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Lyrics & meaning

Vennilavukku Vaanatha Pidikkalaiyaa

From Thalattu Padava · 1990

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Arun Mozhi, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thalattu Padava
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
26 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vennilavukku vaanaththa
Pudikkalaiya
En kannumanikku intha
Kaalaiya pudikkalaiya…aa…
…………………………..
{Vennilavukku vaanaththa
Pudikkalaiya
En kannumanikku intha
Kaalaiya pudikkalaiya…} (2)
Thendralae konjam nee kelu
Intha seidhiyai angu nee kooru
Ye thendralae konjam nee kelu
Intha seidhiyai angu nee kooru
Oru poovum siru kaathum
Thani aagaathu
Vennilavukku vaanaththa
Pudikkalaiya
En kannumanikku intha
Kaalaiya pudikkalaiya…..
Unnaivida sondham yethu
Anbaivida sorgam yethu
Unnaivittae nenjam ithu
Engae vaazha pogindrathu
Kannai thottu vaazhum imai
Endrum thani aagaadhamma
Unnai andri en jeevan thaan
Engae ini vaazhaadhammaa
Unnodu illaatha
En vaazhvu eppothum
Yedhu yedhu
Male :Ondraana pinnaalum
Kanmooda nerangal
Yedhu yedhu
Female :Ithu vaanam ena vaazhum
Ini maaraathu
{Vennilavukku vaanaththa
Pudikkalaiya
En kannumanikku intha
Kaalaiya pudikkalaiya…} (2)
………………………….
Sindhum mazhai chaaral vizha
Angam athil mogam ezha
Sondham oru porvai thara
Sorgam athu neril vara
Kannam madhu thaenai thara
Kannan athai neril pera
Kannikkuyil tholil vara
Inbam sugam ingae vara
Ennaalum illaatha
Ennangal unnoda
Yekkam kooda
Female :Ennullam kaanaatha
Vannangal vandhaada
Thookkam oda
Male :Alaipola manam oda
Pudhu pan paada
Vennilavuthaan vaanaththa
Marandhidumaa
Intha kannumani thaan
Ilam kaalaiya marandhidumaa
Vennilavuthaan vaanaththa
Marandhidumaa
Intha kannumani thaan
Ilam kaalaiya marandhidumaa
Thendralae konjam nee kelu
Intha seidhiyai angu nee kooru
Ye thendralae konjam nee kelu
Intha seidhiyai angu nee kooru
Oru poovum siru kaathum
Thani aagaathu
Vennilavuthaan vaanaththa
Marandhidumaa
Intha kannumani thaan
Ilam kaalaiya marandhidumaa
Does the white moon not like the sky?
Does it not like it?
Does the apple of my eye not like this
young man... ah...?
........................
{Does the white moon not like the sky?
Does it not like it?
Does the apple of my eye not like this
young man...?} (2)
Oh gentle breeze, listen a little,
Tell this message over there.
Hey gentle breeze, listen a little,
Tell this message over there.
A flower and a breeze
will never be apart.
Does the white moon not like the sky?
Does it not like it?
Does the apple of my eye not like this
young man.....?
What relation is greater than you?
What heaven is greater than love?
Leaving you behind, where can this heart
go and live?
The eyelid that touches and lives with the eye
will never be alone, my dear.
Apart from you, my life
will not live anywhere else, my dear.
Without being with you,
my life, always,
what purpose does it have, what purpose?
Male: Even after we become one,
moments to close our eyes,
where are they, where are they?
Female: Living like this sky,
it will never change hereafter.
{Does the white moon not like the sky?
Does it not like it?
Does the apple of my eye not like this
young man...?} (2)
.......................
As drizzling rain shower falls,
and passion rises in the body,
as kinship offers a blanket,
and that heaven arrives in person,
as cheeks offer sweet honey,
and Kannan receives it in person,
as the maiden cuckoo rests on his shoulders,
and joy and pleasure arrive here,
Thoughts never felt before,
along with you,
and longings increase...
Female: Colors unseen by my mind
come and dance,
making sleep run away...
Male: As the mind runs like waves,
singing a new tune,
Will the white moon ever forget
the sky?
Will this apple of my eye
forget this young man?
Will the white moon ever forget
the sky?
Will this apple of my eye
forget this young man?
Oh gentle breeze, listen a little,
Tell this message over there.
Hey gentle breeze, listen a little,
Tell this message over there.
A flower and a breeze
will never be apart.
Will the white moon ever forget
the sky?
Will this apple of my eye
forget this young man?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is an enchanting romantic duet that celebrates the deep, inseparable connection between two lovers. By drawing vivid parallels with nature—such as the moon belonging to the sky, the breeze fluttering around a flower, and the eyelid constantly guarding the eye—the couple reaffirms their eternal togetherness and passion. The lyrics move from gentle questioning about their mutual love to passionate expressions of romantic longing, warmth, and joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani/Uvameyam)

Kannai thottu vaazhum imai / Endrum thani aagaadhamma

Compares the lovers' bond to the moon and sky, and the eyelid and eye, signifying natural and eternal unity.

Personification

Thendralae konjam nee kelu / Intha seidhiyai angu nee kooru

Addresses the southern breeze (Thendral) as a messenger capable of listening and relaying love notes.

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Sindhum mazhai chaaral vizha / Angam athil mogam ezha

The second letter in adjacent lines rhyming ('n' sound in Sindhum, Angam, Sondham, Sorgam).

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Trivia

Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Gangai Amaran for the 1990 film 'Thalattu Padava', starring Parthiban, Roopini, and Khushbu. The vocals were performed by Mano and S. Janaki.

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