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Lyrics & meaning

Idhayam En Idhayam

From Arima Nambi · 2014

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Javed Ali
Music director
Sivamani
Movie name
Arima Nambi
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
12 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Idhayam en idhayam
Unnidathil vanthathenna
Uyire un idhayam
Ennidathil vanthathenna
Un kannukulle vanthen penne
Ini kaalam ellam undhan pinne….
Adi enna idhu enna maayam
Nee thotta pinne illai kaayam
Idhayam en idhayam
Unnidathil vanthathenna
Kaadhal adhu penne noolagam…
Kan imaigal rendum puthagam…..
Thiranthen padithen
Kavithaigal unnul aayiram
Ennai naan maranthen
Vinnile paranthen
Ennai alli thanthen unnidam
Ohh…..yaethum illai penne ennidam
Adi enna idhu enna maayam
Nee thotta pinne illai kaayam
Idhayam en idhayam
Unnidathil vanthathenna
………………
Udhirathil kaadhal vanthathe
Urakathil un per sonnathe
Adada uyiril…..
Mazhai veyil rendum thanthathe
Ethayo izhanthen
Ethayo adainthen
Veru enna ketpen unnidam
Oooho…..un nenjukulle vendum oor idam
Adi enna idhu enna maayam
Nee thotta pinne illai kaayam
Idhayam en idhayam
Unnidathil vanthathenna
Uyire un idhayam
Ennidathil vanthathenna
Un kannukulle vanthen penne
Ini kaalam ellam undhan pinne….
Adi enna idhu enna maayam
Nee thotta pinne illai kaayam
My heart, my heart,
why did it come to you?
My life, your heart,
why did it come to me?
Girl, I entered your eyes,
now I will follow behind you forever...
Hey girl, what is this magic?
Once you touched me, there are no wounds.
My heart, my heart,
why did it come to you?
Oh girl, love is a library...
Both eyelids are books...
I opened and read,
there are a thousand poems inside you.
I forgot myself,
I flew in the sky,
I gathered myself up and gave to you.
Oh... girl, I have nothing left with me.
Hey girl, what is this magic?
Once you touched me, there are no wounds.
My heart, my heart,
why did it come to you?
...
Love came into my blood,
it spoke your name in my sleep.
Oh my, in my soul...
it gave both rain and sunshine.
I lost something,
I gained something,
what else would I ask of you?
Oh... I need a place inside your heart.
Hey girl, what is this magic?
Once you touched me, there are no wounds.
My heart, my heart,
why did it come to you?
My life, your heart,
why did it come to me?
Girl, I entered your eyes,
now I will follow behind you forever...
Hey girl, what is this magic?
Once you touched me, there are no wounds.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song captures the wonder and tender bewilderment of falling deeply in love. The narrator marvels at how his heart seems to have migrated to his partner, while her heart now resides within him. Her gentle touch acts as a healing magic that erases all past pain, giving him a sense of euphoria as if he is flying in the sky. Through poetic imagery, the narrator describes love as a library and her eyes as books filled with endless poetry. Ultimately, he expresses a total surrender of his self to her, seeking nothing more in life than a place within her heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaadhal adhu penne noolagam… / Kan imaigal rendum puthagam…..

Compares love to a library and eyelids to books containing thousands of poems.

Emona / Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Thiranthen padithen ... Ennai naan maranthen / Vinnile paranthen

Uses matching rhyming suffixes across consecutive lines (Thiranthen, Padithen, Maranthen, Paranthen) to build musicality.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Mazhai veyil rendum thanthathe

Combines contrasting elements (rain and sunshine) to describe the simultaneous mixed emotions brought by love in one's soul.

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Trivia

This track is featured in the 2014 action thriller 'Arima Nambi', starring Vikram Prabhu and Priya Anand. The film marked the debut of renowned Indian percussionist Drums Sivamani as a film music composer.

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