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Vaadikkai Maranthathum

From Kalyana Parisu · 1959

Lyricist
Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
Singers
A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela
Music director
A. M. Rajah
Movie name
Kalyana Parisu
Movie release year
1959
Lyrics added on
20 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaadikkai marandhadhum yeno
Enai vaattida aasai dhaano
Pala kodi malar azhagai
Moodi vaiththu manadhai
Kollai adippadhum yeno
Vaadikkai marandhadhum yeno…..
Vaadikkai maranthiduveno
Enai vaattidum kelvigal yeno
Pudhu mangai endhan manadhil
Pongi varum ninaivil
Maatram solvadhum yeno
Vaadikkai maranthiduveno….
Aaaaaaa….aaaaa…
Male :Aaaaa….aaaa….aa….
Andhi neraththin
Aanandha kaatrum
Anbu manakkum
Thaen suvai paattum
Amudha virundhum
Marandhu ponaal
Ulagam vaazhvadhu yedhu
Pala uyirgal magizhvadhum yedhu
Nenjil inithidum uravai
Inbam ennum unarvai
Thaniththu pera mudiyaadhu
Oooo….ooooo..
Andhi neram ponadhaal
Aasai marandhae pogumaa
Andhi neram ponadhaal
Aasai marandhae pogumaa
Anbu karangal serum podhu
Vambu vaarththaigal yeno
Inba vegam dhaano
Vaadikkai maranthiduveno
Enai vaattidum kelvigal yeno
Pudhu mangai endhan manadhil
Pongi varum ninaivil
Maatram solvadhum yeno
Vaadikkai maranthiduveno….
Aaaaaaa….aaaaa…
Male :Aaaaa….aaaa….aa….
Kaanthamo idhu
Kannoli thaano
Kaadhal nadhiyil
Neendhidum meeno
Karuththai arindhum
Naanam yeno
Karuththai arindhum
Naanam yeno
Porumai izhandhida laamo
Perum puratchiyil irangidalaamo
Naan karung kal silaiyo
Kaadhal enakkillaiyo
Varambu meerudhal muraiyo
Why have you forgotten our usual ways?
Is it just to torment me?
Hiding the beauty
of millions of flowers,
why do you steal my heart away?
Why have you forgotten our usual ways?...
Would I ever forget our usual ways?
Why ask questions that torment me so?
In the heart of this young woman,
in the feelings surging within,
why do you speak of a change?
Would I ever forget our usual ways?...
Aaaa... aaaa...
Male: Aaaa... aaaa... aa...
In the evening hours,
the joyful breeze,
the fragrance of love,
a song sweet as honey,
and a feast of sweet nectar—
if all these are forgotten,
how could this world survive?
How could living souls find joy?
A bond that sweetens the heart,
the feeling called joy,
cannot be found all alone.
Ooo... oooo...
Just because the evening has passed,
will my longing ever fade away?
Just because the evening has passed,
will my longing ever fade away?
When loving hands come together,
why speak such teasing words?
Is it just the rush of love?
Would I ever forget our usual ways?
Why ask questions that torment me so?
In the heart of this young woman,
in the feelings surging within,
why do you speak of a change?
Would I ever forget our usual ways?...
Aaaa... aaaa...
Male: Aaaa... aaaa... aa...
Is it a magnet,
or the light in your eyes?
In the river of love,
is it a swimming fish?
Knowing what is in my heart,
why this shyness?
Knowing what is in my heart,
why this shyness?
Is it right to lose your patience?
Should you start a revolution?
Am I a statue of black stone?
Do I not have love in me?
Is it proper to cross the limits?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaadikkai Marandhadhum Yeno from the 1959 landmark Tamil movie Kalyana Parisu is a romantic duet between lovers playfully teasing and reassuring one another. The male protagonist lovingly chides the female for being distant or coy, asking if she has forgotten their sweet routine and teasingly questioning if she hides her heart. The female protagonist responds affectionately, asking why he doubts her feelings when her mind is filled with thoughts solely of him. As the song progresses, they reflect on the beauty of nature, evening breezes, music, and togetherness, establishing that true happiness and romance cannot be experienced in solitude. The male continues to marvel at her magnetic beauty and shyness, while she reassures him that she is no unfeeling stone statue and possesses deep love for him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Vaadikkai marandhadhum yeno / Enai vaattida aasai dhaano”

The second consonant 'di/tti' rhymes in 'Vaadikkai' and 'vaattida', establishing rhythmic harmony in the opening lines.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kaadhal nadhiyil / Neendhidum meeno”

Love is poetically metaphorized as a river ('Kaadhal nadhi') in which the glance or lover moves like a swimming fish ('Neendhidum meen').

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Alangaaram)

“Naan karung kal silaiyo / Kaadhal enakkillaiyo”

The speaker asks 'Am I a black stone statue? Do I have no love?' to forcefully emphasize her deep capacity for love.

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Trivia

Kalyana Parisu (1959) was the directorial debut of legendary filmmaker C. V. Sridhar. The film's soundtrack was composed by the popular singer-composer A. M. Rajah, who also rendered the male vocals for this classic track alongside P. Susheela. The lyrics were penned by Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, whose signature style infused poetic elegance with simple, expressive colloquial Tamil.

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