Inimel Naalum Ilam
From Iravu Pookkal · 1985
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Iravu Pookkal1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Aa…..aaahhh…..aahh…..aaa… | [Vocalizing] |
| Aa…..aaah…..aaah…….aaa…… | [Vocalizing] |
| Aaa…..aa……aaa……aa….. | [Vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan | From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning. |
| Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan | The wedding garland will join with me as well. |
| Endrum vasantham en kadhal sontham | Springtime will last forever, my love relationship... |
| Kai koodum mmmm…. | ...will come together, mmmm... |
| Female | |
| Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan | From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning. |
| Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan | The wedding garland will join with me as well. |
| Female | |
| Penn endru vaazhaamal pizhaiyaai vaazhnthaen | Rather than living as a woman, I lived as a mistake. |
| Kann kaana mudiyaatha piraiyaai thaeinthaen | I faded away like an invisible waning crescent moon. |
| Nee vantha neram neengaatha paaram | When you arrived, the unrelenting burden... |
| Nee vantha neram neengaatha paaram | When you arrived, the unrelenting burden... |
| Sarugaai kaainthu mezhukaai theinthu | Drying up like a leaf, melting away like wax... |
| Sarugaai kaainthu mezhukaai theinthu | Drying up like a leaf, melting away like wax... |
| Pogum en paavam inneram mmmm… | My sins and sorrows disappear at this moment, mmmm... |
| Female | |
| Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan | From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning. |
| Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan | The wedding garland will join with me as well. |
| Endrum vasantham en kadhal sontham | Springtime will last forever, my love relationship... |
| Kai koodum mmmm…. | ...will come together, mmmm... |
| Female | |
| Aa…..aaahhh…..aahh…..aaa… | [Vocalizing] |
| Aa…..aaah…..aaah…….aaa…… | [Vocalizing] |
| Aaa…..aa……aaa……aa….. | [Vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan | From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning. |
| Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan | The wedding garland will join with me as well. |
| Female | |
| En paattin aadhaaram unthan raagam | The foundation of my song is your melody. |
| En raaga alangaram unthan thaalam | The embellishment of my melody is your rhythm. |
| Isaiyaaga naalum inaigindra kolam | Every day, a beautiful pattern uniting like music. |
| Isaiyaaga naalum inaigindra kolam | Every day, a beautiful pattern uniting like music. |
| Valar piraiyaaga valarum kaalam | A period that flourishes like a waxing crescent moon. |
| Valar piraiyaaga valarum kaalam | A period that flourishes like a waxing crescent moon. |
| Geedham sangeetham santhosh mmm… | Melody, music, and joy, mmmm... |
| Female | |
| Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan | From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning. |
| Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan | The wedding garland will join with me as well. |
| Endrum vasantham en kadhal sontham | Springtime will last forever, my love relationship... |
| Kai koodum mmmm…. | ...will come together, mmmm... |
| Female | |
| Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan | From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning. |
| Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan | The wedding garland will join with me as well. |
ஆ.....ஆஅஹ்....ஆஅஹ்.....ஆஅ.....
ஆ.....ஆஅஹ்....ஆஅஹ்.....ஆஅ.....
ஆஅ.....ஆ.......ஆஅ......ஆ.....
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
இனிமேல் நாளும் இளம் காலைதான்
எனையும் கூடும் மணமாலைதான்
என்றும் வசந்தம் என் காதல் சொந்தம்
கை கூடும் ம்ம்ம்ம்........
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
Springtime will last forever, my love relationship...
...will come together, mmmm...
இனிமேல் நாளும் இளம் காலைதான்
எனையும் கூடும் மணமாலைதான்
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
பெண் என்று வாழாமல் பிழையாய் வாழ்ந்தேன்
கண் காண முடியாத பிறையாய் தேய்ந்தேன்
நீ வந்த நேரம் நீங்காத பாரம்
நீ வந்த நேரம் நீங்காத பாரம்
சருகாய் காய்ந்து மெழுகாய் தேய்ந்து
சருகாய் காய்ந்து மெழுகாய் தேய்ந்து
போகும் என் பாவம் இந்நேரம் ம்ம்ம்ம்...
Rather than living as a woman, I lived as a mistake.
I faded away like an invisible waning crescent moon.
When you arrived, the unrelenting burden...
When you arrived, the unrelenting burden...
Drying up like a leaf, melting away like wax...
Drying up like a leaf, melting away like wax...
My sins and sorrows disappear at this moment, mmmm...
இனிமேல் நாளும் இளம் காலைதான்
எனையும் கூடும் மணமாலைதான்
என்றும் வசந்தம் என் காதல் சொந்தம்
கை கூடும் ம்ம்ம்ம்........
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
Springtime will last forever, my love relationship...
...will come together, mmmm...
ஆ.....ஆஅஹ்....ஆஅஹ்.....ஆஅ.....
ஆ.....ஆஅஹ்....ஆஅஹ்.....ஆஅ.....
ஆஅ.....ஆ.......ஆஅ......ஆ.....
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
இனிமேல் நாளும் இளம் காலைதான்
எனையும் கூடும் மணமாலைதான்
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
என் பாட்டின் ஆதாரம் உந்தன் ராகம்
என் ராக அலங்காரம் உந்தன் தாளம்
இசையாக நாளும் இணைகின்ற கோலம்
இசையாக நாளும் இணைகின்ற கோலம்
வளர் பிறையாக வளரும் காலம்
வளர் பிறையாக வளரும் காலம்
கீதம் சங்கீதம் சந்தோஷம் ம்ம்ம்......
The foundation of my song is your melody.
The embellishment of my melody is your rhythm.
Every day, a beautiful pattern uniting like music.
Every day, a beautiful pattern uniting like music.
A period that flourishes like a waxing crescent moon.
A period that flourishes like a waxing crescent moon.
Melody, music, and joy, mmmm...
இனிமேல் நாளும் இளம் காலைதான்
எனையும் கூடும் மணமாலைதான்
என்றும் வசந்தம் என் காதல் சொந்தம்
கை கூடும் ம்ம்ம்ம்........
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
Springtime will last forever, my love relationship...
...will come together, mmmm...
இனிமேல் நாளும் இளம் காலைதான்
எனையும் கூடும் மணமாலைதான்
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
Aa…..aaahhh…..aahh…..aaa…
[Vocalizing]
Aa…..aaah…..aaah…….aaa……
[Vocalizing]
Aaa…..aa……aaa……aa…..
[Vocalizing]
Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
Endrum vasantham en kadhal sontham
Springtime will last forever, my love relationship...
Kai koodum mmmm….
...will come together, mmmm...
Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
Penn endru vaazhaamal pizhaiyaai vaazhnthaen
Rather than living as a woman, I lived as a mistake.
Kann kaana mudiyaatha piraiyaai thaeinthaen
I faded away like an invisible waning crescent moon.
Nee vantha neram neengaatha paaram
When you arrived, the unrelenting burden...
Nee vantha neram neengaatha paaram
When you arrived, the unrelenting burden...
Sarugaai kaainthu mezhukaai theinthu
Drying up like a leaf, melting away like wax...
Sarugaai kaainthu mezhukaai theinthu
Drying up like a leaf, melting away like wax...
Pogum en paavam inneram mmmm…
My sins and sorrows disappear at this moment, mmmm...
Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
Endrum vasantham en kadhal sontham
Springtime will last forever, my love relationship...
Kai koodum mmmm….
...will come together, mmmm...
Aa…..aaahhh…..aahh…..aaa…
[Vocalizing]
Aa…..aaah…..aaah…….aaa……
[Vocalizing]
Aaa…..aa……aaa……aa…..
[Vocalizing]
Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
En paattin aadhaaram unthan raagam
The foundation of my song is your melody.
En raaga alangaram unthan thaalam
The embellishment of my melody is your rhythm.
Isaiyaaga naalum inaigindra kolam
Every day, a beautiful pattern uniting like music.
Isaiyaaga naalum inaigindra kolam
Every day, a beautiful pattern uniting like music.
Valar piraiyaaga valarum kaalam
A period that flourishes like a waxing crescent moon.
Valar piraiyaaga valarum kaalam
A period that flourishes like a waxing crescent moon.
Geedham sangeetham santhosh mmm…
Melody, music, and joy, mmmm...
Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
Endrum vasantham en kadhal sontham
Springtime will last forever, my love relationship...
Kai koodum mmmm….
...will come together, mmmm...
Inimel naalum ilam kaalaithaan
From now on, every day is a fresh, youthful morning.
Enaiyum koodum manamaalaithaan
The wedding garland will join with me as well.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Inimel Naalum Ilam Kaalaithaan from the 1985 film Iravu Pookkal depicts a woman's emotional revival through love. Reflecting on a past filled with burden, grief, and feeling as diminished as a hidden waning moon, she describes how the entry of her beloved melts away her sorrow like wax and brings redemption. Her life transforms into a promise of eternal spring and marital bliss. The song metaphorically compares love to musical harmony, where her song rests on his melody (raagam) and rhythm (thaalam). As their shared life grows like a waxing moon, the lyrics celebrate renewal, joy, and emotional fulfillment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Kann kaana mudiyaatha piraiyaai thaeinthaen”
Compares her former state of suffering and invisibility to a waning crescent moon and a dry leaf melting like wax.
Contrast (Maranpattu Porul)
“Valar piraiyaaga valarum kaalam”
Contrasts her past as a waning crescent (piraiyaai thaeinthaen) with her present growth as a waxing crescent (valar piraiyaaga valarum kaalam).
Musical Metaphor / Parallelism
“En paattin aadhaaram unthan raagam / En raaga alangaram unthan thaalam”
Parallel lines equating love to the essential elements of Indian classical music (raagam and thaalam).
Rhyme (Ethirai / Iyaypu)
“Sarugaai kaainthu mezhukaai theinthu”
Use of end rhymes like raagam/thaalam and dried leaf/melting wax imagery to enhance musicality.
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Trivia
The song 'Inimel Naalum Ilam Kaalaithaan' features lyrics written by Gangai Amaran for the 1985 Tamil movie 'Iravu Pookkal', directed by S. Devarajan. The lyrics prominently employ musical motifs (raagam, thaalam, geedham, sangeetham) to represent marital harmony and emotional rebirth.
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