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Idhaya Idhaya

From Thalli Pogathey · 2021

Lyricist
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Singer
Sid Sriram
Music director
Gopi Sundar
Movie name
Thalli Pogathey
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
13 Dec 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Idhaya idhaya enai aalgira idhaya
Unai naan vizhagum nizhai yenadi
Anbai unara pirivenbadhu vilaiya
Thanimai namai inaikkira alai thaanadi
En karmegam angae
Nadhi pallam ingae
Oru niraiyadha vaazhvae
Nigazhuthae neezhuthae
Pulan aindhum indru
Pulam peyarntha podhum
En uyirin ozhiyo unadhae
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Un peyar ondrae mandhiramaagum
Adhai sonnaal en irulae kuyilaagum
En maarbilae un muga regaigal
Azhiyamalae en dhegam kidakkum
Kanavo ninavaai nadikkum
Aaa…aaa…
Idhaya idhaya enai aalgira idhaya
Unai naan vizhagum nizhai yenadi
Anbai unara pirivenbadhu vilaiya
Thanimai namai inaikkira alai thaanadi
En karmegam angae
Nadhi pallam ingae
Oru niraiyadha vaazhvae
Nigazhuthae neezhuthae
Pulan aindhum indru
Pulam peyarntha podhum
En uyirin ozhiyo unadhae…ae….ae….
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My heart, oh my heart, you who rule over me,
Why must I stay away from you?
Is separation the price to truly feel love?
Loneliness is the wave that still connects us.
My raincloud is far away there,
and the riverbed lies dry here.
An incomplete life for the two of us
drags on and on endlessly.
Even though all five senses today
have drifted far away,
the voice of my soul belongs only to you.
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Your name alone is a soothing chant;
if I speak it, even my darkness begins to sing.
With the impression of your face upon my chest,
my body lies still, not letting it fade.
Dreams act as though they are real.
Aah... aah...
My heart, oh my heart, you who rule over me,
Why must I stay away from you?
Is separation the price to truly feel love?
Loneliness is the wave that still connects us.
My raincloud is far away there,
and the riverbed lies dry here.
An incomplete life for the two of us
drags on and on endlessly.
Even though all five senses today
have drifted far away,
the voice of my soul belongs only to you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This melancholic song explores the agonizing pain of distance and longing between two lovers. The protagonist addresses his beloved as his heart ('Idhaya') and questions why fate has forced them apart, wondering if separation is merely a test to highlight the depth of their affection. Despite being geographically separated—metaphorically described as a raincloud far from the river valley—he finds comfort in the paradox that their shared solitude bridges their souls, keeping their love alive even when dreams blur into reality and the senses feel numb.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“En karmegam angae / Nadhi pallam ingae”

Compares the lovers to a raincloud in one place and a river valley in another to illustrate physical distance and natural interdependence.

Paradox

“Thanimai namai inaikkira alai thaanadi”

Describes loneliness/solitude as a wave that connects them, presenting an apparent contradiction that holds deeper emotional truth.

Auditory Imagery / Metaphor

“Adhai sonnaal en irulae kuyilaagum”

Describes how speaking the beloved's name turns darkness into a singing cuckoo bird.

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Trivia

'Thalli Pogathey' (2021) is a Tamil romantic drama starring Atharvaa and Anupama Parameswaran, directed by R. Kannan with music composed by Gopi Sundar. The lyrics for this track were penned by Kabilan Vairamuthu.

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