
I told them to sing for the world to hear
Thiththom thigithom
மயில்கள் எந்தன் சாயல் கேட்டன
தத்தோம் தகதோம்
குழு :
தத்தோம் தகதோம்
The peacocks asked for my grace
Thaththom thagathom
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
மழையில் விரிக்க தோகை கேட்டேன்
தித்தோம் திகிதோம்
குழு :
தித்தோம் திகிதோம்
I asked for their plumage to unfurl in the rain
Thiththom thigithom
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
மாலை நேரம் மெல்ல மாறிப்போனது
தத்தோம் தகதோம்
மயக்க போர்வையில் சாய்ந்து கொண்டது
தித்தோம் திகிதோம்
துணையாக தூங்க இரவும் வந்தது
தித்தோம் திகிதோம் திகிதோம் திகிதோம்
The evening slowly transformed
Thaththom thagathom
It reclined into a blanket of intoxication
Thiththom thigithom
The night also arrived as a companion to sleep
Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom
{ஆஹ் ஆஹ் ஆஹ்ஹா ஹாஹ்ஹ
தத்தோம் தகதோம் தத்தோம்
ஆஹ் ஆஹ் ஆஹ்ஹா ஹாஹ்ஹ
தை தித்தோம் திகிதோம் தித்தோம்} (2)
{Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom} (2)
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thendral enthan nadaiyai kettathu
The breeze asked for my gait
Thaththom thagathom
Thaththom thagathom (Rhythmic syllables)
Thaazhampoovin vaasam kettaen
I asked for the fragrance of the screwpine flower
Thiththom thigithom
Thiththom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables)
Moondraam pirai en nagangal kettathu
The crescent moon asked for my fingernails
Thaththom thagathom
Thaththom thagathom (Rhythmic syllables)
Mugilil aada oonjal kettaen
I asked for a swing to sway among the clouds
Thiththom thigithom
Thiththom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables)
Iravugal ennidam kanmai kettana
The nights asked me for eyeliner
Thaththom thagathom
Thaththom thagathom (Rhythmic syllables)
Rasikkumpadi oru ragasiyam kettaen
I asked for a secret worth relishing
Thiththom thigithom
Thiththom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables)
Azhaikkaatha podhum nilavu vanthathu
Though uninvited, the moon arrived
Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom
Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom (Rhythmic syllables)
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Pagalil varaatha paal nilavae
Oh milky moon that does not appear during the day
Yaen ennaith thaedi vanthaai
Why did you come seeking me?
Edhaiyo ketkka yaengi nindraai
You stood longing to ask for something
Chorus : Thaththom thagathom
Chorus : Thaththom thagathom
Iravil varaatha sooriyanae
Oh sun that does not appear at night
Yaen ennaith thaedi vanthaai
Why did you come seeking me?
Edhai iraval vaanga nindraai
What did you stand waiting to borrow?
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Aa….aa…saaral mazhai poovaagi santhamudan thaanaadum
Ah... the drizzling rain turns into flowers and dances to rhythm
Thanga nira noolaagi thaavaniyai thaan saerum
It turns into golden thread and attaches to the half-saree
Vaa vaa indruthaan oru maalai neram vaaipirukku
Come, come, today evening presents an opportunity
Chorus :Mapa kamakasa
Chorus : Ma-pa ka-ma-ka-sa (Swaras)
Vaasal kolam vannam kettathu
The rangoli pattern at the doorstep asked for colors
Thaththom thagathom
Thaththom thagathom
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
Kaattril kalaiyaathirukka sonnaen
I told it not to get dispersed in the wind
Thiththom thigithom
Thiththom thigithom
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Mannai thodaatha mazhaithuliyae
Oh raindrop that hasn't touched the earth
Naan unnai yaendhi nindraen
I stood holding you up
Muththu maalaiyaakkik kondaen
And turned you into a pearl necklace
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
Vannam kedaatha megangalae
Oh clouds whose color remains untarnished
Yaen vaanil kaaya vendum
Why should you dry up in the sky?
Enthan saelai aaga vendum
You ought to become my saree
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Aa….aa…thulli varum aattrodu
Ah... along with the leaping river
Thonigalil naan aada
For me to sway in boats
Thallividum kattarodu thoppukalil naan oda
To run through groves alongside the rushing wild stream
Aa…haa anbuthaan nam paadhai engum pooththirukku
Ah... love has bloomed all along our path
Chorus :Mapa kamakasa
Chorus : Ma-pa ka-ma-ka-sa (Swaras)
Kuyilgal enthan thamizhai kettana
The cuckoos asked for my Tamil speech
Thaththom thagathom
Thaththom thagathom
Ulagam ketkka koova sonnaan
I told them to sing for the world to hear
Thiththom thigithom
Thiththom thigithom
Mayilgal enthan saayal kettana
The peacocks asked for my grace
Thaththom thagathom
Thaththom thagathom
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
Mazhaiyil virikka thogai kettaen
I asked for their plumage to unfurl in the rain
Thiththom thigithom
Thiththom thigithom
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Maalai neram mella maaripponathu
The evening slowly transformed
Thaththom thagathom
Thaththom thagathom
Mayakka porvaiyil saainthu kondathu
It reclined into a blanket of intoxication
Thiththom thigithom
Thiththom thigithom
Thunaiyaaga thoonga iravum vanthathu
The night also arrived as a companion to sleep
Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom
Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom
{Aah aah aahhaa haahha
{Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom} (2)
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film Iniyavale (1998), penned by lyricist Thamarai, is a rhythmic and lyrical celebration of youth, beauty, and nature. The female protagonist interacts in imaginative exchange with nature: elements like the wind, moon, night, cuckoos, and peacocks ask her for her gait, eyeliner, language, and grace, while she asks them for rain, swings in clouds, and flower fragrances.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Thendral enthan nadaiyai kettathu”
Nature elements like the breeze, crescent moon, and night are given human traits, such as asking for fingernails, walk, or eyeliner.
Metaphor
“Muththu maalaiyaakkik kondaen”
Unfallen rain drops held by the speaker are poetically transformed into a pearl necklace.
Solkattu / Rhythm Integration
“Thaththom thagathom”
Bharatanatyam rhythm syllables (Jathis) like 'Thaththom thagathom' are seamlessly integrated into the song structure.
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Trivia
Written by acclaimed lyricist Thamarai, this track highlights her penchant for blending pure Tamil nature imagery with classical rhythmic dance patterns (Jathis/Solkattu).
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