Inba Inba
From Japan · 2023
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Pradeep Kumar
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Japan2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Inba… inba… theeratha inba.. | Delight... delight... endless delight.. |
| Neeye en kadhal venba | You are the classic poem of my love |
| Anbaa…. anbaa….aaraatha anba | Love... love... unceasing affection |
| Neeye en vaazhvil penba | You are the feminine poem of my life |
| Male | |
| Inba… inba… theeratha inba.. | Delight... delight... endless delight.. |
| Neeye en kadhal venba | You are the classic poem of my love |
| Anbaa…. anbaa….aaraatha anba | Love... love... unceasing affection |
| Neeye en vaazhvil penba | You are the feminine poem of my life |
| Male | |
| Pesamal neeyum seigindra maayam | The magic you perform without speaking |
| Periba thaen uridum theevee | Is an island where supreme honey drips |
| Oyaamal veesum deiveega vaasam | The ceaselessly blowing divine fragrance |
| Unnoodu kandene oodhapoove | I found with you, my purple flower |
| Male | |
| Inba… inba… theeratha inba.. | Delight... delight... endless delight.. |
| Neeye en kadhal venba | You are the classic poem of my love |
| Anbaa…. anbaa….aaraatha anba | Love... love... unceasing affection |
| Neeye en vaazhvil penba | You are the feminine poem of my life |
| Male | |
| Kuurai nila… kodai malai… | Roof-like moon... summer rain... |
| Un madiyil uraiyaathao kalam.. | Won't time freeze on your lap? |
| Jodi puraa… kodi kuyil | A pair of doves... a crore cuckoos... |
| Un kuralil valiyathoo geetham… | Doesn't music overflow from your voice? |
| Male | |
| Ayul varai… neeye gathi… | Until my lifespan ends... you are my refuge... |
| Theyathadi en vaanmathi | My celestial moon that never wanes |
| Kothai kolusugal osai… | The sound of the maiden's anklets... |
| Kette peruguthe asai… | Hearing it, my desire overflows... |
| Male | |
| Thai kanda baram… | Like a mother bearing weight... |
| Eraindhu madham… | Spilling its passion... |
| Naam konda kadhal | The love we hold |
| Thangathu vedham | Even holy scriptures cannot contain |
| Verethum vendam… | I need nothing else... |
| Kai seru pothum… | Holding your hand is enough... |
| Male | |
| Oravizhi… nooru mozhi… | A single glance... a hundred languages... |
| Un alagil olirathoo kaalai… | Doesn't the morning glow in your beauty? |
| Era idhazh… kaathu madal… | Wet lips... ear lobes... |
| Athanaiyum vilungaathoo aalai… | Doesn't all of it consume a person? |
| Male | |
| Koondhal muthal paatham varai | From hair to toe |
| Nee sootida nanee nagai.. | I am the ornament for you to wear.. |
| Theerum kanakkariyamal… | Without knowing any limits or accounts... |
| Melum koduthidum kaadhal… | Love that keeps giving more and more... |
| Male | |
| Anbe un anbai nee kaatu konjam | My dear, show your affection just a little |
| Erezhu jenmam ketkathu nenjam | My heart will not ask for anything across fourteen rebirths |
| En moochum indru unnodu thanjam… | Even my breath takes refuge in you today... |
| Male | |
| Inba… inba… theeratha inba.. | Delight... delight... endless delight.. |
| Neeye en kadhal venba | You are the classic poem of my love |
| Anbaa…. anbaa….aaraatha anba | Love... love... unceasing affection |
| Neeye en vaazhvil penba | You are the feminine poem of my life |
இன்பா… இன்பா… தீராத இன்பா..
நீயே என் காதல் வெண்பா
அன்பா…. அன்பா…. ஆறாத அன்பா
நீயே என் காதல் வெண்பா
Delight... delight... endless delight..
You are the classic poem of my love
Love... love... unceasing affection
You are the feminine poem of my life
இன்பா… இன்பா… தீராத இன்பா..
நீயே என் காதல் வெண்பா
அன்பா…. அன்பா…. ஆறாத அன்பா
நீயே என் காதல் வெண்பா
Delight... delight... endless delight..
You are the classic poem of my love
Love... love... unceasing affection
You are the feminine poem of my life
பேசாமல் நீயும் செய்கின்ற மாயம்
பேரின்ப தேனில் ஊறிடும் தீவே
ஓயாமல் வீசும் தெய்வீக வாசம்
உன்னோடு கண்டேனே ஊதாப்பூவே
The magic you perform without speaking
Is an island where supreme honey drips
The ceaselessly blowing divine fragrance
I found with you, my purple flower
இன்பா… இன்பா… தீராத இன்பா..
நீயே என் காதல் வெண்பா
அன்பா…. அன்பா…. ஆறாத அன்பா
நீயே என் காதல் வெண்பா
Delight... delight... endless delight..
You are the classic poem of my love
Love... love... unceasing affection
You are the feminine poem of my life
கூரை நிலா… கோடை மழை…
உன் மடியில் உறையாதோ காலம்..
ஜோடி புறா… கோடி குயில்
உன் குரலில் வழியாதோ கீதம்…
Roof-like moon... summer rain...
Won't time freeze on your lap?
A pair of doves... a crore cuckoos...
Doesn't music overflow from your voice?
ஆயுள் வரை… நீயே கதி…
தேயாதடி என் வான்மதி
கோதை கொலுசுகள் ஓசை…
கேட்டே பெருகுதே ஆசை…
Until my lifespan ends... you are my refuge...
My celestial moon that never wanes
The sound of the maiden's anklets...
Hearing it, my desire overflows...
தாய் கண்ட பாரம்…
ஈரைந்து மாதம்…
நாம் கொண்ட காதல்
தாங்காது வேதம்
வேறேதும் வேண்டாம்…
கை சேரு போதும்
Like a mother bearing weight...
Spilling its passion...
The love we hold
Even holy scriptures cannot contain
I need nothing else...
Holding your hand is enough...
ஓரவிழி… நூறு மொழி…
உன் அழகில் ஒளிராதோ காலை…
ஈர இதழ்… காது மடல்…
அத்தனையும் விழுங்காதே ஆளை…
A single glance... a hundred languages...
Doesn't the morning glow in your beauty?
Wet lips... ear lobes...
Doesn't all of it consume a person?
கூந்தல் முதல் பாதம் வரை
நீ சூடிட்ட நானே நகை..
தீரும் கனக்கரியம்மால்…
மேலும் கொடுத்திடும் காதல்…
From hair to toe
I am the ornament for you to wear..
Without knowing any limits or accounts...
Love that keeps giving more and more...
அன்பே உன் அன்னை நீ காட்டு கொஞ்சம்
ஈரெழு ஜென்மம் கேட்காது நெஞ்சம்
என் மூச்சு இன்று உன்னோடு தஞ்சம்
My dear, show your affection just a little
My heart will not ask for anything across fourteen rebirths
Even my breath takes refuge in you today...
இன்பா… இன்பா… தீராத இன்பா..
நீயே என் காதல் வெண்பா
அன்பா…. அன்பா…. ஆறாத அன்பா
நீயே என் காதல் வெண்பா
Delight... delight... endless delight..
You are the classic poem of my love
Love... love... unceasing affection
You are the feminine poem of my life
Inba… inba… theeratha inba..
Delight... delight... endless delight..
Neeye en kadhal venba
You are the classic poem of my love
Anbaa…. anbaa….aaraatha anba
Love... love... unceasing affection
Neeye en vaazhvil penba
You are the feminine poem of my life
Inba… inba… theeratha inba..
Delight... delight... endless delight..
Neeye en kadhal venba
You are the classic poem of my love
Anbaa…. anbaa….aaraatha anba
Love... love... unceasing affection
Neeye en vaazhvil penba
You are the feminine poem of my life
Pesamal neeyum seigindra maayam
The magic you perform without speaking
Periba thaen uridum theevee
Is an island where supreme honey drips
Oyaamal veesum deiveega vaasam
The ceaselessly blowing divine fragrance
Unnoodu kandene oodhapoove
I found with you, my purple flower
Inba… inba… theeratha inba..
Delight... delight... endless delight..
Neeye en kadhal venba
You are the classic poem of my love
Anbaa…. anbaa….aaraatha anba
Love... love... unceasing affection
Neeye en vaazhvil penba
You are the feminine poem of my life
Kuurai nila… kodai malai…
Roof-like moon... summer rain...
Un madiyil uraiyaathao kalam..
Won't time freeze on your lap?
Jodi puraa… kodi kuyil
A pair of doves... a crore cuckoos...
Un kuralil valiyathoo geetham…
Doesn't music overflow from your voice?
Ayul varai… neeye gathi…
Until my lifespan ends... you are my refuge...
Theyathadi en vaanmathi
My celestial moon that never wanes
Kothai kolusugal osai…
The sound of the maiden's anklets...
Kette peruguthe asai…
Hearing it, my desire overflows...
Thai kanda baram…
Like a mother bearing weight...
Eraindhu madham…
Spilling its passion...
Naam konda kadhal
The love we hold
Thangathu vedham
Even holy scriptures cannot contain
Verethum vendam…
I need nothing else...
Kai seru pothum…
Holding your hand is enough...
Oravizhi… nooru mozhi…
A single glance... a hundred languages...
Un alagil olirathoo kaalai…
Doesn't the morning glow in your beauty?
Era idhazh… kaathu madal…
Wet lips... ear lobes...
Athanaiyum vilungaathoo aalai…
Doesn't all of it consume a person?
Koondhal muthal paatham varai
From hair to toe
Nee sootida nanee nagai..
I am the ornament for you to wear..
Theerum kanakkariyamal…
Without knowing any limits or accounts...
Melum koduthidum kaadhal…
Love that keeps giving more and more...
Anbe un anbai nee kaatu konjam
My dear, show your affection just a little
Erezhu jenmam ketkathu nenjam
My heart will not ask for anything across fourteen rebirths
En moochum indru unnodu thanjam…
Even my breath takes refuge in you today...
Inba… inba… theeratha inba..
Delight... delight... endless delight..
Neeye en kadhal venba
You are the classic poem of my love
Anbaa…. anbaa….aaraatha anba
Love... love... unceasing affection
Neeye en vaazhvil penba
You are the feminine poem of my life
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Inba Inba is a soulful romantic ballad expressing deep adoration and eternal affection for a beloved partner. The protagonist compares his lover to a timeless Tamil classical poetic form (Venba), a divine island of honey, and a blossoming purple flower. He marvels at her quiet magic, the soothing cadence of her voice, and her radiant beauty that brightens his world like the morning sun. The track conveys a profound devotion where holding her hand is enough to fulfill a lifetime, portraying a love so grand that even ancient scriptures cannot fully capture its depth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Neeye en kadhal venba”
Compares the beloved directly to a 'venba', a structured and prized classic meter in Tamil poetry.
Emonai / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Inba… inba… theeratha inba.. / Anbaa…. anbaa….aaraatha anba”
Use of matching sounds 'Inba' and 'Anba' across lines creates rhythmic symmetry.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Naam konda kadhal / Thangathu vedham”
Exaggerates the magnitude of their love as something greater than sacred scriptures and lasting beyond fourteen rebirths.
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Trivia
Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for the 2023 film 'Japan' starring Karthi, this track features the melancholic yet comforting voice of Pradeep Kumar, with lyrics penned by veteran lyricist Yugabharathi.
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