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Lyrics & meaning

Alaipaayum

From Irumbu Kuthirai · 2014

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Vijay Prakash, Andrea Jeremiah
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Irumbu Kuthirai
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
5 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
……………………………………
Azhaipaayum paarvai ondru..
Golusilla kaalgal rendu..
Urasadha thozhgal kondu..
Ennai kolludhae…
Mudhal naalil edho edho
Pesa Pesa thondrum..
Mudiyaamal thikki thikki
Vaarthai poi varum..
Mugamellam vervai mottu
Etti etti paarkum..
Mudhal kaadhal endraal
Idhu thaan nerum..
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..woah…
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..woah…
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..
Ohooo..ohooo..ohooo..ohooo
Ohooo..ohooo..ohooo..ohooo
Ohooo..ohooo..ohooo..ohooo
Munpinnal unpol oru
Pennodu ondragavae
Engeyum sendrenillai
Arivaai…
Chorus :Ohooo..ohooo..ohooo..ohooo
Kann paarthu naan pesanum..
Kai korthu ulavanum..
En thozhil nee saayanum..
Azhagae…..
Aniyum udaiyil
Thadavum vaasam
Enmel padum
Thooram dhaan endru
Unakkum manadhil
Salanam varudha..
Varanum enil naanum
Enna seiyanum..
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..woah…
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..woah…
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..
Kann melae kalabamo..
Enmelae ulaavumo..
En indha pen mogamo
Enaku…
Nee nirkum therasulae
Naan vaithen nilavinai..
Nee keelae
Nila adhu…melae..
Sirikum azhagil
Sidharum idhayam..
Kanakambaramaaga..
Kaatril aadum kai..
Puruvam irandum
Valayum idathil..
Pudhayal irundhaalum
Poi illai..
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..woah…
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..woah…
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo..
Azhaipaayum paarvai ondru..
Golusilla kaalgal rendu..
Urasadha thozhgal kondu..
Ennai kolludhae…
Mudhal naalil edho edho
Pesa Pesa thondrum..
Mudiyaamal thikki thikki
Vaarthai poi varum..
Mugamellam vervai mottu
Etti etti paarkum..
Mudhal kaadhal endraal
Idhu thaan nerum..
………………………………………
...
A restless, wandering glance...
A pair of feet without anklets...
Without our shoulders even brushing...
It is killing me...
On the first day, so many things
you feel like talking about...
But unable to, stumbling and stuttering,
words come and go...
Sweat like tiny flower buds
peeks out all over the face...
When it is first love,
this is what always happens...
Oho.. ooh.. ho.. wo...
Oho.. ooh.. ho...
Oho.. ooh.. ho.. wo...
Oho.. ooh.. ho...
Oho.. oho.. oho.. oho
Oho.. oho.. oho.. oho
Oho.. oho.. oho.. oho
Never before have I gone out
together with a girl like you,
anywhere in my life,
know this...
Chorus: Oho.. oho.. oho.. oho
I want to look into your eyes and talk...
I want to hold hands and walk around...
You must lean on my shoulder...
My beautiful girl...
The scent dabbed
on the clothes you wear
touches me—
being just this close,
do you also feel a flutter
stirring in your heart?
If that feeling is to come,
what should I do?
Oho.. ooh.. ho.. wo...
Oho.. ooh.. ho...
Oho.. ooh.. ho.. wo...
Oho.. ooh.. ho...
Is that peacock plumage above your eyes?
Will it gently sweep over me?
Why do I have this longing
for a woman?
On the balance scale where you stand,
I placed the moon...
You went down,
and the moon went up...
At the beauty of your smile,
my heart scatters,
like orange Kanakambaram flowers...
As your hand sways in the wind...
Where both your eyebrows
curve and meet,
even if there were a hidden treasure,
it would be no lie...
Oho.. ooh.. ho.. wo...
Oho.. ooh.. ho...
Oho.. ooh.. ho.. wo...
Oho.. ooh.. ho...
A restless, wandering glance...
A pair of feet without anklets...
Without our shoulders even brushing...
It is killing me...
On the first day, so many things
you feel like talking about...
But unable to, stumbling and stuttering,
words come and go...
Sweat like tiny flower buds
peeks out all over the face...
When it is first love,
this is what always happens...
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song captures the euphoric yet anxious physical and emotional sensations of experiencing first love. The protagonist describes how the mere presence of his beloved causes his speech to falter, sweat droplets to form on his brow, and his heart to flutter with uncontainable joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Imagery / Simile (Uvamai)

Mugamellam vervai mottu / Etti etti paarkum..

Describing sweat beads on the face as buds ('vervai mottu') peeking out creates vivid sensory imagery of nervous excitement.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Nee nirkum therasulae / Naan vaithen nilavinai.. / Nee keelae / Nila adhu…melae..

Exaggerating her weight against the moon on a balance scale to emphasize her preciousness and beauty.

Monai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)

Mudhal / Mudiyaamal / Mugamellam

Repetition of the initial sound 'Mu' across consecutive lines creates rhythmic melody.

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Trivia

The track 'Pennae Pennae' from Irumbu Kuthirai (2014) features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics crafted by celebrated poet Thamarai, known for her rich, evocative Tamil vocabulary.

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