Idhudhan Engal Ulagam
From Mask – 2025 · 2025
- Lyricist
- Kaber Vasuki
- Singers
- Andrea Jeremiah, Ananthu, Smith Asher
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Mask – 20252025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Raaththiri aattam vilangu koottam | Night dance, a pack of wild animals |
| Paravasam thedum thilaiththidum | Seeking ecstasy and immersing in it |
| Velichchththil podum ozhukka vesham | Putting on a guise of morality in the light |
| Iruttinil mella marainthidum | Slowly fading away into the darkness |
| Female | |
| Idhuthaan engal ulagam | This is our world |
| Vidiyalil karaiyum | Dissolving at dawn |
| Nizhal vaazhum mirugangal thiriyum | Shadow-dwelling beasts roam around |
| Female | |
| Idhuthaan engal ulagam | This is our world |
| Veruppathu sulabam | It is easy to hate |
| Irul illai endraaal edhu velichcham | Without darkness, what is light? |
| Female | |
| Iravinil aattam | Dancing in the night |
| Pagalinil thookkam | Sleep in the day |
| Pagalinil thookkam | Sleep in the day |
| Iravinil aattam | Dancing in the night |
| Chorus | |
| Mudivil mudivil | At the end, at the end |
| Thuvakkam thuvangum | A beginning begins |
| Thuruvam irandum | Two opposite poles |
| Inaiya inikkum | Sweet when joined together |
| Samaikka suvaikka | To cook and to taste |
| Irulthean surakkum | Dark honey oozes |
| Idhzhgal inaiya | When lips unite |
| Anaiththum adangum | Everything calms down |
| Male | |
| Thee vaasanjaa adaichchu | Trapped by the scent of fire |
| En manaso paruththi | My heart is like cotton |
| Adhai poovaa koluththi yaei yaei | Lighting it up like a blossom, yeah yeah |
| Male | |
| Angaiyum ingaiyum asaiyuthu | Swaying here and there |
| Anjadi kilo manthira maangani | A five-kilo magical mango |
| Enthanin sinthaiyil kalanguthu | Stirring up my thoughts |
| Koovura sevalil maththala katcheri | A drum performance in the crowing rooster |
| Maanvizhi thediya veduvan | The hunter seeking the deer-eyed maiden |
| Thannai kangalil bodhaiyil aaduraan | Dances intoxicated in his own gaze |
| Oru panthaya kuthira vatta kulaththil | A racehorse in a circular pond |
| Kundu mani kandu paayuthaam | Pounces upon seeing red abrus seeds |
| Male | |
| Aval indhira logaththil ilavarasi | She is a princess from the celestial world |
| Manthira jaalaththil vizhiyarasi | Queen of eyes weaving magical spells |
| Mannavan manamum bothaikkullaaguthu | The king's mind succumbs to intoxication |
| Mangala maadhuvin madi thazhuvi | Embracing the lap of the divine maiden |
| Female | |
| Iravinil aattam | Dancing in the night |
| Iravinil aattam | Dancing in the night |
| Pagalinil thookkam | Sleep in the day |
| Pagalinil thookkam | Sleep in the day |
| Iravinil aattam | Dancing in the night |
| Iravinil aattam | Dancing in the night |
| Pagalinil thookkam | Sleep in the day |
| Pagalinil thookkam | Sleep in the day |
| Female | |
| Iravinil aattam | Dancing in the night |
| Pagalinil thookkam | Sleep in the day |
| Pagalinil thookkam | Sleep in the day |
| Iravinil aattam | Dancing in the night |
| Female | |
| Iravinil aattam | Dancing in the night |
| Pagalinil thookkam | Sleep in the day |
| Pagalinil thookkam | Sleep in the day |
| Male | |
| Raaththiri aattam | Night dance |
| Pagalinil thookkam | Sleep in the day |
| Idhuthaan engal ulagam | This is our world |
| Engal ulagam | Our world |
| Male | |
| Raaththiri aattam | Night dance |
| Raaththiri aattam | Night dance |
| Raaththiri aattam | Night dance |
| Chorus | |
| Mudivil mudi mudi mudivil | At the end, end, end, at the end |
| Mudivil mudivil | At the end, at the end |
| Thuvakkam thuvangum | A beginning begins |
| Thuruvan irandum | Two opposite poles |
| Iniya inikkum | Sweetly sweet |
| Samaikka suvaikka | To cook and to taste |
| Irulthean surakkum | Dark honey oozes |
| Idhzhgal inaiya | When lips unite |
| Anaiththum adangum | Everything calms down |
| Female | |
| Idhuthaan engal ulagam | This is our world |
| Vidiyalil karaiyum | Dissolving at dawn |
| Nizhal vaazhum mirugangal thiriyum | Shadow-dwelling beasts roam around |
| Female | |
| Idhuthaan engal ulagam | This is our world |
| Veruppathu sulabam | It is easy to hate |
| Irul illai endraaal edhu velichcham | Without darkness, what is light? |
| Female | |
| Idhuthaan engal ulagam | This is our world |
| Vidiyalil karaiyum | Dissolving at dawn |
| Nizhal vaazhum mirugangal thiriyum | Shadow-dwelling beasts roam around |
| Female | |
| Idhuthaan engal ulagam | This is our world |
| Veruppathu sulabam | It is easy to hate |
| Irul illai endraaal edhu velichcham | Without darkness, what is light? |
மற்றும் அருள்பரன் வாஹீசன்
Night dance, a pack of wild animals
Seeking ecstasy and immersing in it
Putting on a guise of morality in the light
Slowly fading away into the darkness
ராத்திரி ஆட்டம் விலங்கு கூட்டம்
பரவசம் தேடும் திளைத்திடும்
வெளிச்சத்தில் போடும் ஒழுக்க வேஷம்
இருட்டினில் மெல்ல மறைந்திடும்
This is our world
Dissolving at dawn
Shadow-dwelling beasts roam around
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
விடியலில் கரையும்
நிழல் வாழும் மிருகங்கள் திரியும்
This is our world
It is easy to hate
Without darkness, what is light?
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
வெறுப்பது சுலபம்
இருள் இல்லை என்றால் எது வெளிச்சம்
Dancing in the night
Sleep in the day
Sleep in the day
Dancing in the night
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்
பகலினில் தூக்கம்
பகலினில் தூக்கம்
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்
At the end, at the end
A beginning begins
Two opposite poles
Sweet when joined together
To cook and to taste
Dark honey oozes
When lips unite
Everything calms down
முடிவில் முடிவில்
துவக்கம் துவங்கும்
துருவம் இரண்டும்
இணைய இனிக்கும்
சமைக்க சுவைக்க
இருள்தேன் சுரக்கும்
இதழ்கள் இணைய
அனைத்தும் அடங்கும்
Trapped by the scent of fire
My heart is like cotton
Lighting it up like a blossom, yeah yeah
தீ வாசஞ்சா அடைச்சு
என் மனசோ பருத்தி
அதை பூவா கொளுத்தி ஏய் ஏய்
Swaying here and there
A five-kilo magical mango
Stirring up my thoughts
A drum performance in the crowing rooster
The hunter seeking the deer-eyed maiden
Dances intoxicated in his own gaze
A racehorse in a circular pond
Pounces upon seeing red abrus seeds
அங்கயும் இங்கயும் அசையுது
அஞ்சடி கிலோ மந்திர மாங்கனி
எந்தனின் சிந்தையில் கலங்குது
கூவுற சேவலில் மத்தள கச்சேரி
மான்விழி தேடிய வேடுவன்
தன்னை கண்களில் போதையில் ஆடுறான்
ஒரு பந்தய குதிர வட்ட குளத்தில
குண்டு மணி கண்டு பாயுதாம்
She is a princess from the celestial world
Queen of eyes weaving magical spells
The king's mind succumbs to intoxication
Embracing the lap of the divine maiden
அவள் இந்திர லோகத்தில் இளவரசி
மந்திர ஜாலத்தில் விழியரசி
மன்னவன் மனமும் போதைக்குள்ளாகுது
மங்கள மாதுவின் மடி தழுவி
Dancing in the night
Dancing in the night
Sleep in the day
Sleep in the day
Dancing in the night
Dancing in the night
Sleep in the day
Sleep in the day
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்
பகலினில் தூக்கம்
பகலினில் தூக்கம்
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்
பகலினில் தூக்கம்
பகலினில் தூக்கம்
Dancing in the night
Sleep in the day
Sleep in the day
Dancing in the night
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்
பகலினில் தூக்கம்
பகலினில் தூக்கம்
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்
Dancing in the night
Sleep in the day
Sleep in the day
இரவினில் ஆட்டம்
பகலினில் தூக்கம்
பகலினில் தூக்கம்
Night dance
Sleep in the day
This is our world
Our world
ராத்திரி ஆட்டம்
பகலினில் தூக்கம்
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
எங்கள் உலகம்
Night dance
Night dance
Night dance
ராத்திரி ஆட்டம்
ராத்திரி ஆட்டம்
ராத்திரி ஆட்டம்
At the end, end, end, at the end
At the end, at the end
A beginning begins
Two opposite poles
Sweetly sweet
To cook and to taste
Dark honey oozes
When lips unite
Everything calms down
முடிவில் முடி முடி முடிவில்
முடிவில் முடிவில்
துவக்கம் துவங்கும்
துருவம் இரண்டும்
இணைய இனிக்கும்
சமைக்க சுவைக்க
இருள்தேன் சுரக்கும்
இதழ்கள் இணைய
அனைத்தும் அடங்கும்
This is our world
Dissolving at dawn
Shadow-dwelling beasts roam around
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
விடியலில் கரையும்
நிழல் வாழும் மிருகங்கள் திரியும்
This is our world
It is easy to hate
Without darkness, what is light?
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
வெறுப்பது சுலபம்
இருள் இல்லை என்றால் எது வெளிச்சம்
This is our world
Dissolving at dawn
Shadow-dwelling beasts roam around
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
விடியலில் கரையும்
நிழல் வாழும் மிருகங்கள் திரியும்
This is our world
It is easy to hate
Without darkness, what is light?
இதுதான் எங்கள் உலகம்
வெறுப்பது சுலபம்
இருள் இல்லை என்றால் எது வெளிச்சம்
Raaththiri aattam vilangu koottam
Night dance, a pack of wild animals
Paravasam thedum thilaiththidum
Seeking ecstasy and immersing in it
Velichchththil podum ozhukka vesham
Putting on a guise of morality in the light
Iruttinil mella marainthidum
Slowly fading away into the darkness
Idhuthaan engal ulagam
This is our world
Vidiyalil karaiyum
Dissolving at dawn
Nizhal vaazhum mirugangal thiriyum
Shadow-dwelling beasts roam around
Idhuthaan engal ulagam
This is our world
Veruppathu sulabam
It is easy to hate
Irul illai endraaal edhu velichcham
Without darkness, what is light?
Iravinil aattam
Dancing in the night
Pagalinil thookkam
Sleep in the day
Pagalinil thookkam
Sleep in the day
Iravinil aattam
Dancing in the night
Mudivil mudivil
At the end, at the end
Thuvakkam thuvangum
A beginning begins
Thuruvam irandum
Two opposite poles
Inaiya inikkum
Sweet when joined together
Samaikka suvaikka
To cook and to taste
Irulthean surakkum
Dark honey oozes
Idhzhgal inaiya
When lips unite
Anaiththum adangum
Everything calms down
Thee vaasanjaa adaichchu
Trapped by the scent of fire
En manaso paruththi
My heart is like cotton
Adhai poovaa koluththi yaei yaei
Lighting it up like a blossom, yeah yeah
Angaiyum ingaiyum asaiyuthu
Swaying here and there
Anjadi kilo manthira maangani
A five-kilo magical mango
Enthanin sinthaiyil kalanguthu
Stirring up my thoughts
Koovura sevalil maththala katcheri
A drum performance in the crowing rooster
Maanvizhi thediya veduvan
The hunter seeking the deer-eyed maiden
Thannai kangalil bodhaiyil aaduraan
Dances intoxicated in his own gaze
Oru panthaya kuthira vatta kulaththil
A racehorse in a circular pond
Kundu mani kandu paayuthaam
Pounces upon seeing red abrus seeds
Aval indhira logaththil ilavarasi
She is a princess from the celestial world
Manthira jaalaththil vizhiyarasi
Queen of eyes weaving magical spells
Mannavan manamum bothaikkullaaguthu
The king's mind succumbs to intoxication
Mangala maadhuvin madi thazhuvi
Embracing the lap of the divine maiden
Iravinil aattam
Dancing in the night
Iravinil aattam
Dancing in the night
Pagalinil thookkam
Sleep in the day
Pagalinil thookkam
Sleep in the day
Iravinil aattam
Dancing in the night
Iravinil aattam
Dancing in the night
Pagalinil thookkam
Sleep in the day
Pagalinil thookkam
Sleep in the day
Iravinil aattam
Dancing in the night
Pagalinil thookkam
Sleep in the day
Pagalinil thookkam
Sleep in the day
Iravinil aattam
Dancing in the night
Iravinil aattam
Dancing in the night
Pagalinil thookkam
Sleep in the day
Pagalinil thookkam
Sleep in the day
Raaththiri aattam
Night dance
Pagalinil thookkam
Sleep in the day
Idhuthaan engal ulagam
This is our world
Engal ulagam
Our world
Raaththiri aattam
Night dance
Raaththiri aattam
Night dance
Raaththiri aattam
Night dance
Mudivil mudi mudi mudivil
At the end, end, end, at the end
Mudivil mudivil
At the end, at the end
Thuvakkam thuvangum
A beginning begins
Thuruvan irandum
Two opposite poles
Iniya inikkum
Sweetly sweet
Samaikka suvaikka
To cook and to taste
Irulthean surakkum
Dark honey oozes
Idhzhgal inaiya
When lips unite
Anaiththum adangum
Everything calms down
Idhuthaan engal ulagam
This is our world
Vidiyalil karaiyum
Dissolving at dawn
Nizhal vaazhum mirugangal thiriyum
Shadow-dwelling beasts roam around
Idhuthaan engal ulagam
This is our world
Veruppathu sulabam
It is easy to hate
Irul illai endraaal edhu velichcham
Without darkness, what is light?
Idhuthaan engal ulagam
This is our world
Vidiyalil karaiyum
Dissolving at dawn
Nizhal vaazhum mirugangal thiriyum
Shadow-dwelling beasts roam around
Idhuthaan engal ulagam
This is our world
Veruppathu sulabam
It is easy to hate
Irul illai endraaal edhu velichcham
Without darkness, what is light?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song explores the nocturnal nightlife of individuals living on the fringes of societal norms, wearing a mask of righteousness during the daytime while shedding all inhibitions at night. It paints a picture of indulgence, intoxication, and primal desires, questioning societal hypocrisy by asking how light can exist or be appreciated without the presence of darkness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis / Contrast
“Irul illai endraaal edhu velichcham”
Presents opposing ideas of light vs darkness and day vs night to highlight duality.
Metaphor
“Nizhal vaazhum mirugangal thiriyum”
Compares night-goers dropping societal pretenses to wild animals roaming in shadows.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Iravinil aattam / Pagalinil thookkam”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'I' and 'P' across alternating rhythmic phrases.
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Trivia
Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Kaber Vasuki, the track features distinct jazzy cabaret and dance-pop arrangements brought to life by Andrea Jeremiah's sultry vocals.
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