Edharkadi
From Adithya Varma · 2019
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Dhruv Vikram
- Music director
- Radhan
- Details
- Adithya Varma2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Edharkadi vali thandhaai | Why did you give me pain, |
| Uyirin thollaiyae | O trouble of my soul? |
| Idharkku mel vali ondrum | There is no pain greater than this |
| Ulagil illaiyae | In the entire world. |
| Male | |
| Nee thaanadi | You are indeed |
| Ninaivin thaeniyae | The honey of my memories, |
| En vaazhkaiyae | My very life, |
| Vizhi neerin theeniyae | The feed for my tears. |
| Male | |
| Ennai kondru saaikavae | Just to kill and destroy me, |
| Konjam vandhu poi vidu | Come by for a moment and go. |
| Unnai paarkanum | I need to see you. |
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| Male | |
| En swaasam neeyae | You are my breath, |
| En artham neeyae | You are my meaning, |
| En thunbam neeyae | You are my sorrow, |
| Ennathin theeyae | Fire of my thoughts. |
| Male | |
| Oru nodi nee | For one second, you |
| Kann marainthaai | Disappeared from my sight. |
| Konjal endru naan nadakkuren | I walk around thinking it was just playful teasing, |
| Maru nodi kann thiranthu parkkaiyil | When I open my eyes the next second, |
| Thanimaiyilae kidakkiren | I lie abandoned in solitude. |
| Male | |
| Unnai thavira edhuvumae | Apart from you, nothing |
| Ishtamillaiyae | Is to my liking. |
| Vittu pona vedhanaiyae | The agony left behind |
| Vattam pottu ennai nerukkum | Encircles and suffocates me. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal theeyilae | In the fire of love, |
| Undhan kangal thedinen | I searched for your eyes. |
| Unnai paarkanum | I need to see you. |
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| Male | |
| En swaasam neeyae | You are my breath, |
| En artham neeyae | You are my meaning, |
| En thunbam neeyae | You are my sorrow, |
| Ennathin theeyae | Fire of my thoughts. |
| Male | |
| En swaasam neeyae | You are my breath, |
| En artham neeyae | You are my meaning, |
| En thunbam neeyae | You are my sorrow, |
| Ennathin theeyae | Fire of my thoughts. |
| Male | |
| Distance makes u distant | Distance makes you distant, |
| B coz… existence | Because... existence |
| Got me thinking | Got me thinking. |
| Now for instance | Now for instance, |
| If i insisted | If I insisted on |
| Male | |
| An answer to these questions… | An answer to these questions… |
| What were you on a leash? | Were you on a leash? |
| Which made me a stray | Which made me a stray |
| From the street? | From the street? |
| Is this what they call “defeat” | Is this what they call "defeat"? |
| Coz, baby then this time | Because, baby, then this time |
| I’ll bring a fuc..ing “fleet” | I'll bring a fucking fleet. |
| Male | |
| Edharkadi vali thandhaai | Why did you give me pain, |
| Uyirin thollaiyae | O trouble of my soul? |
| Idharkku mel vali ondrum | There is no pain greater than this |
| Ulagil illaiyae | In the entire world. |
எதற்கடி வலி தந்தாய்
உயிரின் தொல்லையே
இதற்குமேல் வழி ஒன்றும்
உலகில் இல்லையே
Why did you give me pain,
O trouble of my soul?
There is no pain greater than this
In the entire world.
நீதானடி
நினைவின் தேனீயே
என் வாழ்க்கையே
விழி நீரின் தீனியே
You are indeed
The honey of my memories,
My very life,
The feed for my tears.
என்னை கொன்று சாய்க்கவே
கொஞ்சம் வந்து போய் விடு
உன்னை பார்க்கணும்
ம்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
Just to kill and destroy me,
Come by for a moment and go.
I need to see you.
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என் சுவாசம் நீயே.....
என் அர்த்தம் நீயே.....
என் துன்பம் நீயே......
எண்ணத்தின் தீயே.....
You are my breath,
You are my meaning,
You are my sorrow,
Fire of my thoughts.
ஒரு நொடி நீ
கண் மறைத்தாய்
கொஞ்சல் என்று நான் நடக்குறேன்
மறு நொடி கண் திறந்து பார்க்கையில்
தனிமையிலே கிடக்கிறேன்
For one second, you
Disappeared from my sight.
I walk around thinking it was just playful teasing,
When I open my eyes the next second,
I lie abandoned in solitude.
உன்னை தவிர எதுவுமே
இஷ்ட்டமில்லையே.....ஏ.....
விட்டு போன வேதனையே
வட்டம் போட்டு என்னை நெறிக்கும்
Apart from you, nothing
Is to my liking.
The agony left behind
Encircles and suffocates me.
காதல் தீயிலே
உந்தன் கண்கள் தேடினேன்
உன்னை பார்க்கணும்
ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
In the fire of love,
I searched for your eyes.
I need to see you.
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என் சுவாசம் நீயே....
என் அர்த்தம் நீயே.....
என் துன்பம் நீயே......
எண்ணத்தின் தீயே.....
You are my breath,
You are my meaning,
You are my sorrow,
Fire of my thoughts.
என் சுவாசம் நீயே.....
என் அர்த்தம் நீயே.....
என் துன்பம் நீயே....
எண்ணத்தின் தீயே.....
You are my breath,
You are my meaning,
You are my sorrow,
Fire of my thoughts.
Distance makes u distant
B coz… existence
Got me thinking
Now for instance
If i insisted
Distance makes you distant,
Because... existence
Got me thinking.
Now for instance,
If I insisted on
An answer to these questions…
What were you on a leash?
Which made me a stray
From the street?
Is this what they call “defeat”
Coz, baby then this time
I’ll bring a fuc..ing “fleet”
An answer to these questions…
Were you on a leash?
Which made me a stray
From the street?
Is this what they call "defeat"?
Because, baby, then this time
I'll bring a fucking fleet.
எதற்கடி வலி தந்தாய்
உயிரின் தொல்லையே
இதற்குமேல் வலி ஒன்றும்
உலகில் இல்லையே
Why did you give me pain,
O trouble of my soul?
There is no pain greater than this
In the entire world.
Edharkadi vali thandhaai
Why did you give me pain,
Uyirin thollaiyae
O trouble of my soul?
Idharkku mel vali ondrum
There is no pain greater than this
Ulagil illaiyae
In the entire world.
Nee thaanadi
You are indeed
Ninaivin thaeniyae
The honey of my memories,
En vaazhkaiyae
My very life,
Vizhi neerin theeniyae
The feed for my tears.
Ennai kondru saaikavae
Just to kill and destroy me,
Konjam vandhu poi vidu
Come by for a moment and go.
Unnai paarkanum
I need to see you.
Mmm mmm mm mm mmm
Mmm mmm mm mm mmm
En swaasam neeyae
You are my breath,
En artham neeyae
You are my meaning,
En thunbam neeyae
You are my sorrow,
Ennathin theeyae
Fire of my thoughts.
Oru nodi nee
For one second, you
Kann marainthaai
Disappeared from my sight.
Konjal endru naan nadakkuren
I walk around thinking it was just playful teasing,
Maru nodi kann thiranthu parkkaiyil
When I open my eyes the next second,
Thanimaiyilae kidakkiren
I lie abandoned in solitude.
Unnai thavira edhuvumae
Apart from you, nothing
Ishtamillaiyae
Is to my liking.
Vittu pona vedhanaiyae
The agony left behind
Vattam pottu ennai nerukkum
Encircles and suffocates me.
Kaadhal theeyilae
In the fire of love,
Undhan kangal thedinen
I searched for your eyes.
Unnai paarkanum
I need to see you.
mmmm mmm mmm mm mm
Mmmm mmm mmm mm mm
En swaasam neeyae
You are my breath,
En artham neeyae
You are my meaning,
En thunbam neeyae
You are my sorrow,
Ennathin theeyae
Fire of my thoughts.
En swaasam neeyae
You are my breath,
En artham neeyae
You are my meaning,
En thunbam neeyae
You are my sorrow,
Ennathin theeyae
Fire of my thoughts.
Distance makes u distant
Distance makes you distant,
B coz… existence
Because... existence
Got me thinking
Got me thinking.
Now for instance
Now for instance,
If i insisted
If I insisted on
An answer to these questions…
An answer to these questions…
What were you on a leash?
Were you on a leash?
Which made me a stray
Which made me a stray
From the street?
From the street?
Is this what they call “defeat”
Is this what they call "defeat"?
Coz, baby then this time
Because, baby, then this time
I’ll bring a fuc..ing “fleet”
I'll bring a fucking fleet.
Edharkadi vali thandhaai
Why did you give me pain,
Uyirin thollaiyae
O trouble of my soul?
Idharkku mel vali ondrum
There is no pain greater than this
Ulagil illaiyae
In the entire world.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Edharkadi' from Adithya Varma depicts the intense heartbreak, grief, and emotional turmoil of the protagonist following a tragic separation. The protagonist addresses his lost lover, calling her both the source of his vitality and the root of his unbearable pain. He struggles with severe loneliness, feeling consumed by the flames of love and longing to see her once more, even if her presence ultimately destroys him. The song transitions into an angst-driven English rap section where the protagonist expresses anger and frustration over the circumstances of their breakup. Refusing to accept heartbreak as a defeat, he shifts from deep vulnerable sorrow to raw defiance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (Initial Repetition)
“En swaasam neeyae / En artham neeyae / En thunbam neeyae”
The deliberate repetition of 'En ... neeyae' at the start of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic emphasis on how the lover encompasses every extreme aspect of the speaker's existence.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ninaivin thaeniyae / Vizhi neerin theeniyae”
The lover is poetically addressed as the 'honey of memory' and 'feed for eye-water', illustrating how sweet recollections now directly feed his tears.
Imagery & Personification
“Vittu pona vedhanaiyae / Vattam pottu ennai nerukkum”
Pain is personified as an active entity that draws a circle and suffocates the protagonist, conveying claustrophobic emotional entrapment.
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Trivia
This track marked the playback singing debut of Dhruv Vikram, who played the titular lead role in 'Adithya Varma' (the Tamil remake of 'Arjun Reddy'). Dhruv also penned the English rap lyrics for the song.
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