Azhaipaya Azhaipaya
From Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi · 2012
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Music director
- S. Thaman
- Details
- Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vizhunthena tholainthena | Did I fall? Did I lose myself? |
| Niraiyaamal valinthena | Did I overflow without being filled? |
| Illatha pookalai killamal koigiren | I pluck imaginary flowers without plucking them, |
| Sollamal unnidam thanthu vittu pogiren | And silently hand them to you before leaving. |
| Male | |
| Kaal illa aamaipol | Like a legless turtle, |
| Kaalam oduthae | Time crawls along. |
| Ingae un inmai unargira pothu | Here, when I feel your absence, |
| Oru unmai arigiren naanae | I realize a truth within myself. |
| Male | |
| Enakullae nigazhnthidum athu | Does the feeling that happens inside me |
| Un nenjilum unda | Exist in your heart as well? |
| Endrenni irudhayam thudikuthae | Wondering this, my heart throbs with anticipation. |
| Male | |
| Azhaippaya azhaippaya.. | Will you call? Will you call? |
| Nodiyenum azhaippaya | Will you call me even for a split second? |
| Pidivaatham pidikindren.. | I hold onto my stubbornness... |
| Mudiyaamalae..azhaipaya | Endlessly... will you call? |
| Female | |
| Azhaipaaya azhaipaaya.. | Will you call? Will you call? |
| Padikaamal kidakindren | I lie around without studying, |
| Kadikaaram kadikindren.. | I bite at the clock's time... |
| Vidiyaamalae.. azhaipaaya | Before dawn breaks... will you call? |
| Male | |
| Naan enna pesa vendum | What I ought to speak, |
| Endru solli paarthen | I practiced saying out loud. |
| Nee enna koora vendum | What you should respond with, |
| Endrum solli paarthen | I practiced that as well. |
| Naan athanaikum othigaigal | For all those conversations, |
| Oda vittu paarthen | I ran full mental rehearsals. |
| Nee engu punnagaikka vendum | Where you ought to smile, |
| Endru kuda serthen | I even factored that into the script. |
| Male | |
| Nilamai thodarnthaal.. | If this situation continues... |
| Enna naan aaguven | What will become of me? |
| Marakum munnae azhaithaal.. | If you call before forgetting me... |
| Pizhaippen | I will survive. |
| Female | |
| Azhaippaya azhaippaya.. | Will you call? Will you call? |
| Alaipesi azhaipaaya | Will you call my mobile phone? |
| Thalaikeelai kuthikindren.. | I am jumping upside down in restlessness... |
| Kural kekkavae.. azhaipaaya | Just to hear your voice... will you call? |
| Azhaippaya azhaippaya.. | Will you call? Will you call? |
| Nadu jaamam vizhikindren | I wake up in the middle of the night, |
| Male :Naatkaati kizhikindren.. | Male: I tear away pages of the calendar... |
| Unai paarkavae.. azhaipaaya… | Just to see you... will you call? |
| Female | |
| Hey paathi thindru | Hey, like a treat eaten halfway |
| Moodi vaitha thini polavae | And left covered up, |
| En kaadhil pattu | Like a song that touched my ears |
| Odipona paadal polavae | And drifted away, |
| En naasi meedhu veesi vitta | Like a magical fragrance |
| Maayamana vaasam polae | Wafted across my nose, |
| Nee pesi vaikkum pothu | When you hang up the phone, |
| Yekkam moodum nenjin melae | Longing wraps over my heart. |
| Male | |
| Surungum viriyum | Shrinking and expanding, |
| Puviyaai maaruthae | My world turns like a spinning globe. |
| Idhayam ingae ver etho neruthae | Here, my heart senses an uneasy disturbance. |
| Male | |
| Azhaippaya azhaippaya.. | Will you call? Will you call? |
| Thavaraamal azhaipaaya | Will you call without fail? |
| Female :Thavaraaga..azhaithaalum | Female: Even if you call... by mistake, |
| Athu pothumae..azhaipaaya | That itself is enough... will you call? |
| Male :Azhaippaya azhaippaya.. | Male: Will you call? Will you call? |
| Hoo oo hoo oo oo oo | Hoo oo hoo oo oo oo |
| Azhaippaya azhaippaya.. | Will you call? Will you call? |
| Mozhiyellam karainthaalum | Even if words dissolve away completely, |
| Mounangal uraithaalae | If silence communicates instead, |
| Athu pothumae..azhaipaaya…aaaa… | That alone is enough... will you call? |
விழுந்தேனா தொலைந்தேனா
நிறையாமல் வழிந்தேனா
இல்லாத பூக்களை கிள்ளாமல் கொய்கிறேன்
சொல்லாமல் உன்னிடம் தந்துவிட்டுப் போகிறேன்
Did I fall? Did I lose myself?
Did I overflow without being filled?
I pluck imaginary flowers without plucking them,
And silently hand them to you before leaving.
கால் இல்லா ஆமை போல்
காலம் ஓடுதே
இங்கே உன் இன்மை உணர்கிற போது
ஒரே உண்மை அறிகிறேன் நானே
Like a legless turtle,
Time crawls along.
Here, when I feel your absence,
I realize a truth within myself.
எனக்குள்ளே நிகழ்ந்திடும் அது
உன் நெஞ்சிலும் உண்டா
என்றெண்ணி இருதயம் துடிக்குதே
Does the feeling that happens inside me
Exist in your heart as well?
Wondering this, my heart throbs with anticipation.
அழைப்பாயா அழைப்பாயா
நொடியேனும் அழைப்பாயா
பிடிவாதம் பிடிக்கின்றேன்
முடியாமலே....அழைப்பாயா
Will you call? Will you call?
Will you call me even for a split second?
I hold onto my stubbornness...
Endlessly... will you call?
அழைப்பாயா அழைப்பாயா
படிக்காமல் கிடக்கின்றேன்
கடிகாரம் கடிக்கின்றேன்....
விடியாமலே...அழைப்பாயா
Will you call? Will you call?
I lie around without studying,
I bite at the clock's time...
Before dawn breaks... will you call?
நான் என்ன பேச வேண்டும்
என்று சொல்லிப் பார்த்தேன்
நீ என்ன கூற வேண்டும்
என்றும் சொல்லிப் பார்த்தேன்
நான் அத்தனைக்கும் ஒத்திகைகள்
ஓடவிட்டுப் பார்த்தேன்....
நீ எங்கு புன்னகைக்க வேண்டும்
என்று கூட சேர்த்தேன்
What I ought to speak,
I practiced saying out loud.
What you should respond with,
I practiced that as well.
For all those conversations,
I ran full mental rehearsals.
Where you ought to smile,
I even factored that into the script.
நிலைமை தொடர்ந்தால்...
என்ன நான் ஆகுவேன்
மறக்கும் முன்னே அழைத்தால்...
பிழைப்பேன்...
If this situation continues...
What will become of me?
If you call before forgetting me...
I will survive.
அழைப்பாயா அழைப்பாயா
அலைபேசி அழைப்பாயா
தலைகீழாய் குதிக்கின்றேன்
குரல் கேட்கவே...அழைப்பாயா
அழைப்பாயா அழைப்பாயா....
நடுஜாமம் விழிக்கின்றேன்
Will you call? Will you call?
Will you call my mobile phone?
I am jumping upside down in restlessness...
Just to hear your voice... will you call?
Will you call? Will you call?
I wake up in the middle of the night,
Male: I tear away pages of the calendar...
Just to see you... will you call?
நாட்காட்டி கிழிக்கின்றேன்.....
உனைப் பார்க்கவே...அழைப்பாயா...
Hey, like a treat eaten halfway
And left covered up,
Like a song that touched my ears
And drifted away,
Like a magical fragrance
Wafted across my nose,
When you hang up the phone,
Longing wraps over my heart.
ஹே பாதி தின்று
மூடிவைத்த தீனி போலவே
என் காதில் பட்டு
ஓடிப் போன பாடல் போலவே
என் நாசி மீது வீசி விட்ட
மாயமான வாசம் போலே
நீ பேசி வைக்கும் போது
ஏக்கம் மூடும் நெஞ்சின் மேலே
Shrinking and expanding,
My world turns like a spinning globe.
Here, my heart senses an uneasy disturbance.
சுருங்கும் விரியும் புவியாய் மாறுதே
இதயம் இங்கே
வேற் ஏதோ... நேருதே...
Will you call? Will you call?
Will you call without fail?
Female: Even if you call... by mistake,
That itself is enough... will you call?
Male: Will you call? Will you call?
Hoo oo hoo oo oo oo
Will you call? Will you call?
Even if words dissolve away completely,
If silence communicates instead,
That alone is enough... will you call?
அழைப்பாயா அழைப்பாயா
தவறாமல் அழைப்பாயா
தவறாக அழைத்தாலும்
அது போதுமே...அழைப்பாயா
அழைப்பாயா அழைப்பாயா
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ
அழைப்பாயா அழைப்பாயா
மொழியெல்லாம் கரைந்தாலும்
மௌனங்கள் உரைத்தாலே
அது போதுமே....அழைப்பாயா....ஆஅ....
Vizhunthena tholainthena
Did I fall? Did I lose myself?
Niraiyaamal valinthena
Did I overflow without being filled?
Illatha pookalai killamal koigiren
I pluck imaginary flowers without plucking them,
Sollamal unnidam thanthu vittu pogiren
And silently hand them to you before leaving.
Kaal illa aamaipol
Like a legless turtle,
Kaalam oduthae
Time crawls along.
Ingae un inmai unargira pothu
Here, when I feel your absence,
Oru unmai arigiren naanae
I realize a truth within myself.
Enakullae nigazhnthidum athu
Does the feeling that happens inside me
Un nenjilum unda
Exist in your heart as well?
Endrenni irudhayam thudikuthae
Wondering this, my heart throbs with anticipation.
Azhaippaya azhaippaya..
Will you call? Will you call?
Nodiyenum azhaippaya
Will you call me even for a split second?
Pidivaatham pidikindren..
I hold onto my stubbornness...
Mudiyaamalae..azhaipaya
Endlessly... will you call?
Azhaipaaya azhaipaaya..
Will you call? Will you call?
Padikaamal kidakindren
I lie around without studying,
Kadikaaram kadikindren..
I bite at the clock's time...
Vidiyaamalae.. azhaipaaya
Before dawn breaks... will you call?
Naan enna pesa vendum
What I ought to speak,
Endru solli paarthen
I practiced saying out loud.
Nee enna koora vendum
What you should respond with,
Endrum solli paarthen
I practiced that as well.
Naan athanaikum othigaigal
For all those conversations,
Oda vittu paarthen
I ran full mental rehearsals.
Nee engu punnagaikka vendum
Where you ought to smile,
Endru kuda serthen
I even factored that into the script.
Nilamai thodarnthaal..
If this situation continues...
Enna naan aaguven
What will become of me?
Marakum munnae azhaithaal..
If you call before forgetting me...
Pizhaippen
I will survive.
Azhaippaya azhaippaya..
Will you call? Will you call?
Alaipesi azhaipaaya
Will you call my mobile phone?
Thalaikeelai kuthikindren..
I am jumping upside down in restlessness...
Kural kekkavae.. azhaipaaya
Just to hear your voice... will you call?
Azhaippaya azhaippaya..
Will you call? Will you call?
Nadu jaamam vizhikindren
I wake up in the middle of the night,
Male :Naatkaati kizhikindren..
Male: I tear away pages of the calendar...
Unai paarkavae.. azhaipaaya…
Just to see you... will you call?
Hey paathi thindru
Hey, like a treat eaten halfway
Moodi vaitha thini polavae
And left covered up,
En kaadhil pattu
Like a song that touched my ears
Odipona paadal polavae
And drifted away,
En naasi meedhu veesi vitta
Like a magical fragrance
Maayamana vaasam polae
Wafted across my nose,
Nee pesi vaikkum pothu
When you hang up the phone,
Yekkam moodum nenjin melae
Longing wraps over my heart.
Surungum viriyum
Shrinking and expanding,
Puviyaai maaruthae
My world turns like a spinning globe.
Idhayam ingae ver etho neruthae
Here, my heart senses an uneasy disturbance.
Azhaippaya azhaippaya..
Will you call? Will you call?
Thavaraamal azhaipaaya
Will you call without fail?
Female :Thavaraaga..azhaithaalum
Female: Even if you call... by mistake,
Athu pothumae..azhaipaaya
That itself is enough... will you call?
Male :Azhaippaya azhaippaya..
Male: Will you call? Will you call?
Hoo oo hoo oo oo oo
Hoo oo hoo oo oo oo
Azhaippaya azhaippaya..
Will you call? Will you call?
Mozhiyellam karainthaalum
Even if words dissolve away completely,
Mounangal uraithaalae
If silence communicates instead,
Athu pothumae..azhaipaaya…aaaa…
That alone is enough... will you call?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Azhaippaya' from 'Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi' (2012) captures the agonizing yet sweet impatience of waiting for a loved one's phone call after a rift or moment of silence. The song expresses the inner monologues, overthinking, and imagined conversations of lovers who constantly check their phones, rehearse what to say, and long for even a brief connection to feel alive again. Madhan Karky's modern lyrics beautifully contrast grand poetic metaphors (plucking imaginary flowers, silence speaking volumes) with relatable contemporary actions (staring at clocks, tearing calendar pages, hanging up phones), capturing the essence of youth romance in the digital age.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaal illa aamaipol”
Compares the slow movement of time in separation to an turtle without legs ('Kaal illa aamaipol kaalam oduthae').
Imagery & Metaphor
“Hey paathi thindru moodi vaitha thini polavae”
Sensory metaphors like half-eaten snacks, fleeting tunes, and magical aromas capture the lingering incomplete feeling after ending a call abruptly.
Emonai (Initial Rhyme)
“Padikaamal kidakindren / Kadikaaram kadikindren..”
Rhyming initial sounds across consecutive lines ('Padikaamal' / 'Kadikaaram').
Contrast (Muran)
“Surungum viriyum puviyaai maaruthae”
Contrasting expansion and contraction to depict emotional chaos ('Surungum viriyum').
Did you know?
Trivia
'Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi' (2012), directed by Balaji Mohan, was a pioneering romantic comedy composed by S. Thaman. The lyricist Madhan Karky incorporated realistic modern youth behaviors like rehearsing phone conversations and obsessively checking mobile phones into traditional Tamil poetic structures.
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