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Thonudhe

From Aramudaitha Kombu · 2023

Lyricist
Pa Hariharan
Singer
Hadiya Zacharia
Music director
Al Rufian
Details
Aramudaitha Kombu2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Un kanavukullaInside your dreams
Un nenapukkullaInside your thoughts
Naan nozhanji vidava…Should I enter?
Un paarvaikullaWithin your gaze
Naan padhungi vidava…Should I hide myself?
Female
Un siripukullaWithin your smile
Un manasukullaInside your heart
Naan mayangi vizhava…Should I fall swooning?
Un nizhalukullaInside your shadow
Naan nerungi varava…Should I come closer?
Female
Thonudhae thonudhaeIt feels, it feels
Edhedho thonudhaeAll sorts of feelings arise
Maarudhae maarudhaeChanging, changing
Ellamae maarudhaeEverything is changing
Female
Thonudhae thonudhaeIt feels, it feels
Edhedho thonudhaeAll sorts of feelings arise
Maarudhae maarudhaeChanging, changing
Ellamae maarudhaeEverything is changing
Female
Yaaro nee endru"Who are you?"
Nenjam unnai patri kekuthaeMy heart asks about you
Yeralamaga unnaiImmensely about you
Kandu kolla thoonduthaeIt urges me to discover
Ennodu yedho aaaguthae…Something is happening to me...
Female
Megam vandhu mela poguthaeClouds come and float above
Unnodu snegamaguthae…Becoming friends with you...
En ulloora paadhai maarudhae…My inner path is changing...
Female
Un kanavukullaInside your dreams
Un nenapukkullaInside your thoughts
Naan nozhanji vidava…Should I enter?
Un paarvaikullaWithin your gaze
Naan padhungi vidava…Should I hide myself?
Female
Un siripukullaWithin your smile
Un manasukullaInside your heart
Naan mayangi vizhava…Should I fall swooning?
Un nizhalukullaInside your shadow
Naan nerungi varava…Should I come closer?
Female
Thonudhae thonudhaeIt feels, it feels
Edhedho thonudhaeAll sorts of feelings arise
Maarudhae maarudhaeChanging, changing
Ellamae maarudhaeEverything is changing
Yaaro nee yaaroWho are you, stranger?
Naanum unna parthu pogave…As I look at you and walk away...
Female
Poovaarsam peeppi polaLike a whistle made of Portia tree leaf
Enmanasu paattu paadaMy heart sings a song
Unaiye parthu enakulla aadinenLooking at you, I danced within myself
Female
Thiruvula neeyum pogaAs you go to the temple festival
Devadhaiya naanum aagaAs I become an angel
Thiruvizha naalaBecause of the festival day
Thoongama vaaadinenI withered away without sleep
Female
Mellama naan oodathanAs I slowly run
Vaaname kaiyodathanThe sky is right in my hands
Kannaiye moodamaleWithout even closing my eyes
Kaanuren maanaga than…I see myself like a deer...
Female
Sollave kadhooram thanNear the ear to tell
Sedhiya naan koorathanTo share the news
Ponnila poo aagurenI become a flower in golden light
Poo aaguren naanthanada…It is I who becomes a flower, my dear...
Female
Un kanavukullaInside your dreams
Un nenapukkullaInside your thoughts
Naan nozhanji vidava…Should I enter?
Un paarvaikullaWithin your gaze
Naan padhungi vidava…Should I hide myself?
Female
Un siripukullaWithin your smile
Un manasukullaInside your heart
Naan mayangi vizhava…Should I fall swooning?
Un nizhalukullaInside your shadow
Naan nerungi varava…Should I come closer?
Female
Thonudhae thonudhaeIt feels, it feels
Edhedho thonudhaeAll sorts of feelings arise
Maarudhae maarudhaeChanging, changing
Ellamae maarudhaeEverything is changing
Yaaro nee yaaroWho are you, stranger?
Naanum unna parthu pogave…As I look at you and walk away...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This soulful track expresses the gentle awakenings of love and infatuation experienced by a young woman toward a newcomer or stranger in her life. She wonders if she can inhabit his dreams, thoughts, and shadows, describing how her world feels completely transformed and filled with new, unexplainable emotions.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Poovaarsam peeppi pola / Enmanasu paattu paada

Compares the joyful whistling sound of her singing heart to a traditional 'Poovarasam peeppi' (whistle made from a leaf).

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Thonudhae thonudhae / Edhedho thonudhae / Maarudhae maarudhae

Repeats words like 'Thonudhae thonudhae' and 'Maarudhae maarudhae' to emphasize the lingering, rhythmic pulse of her evolving feelings.

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Emon / Todai)

Un kanavukulla / Un nenapukkulla

Uses repetitive suffix endings (-kulla, -udhae, -than) across adjacent lines to create a melodic and harmonious cadence.

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Trivia

Featured in the 2023 movie 'Aramudaitha Kombu', the song showcases a soothing acoustic melody composed by Al Rufian, complemented by Hadiya Zacharia's expressive vocals.

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