Thoondil Meen
From Kabali · 2016
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- Dhee, Kalyani Nair, Pradeep
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Kabali2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa… | Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa… |
| Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa… | Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa… |
| Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa… | Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa… |
| Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa… | Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa… |
| Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa…. | Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa…. |
| Aaaa…aaa…….aaa…. | Aaaa…aaa…….aaa…. |
| Male | |
| Thoondil meenukku | For a fish caught on a hook, |
| Thookkam yethadi | How can there be any sleep, my dear? |
| Female :Vaadum poovukku | For a wilting flower, |
| Vaasam yethadaa | How can there be any fragrance, my dear? |
| Male | |
| Vizhiyaal paarthathaal | Just by looking with the eyes, |
| Vidhaiyo poochedi | Did a seed become a flowering plant? |
| Oru thuli mazhaiyilae | In a single drop of rain, |
| Uyir kulam niraiyudhae | The pond of life fills up. |
| Female | |
| Oru vazhi payanathil | In a one-way journey, |
| Vidiyalum theriyudhae | A new dawn becomes visible. |
| Male | |
| Vaanam paarthen | I looked at the sky, |
| Azhagiya vinmeen | A beautiful star, |
| En pol thoora | Drizzling like me, |
| Paarai nenjam karaikirathae | Melts a rock-like heart. |
| Female | |
| Karai thedum padagaaga | Like a boat searching for the shore, |
| Kadal meedhu midhanthenae | I floated upon the ocean. |
| Male :Karai sera kadal yaavum | To reach the shore, all of the ocean |
| Kudithenae…. | I drank up.... |
| Female | |
| Unadhuyir udalodu | With your life and body, |
| Enadhuyir kalanthenae | My life merged. |
| Male :Azhagiya mugam paarkka | To look at that beautiful face, |
| Mezhugena karainthenae | I melted like wax. |
| Male | |
| Aaaaa….aaa….aaa…..aaa | Aaaaa….aaa….aaa…..aaa |
| Aaa..thara raraaa…aaa….. | Aaa..thara raraaa…aaa….. |
| Male | |
| Vaanam paarthen | I looked at the sky, |
| Azhagiya vinmeen | A beautiful star, |
| En mel thoora | Drizzling upon me, |
| Paarai nenjam karaikirathae | Melts a rock-like heart. |
| Male | |
| Vidhai thedum nilam pola | Like land seeking a seed, |
| Madi thedi alainthenae | I wandered searching for a lap to rest on. |
| Female :Madi meedhu kudi yera | To come and reside on my lap, |
| Azhaithenae | I called out. |
| Male | |
| Pagalinil nilavai pol | Like the moon in the daytime sky, |
| Unakkul marainthenae | I hid inside you. |
| Female :Pournami varum innaal | On this full moon day that arrives, |
| Iravilum pagal aanen | I turned into daytime even at night. |
| Female | |
| Dhooram pona nilavinai | The moon that went far away, |
| Tholil thaangum neram | When the time comes to hold it on the shoulder, |
| Thookkam kannil | Sleep in my eyes |
| Tholainthathada…. | Was completely lost, my dear.... |
ஆஹா ஆ
ஆ ஆஹா ஆ ஆ
ஆஹா ஆ ஆ ஆஹா
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa…….aaa….
தூண்டில்
மீனுக்கு தூக்கம் ஏதடி
வாடும் பூவுக்கு
வாசம் ஏதடா
For a fish caught on a hook,
How can there be any sleep, my dear?
For a wilting flower,
How can there be any fragrance, my dear?
விழியால்
பார்த்ததால் விதையோ
பூச்செடி ஒரு துளி
மழையிலே உயிர்
குளம் நிறையுதே
Just by looking with the eyes,
Did a seed become a flowering plant?
In a single drop of rain,
The pond of life fills up.
ஒரு வழி
பயணத்தில் விடியலும்
தெரியுதே
In a one-way journey,
A new dawn becomes visible.
வானம் பார்த்தேன்
அழகிய விண்மீன் என்
போல் தூர பாறை நெஞ்சம்
கரைக்கிறதே
I looked at the sky,
A beautiful star,
Drizzling like me,
Melts a rock-like heart.
கரை தேடும்
படகாக கடல் மீது
மிதந்தேனே
கரை சேர
கடல் யாவும் குடித்தேனே
Like a boat searching for the shore,
I floated upon the ocean.
To reach the shore, all of the ocean
I drank up....
உனதுயிர்
உடலோடு எனதுயிர்
கலந்தேனே
அழகிய முகம்
பார்க்க மெழுகென
கரைந்தேனே
With your life and body,
My life merged.
To look at that beautiful face,
I melted like wax.
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
தர ரா ரா ஆ
Aaaaa….aaa….aaa…..aaa
Aaa..thara raraaa…aaa…..
வானம் பார்த்தேன்
அழகிய விண்மீன் என்
போல் தூர பாறை நெஞ்சம்
கரைக்கிறதே
I looked at the sky,
A beautiful star,
Drizzling upon me,
Melts a rock-like heart.
விதை தேடும்
நிலம் போல மடி தேடி
அலைந்தேனே
மடி மீது குடி
ஏற அழைத்தேனே
Like land seeking a seed,
I wandered searching for a lap to rest on.
To come and reside on my lap,
I called out.
பகலினில்
நிலவை போல்
உனக்குள் மறைந்தேனே
பௌர்ணமி வரும்
இந்நாள் இரவிலும் பகல்
ஆனேன்
Like the moon in the daytime sky,
I hid inside you.
On this full moon day that arrives,
I turned into daytime even at night.
ஆண் & பெண் :
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
தர ரா ரா ஆ
The moon that went far away,
When the time comes to hold it on the shoulder,
Sleep in my eyes
Was completely lost, my dear....
தூரம் போன
நிலவினை தோளில்
தாங்கும் நேரம் தூக்கம்
கண்ணில் தொலைந்ததடா
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa….
Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa…….aaa….
Aaaa…aaa…….aaa….
Thoondil meenukku
For a fish caught on a hook,
Thookkam yethadi
How can there be any sleep, my dear?
Female :Vaadum poovukku
For a wilting flower,
Vaasam yethadaa
How can there be any fragrance, my dear?
Vizhiyaal paarthathaal
Just by looking with the eyes,
Vidhaiyo poochedi
Did a seed become a flowering plant?
Oru thuli mazhaiyilae
In a single drop of rain,
Uyir kulam niraiyudhae
The pond of life fills up.
Oru vazhi payanathil
In a one-way journey,
Vidiyalum theriyudhae
A new dawn becomes visible.
Vaanam paarthen
I looked at the sky,
Azhagiya vinmeen
A beautiful star,
En pol thoora
Drizzling like me,
Paarai nenjam karaikirathae
Melts a rock-like heart.
Karai thedum padagaaga
Like a boat searching for the shore,
Kadal meedhu midhanthenae
I floated upon the ocean.
Male :Karai sera kadal yaavum
To reach the shore, all of the ocean
Kudithenae….
I drank up....
Unadhuyir udalodu
With your life and body,
Enadhuyir kalanthenae
My life merged.
Male :Azhagiya mugam paarkka
To look at that beautiful face,
Mezhugena karainthenae
I melted like wax.
Aaaaa….aaa….aaa…..aaa
Aaaaa….aaa….aaa…..aaa
Aaa..thara raraaa…aaa…..
Aaa..thara raraaa…aaa…..
Vaanam paarthen
I looked at the sky,
Azhagiya vinmeen
A beautiful star,
En mel thoora
Drizzling upon me,
Paarai nenjam karaikirathae
Melts a rock-like heart.
Vidhai thedum nilam pola
Like land seeking a seed,
Madi thedi alainthenae
I wandered searching for a lap to rest on.
Female :Madi meedhu kudi yera
To come and reside on my lap,
Azhaithenae
I called out.
Pagalinil nilavai pol
Like the moon in the daytime sky,
Unakkul marainthenae
I hid inside you.
Female :Pournami varum innaal
On this full moon day that arrives,
Iravilum pagal aanen
I turned into daytime even at night.
Dhooram pona nilavinai
The moon that went far away,
Tholil thaangum neram
When the time comes to hold it on the shoulder,
Thookkam kannil
Sleep in my eyes
Tholainthathada….
Was completely lost, my dear....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses profound themes of long-standing separation, emotional yearning, and the deep solace found upon reuniting with a long-lost soulmate. Through rich natural imagery, the lyrics contrast agonizing patience with the gentle relief of emotional fulfillment, portraying love as an enduring force that transforms darkness into light. The dual dialogue between the lovers captures the pain of lost years and the tender warmth of coming back together, emphasizing that true connection transcends time and hardship.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Mezhugena karainthenae”
Comparing the speaker's emotional melting to wax using the suffix '-ena' ('Mezhugena karainthenae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Paarai nenjam karaikirathae”
Comparing a hardened, grieving heart directly to a rock that melts under love ('Paarai nenjam').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Vidhai thedum nilam pola”
Comparing oneself wandering in search of comfort to barren land searching for a seed ('Vidhai thedum nilam pola').
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Ani)
“Thookkam yethadi”
Using rhetorical questioning to highlight the impossibility of peace during separation ('Thookkam yethadi').
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Trivia
'Vaanam Parthen' is an emotional song from the 2016 film 'Kabali', composed by Santhosh Narayanan and sung by Pradeep Kumar with lyrics by Kabilan. The track encapsulates the tender backstory and romantic longing between the protagonist played by Rajinikanth and his wife played by Radhika Apte.
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