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Lyrics & meaning

Thiruvizha Thiruvizha

From Naam Iruvar · 1985

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
P. Jayachandran, B. S. Sasirekha
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Details
Naam Iruvar1985

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Thiruvizha thiruvizhaFestival, festival!
Ilamaiyin thalaimayil oru vizhaA festival celebrated under the banner of youth!
Female
Thiruvizha thiruvizhaFestival, festival!
Ilamaiyin thalaimayil oru vizhaA festival celebrated under the banner of youth!
Male
Verinilae nee pazhutha palaaYou are a sweet jackfruit ripened right at the root,
Female :Vizhigalilae thaen vazhindha nilaaFemale: You are the moon dripping honey from your eyes!
Male :IdhooMale: Here it is!
Female :Thiruvizha thiruvizhaFemale: Festival, festival!
Male :Ilamaiyin thalaimayil oru vizhaMale: A festival celebrated under the banner of youth!
Chorus
………………………
Male
Aadayil moodiya atchaya paathiramaeAn inexhaustible divine vessel draped in clothing,
Female :Yendhavum neendhavum yen indhaFemale: Why this immense haste to offer and to immerse?
AathiramaeThis impatience?
Male :Aalilai pol oru maeniMale: A body sculpted like a tender banyan leaf,
Female :Gokula kannanae vaa neeFemale: Come, O Lord Krishna of Gokulam!
Male :Aalilai pol oru maeniMale: A body sculpted like a tender banyan leaf,
Female :Gokula kannanae vaa neeFemale: Come, O Lord Krishna of Gokulam!
Male :Navarasa kalasangal nadamidumMale: A wonder where vessels of nine emotions dance,
AdhisayamaeA true marvel indeed!
Female
Thiruvizha thiruvizhaFestival, festival!
Ilamaiyin thalaimayil oru vizhaA festival celebrated under the banner of youth!
Male
Verinilae nee pazhutha palaaYou are a sweet jackfruit ripened right at the root,
Female :Vizhigalilae thaen vazhindha nilaaFemale: You are the moon dripping honey from your eyes!
Male :IdhooMale: Here it is!
Female :Thiruvizha thiruvizhaFemale: Festival, festival!
Male :Ilamaiyin thalaimayil oru vizhaMale: A festival celebrated under the banner of youth!
Chorus
……………………………
Female
Jaanaki raamanin jaadhagamWhen the horoscopes of Sita and Rama align,
InaidhirukkaTogether as one,
Male :Maadathil koodathil mangalamMale: Auspicious bliss fills every balcony and hall,
VaazhndhirukkaResiding happily,
Female :Kambanum kaaviyam paadaFemale: As if poet Kamban himself composes an epic poem,
Male :Karpanai aayiram oodaMale: While thousands of imaginations race wild,
Female :Kambanum kaaviyam paadaFemale: As if poet Kamban himself composes an epic poem,
Male :Karpanai aayiram oodaMale: While thousands of imaginations race wild,
Female :Pudhuvidha anubavam mudhanFemale: A brand new kind of intimacy and experience,
Mudhal arimugamaeIs being introduced for the very first time!
Male
Thiruvizha thiruvizhaFestival, festival!
Ilamaiyin thalaimayil oru vizhaA festival celebrated under the banner of youth!
Female
Thiruvizha thiruvizhaFestival, festival!
Ilamaiyin thalaimayil oru vizhaA festival celebrated under the banner of youth!
Male
Verinilae nee pazhutha palaaYou are a sweet jackfruit ripened right at the root,
Female :Vizhigalilae thaen vazhindha nilaaFemale: You are the moon dripping honey from your eyes!
Male :IdhooMale: Here it is!
Female :Thiruvizha thiruvizhaFemale: Festival, festival!
Male :Ilamaiyin thalaimayil oru vizhaMale: A festival celebrated under the banner of youth!
Chorus
………………………………..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Thiruvizha Thiruvizha is a romantic duet celebrating youthful romance, passion, and union. The lovers metaphorically describe their youthful attraction as a vibrant grand festival (Thiruvizha) led by the energy of youth. Through vivid mythological and natural imagery—referring to root-ripened jackfruits, banyan leaf silhouettes, Krishna of Gokulam, and the epic romance of Sita and Rama—the song depicts their blossoming love as an unprecedented, joyous celebration full of wonder and sweet anticipation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

Aalilai pol oru maeni

Compares the grace and shape of the physical form to a smooth banyan leaf ('Aalilai pol oru maeni').

Uruvagamy (Metaphor)

Verinilae nee pazhutha palaa

Compares the beloved to a jackfruit ripened right at the root ('Verinilae nee pazhutha palaa'), representing deep, natural sweetness.

Ethirukaai (Rhyme / Alliteration)

Thiruvizha thiruvizha

Repetition of sound patterns like 'Thiruvizha' and 'Ilamaiyin' across structural lines creating a rhythmic festive cadence.

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Trivia

The idiom 'Verinil Pazhutha Palaa' (a jackfruit ripened at the root) is a famous classic Tamil literary metaphor used to describe something naturally mature, sweet, and accessible, originally derived from ancient Sangam poetry imagery.

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