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Lyrics & meaning

Idhu Varai

From Goa · 2010

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Ajeesh, Andrea Jeremiah
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Goa2010

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Hmm Hmm…..Hmm Hmm…..
Hmm Hmm….Hmm Hmm….
Idhu varai illadha unarvidhuThis is a feeling never felt before
Idhayathil undana kanavidhuThis is a dream born inside the heart
Palithidum annalai thedidum padal kettaiyoDid you hear the song searching for the day it comes true?
Female
Idhu varai illadha unarvidhuThis is a feeling never felt before
Idhayathil undana kanavidhuThis is a dream born inside the heart
Palithidum annalai thedidum padal kettaiyoDid you hear the song searching for the day it comes true?
Female
Moodamal moodi maraithadhuThat which was hidden without being formally covered
Thaanaga poothu varughudhuIs blooming all on its own
Thedamal thedi kidaithadhu ingaeeeFound here without even searching
Female
Ingae oru inbam vandhu niraiyaAs a joy comes and overflows here
Eppodhu en unmai nilai ariyaWhen will my true state be understood?
Thaangamalum thoongamalumUnbearable and sleepless,
Naal selludhaeeeThe days pass by...
Female
: Illamalae nitham varum kanavuA dream that comes daily out of nowhere
Kollamal kollaIt torments sweetly without killing
Sugam ennendru sollaHow do I describe this bliss?
Nee thunai varavendumYou must come as my companion
Neendavazhi en payanam ohhh…..My journey is along a long road, oh...
Male
Angae angae vandhu vandhu kalakumComing together and blending there
Venmeghamum vennilavum polaLike the white cloud and the white moon
Endhan mana ennangalai yaar arivar…Who will understand the thoughts of my heart...
Male
En nenjamo unpola allaMy heart is not like yours
Yedho orr maatramSome kind of change
Nilai puriyadha thottramAn appearance whose state isn't understood
Female
Idhu nirandharam allaThis is not permanent
Marividum mananilai dhan Ohhh ohh…..It is just a state of mind that will change, oh...
Male
{Manadhilae munnooru unarvugalThree hundred feelings in the heart
Malarndhadhae muthaana uravugalPearl-like relationships have blossomed
Thirandhadhae thannalae kadhavugalDoors have opened on their own
Namaku munnalae} (2)Right before us
Male
{Dhegam ippodhu unarndhadhuThe body has now awakened
Thendral en meedhu padarndhadhuThe gentle breeze spread over me
Mogam munneri varugudhu munnae} (2)Infatuation moves forward ahead

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This iconic track 'Idhu Varai' from the film Goa (2010) captures the gentle awakening of deep love and attraction between two individuals. The lyrics articulate how new feelings take root without effort, comparing the emotional shift to blossoming flowers, passing breezes, and the ethereal coming together of clouds and the moon. The song delves into the duality of love—how it brings both sleepless restlessness and profound inner bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

Moodamal moodi maraithadhu

Repetition of the 'M' sound ('Moodamal', 'moodi', 'maraithadhu') creates a rich, rhythmic cadence in the line.

Upamai (Simile)

Venmeghamum vennilavum pola

Compares the seamless meeting of two lovers/souls to the natural union of white clouds and the moon.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Manadhilae munnooru unarvugal / Malarndhadhae muthaana uravugal

Harmonious second-letter rhyming pattern across successive lines ('Manadhilae', 'Malarndhadhae', 'Thirandhadhae').

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Super Singer winner Ajesh Ashok alongside Andrea Jeremiah, 'Idhu Varai' became one of the biggest Tamil chartbusters of 2010. It earned Yuvan Shankar Raja the Vijay Award for Best Music Director that year.

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