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Lyrics & meaning

Thinnadhey

From Parthen Rasithen · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Parthen Rasithen
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
25 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Thinnaathae ennai thinnaathae
Thinnaathae ennai thinnaathae
Aahhaaaa…aaaaaa….
Thinnaathae ennai thinnaathae
Suttu vizhiyil ennai suttu thinnaathae
Nee saivam thanae pennae ennai thinnathae
Jodi kannil ennai koththi
Jodi maarbil ennai kuththi kondravalae
Thinnaathae ennai thinnaathae
Thinnaathae ennai thinnaathae
Chee..chee..chee..chee..chee..chee..
Cheendaathae enna cheendaathae
Thinnuvathai vidavum inghu thinnapaduthal
Innum inbam allavaa..allavaa..
Cheendaathae ennai cheendaathae
Penn vaadai ariyaatha
Muniyaaga naanirunthen
Munthaanai poovaasam
Kaati vittaayae
Oru oru oru paavam ariyaatha
Poovaaga naanirunthen
Poo meedhu
Petrolai ootrivittaayae
Poovukullae thee pidithaal
Kothikka kothikka thaen kidaikkum
Female :Suda suda kudithu vidu
Theerntha piragum thaen surakkum
Paarvai ennum eeti pottu
Kondru ennai kooru pottu
Uthattu meedhu aduppu mooti samaipavalae …
Thinnaathae ennai thinnaathae
Thinnaathae ennai thinnaathae
Cheendaathae enna cheendaathae
Oru nooru peraaru
Ulnaattil odugaiyil
Unn thaagam theera
Enn kurudhi ketaayae
Suvaiyaaru enbaargal
Suvaiezhu enben naan
Idhal konda suvai solla
Maranthu vitaarae
Aaaa…..kudalukku pasi eduthaal
Unavu kodukka adangividum
Female :Udalukku pasi eduthaal
Kodukka kodukka valarnthuvidum
Vandu vizhiyil ennai kondru
Sunndu viralil thunndu seithu
Maarbu sootil ennai suttu samaithavalae…
Thinnaathae ennai thinnaathae
Thinnaathae ennai thinnaathae
Thinnaathae oh thinnaathae
Suttu vizhiyil ennai suttu thinnaathae
Nee saivam thanae pennae ennai thinnathae
Jodi kannil ennai koththi
Jodi maarbil ennai kuththi kondravalae
Thinnaathae ennai thinnaathae
Thinnaathae….thinnaathae
Don't eat me, don't eat me
Don't eat me, don't eat me
Aahhaa... aaaaa....
Don't eat me, don't eat me
Don't roast and eat me with your fiery eyes
Aren't you a vegetarian, girl? Don't eat me
Pecking at me with your pair of eyes,
and piercing me to death against your bosom!
Don't eat me, don't eat me
Don't eat me, don't eat me
Chi.. chi.. chi.. chi.. chi.. chi..
Don't tease me, don't tease me
Isn't being devoured
even more delightful than eating? Isn't it?
Don't tease me, don't tease me
Without knowing the scent of a woman,
I lived like a hermit
The floral scent of your saree veil,
you made me discover it!
Without knowing a single sin,
I lived like an innocent flower
Upon that flower,
you poured petrol!
If a fire catches inside a flower,
piping hot honey will flow!
Drink it down while it is steaming hot,
for even when it is finished, honey will keep flowing!
Striking me with the spear of your gaze,
killing me and cutting me into pieces,
you light a stove on your lips and cook me...
Don't eat me, don't eat me
Don't eat me, don't eat me
Don't tease me, don't tease me
When a hundred great rivers
flow across this land,
to quench your thirst,
you asked for my blood!
They say there are six tastes,
but I say there are seven!
To describe the taste of the lips,
they simply forgot!
Aaa... When the stomach is hungry,
giving it food will satisfy it
When the body grows hungry,
the more you feed it, the more it grows!
Killing me with your bee-like eyes,
chopping me to pieces with your little finger,
you roasted and cooked me in the warmth of your bosom...
Don't eat me, don't eat me
Don't eat me, don't eat me
Don't eat me, oh don't eat me
Don't roast and eat me with your fiery eyes
Aren't you a vegetarian, girl? Don't eat me
Pecking at me with your pair of eyes,
and piercing me to death against your bosom!
Don't eat me, don't eat me
Don't eat me... don't eat me
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thinnaathae from the movie Parthen Rasithen (2000) is a playful, sensual romantic duet where the hero teasingly begs his lover not to 'consume' him with her overwhelming beauty and passion. He describes his past life as a peaceful hermit or a gentle flower before she entered, metaphorically setting his heart on fire and overwhelming his senses.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Paarvai ennum eeti pottu

Compares her piercing glance to a spear thrown at his heart ('Paarvai ennum eeti').

Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)

Uthattu meedhu aduppu mooti samaipavalae …

Exaggerates romantic cooking metaphors by describing lighting a stove upon her lips to cook him.

Alliteration (மோனை)

Maarbu sootil ennai suttu samaithavalae…

Repetition of the 'S' sound in 'Suttu' and 'samaithavalae' creates a rhythmic cadence.

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Trivia

Composed by Bharadwaj and written by Vairamuthu, this hit track was sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Anuradha Sriram, known for its energetic beat and clever, unconventional food metaphors.

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