Vaanai Maranthu Nindra
From Thamarai Nenjam · 1968
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Thamarai Nenjam1968
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aa.. ha..ha | Aa.. ha..ha |
| Vaanai maranthu nindra puvi yedhu | Which earth exists forgetting the sky? |
| Mazhaiyai maranthu nindra payir yedhu | Which crop exists forgetting the rain? |
| Aadal maranthu nindra mayil yedhu | Which peacock exists forgetting its dance? |
| Aasai maranthu nindra hm ha | Forgetting desire... hm ha |
| Aasai maranthu nindra | Forgetting desire... |
| Manam yedhu.. manam yedhu | Which heart exists? Which heart exists? |
| Female | |
| Ilaiyil amarum paniyum thuyilum | The dew resting on a leaf sleeps, |
| Thugilum paniyum nilavum thazhuvum | The veil and cold dew embrace the moon, |
| Female | |
| Vaanathil kaalaiyilae oru | In the morning sky, a single... |
| Aadhavanai kandaal | If the sun is seen, |
| Mounathil kaadhalilae aval | In silent love, she... |
| Malar polae nindraal | Stood like a flower. |
| Nerukku nerr irundhum | Even when face to face, |
| Aval nenjm pesavillai | Her heart did not speak. |
| Adhu ninaivoo illai kanavoo | Is it a memory or a dream? |
| Adhai ketkkum thunivum illai | There isn't even the courage to ask that. |
| Female | |
| Sottu sottu…sottu sottu | Drip by drip... drop by drop |
| Vellam vandhaal | When the flood comes, |
| Ondrai ondru pinni kondu ondraagum | They intertwine with each other and become one. |
| Muthu muthu ennam vandhaal | When pearl-like thoughts arrive, |
| Munnum pinnum kannum nenjum thalladum | Back and forth, the eyes and heart totter. |
| Aval solvaalo thunai kolvaalo | Will she speak? Will she accept companionship? |
| Thannai velvaalo | Will she conquer herself? |
| Female | |
| Thaamarai nenjam ingae oliyaaga | The lotus heart here becoming light, |
| Aadhavan nenjam sellum vazhiyaaga | As the sun's heart becomes the path to travel, |
| Thoodhu solvorum illai | There is no messenger to convey the message, |
| Thunaiyaaga ennai thuyavan | As a companion, the pure one... |
| Kaanavillai thelivaaga | Has not seen me clearly. |
ஆ....ஹஹா......
வானை மறந்து நின்ற புவி ஏது
மழையை மறந்து நின்ற பயிர் ஏது
ஆடல் மறந்து நின்ற மயில் ஏது
ஆசை மறந்து நின்ற ஹும்...ஆஹ்....
ஆசை மறந்து நின்ற
மனம் ஏது மனம் ஏது
Aa.. ha..ha
Which earth exists forgetting the sky?
Which crop exists forgetting the rain?
Which peacock exists forgetting its dance?
Forgetting desire... hm ha
Forgetting desire...
Which heart exists? Which heart exists?
இலையில் அமரும் பனியும் துயிலும்
துகிலும் பனியும் நிலவும் தழுவும்
The dew resting on a leaf sleeps,
The veil and cold dew embrace the moon,
வானத்தில் காலையிலே
ஒரு ஆதவனைக் கண்டாள்
மௌனத்தில் காதலிலே
அவள் மலர் போலே நின்றாள்
நேருக்கு நேர் இருந்தும்
அவள் நெஞ்சம் பேசவில்லை
அது நினைவோ இல்லை கனவோ
அதை கேட்கும் துணிவும் இல்லை
In the morning sky, a single...
If the sun is seen,
In silent love, she...
Stood like a flower.
Even when face to face,
Her heart did not speak.
Is it a memory or a dream?
There isn't even the courage to ask that.
சொட்டு சொட்டு சொட்டு சொட்டு
வெள்ளம் வந்தால்
ஒன்றையொன்று பின்னிக் கொண்டு ஒன்றாகும்
முத்து முத்து எண்ணம் வந்தால்
முன்னும் பின்னும் கண்ணும் நெஞ்சும் தள்ளாடும்
அவள் சொல்வாளோ துணைக் கொள்வாளோ
தன்னை வெல்வாளோ
Drip by drip... drop by drop
When the flood comes,
They intertwine with each other and become one.
When pearl-like thoughts arrive,
Back and forth, the eyes and heart totter.
Will she speak? Will she accept companionship?
Will she conquer herself?
தாமரை நெஞ்சம் இங்கே ஒளியாக
ஆதவன் நெஞ்சம் செல்லும் வழியாக
தூது சொல்வோரும் இல்லை
துணையாக என்னை தூயவன்
காணவில்லை தெளிவாக
The lotus heart here becoming light,
As the sun's heart becomes the path to travel,
There is no messenger to convey the message,
As a companion, the pure one...
Has not seen me clearly.
Aa.. ha..ha
Aa.. ha..ha
Vaanai maranthu nindra puvi yedhu
Which earth exists forgetting the sky?
Mazhaiyai maranthu nindra payir yedhu
Which crop exists forgetting the rain?
Aadal maranthu nindra mayil yedhu
Which peacock exists forgetting its dance?
Aasai maranthu nindra hm ha
Forgetting desire... hm ha
Aasai maranthu nindra
Forgetting desire...
Manam yedhu.. manam yedhu
Which heart exists? Which heart exists?
Ilaiyil amarum paniyum thuyilum
The dew resting on a leaf sleeps,
Thugilum paniyum nilavum thazhuvum
The veil and cold dew embrace the moon,
Vaanathil kaalaiyilae oru
In the morning sky, a single...
Aadhavanai kandaal
If the sun is seen,
Mounathil kaadhalilae aval
In silent love, she...
Malar polae nindraal
Stood like a flower.
Nerukku nerr irundhum
Even when face to face,
Aval nenjm pesavillai
Her heart did not speak.
Adhu ninaivoo illai kanavoo
Is it a memory or a dream?
Adhai ketkkum thunivum illai
There isn't even the courage to ask that.
Sottu sottu…sottu sottu
Drip by drip... drop by drop
Vellam vandhaal
When the flood comes,
Ondrai ondru pinni kondu ondraagum
They intertwine with each other and become one.
Muthu muthu ennam vandhaal
When pearl-like thoughts arrive,
Munnum pinnum kannum nenjum thalladum
Back and forth, the eyes and heart totter.
Aval solvaalo thunai kolvaalo
Will she speak? Will she accept companionship?
Thannai velvaalo
Will she conquer herself?
Thaamarai nenjam ingae oliyaaga
The lotus heart here becoming light,
Aadhavan nenjam sellum vazhiyaaga
As the sun's heart becomes the path to travel,
Thoodhu solvorum illai
There is no messenger to convey the message,
Thunaiyaaga ennai thuyavan
As a companion, the pure one...
Kaanavillai thelivaaga
Has not seen me clearly.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Thamarai Nenjam' captures the tender, unspoken longing of a woman in love, using vivid nature metaphors to illustrate the inevitability of love. Kannadasan compares the heart's natural pull toward desire to the earth needing the sky, crops needing rain, and peacocks needing to dance. The imagery centers on the lotus blooming upon seeing the sun, representing her pure emotion blossoming silently in the presence of her beloved while she struggles with bashfulness and hesitation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora & Rhetorical Question
“Vaanai maranthu nindra puvi yedhu”
Repetition of 'maranthu nindra... yedhu' across consecutive lines to emphasize that love is as natural and inescapable as elemental relationships in nature.
Simile (Upamai)
“Malar polae nindraal”
Compares the silent, graceful presence of the woman to a flower blooming in response to the sun.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaamarai nenjam ingae oliyaaga”
'Thaamarai nenjam' (Lotus heart) metaphorically equates a pure, delicate heart to a lotus flower that opens to the warmth of love.
Reiteration (Adukkuthodar)
“Sottu sottu…sottu sottu”
Rhythmic repetition of words like 'sottu' (drop) and 'muthu' (pearl) to create auditory harmony matching the flow of emotion.
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Trivia
'Thamarai Nenjam' (1968) was directed by K. Balachander and starred B. Saroja Devi, Gemini Ganesan, and Vanisri. The film's soundtrack, composed by M. S. Vishwanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan, is renowned for its classical poetic imagery, particularly the lotus motif representing purity and love.
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