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Thenmozhi

From Kaayal · 2025

Lyricist
Dhamayanthi
Singers
Anand Aravindakshan, Swagatha S. Krishnan
Music director
Justin Khenaniah
Movie name
Kaayal
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
24 May 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Neeyillaama naa tholanjaen
Adha sollaama naa alanjaen
Un kooda naa inga vaazhanum
En veettil un paechum kaekanum
Kan moodiyae kadhachaenadi
Mounangalaal anachaenadi
Kaathaadi pol thirinjaenadi
Ona paarthathum oranjaenadi
Thenmozhi en thenmozhi
Silvandu pol enai suthu nee
Thenmozhi en thenmozhi
Kallaali nee en uyiradi
Neeyillaama naa tholanjaen
Adha sollaama naa alanjaen
Vul naakkin oram uyir saayakkoodum
Sollaadha vaarthai muthangalaakum
Nillaamal pogum nerangal
Kai neetti edho pesinaai
Sandaigal ellaamae kannoram podaathe
Uiyiroramaa naa thaeyiren
Thenmozhi en thenmozhi
Silvandu pol enai suthu nee
Thenmozhi en thenmozhi
Kallaali nee en uyiradi
Neeyillaama naa tholanjaen
Adha sollaama naa alanjaen
Oru vaaram mattum
Pirinjaalae pothum
En porvaiyum unaiyae kekkum
Sadukudu aattam
Thoda thoda poda
Manasuthaan kaaranam
Adadada solli adangidaa unna
Thiruthathaan paakkanum
Saaralil oru thaeneerai
Neettudhu en kannaalaa
Kudaiyila oru mazhaiyila
Nee vaanatha kannoram
Konnaandhu saerthaayadaa
Saerthaayadaa
Un kooda naa inga vaazhanum
En veettil un paechum kaekanum
Kan moodiyae kadhachaenadi
Mounangalaal anachaenadi
Kaathaadi pol thirinjaenadi
Ona paarthathum oranjaenadi
Thenmozhi en thenmozhi
Silvandu pol enai suthu nee
Thenmozhi en thenmozhi
Kallaali nee en uyiradi
Neeyillaama naa tholanjaen
Adha sollaama naa alanjaen
Without you, I was lost.
Without saying it, I wandered aimlessly.
I want to live here with you.
I want to hear your voice in my home.
I spoke to you with my eyes closed, girl.
I held you close in my silence, girl.
I drifted around like a kite, girl.
The moment I saw you, I froze.
Thenmozhi, oh my Thenmozhi,
Buzz around me like a little cricket.
Thenmozhi, oh my Thenmozhi,
You mischievous girl, you are my very life.
Without you, I was lost.
Without saying it, I wandered aimlessly.
My breath might falter deep in my throat,
Unspoken words will turn into kisses.
As time rushes by without stopping,
You reached out your hand and said something.
Don't pick fights with the corner of your eyes,
Deep inside my soul, I am wearing away.
Thenmozhi, oh my Thenmozhi,
Buzz around me like a little cricket.
Thenmozhi, oh my Thenmozhi,
You mischievous girl, you are my very life.
Without you, I was lost.
Without saying it, I wandered aimlessly.
Even if we are apart
for just a single week,
even my blanket will ask for you.
A playful game of tag,
to keep touching you again and again,
my heart is the only reason.
You never listen when you are told,
I must find a way to tame you.
In the gentle drizzle, a cup of tea
is offered to you by my eyes.
Under an umbrella in the rain,
right to the corner of my eyes,
you brought down the whole sky, my love.
You brought it right to me.
I want to live here with you.
I want to hear your voice in my home.
I spoke to you with my eyes closed, girl.
I held you close in my silence, girl.
I drifted around like a kite, girl.
The moment I saw you, I froze.
Thenmozhi, oh my Thenmozhi,
Buzz around me like a little cricket.
Thenmozhi, oh my Thenmozhi,
You mischievous girl, you are my very life.
Without you, I was lost.
Without saying it, I wandered aimlessly.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thenmozhi from the movie Kaayal is a tender, acoustic romantic ballad depicting the depth of love, intimacy, and sweet longing between two lovers. The lyrics describe how love turns everyday silence into profound comfort and how the presence of the beloved fills the speaker's life with direction, moving away from aimless wandering to a deep sense of belonging. The song captures simple, beautiful moments of togetherness, such as sharing warm tea in the rain under a single umbrella, while also expressing the unbearable ache felt even during a brief separation of a week. Dhamayanthi's poetic phrasing blends innocence and emotional intensity effortlessly.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Kaathaadi pol thirinjaenadi”

Comparing the speaker's aimless state prior to love to a paper kite drifting in the wind ('Kaathaadi pol thirinjaenadi').

Metaphor

“Silvandu pol enai suthu nee”

Comparing the playful lingering presence of the beloved to a buzzing cricket ('Silvandu pol enai suthu nee').

Personification

“En porvaiyum unaiyae kekkum”

Attributing the human desire of missing someone to an inanimate blanket ('En porvaiyum unaiyae kekkum').

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

“Kan moodiyae kadhachaenadi”

Line-ending rhyming sounds using 'adi' ('kadhachaenadi', 'anachaenadi', 'thirinjaenadi', 'oranjaenadi').

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Trivia

Composed by Justin Khenaniah for the film Kaayal (2025), 'Thenmozhi' features lyrics written by Dhamayanthi and rendered as a soothing duet by Anand Aravindakshan and Swagatha Krishnan.

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