- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Salangaiyil Oru Sangeetham
- Movie release year
- 1986
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Feb 2020
Lyrics & meaning
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↻ English translation
Aa… vaedhanai… aalaapanai…
Un vaedhanai oru aalaapanai
Nee konda dhaagam yaagamo
Veenaai poi vidumo
Thaiyaa thaiyoo thaiyat thai thakka thai
Thaiyat tai thaiyat tai thakka thai
Thakka thaiyaa thaiyoo thaiyat thai thakka thai
Thaiyat tai thaiyat tai thakka thai
Idhu angamum baashaiyum
Sangamam kolvadhu
Kannum udambum kalandhu valarndhadhu
Idhu angamum baashaiyum
Sangamam kolvadhu
Kannum udambum kalandhu valarndhadhu
Baavam raagam thaalam inaindhu ezhundhadhu
Bharadhanaattiyam
Thaamtha thai dhahidhat dhahidhahidhath
Thaamtha thai dhahidhat dhahidhahidhath
Thaamtha thai dhahidhat dhahidhahidhath
Thaamtha thai dhahidhat dhahidhahi
Idhu kuzhal adhan asaivinil
Paravasam oottum
Thaamtha thai dhahidhat dhahidhahi
Ada koondhalil abinayam alai paayum
Thaamtha thai dhahidhat dhahidhahi
Idhu kuzhal adhan asaivinil
Paravasam oottum
Koondhalil abinayam alai paayum
Koramum saabamum baavathil kaattum
Koochippudi
Dhindhaa dhindhaa dhindhaa
Dhitthaa
Dhindhaa dhindhaa dhindhaa
Dhitthaa
Dhindhaa dhindhaa dhindhaa
Dhitthaa dhindhaa dhindhaa dhin
Idhu manam thanil pookkum mm…
Dhindhaa dhindhaa dhindhaa
Dhindhaa dhindhaa dhin
Idhu manam thanil pookkum
Anubava abinayam
Aaa….aa….aa….haa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
Alai alaiyaai varum kalai vadivam
Aaa….aa….aa….haa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
Aa….aa….aa..
Manasukkum mazhai pozhiyum
Anubavam tharuvadhu manipuri
Thakka dheem thathakida dheem
Thatthari kidathaka thakka dhimi thadhikida
Thakkida dheem thathakida dheem
Thatthari kidathaka thakka dheem
Idhu raaja kalaigalin
Naadaga baavam
Nalina layangalin naattiya vaedham
Aa… aa… aa…aa….aa…
Idhu raaja kalaigalin naadaga baavam
Nalina layangalin naattiya vaedham
Aayiram dhevadhai veenaigal meettum
Odisi
Thakkida kidathaka thakkida kidathaka
Thomkida kidathaka namkida kidathaka
Thakkida kidathaka thakkida kidathaka
Thomkida kidathaka namkida kidathaka
Idhu veeram vilaiyum oru
Raaja nadanam
Gambeeram migundha oru rudhra thaandavam
Idhu veeram vilaiyum oru raaja nadanam
Gambeeram migundha oru rudhra thaandavam
Pudhiya vinodhangal thadai illai kadhakali
Sila adigalil idai kodi ena
Dhinam asaiyum
Asaiyum asaivil buvanam
Ellaam kulungum
Nilaavin paarvaigal ulaavum naadagam
Kathak
Ah… pain… a melodic prelude…
Your pain is a melodic prelude
Is your deep thirst a sacred fire ritual?
Will it all go in vain?
Thaiyya thaiyyo thaiyath thai thakka thai
Thaiyath thai thaiyath thai thakka thai
Thakka thaiyya thaiyyo thaiyath thai thakka thai
Thaiyath thai thaiyath thai thakka thai
Here, the body and expression
Merge together into one
Blossoming from the harmony of eyes and limbs
Here, the body and expression
Merge together into one
Blossoming from the harmony of eyes and limbs
Born from the union of emotion, melody, and rhythm
Bharatanatyam
Dhaamtha thai thahithath thahithahithath
Dhaamtha thai thahithath thahithahithath
Dhaamtha thai thahithath thahithahithath
Dhaamtha thai thahithath thahithahi
In the gentle sway of the hair,
It brings pure bliss
Dhaamtha thai thahithath thahithahi
Ah, expressions ripple across the flowing hair
Dhaamtha thai thahithath thahithahi
In the gentle sway of the hair,
It brings pure bliss
Expressions ripple across the flowing hair
Depicting terror and curses through expression
Kuchipudi
Dhintha dhintha dhintha
Dhith-tha
Dhintha dhintha dhintha
Dhith-tha
Dhintha dhintha dhintha
Dhith-tha dhintha dhintha dhin
This blossoms within the heart, mmm…
Dhintha dhintha dhintha
Dhintha dhintha dhin
This blossoms within the heart
An expression born of deep experience
Aa… aa… aa… haa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
An art form that rolls in like gentle waves
Aa… aa… aa… haa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
Aa… aa… aa…
Showering sweet rain upon the soul,
The one that brings such experience is Manipuri
Thakka dheem thadhakida dheem
Thathari kidathakka thakka thimi thadhikida
Thakkida dheem thadhakida dheem
Thathari kidathakka thakka dheem
This is the theatrical grace
Of royal art forms
A dance scripture of delicate rhythms
Aa… aa… aa… aa… aa…
This is the theatrical grace of royal art forms
A dance scripture of delicate rhythms
Where a thousand divine spirits pluck the veena strings
Odissi
Thakkida kidathakka thakkida kidathakka
Thomkida kidathakka namkida kidathakka
Thakkida kidathakka thakkida kidathakka
Thomkida kidathakka namkida kidathakka
This is a majestic royal dance
Where valour thrives
A grand and fierce cosmic dance of Shiva
This is a majestic royal dance where valour thrives
A grand and fierce cosmic dance of Shiva
Where wonder knows no bounds, this is Kathakali
With a few steps, the waist sways
Gently like a tender vine
And in that gentle sway,
The whole world trembles
A drama where the moon's glances wander
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic lyrical composition celebrates the rich tapestry of Indian classical dance forms. The song systematically introduces and describes various major dance styles of India—Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Odissi, Kathakali, and Kathak—highlighting the unique aesthetic characteristics, rhythmic vocalizations (jathis), and emotional essence (bhava, raga, and tala) of each form.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)
“Un vaedhanai oru aalaapanai”
Compares pain to a musical elaboration (aalapanai) and the waist to a slender vine (idai kodi ena).
Enumeration / Cataloging (Adukku / Varisai)
“Bharadhanaattiyam ... Koochippudi ... Manipuri ... Odisi ... Kadhakali ... Kathak”
Lyrically catalogs major Indian classical dance forms sequentially with their unique rhythmic syllables.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Asaiyum asaivil buvanam ellaam kulungum”
Exaggerates the movement of dance as shaking the entire universe and sound as a thousand divine veenas playing.
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Trivia
This composition is a rare thematic song celebrating Indian classical dance forms. It connects the rhythmic bol (jathis) directly with the cultural geography and stylistic beauty of each traditional dance style mentioned.
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