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Lyrics & meaning

Thirandhen Thirandhen

From Vandhaan Vendraan · 2011

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Aalap Raju, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
S. Thaman
Movie name
Vandhaan Vendraan
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
23 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thirandhen thirandhen
Nee mutti thirandhen
Ennullae nee vandhu
Thee moota thiradhen
Uraindhae urangum
Enullae cell ellaam
Oppikum un perai
Nee ketka thiranden
Thulai yethum illaatha
Thaen koodo
Nulaivedhum illatha un kaado
Vilaivedhum illatha maanaado
Un idhayamena ninaithirundhen
Poidhaana …
Thirandhen thirandhen
Nee mutti thirandhen
Ennullae nee vandhu
Thee moota thiradhen
Uraindhae urangum
Enullae cell ellaam
Oppikum un perai
Nee ketka thiranden
………………………………
Mugathinai thirudinaai
Thirai kadhai padi..
Agathinai varudinaai
Athai kadai pidi
Pennae unnai thuravi
Endru thaan
Innaal varai kulambi poyinen
Thuravaram.. thurakiren …
Thulai yethum illaatha
Thaen koodo
Nulaivedhum illatha un kaado
Vilaivedhum illatha maanaado
Un idhayamena ninaithirundhen
Poidhaana …
Thirandhen thirandhen
Nee mutti thirandhen
Ennullae nee vandhu
Thee moota thiradhen
Uraindhae urangum
Enullae cell ellaam
Oppikum un perai
Nee ketka thiranden
Idhayangal haai sollum
Sathangal
Idhalodu bye sollum muthangal
Idhamaaga sooderum muthangal
Iru mozhi varuda
Idai veliayi koorungal
Urimaigal valanginen
Udai varai thodu
Marungugal meeriyae
Madai udaithidu
Oraayiram iravil serthathai
Or-eer nodi eraval ketkiraaai
Female :Porumayin sigaramae
Thulai yethum illaatha
Thaen koodo
Nulaivedhum illatha un kaado
Vilaivedhum illatha maanaado
Un idhayamena ninaithirundhen
Poidhaana …
Thirandhen thirandhen
Nee mutti thirandhen
Ennullae nee vandhu
Thee moota thiradhen
Uraindhae urangum
Enullae cell ellaam
Oppikum un perai
Nee ketka thiranden
……………………
Sottu sottaaga
Un paarvai ennul iranga
Pattu pattaaga
En rekkai rendu thulirkka
Thitu thittaaga
Un kaadhal enmel padiya
Settu settaaga
Oru muthathinai pozhiya
I opened up, I opened up
As you knocked, I opened up
For you to come inside me
And light a fire, I opened up
Frozen and asleep,
Every cell inside me
Chants your name—
For you to hear it, I opened up
With no opening at all,
is it a honeycomb?
Or is it your forest with no way in?
Or a gathering that yields no result?
I thought that was what your heart was like...
Was it all a lie?...
I opened up, I opened up
As you knocked, I opened up
For you to come inside me
And light a fire, I opened up
Frozen and asleep,
Every cell inside me
Chants your name—
For you to hear it, I opened up
...
You stole my face,
just as the screenplay goes...
You touched my inner soul,
now hold on to it
Thinking you were an ascetic,
O girl,
until today I was utterly confused
I renounce my ascetic life...
With no opening at all,
is it a honeycomb?
Or is it your forest with no way in?
Or a gathering that yields no result?
I thought that was what your heart was like...
Was it all a lie?...
I opened up, I opened up
As you knocked, I opened up
For you to come inside me
And light a fire, I opened up
Frozen and asleep,
Every cell inside me
Chants your name—
For you to hear it, I opened up
The sounds of hearts
saying hello,
Kisses that say goodbye to the lips,
Kisses that gently warm up,
As two languages caress,
speak through the spaces between!
I have given you full rights,
touch right through my clothes,
Cross all boundaries
and break open the floodgates!
What I gathered over a thousand nights,
you ask to borrow in just a second or two
O height of patience!
With no opening at all,
is it a honeycomb?
Or is it your forest with no way in?
Or a gathering that yields no result?
I thought that was what your heart was like...
Was it all a lie?...
I opened up, I opened up
As you knocked, I opened up
For you to come inside me
And light a fire, I opened up
Frozen and asleep,
Every cell inside me
Chants your name—
For you to hear it, I opened up
...
Drop by drop,
as your gaze sinks into me,
Silky and soft,
my two wings sprout,
Patch by patch,
as your love settles over me,
In endless pairs,
to shower kisses upon me.
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Chorus
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Female
Chorus
Female
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Thirandhen Thirandhen' from the movie 'Vandhaan Vendraan' (music by S. Thaman, written by Madhan Karky) is a passionate romantic track expressing deep emotional vulnerability, intense physical attraction, and the breaking down of personal barriers between lovers. The protagonist reflects on opening up his heart after the lover knocked on his emotional doors, awakening every dormant cell in his body to her presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Matching second consonant 'ra' across lines 'Thirandhen' and

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Thulai yethum illaatha Thaen koodo

Comparing an impenetrable heart to a beehive without holes ('Thulai yethum illaatha Thaen koodo') or a forest with no entry ('Nulaivedhum illatha un kaado').

Repetition / Anaphora (Adukkuthodar)

Thirandhen thirandhen

Rhythmic repetition of phrases like 'Thirandhen thirandhen' and 'Sottu sottaaga' to emphasize emotion and intensity.

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Trivia

The song features modern lyrical motifs typical of Madhan Karky, incorporating scientific concepts like 'cells' alongside classic Tamil poetic metaphors of nature and longing. Music for the album was composed by S. Thaman.

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