Idharkuthanae Aasaipattai
From Romeo Juliet · 2015
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Romeo Juliet2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Idharkuthaane aasaipattai balakumari | Is this what you wished for, young lady? |
| Idharkuthaane aasaipattaiii.. balakumariii | Is this what you wished for, young lady? |
| Female | |
| Un koondhal maari | Your hair has changed, |
| Un aadai maari | Your attire has changed, |
| Nee nadakkum thoranaigal maariii.. | The way you walk and your demeanor have changed... |
| Urchagam paaichum un pechu maari | Your speech that once poured enthusiasm has changed, |
| Nee soodum mooral veraaga maari | The smile you wear has transformed into something else. |
| Female | |
| Palaya nilaiku thirumbave | To return to the old state, |
| Siriya idhayam virumbudhey | The little heart desires. |
| Vazhigal adharku engey | Where are the paths for that? |
| Kulappam edharku ingey | Why is there confusion here? |
| Odindhu murindha uravugal | Broken and severed relationships, |
| Vidindha manadhil arumbudhey | Are beginning to bud in a newly awakened heart. |
| Porulum idharku engey | Where is the meaning in this? |
| Kulappam etharkku ingey | Why is there confusion here? |
| Female | |
| Kaasukku thaane nee aasai pattu ponai | Wasn't it for money that you chased after and left? |
| Paasathukaengum oor poonai aaga aanaai | Now you have become like a stray cat yearning for affection. |
| Puzhudhi siripo ingey | A dusty smile is here, |
| Palingu sirayo angey | A crystal prison is over there. |
| Rajakumari rathinakumari | Oh princess, oh jewel of a girl, |
| Idharkuthaane aasaipattaiii ..balakumarii.. | Is this what you wished for, young lady? |
பா
டகி :
வைக்கோம் விஜயலக்ஷ்மி
Is this what you wished for, young lady?
Is this what you wished for, young lady?
இதற்குத்தானே
ஆசைப்பட்டாய் பால குமாாி
இதற்குத்தானே ஆசைப்பட்டாய்
பால குமாாி
Your hair has changed,
Your attire has changed,
The way you walk and your demeanor have changed...
Your speech that once poured enthusiasm has changed,
The smile you wear has transformed into something else.
எங்கே உன் வாழ்க்கை
போகுதோ எங்கே உன் தூக்கம்
போனதோ நூல் பொம்மை
ஒன்றாய் நீ ஆடுகின்றாய்
ராஜகுமாாி ரத்தின குமாாி
To return to the old state,
The little heart desires.
Where are the paths for that?
Why is there confusion here?
Broken and severed relationships,
Are beginning to bud in a newly awakened heart.
Where is the meaning in this?
Why is there confusion here?
இதற்குத்தானே
ஆசைப்பட்டாய் பால குமாாி
இதற்குத்தானே ஆசைப்பட்டாய்
பால குமாாி
Wasn't it for money that you chased after and left?
Now you have become like a stray cat yearning for affection.
A dusty smile is here,
A crystal prison is over there.
Oh princess, oh jewel of a girl,
Is this what you wished for, young lady?
எங்கே நீ கேட்ட
ராஜ்ஜியம் ஐய்யோ நீ
இங்கே பூஜ்ஜியம் ஓா்
தங்க கூண்டில் நீ மாட்டிக்
கொண்டாய் ராஜகுமாாி
ரத்தின குமாாி
உன் கூந்தல்
மாறி உன் ஆடை மாறி
நீ நடக்கும் தோரணைகள்
மாறி உற்சாகம் பாய்ச்சும்
உன் பேச்சு மாறி நீ சூடும்
மூரல் வேராக மாறி
மாறி மாறி யாவும் மாறி
ராஜா குமாாி ஏய் ரத்தின குமாாி
இதற்குத்தானே
ஆசைப்பட்டாய் பால குமாாி
இதற்குத்தானே ஆசைப்பட்டாய்
பால குமாாி
பழைய நிலைக்கு
திரும்பவே சிறிய இதயம்
விரும்புதே வழிகள் அதற்கு
எங்கே குழப்பம் எதற்கு இங்கே
ஒடிந்து முடிந்த உறவுகள்
விடிந்த மனதில் அரும்புதே
பொருளும் இதற்கு எங்கே
குழப்பம் எதற்கு இங்கே
காசுக்குத் தானே
நீ ஆசைப்பட்டு போனாய்
பாசத்துக்கு ஏங்கும் ஓா்
பூனையாக ஆனாய் புழுதி
சிாிப்போ இங்கே பளிங்கு
சிறையோ அங்கே ராஜகுமாாி
ரத்தினகுமாாி இதற்குத்தானே
ஆசைப்பட்டாய் பால குமாாி
Idharkuthaane aasaipattai balakumari
Is this what you wished for, young lady?
Idharkuthaane aasaipattaiii.. balakumariii
Is this what you wished for, young lady?
Un koondhal maari
Your hair has changed,
Un aadai maari
Your attire has changed,
Nee nadakkum thoranaigal maariii..
The way you walk and your demeanor have changed...
Urchagam paaichum un pechu maari
Your speech that once poured enthusiasm has changed,
Nee soodum mooral veraaga maari
The smile you wear has transformed into something else.
Palaya nilaiku thirumbave
To return to the old state,
Siriya idhayam virumbudhey
The little heart desires.
Vazhigal adharku engey
Where are the paths for that?
Kulappam edharku ingey
Why is there confusion here?
Odindhu murindha uravugal
Broken and severed relationships,
Vidindha manadhil arumbudhey
Are beginning to bud in a newly awakened heart.
Porulum idharku engey
Where is the meaning in this?
Kulappam etharkku ingey
Why is there confusion here?
Kaasukku thaane nee aasai pattu ponai
Wasn't it for money that you chased after and left?
Paasathukaengum oor poonai aaga aanaai
Now you have become like a stray cat yearning for affection.
Puzhudhi siripo ingey
A dusty smile is here,
Palingu sirayo angey
A crystal prison is over there.
Rajakumari rathinakumari
Oh princess, oh jewel of a girl,
Idharkuthaane aasaipattaiii ..balakumarii..
Is this what you wished for, young lady?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song reflects the deep regret and existential crisis of a young woman who prioritized material wealth over genuine love and simplicity. Though her outward appearance, attire, walk, and smile have been transformed by rich living, her heart yearns to return to her simple past. She realizes that her luxurious lifestyle is merely a 'crystal prison' where she craves love like a lonely stray cat. The track contrasts the artificiality of affluent living with the warmth of true human connection, posing a rhetorical question about whether this empty wealth was truly worth her sacrifice.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Palingu sirayo angey”
The term 'Palingu Sirai' (Crystal Prison) is a metaphor comparing a high-class, wealthy home to an attractive yet inescapable prison.
Simile / Analogy
“Paasathukaengum oor poonai aaga aanaai”
Comparing the protagonist to an abandoned cat ('oor poonai') desperately craving love and warmth.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Odindhu murindha uravugal / Vidindha manadhil arumbudhey”
Tamil poetic device where the second letter of consecutive lines match ('di' sound in Odindhu and Vidindha).
Refrain / Rhetorical Question
“Idharkuthaane aasaipattai balakumari”
The title phrase repeated at the beginning and end emphasizes the irony of her current regretful state.
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Trivia
The famous phrase 'Idharkuthaane Aasaipattai Balakumari' is a widely popular Tamil catchphrase originally made famous in Tamil cinema dialogue. Sung by Vaikom Vijayalakshmi with music composed by D. Imman, the song plays at a key character realization moment in the movie Romeo Juliet (2015).
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