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 koduthu | Giving love in it, |
| Mathini neeyum virainthaai.. | My beloved, you too rushed in.. |
| En dhegam kulira.. | Making my body feel cool.. |
| Manathilae paravasam tharugiraai | You 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 alli | Scooping me up with your smile, |
| Yen nooru murai kolgindraai | Why do you kill me a hundred times? |
| Pothathu ena meendum meendum | Thinking 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 kadigaarathil | In the clock that is your eyes, |
| En kaadhalinai parkindren.. | I see my love.. |
| Kooraana un imaigal rendum | Both 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 odathae | Time 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 koduthu | Giving love in it, |
| Mathini neeyum virainthaai.. | My beloved, you too rushed in.. |
| En dhegam kulira.. | Making my body feel cool.. |
| Manathilae paravasam tharugiraai | You 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.. |
இதயத்தை
ஒரு நொடி நிறுத்தினாய்
அதற்குள்ளே உன்னையே
பொறுத்தினாய் அதில் காதல்
கொடுத்து மதினி நீயும்
விரைந்தாய் என் தேகம்
குளிர மனதிலே பரவசம்
தருகிறாய்
You stopped my heart for a second..
Within that moment, you fitted yourself inside..
Giving love in it,
My beloved, you too rushed in..
Making my body feel cool..
You give ecstasy to my heart and mind.
இதயத்தை
ஒரு நொடி நிறுத்தினாய்
அதற்குள்ளே உன்னையே
பொறுத்தினாய்
You stopped my heart for a second..
Within that moment, you fitted yourself inside..
ஆஹா ஆஆ
Ahaaa....aaaa....
நீ இறகாய்
என்னை தொடுகின்றாய்
அழகாய் இம்சை செய்கின்றாய்
சுகமாய் நெஞ்சில் பாரங்கள்
தருகின்றாய்
ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ
Scooping me up with your smile,
Why do you kill me a hundred times?
Thinking it is not enough, again and again,
You keep doing it..
ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஆ
உன் விழிகள்
என்னும் கடிகாரத்தில்
என் காதலினை பார்க்கின்றேன்
கூரான உன் இமைகள் ரெண்டும்
முள்தானே
Ahaaa....aaaa....
ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ
உன்னை பார்க்கும்
போதெல்லாம் காலம்
இங்கு ஓடாதே முட்கள்
என்னை குத்தாதே பேரன்பே
You ...
You touch me like a feather..
You torment me so beautifully..
You give pleasant burdens to my heart..
Female vocalizing
அதில் காதல்
கொடுத்து மதினி நீயும்
விரைந்தாய் என் தேகம்
குளிர மனதிலே பரவசம்
தருகிறாய்
Female vocalizing
In the clock that is your eyes,
I see my love..
Both your sharp eyelashes
Are like the hands of a clock...
இதயத்தை
ஒரு நொடி நிறுத்தினாய்
அதற்குள்ளே உன்னையே
பொறுத்தினாய்
Vocalizations
Whenever I look at you..
Time does not run here,
The hands of the clock do not prick me..
O supreme love...ae...
Giving love in it,
My beloved, you too rushed in..
Making my body feel cool..
You give ecstasy to my heart and mind.
You stopped my heart for a second..
Within that moment, you fitted yourself inside..
Idhayathai oru nodi.. niruthinaai..
You stopped my heart for a second..
Atharkullae unnaiyae.. poruthinaai..
Within that moment, you fitted yourself inside..
Adhil kaadhal koduthu
Giving love in it,
Mathini neeyum virainthaai..
My beloved, you too rushed in..
En dhegam kulira..
Making my body feel cool..
Manathilae paravasam tharugiraai
You give ecstasy to my heart and mind.
Idhayathai oru nodi.. niruthinaai..
You stopped my heart for a second..
Atharkullae unnaiyae.. poruthinaai..
Within that moment, you fitted yourself inside..
Ahaaa….aaaa….
Ahaaa....aaaa....
Nee punnagaiyil ennai alli
Scooping me up with your smile,
Yen nooru murai kolgindraai
Why do you kill me a hundred times?
Pothathu ena meendum meendum
Thinking it is not enough, again and again,
Seikindraai..
You keep doing it..
Ahaaa….aaaa….
Ahaaa....aaaa....
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
Ahaaa….aaaa….aaa…
Female vocalizing
Male :Un vizhigal ennum kadigaarathil
In the clock that is your eyes,
En kaadhalinai parkindren..
I see my love..
Kooraana un imaigal rendum
Both your sharp eyelashes
Multhaanae…ae……
Are like the hands of a clock...
Ahaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaa….
Vocalizations
Male :Unnai parkum pothellam..
Whenever I look at you..
Kaalam ingu odathae
Time does not run here,
Mutkal ennai kuthathae..
The hands of the clock do not prick me..
Peranbae…..ae…
O supreme love...ae...
Adhil kaadhal koduthu
Giving love in it,
Mathini neeyum virainthaai..
My beloved, you too rushed in..
En dhegam kulira..
Making my body feel cool..
Manathilae paravasam tharugiraai
You give ecstasy to my heart and mind.
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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