Thendralo Theeyo
From Raagangal Maaruvathillai · 1983
- Lyricist
- M. G. Vallaban
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Raagangal Maaruvathillai1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mmm… ahaha ahaa ahaha ahaa | Mmm… ahaha ahaa ahaha ahaa (Melodious humming) |
| Ahaha ahaa mm… mm… mm… | Ahaha ahaa mm… mm… mm… (Melodious humming) |
| Male | |
| Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano | Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it? |
| Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano | Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it? |
| Kondaval thaano yaeno | Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so? |
| Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal | Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow, |
| Nyaayam varumo | Will justice be served? |
| Male | |
| Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano | Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it? |
| Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano | Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it? |
| Kondaval thaano yaeno | Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so? |
| Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal | Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow, |
| Nyaayam varumo | Will justice be served? |
| Male | |
| En manam unnai endrum | My heart will always, |
| Pon malar poojai seiyum | Worship you with golden flowers. |
| En manam unnai endrum | My heart will always, |
| Pon malar poojai seiyum | Worship you with golden flowers. |
| Karaigal kaanaa alaigal aanaen | I became waves that can never find their shores. |
| Karaigal kaanaa alaigal aanaen | I became waves that can never find their shores. |
| Thanimaiyae… | Oh loneliness… |
| Thanimaiyae.. thanal malar aanaen naanae | In loneliness, I became a blossom of hot embers. |
| Male | |
| Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano | Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it? |
| Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano | Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it? |
| Kondaval thaano yaeno | Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so? |
| Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal | Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow, |
| Nyaayam varumo | Will justice be served? |
| Male | |
| Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano | Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it? |
| Male | |
| Nimmadhi indru illai | There is no peace of mind today, |
| En vizhi sindhum mazhai | My eyes pour down rain (tears). |
| Nimmadhi indru illai | There is no peace of mind today, |
| En vizhi sindhum mazhai | My eyes pour down rain (tears). |
| Ilamai kaalam uravu kolam | Youthful days are like patterns of relationships. |
| Ilamai kaalam uravu kolam | Youthful days are like patterns of relationships. |
| Manadhilae… haa | In my mind… ah, |
| Manadhilae …aval verum kaanal neero | In my mind… is she merely a mirage? |
| Male | |
| Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano | Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it? |
| Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano | Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it? |
| Kondaval thaano yaeno | Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so? |
| Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal | Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow, |
| Nyaayam varumo | Will justice be served? |
| Male | |
| Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano | Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it? |
ம்ம்ம்... அஹஹ அஹா அஹஹ அஹா
அஹஹ அஹா ம்ம்... ம்...
Mmm… ahaha ahaa ahaha ahaa (Melodious humming)
Ahaha ahaa mm… mm… mm… (Melodious humming)
தென்றலோ தீயோ தீண்டியது நானோ
தென்றலோ தீயோ தீண்டியது நானோ
கொண்டவள் தானோ ஏனோ
நாளை மலரும் காதல் மகனால்
நியாயம் வருமோ
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so?
Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow,
Will justice be served?
தென்றலோ தீயோ தீண்டியது நானோ
தென்றலோ தீயோ தீண்டியது நானோ
கொண்டவள் தானோ ஏனோ
நாளை மலரும் காதல் மகனால்
நியாயம் வருமோ
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so?
Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow,
Will justice be served?
என் மனம் உன்னை என்றும்
பொன் மலர் பூஜை செய்யும்
என் மனம் உன்னை என்றும்
பொன் மலர் பூஜை செய்யும்
கரைகள் காணா அலைகள் ஆனேன்
கரைகள் காணா அலைகள் ஆனேன்
தனிமையே...
தனிமையே தணல் மலர் ஆனேன் நானே
My heart will always,
Worship you with golden flowers.
My heart will always,
Worship you with golden flowers.
I became waves that can never find their shores.
I became waves that can never find their shores.
Oh loneliness…
In loneliness, I became a blossom of hot embers.
தென்றலோ தீயோ தீண்டியது நானோ
தென்றலோ தீயோ தீண்டியது நானோ
கொண்டவள் தானோ ஏனோ
நாளை மலரும் காதல் மகனால்
நியாயம் வருமோ
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so?
Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow,
Will justice be served?
தென்றலோ தீயோ தீண்டியது நானோ
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
நிம்மதி இன்று இல்லை
என் விழி சிந்தும் மழை
நிம்மதி இன்று இல்லை
என் விழி சிந்தும் மழை
இளமைக் காலம் உறவுக் கோலம்
இளமைக் காலம் உறவுக் கோலம்
மனதிலே... ஹா
மனதிலே அவள் வெறும் கானல் நீரோ
There is no peace of mind today,
My eyes pour down rain (tears).
There is no peace of mind today,
My eyes pour down rain (tears).
Youthful days are like patterns of relationships.
Youthful days are like patterns of relationships.
In my mind… ah,
In my mind… is she merely a mirage?
தென்றலோ தீயோ தீண்டியது நானோ
தென்றலோ தீயோ தீண்டியது நானோ
கொண்டவள் தானோ ஏனோ
நாளை மலரும் காதல் மகனால்
நியாயம் வருமோ
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so?
Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow,
Will justice be served?
தென்றலோ தீயோ தீண்டியது நானோ
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Mmm… ahaha ahaa ahaha ahaa
Mmm… ahaha ahaa ahaha ahaa (Melodious humming)
Ahaha ahaa mm… mm… mm…
Ahaha ahaa mm… mm… mm… (Melodious humming)
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Kondaval thaano yaeno
Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so?
Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal
Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow,
Nyaayam varumo
Will justice be served?
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Kondaval thaano yaeno
Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so?
Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal
Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow,
Nyaayam varumo
Will justice be served?
En manam unnai endrum
My heart will always,
Pon malar poojai seiyum
Worship you with golden flowers.
En manam unnai endrum
My heart will always,
Pon malar poojai seiyum
Worship you with golden flowers.
Karaigal kaanaa alaigal aanaen
I became waves that can never find their shores.
Karaigal kaanaa alaigal aanaen
I became waves that can never find their shores.
Thanimaiyae…
Oh loneliness…
Thanimaiyae.. thanal malar aanaen naanae
In loneliness, I became a blossom of hot embers.
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Kondaval thaano yaeno
Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so?
Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal
Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow,
Nyaayam varumo
Will justice be served?
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Nimmadhi indru illai
There is no peace of mind today,
En vizhi sindhum mazhai
My eyes pour down rain (tears).
Nimmadhi indru illai
There is no peace of mind today,
En vizhi sindhum mazhai
My eyes pour down rain (tears).
Ilamai kaalam uravu kolam
Youthful days are like patterns of relationships.
Ilamai kaalam uravu kolam
Youthful days are like patterns of relationships.
Manadhilae… haa
In my mind… ah,
Manadhilae …aval verum kaanal neero
In my mind… is she merely a mirage?
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Kondaval thaano yaeno
Is she really the one who wedded me? Why is it so?
Naalai malarum kaadhal maganaal
Through the daughter of love blooming tomorrow,
Nyaayam varumo
Will justice be served?
Thendralo theeyo theendiyadhu naano
Is it a gentle breeze or a scorching fire? Was it me who touched it?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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Trivia
Though listed as unknown in the prompt, 'Raagangal Maaruvathillai' (1983) features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with vocals rendered by S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and lyrics penned by M.G. Vallaban.
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