T. M. Soundarajan and P. Susheela’s duet in Manthiri Kumaran features Puratchi Dasan’s poetic Tamil lyrics set to Rajan Nagendra’s melodic structure. The track blends romantic imagery with natural metaphors in classical Tamil style.
Thendral Poongaavil
P. Susheela | T. M. Soundarajan • From “Manthiri Kumaran”
Manthiri Kumaran’s Thendral Poongaavil Tamil Lyrics English Translation
Puratchi Dasan compares the woman’s beauty to a dancing peacock in a breezy garden. T. M. Soundarajan notes how affection persists even during arguments, describing anger that still feels like a tender gesture.
Thendral Poongaavil Nindraadum ThoghaiA peahen dances in the breezy garden
Kandathoo SemmalaiSeen atop the crimson hill
Thendral Poongaavil Nindraadum ThoghaiA peahen dances in the breezy garden
Kandathoo SemmalaiSeen atop the crimson hill
Thendral Poongaavil Nindraadum ThoghaiA peahen dances in the breezy garden
Kaaviya Koyil Karkonda KaadhalLove’s etched in stone at this poetic shrine
Kalai Thondu Seiyum AlaikadaaleO crashing waves that serve the arts!
Idhayamum Konja Ila Naghai SindhaHearts entwine as a soft smile spills
Mudhu Malai Thandha Mani ThidalaeA jeweled plateau from the ancient peak!
Sirpangal VaazhnaaleSculptures that breathe through time
Thikthikkum ThaenpaaleLike honeyed milk that sparks a thrill
Thiranda EzhuthaalePenned with a masterful stroke
Thendral Poongaavil Nindraadum ThoghaiA peahen dances in the breezy garden
Kandathoo SemmalaiSeen atop the crimson hill
Thendral Poongaavil Nindraadum ThoghaiA peahen dances in the breezy garden
Vanjiyar Soozhndha Varugaiyai PaadumSinging of the arrival amidst a circle of maidens
Painkodi Neenga Karumbhai ThedumYou’re a green vine searching for the sweet cane
Konjudhal Pola Kobamaai PesumYou speak with fury, yet it feels like a caress
Kobamum Pondra Konjavum SeiyumYou cuddle me with a hint of rage
Pon Madi VayasaachuThis golden lap has ripened with time
Poovaiyar KankaachiA feast for every lady’s eyes
Podhigai Malai Maatchi EeeeThe sheer majesty of Podhigai peaks!
Thendral Poongaavil Nindraadum ThoghaiA peahen dances in the breezy garden
Kandathoo SemmalaiSeen atop the crimson hill
Thendral Poongaavil Nindraadum ThoghaiA peahen dances in the breezy garden
Thendral Poongaavil Music Video
Rajan Nagendra’s melody frames Puratchi Dasan’s lyrics translation of Thendral Poongaavil as a celebration of eternal love. The song equates romance to sacred temple art carved in stone.