- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Shweta Pandit
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Billa II
- Movie release year
- 2012
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Dec 2016
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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