Ullaththil
From Thudikkum Karangal · 1983
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Details
- Thudikkum Karangal1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey | Hey |
| Ullaththil ennenna ennangal vandhenna | What thoughts have come into the heart? |
| Penn bhudhdhi un bhudhdhi | A woman's intellect, your intellect, |
| Ennaalum pin bhudhdhidhaan | Is always wisdom that comes too late. |
| Haaa..salanamulla ennaththil | Ah... in a mind full of wavering thoughts, |
| Sarindhuvidum manangal | Hearts slip and fall. |
| Theliyavillai nenjaththil | In the heart, it has not healed, |
| Devi thandha ranangal | The wounds inflicted by the goddess. |
| Male | |
| Hey | Hey |
| Ullaththil ennenna ennangal vandhenna | What thoughts have come into the heart? |
| Penn bhudhdhi un bhudhdhi | A woman's intellect, your intellect, |
| Ennaalum pin bhudhdhidhaan | Is always wisdom that comes too late. |
| Salanamulla ennaththil | In a mind full of wavering thoughts, |
| Sarindhuvidum manangal | Hearts slip and fall. |
| Theliyavillai nenjaththil | In the heart, it has not healed, |
| Devi thandha ranangal | The wounds inflicted by the goddess. |
| Male | |
| Ilam paavai koduththa manadhu | The heart given by the young maiden, |
| Enakkendru adiththa kanavu | The dream that beat exclusively for me, |
| Ilangaatril inaindhu kalandhudhaan | Did it merge into the gentle breeze and, |
| Ponadho | Vanish away? |
| Male | |
| Isai paadi thirindha kuyilum | The cuckoo that wandered singing music, |
| Vilaiyaadi kaliththa mayilum | And the peacock that played with joy, |
| Pirivendra idaththai ninaiththudhaan | Thinking of the place called separation, |
| Saerndhadho | Did they unite? |
| Male | |
| Veesum kaattril thunbam | There is sorrow in the blowing wind, |
| Vaegum nenjil thunbam | Sorrow in the burning heart. |
| Engo engengo | Somewhere, somewhere far away, |
| Inbamae | Is happiness. |
| Penn ullam oru neruppu | A woman's heart is a fire, |
| Perugudhadi veruppu | Hatred overflows! |
| Ilamai enum kalippu | The joy called youth, |
| Idhazhil vandha sirippu | And the smile upon the lips. |
| Chorus | |
| Thandhanathandhanana….. | Thandhanathandhanana... |
| Lalalalaaa….. | Lalalalaaa... |
| Male | |
| Nerukkaththil iniththa inippum | The sweetness that felt sweet in closeness, |
| Viruppaththil anaiththa anaippum | The embrace embraced in desire, |
| Veruppinil anaiththum marandhudhaan | Will all of it be forgotten in hatred and, |
| Pogumo | Fade away? |
| Male | |
| Viral thottu pidiththa pidippum | The hold held by touching fingers, |
| Manam thottu thudiththa thudippum | The beat that throbbed touching the heart, |
| Viraivinil nadiththa nadipena…. | Will it become like an act performed in haste, |
| Aagumo | In the end? |
| Male | |
| Vellai poovil kallam | Deceit inside a white flower, |
| Solli paarkum ullam | A heart that reflects on this, |
| Unmai ennenbaen | What shall I say is the truth, |
| Pennmaiyae | Oh womanhood! |
| Male | |
| Therindhadhadi un nenjam | Your true heart is known now, |
| Thaevai illai pon manjam | No need for a golden couch. |
| Manadhugalil yen vanjam | Why is there malice in hearts? |
| Madhuvin vasam en nenjam | My heart is under the influence of liquor. |
| Male | |
| Hey | Hey |
| Ullaththil ennenna ennangal vandhenna | What thoughts have come into the heart? |
| Penn bhudhdhi un bhudhdhi | A woman's intellect, your intellect, |
| Ennaalum pin bhudhdhidhaan | Is always wisdom that comes too late. |
| Haaa..salanamulla ennaththil | Ah... in a mind full of wavering thoughts, |
| Sarindhuvidum manangal | Hearts slip and fall. |
| Theliyavillai nenjaththil | In the heart, it has not healed, |
| Devi thandha ranangal | The wounds inflicted by the goddess. |
| Male | |
| Salanamulla ennaththil | In a mind full of wavering thoughts, |
| Sarindhuvidum manangal | Hearts slip and fall. |
| Theliyavillai nenjaththil | In the heart, it has not healed, |
| Devi thandha ranangal | The wounds inflicted by the goddess. |
ஹே உள்ளத்தில் என்னென்ன
எண்ணங்கள் வந்தென்ன
பெண் புத்தி உன் புத்தி
எந்நாளும் பின் புத்திதான்
ஹா..சலனமுள்ள எண்ணத்தில்
சரிந்து விழும் மனங்கள்
தெளியவில்லை நெஞ்சத்தில்
தேவி தந்த ரணங்கள்
Hey
What thoughts have come into the heart?
A woman's intellect, your intellect,
Is always wisdom that comes too late.
Ah... in a mind full of wavering thoughts,
Hearts slip and fall.
In the heart, it has not healed,
The wounds inflicted by the goddess.
ஹே உள்ளத்தில் என்னென்ன
எண்ணங்கள் வந்தென்ன
பெண் புத்தி உன் புத்தி
எந்நாளும் பின் புத்திதான்
ஹா..சலனமுள்ள எண்ணத்தில்
சரிந்து விழும் மனங்கள்
தெளியவில்லை நெஞ்சத்தில்
தேவி தந்த ரணங்கள்
Hey
What thoughts have come into the heart?
A woman's intellect, your intellect,
Is always wisdom that comes too late.
In a mind full of wavering thoughts,
Hearts slip and fall.
In the heart, it has not healed,
The wounds inflicted by the goddess.
இளம் பாவை கொடுத்த மனது
எனக்கென்று அடித்த கனவு
இளங்காற்றில் இணைந்து கலந்துதான்
போனதோ
The heart given by the young maiden,
The dream that beat exclusively for me,
Did it merge into the gentle breeze and,
Vanish away?
இசை பாடி திரிந்த குயிலும்
விளையாடி களித்த மயிலும்
பிரிவென்ற இடத்தை நினைத்துதான்
சேர்ந்ததோ
The cuckoo that wandered singing music,
And the peacock that played with joy,
Thinking of the place called separation,
Did they unite?
வீசும் காற்றில் துன்பம்
வேகும் நெஞ்சில் துன்பம்
எங்கோ எங்கெங்கோ
இன்பமே
பெண் உள்ளம் ஒரு நெருப்பு
பெருகுதடி வெறுப்பு
இளமை எனும் களிப்பு
உன் இதழில் வந்த சிரிப்பு
There is sorrow in the blowing wind,
Sorrow in the burning heart.
Somewhere, somewhere far away,
Is happiness.
A woman's heart is a fire,
Hatred overflows!
The joy called youth,
And the smile upon the lips.
தந்தனதந்தனனா ............
லாலலலாலா...................
Thandhanathandhanana...
Lalalalaaa...
நெருக்கத்தில் இனித்த இனிப்பும்
விருப்பத்தில் அணைத்த அணைப்பும்
வெறுப்பினில் அனைத்தும் மறந்துதான்
போகுமோ
The sweetness that felt sweet in closeness,
The embrace embraced in desire,
Will all of it be forgotten in hatred and,
Fade away?
விரல் தொட்டு பிடித்த பிடிப்பும்
மனம் தொட்டு துடித்த துடிப்பும்
விரைவினில் நடித்த நடிப்பென
ஆகுமோ
The hold held by touching fingers,
The beat that throbbed touching the heart,
Will it become like an act performed in haste,
In the end?
வெள்ளை பூவில் கள்ளம்
சொல்லி பார்க்கும் உள்ளம்
உண்மை என்னென்பேன்
பெண்மையே
தெரிந்ததடி உன் நெஞ்சம்
தேவை இல்லை பொன் மஞ்சம்
மனதுகளில் ஏன் வஞ்சம்
மதுவின் வசம் என் நெஞ்சம்
Deceit inside a white flower,
A heart that reflects on this,
What shall I say is the truth,
Oh womanhood!
ஹே உள்ளத்தில் என்னென்ன
எண்ணங்கள் வந்தென்ன
பெண் புத்தி உன் புத்தி
எந்நாளும் பின் புத்திதான்
ஹா..சலனமுள்ள எண்ணத்தில்
சரிந்து விழும் மனங்கள்
தெளியவில்லை நெஞ்சத்தில்
தேவி தந்த ரணங்கள்
Your true heart is known now,
No need for a golden couch.
Why is there malice in hearts?
My heart is under the influence of liquor.
சலனமுள்ள எண்ணத்தில்
சரிந்து விழும் மனங்கள்
தெளியவில்லை நெஞ்சத்தில்
தேவி தந்த ரணங்கள்
Hey
What thoughts have come into the heart?
A woman's intellect, your intellect,
Is always wisdom that comes too late.
Ah... in a mind full of wavering thoughts,
Hearts slip and fall.
In the heart, it has not healed,
The wounds inflicted by the goddess.
In a mind full of wavering thoughts,
Hearts slip and fall.
In the heart, it has not healed,
The wounds inflicted by the goddess.
Hey
Hey
Ullaththil ennenna ennangal vandhenna
What thoughts have come into the heart?
Penn bhudhdhi un bhudhdhi
A woman's intellect, your intellect,
Ennaalum pin bhudhdhidhaan
Is always wisdom that comes too late.
Haaa..salanamulla ennaththil
Ah... in a mind full of wavering thoughts,
Sarindhuvidum manangal
Hearts slip and fall.
Theliyavillai nenjaththil
In the heart, it has not healed,
Devi thandha ranangal
The wounds inflicted by the goddess.
Hey
Hey
Ullaththil ennenna ennangal vandhenna
What thoughts have come into the heart?
Penn bhudhdhi un bhudhdhi
A woman's intellect, your intellect,
Ennaalum pin bhudhdhidhaan
Is always wisdom that comes too late.
Salanamulla ennaththil
In a mind full of wavering thoughts,
Sarindhuvidum manangal
Hearts slip and fall.
Theliyavillai nenjaththil
In the heart, it has not healed,
Devi thandha ranangal
The wounds inflicted by the goddess.
Ilam paavai koduththa manadhu
The heart given by the young maiden,
Enakkendru adiththa kanavu
The dream that beat exclusively for me,
Ilangaatril inaindhu kalandhudhaan
Did it merge into the gentle breeze and,
Ponadho
Vanish away?
Isai paadi thirindha kuyilum
The cuckoo that wandered singing music,
Vilaiyaadi kaliththa mayilum
And the peacock that played with joy,
Pirivendra idaththai ninaiththudhaan
Thinking of the place called separation,
Saerndhadho
Did they unite?
Veesum kaattril thunbam
There is sorrow in the blowing wind,
Vaegum nenjil thunbam
Sorrow in the burning heart.
Engo engengo
Somewhere, somewhere far away,
Inbamae
Is happiness.
Penn ullam oru neruppu
A woman's heart is a fire,
Perugudhadi veruppu
Hatred overflows!
Ilamai enum kalippu
The joy called youth,
Idhazhil vandha sirippu
And the smile upon the lips.
Thandhanathandhanana…..
Thandhanathandhanana...
Lalalalaaa…..
Lalalalaaa...
Nerukkaththil iniththa inippum
The sweetness that felt sweet in closeness,
Viruppaththil anaiththa anaippum
The embrace embraced in desire,
Veruppinil anaiththum marandhudhaan
Will all of it be forgotten in hatred and,
Pogumo
Fade away?
Viral thottu pidiththa pidippum
The hold held by touching fingers,
Manam thottu thudiththa thudippum
The beat that throbbed touching the heart,
Viraivinil nadiththa nadipena….
Will it become like an act performed in haste,
Aagumo
In the end?
Vellai poovil kallam
Deceit inside a white flower,
Solli paarkum ullam
A heart that reflects on this,
Unmai ennenbaen
What shall I say is the truth,
Pennmaiyae
Oh womanhood!
Therindhadhadi un nenjam
Your true heart is known now,
Thaevai illai pon manjam
No need for a golden couch.
Manadhugalil yen vanjam
Why is there malice in hearts?
Madhuvin vasam en nenjam
My heart is under the influence of liquor.
Hey
Hey
Ullaththil ennenna ennangal vandhenna
What thoughts have come into the heart?
Penn bhudhdhi un bhudhdhi
A woman's intellect, your intellect,
Ennaalum pin bhudhdhidhaan
Is always wisdom that comes too late.
Haaa..salanamulla ennaththil
Ah... in a mind full of wavering thoughts,
Sarindhuvidum manangal
Hearts slip and fall.
Theliyavillai nenjaththil
In the heart, it has not healed,
Devi thandha ranangal
The wounds inflicted by the goddess.
Salanamulla ennaththil
In a mind full of wavering thoughts,
Sarindhuvidum manangal
Hearts slip and fall.
Theliyavillai nenjaththil
In the heart, it has not healed,
Devi thandha ranangal
The wounds inflicted by the goddess.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses deep anguish, betrayal, and heartbreak experienced by a man whose romantic hopes have been shattered. He questions the fickleness of love and womanhood, citing traditional proverbs about hindsight wisdom ('penn bhudhdhi pin bhudhdhi') and lamenting the emotional wounds left behind by the woman he treated like a deity ('Devi thandha ranangal'). As he reminisces about the tender moments, sweet embraces, and lost dreams, he concludes that her innocence was merely deceit disguised as a white flower. Overwhelmed by pain, sorrow, and cynicism, he ultimately turns to alcohol to numb his broken heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Salanamulla ennaththil / Sarindhuvidum manangal”
Repetition of the initial 'Sa' sound in consecutive lines.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Nerukkaththil iniththa inippum / Viruppaththil anaiththa anaippum”
Rhyming of the second letter 'ru' in both lines ('Nerukkaththil' and 'Viruppaththil').
Metaphor
“Vellai poovil kallam”
Comparing deceit hidden within innocence to deceit inside a pure white flower.
Metaphor
“Penn ullam oru neruppu”
Comparing a woman's intense or destructive emotional nature to fire.
Did you know?
Trivia
Thudikkum Karangal (1983) stars Rajinikanth and Radha. Notably, playback singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam composed the music for this film, showcasing his multi-faceted talent as a music director alongside his legendary singing career.
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