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Lyrics & meaning

Idai Kai Irandil Aadum

From Vidivelli · 1960

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela
Music director
A. M. Rajah
Details
Vidivelli1960

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Idai kaiyirandil aadum…The waist sways between two hands...
Siru kannirandum moodumBoth small eyes close
Uyir thannai neengiLeaving its own life force
Aasaiyil thaavi odudhe….It leaps and runs in desire...
Kaadhal geetham paadumae…It sings a song of love...
Female
Vizhi moodum podhum paarkkumIt sees even when the eyes are closed
Idhazh thoongum podhum pesumIt speaks even when the lips are sleeping
Idai saayum podhumEven when the waist leans
Kaadhalin saaram koorudheIt conveys the essence of love
Aasai geetham paadumeIt sings a song of desire
Female
Andhi neram vandhaaleWhen the evening time arrives
Kaadhal vegam undaagumThe intensity of love arises
Petra thaayai kanda podhumEven upon seeing one's birth mother
Nenjil kobam undaagumAnger arises in the heart
Male
Pirar paarththu vittaalumEven if others happen to look
Penmai naannam kondaadumWomanhood celebrates shyness
Adhai paarkka paarkkaWatching that again and again
Kaalai nenjil bodhai undaagumIntoxication arises in the young man's heart
Adhai paarkka paarkkaWatching that again and again
Kaalai nenjil bodhai undaagumIntoxication arises in the young man's heart
Male
Idai kaiyirandil aadum…The waist sways between two hands...
Siru kannirandum moodumBoth small eyes close
Uyir thannai neengiLeaving its own life force
Aasaiyil thaavi odudhe….It leaps and runs in desire...
Kaadhal geetham paadumae…It sings a song of love...
Female
Siru pirivumillaamalWithout even a small separation
Inba siragugalaaleWith wings of joy
Oru mudivuminri parandhu selvomWe will fly endlessly
Paravaigal PolaeLike birds
Female
Siru pirivumillaamalWithout even a small separation
Inba siragugalaaleWith wings of joy
Oru mudivuminri parandhu selvomWe will fly endlessly
Paravaigal PolaeLike birds
Male
Oru bedhamillaamalWithout any difference between us
Saerndha kaadhalinaaleThrough the love that united us
Naam uravu konduForming a deep bond
Uyir kalandhom oruvarai polaeWe merged our souls as if we were one
Naam uravu konduForming a deep bond
Uyir kalandhom oruvarai polaeWe merged our souls as if we were one

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic song captures the intoxicating and transcendent nature of deep love and intimacy. The opening lines depict the sensory trance of romance, where love transcends physical state—seeing through closed eyes and speaking through silent lips. As twilight falls, passion intensifies to the point where any external intrusion, even from a mother, is felt as an unwanted distraction. In the second half, the theme shifts from passionate longing to eternal union. The lovers envision flying boundlessly on 'wings of joy' like birds, free from separation or inequality. Ultimately, their physical and emotional connection merges their distinct souls into a single unified existence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox / Oxymoron

Vizhi moodum podhum paarkkum / Idhazh thoongum podhum pesum

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)

Petra thaayai kanda podhum / Nenjil kobam undaagum

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Inba siragugalaale

Simile (Uvamai)

Paravaigal Polae

Rhyme / Monai (Initial Rhyming)

Idai kaiyirandil aadum / Siru kannirandum moodum

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Trivia

Vidivelli (1960) was directed by C. V. Sridhar and featured music composed by A. M. Rajah, with lyrics penned by the acclaimed poet Kannadasan. The film starred Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi in leading roles.

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