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Idhayam

From Once More – 2024 Film · 2024

Lyricist
Vignesh Srikanth
Singer
Vineeth Sreenivasan
Music director
Hesham Abdul Wahab
Details
Once More – 2024 Film2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Idhayam sonnaal ketkaadhaWon't the heart listen when spoken to?
Ivalai nenjam yerkaadhaWon't the heart accept her?
Idhayam sonnaal ketkaadhaWon't the heart listen when spoken to?
Ivalai nenjam yerkaadhaWon't the heart accept her?
Male
Nadhiyil thaalam serkiradhaIs a rhythm joining the flowing river?
Nodiyil naalum pookiradhaAre all moments blooming in a single second?
Adadadadaa alai padagaOh my, like a boat riding the waves...
Oru uravaai...as a new bond?
Male
Idhayam sonnaal ketkaadhaWon't the heart listen when spoken to?
Ivalai nenjam yerkaadhaWon't the heart accept her?
Idhayam sonnaal ketkaadhaWon't the heart listen when spoken to?
Ivalai nenjam yerkaadhaWon't the heart accept her?
Male
Thayakkam illamal nuzhainthaaiYou entered my life without any hesitation,
Thiraigal veezhgirathaAre the curtains finally falling?
Siluvai sumandha paravaiThe bird that once bore a heavy cross...
Siragai virikkiradha...is it now spreading its wings to fly?
Azhugai mudintha idathilIn the place where sorrow and tears ended,
Isaiyum pirakkiradhaIs sweet music being born?
Ulagam pidikka thodangiyathaHave you started liking this world again?
Udhadum sirikka pazhagiyadhaHave the lips learned to smile once more?
Naal muludhum neeyenavae aagiradhaDoes the entire day now become all about you?
Male
Idhayam sonnaal ketkaadhaWon't the heart listen when spoken to?
Male
Vellai thaazhenavae irundhenI was like a blank sheet of paper,
Vannam thelikirathaIs vibrant color being splashed across it?
Mazhaiyae marandha marathilOn the tree that had forgotten the rain,
Malargal malargirathaAre fresh flowers blooming?
Anaigal udaintha piragaeOnly after the emotional dams broke,
Idhayam kanigirathaIs the heart softening and ripening?
Madhilgal thoolaai pogirathaAre the defensive walls crumbling to dust?
Mugilil eeram korkirthaIs moisture gathering in the clouds?
Nee varavae neel kanavae kalaigirathaAs you arrive, is the long dream dissolving?
Male
Idhayam sonnaal ketkaadhaWon't the heart listen when spoken to?
Ivalai nenjam yerkaadhaWon't the heart accept her?
Idhayam sonnaal ketkaadhaWon't the heart listen when spoken to?
Ivalai nenjam yerkaadhaWon't the heart accept her?
Male
Nadhiyil thaalam serkiradhaIs a rhythm joining the flowing river?
Nodiyil naalum pookiradhaAre all moments blooming in a single second?
Adadadadaa alai padagaOh my, like a boat riding the waves...
Oru uravaai...as a new bond?
Male
Idhayam sonnaal ketkaadhaWon't the heart listen when spoken to?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Idhayam Sonnaal Ketkaadha from the 2024 film Once More is a tender romantic track exploring emotional healing, vulnerability, and the gentle arrival of new love. The song portrays a protagonist who has endured past burdens and sorrow, slowly allowing their heart to open up to a transformative relationship. Through rich poetic imagery, the lyricist conveys how love brings color back to a blank canvas and life back to a dried-up soul. The narrator marvels at how naturally the beloved enters their world, tearing down long-held emotional barriers. The song captures the beautiful transition where sorrow turns into music, smiles replace tears, and every passing moment begins to revolve around the presence of the special person.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Siluvai sumandha paravai / Siragai virikkiradha

Compares a suffering, burdened individual to a bird bearing a cross ('Siluvai sumandha paravai') that is now spreading its wings.

Visual Imagery

Vellai thaazhenavae irundhen / Vannam thelikiratha

Uses the metaphor of a blank sheet of paper being filled with colors to depict the arrival of emotional vibrancy.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Nadhiyil thaalam serkiradha / Nodiyil naalum pookiradha

Repetition of the initial 'Na' / 'No' sounds in consecutive lines for rhythmic flow.

Hyperbole & Nature Imagery

Anaigal udaintha piragae / Idhayam kanigiratha / Madhilgal thoolaai pogiratha

Exaggerates the heart's emotional release as breaking dams and walls turning to dust.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab and rendered by Vineeth Sreenivasan, marking a popular Malayalam musical duo's collaboration in Tamil cinema for the film Once More starring Arjun Das and Aditi Shankar.

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