Thendral Kaatrum
From Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate · 1983
- Lyricist
- M. G. Vallaban
- Singer
- B. S. Sasirekha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mm….mm….mm… | Mm....mm....mm... |
| Female | |
| Thendral kaattrum anbu paattum | Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love |
| Mangai vaazhvil yaedhu | In this young woman's life? |
| Kangal oram pongum eeram | Moisture overflowing from the corners of her eyes |
| Naalum kaanum maadhu | Is what this woman witnesses every day. |
| Sudu neruppin meedhu malar vizhunthathu | A flower has fallen onto burning fire; |
| Ini vasantham yaedhu manam thavikkuthu…. | Where is spring now? Her heart suffers in agony... |
| Female | |
| Thendral kaattrum anbu paattum | Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love |
| Mangai vaazhvil yaedhu | In this young woman's life? |
| Female | |
| Poovai enthan ullam devan vaazhum illam | My heart is like a flower, an abode where God resides. |
| Poovai enthan ullam devan vaazhum illam | My heart is like a flower, an abode where God resides. |
| Kaattrilae megam pol enthan aasai thaeinthathae | Like clouds dispersed by the wind, my desires have faded away. |
| Vaaraayo…..kelaayo…. | Will you not come? Will you not listen? |
| Ezhil muzhumathi thaeiirathae | The beautiful full moon is waning... |
| Female | |
| Thendral kaattrum anbu paattum | Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love |
| Mangai vaazhvil yaedhu | In this young woman's life? |
| Kangal oram pongum eeram | Moisture overflowing from the corners of her eyes |
| Naalum kaanum maadhu | Is what this woman witnesses every day. |
| Sudu neruppin meedhu malar vizhunthathu | A flower has fallen onto burning fire; |
| Female | |
| Velli vanna aadai nenjil konda paavai | A maiden wearing a silver-colored attire in her heart, |
| Velli vanna aadai nenjil konda paavai | A maiden wearing a silver-colored attire in her heart, |
| Minnalai thaediyae thaazhampoovum yaengguthae | Even the screwpine flower yearns in search of lightning. |
| Paaraaro…..kelaayo…. | A lullaby... will you not listen? |
| Iru manam alai modhiduthae…. | Two minds collide like crashing waves... |
| Female | |
| Thendral kaattrum anbu paattum | Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love |
| Mangai vaazhvil yaedhu | In this young woman's life? |
| Kangal oram pongum eeram | Moisture overflowing from the corners of her eyes |
| Naalum kaanum maadhu | Is what this woman witnesses every day. |
| Sudu neruppin meedhu malar vizhunthathu | A flower has fallen onto burning fire; |
| Ini vasantham yaedhu manam thavikkuthu…. | Where is spring now? Her heart suffers in agony... |
| Female | |
| Thendral kaattrum anbu paattum | Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love |
| Mangai vaazhvil yaedhu…..mmmm….mm…mm….. | In this young woman's life? ...mmmm....mm...mm..... |
ம்ம்....ம்ம்.....ம்ம்.....
Mm....mm....mm...
தென்றல் காற்றும் அன்பு பாட்டும்
மங்கை வாழ்வில் ஏது
கண்கள் ஓரம் பொங்கும் ஈரம்
நாளும் காணும் மாது
சுடு நெருப்பின் மீது மலர் விழுந்தது
இனி வசந்தம் ஏது மனம் தவிக்குது........
Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love
In this young woman's life?
Moisture overflowing from the corners of her eyes
Is what this woman witnesses every day.
A flower has fallen onto burning fire;
Where is spring now? Her heart suffers in agony...
தென்றல் காற்றும் அன்பு பாட்டும்
மங்கை வாழ்வில் ஏது
Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love
In this young woman's life?
பூவை எந்தன் உள்ளம் தேவன் வாழும் இல்லம்
பூவை எந்தன் உள்ளம் தேவன் வாழும் இல்லம்
காற்றிலே மேகம் போல் எந்தன் ஆசை தேய்ந்ததே
வாராயோ................கேளாயோ.............
எழில் முழுமதி தேய்கிறதே.........
My heart is like a flower, an abode where God resides.
My heart is like a flower, an abode where God resides.
Like clouds dispersed by the wind, my desires have faded away.
Will you not come? Will you not listen?
The beautiful full moon is waning...
தென்றல் காற்றும் அன்பு பாட்டும்
மங்கை வாழ்வில் ஏது
கண்கள் ஓரம் பொங்கும் ஈரம்
நாளும் காணும் மாது
சுடு நெருப்பின் மீது மலர் விழுந்தது
Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love
In this young woman's life?
Moisture overflowing from the corners of her eyes
Is what this woman witnesses every day.
A flower has fallen onto burning fire;
வெள்ளி வண்ண ஆடை நெஞ்சில் கொண்ட பாவை
வெள்ளி வண்ண ஆடை நெஞ்சில் கொண்ட பாவை
மின்னலை தேடியே தாழம்பூவும் ஏங்குதே
பாராயோ..........கேளாயோ......
இரு மனம் அலை மோதிடுதே........
A maiden wearing a silver-colored attire in her heart,
A maiden wearing a silver-colored attire in her heart,
Even the screwpine flower yearns in search of lightning.
A lullaby... will you not listen?
Two minds collide like crashing waves...
தென்றல் காற்றும் அன்பு பாட்டும்
மங்கை வாழ்வில் ஏது
கண்கள் ஓரம் பொங்கும் ஈரம்
நாளும் காணும் மாது
சுடு நெருப்பின் மீது மலர் விழுந்தது
இனி வசந்தம் ஏது மனம் தவிக்குது........
Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love
In this young woman's life?
Moisture overflowing from the corners of her eyes
Is what this woman witnesses every day.
A flower has fallen onto burning fire;
Where is spring now? Her heart suffers in agony...
தென்றல் காற்றும் அன்பு பாட்டும்
மங்கை வாழ்வில் ஏது.....ம்ம்ம்ம்.....ம்ம்....ம்ம்.....
Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love
In this young woman's life? ...mmmm....mm...mm.....
Mm….mm….mm…
Mm....mm....mm...
Thendral kaattrum anbu paattum
Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love
Mangai vaazhvil yaedhu
In this young woman's life?
Kangal oram pongum eeram
Moisture overflowing from the corners of her eyes
Naalum kaanum maadhu
Is what this woman witnesses every day.
Sudu neruppin meedhu malar vizhunthathu
A flower has fallen onto burning fire;
Ini vasantham yaedhu manam thavikkuthu….
Where is spring now? Her heart suffers in agony...
Thendral kaattrum anbu paattum
Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love
Mangai vaazhvil yaedhu
In this young woman's life?
Poovai enthan ullam devan vaazhum illam
My heart is like a flower, an abode where God resides.
Poovai enthan ullam devan vaazhum illam
My heart is like a flower, an abode where God resides.
Kaattrilae megam pol enthan aasai thaeinthathae
Like clouds dispersed by the wind, my desires have faded away.
Vaaraayo…..kelaayo….
Will you not come? Will you not listen?
Ezhil muzhumathi thaeiirathae
The beautiful full moon is waning...
Thendral kaattrum anbu paattum
Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love
Mangai vaazhvil yaedhu
In this young woman's life?
Kangal oram pongum eeram
Moisture overflowing from the corners of her eyes
Naalum kaanum maadhu
Is what this woman witnesses every day.
Sudu neruppin meedhu malar vizhunthathu
A flower has fallen onto burning fire;
Velli vanna aadai nenjil konda paavai
A maiden wearing a silver-colored attire in her heart,
Velli vanna aadai nenjil konda paavai
A maiden wearing a silver-colored attire in her heart,
Minnalai thaediyae thaazhampoovum yaengguthae
Even the screwpine flower yearns in search of lightning.
Paaraaro…..kelaayo….
A lullaby... will you not listen?
Iru manam alai modhiduthae….
Two minds collide like crashing waves...
Thendral kaattrum anbu paattum
Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love
Mangai vaazhvil yaedhu
In this young woman's life?
Kangal oram pongum eeram
Moisture overflowing from the corners of her eyes
Naalum kaanum maadhu
Is what this woman witnesses every day.
Sudu neruppin meedhu malar vizhunthathu
A flower has fallen onto burning fire;
Ini vasantham yaedhu manam thavikkuthu….
Where is spring now? Her heart suffers in agony...
Thendral kaattrum anbu paattum
Where is the gentle breeze or the song of love
Mangai vaazhvil yaedhu…..mmmm….mm…mm…..
In this young woman's life? ...mmmm....mm...mm.....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song expresses deep distress and melancholy from the perspective of a woman whose life lacks affection and joy. She compares her fragile existence to a tender flower falling into a burning fire, signifying how her innocence and peace are consumed by tragedy. Her tears are a daily presence, and her desires disperse helplessly like clouds blown by the wind. Through poetic imagery of a fading full moon and restless ocean waves, the lyrics emphasize an intense emotional conflict and a desperate search for comfort that never arrives.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Kaattrilae megam pol enthan aasai thaeinthathae”
Compares her fading desires to clouds scattered away by the wind ('Kaattrilae megam pol enthan aasai thaeinthathae').
Metaphor
“Sudu neruppin meedhu malar vizhunthathu”
Compares a tender life caught in severe suffering to a flower falling onto burning fire ('Sudu neruppin meedhu malar vizhunthathu').
Metaphor
“Poovai enthan ullam devan vaazhum illam”
Equates her pure heart to a flower and an abode where God resides ('Poovai enthan ullam devan vaazhum illam').
Iyaibu (Rhyming)
“Vaaraayo…..kelaayo….”
Rhyming line endings creates a mournful rhythm ('Vaaraayo.....kelaayo....').
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Trivia
Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate is a 1983 Tamil drama film directed by O. S. Sivakumar. Although often listed with unknown music credits in secondary sources, the film's soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by M. G. Vallaban.
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