- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Arun Mozhi, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Bharathi Kannamma
- Movie release year
- 1997
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Oct 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ae…..ae…..aei…..ae….
Aei….ae…ae…ae……
Seaththu mada thorakka sevvaala meen thudikka
Thaavi kudhichcha meenu thaavanikul vizhunthuvida
Paambu pugunthathunnu paruva ponnu koochchalida
Murai maaman oodi vanthu munthaanaikkul meen edukka
Vaala meena pudikka vanthu saelai mena pudichathenna oo….
Aaaaaaaa…..aa…..aa…..aa….
Thendralukku theriyumaa themmaangu paattu
Adhu ennaannu kettu oru mettu pottu kaattu
Thendralukku theriyumaa themmaangu paattu
Adhu ennaannu kettu oru mettu pottu kaattu
Thendralukku theriyumae themmaangu paattu
Adhu paasamenum paattu
Adha kaththu tharaporaen kaadha nee kaattu
Thendralukku theriyumae themmangu paattu
…………………..
Ullankaiyil vanthu thaen vizhunthaa
Adha urinchi kudippathill thappirukkaa
Vanna sirukodi pooththirukkaa
Vandu kanna moodikondaal arththamundaa
Vaanaththila nilaa pooththirukku
Vandu thaenedukka oru thembirukkaa
Maattu kombil vanthu paal karakka
Manam aasapattaa athil thothirukkaa
Erumbu oora kallum theyum idhu theriyaatha
Male :Kalla vidavum ullam uruthi athu theriyaathaa
Female :Vidukadhai potten oru vidai theriyaathaa
Male :Vidukadhai potten oru vidai theriyaathaa
Ada yaendaa peraandi
Adha solla theriyalaiyaa
Naan solli thaarean vaariyaa
…………………
Ennaiyum thanniyum……
Ennaiyum thanniyum
Onnaa kalanthathillae kalanthathillae
Nellai pola koraiyirukkum
Vilainjathilla vilainthathilla
Nattu vechcha naaththu bhoomiya
Pidippathilla pidippathilla
Veru vitta piragu mannai
Pirivathilla pirivathilla
Paaraiyil vidhaichcha vidhai
Palanukku varuvathilla
Female :Paaraiyilum sedi mulaikkum
Yaen athai paaththathilla
Kallula naar urikkum
Kadhai engum nadanthathilla
Female :Kallula sela sedhukkum
Kalai athu poiyum illa
Idhu vidukadhaiyaa illa vidhiyaa
En thalai suththi pochchu
Female :Unmai nilai theriyum
Adhu puriyum idhu mazhuppura pechchu
Ada yaendaa peraandi
Ava sonnathu kekalaiyaa
Naan solli thaaren variyaa
Thendralukku theriyumaa themmaangu paattu
Adhu ennaannu kettu oru mettu pottu kaattu
{Thendralukku theriyumae themmaangu paattu
Adhu paasamenum paattu
Adha kaththu tharaporaen kaadha nee kaattu} (2)
Thendralukku theriyumae themmaangu paattu
Hey... hey... hey... hey...
Hey... hey... hey... hey...
As the muddy sluice opened, the red-tailed fish fluttered,
The leaping fish sprang right inside her half-sari,
Thinking a snake had slipped in, the young girl screamed,
Her cousin and suitor rushed over to take the fish from her drape,
He came to catch the red-tailed fish, but caught the beauty in the sari instead! Oh...
Aaaaah... aa... aa... aa...
Does the gentle breeze know a folk song?
Ask what it is, and sing a tune to show me!
Does the gentle breeze know a folk song?
Ask what it is, and sing a tune to show me!
The gentle breeze surely knows a folk song,
It is the song of love and affection!
I will teach it to you, lend me your ear!
The gentle breeze surely knows a folk song!
...
If honey falls right into the palm of your hand,
Is there anything wrong in sipping it up?
When the colorful little vine has bloomed,
Does it make sense for the beetle to close its eyes?
The moon has blossomed high in the sky,
Does a beetle have the power to gather honey from there?
Trying to milk a cow from its horns—
If the heart desires that, is it even possible?
Even stone wears down when ants crawl over it, don't you know this?
Male: The heart is firmer than stone, don't you know that?
Female: I posed a riddle, don't you know the answer?
Male: I posed a riddle, don't you know the answer?
Hey there, grandson!
Don't you know how to answer it?
I will teach you, come here!
...
Oil and water...
Oil and water
Have never blended together, never mixed!
Like hollow husks among the paddy, flaws remain,
It has not yielded a crop, it has not grown!
The newly planted sapling fails to take hold,
It does not grip the earth, it does not take root!
Once it strikes root, from the soil
It never parts, it never separates!
A seed sown upon bare rock
Never yields any harvest.
Female: Even on rock, a plant can sprout,
Why, haven't you ever seen that?
Stripping fiber from a stone—
Such a thing has never happened anywhere!
Female: Sculpting a statue from a stone—
That art is no lie either!
Is this a riddle, or is it fate?
My head is spinning!
Female: You know the real truth,
You understand it well; you are just dodging the point!
Hey there, grandson!
Didn't you hear what she said?
I will teach you, come here!
Does the gentle breeze know a folk song?
Ask what it is, and sing a tune to show me!
The gentle breeze surely knows a folk song,
It is the song of love and affection!
I will teach it to you, lend me your ear!
The gentle breeze surely knows a folk song!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Thendralukku Theriyumaa is a vibrant folk duet from the movie Bharathi Kannamma (1997). The song opens with humorous rural imagery of a playful sluice-gate mishap, setting an affectionate tone. It quickly evolves into a lyrical riddle duel (Vidukadhai) between the lovers, supported by elders who mediate the banter. Through rural allegories—such as bees and flowers, ants carving rocks, oil and water mixing, and saplings taking root—the characters express their deep love, debate societal divisions, and test each other's emotional resolve.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaai (Alliteration)
“Seaththu mada thorakka sevvaala meen thudikka / Thaavi kudhichcha meenu thaavanikul vizhunthuvida Performance of initial consonant harmony (Se/Se, Tha/Tha). Syntax creates rhythmic flow suited for folk song style.”
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Ennaiyum thanniyum... Onnaa kalanthathillae”
Vidukadhai (Riddle Form)
“Vidukadhai potten oru vidai theriyaathaa”
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Trivia
Bharathi Kannamma (1997), directed by Cheran, features music composed by Deva with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The song vividly captures traditional Tamil village banter and riddle-based courtship rituals (Vidukadhai paattu) common in southern Tamil Nadu folk culture.
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