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Lyrics & meaning

Idhayamae Idhayamae

From Julie Ganapathi · 2003

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Julie Ganapathi
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
15 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Idhayamae idhayamae
Ennai marandhadhu yen
Pirivennum thuyarilae
Ennai thalliyadhu yen
Un peyar solli
Naan paithiyam aanen
Nizhalyena thodarnthen
Adhai neeyarivaayo
Nizhal thara nee undu varuvaayoo
Idhayamae idhayamae
Ennai marandhadhu yen
Pirivennum thuyarilae
Ennai thalliyadhu yen
Ponnai pol poovai pol
Unnai choodikonda naan
Indru vaadi kidappadhoo
Pirivingae unmaidhaan endraal
Uravum yen aiyya
Vazhvadhu kanavu bhoomiyaa
Paadhaigal illai endraal
Payanangal povadhoo
Nam kutram enna yedhoo
Deivathai novadhoo
Yaaridam enna solvadhu
Ini serum idam ingu ver edhu
Idhayamae idhayamae
Ennai marandhadhu yen
Pirivennum thuyarilae
Ennai thalliyadhu yen
Engoo nee irukkindraai
Endrae ullam solludhae
Adhilae en uyirum kolludhae
Kannukkul pongidum gangai
Kannam irangudhae
Adhuvum unnai thedudhae
Nee paartha nilavu ingae
Nee engae deivamae
Vaaraamal nee irundhaal
Vaazhvedhu nenjamae
Koovidum un kuyil vaadudhu
Oru koondinilae idhu nyaayamoo
Idhayamae idhayamae
Ennai marandhadhu yen
Pirivennum thuyarilae
Ennai thalliyadhu yen
Un peyar solli
Naan paithiyam aanen
Nizhalyena thodarnthen
Adhai neeyarivaayo
Nizhal thara nee undu varuvaayoo
Idhayamae idhayamae
Ennai marandhadhu yen
Pirivennum thuyarilae
Ennai thalliyadhu yen
O my heart, O my heart,
Why did you forget me?
Into the sorrow of separation,
Why did you push me?
Calling out your name,
I have lost my mind.
I followed you like a shadow,
Do you even know that?
Will you come to give me shelter?
O my heart, O my heart,
Why did you forget me?
Into the sorrow of separation,
Why did you push me?
Like precious gold, like a flower,
I embraced you close to me;
Must I lie here withered today?
If separation is the only truth here,
Why did this bond even form?
Is this life just a world of dreams?
If there are no paths ahead,
How can the journey go on?
Whatever was our fault,
Should I blame God for it?
Whom can I tell, and what can I say?
Where else is there a place for me to go?
O my heart, O my heart,
Why did you forget me?
Into the sorrow of separation,
Why did you push me?
You are somewhere out there,
That is what my heart tells me,
And my life holds on to that.
The Ganga welling up in my eyes
Streams down my cheeks,
And it searches for you too.
The moon you once gazed upon is here,
Where are you, my god?
If you do not come back,
What life is left, my heart?
Your singing cuckoo is suffering,
Trapped inside a cage—is this fair?
O my heart, O my heart,
Why did you forget me?
Into the sorrow of separation,
Why did you push me?
Calling out your name,
I have lost my mind.
I followed you like a shadow,
Do you even know that?
Will you come to give me shelter?
O my heart, O my heart,
Why did you forget me?
Into the sorrow of separation,
Why did you push me?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Idhayamae Idhayamae is a deeply poignant song of yearning and heartbreak from the movie Julie Ganapathi. The protagonist addresses their own heart and missing beloved, expressing immense grief caused by unexpected separation. The lyrics question the meaning of life, love, and destiny when two souls meant to be together are torn apart. Throughout the song, poetic metaphors compare love to gold, flowers, and the flowing Ganges of tears, capturing the protagonist's sense of helplessness and confinement like a bird in a cage. Vaali's lyrics brilliantly capture the thin line between love, devotion, and sorrow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

“Ponnai pol poovai pol”

Compares holding and cherishing the beloved to precious gold and a tender flower ('Ponnai pol poovai pol').

Metaphor (Uruwagam)

“Kannukkul pongidum gangai”

Compares tears falling from the eyes to the holy river Ganges ('Kannukkul pongidum gangai').

Personification

“Idhayamae idhayamae”

Addresses the heart as an independent entity capable of memory, forgetting, and pushing the protagonist into grief ('Idhayamae idhayamae... Ennai marandhadhu yen').

Monorhyme / Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Ponnai pol poovai pol / Unnai choodikonda naan”

Tamil poetic convention matching the second letter in consecutive lines ('Ponnai' and 'Unnai').

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Trivia

The song is composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for Balu Mahendra's psychological thriller 'Julie Ganapathi' (2003), adapted from Stephen King's novel 'Misery'. The track features soulful renditions expressing deep psychological and emotional anguish, perfectly accentuating Balu Mahendra's intense cinematic tone.

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