Theriyuma Theriyuma
From Pasamum Nesamum · 1964
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- A. M. Raja
- Music director
- S. Vedhachalam
- Details
- Pasamum Nesamum1964
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Theriyuma theriyuma | Do you know, do you know? |
| Punnagai seidhaen | I smiled. |
| Mottu pola vaai thirandhu | Opening her mouth like a flower bud, |
| Sittu pola vaarthai solli | Speaking words like a little bird, |
| Vittu pona saedhiyenna theriyuma | Do you know what news she left behind? |
| Theriyuma theriyuma | Do you know, do you know? |
| Punnagai seidhaen | I smiled. |
| Male | |
| Poovai pola irukkiraal | She is like a flower, |
| Pottu pola nadakkiraal | She walks delicately like a bindi dot, |
| Poovai pola irukkiraal | She is like a flower, |
| Pottu pola nadakkiraal | She walks delicately like a bindi dot, |
| Kuzhndhai pola sirikkiraal | She laughs like a child, |
| Kurumbhu paarvai paarkkiraal | She casts a mischievous, playful gaze. |
| Theriyuma theriyuma | Do you know, do you know? |
| Male | |
| Muthu muthu rathinam | A pearl-like precious gem, |
| Mogha vanna sithiram | A colorful portrait of desire, |
| Muthu muthu rathinam | A pearl-like precious gem, |
| Mogha vanna sithiram | A colorful portrait of desire, |
| Pattu pola maeniyil | On a body soft like silk, |
| Katti veitha kaaviyam | A bound epic masterpiece. |
| Theriyuma theriyuma | Do you know, do you know? |
| Male | |
| Kalangamattra ooviyam | A flawless, unblemished painting, |
| Kann niraindha oviyam | A painting that fills the eyes, |
| Kalangamattra ooviyam | A flawless, unblemished painting, |
| Kann niraindha oviyam | A painting that fills the eyes, |
| Paarthu paarthu ezhudhinaal | If painted with deep devotion, |
| Parisu vangum oviyam | It is a painting that wins grand prizes. |
| Theriyuma theriyuma | Do you know, do you know? |
தெரியுமா தெரியுமா
புன்னகை செய்ததேன்
மொட்டுப்போல வாய் திறந்து
சிட்டுப்போல வார்த்தை சொல்லி
விட்டுப்போன சேதியென்ன தெரியுமா
தெரியுமா தெரியுமா
புன்னகை செய்ததேன்
Do you know, do you know?
I smiled.
Opening her mouth like a flower bud,
Speaking words like a little bird,
Do you know what news she left behind?
Do you know, do you know?
I smiled.
விசில் :
..................
She is like a flower,
She walks delicately like a bindi dot,
She is like a flower,
She walks delicately like a bindi dot,
She laughs like a child,
She casts a mischievous, playful gaze.
Do you know, do you know?
பூவைப் போல இருக்கிறாள்
பொட்டுப்போல நடக்கிறாள்
பூவைப் போல இருக்கிறாள்
பொட்டுப்போல நடக்கிறாள்
குழந்தைப் போல சிரிக்கிறாள்
குறும்புப் பார்வை பார்க்கிறாள்
தெரியுமா தெரியுமா
A pearl-like precious gem,
A colorful portrait of desire,
A pearl-like precious gem,
A colorful portrait of desire,
On a body soft like silk,
A bound epic masterpiece.
Do you know, do you know?
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
தெரியுமா தெரியுமா
புன்னகை செய்ததேன்
மொட்டுப்போல வாய் திறந்து
சிட்டுப்போல வார்த்தை சொல்லி
விட்டுப்போன சேதியென்ன தெரியுமா
தெரியுமா தெரியுமா
புன்னகை செய்ததேன்
A flawless, unblemished painting,
A painting that fills the eyes,
A flawless, unblemished painting,
A painting that fills the eyes,
If painted with deep devotion,
It is a painting that wins grand prizes.
Do you know, do you know?
விசில் :
...................
முத்து முத்து ரத்தினம்
மோக வண்ணச் சித்திரம்
முத்து முத்து ரத்தினம்
மோக வண்ணச் சித்திரம்
பட்டுப்போல மேனியில்
கட்டி வைத்த காவியம்
தெரியுமா தெரியுமா
விசில் :
...................
களங்கமற்ற ஓவியம்
கண் நிறைந்த ஓவியம்
களங்கமற்ற ஓவியம்
கண் நிறைந்த ஓவியம்
பார்த்து பார்த்து எழுதினால்
பரிசு வாங்கும் ஓவியம்
தெரியுமா தெரியுமா
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
தெரியுமா தெரியுமா
புன்னகை செய்ததேன்
மொட்டுப்போல வாய் திறந்து
சிட்டுப்போல வார்த்தை சொல்லி
விட்டுப்போன சேதியென்ன தெரியுமா
தெரியுமா தெரியுமா
புன்னகை செய்ததேன்
விசில் :
...................
Theriyuma theriyuma
Do you know, do you know?
Punnagai seidhaen
I smiled.
Mottu pola vaai thirandhu
Opening her mouth like a flower bud,
Sittu pola vaarthai solli
Speaking words like a little bird,
Vittu pona saedhiyenna theriyuma
Do you know what news she left behind?
Theriyuma theriyuma
Do you know, do you know?
Punnagai seidhaen
I smiled.
Poovai pola irukkiraal
She is like a flower,
Pottu pola nadakkiraal
She walks delicately like a bindi dot,
Poovai pola irukkiraal
She is like a flower,
Pottu pola nadakkiraal
She walks delicately like a bindi dot,
Kuzhndhai pola sirikkiraal
She laughs like a child,
Kurumbhu paarvai paarkkiraal
She casts a mischievous, playful gaze.
Theriyuma theriyuma
Do you know, do you know?
Muthu muthu rathinam
A pearl-like precious gem,
Mogha vanna sithiram
A colorful portrait of desire,
Muthu muthu rathinam
A pearl-like precious gem,
Mogha vanna sithiram
A colorful portrait of desire,
Pattu pola maeniyil
On a body soft like silk,
Katti veitha kaaviyam
A bound epic masterpiece.
Theriyuma theriyuma
Do you know, do you know?
Kalangamattra ooviyam
A flawless, unblemished painting,
Kann niraindha oviyam
A painting that fills the eyes,
Kalangamattra ooviyam
A flawless, unblemished painting,
Kann niraindha oviyam
A painting that fills the eyes,
Paarthu paarthu ezhudhinaal
If painted with deep devotion,
Parisu vangum oviyam
It is a painting that wins grand prizes.
Theriyuma theriyuma
Do you know, do you know?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In this classic song from the 1964 film Pasamum Nesamum, the protagonist fondly reminisces and praises the innocent charm and radiant beauty of his beloved. He compares her delicate expressions to a flower bud opening, her chirping words to a little bird, her smile to that of an innocent child, and her entire physical being to a prize-winning, flawless masterpiece crafted on silk. Penned by Kannadasan and rendered by A. M. Raja to S. Vedhachalam's composition, the song effectively conveys the joyful euphoria of love through rhythmic praise, captivating imagery, and repeated rhetorical inquiries of 'Theriyuma' (Do you know?).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Mottu pola vaai thirandhu / Sittu pola vaarthai solli”
Compares her mouth opening to a flower bud ('Mottu pola') and her speech to a bird chirping ('Sittu pola').
Refrain / Repetition (Anaphora)
“Theriyuma theriyuma”
The rhetorical phrase 'Theriyuma theriyuma' ('Do you know?') is repeated at the start and end of stanzas to build rhythmic engagement.
Alliteration & Rhyme (Etukai & Monai)
“Muthu muthu rathinam / Mogha vanna sithiram”
Matching opening sound patterns and secondary consonant harmony across lines like 'Muthu muthu' and 'Mogha vanna'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Katti veitha kaaviyam / Parisu vangum oviyam”
Directly framing the beloved's frame as a bound epic poem ('kaaviyam') and a award-winning portrait ('parisu vangum oviyam').
Did you know?
Trivia
The film Pasamum Nesamum (1964) featured music composed by S. Vedhachalam, with lyrics by the legendary poet Kaviarasu Kannadasan and vocals by the famed playback singer A. M. Raja.
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