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Idhu Ilamai Ezhuthum

From Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum · 1986

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
V. S. Narasimhan
Movie name
Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
17 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haei haei….
Laal laa laa lala laa lala laa
Laal laa laa lala laa lala laa
Idhu ilamai ezhuthum kadhai
Iru idhayam padikkum athai
Pudhu sugangal ingae undaaga
Ilam paruvam ingae vandaaga
Mana siragai virikkuthae
Pudhu vasanthangal malar pozhinthida
Idhu ilamai ezhuthum kadhai
Iru idhayam padikkum athai
Pudhu sugangal ingae undaaga
Ilam paruvam ingae vandaaga
Mana siragai virikkuthae
Pudhu vasanthangal malar pozhinthida
Idhu ilamai ezhuthum kadhai
Mannil vantha pon nilavu
Maiyal moottum un vayathu
Moovaru….
Male Chorus :Kadhal thaenaaru
Thendralodu poomarangal
Saedhi sollum vaelaiyilae
Pongaatho…..
Female Chorus :Thaen gangai ingae
Gangai nadhi neeyaanaal oodam naanae
Inbakkarai kaanbomae kadhal maanae
Female :Aasao minnal minnum
Anbae unnaal vizhiyoram…
Idhu ilamai ezhuthum kadhai
Iru idhayam padikkum athai
Female :Pudhu sugangal ingae undaaga
Ilam paruvam ingae vandaaga
Mana siragai virikkuthae
Male :Pudhu vasanthangal malar pozhinthida
Idhu ilamai ezhuthum kadhai
……………….
Kangal mayangum kalaiyazhagu
Sirpa koyil silaiyazhagu
Sollaatho
Female Chorus :Kadhaigal sollaatho
Velli manalumpaai virikka
Thulli kuthiththu naam sirikka
Aantham….
Male Chorus :Engum anantham
Neelakkadal alai polae nenjam thaavum
Vaalipangal puyal polae raagam paadum
Male :Paadaluda thaalam polae
Kaigal kalanthaadum
Idhu ilamai ezhuthum kadhai
Iru idhayam padikkum athai
Pudhu sugangal ingae undaaga
Ilam paruvam ingae vandaaga
Mana siragai virikkuthae
Pudhu vasanthangal malar pozhinthida
Idhu ilamai ezhuthum kadhai
Hey hey...
Laal la la lala la lala la
Laal la la lala la lala la
This is a story written by youth
Read by two hearts
As new joys are born here
As youth blossoms here
The heart spreads its wings
As a new spring showers flowers
This is a story written by youth
Read by two hearts
As new joys are born here
As youth blossoms here
The heart spreads its wings
As a new spring showers flowers
This is a story written by youth
A golden moon come down to earth
Your age sparks sweet longing
Sweet eighteen...
Male chorus: A flowing river of love
Along with the gentle breeze, the flowering trees
Share their whispers at this hour
Won't it overflow...
Female chorus: A sweet river here
If you are the river Ganga, I am your boat
We will reach the shore of happiness, my dear love
Female: Desires flash like lightning
In the corner of my eyes, my love, because of you...
This is a story written by youth
Read by two hearts
Female: As new joys are born here
As youth blossoms here
The heart spreads its wings
Male: As a new spring showers flowers
This is a story written by youth
...
An artistic beauty that enchants the eyes
Lovely as a sculpture in a temple
Won't it tell...
Female chorus: Won't it tell stories?
As the silver sand spreads out like a mat
As we leap and laugh with delight
Joy...
Male chorus: Joy everywhere
Like the waves of the blue sea, the heart leaps
Like a storm, our youth sings a song
Male: Just like rhythm joining a melody
Our hands join together in dance
This is a story written by youth
Read by two hearts
As new joys are born here
As youth blossoms here
The heart spreads its wings
As a new spring showers flowers
This is a story written by youth
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Idhu Ilamai Ezhuthum Kadhai' from the 1986 Tamil film 'Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum' is a exuberant celebration of youthful romance and the exhilarating emotions of falling in love. Through vivid poetic imagery of nature—blooming flowers, rivers of honey, sea waves, and springtime breezes—the lyrics portray youth as an author crafting a sweet love story that is mutually shared and read by two loving hearts. The couple expresses their passion through playful metaphors, comparing themselves to a river and a boat, and song and rhythm.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)

“Ilam paruvam ingae vandaaga”

Comparing young age to a bee ('Ilam paruvam ingae vandaaga') and youth singing melodies like a storm ('Vaalipangal puyal polae raagam paadum').

Uruvagaim (Metaphor)

“Male Chorus :Kadhal thaenaaru”

Comparing love to a honey river ('Kadhal thaenaaru') and the mind to a winged creature ('Mana siragai virikkuthae').

Monnai (Initial Alliteration)

“Idhu ilamai ezhuthum kadhai / Iru idhayam padikkum athai”

Repetition of the initial sound 'I' in 'Idhu' and 'Iru'.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Pudhu sugangal ingae undaaga / Ilam paruvam ingae vandaaga”

Repetition of the second consonant 'da' in 'Pudhu' and 'Vandaaga'.

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Trivia

'Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum' (1986) featured music composed by V. S. Narasimhan, a prominent violinist in the South Indian music industry who composed memorable tunes for several 80s films. The song is sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra.

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