Vinodhane
From Thennavan · 2003
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Srinivas, Mahalakshmi Iyer
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Thennavan2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mmm…mmm…mmm…. | Mmm…mmm…mmm…. |
| Haa….aaa….aaa….aaa…. | Haa….aaa….aaa….aaa…. |
| Haa….aaa…aaa….aaa…… | Haa….aaa…aaa….aaa…… |
| Female | |
| Vinodhanae vinodhanae | Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one, |
| Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil | At the time when the stars fall asleep, |
| Un thozhlil thoonguven | I will sleep on your shoulder. |
| Vinodhanae vinodhanae | Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one, |
| Un perai sollum velaiyil | At the moment I utter your name, |
| Urchaagam kolluven | I get filled with excitement. |
| Female | |
| Kudaiyai marandha nerathil | Like the pouring rain that strikes |
| Kottum mazhaiyai polavae | When one has forgotten an umbrella, |
| Manadhilae kaadhalin | A drizzle of love |
| Saaral adikkiradhae | Splashes inside my heart. |
| Female | |
| Vinodhanae vinodhanae | Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one, |
| Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil | At the time when the stars fall asleep, |
| Un thozhlil thoonguven | I will sleep on your shoulder. |
| Vinodhanae vinodhanae | Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one, |
| Un perai sollum velaiyil | At the moment I utter your name, |
| Urchaagam kolluven | I get filled with excitement. |
| Male | |
| Oviya pennae thoorigaiyaalae | Oh picture-like maiden, with your paintbrush, |
| Sooriyan ennai sirai eduthaai | You, like the sun, took me captive. |
| Female :Maaperum malaigal aayinum kooda | Female: Even if they are huge, grand mountains, |
| Malligai pookkal udaithidumae | Jasmine flowers can break through them. |
| Male | |
| Unnai dhinam sumappadhaal | Because I carry you every single day, |
| Bodhaiyil boomi sutrudhoo | Is the earth spinning in an intoxication? |
| Female :Unnai manam ninaippadhaal | Female: Because my mind thinks of you, |
| Mayakkam pirakkindradhoo | Is a feeling of dizziness being born? |
| Female | |
| Vinodhanae vinodhanae | Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one, |
| Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil | At the time when the stars fall asleep, |
| Un thozhlil thoonguven | I will sleep on your shoulder. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………. | ........................ |
| Female | |
| Viragena irundhen | I was like a block of firewood, |
| Idhazhgalil sedhukki | Carving me with your lips, |
| Pullaanguzhalaai isaikkindraai | You make music out of me like a flute. |
| Male | |
| Azhagae needhaan | Oh beauty, you are indeed |
| Athisaiya vilakku | A miraculous lamp, |
| Anaikkum bodhu erigindraai | You glow brighter when extinguished/embraced. |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalin jannal kangalae | Eyes are the windows of love, |
| Kangalil kaaichal kodukkindraai | And in my eyes, you induce a fever. |
| Male :Selaiyai nee veesiyae | Male: Throwing your saree's pallu, |
| Singathai pidikkindraai | You capture a lion. |
| Female | |
| Vinodhanae vinodhanae | Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one, |
| Male :Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil | Male: At the time when the stars fall asleep, |
| Un thozhlil thoonguven | I will sleep on your shoulder. |
| Female :Vinodhanae vinodhanae | Female: Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one, |
| Male :Un perai sollum velaiyil | Male: At the moment I utter your name, |
| Female :Urchaagam kolluven | Female: I get filled with excitement. |
| Male | |
| Kudaiyai marandha nerathil | Like the pouring rain that strikes |
| Kottum mazhaiyai polavae | When one has forgotten an umbrella, |
| Manadhilae kaadhalin | A drizzle of love |
| Saaral adikkiradhae | Splashes inside my heart. |
| Male | |
| Vinodhanaan vinodhanaan | Oh unique man, oh unique man, |
| Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil | At the time when the stars fall asleep, |
| Un thozhlil thoonguven | I will sleep on your shoulder. |
| Vinodhanaan vinodhanaan | Oh unique man, oh unique man, |
| Un perai sollum velaiyil | At the moment I utter your name, |
| Urchaagam kolluven | I get filled with excitement. |
ம்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்ம்
ஆஆ ஆஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ....
Mmm…mmm…mmm….
Haa….aaa….aaa….aaa….
Haa….aaa…aaa….aaa……
வினோதனே வினோதனே
விண்மீன்கள் தூங்கும் நேரத்தில்
உன் தோளில் தூங்குவேன்
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
At the time when the stars fall asleep,
I will sleep on your shoulder.
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
At the moment I utter your name,
I get filled with excitement.
வினோதனே வினோதனே
உன் பேரை சொல்லும் வேளையில்
உற்சாகம் கொள்ளுவேன்
Like the pouring rain that strikes
When one has forgotten an umbrella,
A drizzle of love
Splashes inside my heart.
குடையை மறந்த நேரத்தில்
கொட்டும் மழையை போலவே
மனதிலே....காதலின் சாரல் அடிக்கிறதே
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
At the time when the stars fall asleep,
I will sleep on your shoulder.
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
At the moment I utter your name,
I get filled with excitement.
வினோதனே வினோதனே
விண்மீன்கள் தூங்கும் நேரத்தில்
உன் தோளில் தூங்குவேன்
Oh picture-like maiden, with your paintbrush,
You, like the sun, took me captive.
Female: Even if they are huge, grand mountains,
Jasmine flowers can break through them.
வினோதனே வினோதனே
உன் பேரை சொல்லும் வேளையில்
உற்சாகம் கொள்ளுவேன்
Because I carry you every single day,
Is the earth spinning in an intoxication?
Female: Because my mind thinks of you,
Is a feeling of dizziness being born?
ஒவிய பெண்ணே தூரிகையாலே
சூரியன் என்னை சிறை எடுத்தாய்
மாபெரும் மலைகள்
ஆயினும் கூட மல்லிகை பூக்கள்
உடைத்திடுமே
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
At the time when the stars fall asleep,
I will sleep on your shoulder.
உன்னை தினம் சுமப்பதால்
போதையில் பூமி சுற்றுதோ
உன்னை மனம் நினைப்பதால்
மயக்கம் பிறக்கின்றதோ..
........................
வினோதனே வினோதனே
விண்மீன்கள் தூங்கும் நேரத்தில்
உன் தோளில் தூங்குவேன்
I was like a block of firewood,
Carving me with your lips,
You make music out of me like a flute.
....................
Oh beauty, you are indeed
A miraculous lamp,
You glow brighter when extinguished/embraced.
விறகென இருந்தேன்
இதழ்களில் செதுக்கி
புல்லாங்குழலாய் இசைக்கின்றாய்
அழகே நீதான் அதிசய விளக்கு
அணைக்கும் போது எரிகின்றாய்
Eyes are the windows of love,
And in my eyes, you induce a fever.
Male: Throwing your saree's pallu,
You capture a lion.
காதலின் ஜன்னல் கண்களே
கண்களில் காய்ச்சல் கொடுக்கின்றாய்
சேலையை நீ வீசியே
சிங்கத்தை பிடிக்கின்றாய்...
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
Male: At the time when the stars fall asleep,
I will sleep on your shoulder.
Female: Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
Male: At the moment I utter your name,
Female: I get filled with excitement.
வினோதனே வினோதனே
விண்மீன்கள் தூங்கும் நேரத்தில்
உன் தோளில் தூங்குவேன்
Like the pouring rain that strikes
When one has forgotten an umbrella,
A drizzle of love
Splashes inside my heart.
வினோதனே வினோதனே
உன் பேரை சொல்லும் வேளையில்
உற்சாகம் கொள்ளுவேன்
Oh unique man, oh unique man,
At the time when the stars fall asleep,
I will sleep on your shoulder.
Oh unique man, oh unique man,
At the moment I utter your name,
I get filled with excitement.
குடையை மறந்த நேரத்தில்
கொட்டும் மழையை போலவே
மனதிலே....காதலின் சாரல் அடிக்கிறதே
வினோதனா வினோதனா
விண்மீண்கள் தூங்கும் நேரத்தில்
உன் தோளில் தூங்குவேன்
வினோதனா வினோதனா
உன் பேரை சொல்லும் வேளையில்
உற்சாகம் கொள்ளுவேன்
Mmm…mmm…mmm….
Mmm…mmm…mmm….
Haa….aaa….aaa….aaa….
Haa….aaa….aaa….aaa….
Haa….aaa…aaa….aaa……
Haa….aaa…aaa….aaa……
Vinodhanae vinodhanae
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil
At the time when the stars fall asleep,
Un thozhlil thoonguven
I will sleep on your shoulder.
Vinodhanae vinodhanae
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
Un perai sollum velaiyil
At the moment I utter your name,
Urchaagam kolluven
I get filled with excitement.
Kudaiyai marandha nerathil
Like the pouring rain that strikes
Kottum mazhaiyai polavae
When one has forgotten an umbrella,
Manadhilae kaadhalin
A drizzle of love
Saaral adikkiradhae
Splashes inside my heart.
Vinodhanae vinodhanae
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil
At the time when the stars fall asleep,
Un thozhlil thoonguven
I will sleep on your shoulder.
Vinodhanae vinodhanae
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
Un perai sollum velaiyil
At the moment I utter your name,
Urchaagam kolluven
I get filled with excitement.
Oviya pennae thoorigaiyaalae
Oh picture-like maiden, with your paintbrush,
Sooriyan ennai sirai eduthaai
You, like the sun, took me captive.
Female :Maaperum malaigal aayinum kooda
Female: Even if they are huge, grand mountains,
Malligai pookkal udaithidumae
Jasmine flowers can break through them.
Unnai dhinam sumappadhaal
Because I carry you every single day,
Bodhaiyil boomi sutrudhoo
Is the earth spinning in an intoxication?
Female :Unnai manam ninaippadhaal
Female: Because my mind thinks of you,
Mayakkam pirakkindradhoo
Is a feeling of dizziness being born?
Vinodhanae vinodhanae
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil
At the time when the stars fall asleep,
Un thozhlil thoonguven
I will sleep on your shoulder.
…………………………….
........................
Viragena irundhen
I was like a block of firewood,
Idhazhgalil sedhukki
Carving me with your lips,
Pullaanguzhalaai isaikkindraai
You make music out of me like a flute.
Azhagae needhaan
Oh beauty, you are indeed
Athisaiya vilakku
A miraculous lamp,
Anaikkum bodhu erigindraai
You glow brighter when extinguished/embraced.
Kaadhalin jannal kangalae
Eyes are the windows of love,
Kangalil kaaichal kodukkindraai
And in my eyes, you induce a fever.
Male :Selaiyai nee veesiyae
Male: Throwing your saree's pallu,
Singathai pidikkindraai
You capture a lion.
Vinodhanae vinodhanae
Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
Male :Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil
Male: At the time when the stars fall asleep,
Un thozhlil thoonguven
I will sleep on your shoulder.
Female :Vinodhanae vinodhanae
Female: Oh unique/peculiar one, oh unique one,
Male :Un perai sollum velaiyil
Male: At the moment I utter your name,
Female :Urchaagam kolluven
Female: I get filled with excitement.
Kudaiyai marandha nerathil
Like the pouring rain that strikes
Kottum mazhaiyai polavae
When one has forgotten an umbrella,
Manadhilae kaadhalin
A drizzle of love
Saaral adikkiradhae
Splashes inside my heart.
Vinodhanaan vinodhanaan
Oh unique man, oh unique man,
Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil
At the time when the stars fall asleep,
Un thozhlil thoonguven
I will sleep on your shoulder.
Vinodhanaan vinodhanaan
Oh unique man, oh unique man,
Un perai sollum velaiyil
At the moment I utter your name,
Urchaagam kolluven
I get filled with excitement.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic duet, 'Vinodhanae Vinodhanae' from the 2003 Tamil movie 'Thennavan', celebrates deep romantic infatuation and the sweet eccentricity of love. The lovers address each other as 'Vinodhanae' (peculiar/extraordinary person), expressing how their world transforms through their affection—turning ordinary firewood into a musical flute and comparing love's sudden arrival to unexpected rain when caught without an umbrella. The song captures poetic hyperbole, blending playful affection with passionate imagery.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Kudaiyai marandha nerathil / Kottum mazhaiyai polavae”
Compares the sudden surge of love in the heart to unexpected pouring rain when caught without an umbrella.
Metaphor
“Viragena irundhen / Idhazhgalil sedhukki / Pullaanguzhalaai isaikkindraai”
Metaphorically describes how simple raw existence (firewood) is sculpted into a musical instrument (flute) by love's lip touch.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Athisaiya vilakku / Anaikkum bodhu erigindraai”
Describes a miraculous lamp that burns brighter when turned off/embraced ('Anaikkum bodhu erigindraai').
Emoni / Monai (Alliteration)
“Vinodhanae vinodhanae / Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil”
Use of matching initial sounds in Tamil poetry such as Vinodhanae and Vinmeengal.
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Trivia
'Vinodhanae' from the film 'Thennavan' (2003) starring Vijayakanth and Kiran Rathod features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with lyrics written by the celebrated lyricist Na. Muthukumar.
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