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Inayam

From Naa Oru Alien · 2020

Lyricist
Hip Hop Tamizha
Singer
Hiphop Tamizha
Music director
Hiphop Tamizha
Movie name
Naa Oru Alien
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
19 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Inayam enbadhu maya kannadi
Adhil ozhinthu kondor palarum pinnadi
Inayam enbadhu maya kannadi
Adhil ozhinthu kondor palarum pinnadi
Neeyum kuttravali
Naanum kuttravali
Pala mugangalo poli
Veroruvan pol nee
Thozhil nutpathile ulagam
Thozhil nutpam seiyum kalagam
Manithathil virus paravum
Manitha konjam gavanam
Thalaiya kizha thonga pottukittu nadakkurom
Ovvoru prachanaiya takkunu thaan kadakkurom
Adutha thalai muraiyayum sernthu kedukkurom
Ennachi nanba naama veruppayum vithaikkurom
Poi edhu mei edhu theriyama muzhikkirom
Ullukulla azhunthutu veliyila sirikkurom
Thappu nadantha udanae silukkurom
Aprom thaan yen adha marukkurom
Thozhil nutpathile ulagam
Thozhil nutpam seiyum kalagam
Manithathil virus paravum
Manitha konjam gavanam
Inayam enbadhu maya kannadi
Adhil ozhinthu kondor palarum pinnadi
Inayam enbadhu maya kannadi
Adhil ozhinthu kondor palarum pinnadi
Sondhama ethavathu senjoma…no
Sondha uzhaippa pottu mela vanthoma..no
Mathavana vechi senja athuvae podhum
Mathavana mokka panni mela povom
Vidhai vithaithal vinai aruppom
Veruppinai vithaithal enna kidaikkum
Indha vattathukkul unnai kattam katti vachi
Gundu satti kulla kudhurai ootta vuttudum
Un ulagam
Thalaiya kizha thonga pottukitta nadakkurom
Ovvoru prachanaiya takkunu thaan kadakkurom
Adutha thalai muraiyayum sernthu kedukkurom
Poi edhu mei edhu theriyama muzhikkirom
Ullukulla azhunthutu veliyila sirikkurom
Thappu nadantha udanae silukkurom
Aprom thaan yen adha marukkurom
The internet is a mirror of illusions
With so many people hiding behind it
The internet is a mirror of illusions
With so many people hiding behind it
You are guilty
I am guilty too
So many faces are fake
You act like someone else
The world runs on technology
Technology stirs up chaos
A virus spreads through humanity
O human, be a little careful
We walk around with our heads looking down
We quickly move past every problem
We are ruining the next generation along with us
What happened, my friend? We are sowing hate
Unable to tell truth from lies, we are left confused
We cry on the inside and smile on the outside
When something goes wrong, we flare up right away
Then why do we forget about it right after?
The world runs on technology
Technology stirs up chaos
A virus spreads through humanity
O human, be a little careful
The internet is a mirror of illusions
With so many people hiding behind it
The internet is a mirror of illusions
With so many people hiding behind it
Did we create anything on our own? No
Did we rise up through our own hard work? No
Trolling someone else—that seems to be enough
We mock others to get ahead
Whatever seed we sow, that is what we reap
If we sow hatred, what will we get?
Boxing you inside this circle,
They leave you running in circles inside a tiny bowl
Your world
We walk around with our heads looking down
We quickly move past every problem
We are ruining the next generation along with us
Unable to tell truth from lies, we are left confused
We cry on the inside and smile on the outside
When something goes wrong, we flare up right away
Then why do we forget about it right after?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Naa Oru Alien by Hip Hop Tamizha is a sharp critique of modern digital addiction, fake online personas, and social media toxicity. The song describes the internet as a magical mirror behind which people hide their real identities, pretending to be someone else while spreading hate and negativity. It highlights how people constantly look down at their phones, ignoring real-world issues and destroying the future of the next generation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Inayam enbadhu maya kannadi”

The internet is directly compared to a 'maya kannadi' (illusionary mirror) that distorts reality and encourages fake personas.

Idiom / Proverbial Allusion

“Gundu satti kulla kudhurai ootta vuttudum”

Refers to the Tamil idiom 'Gundu chattiyil kudhirai ottuvadhu' (riding a horse inside a small pot), symbolizing having big delusions while trapped in a tiny, limited ecosystem.

Antithesis

“Ullukulla azhunthutu veliyila sirikkurom”

Contrasts inner emotional suffering ('crying inside') with outer performance ('smiling on the outside').

Emoni (End Rhyme)

“Thalaiya kizha thonga pottukittu nadakkurom”

Lines end with the rhyming verb endings '-kurom' ('nadakkurom', 'kadakkurom', 'kedukkurom'), creating a rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

'Naa Oru Alien' is the title track of Hip Hop Tamizha's 2020 independent studio album released via Think Music. It marked the duo's return to independent Tamil hip-hop music after several years of focusing primarily on mainstream feature film compositions.

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