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Idhu Niyaayamaa Pathos

From Irumanam Kalanthal Thirumanam · 1960

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
K. Jamunarani
Music director
S. Dakshinamurthi
Details
Irumanam Kalanthal Thirumanam1960

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaaIs this fair? Is this fair?
Female
Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaaIs this fair? Is this fair?
Enai maranthu pogalaamaaCan you forget me and go away?
Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaaIs it right? Is it proper?
Enai varuntha seiyalaagumaaCan you cause me such distress?
Female
Vaan mazhai neengiyaLike a flowering vine
Poongodi polDeprived of sky rain,
Manamae yaengi vaaduthaeMy heart yearns and wilts.
Female
Vaan mazhai neengiyaLike a flowering vine
Poongodi polDeprived of sky rain,
Manamae yaengi vaaduthaeMy heart yearns and wilts.
Female
Thaen mozhi pesidumThe sweet honey-like words,
Anbu paarvaiyathuThat affectionate glance,
Engae endrae theduthaeIt searches, asking where it went.
Ennam unnai naadutheMy thoughts seek only you.
Female
Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaaIs this fair? Is this fair?
Enai maranthu pogalaamaaCan you forget me and go away?
Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaaIs it right? Is it proper?
Enai varuntha seiyalaagumaaCan you cause me such distress?
Female
Solaiyai soozhnthidumEncircling the garden
Sooraiyai polLike a stormy wind,
Pirivum ennai vaattuthaeSeparation too torments me.
Un pol sundhara roopam en kannil thondriYour handsome form appears before my eyes,
Ennai paaraai endrae azhikkuthaeImploring 'look at me' and destroying my peace.
Female
Paasam ennai izhukkuthaeAffection pulls me near,
Neram ingae izhukkuthaeWhile time drags on here.
Female
Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaaIs this fair? Is this fair?
Enai maranthu pogalaamaaCan you forget me and go away?
Inimaiyum thanimaiyil kidaikkumaaCan sweetness ever be found in solitude?
Inbam nerumaaWill happiness ever occur?
Female
Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaaIs this fair? Is this fair?
Enai maranthu pogalaamaaCan you forget me and go away?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This emotional track captures the profound grief and longing of a lover experiencing the pain of separation. She repeatedly questions her beloved about the fairness of being forgotten and left behind in suffering. Using vivid poetic imagery, she compares her wilting heart to a vine deprived of rain and her emotional turmoil to a whirlwind engulfing a peaceful garden.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Vaan mazhai neengiya Poongodi pol Manamae yaengi vaaduthae

Compares the yearning heart to a flowering vine deprived of rain from the sky.

Simile (Upamai)

Solaiyai soozhnthidum Sooraiyai pol Pirivum ennai vaattuthae

Compares the torment of separation to a whirlwind surrounding a lush garden.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Thaen mozhi pesidum

Metaphorically describes sweet speech as 'honeyed words' (Thaen mozhi).

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Inimaiyum thanimaiyil kidaikkumaa / Inbam nerumaa

Repetition of initial consonants or vowels across adjacent words ('Inimaiyum' and 'Inbam').

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Trivia

The film 'Irumanam Kalanthal Thirumanam' (1960) features music composed by S. Dakshinamurthi with lyrics written by the renowned poet A. Maruthakasi. Playback singer K. Jamuna Rani delivered a powerful expressive performance in this song, capturing the anguish of longing.

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