- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Iniyavale
- Movie release year
- 1998
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Sept 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thendral enthan nadaiyai kettathu
Thaththom thagathom
Thaazhampoovin vaasam kettaen
Thiththom thigithom
Moondraam pirai en nagangal kettathu
Thaththom thagathom
Mugilil aada oonjal kettaen
Thiththom thigithom
Iravugal ennidam kanmai kettana
Thaththom thagathom
Rasikkumpadi oru ragasiyam kettaen
Thiththom thigithom
Azhaikkaatha podhum nilavu vanthathu
Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Pagalil varaatha paal nilavae
Yaen ennaith thaedi vanthaai
Edhaiyo ketkka yaengi nindraai
Chorus : Thaththom thagathom
Iravil varaatha sooriyanae
Yaen ennaith thaedi vanthaai
Edhai iraval vaanga nindraai
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Aa….aa…saaral mazhai poovaagi santhamudan thaanaadum
Thanga nira noolaagi thaavaniyai thaan saerum
Vaa vaa indruthaan oru maalai neram vaaipirukku
Chorus :Mapa kamakasa
Vaasal kolam vannam kettathu
Thaththom thagathom
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
Kaattril kalaiyaathirukka sonnaen
Thiththom thigithom
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Mannai thodaatha mazhaithuliyae
Naan unnai yaendhi nindraen
Muththu maalaiyaakkik kondaen
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
Vannam kedaatha megangalae
Yaen vaanil kaaya vendum
Enthan saelai aaga vendum
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom
Aa….aa…thulli varum aattrodu
Thonigalil naan aada
Thallividum kattarodu thoppukalil naan oda
Aa…haa anbuthaan nam paadhai engum pooththirukku
Chorus :Mapa kamakasa
Kuyilgal enthan thamizhai kettana
Thaththom thagathom
Ulagam ketkka koova sonnaan
Thiththom thigithom
Mayilgal enthan saayal kettana
Thaththom thagathom
Chorus :Thaththom thagathom
Mazhaiyil virikka thogai kettaen
Thiththom thigithom
Chorus :Thiththom thigithom
Maalai neram mella maaripponathu
Thaththom thagathom
Mayakka porvaiyil saainthu kondathu
Thiththom thigithom
Thunaiyaaga thoonga iravum vanthathu
Thiththom thigithom thigithom thigithom
{Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thaththom thagathom thaththom
Aah aah aahhaa haahha
Thai thiththom thigithom thiththom} (2)
Aa aa aaha haaha
Aa aa aaha haaha
The gentle breeze asked for my graceful walk,
Thathom thakathom
I asked for the scent of the screw-pine flower.
Thithom thikithom
The crescent moon asked for my fingernails,
Thathom thakathom
I asked for a swing to sway among the clouds.
Thithom thikithom
The nights asked me for my kohl eyeliner,
Thathom thakathom
I asked for a secret to delight in.
Thithom thikithom
Even uninvited, the moon arrived.
Thithom thikithom thikithom thikithom
Aa aa aaha haaha
Aa aa aaha haaha
Thathom thakathom thathom
Thai thithom thikithom thithom
Thathom thakathom thathom
Thai thithom thikithom thithom
O milky moon that never appears by day,
why did you come looking for me?
What did you stand there longing to ask?
Chorus: Thathom thakathom
O sun that never appears by night,
why did you come looking for me?
What did you stand there hoping to borrow?
Chorus: Thithom thikithom
Aa aa aaha haaha
Thathom thakathom thathom
Aa aa aaha haaha
Thai thithom thikithom thithom
Ah... The drizzling rain turns into flowers and dances rhythmically,
turning into golden thread to become my half-sari.
Come, come, only today is this evening free!
Chorus: Ma pa ga ma ga sa
The threshold pattern asked for colours,
Thathom thakathom
Chorus: Thathom thakathom
I told it not to let the wind blow it away.
Thithom thikithom
Chorus: Thithom thikithom
Thathom thakathom thathom
O raindrop that never touched the ground,
I held you gently in my hands,
and made you into a necklace of pearls.
Chorus: Thathom thakathom
O clouds of unfading colour,
why should you dry up in the sky?
You should become my sari!
Chorus: Thithom thikithom
Aa aa aaha haaha
Thathom thakathom thathom
Aa aa aaha haaha
Thai thithom thikithom thithom
Ah... Along with the leaping river,
as I drift gently in small boats,
and run through the groves beside the rushing wild stream,
Ah... love has blossomed all along our path!
Chorus: Ma pa ga ma ga sa
The cuckoos asked for my sweet Tamil,
Thathom thakathom
He asked me to sing so the whole world could hear.
Thithom thikithom
The peacocks asked for my graceful look,
Thathom thakathom
Chorus: Thathom thakathom
I asked for feathers to spread in the rain.
Thithom thikithom
Chorus: Thithom thikithom
The evening slowly faded away,
Thathom thakathom
resting beneath a blanket of drowsiness.
Thithom thikithom
And the night arrived as company to sleep.
Thithom thikithom thikithom thikithom
{Aa aa aaha haaha
Thathom thakathom thathom
Aa aa aaha haaha
Thai thithom thikithom thithom} (2)
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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