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Vinodhane

From Thennavan · 2003

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers: Srinivas, Mahalakshmi Iyer
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Thennavan
Movie release year: 2003
Lyrics added on: 14 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

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Vinodhanae vinodhanae

Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil

Un thozhlil thoonguven

Vinodhanae vinodhanae

Un perai sollum velaiyil

Urchaagam kolluven

Kudaiyai marandha nerathil

Kottum mazhaiyai polavae

Manadhilae kaadhalin

Saaral adikkiradhae

Vinodhanae vinodhanae

Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil

Un thozhlil thoonguven

Vinodhanae vinodhanae

Un perai sollum velaiyil

Urchaagam kolluven

Oviya pennae thoorigaiyaalae

Sooriyan ennai sirai eduthaai

Female :Maaperum malaigal aayinum kooda

Malligai pookkal udaithidumae

Unnai dhinam sumappadhaal

Bodhaiyil boomi sutrudhoo

Female :Unnai manam ninaippadhaal

Mayakkam pirakkindradhoo

Vinodhanae vinodhanae

Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil

Un thozhlil thoonguven

…………………………….

Viragena irundhen

Idhazhgalil sedhukki

Pullaanguzhalaai isaikkindraai

Azhagae needhaan

Athisaiya vilakku

Anaikkum bodhu erigindraai

Kaadhalin jannal kangalae

Kangalil kaaichal kodukkindraai

Male :Selaiyai nee veesiyae

Singathai pidikkindraai

Vinodhanae vinodhanae

Male :Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil

Un thozhlil thoonguven

Female :Vinodhanae vinodhanae

Male :Un perai sollum velaiyil

Female :Urchaagam kolluven

Kudaiyai marandha nerathil

Kottum mazhaiyai polavae

Manadhilae kaadhalin

Saaral adikkiradhae

Vinodhanaan vinodhanaan

Vinmeengal thoongum nerathil

Un thozhlil thoonguven

Vinodhanaan vinodhanaan

Un perai sollum velaiyil

Urchaagam kolluven

Mmm... mmm... mmm...

Haa... aa... aa... aa...

Haa... aa... aa... aa...

My wondrous one, my wondrous one,

At the hour when the stars fall asleep,

I will sleep upon your shoulder.

My wondrous one, my wondrous one,

Whenever I speak your name,

I am filled with joy.

Like when you forget an umbrella,

and the rain comes pouring down,

inside my heart, a spray

of love comes showering down.

My wondrous one, my wondrous one,

At the hour when the stars fall asleep,

I will sleep upon your shoulder.

My wondrous one, my wondrous one,

Whenever I speak your name,

I am filled with joy.

Picture-perfect girl, with your paintbrush,

you captured me, the blazing sun.

Even if they are mighty mountains,

delicate jasmine flowers can break them down.

Because it carries you every day,

is the earth spinning in a drunken daze?

Because my heart keeps thinking of you,

is this sweet dizziness taking over me?

My wondrous one, my wondrous one,

At the hour when the stars fall asleep,

I will sleep upon your shoulder.

...

I was merely a piece of firewood,

but shaping me with your lips,

you play me like a flute.

My beauty, you are

a magical lamp—

you burn bright when I embrace you.

The eyes are the windows of love,

and through your eyes, you give me a fever.

Just by tossing your saree,

you capture a lion.

My wondrous one, my wondrous one,

At the hour when the stars fall asleep,

I will sleep upon your shoulder.

My wondrous one, my wondrous one,

Whenever I speak your name,

I am filled with joy.

Like when you forget an umbrella,

and the rain comes pouring down,

inside my heart, a spray

of love comes showering down.

My wondrous one, my wondrous one,

At the hour when the stars fall asleep,

I will sleep upon your shoulder.

My wondrous one, my wondrous one,

Whenever I speak your name,

I am filled with joy.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

Did you know?

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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