♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Yei iraivanae iraivanae	Oh God, my God!
Untham arul pozhivaaya	Will you shower your grace?
Idhayathil nirainthae vazhivaaya	Will you fill my heart and flow over?
Ennul nee nirainthaal	If you fill me from within,
Athai vida yethai yethai naan ketpen	What else could I ever ask for?
Nee varuvaaya	Will you come?
Male
Vaarayo vaarayo	Won't you come, won't you come?
Enakkoru karamthara vaarayo	Won't you come to lend me a helping hand?
Paarayo paarayo	Won't you look, won't you look?
Unakkena vizhum thuli paarayo	Won't you look at the tear falling for you?
Male
Ohoo…oo…	Ohoo...oo...
Theerayo theerayo	Won't it end, won't it end?
Nodiyinil nedunthuyar theerayo	Won't my long sorrow end in a second?
Thaarayo thaarayo	Won't you give, won't you give?
Idhayathil eriporul thaarayo	Won't you give fuel to the heart?
Male
Aadai neethanae	You are my attire,
En medai neethanae	You are my stage,
Ennul ennullae aadum	The dance that dances deep within me,
Aattam neethanae	You are that dance!
Male
Kaalgal neethanae	You are my legs,
En kaatrum neethanae	You are my breath/wind,
Ennul ennullae odum	The movement/flow running deep within me,
Oottam neethanae	You are that flow!
Chorus
Irulil vizhuven	I might fall into darkness,
Valiyinil surundae azhuven	I might curl up in pain and cry,
Aruvanae unaiyae thozhuven	Oh Formless One, I will worship only you,
Karam thara udanae ezhuven	If you extend a hand, I will rise instantly!
Chorus
Iraiva iraiva	Oh God, Oh God!
Thisaikodu iraiva iraiva	Show the direction, Oh God, Oh God!
Isaithidu iraiva iraiva	Make the music play, Oh God, Oh God!
Asaithidu iraiva iraiva	Move me/make me dance, Oh God, Oh God!
Male
Vaarayo vaarayo	Won't you come, won't you come?
Enakkoru karamthara vaarayo	Won't you come to lend me a helping hand?
Paarayo paarayo	Won't you look, won't you look?
Unakkena vizhum thuli paarayo	Won't you look at the tear falling for you?
Male
Thadaigalae kidaiyaathae enakku	There are no obstacles for me,
Niruthida theriyaathae enakku	I do not know how to stop,
Asaivathu ellamae unakku…	Every movement belongs to you...
Nee ennullae	You are inside me!
Male
Karuvarai nadanam un poruppu	The dance in the womb is your responsibility,
Mudivenum nadanam un poruppu	The final dance is your responsibility,
Athuvarai manamengum neruppu	Until then, there is fire throughout my mind,
Neethanae en iraiva	You alone are my God!
Chorus
Irulaai irulaai irulathan pularaai	As darkness, as darkness, as the dawn of that darkness,
Pularaai pularaai pularathan kathiraai	As dawn, as dawn, as the ray of that dawn,
Kathiraai kathiraai kathirathan oliyaai	As ray, as ray, as the light of that ray,
Oliyaai oliyaai manadhinil niraivaayo	As light, as light, won't you fill my mind?
Male
En paadham vaikindra	The kisses that my feet place on the ground belong to you,
Muththangal unthan sontham	The joys that bloom in my eyes belong to you,
En kannil pookkindra	The sounds you hear in my heart belong to you,
Inbamgal unthan sondham	Every applause that I witness belongs to you!
Male
En nenjil nee ketkum	Oh God, Oh God!
Saththangal unthan sondham	Show the direction, Oh God, Oh God!
Naan kaanum kaithattal	Make the music play, Oh God, Oh God!
Ovvondrum unthan sondham	Move me/make me dance, Oh God, Oh God!
Chorus
{Iraiva iraiva
Thisaikodu iraiva iraiva
Isaithidu iraiva iraiva
Asaithidu iraiva iraiva} (4)

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