Thenpandi Cheemayile
From Nayagan · 1987
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- Kamal Haasan, Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Nayagan1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thenpaandi cheemayilae | In the southern Pandyan land, |
| Therodum veedhiyilae | In the streets where temple chariots roll, |
| Maan pola vandhavanae | O one who came like a gentle deer, |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Male | |
| Valarum piraiyae theyaathae | O growing crescent moon, do not diminish, |
| Iniyum azhudhu thembaathae | Do not weep and sob any longer, |
| Azhudha manasu thaangaathae | My weeping heart cannot endure it, |
| Azhudha manasu thaangaathae | My weeping heart cannot endure it. |
| Male | |
| Thenpaandi cheemayilae | In the southern Pandyan land, |
| Therodum veedhiyilae | In the streets where temple chariots roll, |
| Maan pola vandhavanae | O one who came like a gentle deer, |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Male | |
| {Thenpaandi cheemayilae | In the southern Pandyan land, |
| Therodum veedhiyilae | In the streets where temple chariots roll, |
| Maan pola vandhavanae | O one who came like a gentle deer, |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Male | |
| Valarum piraiyae theyaathae | O growing crescent moon, do not diminish, |
| Iniyum azhudhu thembaathae | Do not weep and sob any longer, |
| Azhudha manasu thaangaathae | My weeping heart cannot endure it, |
| Azhudha manasu thaangaathae | My weeping heart cannot endure it. |
| Male | |
| Thenpaandi cheemayilae | In the southern Pandyan land, |
| Therodum veedhiyilae | In the streets where temple chariots roll, |
| Maan pola vandhavanae | O one who came like a gentle deer, |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro | Who has struck you? |
| Yaar adithaaro} (2) | Who has struck you? |
தென்பாண்டி சீமையில
தேரோடும் வீதியில
மான் போல வந்தவனே
யாரடிச்சாரோ
யாரடிச்சாரோ யாரடிச்சாரோ
யாரடிச்சாரோ யாரடிச்சாரோ
In the southern Pandyan land,
In the streets where temple chariots roll,
O one who came like a gentle deer,
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
வளரும் பிறையே தேயாதே
இனியும் அழுது தேம்பாதே
அழுதா மனசு தாங்காதே
அழுதா மனசு தாங்காதே
O growing crescent moon, do not diminish,
Do not weep and sob any longer,
My weeping heart cannot endure it,
My weeping heart cannot endure it.
தென்பாண்டி சீமையில
தேரோடும் வீதியில
மான் போல வந்தவனே
யாரடிச்சாரோ
யாரடிச்சாரோ யாரடிச்சாரோ
யாரடிச்சாரோ யாரடிச்சாரோ
In the southern Pandyan land,
In the streets where temple chariots roll,
O one who came like a gentle deer,
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
{தென்பாண்டி சீமையில
தேரோடும் வீதியில
மான் போல வந்தவனே
யாரடிச்சாரோ
யாரடிச்சாரோ யாரடிச்சாரோ
யாரடிச்சாரோ யாரடிச்சாரோ
In the southern Pandyan land,
In the streets where temple chariots roll,
O one who came like a gentle deer,
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
வளரும் பிறையே தேயாதே
இனியும் அழுது தேம்பாதே
அழுதா மனசு தாங்காதே
அழுதா மனசு தாங்காதே
O growing crescent moon, do not diminish,
Do not weep and sob any longer,
My weeping heart cannot endure it,
My weeping heart cannot endure it.
தென்பாண்டி சீமையில
தேரோடும் வீதியில
மான் போல வந்தவனே
யாரடிச்சாரோ
யாரடிச்சாரோ யாரடிச்சாரோ
யாரடிச்சாரோ யாரடிச்சாரோ} (2)
In the southern Pandyan land,
In the streets where temple chariots roll,
O one who came like a gentle deer,
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Who has struck you?
Thenpaandi cheemayilae
In the southern Pandyan land,
Therodum veedhiyilae
In the streets where temple chariots roll,
Maan pola vandhavanae
O one who came like a gentle deer,
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Valarum piraiyae theyaathae
O growing crescent moon, do not diminish,
Iniyum azhudhu thembaathae
Do not weep and sob any longer,
Azhudha manasu thaangaathae
My weeping heart cannot endure it,
Azhudha manasu thaangaathae
My weeping heart cannot endure it.
Thenpaandi cheemayilae
In the southern Pandyan land,
Therodum veedhiyilae
In the streets where temple chariots roll,
Maan pola vandhavanae
O one who came like a gentle deer,
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
{Thenpaandi cheemayilae
In the southern Pandyan land,
Therodum veedhiyilae
In the streets where temple chariots roll,
Maan pola vandhavanae
O one who came like a gentle deer,
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Valarum piraiyae theyaathae
O growing crescent moon, do not diminish,
Iniyum azhudhu thembaathae
Do not weep and sob any longer,
Azhudha manasu thaangaathae
My weeping heart cannot endure it,
Azhudha manasu thaangaathae
My weeping heart cannot endure it.
Thenpaandi cheemayilae
In the southern Pandyan land,
Therodum veedhiyilae
In the streets where temple chariots roll,
Maan pola vandhavanae
O one who came like a gentle deer,
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro
Who has struck you?
Yaar adithaaro} (2)
Who has struck you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thenpaandi Cheemayilae is an iconic, deeply emotional lullaby and lament from Mani Ratnam's film Nayagan (1987). Written by Pulamaipithan and composed by Ilaiyaraaja, the song captures profound empathy, sorrow, and protective love towards an innocent soul who has suffered at the hands of a cruel world. Through gentle metaphors of a deer and a waxing crescent moon, the narrator expresses heartbreak over the protagonist's hardship, repeatedly questioning who could bring harm to such innocence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Maan pola vandhavanae”
Compares the gentle and harmless protagonist to a deer ('Maan pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Valarum piraiyae theyaathae”
Refers to the developing child as a growing crescent moon ('Valarum pirai').
Anaphora / Repetition
“Yaar adithaaro”
The phrase 'Yaar adithaaro' is repeated to highlight intense grief, questioning, and sorrow over the suffering.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thenpaandi cheemayilae / Therodum veedhiyilae”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in 'Thenpaandi' and 'Therodum'.
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung jointly by Ilaiyaraaja and Kamal Haasan, this song forms the thematic and emotional backbone of Nayagan (1987), recurring throughout the film to highlight Velu Naicker's inner innocence amidst a life of crime.
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