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Idhayam Ennum

From Pudhiya Payanam · 2009

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Unnikrishnan
Music director
Prasad Ganesh
Details
Pudhiya Payanam2009

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyilIn the plant that is her heart,
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathaeA leaf is sprouting.
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmaiOh, what a wonder, but it is true,
Mudhal poo pookkirathaeThe very first flower is blooming.
Male
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyilIn the plant that is her heart,
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathaeA leaf is sprouting.
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmaiOh, what a wonder, but it is true,
Mudhal poo pookkirathaeThe very first flower is blooming.
Male
Ivan ivaladhu sondhamHe belongs to her,
Idhu iraivanin banthamThis is a divine bond from God,
Kavi kambanum sonnaSurpassing even the epic love,
Andha kaadhalai minjumDescribed by the great poet Kambar.
Ada uppum inikkudhuAh, even salt tastes sweet,
Sakkarai kasakkudhuSugar tastes bitter,
Suvaiyum marakkudhuAnd the sense of taste itself is forgotten,
Nee sol nijama nee sol nijamaaYou tell me, is this true? Is this true?
Male
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyilIn the plant that is her heart,
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathaeA leaf is sprouting.
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmaiOh, what a wonder, but it is true,
Mudhal poo pookkirathaeThe very first flower is blooming.
Male
Idhu varai paartha aangalaalBy the men she saw until now,
Salanam irunthathillaiThere was no temptation or flutter in her.
Oru kaadhal vaasam yaedhumaeAny fragrance of love,
Ivalum arinthathillaiShe had never known before.
Vaeli pottu vaazhnthathaalBecause she lived behind a protective fence,
Idhayam thiranthathillaiHer heart had never opened.
Indru kaatru pola modhinaanToday he struck like the wind,
Ival vasam ivalum illaiAnd she is no longer under her own control.
Male
Avanin ulagathilae ivalae oliyaanaalIn his world, she became the guiding light,
Paalaivanathinilae pozhiyum mazhaiyaanaalShe became the rain pouring over a dry desert.
Yaeno konjam paedhai nenjilWhy, in this innocent heart,
Pudhu vetkam varudhae pudhu vetkam varudhaeA new shyness arrives, a new shyness arrives.
Male
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyilIn the plant that is her heart,
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathaeA leaf is sprouting.
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmaiOh, what a wonder, but it is true,
Mudhal poo pookkirathaeThe very first flower is blooming.
Chorus
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Male
Kolam podum vasalilAt the doorstep where rangoli is drawn,
Kaadhal varaikirathaeLove itself is drawing art.
Ini thaanaaai paesum kaaranamThe reason she talks to herself now,
Ivanaal nigazhgirathaeIs happening because of him.
Kovil pona podhilum kadavul marakkirathaeEven when going to the temple, God is forgotten,
Kangal moodi nindraalumEven standing with eyes closed,
Manam ivanai ninaikkirathaeThe mind thinks only of him.
Male
Engo irunthavanai iruppidamThe one who came from nowhere,
Azhaithu vandhaalShe brought him into her realm.
Avanae swaasam ena kaatraiConsidering him as her breath, the air itself,
Maruthu vittaalShe refused to breathe.
Yaeno konjam paedhai nenjilWhy, in this innocent heart,
Pudhu vetkam varudhae pudhu vetkam varudhaeA new shyness arrives, a new shyness arrives.
Male
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyilIn the plant that is her heart,
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathaeA leaf is sprouting.
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmaiOh, what a wonder, but it is true,
Mudhal poo pookkirathaeThe very first flower is blooming.
Male
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyilIn the plant that is her heart,
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathaeA leaf is sprouting.
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmaiOh, what a wonder, but it is true,
Mudhal poo pookkirathaeThe very first flower is blooming.
Male
Ivan ivaladhu sondhamHe belongs to her,
Idhu iraivanin banthamThis is a divine bond from God,
Kavi kambanum sonnaSurpassing even the epic love,
Andha kaadhalai minjumDescribed by the great poet Kambar.
Ada uppum inikkudhuAh, even salt tastes sweet,
Sakkarai kasakkudhuSugar tastes bitter,
Suvaiyum marakkudhuAnd the sense of taste itself is forgotten,
Nee sol nijama nee sol nijamaaYou tell me, is this true? Is this true?
Male
Idhayam ennum ivalin sediyilIn the plant that is her heart,
Ilai thaan mulaikkirathaeA leaf is sprouting.
Adadaa adhisayam aanaal unmaiOh, what a wonder, but it is true,
Mudhal poo pookkirathaeThe very first flower is blooming.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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