Idhu Pola
From Iraivan · 2023
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Iraivan2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kondrathu nee | You killed me |
| Thandannai enaku | As a punishment to me |
| Nee illa ulagil vaazhkai irukka | Can life exist in a world without you? |
| Female | |
| Idhu pola valiyum unda | Is there any pain like this? |
| Indre naan kanden | Today I realized it |
| Nee poona valaivil thaane | Right at the curve where you departed |
| Thaniyaai naan nirkindren | I stand all alone |
| Female | |
| Ulagellam sundi ottrai pulli | The entire world turned into a single point |
| Aagum naalaachche | It has been days since that happened |
| Ul udhiram kooda kanneeraagi | Even my inner blood turned into tears |
| Veliye poyaache | And flowed outward |
| Female | |
| Naan endru edho illai | There is no 'me' left anymore |
| Ellaam unnodu | Everything is tied to you |
| En pol kaadhal seiya | Who else on this earth |
| Yaaro mannodu | Can love as deeply as I do? |
| Female | |
| Ninaivugalil theekulithen | I bathed in fire within my memories |
| Marandhaalum meendum | Even if forgotten, once again |
| Undhan mugame vandhaadum | Your face returns and dances before me |
| Irandhaalum saambal kooda | Even if I die, my ashes |
| Unnai kondaadum | Will celebrate you |
| Female | |
| Nam pillaikaaga perai vaithen | I picked a name for our child |
| Naanum unnodu | Along with you in my heart |
| Adhi sollum munne | Before I could say it aloud |
| Neeyum ponaai vaazhve mullodu | You departed, leaving life filled with thorns |
| Male | |
| Dhooram illai thunaiyum illai | There is no distance, nor companionship |
| Kulappam kodukaathae | Do not cause confusion |
| Ini maranam illai marunthum illai | Now there is no death, nor any cure |
| Naduvil niruthathae | Do not stop in the middle |
| Male | |
| Nijam pola pinne vandhu | Coming behind me like reality |
| Nilazhaalagi pogadhe | Do not fade into a shadow |
| Kadal pole kaadhal thandhu | Giving love as vast as the ocean |
| Adhai kanner aakadhae | Do not turn it into tears |
| Male | |
| Ennai vittu sollaamal | Leaving me without telling a word |
| Uyir pogudhudhae | My life force is slipping away |
| Nee thotta idam ellam | Every place that you touched |
| Karai aagudhae | Is getting stained |
| Male | |
| Andha mazhi kaalam | Will that rainy season |
| Adhu thirumbathaa | Ever return again? |
| Female | |
| Marandhaalum meendum | Even if forgotten, once again |
| Undhan mugame vandhaadum | Your face returns and dances before me |
| Irandhalum saambal kooda | Even if I die, my ashes |
| Unnai kondaadum | Will celebrate you |
| Female | |
| Nam pillaikaaga perai vaithen | I picked a name for our child |
| Naanum unnodu | Along with you in my heart |
| Adhi sollum munne | Before I could say it aloud |
| Neeyum ponaai vaazhve mullodu | You departed, leaving life filled with thorns |
கொன்றது நீ தண்டனை எனக்கு
நீ இல்லா உலகில் வாழ்க்கை இருக்கா
You killed me
As a punishment to me
Can life exist in a world without you?
இது போல வலியும் உண்டா
இன்றே நான் கண்டேன்
நீ போன வளைவில் தானே
தனியா நான் நின்றேன்
Is there any pain like this?
Today I realized it
Right at the curve where you departed
I stand all alone
உலகெல்லாம் சுண்டி ஒற்றை புள்ளி
ஆகும் நாளாச்சே
உள் உத்திரம் கூட கண்ணீராகி
வெளியே போயாச்சே
The entire world turned into a single point
It has been days since that happened
Even my inner blood turned into tears
And flowed outward
நான் என்று எதோ நின்னாயே
எல்லாம் உன்னோடு
என் போல் காதல் செய்ய
யாரோ மண்ணோடு
There is no 'me' left anymore
Everything is tied to you
Who else on this earth
Can love as deeply as I do?
நினைவுகளில் தீக்குளித்தேன்
மறந்தாலும் மீண்டும்
உந்தன் முகமே வந்தாடும்
இறந்தாலும் சாம்பல் கூட
உன்னை கொண்டாடும்
I bathed in fire within my memories
Even if forgotten, once again
Your face returns and dances before me
Even if I die, my ashes
Will celebrate you
நம் பிள்ளைக்காக பேரை வைத்தேன்
நானும் உன்னோடு
அதை சொல்லும் முன்னே
நீயும் போனாய் வாழ்வே முள்ளோடு
I picked a name for our child
Along with you in my heart
Before I could say it aloud
You departed, leaving life filled with thorns
தூரம் இல்லை துணையும் இல்லை
குழப்பம் கொடுக்காதே
இனி மரணம் இல்லை மருந்தும் இல்லை
நடுவில் நிறுத்தாதே
There is no distance, nor companionship
Do not cause confusion
Now there is no death, nor any cure
Do not stop in the middle
நிஜம் போல பின்னே வந்து
நிழலாகி போகாதே
காதல் போல் காதல் தந்து
அதை கண்ணீர் ஆக்காதே
Coming behind me like reality
Do not fade into a shadow
Giving love as vast as the ocean
Do not turn it into tears
என்னை விட்டு சொல்லாமல்
உயிர் போகுதே
நீ தொட்ட இடம் எல்லாம்
கரை ஆகுதே
Leaving me without telling a word
My life force is slipping away
Every place that you touched
Is getting stained
அந்த மழை காலம்
அது திரும்பாதா
Will that rainy season
Ever return again?
மறந்தாலும் மீண்டும் உந்தன்
முகமே வந்தாடும்
இறந்தாலும் சாம்பல் கூட
உன்னை கொண்டாடும்
Even if forgotten, once again
Your face returns and dances before me
Even if I die, my ashes
Will celebrate you
நம் பிள்ளைக்காக பேரை வைத்தேன்
நானும் உன்னோடு
அதை சொல்லும் முன்னே
நீயும் போனாய் வாழ்வே முள்ளோடு
I picked a name for our child
Along with you in my heart
Before I could say it aloud
You departed, leaving life filled with thorns
Kondrathu nee
You killed me
Thandannai enaku
As a punishment to me
Nee illa ulagil vaazhkai irukka
Can life exist in a world without you?
Idhu pola valiyum unda
Is there any pain like this?
Indre naan kanden
Today I realized it
Nee poona valaivil thaane
Right at the curve where you departed
Thaniyaai naan nirkindren
I stand all alone
Ulagellam sundi ottrai pulli
The entire world turned into a single point
Aagum naalaachche
It has been days since that happened
Ul udhiram kooda kanneeraagi
Even my inner blood turned into tears
Veliye poyaache
And flowed outward
Naan endru edho illai
There is no 'me' left anymore
Ellaam unnodu
Everything is tied to you
En pol kaadhal seiya
Who else on this earth
Yaaro mannodu
Can love as deeply as I do?
Ninaivugalil theekulithen
I bathed in fire within my memories
Marandhaalum meendum
Even if forgotten, once again
Undhan mugame vandhaadum
Your face returns and dances before me
Irandhaalum saambal kooda
Even if I die, my ashes
Unnai kondaadum
Will celebrate you
Nam pillaikaaga perai vaithen
I picked a name for our child
Naanum unnodu
Along with you in my heart
Adhi sollum munne
Before I could say it aloud
Neeyum ponaai vaazhve mullodu
You departed, leaving life filled with thorns
Dhooram illai thunaiyum illai
There is no distance, nor companionship
Kulappam kodukaathae
Do not cause confusion
Ini maranam illai marunthum illai
Now there is no death, nor any cure
Naduvil niruthathae
Do not stop in the middle
Nijam pola pinne vandhu
Coming behind me like reality
Nilazhaalagi pogadhe
Do not fade into a shadow
Kadal pole kaadhal thandhu
Giving love as vast as the ocean
Adhai kanner aakadhae
Do not turn it into tears
Ennai vittu sollaamal
Leaving me without telling a word
Uyir pogudhudhae
My life force is slipping away
Nee thotta idam ellam
Every place that you touched
Karai aagudhae
Is getting stained
Andha mazhi kaalam
Will that rainy season
Adhu thirumbathaa
Ever return again?
Marandhaalum meendum
Even if forgotten, once again
Undhan mugame vandhaadum
Your face returns and dances before me
Irandhalum saambal kooda
Even if I die, my ashes
Unnai kondaadum
Will celebrate you
Nam pillaikaaga perai vaithen
I picked a name for our child
Naanum unnodu
Along with you in my heart
Adhi sollum munne
Before I could say it aloud
Neeyum ponaai vaazhve mullodu
You departed, leaving life filled with thorns
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song portrays a heart-wrenching expression of grief, longing, and unresolved pain following the loss of a beloved partner. The protagonist feels completely crushed by separation, comparing the sudden emptiness to a world collapsing into a single dot and blood transforming into tears. The intensity of devotion is so deep that even after death, the protagonist's ashes would continue to honor and celebrate the loved one. Interspersed with painful memories of unfinished dreams—such as naming their child together—the lyrics highlight how memories act like fire, haunting the survivor. The song captures the unbearable weight of living through grief when life feels stripped of purpose and direction.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (உயர்வின் நவிற்சி அணிகள்)
“Irandhaalum saambal kooda Unnai kondaadum”
Extremely exaggerated expression of love where even the speaker's ashes after death will celebrate the lover.
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Ninaivugalil theekulithen”
Describing the painful act of remembering as 'bathing in fire' to emphasize extreme grief.
Simile (உவமை அணி)
“Kadal pole kaadhal thandhu”
Comparing the magnitude of love given to the vastness of an ocean.
Alliteration (மோனை)
“Marandhaalum meendum”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('Ma') creating rhythmic emphasis.
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Neeyum ponaai vaazhve mullodu”
Comparing life after abandonment to a path filled with painful thorns.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2023 psychological crime thriller 'Iraivan' starring Jayam Ravi and Nayanthara, this melancholic track features vocals by Yuvan himself alongside Shakthisree Gopalan. The lyrics written by Vivek focus heavily on emotional isolation, aligning with the dark and intense tone of the movie.
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