Therku Thesa Kaathu
From En Aasai Rasave · 1998
- Lyricist
- Kasthuri Raja
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- En Aasai Rasave1998
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thekku thesa kaathu | As the southern breeze |
| Thaedi vandhu veesa | Comes searching to blow gently |
| Pathu vaga paattu | Ten varieties of songs |
| Naan eduthu paada | I shall choose and sing |
| Chorus | |
| Mmm…mmm….mmm…mmm… | Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm... |
| Male | |
| Thekku thesa kaathu | As the southern breeze |
| Thaedi vandhu veesa | Comes searching to blow gently |
| Pathu vaga paattu | Ten varieties of songs |
| Naan eduthu paada | I shall choose and sing |
| Male | |
| {Eppavum nee enakku | Always to me, you are |
| En usura pola | Just like my very life |
| Pakkamaa naan iruppen | I will remain right beside you |
| Un nezhalil vaazha} (2) | To live under your shadow |
| Male | |
| Thekku thesa kaathu | Always to me, you are |
| Thaedi vandhu veesa | Just like my very life |
| Pathu vaga paattu | I will remain right beside you |
| Naan eduthu paada | To live under your shadow |
| Male | |
| En kai pudichu nee nadandha | As the southern breeze |
| Kaalgal konjam oyum vara | Comes searching to blow gently |
| On kai pudichu naan nadandhaa | Ten varieties of songs |
| Dhoorathukku ellai illa | I shall choose and sing |
| Male | |
| En madiyil nee urangu | If you hold my hand and walk |
| Un aluppu theerum vara | Until your feet tire a little |
| Um madiyil naan iruppen | If I hold your hand and walk |
| En vaazhkka theerum vara | There is no limit to the distance we can cross |
| Male | |
| Ettu thesa naan seyichu | Sleep peacefully in my lap |
| Katti vecha kottaiyila | Until your fatigue fades away |
| Eppavum nee magaraasaa | I will lie in your lap |
| Naan iruppen sevaganaa | Until my entire life comes to an end |
| Nee irundhaa podhum ennoda | Having conquered all eight directions |
| Oru malaiya kooda | In the fortress that I have built |
| Naan sumappen tholil thannaala | You will forever be the king |
| Male | |
| Thekku thesa kaathu | And I shall remain your faithful servant |
| Thaedi vandhu veesa | If you are simply by my side |
| Pathu vaga paattu | Even a heavy mountain |
| Naan eduthu paada | I can easily shoulder on my own |
| Male | |
| Karisa kaattu tharisukkulla | As the southern breeze |
| Metha mazha paenjadhaiyaa | Comes searching to blow gently |
| Metha mazha paenjadhula | Ten varieties of songs |
| Sondham onnu vandhadhaiyaa | I shall choose and sing |
| Male | |
| Vandha sondham aasaiyudan | In the dry fallow land of black soil |
| Naesam vechu saendhadhaiyaa | A heavy downpour of rain showered down |
| Naesathukku saatchi solla | In that heavy rainfall that poured |
| Vaasa mulla poothadhaiyaa | A cherished relationship arrived |
| Male | |
| Maganae on oravu | That relationship that arrived with desire |
| Naan orangum aala maram | Joined together with deep affection |
| Thaniyaa naan irundhaa | To bear witness to this love |
| Naadhi illaa vaela maram | Fragrant jasmine flowers bloomed |
| On oravu podhumaiyaa maganae | My son, your relationship and bond |
| Adhu onnirundhaa | Is like a sheltering banyan tree under which I sleep |
| Oor uravu saendhu varum maganae | If I am left all alone without you |
| Male | |
| Thekku thesa kaathu | I am like an orphaned babool tree |
| Thaedi vandhu veesa | Your relationship alone is enough, my son |
| Pathu vaga paattu | If that one bond is present |
| Naan eduthu paada | All the kin of the town will gather around, my son |
| Male | |
| {Eppavum nee enakku | As the southern breeze |
| En usura pola | Comes searching to blow gently |
| Pakkamaa naan iruppen | Ten varieties of songs |
| Un nezhalil vaazha} (2) | I shall choose and sing |
தெக்கு தெசக் காத்து
தேடி வந்து வீச
பத்து வகப் பாட்டு
நானெடுத்துப் பாட
As the southern breeze
Comes searching to blow gently
Ten varieties of songs
I shall choose and sing
ம்ம்ம்ம்.....ம்ம்ம்......ம்ம்ம்.....ம்ம்ம்.....
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
தெக்கு தெசக் காத்து
தேடி வந்து வீச
பத்து வகப் பாட்டு
நானெடுத்துப் பாட
As the southern breeze
Comes searching to blow gently
Ten varieties of songs
I shall choose and sing
{எப்பவும் நீ எனக்கு
என் உசுரப் போல
பக்கமா நான் இருப்பேன்
உன் நெழலில் வாழ} (2)
Always to me, you are
Just like my very life
I will remain right beside you
To live under your shadow
தெக்கு தெசக் காத்து
தேடி வந்து வீச
பத்து வகப் பாட்டு
நானெடுத்துப் பாட
Always to me, you are
Just like my very life
I will remain right beside you
To live under your shadow
என் கை புடிச்சு நீ நடந்த
கால்கள் கொஞ்சம் ஓயும் வர
ஒன் கை புடிச்சு நான் நடந்தா
தூரத்துக்கு எல்லை இல்ல
As the southern breeze
Comes searching to blow gently
Ten varieties of songs
I shall choose and sing
என் மடியில் நீ உறங்கு
உன் அலுப்பு தீரும் வர
உம் மடியில் நான் இருப்பேன்
என் வாழ்க்க தீரும் வர
If you hold my hand and walk
Until your feet tire a little
If I hold your hand and walk
There is no limit to the distance we can cross
எட்டுத் தெச நான் ஜெயிச்சு
கட்டி வெச்ச கோட்டையில
எப்பவும் நீ மகராச
நான் இருப்பேன் சேவகனா
நீ இருந்தா போதும் என்னோட
ஒரு மலையக் கூட
நான் சுமப்பேன் தோளில் தன்னால
Sleep peacefully in my lap
Until your fatigue fades away
I will lie in your lap
Until my entire life comes to an end
Having conquered all eight directions
In the fortress that I have built
You will forever be the king
தெக்கு தெசக் காத்து
தேடி வந்து வீச
பத்து வகப் பாட்டு
நானெடுத்துப் பாட
And I shall remain your faithful servant
If you are simply by my side
Even a heavy mountain
I can easily shoulder on my own
கரிசக் காட்டு தரிசுக்குள்ள
மெத்த மழை பேஞ்சதையா
மெத்த மழை பேஞ்சதுல
சொந்தம் ஒன்னு வந்ததையா
As the southern breeze
Comes searching to blow gently
Ten varieties of songs
I shall choose and sing
வந்த சொந்தம் ஆசையுடன்
நேசம் வெச்சு சேந்ததையா
நேசத்துக்கு சாட்சி சொல்ல
வாச முல்ல பூத்ததையா
In the dry fallow land of black soil
A heavy downpour of rain showered down
In that heavy rainfall that poured
A cherished relationship arrived
மகனே ஒன் ஒறவு
நான் ஒறங்கும் ஆலமரம்
தனியா நான் இருந்தா
நாதி இல்லா வேல மரம்
ஒன் ஒறவு போதுமையா மகனே
அது ஒன்னிருந்தா
ஊர் உறவு சேந்து வரும் மகனே
That relationship that arrived with desire
Joined together with deep affection
To bear witness to this love
Fragrant jasmine flowers bloomed
My son, your relationship and bond
Is like a sheltering banyan tree under which I sleep
If I am left all alone without you
தெக்கு தெசக் காத்து
தேடி வந்து வீச
பத்து வகப் பாட்டு
நானெடுத்துப் பாட
I am like an orphaned babool tree
Your relationship alone is enough, my son
If that one bond is present
All the kin of the town will gather around, my son
{எப்பவும் நீ எனக்கு
என் உசுரப் போல
பக்கமா நான் இருப்பேன்
உன் நெழலில் வாழ} (2)
As the southern breeze
Comes searching to blow gently
Ten varieties of songs
I shall choose and sing
Thekku thesa kaathu
As the southern breeze
Thaedi vandhu veesa
Comes searching to blow gently
Pathu vaga paattu
Ten varieties of songs
Naan eduthu paada
I shall choose and sing
Mmm…mmm….mmm…mmm…
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
Thekku thesa kaathu
As the southern breeze
Thaedi vandhu veesa
Comes searching to blow gently
Pathu vaga paattu
Ten varieties of songs
Naan eduthu paada
I shall choose and sing
{Eppavum nee enakku
Always to me, you are
En usura pola
Just like my very life
Pakkamaa naan iruppen
I will remain right beside you
Un nezhalil vaazha} (2)
To live under your shadow
Thekku thesa kaathu
Always to me, you are
Thaedi vandhu veesa
Just like my very life
Pathu vaga paattu
I will remain right beside you
Naan eduthu paada
To live under your shadow
En kai pudichu nee nadandha
As the southern breeze
Kaalgal konjam oyum vara
Comes searching to blow gently
On kai pudichu naan nadandhaa
Ten varieties of songs
Dhoorathukku ellai illa
I shall choose and sing
En madiyil nee urangu
If you hold my hand and walk
Un aluppu theerum vara
Until your feet tire a little
Um madiyil naan iruppen
If I hold your hand and walk
En vaazhkka theerum vara
There is no limit to the distance we can cross
Ettu thesa naan seyichu
Sleep peacefully in my lap
Katti vecha kottaiyila
Until your fatigue fades away
Eppavum nee magaraasaa
I will lie in your lap
Naan iruppen sevaganaa
Until my entire life comes to an end
Nee irundhaa podhum ennoda
Having conquered all eight directions
Oru malaiya kooda
In the fortress that I have built
Naan sumappen tholil thannaala
You will forever be the king
Thekku thesa kaathu
And I shall remain your faithful servant
Thaedi vandhu veesa
If you are simply by my side
Pathu vaga paattu
Even a heavy mountain
Naan eduthu paada
I can easily shoulder on my own
Karisa kaattu tharisukkulla
As the southern breeze
Metha mazha paenjadhaiyaa
Comes searching to blow gently
Metha mazha paenjadhula
Ten varieties of songs
Sondham onnu vandhadhaiyaa
I shall choose and sing
Vandha sondham aasaiyudan
In the dry fallow land of black soil
Naesam vechu saendhadhaiyaa
A heavy downpour of rain showered down
Naesathukku saatchi solla
In that heavy rainfall that poured
Vaasa mulla poothadhaiyaa
A cherished relationship arrived
Maganae on oravu
That relationship that arrived with desire
Naan orangum aala maram
Joined together with deep affection
Thaniyaa naan irundhaa
To bear witness to this love
Naadhi illaa vaela maram
Fragrant jasmine flowers bloomed
On oravu podhumaiyaa maganae
My son, your relationship and bond
Adhu onnirundhaa
Is like a sheltering banyan tree under which I sleep
Oor uravu saendhu varum maganae
If I am left all alone without you
Thekku thesa kaathu
I am like an orphaned babool tree
Thaedi vandhu veesa
Your relationship alone is enough, my son
Pathu vaga paattu
If that one bond is present
Naan eduthu paada
All the kin of the town will gather around, my son
{Eppavum nee enakku
As the southern breeze
En usura pola
Comes searching to blow gently
Pakkamaa naan iruppen
Ten varieties of songs
Un nezhalil vaazha} (2)
I shall choose and sing
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Thekku thesa kaathu' from 'En Aasai Rasave' is a deeply emotional melody expressing unconditional love, devotion, and family bonding. The singer compares their loved one (and son) to life itself, offering warmth, security, and lifelong loyalty. Through rural imagery of southern breezes, rain over dry lands, and sheltering trees, the song conveys how a single true relationship brings meaning, joy, and social belonging to an otherwise lonely existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thekku thesa kaathu / Thaedi vandhu veesa”
Repetition of the initial 'Th' sound in consecutive words ('Thekku', 'Thaedi').
Simile (Upamai)
“En usura pola”
Comparing the loved one directly to one's own breath/life using 'pola' (like/as).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Naan orangum aala maram / Naadhi illaa vaela maram”
Comparing the son's protective presence directly to a sheltering banyan tree ('aala maram') and loneliness to a wild acacia tree ('vaela maram').
Contrast (Antithesis)
“Eppavum nee magaraasaa / Naan iruppen sevaganaa”
Juxtaposing royal stature ('magaraasaa' - king) with total devotion ('sevaganaa' - servant).
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Trivia
'En Aasai Rasave' (1998) is a Tamil village drama film directed by Kasthuri Raja, starring Murali, Roja, and Radhika. The soundtrack features rural folk melodies composed by Deva, with lyrics penned by Kasthuri Raja himself, highlighting themes of maternal affection, sacrifice, and rustic life.
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