Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Ippadi Oar

From Paagan · 2012

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
Nivas, Sharanya
Music director
James Vasanthan
Details
Paagan2012

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Haaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…..Ah...
Haa….aaa….aaa….aa……Ah...
Male
Ippadi or kangalai kandadhillaiI have never seen eyes like these before
Enna solla ennidam vaarthai illaI have no words to express what I feel
Uyir pirindhu pogudhaeMy soul seems to depart from me
Imai virithu ennai nee paarkkaiyilWhen you open your eyes and look at me
Manam udaindhu pogudhaeMy heart breaks into pieces
Dhooram pogaiyilWhen you distance yourself away
Male
Enai marandhu yosikkirenI lose myself in thoughts of you
Enakkul dhinam pesugirenI converse with myself every single day
Uyir niraiya nesikkirenI love you with all my soul
Ninaivizhandhu swaasikkirenI breathe while losing my senses
Female
Ippadi or nilaiyil nindradhillaiI have never stood in such a state before
Enna solla ennidam vaarthai illaiI have no words to express what I feel
Paravai pola parakkirenI soar high like a bird
En aruginil mella nee nerungaiyilAs you slowly draw closer to me
Padapadathu thavikkirenMy heart flutters with agitation
Undhan paarvaiyilUnder your mesmerizing gaze
Female
Enai marandhu yosikkirenI lose myself in thoughts of you
Enakkul dhinam pesugirenI converse with myself every single day
Uyir niraiya nesikkirenI love you with all my soul
Ninaivizhandhu swaasikkirenI breathe while losing my senses
Male
Haa….aaa….aaa…aaa…aa…Ah...
Female
Kai kuzhandhai pola maarudhaeIt turns into a tender child
KaadhalumLove itself
Iravugalil thookkathai kalaikkumDisturbing my sleep throughout the nights
Male
Kai vilanghu pola aagudhaeIt turns into a pair of handcuffs
NimidamumEvery minute
Yugam yena mella adu nagarumMoves as slowly as an entire era
Female
Anbae en anbae en nenjoramaaiMy love, oh my love, by my heart's side
Ragasiya kalavaram kandenI experienced a secret emotional turmoil
Male
Unnidathil en anbai naan sollaJust to convey my love to you
Uyirodu vaazndhenadi…I stayed alive, my dear...
Male
Enai marandhu yosikkirenI lose myself in thoughts of you
Enakkul dhinam pesugirenI converse with myself every single day
Uyir niraiya nesikkirenI love you with all my soul
Ninaivizhandhu swaasikkirenI breathe while losing my senses
Male
Haa…mazhai thuliyinAh... like raindrops
Vadivam udaiya naam nodigalilIn the fleeting moments shaped like us
Eeram adhu mannodu irukkumThe moisture lingers forever with the earth
Female
Oru ilaiyin payanam mudiyalaamA leaf's journey may come to an end
KaattrilaeFloating in the wind
Kilaigalidam suvadugal irukkumYet its traces remain on the branches
Male
Nenjae en nenjodu nee vaazhgiraaiOh heart, you live within my heart
Unakkadhai kaattida vandhenI came to reveal that to you
Female
Unadharugil illaamal ponaalumEven if I am not physically near you
Un anbai naan kaangirenI still feel and behold your love
Female
Enai marandhu yosikkirenI lose myself in thoughts of you
Enakkul dhinam pesugirenI converse with myself every single day
Uyir niraiya nesikkirenI love you with all my soul
Ninaivizhandhu swaasikkirenI breathe while losing my senses
Male
Ippadi or kangalai kandadhillaiI have never seen eyes like these before
Female :Enna solla ennidam vaarthai illaiFemale : I have no words to express what I feel
Male :Haa… uyir pirindhu pogudhaeMale : Ah... my soul seems to depart from me
Female :En aruginil mella nee nerungaiyilFemale : As you slowly draw closer to me
Male :Manam udaindhu pogudhaeMale : My heart breaks into pieces
Female :Undhan paarvaiyilFemale : Under your mesmerizing gaze
Female
Enai marandhu yosikkirenI lose myself in thoughts of you
Male :Enakkul dhinam pesugirenMale : I converse with myself every single day
Female :Uyir niraiya nesikkirenFemale : I love you with all my soul
Both :Ninaivizhandhu swaasikkirenBoth : I breathe while losing my senses

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is a deeply expressive romantic track portraying the overwhelm of profound love. The lovers describe how the sight and proximity of each other induce feelings of ecstasy, agitation, and sheer devotion. Love is poetically compared to a child, handcuffs of time, and raindrops leaving moisture on the soil even after they disappear.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Paravai pola parakkiren

Compares flying in happiness to a bird ('Paravai pola parakkiren') and time moving slowly to an era ('Yugam yena mella adu nagarum').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kai kuzhandhai pola maarudhae

Compares love to a newborn infant ('Kai kuzhandhai pola maarudhae kaadhalum') and restless thoughts to handcuffs ('Kai vilanghu pola aagudhae').

Anaphora / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

Enai marandhu yosikkiren

Repetition of starting rhythmic structures across the refrain 'Enai marandhu / Enakkul dhinam / Uyir niraiya / Ninaivizhandhu'.

Did you know?

Trivia

The song features lyrics written by Mohan Rajan for the 2012 Tamil comedy-drama film 'Paagan', starring Srikanth and Janani Iyer, with music composed by James Vasanthan.

Keep listening

More from Paagan