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Lyrics & meaning

Thendralo Theeyo

From Raagangal Maaruvathillai · 1983

Lyricist
M. G. Vallaban
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Raagangal Maaruvathillai
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
20 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mmm… ahaha ahaa ahaha ahaa
Ahaha ahaa mm… mm… mm…
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Kondaval thaano yaeno
Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal
Nyaayam varumo
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Kondaval thaano yaeno
Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal
Nyaayam varumo
En manam unnai endrum
Pon malar poojai seiyum
En manam unnai endrum
Pon malar poojai seiyum
Karaigal kaanaa alaigal aanaen
Karaigal kaanaa alaigal aanaen
Thanimaiyae…
Thanimaiyae.. thanal malar aanaen naanae
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Kondaval thaano yaeno
Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal
Nyaayam varumo
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Nimmadhi indru illai
En vizhi sindhum mazhai
Nimmadhi indru illai
En vizhi sindhum mazhai
Ilamai kaalam uravu kolam
Ilamai kaalam uravu kolam
Manadhilae… haa
Manadhilae …aval verum kaanal neero
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Kondaval thaano yaeno
Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal
Nyaayam varumo
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Mmm... ahaha aha ahaha aha
Ahaha aha mmm... mm...
Was it a cool breeze or fire? Was it I who touched?
Was it a cool breeze or fire? Was it I who touched?
Or was it the woman I wed? Why?
Through the son of love who blossoms tomorrow,
will justice ever come?
Was it a cool breeze or fire? Was it I who touched?
Was it a cool breeze or fire? Was it I who touched?
Or was it the woman I wed? Why?
Through the son of love who blossoms tomorrow,
will justice ever come?
My heart will always
worship you with golden flowers.
My heart will always
worship you with golden flowers.
I have become waves that cannot find a shore.
I have become waves that cannot find a shore.
In this loneliness...
In loneliness, I have become a flower of burning embers.
Was it a cool breeze or fire? Was it I who touched?
Was it a cool breeze or fire? Was it I who touched?
Or was it the woman I wed? Why?
Through the son of love who blossoms tomorrow,
will justice ever come?
Was it a cool breeze or fire? Was it I who touched?
There is no peace today;
rain pours from my eyes.
There is no peace today;
rain pours from my eyes.
The days of youth, the patterns of love—
The days of youth, the patterns of love—
In my heart... ah...
In my heart, is she only a mirage?
Was it a cool breeze or fire? Was it I who touched?
Was it a cool breeze or fire? Was it I who touched?
Or was it the woman I wed? Why?
Through the son of love who blossoms tomorrow,
will justice ever come?
Was it a cool breeze or fire? Was it I who touched?
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Thendralo Theeyo' from 'Raagangal Maaruvathillai' conveys deep emotional anguish, confusion, and existential angst in love. The protagonist ponders whether love has brought him soothing comfort like a cool breeze ('thendral') or intense pain like a burning fire ('theeyo'). He feels stranded in life, comparing his inner state to endless ocean waves unable to reach a shore, and his heart to a flower consumed by fire.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis / Rhetorical Question

“Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano”

Contrasts soothing wind ('thendral') with burning fire ('theeyo') to portray internal emotional conflict.

Metaphor

“En vizhi sindhum mazhai”

Compares continuous crying/tears to falling rain.

Metaphor

“Thanimaiyae.. thanal malar aanaen naanae”

Compares his state of loneliness to a flower made of burning embers.

Metaphor

“Manadhilae …aval verum kaanal neero”

Compares the beloved or lost relationship to an elusive mirage ('kaanal neer').

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