Thendral Kaatre
From Eeramaana Rojavae · 1991
- Lyricists
- Not listed
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Eeramaana Rojavae1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa | Aaaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa |
| Male | |
| Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu | O gentle breeze, stop for a moment |
| Angae sendru anbai chollu | Go there and convey my love |
| Thanimai kodhikudhu | Solitude is boiling over |
| Ninaivinil analum adikudhu | Heat waves strike in my memories |
| Idhayam thudikudhu thunai varathaan | My heart throbs for a companion to arrive |
| Male | |
| Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu | O gentle breeze, stop for a moment |
| Angae sendru anbai chollu | Go there and convey my love |
| Female | |
| Medai yera koodumo | Will it be able to take the stage? |
| Meendum namadhu naadagam | Our drama once again |
| Naanum neeyum servadhaal | Because you and I come together |
| Yaarukenna vaadhagam | What objection could anyone have? |
| Male | |
| Yaarai cholli novadhu | Whom can I blame or feel hurt by? |
| Kaalam seidha kolam | It is a design drawn by time |
| Unnai ennai vaatudhu | It torments both you and me |
| Kaadhal seidha paavam | The sin committed by love |
| Female | |
| Kannum nenjum en vasam illaiyae | My eyes and heart are no longer in my control |
| Male | |
| Enna seivadhu solladi mullaiyae | Tell me what to do, my Jasmine-like beloved |
| Female | |
| Kanavil matumae kaigal seralaam kannaa … | Only in dreams can our hands unite, my dear... |
| Male | |
| Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu | O gentle breeze, stop for a moment |
| Angae sendru anbai chollu | Go there and convey my love |
| Female | |
| Thanimai kodhikudhu | Solitude is boiling over |
| Ninaivinil analum adikudhu | Heat waves strike in my memories |
| Idhayam thudikudhu thunai varathaan | My heart throbs for a companion to arrive |
| Female | |
| Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu | O gentle breeze, stop for a moment |
| Angae sendru anbai chollu | Go there and convey my love |
| Male | |
| Jeevan rendum serndhadhu | The merging of two souls |
| Devan vagutha saasanam | Is a divine decree ordained by God |
| Kaadhal endha naalilum | Love on any given day |
| Kavidhai polae saasvatham | Is eternal like poetry |
| Female | |
| Indru vandha nesamo | Is this affection something that arrived today? |
| Poorva jenma yogam | It is the spiritual destiny of past lives |
| Innum ezhu jenmamum | For another seven lifetimes |
| Valarum indha yaagam | This sacred fire ritual of love will grow |
| Male | |
| Meendum meendum boomiyil thondralaam | We may be born on earth again and again |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal oviyam paarvayil theetalaam | We can paint a portrait of love with our gaze |
| Male | |
| Pirivu enbadhae uravukaaga dhaan kannae … | Separation itself exists only to strengthen our bond, my darling... |
| Female | |
| Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu | O gentle breeze, stop for a moment |
| Angae sendru anbai chollu | Go there and convey my love |
| Male | |
| Thanimai kodhikudhu | Solitude is boiling over |
| Ninaivinil analum adikudhu | Heat waves strike in my memories |
| Idhayam thudikudhu thunai varathaan | My heart throbs for a companion to arrive |
| Male | |
| Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu | O gentle breeze, stop for a moment |
| Angae sendru anbai chollu | Go there and convey my love |
ஆஆஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆஆ ஆஆ
Aaaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa
தென்றல் காற்றே
கொஞ்சம் நில்லு அங்கே
சென்று அன்பைச் சொல்லு
தனிமை கொதிக்குது
நினைவினில் அனலும்
அடிக்குது இதயம் துடிக்குது
துணை வரத்தான்
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Go there and convey my love
Solitude is boiling over
Heat waves strike in my memories
My heart throbs for a companion to arrive
தென்றல் காற்றே
கொஞ்சம் நில்லு அங்கே
சென்று அன்பைச் சொல்லு
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Go there and convey my love
மேடையேற
கூடுமோ மீண்டும் நமது
நாடகம் நானும் நீயும்
சேர்வதால் யாருக்கென்ன
பாதகம்
Will it be able to take the stage?
Our drama once again
Because you and I come together
What objection could anyone have?
யாரைச் சொல்லி
நோவது காலம் செய்த
கோலம் உன்னை என்னை
வாட்டுது காதல் செய்த
பாவம்
Whom can I blame or feel hurt by?
It is a design drawn by time
It torments both you and me
The sin committed by love
கண்ணும்
நெஞ்சும் என் வசம்
இல்லையே
My eyes and heart are no longer in my control
என்ன செய்வது
சொல்லடி முல்லையே
பெண் : கனவில் மட்டுமே
கைகள் சேரலாம் கண்ணா
Tell me what to do, my Jasmine-like beloved
தென்றல் காற்றே
கொஞ்சம் நில்லு அங்கே
சென்று அன்பைச் சொல்லு
Only in dreams can our hands unite, my dear...
தனிமை கொதிக்குது
நினைவினில் அனலும்
அடிக்குது இதயம் துடிக்குது
துணை வரத்தான் தென்றல்
காற்றே கொஞ்சம் நில்லு
அங்கே சென்று அன்பைச்
சொல்லு
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Go there and convey my love
ஜீவன் ரெண்டும்
சேர்ந்தது தேவன் வகுத்த
சாசனம் காதல் எந்த நாளிலும்
கவிதை போல சாஸ்வதம்
Solitude is boiling over
Heat waves strike in my memories
My heart throbs for a companion to arrive
இன்று வந்த
நேசமோ பூர்வ ஜென்ம
யோகம் இன்னும் ஏழு
ஜென்மமும் வளரும்
இந்த யாகம்
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Go there and convey my love
மீண்டும் மீண்டும்
பூமியில் தோன்றலாம்
பெண் : காதல் ஓவியம்
பார்வையில் தீட்டலாம்
The merging of two souls
Is a divine decree ordained by God
Love on any given day
Is eternal like poetry
பிரிவு என்பதே
உறவுக்காகத்தான்
கண்ணே
Is this affection something that arrived today?
It is the spiritual destiny of past lives
For another seven lifetimes
This sacred fire ritual of love will grow
தென்றல் காற்றே
கொஞ்சம் நில்லு அங்கே
சென்று அன்பைச் சொல்லு
We may be born on earth again and again
தனிமை கொதிக்குது
நினைவினில் அனலும்
அடிக்குது இதயம் துடிக்குது
துணை வரத்தான் தென்றல்
காற்றே கொஞ்சம் நில்லு
அங்கே சென்று அன்பைச்
சொல்லு
We can paint a portrait of love with our gaze
Separation itself exists only to strengthen our bond, my darling...
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Go there and convey my love
Solitude is boiling over
Heat waves strike in my memories
My heart throbs for a companion to arrive
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Go there and convey my love
Aaaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa
Aaaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa
Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Angae sendru anbai chollu
Go there and convey my love
Thanimai kodhikudhu
Solitude is boiling over
Ninaivinil analum adikudhu
Heat waves strike in my memories
Idhayam thudikudhu thunai varathaan
My heart throbs for a companion to arrive
Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Angae sendru anbai chollu
Go there and convey my love
Medai yera koodumo
Will it be able to take the stage?
Meendum namadhu naadagam
Our drama once again
Naanum neeyum servadhaal
Because you and I come together
Yaarukenna vaadhagam
What objection could anyone have?
Yaarai cholli novadhu
Whom can I blame or feel hurt by?
Kaalam seidha kolam
It is a design drawn by time
Unnai ennai vaatudhu
It torments both you and me
Kaadhal seidha paavam
The sin committed by love
Kannum nenjum en vasam illaiyae
My eyes and heart are no longer in my control
Enna seivadhu solladi mullaiyae
Tell me what to do, my Jasmine-like beloved
Kanavil matumae kaigal seralaam kannaa …
Only in dreams can our hands unite, my dear...
Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Angae sendru anbai chollu
Go there and convey my love
Thanimai kodhikudhu
Solitude is boiling over
Ninaivinil analum adikudhu
Heat waves strike in my memories
Idhayam thudikudhu thunai varathaan
My heart throbs for a companion to arrive
Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Angae sendru anbai chollu
Go there and convey my love
Jeevan rendum serndhadhu
The merging of two souls
Devan vagutha saasanam
Is a divine decree ordained by God
Kaadhal endha naalilum
Love on any given day
Kavidhai polae saasvatham
Is eternal like poetry
Indru vandha nesamo
Is this affection something that arrived today?
Poorva jenma yogam
It is the spiritual destiny of past lives
Innum ezhu jenmamum
For another seven lifetimes
Valarum indha yaagam
This sacred fire ritual of love will grow
Meendum meendum boomiyil thondralaam
We may be born on earth again and again
Kaadhal oviyam paarvayil theetalaam
We can paint a portrait of love with our gaze
Pirivu enbadhae uravukaaga dhaan kannae …
Separation itself exists only to strengthen our bond, my darling...
Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Angae sendru anbai chollu
Go there and convey my love
Thanimai kodhikudhu
Solitude is boiling over
Ninaivinil analum adikudhu
Heat waves strike in my memories
Idhayam thudikudhu thunai varathaan
My heart throbs for a companion to arrive
Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu
O gentle breeze, stop for a moment
Angae sendru anbai chollu
Go there and convey my love
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Thendral Kaatrae' expresses the profound longing and grief of separated lovers who send a message of love through the gentle breeze. The protagonist describes the agony of isolation, where memories feel like scorching heat waves and the pain of separation burns deeply. Despite the social or fate-driven obstacles keeping them apart, the lovers cling to the belief that their connection is divine and destined across multiple lifetimes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Thoodhu)
“Thendral kaatrae konjam nillu / Angae sendru anbai chollu”
Addressing the breeze (Thendral) as a messenger to carry feelings of love to the partner is a classic Sangam Tamil literary trope known as 'Thoodhu'.
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Kaalam seidha kolam”
Describing time's actions as a drawing ('kolam') and love as a burning sacred fire ritual ('yaagam').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kavidhai polae saasvatham”
Comparing the eternal nature of love to timeless poetry.
Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Jeevan rendum serndhadhu / Devan vagutha saasanam”
Use of matching initial sounds and second-letter consonantal rhyming (e.g., Jeevan / Devan, Indru / Innum).
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Trivia
The song is composed by Ilaiyaraaja for the 1991 romantic drama film 'Eeramaana Rojavae', directed by Keyaar. Featuring vocals by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra (or Swarnalatha in solo versions), the soundtrack became an enormous chartbuster in the early 1990s and helped launch Shiva and Mohini into popularity.
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