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Lyrics & meaning

Idhu Naal

From Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada · 2016

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Aditya Rao, Jonita Gandhi
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
19 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Idhu naal varaiyil
Ulagil edhuvum
Azhagillai endren
Enai ohngi arainthaalae
Kuril koochaththaal
Nedil vaasaththaal
Oru paadal varaindhaalae
Ingu endhan veettin
Kannaadi paarthu
Pirandhanaal
Vaazhthu sonnenae..ae….ae……
Idhu varai
Yedhumae ulagil
Azhagillai endru naan
Ninaithadhai poi aakinaal
Idhu varai
Yedhumae mozhiyil
Suvai illai endru naan
Ninaithadhai poi aakinaal
Idhu varai
Yedhumae isaiyil
Sugam illai endru naan
Ninaithadhai poi aakinaal
Idhu varai
Kaatrilae thuimai
Illai endrenae
Anaithaiyum poi aakinaal
Aaaa…..aaaaa….aa…
Yeh yeh ..yeh yeh…
Ohh meththai melae
Vaan megam ondru
Ukkaarndhu kondu….uuu….
Un kannai paarthaal
Aiyyaiyo inimelae
Enna seivaayo
En vaazhkai
Mun pol illai
Adhanaal enna
Parava illai
Inimel nee
Enna seivaayo
Idhu varai
Yedhumae ulagil
Azhagillai endru naan
Ninaithadhai poi aakinaal
Oh..oh..oh.. .oh..oh oh
Azhagillai endren
Athai aval poi aakinaal
Chorus :Oh..oh..oh.. .oh..oh oh
Isai sugam illai endren
Athai aval poi aakkinaal
Aaaa….aaa…..
Mozhiyil suvai illai endren
Athai aval poi aakkinaal
Aaaa….aaa…..
{Aval aval
Aval aval
Poi aakinaal} (2)
Aval aval
Poi aakinaal..
Until this day,
I used to say nothing in this world
was beautiful,
and she slapped me wide awake!
With shy, short vowels
and fragrant, long vowels,
she painted a song.
Here, looking into the mirror
of my house,
I wished myself
a happy birthday...!
Until now,
that nothing in this world is beautiful,
what I once believed—
she proved it all wrong.
Until now,
that words have no sweetness,
what I once believed—
she proved it all wrong.
Until now,
that music holds no joy,
what I once believed—
she proved it all wrong.
Until now,
"There is no purity in the air,"
I used to say;
she proved every bit of it wrong.
Aaa... aaaa... aa...
Yeah yeah... yeah yeah...
Oh, upon the bed,
a cloud from the sky
is sitting down...
If it looks into your eyes,
oh dear, from now on,
what will you do?
My life
is not like it was before.
So what?
It doesn't matter!
From now on,
what will you do?
Until now,
that nothing in this world is beautiful,
what I once believed—
she proved it all wrong.
Oh.. oh.. oh.. oh.. oh oh
"There is no beauty," I said,
and she proved that wrong.
Chorus: Oh.. oh.. oh.. oh.. oh oh
"There is no joy in music," I said,
and she proved that wrong.
Aaa... aa...
"There is no sweetness in language," I said,
and she proved that wrong.
Aaa... aa...
She, she,
she, she,
proved it all wrong!
She, she,
proved it all wrong...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada captures a young man's poetic awakening through love. Before meeting his beloved, he lived a cynical existence, believing that beauty, sweetness in language, comfort in music, and purity in nature were non-existent concepts. Her presence completely shatters his former disbeliefs, disproving all his negative assumptions about life and replacing them with wonder and joy. The lyricist skillfully uses Tamil grammatical concepts like short and long vowels to metaphorically detail how her delicate charm completely reshaped his worldview and daily reflection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Linguistic Metaphor

“Kuril koochaththaal / Nedil vaasaththaal”

Uses Tamil grammatical classifications 'Kuril' (short vowels) and 'Nedil' (long vowels) to metaphorically describe her shy expressions and lingering presence.

Anaphora & Refrain

“Idhu varai / Yedhumae... / poi aakinaal”

The deliberate repetition of 'Idhu varai' (Until now) and 'poi aakinaal' (she proved false) builds thematic emphasis on how love dismantled his past cynicism.

Hyperbole

“Enai ohngi arainthaalae”

Compares her sudden realization of beauty to a hard physical slap that instantly woke him up from his gloomy perspective.

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Trivia

Composed by A.R. Rahman for Gautham Vasudev Menon's film 'Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada' (2016), the song features unique lyrics by Madhan Karky who frequently incorporates technical and grammatical Tamil linguistic elements into modern romantic poetry.

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