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Innum Innum Idhu

From Veerathi Veeran · 1964

Lyricist
Puratchi Dasan
Singers
S. Janaki, T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Rajan Nagendra
Movie name
Veerathi Veeran
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
3 Jun 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Innum innum idhu
Yedhoyedho ketpadhu yedhu
Innum innum idhu
Yedhoyedho ketpadhu yedhu
Kann pechilum en moochilum
Yedho oru suvai thondrudhu
Innum innum idhu
Yedhoyedho ketpadhu yedhu
Kann pechilum en moochilum
Yedho oru suvai thondrudhu
Innum innum idhu
Yedhoyedho ketpadhu yedhu
Sivakkumoo kannam sivakkumoo
Nee sirithaal poocharamoo
Surakkumaa vaai manakkumoo
Nee sonnadhu un inamoo
Aaahaahahaha..aa…aa…
Vaazhkaiyil namm vaazhkaiyil
Yen vasantham thondriyathu
Aasaiyil varum ennangal
Karai thaandiya kolgai adhu
Karai thaandiya kolgai adhu
Innum innum idhu
Yedhoyedho ketpadhu yedhu
Kann pechilum en moochilum
Yedho oru suvai thondrudhu
Innum innum idhu
Yedhoyedho ketpadhu yedhu
Aadumoo idai aadumoo
Nee asainthaalum paadumoo
Angamoo idhu thangamoo
Udal adhu ondrae podhumoo
Aaahaha hoo ooo hahahaha
Yavvanam ulla sevvidhazh
Innisaiyodu veesumo
Paarkumoo kali theerkkumoo
Enai parugaamal vaattumoo
Parugaamal vaattumoo
Innum innum idhu
Yedhoyedho ketpadhu yedhu
Kann pechilum en moochilum
Yedho oru suvai thondrudhu
More and more,
What is this longing that asks for more?
More and more,
What is this longing that asks for more?
In the language of the eyes and in my breath,
A strange sweetness begins to awaken.
More and more,
What is this longing that asks for more?
In the language of the eyes and in my breath,
A strange sweetness begins to awaken.
More and more,
What is this longing that asks for more?
Will your cheeks turn rosy and blush?
When you smile, is it a string of blossoms?
Will sweetness flow, will your lips be fragrant?
Is what you spoke the sweet nature of your kind?
Aahahaha... ah... ah...
In life, in our life,
Why has spring suddenly arrived?
The thoughts born of deep desire,
Have broken past every boundary.
Have broken past every boundary.
More and more,
What is this longing that asks for more?
In the language of the eyes and in my breath,
A strange sweetness begins to awaken.
More and more,
What is this longing that asks for more?
Will that slender waist sway?
Does it make music whenever you move?
Is this your body, or is it shining gold?
Is this physical form alone ever enough?
Aahaha hoo ooh hahaha
Will these youthful, crimson lips
Breathe with the sweetness of music?
Will you look at me and satisfy this joy,
Or torment me without drinking me in?
Torment me without drinking me in?
More and more,
What is this longing that asks for more?
In the language of the eyes and in my breath,
A strange sweetness begins to awaken.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Innum Innum Idhu' from the 1964 film Veerathi Veeran is a classic romantic duet that vividly expresses the growing intoxication and sweetness of love. The song captures a conversational interplay between the lovers as they marvel at the physiological and emotional changes brought about by passion—the blushing of cheeks, the unspoken language of the eyes, and the springtime feeling blooming in their lives. Through evocative sensory imagery, the couple questions whether the physical world and mere words can truly contain the boundary-transcending feelings of desire and devotion they feel for each other.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Edugai & Monai)

“Innum innum idhu”

The repetition of 'Innum innum' at the beginning of stanzas creates a rhythmic urgency and highlights endless longing.

Rhyme / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Sivakkumoo kannam sivakkumoo / Nee sirithaal poocharamoo”

The lines feature end-rhyme with recurring '-moo' endings creating a musical, questioning cadence.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Nee sirithaal poocharamoo / Angamoo idhu thangamoo”

Comparing a smile to a garland of flowers ('poocharamoo') and a body to pure gold ('thangamoo').

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Trivia

Veerathi Veeran (1964) featured music composed by Rajan-Nagendra, a famous Kannada composer duo who selectively worked on Tamil films. Lyricist Puratchi Dasan provided deeply poetic Tamil verses for this melody, rendered masterfully by T. M. Soundararajan and S. Janaki.

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