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Lyrics & meaning

Thogai Ilamayil

From Payanangal Mudivathillai · 1982

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Payanangal Mudivathillai
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
26 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu
Vaanil mazhai varumo
Kodhai ival vizhi nooru kavidhaigal
Naalum ezhudhidumo
Thaen sindhum neram
Naan paadum raagam
Kaattrodu kalyaanam seiginradho
Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu
Vaanil mazhai varumo
Kolam podum naanangal
Kaanaadha jaalam
Idhazhgalilae pournami velicham
Kannil thullum thaalangal
Aanandha melam
Imai paravai siragugal asaikkum
Vizhighalilae kaadhal vizhaa
Nadathugiraal saagundhalaa
Annamum ivalidam nadai pazhaghum
Ival nadai asaivinil sangeedham undaagum
Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu
Vaanil mazhai varumo
Thaen sindhum neram
Naan paadum raagam
Kaattrodu kalyaanam seiginradho
Bhoomi engum poondhottam
Naam kaana vendum
Pudhu thendralo pookkalil vasikkum
Aagaaya megangal neeroottra vendum
Andha mazhaiyil malargalum kulikkum
Aruvigalo raagam tharum
Adhil nanaindhaal dhaagham varum
Dhevadhai vizhiyilae amudha alai
Kanavugal valarthidum kalloorum un paarvai
Thogai ilamayil aadi varugudhu
Vaanil mazhai varumo
Kodhai ival vizhi nooru kavidhaigal
Naalum ezhudhidumo
Thaen sindhum neram
Naan paadum raagam
Kaattrodu kalyaanam seiginradho
A graceful peacock comes dancing with spread feathers,
will rain fall from the sky?
Will the eyes of this lovely girl
write a hundred poems every day?
In this sweet, honeyed hour,
is the melody I sing
marrying the gentle breeze?
A graceful peacock comes dancing with spread feathers,
will rain fall from the sky?
Her shyness draws playful patterns,
a magic never seen before.
Full moonlight shines upon her lips,
rhythms leap in her eyes
like joyous drumbeats.
Her bird-like eyelids flutter their wings,
as this Shakuntala hosts
a festival of love in her eyes.
Even swans would learn to walk from her,
and music is born in the sway of her steps.
A graceful peacock comes dancing with spread feathers,
will rain fall from the sky?
In this sweet, honeyed hour,
is the melody I sing
marrying the gentle breeze?
Across the whole earth, a garden of flowers
is what we should see.
A fresh breeze will live among the blossoms,
the sky's clouds must shower their water,
and the flowers will bathe in that rain.
The waterfalls will offer their melodies,
and getting drenched in them will only awaken a thirst.
In this angel's eyes are waves of sweet nectar,
and your intoxicating gaze nurtures growing dreams.
A graceful peacock comes dancing with spread feathers,
will rain fall from the sky?
Will the eyes of this lovely girl
write a hundred poems every day?
In this sweet, honeyed hour,
is the melody I sing
marrying the gentle breeze?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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