Idhu Niyaayamaa
From Irumanam Kalanthal Thirumanam · 1960
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- A. L. Raghavan, K. Jamunarani
- Music director
- S. Dakshinamurthi
- Details
- Irumanam Kalanthal Thirumanam1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaa | Is this fair? Is this fair? |
| Enai maranthu pogalaamaa | Can you forget me and leave? |
| Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaa | Is it right? Is it proper? |
| Enai varuntha seiyalaagumaa | Can you make me suffer like this? |
| Female | |
| Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaa | Is this fair? Is this fair? |
| Enai maranthu pogalaamaa | Can you forget me and leave? |
| Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaa | Is it right? Is it proper? |
| Enai varuntha seiyalaagumaa | Can you make me suffer like this? |
| Female | |
| Inimaiyum thanimaiyil | Can sweetness in solitude |
| Kidaikkumaa inbam nerumaa | Be found? Can true happiness occur? |
| Inimaiyum thanimaiyil | Can sweetness in solitude |
| Kidaikkumaa inbam nerumaa | Be found? Can true happiness occur? |
| Female | |
| Vaan mazhai neengiya | Like a tender flowering vine |
| Poongodi pol | Deprived of rain from the sky, |
| Manamae yaengi vaaduthae | My heart yearns and wilts away. |
| Vaan mazhai neengiya | Like a tender flowering vine |
| Poongodi pol | Deprived of rain from the sky, |
| Manamae yaengi vaaduthae | My heart yearns and wilts away. |
| Female | |
| Thaen mozhi pesidum | Speaking sweet, honey-like words, |
| Anbu paarvaiyathu | That loving look of yours, |
| Engae endrae theduthae | My heart searches where it has gone. |
| Ennam unnai naaduthe | My thoughts constantly seek you. |
| Female | |
| Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaa | Is this fair? Is this fair? |
| Enai maranthu pogalaamaa | Can you forget me and leave? |
| Chorus :Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaa | Chorus: Is it right? Is it proper? |
| Enai varuntha seiyalaagumaa | Can you make me suffer like this? |
| Female | |
| Solaiyai soozhnthidum | Like a fierce whirlwind |
| Sooraiyai pol | Surrounding a lovely garden, |
| Pirivum ennai vaattuthae | Separation torments and afflicts me. |
| Male | |
| Oo…oo…ooh…oo…oo… | Oo...oo...ooh...oo...oo... |
| Kaalamum nerammum sathi purinthae | Time and fate played a conspiracy |
| Kannae nammai pirinthathae | My dear, separating the two of us. |
| Female :En kangalil ungalin roobam thondri | Female: Your image appears before my eyes, |
| Ennai paaraai endrae azhaikkuthae | Calling out to me, 'Look at me!' |
| Male :Neraai ingae izhukkuthae | Male: It pulls me directly towards you. |
| Female | |
| Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaa | Is this fair? Is this fair? |
| Enai maranthu pogalaamaa | Can you forget me and leave? |
| Chorus :Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaa | Chorus: Is it right? Is it proper? |
| Enai varuntha seiyalaagumaa | Can you make me suffer like this? |
| Female | |
| Inimaiyum thanimaiyil | Can sweetness in solitude |
| Kidaikkumaa inbam nerumaa | Be found? Can true happiness occur? |
| Male :Inimaiyum thanimaiyil | Male: Can sweetness in solitude |
| Kidaikkumaa inbam nerumaa | Be found? Can true happiness occur? |
| Female | |
| Aa….aa…aa….aah…aa…aa… | Aa....aa...aa....aah...aa...aa... |
| Aah…aah…aah…aa…aa… | Aah...aah...aah...aa...aa... |
இது நியாயமா இது நியாயமா
எனை மறந்து போகலாமா
சரியாகுமா முறையாகுமா
எனை வருந்த செய்யலாகுமா
Is this fair? Is this fair?
Can you forget me and leave?
Is it right? Is it proper?
Can you make me suffer like this?
இது நியாயமா இது நியாயமா
எனை மறந்து போகலாமா
சரியாகுமா முறையாகுமா
எனை வருந்த செய்யலாகுமா
Is this fair? Is this fair?
Can you forget me and leave?
Is it right? Is it proper?
Can you make me suffer like this?
இனிமையும் தனிமையில்
கிடைக்குமா இன்பம் நேருமா
இனிமையும் தனிமையில்
கிடைக்குமா இன்பம் நேருமா
Can sweetness in solitude
Be found? Can true happiness occur?
Can sweetness in solitude
Be found? Can true happiness occur?
வான் மழை நீங்கிய
பூங்கொடி போல்
மனமே ஏங்கி வாடுதே
வான் மழை நீங்கிய
பூங்கொடி போல்
மனமே ஏங்கி வாடுதே
Like a tender flowering vine
Deprived of rain from the sky,
My heart yearns and wilts away.
Like a tender flowering vine
Deprived of rain from the sky,
My heart yearns and wilts away.
தேன் மொழி பேசிடும்
அன்புப் பார்வையது
எங்கே என்றே தேடுதே
எண்ணம் உன்னை நாடுதே
Speaking sweet, honey-like words,
That loving look of yours,
My heart searches where it has gone.
My thoughts constantly seek you.
இது நியாயமா இது நியாயமா
எனை மறந்து போகலாமா
குழு :
சரியாகுமா முறையாகுமா
எனை வருந்த செய்யலாகுமா
Is this fair? Is this fair?
Can you forget me and leave?
Chorus: Is it right? Is it proper?
Can you make me suffer like this?
சோலையைச் சூழ்ந்திடும்
சூறையைப் போல்
பிரிவும் என்னை வாட்டுதே
Like a fierce whirlwind
Surrounding a lovely garden,
Separation torments and afflicts me.
ஓ....ஓ....ஓஹ்....ஓ....ஓ....
காலமும் நேரமும் சதி புரிந்தே
கண்ணே நம்மை பிரித்ததே
என் கண்களில் உங்களின் ரூபம் தோன்றி
என்னை பாராய் என்றே அழைக்குதே
நேராய் இங்கே இழுக்குதே
Oo...oo...ooh...oo...oo...
Time and fate played a conspiracy
My dear, separating the two of us.
Female: Your image appears before my eyes,
Calling out to me, 'Look at me!'
Male: It pulls me directly towards you.
இது நியாயமா இது நியாயமா
எனை மறந்து போகலாமா
சரியாகுமா முறையாகுமா
எனை வருந்த செய்யலாகுமா
Is this fair? Is this fair?
Can you forget me and leave?
Chorus: Is it right? Is it proper?
Can you make me suffer like this?
இனிமையும் தனிமையில்
கிடைக்குமா இன்பம் நேருமா
இனிமையும் தனிமையில்
கிடைக்குமா இன்பம் நேருமா
Can sweetness in solitude
Be found? Can true happiness occur?
Male: Can sweetness in solitude
Be found? Can true happiness occur?
ஆ....ஆ...ஆ...ஆஹ்...ஆ....ஆ....
ஆஹ்...ஆஹ்...ஆஹ்...ஆ...ஆ....
Aa....aa...aa....aah...aa...aa...
Aah...aah...aah...aa...aa...
Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaa
Is this fair? Is this fair?
Enai maranthu pogalaamaa
Can you forget me and leave?
Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaa
Is it right? Is it proper?
Enai varuntha seiyalaagumaa
Can you make me suffer like this?
Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaa
Is this fair? Is this fair?
Enai maranthu pogalaamaa
Can you forget me and leave?
Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaa
Is it right? Is it proper?
Enai varuntha seiyalaagumaa
Can you make me suffer like this?
Inimaiyum thanimaiyil
Can sweetness in solitude
Kidaikkumaa inbam nerumaa
Be found? Can true happiness occur?
Inimaiyum thanimaiyil
Can sweetness in solitude
Kidaikkumaa inbam nerumaa
Be found? Can true happiness occur?
Vaan mazhai neengiya
Like a tender flowering vine
Poongodi pol
Deprived of rain from the sky,
Manamae yaengi vaaduthae
My heart yearns and wilts away.
Vaan mazhai neengiya
Like a tender flowering vine
Poongodi pol
Deprived of rain from the sky,
Manamae yaengi vaaduthae
My heart yearns and wilts away.
Thaen mozhi pesidum
Speaking sweet, honey-like words,
Anbu paarvaiyathu
That loving look of yours,
Engae endrae theduthae
My heart searches where it has gone.
Ennam unnai naaduthe
My thoughts constantly seek you.
Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaa
Is this fair? Is this fair?
Enai maranthu pogalaamaa
Can you forget me and leave?
Chorus :Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaa
Chorus: Is it right? Is it proper?
Enai varuntha seiyalaagumaa
Can you make me suffer like this?
Solaiyai soozhnthidum
Like a fierce whirlwind
Sooraiyai pol
Surrounding a lovely garden,
Pirivum ennai vaattuthae
Separation torments and afflicts me.
Oo…oo…ooh…oo…oo…
Oo...oo...ooh...oo...oo...
Kaalamum nerammum sathi purinthae
Time and fate played a conspiracy
Kannae nammai pirinthathae
My dear, separating the two of us.
Female :En kangalil ungalin roobam thondri
Female: Your image appears before my eyes,
Ennai paaraai endrae azhaikkuthae
Calling out to me, 'Look at me!'
Male :Neraai ingae izhukkuthae
Male: It pulls me directly towards you.
Idhu niyaayamaa idhu niyaayamaa
Is this fair? Is this fair?
Enai maranthu pogalaamaa
Can you forget me and leave?
Chorus :Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaa
Chorus: Is it right? Is it proper?
Enai varuntha seiyalaagumaa
Can you make me suffer like this?
Inimaiyum thanimaiyil
Can sweetness in solitude
Kidaikkumaa inbam nerumaa
Be found? Can true happiness occur?
Male :Inimaiyum thanimaiyil
Male: Can sweetness in solitude
Kidaikkumaa inbam nerumaa
Be found? Can true happiness occur?
Aa….aa…aa….aah…aa…aa…
Aa....aa...aa....aah...aa...aa...
Aah…aah…aah…aa…aa…
Aah...aah...aah...aa...aa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the deep pain of separation between lovers, questioning the fairness of fate and distance. The lyrics emphasize that solitude brings no sweetness and that life without one's beloved feels like a garden struck by a whirlwind or a vine deprived of rain. Both lovers grieve over how time and circumstances conspired to keep them apart, while constantly seeing visions of each other in their thoughts and eyes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Vaan mazhai neengiya Poongodi pol”
Comparing the longing heart to a flowering vine deprived of sky rain ('Vaan mazhai neengiya Poongodi pol').
Upamai (Simile)
“Sooraiyai pol”
Comparing the pain of separation to a destructive whirlwind enveloping a peaceful garden ('Solaiyai soozhnthidum Sooraiyai pol').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaen mozhi pesidum”
Describing honey-sweet speech ('Thaen mozhi') to denote gentle, loving speech.
Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaa”
Use of internal Tamil rhyming patterns like 'Idhu' / 'Enai' and rhythmic rhetorical questions ('Sariyaagumaa / Muraiyaagumaa').
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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. This duet captures classical Tamil poetic tropes regarding 'Pirivu' (lover's separation) adapted for mid-century Tamil cinema soundscapes.
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