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Lyrics & meaning

Idhu Enna Mudhal Irava

From Inaindha Kaigal · 1990

Lyricist
Aabavanan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. Sasirekha
Music director
Manoj Gyan Varma
Movie name
Inaindha Kaigal
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
17 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Idhu enna mudhal iravaa ammadi
Ilamaikku pudhu varavaa
Male :Haan haan
Female :Idhu enna mudhal iravaa ammadi
Ilamaikku pudhu varavaa
Indha iravu podhaadhu vidiya koodathu
Vilakkam naan koorava
Idhu enna mudhal iravaa ammadi
Ilamaikku pudhu varavaa
Male :Haan haan
Female :Idhu enna mudhal iravaa ammadi
Ilamaikku pudhu varavaa
………………………
Sevvazhai neeradudhu
Sevvanam pol naanudhu
Sillendra neer aanadhu
Yen indru soodanathu
Indha piravi podhadhu
Piriya koodathu
Thodarum kadhaiyallava
Idhu enna mudhal iravaa ammadi
Ilamaikku pudhu varavaa
Female :Haan haan
Male :Idhu enna mudhal iravaa ammadi
Ilamaikku pudhu varavaa
…………………….
Vizhi moodum imaiyaanadhu
Vizhi paarka thadaiyaanadhu
Idhazh sera thunaiyaanadhu
Ilamaikku vinaiyaanadhu
Male :Indha ilamai thoongathu
Iniyum thaangaathu paruvam sumaiyallavaa
Idhu enna mudhal iravaa ammadi
Ilamaikku pudhu varavaa
Male :Haan haan
Idhu enna mudhal iravaa ammadi
Ilamaikku pudhu varavaa
Indha iravu podhaadhu vidiya koodathu
Vilakkam naan koorava ha haa
Idhu enna mudhal iravaa ammadi
Ilamaikku pudhu varavaa
Male :Lalalalalal …………………….
Is this our first night, oh my dear?
Is it a new blessing for our youth?
Male: Haan haan
Female: Is this our first night, oh my dear?
Is it a new blessing for our youth?
This night is not enough, dawn must not break,
shall I explain why?
Is this our first night, oh my dear?
Is it a new blessing for our youth?
Male: Haan haan
Female: Is this our first night, oh my dear?
Is it a new blessing for our youth?
...
A slender red banana plant bathes,
blushing like the crimson evening sky.
The water that was once so cool,
why has it turned warm today?
This one lifetime is not enough,
we must never part,
isn't ours an endless story?
Is this our first night, oh my dear?
Is it a new blessing for our youth?
Female: Haan haan
Male: Is this our first night, oh my dear?
Is it a new blessing for our youth?
...
The eyelid that closes over the eye
keeps the eyes from looking,
yet it helps our lips unite,
stirring up sweet trouble for youth.
Male: This youth will not sleep,
it can bear no more; isn't youthful longing a heavy load?
Is this our first night, oh my dear?
Is it a new blessing for our youth?
Male: Haan haan
Is this our first night, oh my dear?
Is it a new blessing for our youth?
This night is not enough, dawn must not break,
shall I explain why? Ha ha
Is this our first night, oh my dear?
Is it a new blessing for our youth?
Male: La la la la la...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Idhu Enna Mudhal Iravaa' is a sensual and romantic duet from the 1990 Tamil action movie 'Inaindha Kaigal'. The song articulates the intimacy, wonder, and passion shared by lovers during a magical night. They express a desire for time to freeze so that the night never ends and dawn never breaks, feeling that even a single lifetime is not enough to experience their deep affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Sevvanam pol naanudhu

Compares the woman's bashful blushing to the deep crimson color of the twilight sky ('Sevvanam pol naanudhu').

Epistrophe (Iyaibu)

Vizhi moodum imaiyaanadhu / Vizhi paarka thadaiyaanadhu / Idhazh sera thunaiyaanadhu

Repetition of the ending sound '-aanadhu' across multiple consecutive lines to build rhythm and lyrical continuity.

Rhetorical Question

Vilakkam naan koorava

Playfully asking if an explanation is needed for the intimacy they share, highlighting unspoken romance.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Inaindha Kaigal' (1990) was an iconic Tamil action thriller featuring Ramki and Arun Pandian. The film's music was composed by Gyan Varma, while multi-talented producer-writer Aabavanan penned the lyrics for this track.

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