Idhayathai Yedho Ondru
From Yennai Arindhaal · 2015
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Chinmayi
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Yennai Arindhaal2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Idhayathai yedho ondru | Something is pulling my heart |
| Izhukkuthu konjam indru | A little bit today |
| Idhu varai idhu polae | Until now, like this |
| Naanum illaiyae | I have never been |
| Female | |
| Kadal alai polae vanthu | Coming like a wave in the sea |
| Karaigalai allum ondru | Something that sweeps up the shore |
| Muzhugida manadhum | Even to drown in it, my mind |
| Pin vaangavillaiyae | Did not hesitate or step back |
| Female | |
| Iruppaathu oru manathu | There is only one heart |
| Idhu varai adhu enathu | Until now, it belonged to me |
| Ennai vittu medhuvaai | Leaving me slowly |
| Adhu poga kandenae | I watched it drift away |
| Female | |
| Idhu oru kanavu nilai | This is a dream state |
| Kalaithida virumbavillai | I do not wish to break it |
| Kanavukkul kanavaai | As a dream inside a dream |
| Ennai naanae kandenae | I discovered my true self |
| Female | |
| {Enakkenna vendum endru | Asking me what I desire |
| Oru vaarthai kelu nindru | Stop and ask me just one word |
| Ini neeyum naanum ondru | From now, you and I are one |
| Ena sollum naalum endru} (2) | When will the day come that says this? |
| Female | |
| Malargalai alli vanthu | Gathering a bundle of flowers |
| Magizhvudan kaiyil thanthu | Giving them joyfully into your hands |
| Manadhinai pagirnthidavae | To open up and share my heart |
| Aasai kolgindren | I harbor a deep wish |
| Female | |
| Thadupathu enna endru | Wondering what is holding me back |
| Thavikuthu nenjam indru | My heart writhes today |
| Nadhiyinil ilai ena naan | Like a leaf floating on the river |
| Thointhu selgindren | I am drifting along gently |
| Female | |
| Arumbugal poovaagum | Buds turning into blossoms |
| Azhagiya maatram | Is a beautiful transformation |
| Aayiram aandaga | As if known for a thousand years |
| Pazhagiya thotram | A familiar sensation |
| Female | |
| {Oru velli kolusu pola | Like a silver anklet |
| Indha manasu sinungum keezha | This heart jingles down below |
| Aniyaatha vairam pola | Like an unworn diamond |
| Pudhu naanam minungum mela} (2) | A new sense of shyness gleams up above |
| Female | |
| Idhayathai yedho ondru | Something is pulling my heart |
| Izhukkuthu konjam indru | A little bit today |
| Idhu varai idhu polae | Until now, like this |
| Naanum illaiyae | I have never been |
| Female | |
| Kadal alai polae vanthu | Coming like a wave in the sea |
| Karaigalai allum ondru | Something that sweeps up the shore |
| Muzhugida manadhum | Even to drown in it, my mind |
| Pin vaangavillaiyae | Did not hesitate or step back |
| Female | |
| Iruppaathu oru manathu | There is only one heart |
| Idhu varai adhu enathu | Until now, it belonged to me |
| Ennai vittu medhuvaai | Leaving me slowly |
| Adhu poga kandenae | I watched it drift away |
| Female | |
| Idhu oru kanavu nilai | This is a dream state |
| Kalaithida virumbavillai | I do not wish to break it |
| Kanavukkul kanavaai | As a dream inside a dream |
| Ennai naanae kandenae | I discovered my true self |
| Female | |
| Oru velli kolusu pola | Like a silver anklet |
| Indha manasu sinungum keezha | This heart jingles down below |
| Aniyaatha vairam pola | Like an unworn diamond |
| Pudhu naanam minungum mela | A new sense of shyness gleams up above |
| Female | |
| Hmmm..mmmmm..mmm | Hmmm..mmmmm..mmm |
| Mmmm…mmmm…mmmmm….. | Mmmm…mmmm…mmmmm….. |
இதயத்தை ஏதோ
ஒன்று இழுக்குது கொஞ்சம்
இன்று இதுவரை இதுபோலே
நானும் இல்லையே
Something is pulling my heart
A little bit today
Until now, like this
I have never been
கடலலை போலே
வந்து கரைகளை அள்ளும்
ஒன்று முழுகிட மனதும்
பின் வாங்கவில்லையே
Coming like a wave in the sea
Something that sweeps up the shore
Even to drown in it, my mind
Did not hesitate or step back
இருப்பது ஒரு மனது
இதுவரை அது எனது என்னைவிட்டு
மெதுவாய் அது போக கண்டேனே
There is only one heart
Until now, it belonged to me
Leaving me slowly
I watched it drift away
இது ஒரு கனவு நிலை
கலைத்திட விரும்ப வில்லை
கனவுக்குள் கனவாய் என்னை
நானே கண்டேனே
This is a dream state
I do not wish to break it
As a dream inside a dream
I discovered my true self
{ எனக்கென்ன வேண்டும்
என்று ஒரு வாா்த்தை கேளு நின்று
இனி நீயும் நானும் ஒன்று
என சொல்லும் நாளும் என்று } (2)
Asking me what I desire
Stop and ask me just one word
From now, you and I are one
When will the day come that says this?
மலா்களை அள்ளி
வந்து மகிழ்வுடன் கையில்
தந்து மனதினை பகிா்ந்திடவே
ஆசை கொள்கின்றேன்
Gathering a bundle of flowers
Giving them joyfully into your hands
To open up and share my heart
I harbor a deep wish
தடுப்பது என்ன
என்று தவிக்குது நெஞ்சம்
இன்று நதியினில் இலை
என நான் தோய்ந்து செல்கின்றேன்
Wondering what is holding me back
My heart writhes today
Like a leaf floating on the river
I am drifting along gently
அரும்புகள் பூவாகும்
அழகிய மாற்றம் ஆயிரம்
ஆண்டாக பழகிய தோற்றம்
Buds turning into blossoms
Is a beautiful transformation
As if known for a thousand years
A familiar sensation
{ ஒரு வெள்ளி கொலுசு
போல இந்த மனசு சினுங்கும்
கீழ அணியாத வைரம் போல
புது நாணம் மினுங்கும் மேல } (2)
Like a silver anklet
This heart jingles down below
Like an unworn diamond
A new sense of shyness gleams up above
இதயத்தை ஏதோ
ஒன்று இழுக்குது கொஞ்சம்
இன்று இதுவரை இதுபோலே
நானும் இல்லையே
Something is pulling my heart
A little bit today
Until now, like this
I have never been
கடலலை போலே
வந்து கரைகளை அள்ளும்
ஒன்று முழுகிட மனதும்
பின் வாங்கவில்லையே
Coming like a wave in the sea
Something that sweeps up the shore
Even to drown in it, my mind
Did not hesitate or step back
இருப்பது ஒரு மனது
இதுவரை அது எனது என்னைவிட்டு
மெதுவாய் அது போக கண்டேனே
There is only one heart
Until now, it belonged to me
Leaving me slowly
I watched it drift away
இது ஒரு கனவு நிலை
கலைத்திட விரும்ப வில்லை
கனவுக்குள் கனவாய் என்னை
நானே கண்டேனே
This is a dream state
I do not wish to break it
As a dream inside a dream
I discovered my true self
ஒரு வெள்ளி கொலுசு
போல இந்த மனசு சினுங்கும்
கீழ அணியாத வைரம் போல
புது நாணம் மினுங்கும் மேல
Like a silver anklet
This heart jingles down below
Like an unworn diamond
A new sense of shyness gleams up above
........................................
Hmmm..mmmmm..mmm
Mmmm…mmmm…mmmmm…..
Idhayathai yedho ondru
Something is pulling my heart
Izhukkuthu konjam indru
A little bit today
Idhu varai idhu polae
Until now, like this
Naanum illaiyae
I have never been
Kadal alai polae vanthu
Coming like a wave in the sea
Karaigalai allum ondru
Something that sweeps up the shore
Muzhugida manadhum
Even to drown in it, my mind
Pin vaangavillaiyae
Did not hesitate or step back
Iruppaathu oru manathu
There is only one heart
Idhu varai adhu enathu
Until now, it belonged to me
Ennai vittu medhuvaai
Leaving me slowly
Adhu poga kandenae
I watched it drift away
Idhu oru kanavu nilai
This is a dream state
Kalaithida virumbavillai
I do not wish to break it
Kanavukkul kanavaai
As a dream inside a dream
Ennai naanae kandenae
I discovered my true self
{Enakkenna vendum endru
Asking me what I desire
Oru vaarthai kelu nindru
Stop and ask me just one word
Ini neeyum naanum ondru
From now, you and I are one
Ena sollum naalum endru} (2)
When will the day come that says this?
Malargalai alli vanthu
Gathering a bundle of flowers
Magizhvudan kaiyil thanthu
Giving them joyfully into your hands
Manadhinai pagirnthidavae
To open up and share my heart
Aasai kolgindren
I harbor a deep wish
Thadupathu enna endru
Wondering what is holding me back
Thavikuthu nenjam indru
My heart writhes today
Nadhiyinil ilai ena naan
Like a leaf floating on the river
Thointhu selgindren
I am drifting along gently
Arumbugal poovaagum
Buds turning into blossoms
Azhagiya maatram
Is a beautiful transformation
Aayiram aandaga
As if known for a thousand years
Pazhagiya thotram
A familiar sensation
{Oru velli kolusu pola
Like a silver anklet
Indha manasu sinungum keezha
This heart jingles down below
Aniyaatha vairam pola
Like an unworn diamond
Pudhu naanam minungum mela} (2)
A new sense of shyness gleams up above
Idhayathai yedho ondru
Something is pulling my heart
Izhukkuthu konjam indru
A little bit today
Idhu varai idhu polae
Until now, like this
Naanum illaiyae
I have never been
Kadal alai polae vanthu
Coming like a wave in the sea
Karaigalai allum ondru
Something that sweeps up the shore
Muzhugida manadhum
Even to drown in it, my mind
Pin vaangavillaiyae
Did not hesitate or step back
Iruppaathu oru manathu
There is only one heart
Idhu varai adhu enathu
Until now, it belonged to me
Ennai vittu medhuvaai
Leaving me slowly
Adhu poga kandenae
I watched it drift away
Idhu oru kanavu nilai
This is a dream state
Kalaithida virumbavillai
I do not wish to break it
Kanavukkul kanavaai
As a dream inside a dream
Ennai naanae kandenae
I discovered my true self
Oru velli kolusu pola
Like a silver anklet
Indha manasu sinungum keezha
This heart jingles down below
Aniyaatha vairam pola
Like an unworn diamond
Pudhu naanam minungum mela
A new sense of shyness gleams up above
Hmmm..mmmmm..mmm
Hmmm..mmmmm..mmm
Mmmm…mmmm…mmmmm…..
Mmmm…mmmm…mmmmm…..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Idhayathai Yedho Ondru' is a delicate, soulful romantic song expressing a woman's gentle surrender to newfound love. She describes an irresistible pull in her heart that she has never experienced before, likening her emotions to a tidal wave sweeping the shore or a fallen leaf drifting effortlessly on a river stream. The lyricist captures her internal transformation as her heart gradually leaves her control and steps into a realm of sweet, dreamlike vulnerability. As the song progresses, she reflects on the subtle beauty of falling in love—comparing her changing emotions to buds blooming into flowers and her heart's quiet excitement to the chiming of a silver anklet. She yearns for her beloved to pause and ask her what she desires, eagerly awaiting the day they unite as one, while cherishing the pleasant shyness that shines within her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile / Metaphor)
“Kadal alai polae vanthu”
Compares the sudden rush of love to ocean waves embracing the shore ('Kadal alai polae vanthu karaigalai allum ondru').
Upamai (Simile)
“Nadhiyinil ilai ena naan”
Compares herself floating helplessly yet peacefully in love to a leaf drifting on a river ('Nadhiyinil ilai ena naan').
Upamai (Simile) and Auditory Imagery
“Oru velli kolusu pola”
Compares the gentle fluttering of the heart to the soft jingle of a silver anklet ('Oru velli kolusu pola indha manasu sinungum keezha').
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Idhayathai yedho ondru / Izhukkuthu konjam indru”
Tamil poetic rhyme where the second letter of consecutive lines matches ('Idhayathai' / 'Izhukkuthu' / 'Idhu varai').
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Trivia
Composed by Harris Jayaraj for Gautham Vasudev Menon's action-drama 'Yennai Arindhaal' (2015), this song was rendered by singer Chinmayi Sripaada with lyrics by Thamarai. The track captures the mature romance between Ajith Kumar (Sathyadev) and Trisha Krishnan (Hemanika). Chinmayi's soft rendition combined with Thamarai's evocative imagery made this solo melody one of the standout tracks of the album.
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