Idhayam Intha Idhayam
From Billa II · 2012
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Shweta Pandit
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Billa II2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Idhayam indha idhayam | Heart, this heart |
| Innum ethanai inbangal thaangidumo | How many more pleasures will it endure? |
| Idhayam intha idhayam | Heart, this heart |
| Innum ethanai thunbangal thaangidumo | How many more sorrows will it endure? |
| Female | |
| Vendum vendum endru ketkaiyilae | When asked if it wants, 'I want, I want' |
| Vendam vendam enru sollumae.. | It will say, 'No, I don't want, I don't want' |
| Vendam vendam endru vilagi nindral | If you move away saying 'No, I don't want' |
| Vendum vendum endru thullumae.. | It will leap up saying 'I want, I want' |
| Ithu thavithidum nerupa | Is this a suffering fire? |
| Illai kulirnthidum neera | Or is it cooling water? |
| Ithu pani yeri malai ya | Is this a snow-capped mountain? |
| Ithai arinthor yaarumillai | There is no one who truly knows this. |
| Ullathilae arai undu vaasal illai | Inside the heart there is a room, but no door. |
| Ullae vandhidum ninaivo thirumbavillai | The thoughts that enter inside never return. |
| Female | |
| Thungum pothum ithu thudithidumae | Even while sleeping, it beats on. |
| Yengum potho ithu vedikkum | When longing, it bursts open. |
| Theendum viral endru therintha pinbum | Even after knowing which finger touches it, |
| Vendum endrae ithu nadikkum | It pretends as if it wants it on purpose. |
| Ithu kadavulin pilaiya | Is this God's mistake? |
| Illai padaithavan kodaiya | Or a gift from the Creator? |
| Kelviyilla vidaiya | Is it an answer without a question? |
| Ithai arinthor yaarumillai | There is no one who truly knows this. |
| Idhayam ellai endral enna nadakum | What would happen if there were no heart? |
| Kaneer ennum vaarthaiyai mathi ezhakkum | It would erase and rewrite the word called tears. |
| Female | |
| Idhayam indha idhayam | Heart, this heart |
| Innum ethanai inbangal thaangidumo | How many more pleasures will it endure? |
| Idhayam intha idhayam | Heart, this heart |
| Innum ethanai thunbangal thaangidumo | How many more sorrows will it endure? |
இதயம் இந்த
இதயம் இன்னும் எத்தனை
இன்பங்கள் தாங்கிடுமோ
இதயம் இந்த இதயம் இன்னும்
எத்தனை இன்பங்கள் தாங்கிடுமோ
Heart, this heart
How many more pleasures will it endure?
Heart, this heart
How many more sorrows will it endure?
ஆசை தூண்டிலில்
மாட்டிக்கொண்டு இது
தத்தளித்து துடிக்கிறதே
காயம் யாவையும் தேற்றி
கொண்டு இது மறுபடியும்
நினைக்கிறதே உள்ளுக்குளே
துடிக்கும் சிறு இதயம்
எத்தனையோ கடலை
இது விழுங்கும்
When asked if it wants, 'I want, I want'
It will say, 'No, I don't want, I don't want'
If you move away saying 'No, I don't want'
It will leap up saying 'I want, I want'
Is this a suffering fire?
Or is it cooling water?
Is this a snow-capped mountain?
There is no one who truly knows this.
Inside the heart there is a room, but no door.
The thoughts that enter inside never return.
வேண்டும் வேண்டும்
என்று கேட்கையிலே வேண்டாம்
வேண்டாம் என்று சொல்லுமே
வேண்டாம் வேண்டாம் என்று
விலகி நின்றால் வேண்டும்
வேண்டும் என்று துள்ளுமே
இது தவித்திடும் நெருப்பா
இல்லை குளிர்ந்திடும் நீரா
இது பனி ஏாி மழையா இதை
அறிந்தோர் யாருமில்லை
உள்ளத்திலே அறை உண்டு
வாசல் இல்லை உள்ளே
வந்திடும் நினைவோ
திரும்பவில்லை
Even while sleeping, it beats on.
When longing, it bursts open.
Even after knowing which finger touches it,
It pretends as if it wants it on purpose.
Is this God's mistake?
Or a gift from the Creator?
Is it an answer without a question?
There is no one who truly knows this.
What would happen if there were no heart?
It would erase and rewrite the word called tears.
தூங்கும் போதும்
இது துடித்திடுமே ஏங்கும்
போதோ இது வெடிக்கும்
தீண்டும் விரல் என்று தெரிந்த
பின்பும் வேண்டும் என்றே
இது நடிக்கும் இது கடவுளின்
பிழையா இல்லை படைத்தவன்
கொடையா கேள்வி இல்லா
விடையா இதை அறிந்தோர்
யாருமில்லை இதயம் எல்லை
என்றால் என்ன நடக்கும் கண்ணீர்
என்னும் வார்த்தையை மதி இழக்கும்
Heart, this heart
How many more pleasures will it endure?
Heart, this heart
How many more sorrows will it endure?
இதயம் இந்த
இதயம் இன்னும் எத்தனை
இன்பங்கள் தாங்கிடுமோ
இதயம் இந்த இதயம் இன்னும்
எத்தனை இன்பங்கள் தாங்கிடுமோ
Idhayam indha idhayam
Heart, this heart
Innum ethanai inbangal thaangidumo
How many more pleasures will it endure?
Idhayam intha idhayam
Heart, this heart
Innum ethanai thunbangal thaangidumo
How many more sorrows will it endure?
Vendum vendum endru ketkaiyilae
When asked if it wants, 'I want, I want'
Vendam vendam enru sollumae..
It will say, 'No, I don't want, I don't want'
Vendam vendam endru vilagi nindral
If you move away saying 'No, I don't want'
Vendum vendum endru thullumae..
It will leap up saying 'I want, I want'
Ithu thavithidum nerupa
Is this a suffering fire?
Illai kulirnthidum neera
Or is it cooling water?
Ithu pani yeri malai ya
Is this a snow-capped mountain?
Ithai arinthor yaarumillai
There is no one who truly knows this.
Ullathilae arai undu vaasal illai
Inside the heart there is a room, but no door.
Ullae vandhidum ninaivo thirumbavillai
The thoughts that enter inside never return.
Thungum pothum ithu thudithidumae
Even while sleeping, it beats on.
Yengum potho ithu vedikkum
When longing, it bursts open.
Theendum viral endru therintha pinbum
Even after knowing which finger touches it,
Vendum endrae ithu nadikkum
It pretends as if it wants it on purpose.
Ithu kadavulin pilaiya
Is this God's mistake?
Illai padaithavan kodaiya
Or a gift from the Creator?
Kelviyilla vidaiya
Is it an answer without a question?
Ithai arinthor yaarumillai
There is no one who truly knows this.
Idhayam ellai endral enna nadakum
What would happen if there were no heart?
Kaneer ennum vaarthaiyai mathi ezhakkum
It would erase and rewrite the word called tears.
Idhayam indha idhayam
Heart, this heart
Innum ethanai inbangal thaangidumo
How many more pleasures will it endure?
Idhayam intha idhayam
Heart, this heart
Innum ethanai thunbangal thaangidumo
How many more sorrows will it endure?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from Billa II offers a deeply reflective exploration of the human heart, characterizing it as an unpredictable and paradoxical organ. Lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar highlights how the heart fluctuates constantly between joy and sorrow, desire and denial—yearning for what is withheld and rejecting what is readily available. It is described as a room without doors where memories enter and are trapped forever, beating endlessly even through moments of pain. The song questions whether the heart's volatile emotional nature is a divine gift or a flaw in creation. Ultimately, it contemplates the pain of human existence, concluding that without a heart, humanity might never have known the concept of tears at all.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis / Muran (Opposition)
“Ithu thavithidum nerupa / Illai kulirnthidum neera”
Contrasts opposing elements such as fire/water and pleasure/pain to underline the dual nature of emotions.
Adukku Thodar (Repetition)
“Vendum vendum endru ketkaiyilae / Vendam vendam enru sollumae..”
Emphatic repetition of words like 'vendum' (want) and 'vendam' (don't want) to illustrate the heart's intense, contradictory impulses.
Rhetorical Question
“Ithu kadavulin pilaiya / Illai padaithavan kodaiya”
Poses philosophical questions about whether the heart's emotional design is a mistake or a blessing, leaving them unanswered.
Metaphor
“Ullathilae arai undu vaasal illai / Ullae vandhidum ninaivo thirumbavillai”
Metaphorically describes the heart as a windowless room that traps memories permanently once they enter.
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Trivia
'Idhayam' is a soulful track from the 2012 Tamil action film 'Billa II' (starring Ajith Kumar). Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Shweta Mohan, the track stands out in an action-heavy album for its poetic introspection on human emotions written by late National Award-winning lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar.
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