Indha Iravu Theervadharkullae
From Naatpadu Theral · 2021
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- RP Shravan
- Music director
- Anil Srinivasan
- Details
- Naatpadu Theral2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Indha iravu theervadharkkullae | Before this night comes to an end |
| Male | |
| Indha iravu theervadharkkullae…(2) | Before this night comes to an end... |
| Oru kodi mottukkal | Ten million flower buds |
| Udainthirukkum | Will have blossomed open |
| Ondrirandu vin meengal | A couple of shooting stars |
| Uthirnthirukkum | Will have fallen from the sky |
| Male | |
| Ethanaiyo karuppaiyil | Into many a womb |
| Uyir thiravam vizhunthirukkum | Life-giving fluid will have fallen |
| Ethanaiyo padukkaigalil | On many sickbeds |
| Noithunbam mudinthirukkum | The suffering of illness will have ended |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan muthamida | For me to kiss you |
| Unnai naan muthamida | For me to kiss you |
| Thadai undo paingili?…. | Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot? |
| Thadai undo paingili?…. | Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot? |
| Unakkum enakkum yen | Why between you and me |
| Samooga idaiveli?…. | Is there a social distance? |
| Male | |
| Indha iravu theervadharkkullae | Before this night comes to an end |
| Male | |
| Indha iravu theervadharkkullae | Before this night comes to an end |
| Male | |
| Menkaatru kandangal kadanthirukkum | Gentle breeze will have crossed continents |
| Vennilavu oru keetru valarnthirukkum | The white moon will have grown by a sliver |
| Kannadi koppaigalum kannimaiyum udainthirukkum | Glass goblets and eyelids will have broken |
| Mun iravil palar seidha paavangal maranthirukkum | The sins committed by many earlier in the night will have been forgotten |
| Male | |
| Uyir rendum idam maara | For our two souls to swap places |
| Thazhuvaayoo paingili?…. | Will you embrace me, my sweet parrot? |
| Uyir rendum idam maara | For our two souls to swap places |
| Thazhuvaayoo paingili?…. | Will you embrace me, my sweet parrot? |
| Unakkum enakkum yen | Why between you and me |
| Samooga idaiveli?…. | Is there a social distance? |
| Male | |
| Indha iravu theervadharkkullae | Before this night comes to an end |
| Male | |
| Indha iravu theervadharkkullae | Before this night comes to an end |
| Male | |
| Azhagaana kavidhaivari vizhundhirukkum | A beautiful line of poetry will have emerged |
| Arasaanga sathiyondru mudinthirukkum | A political conspiracy will have been executed |
| Sirivaasa kaidhikku naalondru kurainthirkkum | A prison inmate's sentence will have decreased by a day |
| Seiyondru karuppaiyil sila pozhudhu purandirukkum | A child in the womb will have rolled around for a moment |
| Male | |
| Uravaedhum neraamal | Without any intimacy taking place |
| Pirivaayoo paingili?…. | Will you part ways, my sweet parrot? |
| Uravaedhum neraamal | Without any intimacy taking place |
| Pirivaayoo paingili?…. | Will you part ways, my sweet parrot? |
| Unakkum enakkum yen | Why between you and me |
| Samooga idaiveli?…. | Is there a social distance? |
| Male | |
| Indha iravu theervadharkkullae…(2) | Before this night comes to an end... |
| Male | |
| Oru kodi mottukkal | Ten million flower buds |
| Udainthirukkum | Will have blossomed open |
| Ondrirandu vin meengal | A couple of shooting stars |
| Uthirnthirukkum | Will have fallen from the sky |
| Male | |
| Ethanaiyo karuppaiyil | Into many a womb |
| Uyir thiravam vizhunthirukkum | Life-giving fluid will have fallen |
| Ethanaiyo padukkaigalil | On many sickbeds |
| Noithunbam mudinthirukkum | The suffering of illness will have ended |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan muthamida | For me to kiss you |
| Unnai naan muthamida | For me to kiss you |
| Thadai undo paingili?…. | Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot? |
| Thadai undo paingili?…. | Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot? |
| Unakkum enakkum yen | Why between you and me |
| Samooga idaiveli?…. | Is there a social distance? |
இந்த இரவு தீர்வதற்குள்ளே...
Before this night comes to an end
இந்த இரவு தீர்வதற்குள்ளே...(2)
ஒருகோடி மொட்டுக்கள்
உடைந்திருக்கும்
ஒன்றிரண்டு விண்மீன்கள்
உதிர்ந்திருக்கும்
Before this night comes to an end...
Ten million flower buds
Will have blossomed open
A couple of shooting stars
Will have fallen from the sky
எத்தனையோ கருப்பையில்
உயிர்த்திரவம் விழுந்திருக்கும்
எத்தனையோ படுக்கைகளில்
நோய்த்துன்பம் முடிந்திருக்கும்
Into many a womb
Life-giving fluid will have fallen
On many sickbeds
The suffering of illness will have ended
உன்னைநான் முத்தமிடத்...(2)
தடையுண்டோ பைங்கிளி?...(2)
உனக்கும் எனக்கும் ஏன்
சமூக இடைவெளி?
For me to kiss you
For me to kiss you
Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot?
Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot?
Why between you and me
Is there a social distance?
இந்த இரவு தீர்வதற்குள்ளே...
Before this night comes to an end
இந்த இரவு தீர்வதற்குள்ளே...
Before this night comes to an end
மென்காற்று கண்டங்கள்
கடந்திருக்கும்
வெண்ணிலவு ஒருகீற்று
வளர்ந்திருக்கும்
Gentle breeze will have crossed continents
The white moon will have grown by a sliver
Glass goblets and eyelids will have broken
The sins committed by many earlier in the night will have been forgotten
கண்ணாடிக் கோப்பைகளும்
கன்னிமையும் உடைந்திருக்கும்
முன்னிரவில் பலர்செய்த
பாவங்கள் மறந்திருக்கும்
For our two souls to swap places
Will you embrace me, my sweet parrot?
For our two souls to swap places
Will you embrace me, my sweet parrot?
Why between you and me
Is there a social distance?
உயிர் ரெண்டும் இடம்மாறத்
தழுவாயோ பைங்கிளி?
உயிர் ரெண்டும் இடம்மாறத்
தழுவாயோ பைங்கிளி?
உனக்கும் எனக்கும் ஏன்
சமூக இடைவெளி?
Before this night comes to an end
இந்த இரவு தீர்வதற்குள்ளே...
Before this night comes to an end
இந்த இரவு தீர்வதற்குள்ளே...
A beautiful line of poetry will have emerged
A political conspiracy will have been executed
A prison inmate's sentence will have decreased by a day
A child in the womb will have rolled around for a moment
அழகான கவிதைவரி
விழுந்திருக்கும்
அரசாங்கச் சதியொன்று
முடிந்திருக்கும்
Without any intimacy taking place
Will you part ways, my sweet parrot?
Without any intimacy taking place
Will you part ways, my sweet parrot?
Why between you and me
Is there a social distance?
சிறைவாசக் கைதிக்கு
நாளொன்று குறைந்திருக்கும்
சேயொன்று கருப்பையில்
சிலபொழுது புரண்டிருக்கும்
Before this night comes to an end...
உறவேதும் நேராமல்
பிரிவாயோ பைங்கிளி?
உறவேதும் நேராமல்
பிரிவாயோ பைங்கிளி?
உனக்கும் எனக்கும் ஏன்
சமூக இடைவெளி?
Ten million flower buds
Will have blossomed open
A couple of shooting stars
Will have fallen from the sky
இந்த இரவு தீர்வதற்குள்ளே...(2)
ஒருகோடி மொட்டுக்கள்
உடைந்திருக்கும்
ஒன்றிரண்டு விண்மீன்கள்
உதிர்ந்திருக்கும்
Into many a womb
Life-giving fluid will have fallen
On many sickbeds
The suffering of illness will have ended
எத்தனையோ கருப்பையில்
உயிர்த்திரவம் விழுந்திருக்கும்
எத்தனையோ படுக்கைகளில்
நோய்த்துன்பம் முடிந்திருக்கும்
For me to kiss you
For me to kiss you
Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot?
Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot?
Why between you and me
Is there a social distance?
உன்னைநான் முத்தமிடத்...(2)
தடையுண்டோ பைங்கிளி?...(2)
உனக்கும் எனக்கும் ஏன்
சமூக இடைவெளி?
Indha iravu theervadharkkullae
Before this night comes to an end
Indha iravu theervadharkkullae…(2)
Before this night comes to an end...
Oru kodi mottukkal
Ten million flower buds
Udainthirukkum
Will have blossomed open
Ondrirandu vin meengal
A couple of shooting stars
Uthirnthirukkum
Will have fallen from the sky
Ethanaiyo karuppaiyil
Into many a womb
Uyir thiravam vizhunthirukkum
Life-giving fluid will have fallen
Ethanaiyo padukkaigalil
On many sickbeds
Noithunbam mudinthirukkum
The suffering of illness will have ended
Unnai naan muthamida
For me to kiss you
Unnai naan muthamida
For me to kiss you
Thadai undo paingili?….
Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot?
Thadai undo paingili?….
Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot?
Unakkum enakkum yen
Why between you and me
Samooga idaiveli?….
Is there a social distance?
Indha iravu theervadharkkullae
Before this night comes to an end
Indha iravu theervadharkkullae
Before this night comes to an end
Menkaatru kandangal kadanthirukkum
Gentle breeze will have crossed continents
Vennilavu oru keetru valarnthirukkum
The white moon will have grown by a sliver
Kannadi koppaigalum kannimaiyum udainthirukkum
Glass goblets and eyelids will have broken
Mun iravil palar seidha paavangal maranthirukkum
The sins committed by many earlier in the night will have been forgotten
Uyir rendum idam maara
For our two souls to swap places
Thazhuvaayoo paingili?….
Will you embrace me, my sweet parrot?
Uyir rendum idam maara
For our two souls to swap places
Thazhuvaayoo paingili?….
Will you embrace me, my sweet parrot?
Unakkum enakkum yen
Why between you and me
Samooga idaiveli?….
Is there a social distance?
Indha iravu theervadharkkullae
Before this night comes to an end
Indha iravu theervadharkkullae
Before this night comes to an end
Azhagaana kavidhaivari vizhundhirukkum
A beautiful line of poetry will have emerged
Arasaanga sathiyondru mudinthirukkum
A political conspiracy will have been executed
Sirivaasa kaidhikku naalondru kurainthirkkum
A prison inmate's sentence will have decreased by a day
Seiyondru karuppaiyil sila pozhudhu purandirukkum
A child in the womb will have rolled around for a moment
Uravaedhum neraamal
Without any intimacy taking place
Pirivaayoo paingili?….
Will you part ways, my sweet parrot?
Uravaedhum neraamal
Without any intimacy taking place
Pirivaayoo paingili?….
Will you part ways, my sweet parrot?
Unakkum enakkum yen
Why between you and me
Samooga idaiveli?….
Is there a social distance?
Indha iravu theervadharkkullae…(2)
Before this night comes to an end...
Oru kodi mottukkal
Ten million flower buds
Udainthirukkum
Will have blossomed open
Ondrirandu vin meengal
A couple of shooting stars
Uthirnthirukkum
Will have fallen from the sky
Ethanaiyo karuppaiyil
Into many a womb
Uyir thiravam vizhunthirukkum
Life-giving fluid will have fallen
Ethanaiyo padukkaigalil
On many sickbeds
Noithunbam mudinthirukkum
The suffering of illness will have ended
Unnai naan muthamida
For me to kiss you
Unnai naan muthamida
For me to kiss you
Thadai undo paingili?….
Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot?
Thadai undo paingili?….
Is there any obstacle, my sweet parrot?
Unakkum enakkum yen
Why between you and me
Samooga idaiveli?….
Is there a social distance?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Indha Iravu Theervadharkkullae is a deeply philosophical and intimate song from Lyricist Vairamuthu's Naatpadu Theral album. The lyricist juxtaposes the fleeting nature of a single night with the countless global and biological events that transpire within those few hours. Across the world, flowers bloom, stars fall, life begins in wombs, sick people pass away or heal, political conspiracies unfold, and prisoners move one day closer to freedom.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Oru kodi mottukkal / Ondrirandu vin meengal”
Rhyming of the second letter across lines, such as 'mottukkal' and 'uthirnthirukkum' or 'kandangal' and 'valarnthirukkum', giving a natural Tamil rhythmic flow.
Juxtaposition / Contrast
“Arasaanga sathiyondru mudinthirukkum / Seiyondru karuppaiyil sila pozhudhu purandirukkum”
Placing cosmic and life-changing events (shooting stars, creation of life, political conspiracies) alongside the intimate human yearning of two lovers.
Metaphor / Term of Endearment
“Thadai undo paingili?….”
Using 'Paingili' (green parrot) as a metaphor for the beloved, a classic motif in Sangam and romantic Tamil literature.
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Trivia
Naatpadu Theral is a major independent audio-visual initiative conceived by poet Vairamuthu comprising 100 songs. This track features classical pianist-composer Anil Srinivasan's signature piano-led arrangement combined with RP Shravan's vocal delivery.
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