Ninaikka Therintha Lyrics English Meaning – Anandha Jodhi | P. Susheela
P. Susheela’s “Ninaikka Therintha” is a 1963 song from the album Anandha Jodhi. Lyricist Kannadasan and composers Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy created this track. It opens by questioning the mind, asking why it knows how to remember but not how to forget.
The questions soon target other parts of the self. The song asks the eyes why they can be mesmerized but cannot find sleep. This methodical inquiry then turns outward, challenging a god who knows how to separate but not how to unite people.
Ninaikka Therintha Maname UnakkuO mind that knows how to think,
Marakka Theriyadhadon’t you know how to forget?
Pazhaga Therintha Uyire UnakkuO soul that knows how to bond,
Vilaga Theriyadhadon’t you know how to let go?
Uyire Vilaga TheriyadhaO soul, don’t you know how to let go?
Ninaikka Therintha Maname UnakkuO mind that knows how to think,
Marakka Theriyadhadon’t you know how to forget?
Pazhaga Therintha Uyire UnakkuO soul that knows how to bond,
Vilaga Theriyadhadon’t you know how to let go?
Uyire Vilaga TheriyadhaO soul, don’t you know how to let go?
Mayanga Therintha Kanne UnakkuO eyes that know how to be mesmerized,
Uranga Theriyadhadon’t you know how to sleep?
Malara Therintha Anbe UnakkuO love that knows how to blossom,
Maraiya Theriyadhadon’t you know how to fade away?
Anbe Maraiya TheriyadhaO love, don’t you know how to fade away?
Ninaikka Therintha Maname UnakkuO mind that knows how to think,
Marakka Theriyadhadon’t you know how to forget?
Pazhaga Therintha Uyire UnakkuO soul that knows how to bond,
Vilaga Theriyadhadon’t you know how to let go?
Uyire Vilaga TheriyadhaO soul, don’t you know how to let go?
Edukka Therintha Karame UnakkuO hands that know how to take,
Kodukka Theriyadhadon’t you know how to give?
Inikka Therintha Kaniye UnakkuO fruit that knows how to be sweet,
Kasakka Theriyadhadon’t you know how to turn bitter?
Padikka Therintha Idhazhe UnakkuO lips that know how to speak my name,
Mudikka Theriyadhadon’t you know how to end this story?
Padara Therintha Paniye UnakkuO dew that knows how to spread,
Maraiya Theriyadadon’t you know how to disappear?
Paniye Maraiya TheriyadhaO dew, don’t you know how to disappear?
Ninaikka Therintha Maname UnakkuO mind that knows how to think,
Marakka Theriyadhadon’t you know how to forget?
Pazhaga Therintha Uyire UnakkuO soul that knows how to bond,
Vilaga Theriyadhadon’t you know how to let go?
Uyire Vilaga TheriyadhaO soul, don’t you know how to let go?
Kothikka Therintha Nilave UnakkuO moon that knows how to burn with rage,
The song works as a series of unanswerable questions posed to the mind, body, and finally a higher power. This pattern builds a feeling of being trapped by one’s own abilities to feel and remember. The ultimate point of the “Ninaikka Therintha” lyrics is that some functions, once learned, cannot be undone.
