Idhayam Oppikkum
From Bajirao Mastani · 2015
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Vijay Prakash
- Music director
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- Details
- Bajirao Mastani2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ………………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Idhayam oppikkum unnai | My heart memorizes and recites you |
| Idhayam oppikkum unnai | My heart memorizes and recites you |
| Kavidhai ondrai pol | Just like a poem |
| Male | |
| Nenjam pinpattrum unnai | My heart follows you |
| Nenjam pinpattrum unnai | My heart follows you |
| Kondaadum marabai pol | Like a cherished tradition |
| Male | |
| Idhayam oppikkum unnai | My heart memorizes and recites you |
| Male | |
| Maranam ennai thodum varaiyil | Until death touches me |
| Maranam ennai thodum varaiyil | Until death touches me |
| Nee thaanae swaasamaai | You alone are my breath |
| Male | |
| Idhayam oppikkum unnai | My heart memorizes and recites you |
| En idhayam oppikkum unnai | My heart memorizes and recites you |
| Kavidhai ondrai pol | Just like a poem |
| Chorus | |
| En kaadhalukku ratham | The blood of my love |
| Pennae unadhu ennamae | O woman, is your thought |
| En nenjin thudippu ellam | Every heartbeat of mine |
| Kaadhal chinnamae | Is a symbol of love |
| Male :Ulagam endra | [Male]: Within what is called |
| Pandhin ullae..ae… | The sphere of this world... |
| Chorus | |
| Ulagam endra pandhin ullae | Inside the sphere called the world |
| Kaadhal pirakkumae | Love is born |
| Kaadhal endra sollukkulae | Within the word called love |
| Andam adangumae | The whole universe is contained |
| Male | |
| Endhan kaayam | My wounds |
| Aatridum kaatraai | As a soothing breeze |
| Aanaayae endhan vaanae | You became, oh my sky |
| Oru pandigai ena unnai | Like a grand festival, you |
| Dhinam kondaadinenae | I celebrated every single day |
| Male | |
| Thozhugai endraaginaaiyae | You became my sacred prayer |
| Thozhugai endraaginaaiyae | You became my sacred prayer |
| Vizhigal naan moodavae | Whenever I close my eyes |
| Male | |
| Idhayam oppikkum unnai | My heart memorizes and recites you |
| Idhayam oppikkum unnai | My heart memorizes and recites you |
| Kavidhai ondrai pol….. | Just like a poem... |
| Aaa….aaa…..aaa…..aaa……aaa….. | Aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... |
..............................
இதயம் ஒப்பிக்கும் உன்னை
இதயம் ஒப்பிக்கும் உன்னை
கவிதை ஒன்றை போல்....
My heart memorizes and recites you
My heart memorizes and recites you
Just like a poem
நெஞ்சம் பின்பற்றும் உன்னை
நெஞ்சம் பின்பற்றும் உன்னை
கொண்டாடும் மரபை போல்...
My heart follows you
My heart follows you
Like a cherished tradition
இதயம் ஒப்பிக்கும் உன்னை
My heart memorizes and recites you
மரணம் என்னை தொடும் வரையில்
மரணம் என்னை தொடும் வரையில்
நீதானே சுவாசமாய்
Until death touches me
Until death touches me
You alone are my breath
இதயம் ஒப்பிக்கும் உன்னை
என் இதயம் ஒப்பிக்கும் உன்னை
கவிதை ஒன்றை போல்
My heart memorizes and recites you
My heart memorizes and recites you
Just like a poem
என் காதலுக்கு ரத்தம்
பெண்ணே உனது எண்ணமே
என் நெஞ்சின் துடிப்பு எல்லாம்
காதல் சின்னமே
உலகம் என்ற
பந்தின் உள்ளே...ஏ....
The blood of my love
O woman, is your thought
Every heartbeat of mine
Is a symbol of love
[Male]: Within what is called
The sphere of this world...
உலகம் என்ற பந்தின் உள்ளே
காதல் பிறக்குமே
காதல் என்ற சொல்லுக்குள்ளே
அண்டம் அடங்குமே
Inside the sphere called the world
Love is born
Within the word called love
The whole universe is contained
எந்தன் காயம்
ஆற்றிடும் காற்றாய்
ஆனாயே எந்தன் வானே
ஒரு பண்டிகை என உன்னை
தினம் கொண்டாடினேனே
My wounds
As a soothing breeze
You became, oh my sky
Like a grand festival, you
I celebrated every single day
தொழுகை என்றாகினாயே
தொழுகை என்றாகினாயே
விழிகள் நான் மூடவே
You became my sacred prayer
You became my sacred prayer
Whenever I close my eyes
இதயம் ஒப்பிக்கும் உன்னை
இதயம் ஒப்பிக்கும் உன்னை
கவிதை ஒன்றை போல்
ஆஅ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆஆ.....ஆஅ....
My heart memorizes and recites you
My heart memorizes and recites you
Just like a poem...
Aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa...
……………………………….
Idhayam oppikkum unnai
My heart memorizes and recites you
Idhayam oppikkum unnai
My heart memorizes and recites you
Kavidhai ondrai pol
Just like a poem
Nenjam pinpattrum unnai
My heart follows you
Nenjam pinpattrum unnai
My heart follows you
Kondaadum marabai pol
Like a cherished tradition
Idhayam oppikkum unnai
My heart memorizes and recites you
Maranam ennai thodum varaiyil
Until death touches me
Maranam ennai thodum varaiyil
Until death touches me
Nee thaanae swaasamaai
You alone are my breath
Idhayam oppikkum unnai
My heart memorizes and recites you
En idhayam oppikkum unnai
My heart memorizes and recites you
Kavidhai ondrai pol
Just like a poem
En kaadhalukku ratham
The blood of my love
Pennae unadhu ennamae
O woman, is your thought
En nenjin thudippu ellam
Every heartbeat of mine
Kaadhal chinnamae
Is a symbol of love
Male :Ulagam endra
[Male]: Within what is called
Pandhin ullae..ae…
The sphere of this world...
Ulagam endra pandhin ullae
Inside the sphere called the world
Kaadhal pirakkumae
Love is born
Kaadhal endra sollukkulae
Within the word called love
Andam adangumae
The whole universe is contained
Endhan kaayam
My wounds
Aatridum kaatraai
As a soothing breeze
Aanaayae endhan vaanae
You became, oh my sky
Oru pandigai ena unnai
Like a grand festival, you
Dhinam kondaadinenae
I celebrated every single day
Thozhugai endraaginaaiyae
You became my sacred prayer
Thozhugai endraaginaaiyae
You became my sacred prayer
Vizhigal naan moodavae
Whenever I close my eyes
Idhayam oppikkum unnai
My heart memorizes and recites you
Idhayam oppikkum unnai
My heart memorizes and recites you
Kavidhai ondrai pol…..
Just like a poem...
Aaa….aaa…..aaa…..aaa……aaa…..
Aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is the Tamil adaptation of 'Aayat' from the grand historical drama Bajirao Mastani (2015), composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali with Tamil lyrics penned by Madhan Karky. It expresses an eternal, spiritual devotion where love transcends mortal boundaries. The lover views his beloved not just as a partner, but as a sacred verse that his heart recites continuously like a prayer.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kavidhai ondrai pol”
Compares the memorization of the beloved to learning a poem by heart.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“En kaadhalukku ratham Pennae unadhu ennamae”
Equates the beloved's thoughts to the blood that sustains the lover's affection.
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Idhayam oppikkum unnai”
Repetition of key lines reinforces the obsessive and prayer-like quality of the protagonist's love.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Endhan kaayam Aatridum kaatraai Aanaayae”
Compares the beloved to a soothing breeze that heals the lover's emotional wounds.
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Trivia
In the original Hindi song 'Aayat', the title refers to a verse from the Quran. Lyricist Madhan Karky beautifully captured this spiritual nuance in Tamil by using words like 'Oppikkum' (to recite from memory, as one does with sacred text) and 'Thozhugai' (prayer).
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