Idhu Porkalama
From 7G Rainbow Colony · 2004
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Harish Raghavendra
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- 7G Rainbow Colony2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Ithu porkalama | Is this a battlefield? |
| Illai thee kulamaa | Or a pond of fire? |
| Vithi maatridum | Love that changes destiny |
| Kaadhal puriyathae..} (2) | Is impossible to understand.. (Repeated) |
| Female | |
| Oooo..oooo..ooo | Oooo..oooo..ooo |
| Male | |
| Theeyin manamum | With the fragrance of fire |
| Neerin gunamum | And the nature of water |
| Thelithu seithaval | She who sprinkled and created them, |
| Nee neeya | Is that really you? |
| Therintha pakkam | On the side that is known, |
| Devathaiyaga | As an angel, |
| Theriya pakkam | On the side that is unknown, |
| Pei Peiyaa | As a demon? |
| Male | |
| Neram thindraai | You consumed my time, |
| Ninaivai thindraai | You consumed my memories, |
| Ennai thindraai | You consumed me whole, |
| Pizhai illaya .. | Is there no fault in you? |
| Male | |
| Velai vetti | O jobless, |
| Illa pennae | Idle girl, |
| Veetil unakku | At your home, |
| Unavillayaa… | Do you not have food? |
| Male | |
| Iru vizhi urasida | When two eyes brush against each other, |
| Ragasiyam pesida | To whisper secrets, |
| Idi mazhai minnal | Thunder, rain, and lightning |
| Aarambam | Begin! |
| Male | |
| Paatham kesam | From feet to hair, |
| Naabikamalam | To the lotus navel, |
| Patri kondathum perinbam | Once caught in fire, it is supreme bliss! |
| Male | |
| Thagathagavena | Blazing brightly, |
| Erivathu theeya… | Is it fire that burns? |
| Sudasuda vena | Piping hot, |
| Thoduvathu neeya… | Is it you who touches? |
| Thodu thodu vena | Saying 'Touch me, touch me', |
| Sollugindrayaa… | Are you telling me? |
| Kodu kodu vena | Saying 'Give me, give me', |
| Kollugindrayaa.. | Are you killing me? |
| Female | |
| Eeee…eee…eee…ee | Eeee...eee...eee...ee |
| Male | |
| Nanbar kootam | When a group of friends |
| Ethirae vandhaal | Comes towards me, |
| Thaniyai vilagi | Stepping aside alone, |
| Nadakindren | I walk away. |
| Male | |
| Naalai unnai | Hoping that tomorrow |
| Kaanben endrae | I will see you, |
| Neenda iravai | Through the long night |
| Porukindren | I endure. |
| Male | |
| Ippadi ippadi | Like this, like this, |
| Vaazhkai odida | As life runs away, |
| Innum enna seivayo.. | What else will you do? |
| Male | |
| Seppadi viththai | Performing sleight of hand tricks, |
| Seiyum pennae | O girl, |
| Seekiram ennai kolvayo… | Will you kill me quickly? |
| Male | |
| Entha kayiru | Which rope can |
| Unthan ninaivai | Tightly bind and hold |
| Irukki pidithu kattumadi | Your memories? |
| Male | |
| Ennai erithaal | Even if you burn me, |
| Elumbu koodum | My skeleton |
| Un per solli adangumadi | Will rest while uttering your name! |
| Male | |
| Pada pada vena | Fluttering wildly, |
| Padarvathum neeya | Is it you who spreads? |
| Vidu vidu vena | Rapidly shedding, |
| Uthirvadhum neeya | Is it you who drops? |
| Thada thada vena | With a heavy thud, |
| Athira veipaya | Will you make me tremble? |
| Thanimaiyilae | In solitude, |
| Sidhara vaipaya…. | Will you shatter me? |
| Male | |
| Ithu porkalama | Is this a battlefield? |
| Illai thee kulamaa | Or a pond of fire? |
| Vithi maatridum | Love that changes destiny |
| Kaadhal puriyathae.. | Is impossible to understand.. |
{ இது போர்களமா
இல்லை தீ குளமா விதி
மாற்றிடும் காதல் புரியாதே } (2)
Is this a battlefield?
Or a pond of fire?
Love that changes destiny
Is impossible to understand.. (Repeated)
ஓஓ ஓஓ ஓஓ
Oooo..oooo..ooo
தீயின் மனமும்
நீரின் குணமும் தெளித்து
செய்தவள் நீ நீயா தெரிந்த
பக்கம் தேவதையாக தெரிய
பக்கம் பேய் பேயா
With the fragrance of fire
And the nature of water
She who sprinkled and created them,
Is that really you?
On the side that is known,
As an angel,
On the side that is unknown,
As a demon?
நேரம் தின்றாய்
நினைவை தின்றாய்
என்னை தின்றாய் பிழை
இல்லயா
You consumed my time,
You consumed my memories,
You consumed me whole,
Is there no fault in you?
வேலை வெட்டி
இல்ல பெண்ணே வீட்டில்
உனக்கு உணவில்லையா
O jobless,
Idle girl,
At your home,
Do you not have food?
இரு விழி உரசிட
ரகசியம் பேசிட இடி மழை
மின்னல் ஆரம்பம்
When two eyes brush against each other,
To whisper secrets,
Thunder, rain, and lightning
Begin!
பாதம் கேசம்
நாபிக்கமலம் பற்றி
கொண்டதும் பேரின்பம்
From feet to hair,
To the lotus navel,
Once caught in fire, it is supreme bliss!
தகதகவென
எரிவது தீயா சுடசுட
வென தொடுவது நீயா
தொடு தொடு வென
சொல்லுகின்றாயா
கொடு கொடு வென
கொள்ளுகின்றாயா
Blazing brightly,
Is it fire that burns?
Piping hot,
Is it you who touches?
Saying 'Touch me, touch me',
Are you telling me?
Saying 'Give me, give me',
Are you killing me?
ஈ ஈ ஈ ஈ
Eeee...eee...eee...ee
நண்பர் கூட்டம்
எதிரே வந்தால் தனியாய்
விலகி நடக்கிறேன்
When a group of friends
Comes towards me,
Stepping aside alone,
I walk away.
நாளை உன்னை
காண்பேன் என்றே நீண்ட
இரவை பொறுக்கின்றேன்
Hoping that tomorrow
I will see you,
Through the long night
I endure.
இப்படி இப்படி
வாழ்க்கை ஓடிட இன்னும்
என்ன செய்வாயோ
Like this, like this,
As life runs away,
What else will you do?
செப்படி வித்தை
செய்யும் பெண்ணே சீக்கிரம்
என்னை கொள்வாயோ
Performing sleight of hand tricks,
O girl,
Will you kill me quickly?
எந்த கயிறு
உந்தன் நினைவை
இறுக்கி பிடித்து
காட்டுமடி
Which rope can
Tightly bind and hold
Your memories?
என்னை எரித்தால்
எலும்பு கூடும் உன் பேர்
சொல்லி அடங்குமடி
Even if you burn me,
My skeleton
Will rest while uttering your name!
பட பட வென
படர்வதும் நீயா விடு
விடு வென உதிர்வதும்
நீயா தட தட வென அதிர
வைப்பாயா தனிமையிலே
சிதற வைப்பாயா
Fluttering wildly,
Is it you who spreads?
Rapidly shedding,
Is it you who drops?
With a heavy thud,
Will you make me tremble?
In solitude,
Will you shatter me?
இது போர்களமா
இல்லை தீ குளமா விதி
மாற்றிடும் காதல் புரியாதே
Is this a battlefield?
Or a pond of fire?
Love that changes destiny
Is impossible to understand..
{Ithu porkalama
Is this a battlefield?
Illai thee kulamaa
Or a pond of fire?
Vithi maatridum
Love that changes destiny
Kaadhal puriyathae..} (2)
Is impossible to understand.. (Repeated)
Oooo..oooo..ooo
Oooo..oooo..ooo
Theeyin manamum
With the fragrance of fire
Neerin gunamum
And the nature of water
Thelithu seithaval
She who sprinkled and created them,
Nee neeya
Is that really you?
Therintha pakkam
On the side that is known,
Devathaiyaga
As an angel,
Theriya pakkam
On the side that is unknown,
Pei Peiyaa
As a demon?
Neram thindraai
You consumed my time,
Ninaivai thindraai
You consumed my memories,
Ennai thindraai
You consumed me whole,
Pizhai illaya ..
Is there no fault in you?
Velai vetti
O jobless,
Illa pennae
Idle girl,
Veetil unakku
At your home,
Unavillayaa…
Do you not have food?
Iru vizhi urasida
When two eyes brush against each other,
Ragasiyam pesida
To whisper secrets,
Idi mazhai minnal
Thunder, rain, and lightning
Aarambam
Begin!
Paatham kesam
From feet to hair,
Naabikamalam
To the lotus navel,
Patri kondathum perinbam
Once caught in fire, it is supreme bliss!
Thagathagavena
Blazing brightly,
Erivathu theeya…
Is it fire that burns?
Sudasuda vena
Piping hot,
Thoduvathu neeya…
Is it you who touches?
Thodu thodu vena
Saying 'Touch me, touch me',
Sollugindrayaa…
Are you telling me?
Kodu kodu vena
Saying 'Give me, give me',
Kollugindrayaa..
Are you killing me?
Eeee…eee…eee…ee
Eeee...eee...eee...ee
Nanbar kootam
When a group of friends
Ethirae vandhaal
Comes towards me,
Thaniyai vilagi
Stepping aside alone,
Nadakindren
I walk away.
Naalai unnai
Hoping that tomorrow
Kaanben endrae
I will see you,
Neenda iravai
Through the long night
Porukindren
I endure.
Ippadi ippadi
Like this, like this,
Vaazhkai odida
As life runs away,
Innum enna seivayo..
What else will you do?
Seppadi viththai
Performing sleight of hand tricks,
Seiyum pennae
O girl,
Seekiram ennai kolvayo…
Will you kill me quickly?
Entha kayiru
Which rope can
Unthan ninaivai
Tightly bind and hold
Irukki pidithu kattumadi
Your memories?
Ennai erithaal
Even if you burn me,
Elumbu koodum
My skeleton
Un per solli adangumadi
Will rest while uttering your name!
Pada pada vena
Fluttering wildly,
Padarvathum neeya
Is it you who spreads?
Vidu vidu vena
Rapidly shedding,
Uthirvadhum neeya
Is it you who drops?
Thada thada vena
With a heavy thud,
Athira veipaya
Will you make me tremble?
Thanimaiyilae
In solitude,
Sidhara vaipaya….
Will you shatter me?
Ithu porkalama
Is this a battlefield?
Illai thee kulamaa
Or a pond of fire?
Vithi maatridum
Love that changes destiny
Kaadhal puriyathae..
Is impossible to understand..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from '7G Rainbow Colony' portrays the intoxicating, confusing, and destructive power of intense love. The protagonist feels completely consumed by his passion, describing his beloved as a paradoxical force—partly an angel and partly a ghost, possessing both the fragrance of fire and the calm nature of water. He laments how thoughts of her consume his time, isolate him from his friends, and keep him awake through long nights. The lyrics mix playful banter with deep existential longing, capturing how love destabilizes his identity. Ultimately, he expresses absolute surrender, stating that even if he is burned to ashes, his skeletal remains will still utter her name, highlighting the romantic obsession at the heart of the film.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Theeyin manamum / Neerin gunamum”
Juxtaposes contradictory elements like fire and water ('Theeyin manamum, neerin gunamum') and angel and demon ('Devathaiyaga / Pei Peiyaa') to depict the complex, dual nature of the lover.
Metaphor
“Ithu porkalama / Illai thee kulamaa”
Love is metaphorically equated to a battlefield ('Porkalam') and a pit of fire ('Thee kulam') to signify turmoil and destructive passion.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Neram thindraai / Ninaivai thindraai / Ennai thindraai”
Repetition of 'thindraai' (devoured/consumed) emphasizes the absolute loss of self and time caused by love.
Onomatopoeia (Irattai Kilavi)
“Thagathagavena / Erivathu theeya…”
Use of rhythmic sound words like 'Thagathagavena' (blazing), 'Sudasudavena' (hot), 'Padapadavena' (fluttering), and 'Thadathadavena' (thumping) to evoke physical sensations.
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Neram thindraai / Ninaivai thindraai”
Traditional Tamil poetic harmony where the second consonant of consecutive lines match ('Neram' / 'Ninaivai').
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, '7G Rainbow Colony' is celebrated for its iconic soundtrack depicting raw youthful emotion. Sung by Harish Raghavendra, Karthik, and Timmy, this track perfectly encapsulates director Selvaraghavan's signature themes of intense, obsessive passion.
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