Idhu Enna Idhu Enna
From Irukku Aana Illai · 2014
- Lyricist
- Navin Kannan
- Singer
- Nivas
- Music director
- Shammeer
- Details
- Irukku Aana Illai2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Idhu enna idhu enna | What is this, what is this? |
| Pudhidhaai oru vali enna | What is this new pain? |
| Puriyamal alai paayum | Surging wildly without understanding, |
| Manam meela vazhi enna | What is the way for my heart to recover? |
| Male | |
| Nee arugae arugae irunthaai | When you were near, so near to me, |
| Verum thollai endru ninaithen | I thought you were just a nuisance. |
| Nee tholaivil engo ponadhum | Once you went far away somewhere, |
| Un ninaivil naan tholaindhen | I lost myself in your memories. |
| Male | |
| Oru bimbam pol nee irundhaai | You existed like a reflection, |
| Verum kallaai naanum kidandhen | And I lay there like a mere stone. |
| Verum kaanal neeraai maraindhaai | You vanished like a mere mirage, |
| Indru kaatril naan karaindhen | Today, I dissolved in the wind. |
| Male | |
| Idhu enna idhu enna | What is this, what is this? |
| Pudhidhaai oru vali enna | What is this new pain? |
| Puriyamal alai paayum | Surging wildly without understanding, |
| Manam meela vazhi enna | What is the way for my heart to recover? |
| Male | |
| En saalai engengum | All along my road, |
| Mounangal therigiradhae | Only silences are visible. |
| En thottam indreno | Why today in my garden, |
| Pookkal marukiradhae | Do flowers refuse to bloom? |
| Male | |
| Pogum vazhi puriyavum villai | I cannot understand the path ahead, |
| Paadhai vegu dhooramo | Is the way too far away? |
| Thookkam ennai anaikkavum illai | Sleep does not embrace me either, |
| Iravinnum neelumo | Will the night stretch on even longer? |
| Male | |
| Pudhu vidiyal thondrum mun | Before a new dawn appears, |
| En valigal theerumo | Will my pains come to an end? |
| Male | |
| Saaral mazhai nanaikkavum illai | The drizzling rain does not soak me, |
| En mel enna kovamo | What anger does it hold against me? |
| Thendral ennai theendavum illai | The gentle breeze does not touch me, |
| Thanimai innum koodumo | Will my loneliness increase even further? |
| Male | |
| Idhu enna maayamo | What illusion is this? |
| En vizhiyil eeramo | Why is there moisture in my eyes? |
| Male | |
| Idhu enna idhu enna | What is this, what is this? |
| Pudhidhaai oru vali enna | What is this new pain? |
| Puriyamal alai paayum | Surging wildly without understanding, |
| Manam meela vazhi enna | What is the way for my heart to recover? |
| Male | |
| En saalai engengum | All along my road, |
| Mounangal therigiradhae | Only silences are visible. |
| En thottam indreno | Why today in my garden, |
| Pookkal marukiradhae | Do flowers refuse to bloom? |
| Male | |
| Nee arugae arugae irunthaai | When you were near, so near to me, |
| Verum thollai endru ninaithen | I thought you were just a nuisance. |
| Nee tholaivil engo ponadhum | Once you went far away somewhere, |
| Un ninaivil naan tholaindhen | I lost myself in your memories. |
| Male | |
| Oru bimbam pol nee irundhaai | You existed like a reflection, |
| Verum kallaai naanum kidandhen | And I lay there like a mere stone. |
| Verum kaanal neeraai maraindhaai | You vanished like a mere mirage, |
| Indru kaatril naan karaindhen | Today, I dissolved in the wind. |
| Male | |
| …………………… | ... |
இது என்ன இது என்ன
புதிதாய் ஒரு வலி என்ன
புரியாமல் அலை பாயும்
மனம் மீள வழி என்ன
What is this, what is this?
What is this new pain?
Surging wildly without understanding,
What is the way for my heart to recover?
நீ அருகே அருகே இருந்தாய்
வெறும் தொல்லை என்று நினைத்தேன்
நீ தொலைவில் எங்கோ போனதும்
உன் நினைவில் நான் தொலைந்தேன்
When you were near, so near to me,
I thought you were just a nuisance.
Once you went far away somewhere,
I lost myself in your memories.
ஒரு பிம்பம் போல் நீ இருந்தாய்
வெறும் கல்லாய் நானும் கிடந்தேன்
வெறும் கானல் நீராய் மறைந்தாய்
இன்று காற்றில் நான் கரைந்தேன்
You existed like a reflection,
And I lay there like a mere stone.
You vanished like a mere mirage,
Today, I dissolved in the wind.
இது என்ன இது என்ன
புதிதாய் ஒரு வலி என்ன
புரியாமல் அலை பாயும்
மனம் மீள வழி என்ன
What is this, what is this?
What is this new pain?
Surging wildly without understanding,
What is the way for my heart to recover?
என் சாலை எங்கெங்கும்
மௌனங்கள் தெரிகிறதே
என் தோட்டம் இன்றேனோ
பூக்கள் மறுக்கிறதே
All along my road,
Only silences are visible.
Why today in my garden,
Do flowers refuse to bloom?
போகும் வழி புரியவும் இல்லை
பாதை வெகு தூரமோ
தூக்கம் என்னை அணைக்கவும் இல்லை
இரவின்னும் நீளுமோ
I cannot understand the path ahead,
Is the way too far away?
Sleep does not embrace me either,
Will the night stretch on even longer?
புது விடியல் தோன்றும் முன்
என் வலிகள் தீருமோ
Before a new dawn appears,
Will my pains come to an end?
சாரல் மழை நனைக்கவும் இல்லை
என் மேல் என்ன கோவமோ
தென்றல் என்னை தீண்டவும் இல்லை
தனிமை என்னும் கூடுமோ
The drizzling rain does not soak me,
What anger does it hold against me?
The gentle breeze does not touch me,
Will my loneliness increase even further?
இது என்ன மாயமோ
என் விழியில் ஈரமோ
What illusion is this?
Why is there moisture in my eyes?
இது என்ன இது என்ன
புதிதாய் ஒரு வலி என்ன
புரியாமல் அலை பாயும்
மனம் மீள வழி என்ன
What is this, what is this?
What is this new pain?
Surging wildly without understanding,
What is the way for my heart to recover?
என் சாலை எங்கெங்கும்
மௌனங்கள் தெரிகிறதே
என் தோட்டம் இன்றேனோ
பூக்கள் மறுக்கிறதே
All along my road,
Only silences are visible.
Why today in my garden,
Do flowers refuse to bloom?
நீ அருகே அருகே இருந்தாய்
வெறும் தொல்லை என்று நினைத்தேன்
நீ தொலைவில் எங்கோ போனதும்
உன் நினைவில் நான் தொலைந்தேன்
When you were near, so near to me,
I thought you were just a nuisance.
Once you went far away somewhere,
I lost myself in your memories.
ஒரு பிம்பம் போல் நீ இருந்தாய்
வெறும் கல்லாய் நானும் கிடந்தேன்
வெறும் கானல் நீராய் மறைந்தாய்
இன்று காற்றில் நான் கரைந்தேன்
You existed like a reflection,
And I lay there like a mere stone.
You vanished like a mere mirage,
Today, I dissolved in the wind.
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Idhu enna idhu enna
What is this, what is this?
Pudhidhaai oru vali enna
What is this new pain?
Puriyamal alai paayum
Surging wildly without understanding,
Manam meela vazhi enna
What is the way for my heart to recover?
Nee arugae arugae irunthaai
When you were near, so near to me,
Verum thollai endru ninaithen
I thought you were just a nuisance.
Nee tholaivil engo ponadhum
Once you went far away somewhere,
Un ninaivil naan tholaindhen
I lost myself in your memories.
Oru bimbam pol nee irundhaai
You existed like a reflection,
Verum kallaai naanum kidandhen
And I lay there like a mere stone.
Verum kaanal neeraai maraindhaai
You vanished like a mere mirage,
Indru kaatril naan karaindhen
Today, I dissolved in the wind.
Idhu enna idhu enna
What is this, what is this?
Pudhidhaai oru vali enna
What is this new pain?
Puriyamal alai paayum
Surging wildly without understanding,
Manam meela vazhi enna
What is the way for my heart to recover?
En saalai engengum
All along my road,
Mounangal therigiradhae
Only silences are visible.
En thottam indreno
Why today in my garden,
Pookkal marukiradhae
Do flowers refuse to bloom?
Pogum vazhi puriyavum villai
I cannot understand the path ahead,
Paadhai vegu dhooramo
Is the way too far away?
Thookkam ennai anaikkavum illai
Sleep does not embrace me either,
Iravinnum neelumo
Will the night stretch on even longer?
Pudhu vidiyal thondrum mun
Before a new dawn appears,
En valigal theerumo
Will my pains come to an end?
Saaral mazhai nanaikkavum illai
The drizzling rain does not soak me,
En mel enna kovamo
What anger does it hold against me?
Thendral ennai theendavum illai
The gentle breeze does not touch me,
Thanimai innum koodumo
Will my loneliness increase even further?
Idhu enna maayamo
What illusion is this?
En vizhiyil eeramo
Why is there moisture in my eyes?
Idhu enna idhu enna
What is this, what is this?
Pudhidhaai oru vali enna
What is this new pain?
Puriyamal alai paayum
Surging wildly without understanding,
Manam meela vazhi enna
What is the way for my heart to recover?
En saalai engengum
All along my road,
Mounangal therigiradhae
Only silences are visible.
En thottam indreno
Why today in my garden,
Pookkal marukiradhae
Do flowers refuse to bloom?
Nee arugae arugae irunthaai
When you were near, so near to me,
Verum thollai endru ninaithen
I thought you were just a nuisance.
Nee tholaivil engo ponadhum
Once you went far away somewhere,
Un ninaivil naan tholaindhen
I lost myself in your memories.
Oru bimbam pol nee irundhaai
You existed like a reflection,
Verum kallaai naanum kidandhen
And I lay there like a mere stone.
Verum kaanal neeraai maraindhaai
You vanished like a mere mirage,
Indru kaatril naan karaindhen
Today, I dissolved in the wind.
……………………
...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Idhu Enna Idhu Enna is a melancholic Tamil track from the film Irukku Aana Illai (2014). The song expresses deep regret and emotional turmoil after separation. The protagonist reflects on how they foolishly dismissed their loved one's presence when they were close, only to be consumed by grief and nostalgia after their departure. Through vivid nature imagery—such as silent roads, unblooming flowers, and an unsympathetic breeze—the lyricist highlights the severe emotional isolation and existential void felt by the protagonist.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition)
“Nee arugae arugae irunthaai”
The repetition of 'arugae arugae' emphasizes extreme physical proximity in contrast with the subsequent emotional distance.
Upamai (Simile)
“Verum kaanal neeraai maraindhaai”
Comparing the vanishing loved one to a fleeting mirage ('kaanal neer') and the self to a lifeless stone ('kallaai').
Personification
“En thottam indreno pookkal marukiradhae”
Attributing emotion and willful rejection to nature, where flowers refuse to bloom and rain holds anger.
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Trivia
Irukku Aana Illai is a 2014 Tamil horror-comedy film directed by K. M. Saravanan. The music for the film was composed by Shammeer, featuring soulful renditions by singer Nivas and evocative lyrics penned by Navin Kannan.
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