Idho Idho En Pallavi
From Sigaram · 1991
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Details
- Sigaram1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Idho idho en pallavi | Here is my opening refrain |
| Eppodhu geetham aagumo | When will it turn into a complete song? |
| Ival undhan saranam endraal | If she is your stanza and refuge |
| Appodhu vedham aagumo | Will it then become sacred scripture? |
| Male | |
| Idho idho en pallavi | Here is my opening refrain |
| Female | |
| En vaanam engum pournami | Full moon fills my sky everywhere |
| Idhu enna maayamo | What kind of magic is this? |
| En kaadhala un kaadhalaal | Oh my lover, because of your love |
| Naan kaanum kolamo | Is this the beautiful pattern I see? |
| Male | |
| En vaazhkai ennum koppaiyil | In this cup called my life |
| idhu enna baanamo | What kind of potion is this? |
| Pargaamalae rusiyeruthae | Even without tasting, it grows delicious |
| Idhu enna jaalamo | What kind of miracle is this? |
| Female | |
| Pasi enbathae rusi allava | Isn't hunger itself the real taste? |
| Adhu endru theerumo… | When will that hunger ever be satisfied? |
| Female | |
| Idho idho en pallavi | Here is my opening refrain |
| Eppodhu geetham aagumo | When will it turn into a complete song? |
| Ival undhan saranam endraal | If she is your stanza and refuge |
| Appodhu vedham aagumo | Will it then become sacred scripture? |
| Female | |
| Idho idho en pallavi | Here is my opening refrain |
| Male | |
| Antha vaanam theernthu pogalam | That sky over there may reach its end |
| Nam vaazhkai theeruma | Will our life ever end? |
| Paruvangalum niram maaralaam | Seasons may change their colors |
| Nam paasam maaruma | Will our love ever change? |
| Female | |
| Oru paadal paada vanthaval | She who came to sing a song |
| Un paadalaagiren | I have become your song itself |
| Vidhi maaralaam un paadalil | Fate may change, but in your song |
| Sudhi maara koodumaa… | Can the musical pitch ever go out of tune? |
| Male | |
| Nee keerthanai naan praarthanai | You are a musical hymn, I am a prayer |
| porunthaamal poguma..aa… | Can they ever fail to align? |
| Male | |
| Idho idho en pallavi | Here is my opening refrain |
| Eppodhu geetham aagumo | When will it turn into a complete song? |
| Female : Ival undhan saranam endraal | Female: If she is your stanza and refuge |
| Appodhu vedham aagumo | Will it then become sacred scripture? |
| Male | |
| Idho..Female :Hmmm… | Here... Female: Hmmm... |
| Idho…Female :Hmmm… | Here... Female: Hmmm... |
| En pallavi…Female :Hmmm…mmm… | My refrain... Female: Hmmm...mmm... |
இதோ இதோ
என் பல்லவி எப்போது
கீதம் ஆகுமோ இவள்
உந்தன் சரணமென்றால்
அப்போது வேதம் ஆகுமோ
Here is my opening refrain
When will it turn into a complete song?
If she is your stanza and refuge
Will it then become sacred scripture?
இதோ இதோ
என் பல்லவி
Here is my opening refrain
என் வானமெங்கும்
பௌர்ணமி இது என்ன
மாயமோ என் காதலா
உன் காதலால் நான்
காணும் கோலமோ
Full moon fills my sky everywhere
What kind of magic is this?
Oh my lover, because of your love
Is this the beautiful pattern I see?
என் வாழ்க்கை
என்னும் கோப்பையில்
இது என்ன பானமோ
பருகாமலே ருசியேறுதே
இது என்ன ஜாலமோ
In this cup called my life
What kind of potion is this?
Even without tasting, it grows delicious
What kind of miracle is this?
பசியென்பதே
ருசியல்லவா அது
என்று தீருமோ
Isn't hunger itself the real taste?
When will that hunger ever be satisfied?
இதோ இதோ
என் பல்லவி எப்போது
கீதம் ஆகுமோ இவள்
உந்தன் சரணமென்றால்
அப்போது வேதம் ஆகுமோ
Here is my opening refrain
When will it turn into a complete song?
If she is your stanza and refuge
Will it then become sacred scripture?
இதோ இதோ
என் பல்லவி
Here is my opening refrain
அந்த வானம்
தீர்ந்து போகலாம் நம்
வாழ்க்கை தீருமா
பருவங்களும் நிறம்
மாறலாம் நம் பாசம்
மாறுமா
That sky over there may reach its end
Will our life ever end?
Seasons may change their colors
Will our love ever change?
ஒரு பாடல்
பாட வந்தவள் உன்
பாடலாகிறேன் விதி
மாறலாம் உன் பாடலில்
சுதி மாறக் கூடுமா
She who came to sing a song
I have become your song itself
Fate may change, but in your song
Can the musical pitch ever go out of tune?
நீ கீர்த்தனை
நான் பிரார்த்தனை
பொருந்தாமல் போகுமா
You are a musical hymn, I am a prayer
Can they ever fail to align?
இதோ இதோ
என் பல்லவி எப்போது
கீதம் ஆகுமோ
இவள்
உந்தன் சரணமென்றால்
அப்போது வேதம் ஆகுமோ
Here is my opening refrain
When will it turn into a complete song?
Female: If she is your stanza and refuge
Will it then become sacred scripture?
இதோ பெண் :
ஹ்ம்ம்
இதோ பெண் :
ஹ்ம்ம்
என் பல்லவி பெண் :
ஹ்ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம்
Here... Female: Hmmm...
Here... Female: Hmmm...
My refrain... Female: Hmmm...mmm...
Idho idho en pallavi
Here is my opening refrain
Eppodhu geetham aagumo
When will it turn into a complete song?
Ival undhan saranam endraal
If she is your stanza and refuge
Appodhu vedham aagumo
Will it then become sacred scripture?
Idho idho en pallavi
Here is my opening refrain
En vaanam engum pournami
Full moon fills my sky everywhere
Idhu enna maayamo
What kind of magic is this?
En kaadhala un kaadhalaal
Oh my lover, because of your love
Naan kaanum kolamo
Is this the beautiful pattern I see?
En vaazhkai ennum koppaiyil
In this cup called my life
idhu enna baanamo
What kind of potion is this?
Pargaamalae rusiyeruthae
Even without tasting, it grows delicious
Idhu enna jaalamo
What kind of miracle is this?
Pasi enbathae rusi allava
Isn't hunger itself the real taste?
Adhu endru theerumo…
When will that hunger ever be satisfied?
Idho idho en pallavi
Here is my opening refrain
Eppodhu geetham aagumo
When will it turn into a complete song?
Ival undhan saranam endraal
If she is your stanza and refuge
Appodhu vedham aagumo
Will it then become sacred scripture?
Idho idho en pallavi
Here is my opening refrain
Antha vaanam theernthu pogalam
That sky over there may reach its end
Nam vaazhkai theeruma
Will our life ever end?
Paruvangalum niram maaralaam
Seasons may change their colors
Nam paasam maaruma
Will our love ever change?
Oru paadal paada vanthaval
She who came to sing a song
Un paadalaagiren
I have become your song itself
Vidhi maaralaam un paadalil
Fate may change, but in your song
Sudhi maara koodumaa…
Can the musical pitch ever go out of tune?
Nee keerthanai naan praarthanai
You are a musical hymn, I am a prayer
porunthaamal poguma..aa…
Can they ever fail to align?
Idho idho en pallavi
Here is my opening refrain
Eppodhu geetham aagumo
When will it turn into a complete song?
Female : Ival undhan saranam endraal
Female: If she is your stanza and refuge
Appodhu vedham aagumo
Will it then become sacred scripture?
Idho..Female :Hmmm…
Here... Female: Hmmm...
Idho…Female :Hmmm…
Here... Female: Hmmm...
En pallavi…Female :Hmmm…mmm…
My refrain... Female: Hmmm...mmm...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Idho Idho En Pallavi from the 1991 movie Sigaram is a poetic exploration of love using Carnatic musical terminology as a central motif. The protagonist compares her life and budding romance to the opening lines (Pallavi) of a song, yearning for her lover to complete it into a full musical composition (Geetham) and transform her devotion into sacred text (Vedham). She marvels at the magical feeling of love that fills her life like a full moon in the sky and an intoxicating elixir in a cup. In the later verses, the lyrics highlight the timelessness and immutability of their connection. While physical elements like skies and seasons may change, their deep bond remains constant. By framing themselves as pitch and melody, hymn (Keerthanai) and prayer (Praarthanai), the song celebrates love as an elevated, divine artistic union that defies fate.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Pun / Double Entendre (Sledai)
“Ival undhan saranam endraal”
The word 'Saranam' plays on a double meaning: in Carnatic music, it refers to the verse following the Pallavi, while in a literary/spiritual context, it means 'surrender' or 'refuge'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En vaazhkai ennum koppaiyil”
Life is explicitly conceptualized as a cup ('koppai') holding the potion of love.
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Ani)
“Paruvangalum niram maaralaam Nam paasam maaruma”
Uses a series of questions to emphasize the timelessness and permanence of love against natural changes.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Nee keerthanai naan praarthanai”
The lines end with rhyming musical concepts ('keerthanai' and 'praarthanai'), reinforcing harmony.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film 'Sigaram' (1991) features legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam not only as the music composer and lead singer (alongside K. S. Chithra) for this song, but also as the lead actor and director of the movie. Vairamuthu's lyrics cleverly integrate classical musical concepts like Pallavi, Saranam, Geetham, Keerthanai, and Sudhi to draw parallels with life and love.
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