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Lyrics & meaning

Therinjukitten Vishayam

From Ashok Kumar · 1941

Lyricist
Udumalai Narayanakavi
Singer
N. S. Krishnan
Music director
Alandur Sivasubramaniyam
Details
Ashok Kumar1941

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
TherinjukittenI have learned it,
Vishayam purinjukittenI have understood the matter,
Thelivaaga kaadhal innadhinnuClearly what love truly is.
TherinjukittenI have learned it,
Vishayam purinjukittenI have understood the matter,
Thelivaaga kaadhal innadhinnuClearly what love truly is.
Male
Kangal rendumBoth my eyes
Karnam podudhuAre somersaulting with excitement,
Katti pidikkaTo hold you close
Manamum varudhuMy heart yearns.
Kannae kaniyaeOh my eyes, oh my sweet fruit,
Kani rasamae yenaOh essence of sweet fruit!
Unnai kooppidaTo call out to you like this,
VenumengudhuMy heart asks.
Male
Muthandhaa muthandhaaGive me a kiss, give me a kiss,
MuthandhaaGive me a kiss!
Ini muzhumogamaeNow in total infatuation,
Enakkoru muthandhaaGive me a kiss!
Male
TherinjukittenI have learned it,
Vishayam purinjukittenI have understood the matter,
Thelivaaga kaadhal innadhinnuClearly what love truly is.
Male
Pithaasai yaagudhaeDesire turns into wild madness,
Nathaasai meerudhaeAffection overflows all limits,
Paesa paesa kaamaasaiyumAs we keep talking, romantic passion
PerugudhaeSwells and multiplies.
PaedaikkuyilaeOh female cuckoo bird,
Maada puraavae unaiOh domestic dove, with you
Koodidavae manamTo unite, my heart
Naadidudhae idhaiLongs for this!
Male
TherinjukittenI have learned it,
Vishayam purinjukittenI have understood the matter,
Thelivaaga kaadhal innadhinnuClearly what love truly is.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful and romantic track from the 1941 film Ashok Kumar expresses the joy and euphoria of coming to understand the true nature of love. The protagonist lightheartedly celebrates their sudden enlightenment about love, describing how their eyes dance with excitement, their heart yearns for physical closeness, and their mind invents sweet terms of endearment for the beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Kangal rendum / Karnam podudhu / Katti pidikka

The repetition of the initial consonant 'K' across consecutive lines (Kangal, Karnam, Katti).

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Kannae kaniyae / Kani rasamae yena

The speaker addresses the beloved using sweet imagery like fruit ('kaniyae') and fruit juice ('kani rasamae').

Ezhuthu Rhyme / Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Pithaasai yaagudhae / Nathaasai meerudhae

End-rhyming with '-asai' and '-dhae' sound pattern in 'Pithaasai yaagudhae' and 'Nathaasai meerudhae'.

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Trivia

Ashok Kumar (1941) was a major box-office hit directed by Raja Chandrasekhar, starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and Chittor V. Nagaiah. Udumalai Narayanakavi wrote colloquial, catchy lyrics for the film's lighter tracks, which helped popularize casual spoken Tamil phrasing in early Tamil cinema music.

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