Indru Netru Naalai
From Indru Netru Naalai · 2015
- Lyricist
- Hip Hop Tamizha
- Singers
- Aalap Raju, Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- Hiphop Tamizha
- Details
- Indru Netru Naalai2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Indru netru naalai yaavum | Oh love that carries away today, yesterday, and tomorrow, |
| Kondu pogum kaadhalae | Love that takes everything along, |
| Unnai sera vendi thaanae | Only to be reunited with you, |
| Mannil engum vaazhgiren | I live everywhere on this earth. |
| Male | |
| ………………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Vaanavil en vaazhkaiyil | Like a rainbow in my life, |
| Thondrum munbu maraindhu pona | That disappeared before it even appeared, |
| Thaen thuli pookalil | Like a honeybee searching, |
| Thedum theni naan ena | For drops of honey in flowers, so am I. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalae en kaadhalae | Oh love, my love, |
| Engu pogirai | Where are you going? |
| En vazhvai vaazhum mun | Before I could live my life, |
| Veezhgiren.. | I am falling.. |
| Devadhai unai thediyae | Searching for you, my angel. |
| Male | |
| Unmaiyana kaadhal endru | There exists something, |
| Ondru ulladhu | Called true love, |
| Kaalam kadandhu pona pinbum | Even after time passes by, |
| Mannil vazhvadhu | It continues to live on earth. |
| Male | |
| Kaalam endhan kaipidikkul | Time has gotten trapped, |
| Maatikondathu | Within my control/hands, |
| Kaadhal ennai vittuvittu | Yet where did love go, |
| Engu sendradhu | Leaving me behind? |
| Male | |
| Kadavul vandhu boomi meedhu | Even if God came, |
| Vaazhum bothilum | To live on this earth, |
| Kaadhal tholvi aagumbothu | When facing failure in love, |
| Saaga thondridum | He too would feel like dying. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal indri boomi meedhu | Without love on this earth, |
| Vaazha nerndhidum | If one is forced to live, |
| Konja neram kooda | Even a brief moment, |
| Naragam pola maaridum | Will turn into hell. |
| Male | |
| {Indru netru naalai yaavum | {Oh love that carries away today, yesterday, and tomorrow, |
| Kondu pogum kaadhalae | Love that takes everything along, |
| Unnai sera vendi thaanae | Only to be reunited with you, |
| Mannil engum vaazhgiren} (2) | I live everywhere on this earth.} (x2) |
இன்று நேற்று
நாளை யாவும் கொண்டு
போகும் காதலே உன்னை
சேர வேண்டித்தானே மண்ணில்
எங்கும் வாழ்கிறேன்
Oh love that carries away today, yesterday, and tomorrow,
Love that takes everything along,
Only to be reunited with you,
I live everywhere on this earth.
..........................
...
வானவில் என்
வாழ்க்கையில் தோன்றும்
முன்பு மறைந்து போன
தேன் துளி பூக்களில்
தேடும் தேனீ நான் என
Like a rainbow in my life,
That disappeared before it even appeared,
Like a honeybee searching,
For drops of honey in flowers, so am I.
காதலே என்
காதலே எங்கு போகிறாய்
என் வாழ்வை வாழும் முன்
வீழ்கிறேன் தேவதை உன்னை
தேடியே
Oh love, my love,
Where are you going?
Before I could live my life,
I am falling..
Searching for you, my angel.
உண்மையான
காதல் என்று ஒன்று
உள்ளது காலம் கடந்து
போன பின்பும் மண்ணில்
வாழ்வது
There exists something,
Called true love,
Even after time passes by,
It continues to live on earth.
காலம் எந்தன்
கைபிடிக்குள் மாட்டி
கொண்டது காதல்
என்னை விட்டுவிட்டு
எங்கு சென்றது
Time has gotten trapped,
Within my control/hands,
Yet where did love go,
Leaving me behind?
கடவுள் வந்து
பூமி மீது வாழும்போதிலும்
காதல் தோல்வி ஆகும்போது
சாக தோன்றிடும்
Even if God came,
To live on this earth,
When facing failure in love,
He too would feel like dying.
காதல் இன்றி
பூமி மீது வாழ நேர்ந்திடும்
கொஞ்ச நேரம் கூட நரகம்
போல மாறிடும்
Without love on this earth,
If one is forced to live,
Even a brief moment,
Will turn into hell.
{ இன்று நேற்று
நாளை யாவும் கொண்டு
போகும் காதலே உன்னை
சேர வேண்டித்தானே மண்ணில்
எங்கும் வாழ்கிறேன் } (2)
{Oh love that carries away today, yesterday, and tomorrow,
Love that takes everything along,
Only to be reunited with you,
I live everywhere on this earth.} (x2)
Indru netru naalai yaavum
Oh love that carries away today, yesterday, and tomorrow,
Kondu pogum kaadhalae
Love that takes everything along,
Unnai sera vendi thaanae
Only to be reunited with you,
Mannil engum vaazhgiren
I live everywhere on this earth.
……………………………….
...
Vaanavil en vaazhkaiyil
Like a rainbow in my life,
Thondrum munbu maraindhu pona
That disappeared before it even appeared,
Thaen thuli pookalil
Like a honeybee searching,
Thedum theni naan ena
For drops of honey in flowers, so am I.
Kaadhalae en kaadhalae
Oh love, my love,
Engu pogirai
Where are you going?
En vazhvai vaazhum mun
Before I could live my life,
Veezhgiren..
I am falling..
Devadhai unai thediyae
Searching for you, my angel.
Unmaiyana kaadhal endru
There exists something,
Ondru ulladhu
Called true love,
Kaalam kadandhu pona pinbum
Even after time passes by,
Mannil vazhvadhu
It continues to live on earth.
Kaalam endhan kaipidikkul
Time has gotten trapped,
Maatikondathu
Within my control/hands,
Kaadhal ennai vittuvittu
Yet where did love go,
Engu sendradhu
Leaving me behind?
Kadavul vandhu boomi meedhu
Even if God came,
Vaazhum bothilum
To live on this earth,
Kaadhal tholvi aagumbothu
When facing failure in love,
Saaga thondridum
He too would feel like dying.
Kaadhal indri boomi meedhu
Without love on this earth,
Vaazha nerndhidum
If one is forced to live,
Konja neram kooda
Even a brief moment,
Naragam pola maaridum
Will turn into hell.
{Indru netru naalai yaavum
{Oh love that carries away today, yesterday, and tomorrow,
Kondu pogum kaadhalae
Love that takes everything along,
Unnai sera vendi thaanae
Only to be reunited with you,
Mannil engum vaazhgiren} (2)
I live everywhere on this earth.} (x2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Indru Netru Naalai' explores the profound pain of lost love against the backdrop of time and destiny. The protagonist reflects on how love transcends time itself—past, present, and future. Despite acquiring control over time (a thematic tie-in to the film's time-travel plot), he finds himself completely helpless and broken without his beloved, proving that temporal power means nothing without love. He compares his state to a bee searching in vain for honey, or a rainbow that vanishes before being seen, concluding that even God would suffer despair if faced with tragic love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vaanavil en vaazhkaiyil Thondrum munbu maraindhu pona”
Life is compared to a short-lived or unformed rainbow that vanished before it could fully appear.
Simile (Upamai)
“Thaen thuli pookalil Thedum theni naan ena”
The speaker compares his yearning search for love to a honeybee searching for honey droplets in flowers.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kaalam endhan kaipidikkul / Kaadhal ennai vittuvittu”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across consecutive lines ('Kaalam' and 'Kaadhal').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Kadavul vandhu boomi meedhu Vaazhum bothilum Kaadhal tholvi aagumbothu Saaga thondridum”
An extreme exaggeration claiming that even an immortal divine being would feel like dying if subjected to love failure.
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Trivia
Indru Netru Naalai (2015) is a critically acclaimed Tamil science-fiction comedy film centered on time travel, directed by R. Ravikumar. The title song was composed by Hiphop Tamizha (Aadhi), who also wrote the lyrics. The track beautifully blends the sci-fi motif of time with existential emotional turmoil.
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