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Lyrics & meaning

Idhayathai Oru Nodi

From Semma Botha Aagathey · 2017

Lyricist
Niranjan Bharathi
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Semma Botha Aagathey2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Idhayathai oru nodi.. niruthinaai..You stopped my heart for a second..
Atharkullae unnaiyae.. poruthinaai..Within that moment, you fitted yourself inside..
Adhil kaadhal koduthuGiving love in it,
Mathini neeyum virainthaai..My beloved, you too rushed in..
En dhegam kulira..Making my body feel cool..
Manathilae paravasam tharugiraaiYou give ecstasy to my heart and mind.
Male
Idhayathai oru nodi.. niruthinaai..You stopped my heart for a second..
Atharkullae unnaiyae.. poruthinaai..Within that moment, you fitted yourself inside..
Female
Ahaaa….aaaa….Ahaaa....aaaa....
Male
Nee punnagaiyil ennai alliScooping me up with your smile,
Yen nooru murai kolgindraaiWhy do you kill me a hundred times?
Pothathu ena meendum meendumThinking it is not enough, again and again,
Seikindraai..You keep doing it..
Female
Ahaaa….aaaa….Ahaaa....aaaa....
Male
Nee …You ...
Iragaai ennai thodugindraai..You touch me like a feather..
Azhagaai imsai seigindraai..You torment me so beautifully..
Sugamaai nenjil baarangal tharugindraai..You give pleasant burdens to my heart..
Female :Ahaaa….aaaa….aaa…aaa…Female vocalizing
Female
Ahaaa….aaaa….aaa…Female vocalizing
Male :Un vizhigal ennum kadigaarathilIn the clock that is your eyes,
En kaadhalinai parkindren..I see my love..
Kooraana un imaigal rendumBoth your sharp eyelashes
Multhaanae…ae……Are like the hands of a clock...
Female
Ahaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaa….Vocalizations
Male :Unnai parkum pothellam..Whenever I look at you..
Kaalam ingu odathaeTime does not run here,
Mutkal ennai kuthathae..The hands of the clock do not prick me..
Peranbae…..ae…O supreme love...ae...
Male
Adhil kaadhal koduthuGiving love in it,
Mathini neeyum virainthaai..My beloved, you too rushed in..
En dhegam kulira..Making my body feel cool..
Manathilae paravasam tharugiraaiYou give ecstasy to my heart and mind.
Male
Idhayathai oru nodi.. niruthinaai..You stopped my heart for a second..
Atharkullae unnaiyae.. poruthinaai..Within that moment, you fitted yourself inside..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic track captures the overwhelming feeling of falling deeply in love, where the protagonist feels his heart stop for a beat only for his beloved to inhabit it completely. Her gentle touch, captivating smile, and hypnotic eyes make time stand still, turning even the torment of yearning into a sweet, delightful burden.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Tharkurippu)

Un vizhigal ennum kadigaarathil

Compares the beloved's eyes to a clock ('kadigaaram') in which the lover beholds his affection.

Metaphor & Imagery

Kooraana un imaigal rendum Multhaanae

Describes the eyelashes as the sharp hands ('mul') of a clock, blending visual imagery with metaphor.

Simile (Uvamai)

Iragaai ennai thodugindraai..

Compares the delicacy of her touch to that of a soft feather ('iragu').

Oxymoron (Ethir-choliyaakkaam)

Sugamaai nenjil baarangal tharugindraai..

Combines 'Sugam' (pleasure) and 'Baarangal' (burdens) to convey the sweet, enjoyable weight of romantic emotions.

Emonai / End Rhyme

Iragaai ennai thodugindraai.. / Azhagaai imsai seigindraai..

Rhyming adverbs at the beginning of consecutive lines ('Iragaai', 'Azhagaai', 'Sugamaai') creating a melodic rhythm.

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Trivia

This song is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the film 'Semma Botha Aagathey' (2018). The lyricist, Niranjan Bharathi, is the great-grandson of the celebrated Tamil national poet Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi.

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