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Lyrics & meaning

Idhayathin Thirayilae

From Om · 2018

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Abhay Jodhpurkar, Alisha Thomas
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Details
Om2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
IdhayathinOn the heart's
Male :ThiraiyilaeMale : screen
Female :Un mugaFemale : Your face's
Male :MadiyilaeMale : lap
Female :En uyirFemale : My life/soul
Male :Kondu kanavaiMale : holding a dream
Female :VarainthirunthenFemale : I had drawn
Male
AnbullaDear
Female :VaraiyilaeFemale : border / painting
Male :Nee enaiMale : You, my
Female :KaadhaliFemale : lover
Male :Vaa enMale : Come, my
Female :KaadhalaFemale : love
Male :KaathirunthenMale : I was waiting
Female
ImaithidumBlinking
Male :IdhalgalinMale : lips'
Female :AdhirvilaeFemale : in vibration
Male :VizhithidumMale : awakening
Female :ManavizhiFemale : mind's eye
Male :NaduvilaeMale : in the middle
Female :Nee ezhuppiFemale : You wake me
Male :VarugiraaiMale : and come
Female
Un viralYour finger
Male :AlaigalaiMale : waves
Female :IvalainFemale : on her
Male :PadiyilaeMale : steps
Female :KaadhalaFemale : Oh lover
Male :IppadikkuMale : Yours truly
Nuni nanaikiraaiwetting the tip
Female
Kaadhalailove
Male :KanavaeMale : Oh dream
Male & Female :Male & Female :
Yeri varum oviyamAn artwork rising up

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is an intimate, poetic dialogue presented as an interactive duet where the male and female voices alternate to complete poetic thoughts. The lovers express their deep emotional connection through metaphors of painting, letters, and dreams. They describe drawing dreams on the screen of the heart, waiting for each other, and feeling the vibrant presence of love awakening their inner consciousness like an artwork coming to life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Epistolary Metaphor

Anbulla ... Ippadikku

The lyric uses letter-writing conventions ('Anbulla' meaning 'Dear' and 'Ippadikku' meaning 'Yours truly') to frame love as a written letter or painted poem.

Internal Rhyme (Iyaibu / Assonance)

Male :Thiraiyilae / Male :Madiyilae

Repetition of the '-ilae' suffix across lines creates a rhythmic, musical flow ('Thiraiyilae', 'Madiyilae', 'Varaiyilae', 'Adhirvilae', 'Naduvilae', 'Padiyilae').

Visual Imagery

Yeri varum oviyam

Compares love and dreams to a painting ('oviyam') coming alive on the screen ('thirai') of the heart.

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Trivia

The song features a unique structure written by Madhan Karky where two singers complete each other's lines continuously, forming unified sentences split across male and female perspectives.

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