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Lyrics & meaning

Idhayam En Idhayam

From Arima Nambi · 2014

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Javed Ali
Music director
Sivamani
Details
Arima Nambi2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Idhayam en idhayamMy heart, oh my heart,
Unnidathil vanthathennaWhy did it come to you?
Uyire un idhayamMy life, your heart,
Ennidathil vanthathennaWhy did it come to me?
Un kannukulle vanthen penneI entered into your eyes, girl,
Ini kaalam ellam undhan pinne….From now on, forever I will follow behind you...
Male
Adi enna idhu enna maayamOh, what magic is this?
Nee thotta pinne illai kaayamOnce you touched me, there are no wounds left.
Male
Idhayam en idhayamMy heart, oh my heart,
Unnidathil vanthathennaWhy did it come to you?
Male
Kaadhal adhu penne noolagam…Love, girl, is a library...
Kan imaigal rendum puthagam…..Both eyelids are books...
Thiranthen padithenI opened and read,
Kavithaigal unnul aayiramA thousand poems inside you.
Male
Ennai naan maranthenI forgot myself,
Vinnile paranthenI flew in the sky,
Ennai alli thanthen unnidamI offered myself completely to you.
Ohh…..yaethum illai penne ennidamOh... I have nothing left with me, girl.
Male
Adi enna idhu enna maayamOh, what magic is this?
Nee thotta pinne illai kaayamOnce you touched me, there are no wounds left.
Male
Idhayam en idhayamMy heart, oh my heart,
Unnidathil vanthathennaWhy did it come to you?
Male
………………...
Male
Udhirathil kaadhal vanthatheLove entered my blood,
Urakathil un per sonnatheIt spoke your name in sleep.
Adada uyiril…..Oh my, in my soul...
Mazhai veyil rendum thanthatheIt gave both rain and sunshine.
Male
Ethayo izhanthenI lost something,
Ethayo adainthenI gained something,
Veru enna ketpen unnidamWhat else can I ask from you?
Oooho…..un nenjukulle vendum oor idamOh... I just need a place inside your heart.
Male
Adi enna idhu enna maayamOh, what magic is this?
Nee thotta pinne illai kaayamOnce you touched me, there are no wounds left.
Male
Idhayam en idhayamMy heart, oh my heart,
Unnidathil vanthathennaWhy did it come to you?
Uyire un idhayamMy life, your heart,
Ennidathil vanthathennaWhy did it come to me?
Un kannukulle vanthen penneI entered into your eyes, girl,
Ini kaalam ellam undhan pinne….From now on, forever I will follow behind you...
Male
Adi enna idhu enna maayamOh, what magic is this?
Nee thotta pinne illai kaayamOnce you touched me, there are no wounds left.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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