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Lyrics & meaning

Ilavenil Idhu

From Kadhal Rojavae · 2000

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kadhal Rojavae
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
20 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ilavenil idhu vaigaasi madham
Vizhiyoram mazhai yen vandhadhu
Puriyadho ilampoovae un mogam
Nerupaaga kannil neer vandhadhu
Panimootam vandhadhaal
Malar thottam neengiyae
Dhisai maari pogumo thendralae
Kaadhal rojavae paadhai maraadhae
Nenjam thaangadhu ooh ooh
Ilavenil idhu vaigaasi madham
Vizhiyoram mazhai yen vandhadhu
Enmeni nee meetum pon veenai endru
Annaalil needhaan sonnadhu
Kaiyendhi naan vangum pon veenai indru
Kaimaari yeno sendradhu
Enpondra yezhai mudi vizhum vaalai
Undaana kaayam aarakooduma
Kaadhal rojavae kanalai mootaadhae
Nee konda en nenjai thandhaal vaazhthuven
Ilavenil idhu vaigaasi madham
Vizhiyoram mazhai yen vandhadhu
Panimootam vandhadhaal
Malar thottam neengiyae
Dhisai maari pogumo thendralae
………….
Kannana kannae un vaai vaarthai nambi
Kalyana dheepam yetrinen
En dheepam un koyil seradhu endru
Thaneerai nanae ootrinen
Unnodu vaazha illaiyoru yogam
Naan seitha paavam yarai cholvadhu
Kaadhal rojavae nalamaai nee vaazhga
Nee soodum poomaalai vaan pol vaazhgavae
Ilavenil ilaraagangal paadum
Ilankaatrae engae pogirai
Poonjolai idhu unnodu vaazhum
Imaikamal ennai yen paarkirai
Panimootam vandhadhaa
Malar thottam neengiyae
Dhisai maari pogumo thendralae
Kaadhal rajavae unnai koodamal
Kangal thoongadhiya … aaa
Ilavenil ilaraagangal paadum
Ilankaatrae engae pogirai
It is springtime, the month of Vaikasi
Why has rain welled up at the edge of your eyes?
Don't I understand your longing, gentle flower?
Tears rose in your eyes like burning fire
Just because the mist has settled,
will the gentle breeze leave the flower garden
and lose its way in another direction?
My rose of love, do not stray from the path
My heart cannot bear it, oh...
It is springtime, the month of Vaikasi
Why has rain welled up at the edge of your eyes?
That my body is a golden veena for you to play,
is what you told me back then
The golden veena I reached out to hold
has somehow passed into other hands today
For a poor soul like me, struck as if by a sword,
can the wound that was made ever heal?
My rose of love, do not kindle the fire
If you return the heart you took, I will bless you
It is springtime, the month of Vaikasi
Why has rain welled up at the edge of your eyes?
Just because the mist has settled,
will the gentle breeze leave the flower garden
and lose its way in another direction?
...
My precious darling, trusting your words,
I lit the sacred wedding lamp
Realizing my lamp would never reach your temple shrine,
I poured water and put it out myself
I was not destined to live with you
Whom can I blame for my past sins?
My rose of love, may you live in happiness
May the flower garland you wear endure forever like the sky
Springtime sings sweet, gentle tunes
Where are you going, young breeze?
This flower grove lives on only with you
Why are you gazing at me without blinking?
Did the mist settle in,
making the gentle breeze leave the flower garden
and wander off in another direction?
My king of love, without being united with you,
will my eyes ever find sleep? Ah...
Springtime sings sweet, gentle tunes
Where are you going, young breeze?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song expresses the deep pain of unrequited or separated love using rich poetic imagery drawn from nature. The speaker compares their beloved to a rose and a gentle breeze, while equating tears to unexpected summer rain. The lyrics detail memories of past promises—recalling how the lover once called them a golden instrument to be played, only to relinquish that bond, leaving an unhealable wound.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Vizhiyoram mazhai yen vandhadhu”

Tears streaming from eyes are metaphorically described as rain ('Vizhiyoram mazhai'), and sorrow is described as fog obscuring the garden ('Panimootam').

Analogy / Simile (Upamai)

“Enmeni nee meetum pon veenai endru”

The human body is compared to a golden musical instrument ('pon veenai') played by the beloved.

Contrast (Edhiraai)

“En dheepam un koyil seradhu endru / Thaneerai nanae ootrinen”

The joy of lighting a wedding lamp ('Kalyana dheepam yetrinen') is sharply contrasted with extinguishing it with water due to heartbreak ('Thaneerai nanae ootrinen').

Did you know?

Trivia

The film 'Kadhal Rojavae' (released in 2000) was directed by K. Keyaar and featured music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The title borrows its name from the legendary song from Mani Ratnam's 'Roja' (1992).

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