Thogai Ilamayil
From Payanangal Mudivathillai · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Payanangal Mudivathillai1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu | A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing |
| Vaanil mazhai varumo | Will rain fall from the sky? |
| Kodhai ival vizhi nooru kavidhaigal | This young lady's eyes, a hundred poems |
| Naalum ezhudhidumo | Will they write every day? |
| Thaen sindhum neram | At a time when honey spills |
| Naan paadum raagam | The ragam that I sing |
| Kaattrodu kalyaanam seiginradho | Is it marrying the wind? |
| Male | |
| Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu | A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing |
| Vaanil mazhai varumo | Will rain fall from the sky? |
| Male | |
| Kolam podum naanangal | Shyness drawing intricate patterns |
| Kaanaadha jaalam | An unseen magic |
| Idhazhgalilae pournami velicham | Full moon light upon her lips |
| Kannil thullum thaalangal | Rhythms dancing in her eyes |
| Aanandha melam | A joyful drumbeat |
| Imai paravai siragugal asaikkum | The bird-like eyelids flutter their wings |
| Male | |
| Vizhighalilae kaadhal vizhaa | A festival of love in her eyes |
| Nadathugiraal saagundhalaa | This Shakuntala is hosting |
| Annamum ivalidam nadai pazhaghum | Even the swan learns its stride from her |
| Ival nadai asaivinil sangeedham undaagum | Music is born from the movement of her footsteps |
| Male | |
| Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu | A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing |
| Vaanil mazhai varumo | Will rain fall from the sky? |
| Thaen sindhum neram | At a time when honey spills |
| Naan paadum raagam | The ragam that I sing |
| Kaattrodu kalyaanam seiginradho | Is it marrying the wind? |
| Male | |
| Bhoomi engum poondhottam | A flower garden across the whole earth |
| Naam kaana vendum | We ought to behold |
| Pudhu thendralo pookkalil vasikkum | The fresh breeze resides within flowers |
| Aagaaya megangal neeroottra vendum | Skyward clouds ought to pour down water |
| Andha mazhaiyil malargalum kulikkum | In that rain, flowers too shall bathe |
| Male | |
| Aruvigalo raagam tharum | The waterfalls render musical ragas |
| Adhil nanaindhaal dhaagham varum | Getting drenched in it awakens a deeper thirst |
| Dhevadhai vizhiyilae amudha alai | Waves of nectar in the eyes of this goddess |
| Kanavugal valarthidum kalloorum un paarvai | Your intoxicating gaze nurtures dreams |
| Male | |
| Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu | A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing |
| Vaanil mazhai varumo | Will rain fall from the sky? |
| Kodhai ival vizhi nooru kavidhaigal | This young lady's eyes, a hundred poems |
| Naalum ezhudhidumo | Will they write every day? |
| Thaen sindhum neram | At a time when honey spills |
| Naan paadum raagam | The ragam that I sing |
| Kaattrodu kalyaanam seiginradho | Is it marrying the wind? |
தோகை இளமயில் ஆடி வருகுது
வானில் மழை வருமோ
கோதை இவள் விழி நூறு கவிதைகள்
நாளும் எழுதிடுமோ
தேன் சிந்தும் நேரம்
நான் பாடும் ராகம்
காற்றோடு கல்யாணம் செய்கின்றதோ
A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing
Will rain fall from the sky?
This young lady's eyes, a hundred poems
Will they write every day?
At a time when honey spills
The ragam that I sing
Is it marrying the wind?
தோகை இளமயில் ஆடி வருகுது
வானில் மழை வருமோ
A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing
Will rain fall from the sky?
கோலம் போடும் நாணங்கள்
காணாத ஜாலம்
இதழ்களிலே பெளர்ணமி வெளிச்சம்
கண்ணில் துள்ளும் தாளங்கள்
ஆனந்த மேளம்
இமைப் பறவை சிறகுகள் அசைக்கும்
Shyness drawing intricate patterns
An unseen magic
Full moon light upon her lips
Rhythms dancing in her eyes
A joyful drumbeat
The bird-like eyelids flutter their wings
விழிகளிலே காதல் விழா
நடத்துகிறாள் சாகுந்தலா
அன்னமும் இவளிடம் நடைபழகும்
இவள் நடை அசைவினில் சங்கீதம் உண்டாகும்
A festival of love in her eyes
This Shakuntala is hosting
Even the swan learns its stride from her
Music is born from the movement of her footsteps
தோகை இளமயில் ஆடி வருகுது
வானில் மழை வருமோ
தேன் சிந்தும் நேரம்
நான் பாடும் ராகம்
காற்றோடு கல்யாணம் செய்கின்றதோ
A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing
Will rain fall from the sky?
At a time when honey spills
The ragam that I sing
Is it marrying the wind?
பூமியெங்கும் பூந்தோட்டம்
நாம் காண வேண்டும்
புதுத் தென்றலோ பூக்களில் வசிக்கும்
ஆகாய மேகங்கள் நீரூற்ற வேண்டும்
அந்த மழையில் மலர்களும் குளிக்கும்
A flower garden across the whole earth
We ought to behold
The fresh breeze resides within flowers
Skyward clouds ought to pour down water
In that rain, flowers too shall bathe
அருவிகளோ ராகந் தரும்
அதில் நனைந்தால் தாகம் வரும்
தேவதை விழியிலே அமுத அலை
கனவுகள் வளர்த்திடும் கள்ளூறும் உன் பார்வை
The waterfalls render musical ragas
Getting drenched in it awakens a deeper thirst
Waves of nectar in the eyes of this goddess
Your intoxicating gaze nurtures dreams
தோகை இளமயில் ஆடி வருகுது
வானில் மழை வருமோ
கோதை இவள் விழி நூறு கவிதைகள்
நாளும் எழுதிடுமோ
தேன் சிந்தும் நேரம்
நான் பாடும் ராகம்
காற்றோடு கல்யாணம் செய்கின்றதோ
A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing
Will rain fall from the sky?
This young lady's eyes, a hundred poems
Will they write every day?
At a time when honey spills
The ragam that I sing
Is it marrying the wind?
Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu
A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing
Vaanil mazhai varumo
Will rain fall from the sky?
Kodhai ival vizhi nooru kavidhaigal
This young lady's eyes, a hundred poems
Naalum ezhudhidumo
Will they write every day?
Thaen sindhum neram
At a time when honey spills
Naan paadum raagam
The ragam that I sing
Kaattrodu kalyaanam seiginradho
Is it marrying the wind?
Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu
A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing
Vaanil mazhai varumo
Will rain fall from the sky?
Kolam podum naanangal
Shyness drawing intricate patterns
Kaanaadha jaalam
An unseen magic
Idhazhgalilae pournami velicham
Full moon light upon her lips
Kannil thullum thaalangal
Rhythms dancing in her eyes
Aanandha melam
A joyful drumbeat
Imai paravai siragugal asaikkum
The bird-like eyelids flutter their wings
Vizhighalilae kaadhal vizhaa
A festival of love in her eyes
Nadathugiraal saagundhalaa
This Shakuntala is hosting
Annamum ivalidam nadai pazhaghum
Even the swan learns its stride from her
Ival nadai asaivinil sangeedham undaagum
Music is born from the movement of her footsteps
Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu
A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing
Vaanil mazhai varumo
Will rain fall from the sky?
Thaen sindhum neram
At a time when honey spills
Naan paadum raagam
The ragam that I sing
Kaattrodu kalyaanam seiginradho
Is it marrying the wind?
Bhoomi engum poondhottam
A flower garden across the whole earth
Naam kaana vendum
We ought to behold
Pudhu thendralo pookkalil vasikkum
The fresh breeze resides within flowers
Aagaaya megangal neeroottra vendum
Skyward clouds ought to pour down water
Andha mazhaiyil malargalum kulikkum
In that rain, flowers too shall bathe
Aruvigalo raagam tharum
The waterfalls render musical ragas
Adhil nanaindhaal dhaagham varum
Getting drenched in it awakens a deeper thirst
Dhevadhai vizhiyilae amudha alai
Waves of nectar in the eyes of this goddess
Kanavugal valarthidum kalloorum un paarvai
Your intoxicating gaze nurtures dreams
Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu
A young peacock with a feathered tail comes dancing
Vaanil mazhai varumo
Will rain fall from the sky?
Kodhai ival vizhi nooru kavidhaigal
This young lady's eyes, a hundred poems
Naalum ezhudhidumo
Will they write every day?
Thaen sindhum neram
At a time when honey spills
Naan paadum raagam
The ragam that I sing
Kaattrodu kalyaanam seiginradho
Is it marrying the wind?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thogai Ilamayil is a classic romantic song from the film Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982). The track celebrates the poetic beauty and grace of a young woman, comparing her footsteps, blushes, and expressive gaze to natural wonders like dancing peacocks, full moons, and flowing streams.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu”
Comparing the young woman's graceful entrance to a peacock dancing with open feathers.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Annamum ivalidam nadai pazhaghum”
Exaggerating her elegance by stating that swans come to learn how to walk gracefully from her.
Personification
“Kaattrodu kalyaanam seiginradho”
Attributing human traits like marriage to the song's melody and the wind.
Alliterative Harmony (Monaai)
“Kannil thullum thaalangal / Aanandha melam”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across lines for rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, this song became an iconic hit in Tamil cinema, establishing actor Mohan as a premier 'Mic Hero' character known for immortalizing classic melodies on screen.
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