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Thuvalum Kodi Idaiyal

From Karumaiyil Orr Azhahu · 1980

Lyricist
Gnaaniyaar
Singers
Vani Jairam, P. Jayachandran
Music director
Agasthiar
Movie name
Karumaiyil Orr Azhahu
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
26 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thuvazhum kodi idaiyal
Virainthu selvadhu engoo
Female :Ohoo
Male :Thuvazhum kodi idaiyal
Virainthu selvadhu engoo
Pavalam un maeni kondu
Eriyum madhiyai viratavoo
Thuvazhum kodi idaiyal
Virainthu selvadhu engoo
Mayangum neram kandu
Padhungi vandhathu edharkko
Mannava aa aa aa
Mayangum neram kandu
Padhungi vandhathu edharkko
Mannava ennai paarkkava
Udhatodu udhadu pesava
Pesava
Kankanda un azhagai
Kai alla thudikkindrathu
Female :Ahaa…aa…aa….aa…aa…
Male :Kankanda un azhagai
Kai alla thudikkindrathu
Vinn kaana un paruvathai
Naan kolla thudikkindren
Unakkendru pirantha naan
Male :Ahaa…aa…
Female :Enakkendru vaazha mudiyuma
Male :Ahaa…aa…
Female :Unakkendru pirantha naan
Enakkendru vaazha mudiyuma
Koduthen ennai unakku
Eduthu sootti koll deva aa aa aa
Thuvazhum kodi idaiyal
Female :Ahaa
Male :Virainthu selvadhu engoo
Female :Hmm
Male :Pavalam un maeni kondu
Eriyum madhiyai viratavoo
The girl with a slender, swaying waist,
Where is she rushing off to?
Female: Oho!
Male: The girl with a slender, swaying waist,
Where is she rushing off to?
With your glowing, coral-like skin,
Are you going to chase away the burning moon?
The girl with a slender, swaying waist,
Where is she rushing off to?
Seeing this dreamy, intoxicating hour,
Why have you come sneaking in,
Oh my king, ah ah ah...
Seeing this dreamy, intoxicating hour,
Why have you come sneaking in,
Oh my king, is it to look at me?
Or to speak with lips pressed against lips?
To speak like that?
Seeing your beauty right before my eyes,
My hands are longing to embrace you.
Female: Aaha... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Male: Seeing your beauty right before my eyes,
My hands are longing to embrace you.
Your youthful charms unseen even by the sky,
I yearn to make entirely mine.
Having been born only for you,
Male: Aaha... aa...
Female: Can I ever live just for myself?
Male: Aaha... aa...
Female: Having been born only for you,
Can I ever live just for myself?
I have given myself to you;
Take me and wear me like a garland, my lord, ah ah ah...
The girl with a slender, swaying waist,
Female: Aaha!
Male: Where is she rushing off to?
Female: Mmm...
Male: With your glowing, coral-like skin,
Are you going to chase away the burning moon?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Karumaiyil Orr Azhahu' is an intimate romantic duet expressing deep affection and devotion between two lovers. The hero begins by poetically praising his lover's graceful figure and glowing skin, comparing her waist to a delicate vine and playfully asking if her beauty is radiant enough to outshine the moon. In response, the heroine acknowledges her total surrender to him, questioning whether someone born purely for her beloved could ever belong to anyone else, including herself. The dialogue evolves into a sweet exchange where both express their yearning for physical and emotional closeness, culminating in a celebration of mutual devotion and passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)

“Thuvazhum kodi idaiyal”

Compares the heroine's delicate, flexible waist to a slender vine ('Kodi').

Uvamai (Metaphor)

“Pavalam un maeni kondu”

Compares the heroine's bright complexion to precious red coral ('Pavalam').

Uyarvu Navitchi (Hyperbole)

“Eriyum madhiyai viratavoo”

Hyperbolically claims that her radiant coral skin is powerful enough to chase away the glowing moon.

Monai / Etukai (Rhyme & Contrast)

“Unakkendru pirantha naan / Enakkendru vaazha mudiyuma”

Uses contrasting words 'Unakkendru' (for you) and 'Enakkendru' (for myself) with initial rhyme to emphasize total devotion.

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Trivia

'Karumaiyil Orr Azhahu' (1980) features lyrics by Gnaaniyaar. The imagery used in the lyrics—such as comparing a woman's waist to a vine ('kodi idai') and her skin to coral ('pavalam maeni')—draws heavily from classical Sangam Tamil literary tropes traditionally used to describe female beauty.

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