Imaithidathe
From Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir · 2021
- Lyricist
- Mohan Rajan
- Singer
- Malvi Sundaresan
- Music director
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Details
- Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Imaithidaathe unadhu vizhiyil | Without blinking, in your eyes |
| Nizhaya paarkkiren | I look at myself as a shadow |
| Vilagidaathe unadhu viralil | Without moving away, onto your fingers |
| Uyire korkiren | I interweave my life |
| Female | |
| Imaithidaathe unadhu vizhiyil | Without blinking, in your eyes |
| Nizhaya paarkkiren | I look at myself as a shadow |
| Vilagidaathe unadhu viralil | Without moving away, onto your fingers |
| Uyire korkiren | I interweave my life |
| Imaithidaathe unadhu vizhiyil | Without blinking, in your eyes |
| Nizhaya paarkkiren | I look at myself as a shadow |
| Female | |
| Sirikkiren silirkiren | I smile, I thrill with goosebumps |
| Viyakkiren rasikkiren | I marvel, I relish in joy |
| Parakkiren midhakkiren | I fly, I float weightlessly |
| Thavikkiren thudikkiren | I yearn, I throb with feeling |
| Female | |
| Unadhu vizhiyile uravamaai | As a presence within your eyes |
| Irukka pidikkadhe | I love to reside |
| Unadhu viralgalin pidiyile | In the tender clasp of your fingers |
| Madukka pidikkudhe | I love to be folded and held |
| Unadhu kanavugal naadilum | Even in the realm of your dreams |
| Maara pidikkidhe | I love to be transformed |
| Enathu ulagame neeyena | That you are my entire world |
| Koora pidikkidhe | I love to proclaim |
| Female | |
| Imaithidaathe unadhu vizhiyil | Without blinking, in your eyes |
| Nizhaya paarkkiren | I look at myself as a shadow |
| Vilagidaathe unadhu viralil | Without moving away, onto your fingers |
| Uyire korkiren | I interweave my life |
| Female | |
| Kangal moodi naanum | Even with my eyes closed |
| Kannaadi paarkkiren | I look into a mirror |
| Enna pola nindru | Standing just like myself |
| Thalaadi pogiren | I sway and lose balance |
| Female | |
| Unnai kaanumbothu | Whenever I behold you |
| Ennodu korkkiren | I intertwine you with myself |
| Enna seithu poraai | What have you done to me as you pass by |
| Nenjodu theigiren | I melt and wear away against your heart |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalaa kaanalaa | Is it love, or is it a mirage? |
| Enna ketkkiren | What am I asking? |
| Enna per vaippathendru | Wondering what name to give to this feeling |
| Unnai mundhi nachakkiren | I pester you before you can even answer |
| Female | |
| Kaadhale nee enakkul | Oh love, within me |
| Enna yenga vaikkiraai | How you make me yearn so deeply |
| Oodale nee enakkul | Oh gentle lovers quarrel, within me |
| Ennai vaanga vaikkiraai | You make me surrender myself completely |
| Hmm mm mm mm aaa | Hmm mm mm mm aaa |
பெண்
: இமைத்திடாதே உனது விழியில் நுழைய பார்க்கிறேன்…
விலகிடாதே உனது விரலில் உயிரை கோர்க்கிறேன்…
Without blinking, in your eyes
I look at myself as a shadow
Without moving away, onto your fingers
I interweave my life
பெண்
: இமைத்திடாதே உனது விழியில் நுழைய பார்க்கிறேன்…
விலகிடாதே உனது விரலில் உயிரை கோர்க்கிறேன்…
Without blinking, in your eyes
I look at myself as a shadow
Without moving away, onto your fingers
I interweave my life
Without blinking, in your eyes
I look at myself as a shadow
பெண்
: சிரிக்கிறேன் சிலிர்க்கிறேன்…
வியக்கிறேன் ரசிக்கிறேன்…
பறக்கிறேன் மிதக்கிறேன்…
தவிக்கிறேன் துடிக்கிறேன்…
I smile, I thrill with goosebumps
I marvel, I relish in joy
I fly, I float weightlessly
I yearn, I throb with feeling
பெண்
: உனது விழியினில் உருவமாய் இருக்க பிடிக்குதே…
உனது விரல்களின் பிடியிலே நடக்க பிடிக்குதே…
உனது கனவுகள் நானென்ன காண பிடிக்குதே…
உனது உலகமே நீயென கூற பிடிக்குதே…
As a presence within your eyes
I love to reside
In the tender clasp of your fingers
I love to be folded and held
Even in the realm of your dreams
I love to be transformed
That you are my entire world
I love to proclaim
பெண்
: இமைத்திடாதே உனது விழியில் நுழைய பார்க்கிறேன்…
விலகிடாதே உனது விரலில் உயிரை கோர்க்கிறேன்…
Without blinking, in your eyes
I look at myself as a shadow
Without moving away, onto your fingers
I interweave my life
பெண்
: கண்கள் மூடி நானும்…
கண்ணாடி பார்க்கிறேன்…
என்ன கோலம் என்று…
தள்ளாடி போகிறேன்…
Even with my eyes closed
I look into a mirror
Standing just like myself
I sway and lose balance
பெண்
: உன்னை காணும் போது…
என்னோடு தோற்கிறேன்…
என்ன செய்து போனாய்…
நெஞ்சோடு சாய்கிறேன்…
Whenever I behold you
I intertwine you with myself
What have you done to me as you pass by
I melt and wear away against your heart
பெண்
: காதலா காணலா என்ன கேட்கிறேன்…
என்ன பேர் வைப்பதென்று…
உன்னை நெஞ்சில் அச்சடிக்கிறேன்…
Is it love, or is it a mirage?
What am I asking?
Wondering what name to give to this feeling
I pester you before you can even answer
பெண்
: காதலே நீ எனக்குள் என்னை இயங்க வைக்கிறாய்…
ஊடலே நீ எனக்குள் என்னை வாங்க வைக்கிறாய்…
Oh love, within me
How you make me yearn so deeply
Oh gentle lovers quarrel, within me
You make me surrender myself completely
Hmm mm mm mm aaa
Imaithidaathe unadhu vizhiyil
Without blinking, in your eyes
Nizhaya paarkkiren
I look at myself as a shadow
Vilagidaathe unadhu viralil
Without moving away, onto your fingers
Uyire korkiren
I interweave my life
Imaithidaathe unadhu vizhiyil
Without blinking, in your eyes
Nizhaya paarkkiren
I look at myself as a shadow
Vilagidaathe unadhu viralil
Without moving away, onto your fingers
Uyire korkiren
I interweave my life
Imaithidaathe unadhu vizhiyil
Without blinking, in your eyes
Nizhaya paarkkiren
I look at myself as a shadow
Sirikkiren silirkiren
I smile, I thrill with goosebumps
Viyakkiren rasikkiren
I marvel, I relish in joy
Parakkiren midhakkiren
I fly, I float weightlessly
Thavikkiren thudikkiren
I yearn, I throb with feeling
Unadhu vizhiyile uravamaai
As a presence within your eyes
Irukka pidikkadhe
I love to reside
Unadhu viralgalin pidiyile
In the tender clasp of your fingers
Madukka pidikkudhe
I love to be folded and held
Unadhu kanavugal naadilum
Even in the realm of your dreams
Maara pidikkidhe
I love to be transformed
Enathu ulagame neeyena
That you are my entire world
Koora pidikkidhe
I love to proclaim
Imaithidaathe unadhu vizhiyil
Without blinking, in your eyes
Nizhaya paarkkiren
I look at myself as a shadow
Vilagidaathe unadhu viralil
Without moving away, onto your fingers
Uyire korkiren
I interweave my life
Kangal moodi naanum
Even with my eyes closed
Kannaadi paarkkiren
I look into a mirror
Enna pola nindru
Standing just like myself
Thalaadi pogiren
I sway and lose balance
Unnai kaanumbothu
Whenever I behold you
Ennodu korkkiren
I intertwine you with myself
Enna seithu poraai
What have you done to me as you pass by
Nenjodu theigiren
I melt and wear away against your heart
Kaadhalaa kaanalaa
Is it love, or is it a mirage?
Enna ketkkiren
What am I asking?
Enna per vaippathendru
Wondering what name to give to this feeling
Unnai mundhi nachakkiren
I pester you before you can even answer
Kaadhale nee enakkul
Oh love, within me
Enna yenga vaikkiraai
How you make me yearn so deeply
Oodale nee enakkul
Oh gentle lovers quarrel, within me
Ennai vaanga vaikkiraai
You make me surrender myself completely
Hmm mm mm mm aaa
Hmm mm mm mm aaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Imaithidaathe is a soulful romantic track from the movie Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir. Sung delicately by Malvi Sundaresan with music composed by Nivas K Prasanna, the song expresses the intimate emotional world of a young woman captivated by love. The lyrics describe her sweet disorientation, her desire to remain reflected in her lover's eyes, and the sheer delight of intertwining her life with his. Throughout the track, the protagonist navigates the overwhelming sensations of love—smiling, marveling, floating, and throbbing with affection. She ponders whether this profound feeling is real or a dream, seeking to hold onto every touch and glance, ultimately celebrating love as her complete world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Rhythm)
“Sirikkiren silirkiren / Viyakkiren rasikkiren / Parakkiren midhakkiren”
A rhythmic sequence of rhyming present-continuous verbs ending in '-kiren' captures the cascading physical and psychological sensations of falling in love.
Moni (Initial Alliteration)
“Kangal moodi naanum / Kannaadi paarkkiren”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound across lines creates a musical, harmonious flow.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Vilagidaathe unadhu viralil / Uyire korkiren”
Describing the blending of lives as thread woven onto fingers ('uyire korkiren') and wearing away against a heart ('nenjodu theigiren').
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Trivia
Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir takes its title from a famous ancient Sangam Tamil poem by Kaniyan Pungundranar, meaning 'To us all towns are one, all people our kin'. The song Imaithidaathe highlights composer Nivas K Prasanna's melodic sensibility, utilizing soft acoustic textures and atmospheric vocals to create a sense of deep intimacy.
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