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Idhayam Ennum

From Pudhiya Payanam · 2009

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Unnikrishnan
Music director
Prasad Ganesh
Movie name
Pudhiya Payanam
Movie release year
2009
Lyrics added on
13 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyil
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathae
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmai
Mudhal poo pookkirathae
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyil
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathae
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmai
Mudhal poo pookkirathae
Ivan ivaladhu sondham
Idhu iraivanin bantham
Kavi kambanum sonna
Andha kaadhalai minjum
Ada uppum inikkudhu
Sakkarai kasakkudhu
Suvaiyum marakkudhu
Nee sol nijama nee sol nijamaa
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyil
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathae
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmai
Mudhal poo pookkirathae
Idhu varai paartha aangalaal
Salanam irunthathillai
Oru kaadhal vaasam yaedhumae
Ivalum arinthathillai
Vaeli pottu vaazhnthathaal
Idhayam thiranthathillai
Indru kaatru pola modhinaan
Ival vasam ivalum illai
Avanin ulagathilae ivalae oliyaanaal
Paalaivanathinilae pozhiyum mazhaiyaanaal
Yaeno konjam paedhai nenjil
Pudhu vetkam varudhae pudhu vetkam varudhae
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyil
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathae
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmai
Mudhal poo pookkirathae
……………..
Kolam podum vasalil
Kaadhal varaikirathae
Ini thaanaaai paesum kaaranam
Ivanaal nigazhgirathae
Kovil pona podhilum kadavul marakkirathae
Kangal moodi nindraalum
Manam ivanai ninaikkirathae
Engo irunthavanai iruppidam
Azhaithu vandhaal
Avanae swaasam ena kaatrai
Maruthu vittaal
Yaeno konjam paedhai nenjil
Pudhu vetkam varudhae pudhu vetkam varudhae
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyil
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathae
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmai
Mudhal poo pookkirathae
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyil
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathae
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmai
Mudhal poo pookkirathae
Ivan ivaladhu sondham
Idhu iraivanin bantham
Kavi kambanum sonna
Andha kaadhalai minjum
Ada uppum inikkudhu
Sakkarai kasakkudhu
Suvaiyum marakkudhu
Nee sol nijama nee sol nijamaa
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyil
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathae
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmai
Mudhal poo pookkirathae
In the plant called her heart,
A leaf is sprouting.
Oh, it is a wonder, but true,
The very first flower is blooming.
In the plant called her heart,
A leaf is sprouting.
Oh, it is a wonder, but true,
The very first flower is blooming.
He is her very own,
This is a bond made by God.
The love that poet Kamban spoke of,
This love will surpass even that.
Ah, even salt tastes sweet,
Sugar tastes bitter,
And sense of taste is forgotten.
Tell me, is it true? Tell me, is it true?
In the plant called her heart,
A leaf is sprouting.
Oh, it is a wonder, but true,
The very first flower is blooming.
By the men seen until now,
She was never stirred or swayed.
Any scent of love,
She had never known before.
Because she lived putting up a fence,
Her heart had never opened.
Today he dashed in like the wind,
She is no longer in her own control.
In his world, she became the light,
In the desert, she became the pouring rain.
Why is it that in this innocent heart,
A new bashfulness arrives, a new bashfulness arrives?
In the plant called her heart,
A leaf is sprouting.
Oh, it is a wonder, but true,
The very first flower is blooming.
...
At the doorstep where rangoli is drawn,
Love is drawing its patterns.
The reason for talking to herself hereafter,
Is happening because of him.
Even when going to the temple, God is forgotten,
Even when standing with closed eyes,
The mind thinks only of him.
The one who was somewhere far away,
She brought him to her abode.
Saying he alone is her breath,
She rejected the air itself.
Why is it that in this innocent heart,
A new bashfulness arrives, a new bashfulness arrives?
In the plant called her heart,
A leaf is sprouting.
Oh, it is a wonder, but true,
The very first flower is blooming.
In the plant called her heart,
A leaf is sprouting.
Oh, it is a wonder, but true,
The very first flower is blooming.
He is her very own,
This is a bond made by God.
The love that poet Kamban spoke of,
This love will surpass even that.
Ah, even salt tastes sweet,
Sugar tastes bitter,
And sense of taste is forgotten.
Tell me, is it true? Tell me, is it true?
In the plant called her heart,
A leaf is sprouting.
Oh, it is a wonder, but true,
The very first flower is blooming.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Idhayam Ennum Ivalin Sediyil' from the film Pudhiya Payanam (2009) portrays the enchanting experience of a young woman discovering love for the very first time. Metaphorically comparing her heart to a young plant blooming its first flower, the lyrics capture her internal transformation. A woman who was previously reserved and guarded behind emotional walls finds her world upended as love enters like a gust of wind.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyil

Compares the heroine's heart to a plant ('sediyil') where love sprouts like a leaf and blooms into a flower.

Muran Navirtchi (Oxymoron/Paradox)

Ada uppum inikkudhu Sakkarai kasakkudhu

Uses contrasting tastes to show how love distorts physical senses, making salt taste sweet and sugar bitter.

Uyarvu Navirtchi Ani (Hyperbole)

Kavi kambanum sonna Andha kaadhalai minjum

Exaggerates her love as being greater than the legendary romantic narratives penned by the classical poet Kambar.

Mona (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)

Paalaivanathinilae pozhiyum mazhaiyaanaal

Repetition of the 'P' sound ('Paalaivanathinilae' / 'pozhiyum') creating a rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

The lyrics reference the legendary 12th-century Tamil poet Kambar ('Kavi Kamban'), famous for authoring the Kamba Ramayanam, using his literary greatness as a benchmark for epic romance.

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