Vanthaalay Maadhu
From Thyagi · 1982
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Thyagi1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Hello mr kannan how do you do | Hello Mr. Kannan, how do you do? |
| Iam your sincere..how do you do | I am your sincere... how do you do? |
| Vanthaalae maathu senthaenodu | The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey. |
| Iam your sincere..how do you do | I am your sincere... how do you do? |
| Vanthaalae maathu senthaenodu | The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey. |
| Sangeetham undu sallaabam undu | There is music, there is playful romance. |
| Ellaamae indru nammoduthaan | Everything is with us today. |
| Female | |
| Maayangal kaattum maadangal ingae | Here are mansions displaying magical wonders. |
| Mogangal oottum yogangal ingae | Here are fortunes feeding deep desire. |
| Ennenna vendum neeyennai kelu | Ask me whatever you need. |
| Ondralla raja inbangal nooru….. | Not just one, my king, pleasures are a hundredfold... |
| Female | |
| Iam your sincere..how do you do | I am your sincere... how do you do? |
| Vanthaalae maathu senthaenodu | The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey. |
| Sangeetham undu sallaabam undu | There is music, there is playful romance. |
| Ellaamae indru nammoduthaan | Everything is with us today. |
| Female | |
| Kannalla kannaa kannaadi jannal | These are not just eyes, my Kannan, but glass windows. |
| Pennalla naanum ponmeani minnal | I am not just a woman, but a golden-bodied lightning bolt. |
| Kannalla kannaa kannaadi jannal | These are not just eyes, my Kannan, but glass windows. |
| Pennalla naanum ponmeani minnal | I am not just a woman, but a golden-bodied lightning bolt. |
| Ennodu saeru yaegaanthamaaga | Join me in complete solitude. |
| Nilavodu saerntha aagaayamaaga | Like the sky united with the moon. |
| Female | |
| Iam your sincere..how do you do | I am your sincere... how do you do? |
| Vanthaalae maathu senthaenodu | The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey. |
| Sangeetham undu sallaabam undu | There is music, there is playful romance. |
| Ellaamae indru nammoduthaan…… | Everything is with us today... |
ஹலோ மிஸ்டர் கண்ணன் ஹௌ டு யூ டு
ஐ ஆம் யுவர் சின்சியர்... ஹௌ டு யூ டு
வந்தாளே மாது செந்தேனோடு
ஐ ஆம் யுவர் சின்சியர்... ஹௌ டு யூ டு
வந்தாளே மாது செந்தேனோடு
சங்கீதம் உண்டு சல்லாபம் உண்டு
எல்லாமே இன்று நம்மோடுதான்.......
Hello Mr. Kannan, how do you do?
I am your sincere... how do you do?
The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey.
I am your sincere... how do you do?
The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey.
There is music, there is playful romance.
Everything is with us today.
மாயங்கள் காட்டும் மாடங்கள் இங்கே
மோகங்கள் ஊட்டும் யோகங்கள் இங்கே
என்னென்ன வேண்டும் நீயென்னை கேளு
ஒன்றல்ல ராஜா இன்பங்கள் நூறு.....
Here are mansions displaying magical wonders.
Here are fortunes feeding deep desire.
Ask me whatever you need.
Not just one, my king, pleasures are a hundredfold...
ஐ ஆம் யுவர் சின்சியர்... ஹௌ டு யூ டு...
வந்தாளே மாது செந்தேனோடு
சங்கீதம் உண்டு சல்லாபம் உண்டு
எல்லாமே இன்று நம்மோடுதான்.......
I am your sincere... how do you do?
The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey.
There is music, there is playful romance.
Everything is with us today.
கண்ணல்ல கண்ணா கண்ணாடி ஜன்னல்
பெண்ணல்ல நானும் பொன்மேனி மின்னல்
கண்ணல்ல கண்ணா கண்ணாடி ஜன்னல்
பெண்ணல்ல நானும் பொன்மேனி மின்னல்
என்னோடு சேரு ஏகாந்தமாக
நிலவோடு சேர்ந்த ஆகாயமாக
These are not just eyes, my Kannan, but glass windows.
I am not just a woman, but a golden-bodied lightning bolt.
These are not just eyes, my Kannan, but glass windows.
I am not just a woman, but a golden-bodied lightning bolt.
Join me in complete solitude.
Like the sky united with the moon.
ஐ ஆம் யுவர் சின்சியர்... ஹௌ டு யூ டு...
வந்தாளே மாது செந்தேனோடு
சங்கீதம் உண்டு சல்லாபம் உண்டு
எல்லாமே இன்று நம்மோடுதான்.......
I am your sincere... how do you do?
The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey.
There is music, there is playful romance.
Everything is with us today...
Hello mr kannan how do you do
Hello Mr. Kannan, how do you do?
Iam your sincere..how do you do
I am your sincere... how do you do?
Vanthaalae maathu senthaenodu
The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey.
Iam your sincere..how do you do
I am your sincere... how do you do?
Vanthaalae maathu senthaenodu
The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey.
Sangeetham undu sallaabam undu
There is music, there is playful romance.
Ellaamae indru nammoduthaan
Everything is with us today.
Maayangal kaattum maadangal ingae
Here are mansions displaying magical wonders.
Mogangal oottum yogangal ingae
Here are fortunes feeding deep desire.
Ennenna vendum neeyennai kelu
Ask me whatever you need.
Ondralla raja inbangal nooru…..
Not just one, my king, pleasures are a hundredfold...
Iam your sincere..how do you do
I am your sincere... how do you do?
Vanthaalae maathu senthaenodu
The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey.
Sangeetham undu sallaabam undu
There is music, there is playful romance.
Ellaamae indru nammoduthaan
Everything is with us today.
Kannalla kannaa kannaadi jannal
These are not just eyes, my Kannan, but glass windows.
Pennalla naanum ponmeani minnal
I am not just a woman, but a golden-bodied lightning bolt.
Kannalla kannaa kannaadi jannal
These are not just eyes, my Kannan, but glass windows.
Pennalla naanum ponmeani minnal
I am not just a woman, but a golden-bodied lightning bolt.
Ennodu saeru yaegaanthamaaga
Join me in complete solitude.
Nilavodu saerntha aagaayamaaga
Like the sky united with the moon.
Iam your sincere..how do you do
I am your sincere... how do you do?
Vanthaalae maathu senthaenodu
The woman has arrived with sweet pure honey.
Sangeetham undu sallaabam undu
There is music, there is playful romance.
Ellaamae indru nammoduthaan……
Everything is with us today...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful club-dance track from 'Thyagi' (1982) presents a seductive expression of love and enchantment. The singer playfully greets her lover, addressing him as 'Kannan', and invites him into a world filled with music, charm, and grand pleasures. She describes herself through vivid imagery—comparing her eyes to glass windows and her form to a bolt of golden lightning. She urges him to leave all doubts behind and join her in intimacy, likening their ideal union to the sky blending seamlessly with the moon. Through catchy English greetings combined with poetic Tamil metaphors, the song creates a lively, alluring, and romantic atmosphere.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Maayangal kaattum maadangal ingae / Mogangal oottum yogangal ingae”
Both lines end with the matching sound 'ingae', establishing a rhythmic cadence typical of club dance songs.
Etugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kannalla kannaa kannaadi jannal / Pennalla naanum ponmeani minnal”
The second letter 'nna' (ண்ண) matches across 'Kannalla' and 'Pennalla', creating internal phonetic harmony.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Pennalla naanum ponmeani minnal”
The speaker explicitly equates herself to a 'ponmeani minnal' (golden lightning bolt), emphasizing her dazzling physical presence.
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Nilavodu saerntha aagaayamaaga”
Compares their romantic union in solitude to the poetic image of the moon merging with the vast sky.
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Trivia
Thyagi (1982) starred Sivaji Ganesan in dual roles. The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, and S. Janaki's energetic vocal delivery combined playful English greetings with Kannadasan's alluring Tamil lyrics to give the song its distinctive cabaret-pop flavor.
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