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 | |
| Idhayathin | On the heart's |
| Male :Thiraiyilae | Male : screen |
| Female :Un muga | Female : Your face's |
| Male :Madiyilae | Male : lap |
| Female :En uyir | Female : My life/soul |
| Male :Kondu kanavai | Male : holding a dream |
| Female :Varainthirunthen | Female : I had drawn |
| Male | |
| Anbulla | Dear |
| Female :Varaiyilae | Female : border / painting |
| Male :Nee enai | Male : You, my |
| Female :Kaadhali | Female : lover |
| Male :Vaa en | Male : Come, my |
| Female :Kaadhala | Female : love |
| Male :Kaathirunthen | Male : I was waiting |
| Female | |
| Imaithidum | Blinking |
| Male :Idhalgalin | Male : lips' |
| Female :Adhirvilae | Female : in vibration |
| Male :Vizhithidum | Male : awakening |
| Female :Manavizhi | Female : mind's eye |
| Male :Naduvilae | Male : in the middle |
| Female :Nee ezhuppi | Female : You wake me |
| Male :Varugiraai | Male : and come |
| Female | |
| Un viral | Your finger |
| Male :Alaigalai | Male : waves |
| Female :Ivalain | Female : on her |
| Male :Padiyilae | Male : steps |
| Female :Kaadhala | Female : Oh lover |
| Male :Ippadikku | Male : Yours truly |
| Nuni nanaikiraai | wetting the tip |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalai | love |
| Male :Kanavae | Male : Oh dream |
| Male & Female : | Male & Female : |
| Yeri varum oviyam | An artwork rising up |
இதயத்தின்
திரையிலே
உன் முக
மடியிலே
என் உயிர்
கொண்டு கனவை
வரைந்திருந்தேன்
On the heart's
Male : screen
Female : Your face's
Male : lap
Female : My life/soul
Male : holding a dream
Female : I had drawn
அன்புள்ள
வரையிலே
நீ என்னை
காதலி
வா என்
காதலா
காத்திருந்தேன்
Dear
Female : border / painting
Male : You, my
Female : lover
Male : Come, my
Female : love
Male : I was waiting
இமைத்திடும்
இதழ்களின்
அதிர்விலே
விழித்திடும்
மனவிழி
நடுவிலே
நீ எழுப்பி
வருகிறாய்
Blinking
Male : lips'
Female : in vibration
Male : awakening
Female : mind's eye
Male : in the middle
Female : You wake me
Male : and come
உன் விரல்
அலைகளை
இவளின்
படியிலே
காதலா
இப்படிக்கு
நுனி நனைக்கிறாய்
Your finger
Male : waves
Female : on her
Male : steps
Female : Oh lover
Male : Yours truly
wetting the tip
காதலே
காணவே
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
ஏறி வரும் ஓவியம்
love
Male : Oh dream
Male & Female :
An artwork rising up
Idhayathin
On the heart's
Male :Thiraiyilae
Male : screen
Female :Un muga
Female : Your face's
Male :Madiyilae
Male : lap
Female :En uyir
Female : My life/soul
Male :Kondu kanavai
Male : holding a dream
Female :Varainthirunthen
Female : I had drawn
Anbulla
Dear
Female :Varaiyilae
Female : border / painting
Male :Nee enai
Male : You, my
Female :Kaadhali
Female : lover
Male :Vaa en
Male : Come, my
Female :Kaadhala
Female : love
Male :Kaathirunthen
Male : I was waiting
Imaithidum
Blinking
Male :Idhalgalin
Male : lips'
Female :Adhirvilae
Female : in vibration
Male :Vizhithidum
Male : awakening
Female :Manavizhi
Female : mind's eye
Male :Naduvilae
Male : in the middle
Female :Nee ezhuppi
Female : You wake me
Male :Varugiraai
Male : and come
Un viral
Your finger
Male :Alaigalai
Male : waves
Female :Ivalain
Female : on her
Male :Padiyilae
Male : steps
Female :Kaadhala
Female : Oh lover
Male :Ippadikku
Male : Yours truly
Nuni nanaikiraai
wetting the tip
Kaadhalai
love
Male :Kanavae
Male : Oh dream
Male & Female :
Male & Female :
Yeri varum oviyam
An 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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