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Lyrics & meaning

Thiruda Thiruda Thiruda

From Enakku Naane Needhipathi · 1986

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
K. S. Chitra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Enakku Naane Needhipathi
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
14 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Thirudaa thirudaa thirudaa
Penn manathai thirudum thirudaa
Thirudaa thirudaa thirudaa
Penn manathai thirudum thirudaa
Intha manathai eduththu koduththathu podhaathaa
En manathai thiruppi kodukka koodaathaa
Intha manathai eduththu koduththathu podhaathaa
En manathai thiruppi kodukka koodaathaa
Thirudaa thirudaa thirudaa
Penn manathai thirudum thirudaa
Thirudaa thirudaa thirudaa
Penn manathai thirudum thirudaa
Kaiyil valai yaavum neekka vanthaai
Kannaal kanai nooru nee thoduththaai
Unnaal penn paavai naan melinthaen
Urakkam illaamal kann sivanthaen
Paruvam naal thorum paduththum paadu
Purinthum puriyamal irunthaayae
Noyaagave idai vaadavae
Iravodu naan poraadavae
En anbai kalavaadi engae vaiththaai
Haei thirudaa thirudaa thirudaa
Penn manathai thirudum thirudaa
Thirudaa thirudaa thirudaa
Penn manathai thirudum thirudaa
Oru naal vizhi vaasal naan thiranthaen
Udanae en nenil nee malarnthaai
Aasai raagangal nee padiththaai
Kadhal neeraada nee azhaiththaai
Naanam paranthoda naanum nindraen
Naalum pudhu mogam koduththaayae
Un tholilae naan aadavae
Un maarbilae kann moodavae
Kalyaana poo maalai nee soodalaam
Haei thirudaa thirudaa thirudaa
Penn manathai thirudum thirudaa
Thirudaa thirudaa thirudaa
Penn manathai thirudum thirudaa
Intha manathai eduththu koduththathu podhaathaa
En manathai thiruppi kodukka koodaathaa
Thirudaa thirudaa thirudaa
Penn manathai thirudum thirudaa
Thirudaa thirudaa thirudaa
Penn manathai thirudum thirudaa….
Thief, thief, thief!
Thief who steals a woman's heart!
Thief, thief, thief!
Thief who steals a woman's heart!
Isn't taking this heart and ruining it enough?
Can't you return my heart to me?
Isn't taking this heart and ruining it enough?
Can't you return my heart to me?
Thief, thief, thief!
Thief who steals a woman's heart!
Thief, thief, thief!
Thief who steals a woman's heart!
You came and made the bangles slip from my wrists,
You shot a hundred arrows with your eyes.
Because of you, I have grown so thin,
Without sleep, my eyes have turned red.
The longing that youth puts me through each day—
You understood it, yet acted like you didn't!
With my waist wasting away like an illness,
As I struggle through the nights,
Where did you hide the love you stole from me?
Hey, thief, thief, thief!
Thief who steals a woman's heart!
Thief, thief, thief!
Thief who steals a woman's heart!
One day, I opened the doorway of my eyes,
And instantly, you blossomed in my heart.
You sang melodies of desire,
You invited me to bathe in love.
I stood there as my shyness flew away,
Every day, you gave me a new passion.
For me to lean upon your shoulders,
And close my eyes upon your chest,
You can place the wedding garland on me now.
Hey, thief, thief, thief!
Thief who steals a woman's heart!
Thief, thief, thief!
Thief who steals a woman's heart!
Isn't taking this heart and ruining it enough?
Can't you return my heart to me?
Thief, thief, thief!
Thief who steals a woman's heart!
Thief, thief, thief!
Thief who steals a woman's heart!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic track features a heroine playfully addressing her lover as a heart-thief ('Thirudaa'). She expresses how her life and thoughts have been completely taken over by his love, leading to restless, sleepless nights filled with sweet torment and yearning.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kannaal kanai nooru nee thoduththaai

Describing gaze as arrows shot at the lover's heart.

Aetukai (Rhyme)

Kaiyil valai yaavum neekka vanthaai / Kannaal kanai nooru nee thoduththaai

Second-letter rhyming between consecutive lines (valai / kanai, melinthaen / sivanthaen).

Repetition / Anaphora

Thirudaa thirudaa thirudaa

Rhythmic repetition of 'Thirudaa' emphasizing the playful accusation of heart-theft.

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Trivia

Written by renowned lyricist Muthulingam, the song captures classical Sangam imagery of love sickness (such as thinning of waist and sleeplessness) adapted into a modern film melody context.

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