Edharkaga Marubadi
From Retro · 2025
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Punya Selva
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Retro2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Edharkaga marupadi iruvizhiyil | Why did he fall into those two eyes once again and flow down? |
| Vizhunthu vazhinthaan | Falling and overflowing? |
| Edharkaaga marupadi avalai marantha | Why did he cross the mind again that had forgotten her? |
| Manathai kadanthaan | Crossing through that forgotten mind? |
| Male | |
| Azhaiyaa annaazhithaan | On that uninvited day... |
| Avalaal punnaanathaa | Did it turn into a wound because of her? |
| Male | |
| Idhazhum Irulum | Did lips and darkness... |
| Kalanthu uyiril vizhuthaa | Blend together and fall into the soul? |
| Sirikka marantha | Have the two lips that forgot to smile... |
| Irandu idhazhum pazhuthaa | Become bruised and withered? |
| Amaithi adaintha | Is a storm brewing... |
| Kadalil puyalum varuthaa | In the ocean that had attained calm? |
| Avalin ninaivu vazhiyil | Along the path of her memories... |
| Padaththa viruthaa | Is it an expanded verse? |
| Thelaaga naal maaruthaa | Are the days turning into scorpions? |
| Male | |
| Nee ketta punnagai | The smile that you asked for... |
| Unnodu ponathae | Departed along with you. |
| Naan korththa minnalai | The lightning that I wove together... |
| Kalavaadi ponathae | Has been stolen away. |
| Male | |
| Kannaadi ondruthaan | Only a single mirror... |
| Sirippodu paarkkuthae | Looks back with a smile, |
| Nagai aadi theerkkuthae | Mocking and laughing completely. |
| Thelaaga naal maaruthaa | Are the days turning into scorpions? |
| Male | |
| Kadhal nadhiyil | In the river of love... |
| Orr alaiyena aadi magizhnthaen | I rejoiced and danced like a wave. |
| Nyaana karaiyil vanthezhunthavan | Having reached and risen upon the shore of wisdom... |
| Eeram tholaiththuvittaen | I lost all my moisture and warmth. |
| Male | |
| Vilaginaen en thadaagamae | I stepped away, my sweet pond! |
| En kalaabamae en vivaathamae | My dance, my debate! |
| Un vilaasamae enbathai | That I am your identity... |
| Male | |
| Naan indru illaiyae | I am no longer that today. |
| Mugamoodi naan idhu | I am merely a mask now... |
| Nee paarthth paalnathi | The river of milk that you once saw... |
| Neer veezhchchiyaai aanathae | Has now transformed into a cascading waterfall. |
| Male | |
| …………………. | ... |
எதற்காக மறுபடி இருவிழியில்
விழுந்து வழிந்தான்
எதற்காக மறுபடி அவளை மறந்த
மனதை கடந்தான்
Why did he fall into those two eyes once again and flow down?
Falling and overflowing?
Why did he cross the mind again that had forgotten her?
Crossing through that forgotten mind?
அழையா அந்நாழிதான்
அவளால் புன்னானதா
On that uninvited day...
Did it turn into a wound because of her?
இதழும் இருளும்
கலந்து உயிரில் விழுதா
சிரிக்க மறந்த
இரண்டு இதழும் பழுதா
அமைதி அடைந்த
கடலில் புயலும் வருதா
அவளின் நினைவு வழியில்
படைத்த விருதா
தேளாக நாள் மாறுதா
Did lips and darkness...
Blend together and fall into the soul?
Have the two lips that forgot to smile...
Become bruised and withered?
Is a storm brewing...
In the ocean that had attained calm?
Along the path of her memories...
Is it an expanded verse?
Are the days turning into scorpions?
நீ கேட்ட புன்னகை
உன்னோடு போனதே
நான் கோர்த்த மின்னலை
களவாடி போனதே
The smile that you asked for...
Departed along with you.
The lightning that I wove together...
Has been stolen away.
கண்ணாடி ஒன்றுதான்
சிரிப்போடு பார்க்குதே
நகை ஆடி தீர்க்குதே
தேளாக நாள் மாறுதா
Only a single mirror...
Looks back with a smile,
Mocking and laughing completely.
Are the days turning into scorpions?
காதல் நதியில்
ஓர் அலையென ஆடி மகிழ்ந்தேன்
ஞான கரையில் வந்தெழுந்தவன்
ஈரம் தொலைத்துவிட்டேன்
In the river of love...
I rejoiced and danced like a wave.
Having reached and risen upon the shore of wisdom...
I lost all my moisture and warmth.
விலகினேன் என் தடாகமே
என் கலாபமே என் விவாதமே
உன் விலாசமே என்பதை
I stepped away, my sweet pond!
My dance, my debate!
That I am your identity...
நான் இன்று இல்லையே
முகமூடி நான் இது
நீ பார்த்த பால்நதி
நீர் வீழ்ச்சியாய் ஆனாதே
I am no longer that today.
I am merely a mask now...
The river of milk that you once saw...
Has now transformed into a cascading waterfall.
..........................................
...
Edharkaga marupadi iruvizhiyil
Why did he fall into those two eyes once again and flow down?
Vizhunthu vazhinthaan
Falling and overflowing?
Edharkaaga marupadi avalai marantha
Why did he cross the mind again that had forgotten her?
Manathai kadanthaan
Crossing through that forgotten mind?
Azhaiyaa annaazhithaan
On that uninvited day...
Avalaal punnaanathaa
Did it turn into a wound because of her?
Idhazhum Irulum
Did lips and darkness...
Kalanthu uyiril vizhuthaa
Blend together and fall into the soul?
Sirikka marantha
Have the two lips that forgot to smile...
Irandu idhazhum pazhuthaa
Become bruised and withered?
Amaithi adaintha
Is a storm brewing...
Kadalil puyalum varuthaa
In the ocean that had attained calm?
Avalin ninaivu vazhiyil
Along the path of her memories...
Padaththa viruthaa
Is it an expanded verse?
Thelaaga naal maaruthaa
Are the days turning into scorpions?
Nee ketta punnagai
The smile that you asked for...
Unnodu ponathae
Departed along with you.
Naan korththa minnalai
The lightning that I wove together...
Kalavaadi ponathae
Has been stolen away.
Kannaadi ondruthaan
Only a single mirror...
Sirippodu paarkkuthae
Looks back with a smile,
Nagai aadi theerkkuthae
Mocking and laughing completely.
Thelaaga naal maaruthaa
Are the days turning into scorpions?
Kadhal nadhiyil
In the river of love...
Orr alaiyena aadi magizhnthaen
I rejoiced and danced like a wave.
Nyaana karaiyil vanthezhunthavan
Having reached and risen upon the shore of wisdom...
Eeram tholaiththuvittaen
I lost all my moisture and warmth.
Vilaginaen en thadaagamae
I stepped away, my sweet pond!
En kalaabamae en vivaathamae
My dance, my debate!
Un vilaasamae enbathai
That I am your identity...
Naan indru illaiyae
I am no longer that today.
Mugamoodi naan idhu
I am merely a mask now...
Nee paarthth paalnathi
The river of milk that you once saw...
Neer veezhchchiyaai aanathae
Has now transformed into a cascading waterfall.
………………….
...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song portrays a deeply emotional and melancholic contemplation of lost love and existential pain. The protagonist reflects on why he reopened old emotional wounds by falling for her once more, reopening a heart that had previously managed to forget her. He expresses how former joy and serene love transformed into a chaotic storm, leaving him feeling hollowed out like a mask. The passing days feel painful like scorpion stings as memories resurface and disrupt his hard-earned peace, turning a once gentle river of love into a turbulent, overwhelming waterfall.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thelaaga naal maaruthaa”
Comparing the days passing in pain to painful scorpions ('Thelaaga naal maaruthaa').
Contrast / Imagery
“Amaithi adaintha Kadalil puyalum varuthaa”
Contrasting a peaceful, calm ocean with an incoming storm to signify sudden emotional turmoil.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kadhal nadhiyil Orr alaiyena aadi magizhnthaen”
Comparing love to a river and the self to a wave dancing within it ('Kadhal nadhiyil / Orr alaiyena').
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Edharkaga marupadi iruvizhiyil”
Repetition of 'Edharkaga marupadi' at the beginning of lines to emphasize questioning and regret.
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Trivia
Composed by Santhosh Narayanan with lyrics by Vivek and vocals by Punya Selva, the track showcases intricate Tamil poetic imagery mixed with modern soul-inflected acoustic arrangements.
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