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Lyrics & meaning

Iravaaga Nee

From Idhu Enna Maayam · 2015

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers: G. V. Prakash Kumar, Saindhavi
Music director: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name: Idhu Enna Maayam
Movie release year: 2015
Lyrics added on: 5 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Iravaaga nee

Nilavaaga naan

Uravaadum neram

Sugam taanada

Tholayum nodi

Kidaithenadi

Ithudhaano kaadhal

Arindhenadi

Karai ne penna

Unnai theendum

Alayaai naanae

Ohh nuraiyagii

Nenjam thudikka

Ondrodu ondraai kalakka

Ennuyirae

Kaathoram kaadhal uraikka

Ohh oru paarvai

Vendum irakka

Ennuyirae maru paarvai

Pothum pirakka

Iravaaga nee

Nilavaaga naan

Uravaadum neram

Sugam taanada

Tholayum nodi

Kidaithenadi

Ithudhaano kaadhal

Arindhenadi

Vizhi thotatha viral thotatha

Enadhan aanmai theendi penmai

Poo poothatha

Anal suttadha kulir vittatha

Adada enn naanam indru

Vidai pettratha

Ne naan mattum

Vazhgindra ulagam pothum

Unn thol saayum

Idam pothumae

Unn per solli

Silirkindra inbamm podhum

Irandhalum meendum pilaipen

Ondrodu ondraai kalakka

Ennuyirae

Kaathoram kaadhal uraikka

Mazhai enbatha

Veyil enbatha

Pennae unn peranbai

Naan puyal enbatha

Mei enbatha

Poii enbatha

Meiyaana poi thaan ingae

Mei aanatha

Adiyae pennae

Ariyaatha pillai naanae

Thaai pol ennai

Nee thaangha va

Madi mel anbae

Ponn oonjjal naanum seithae

Thaalata unnai azhaipen

Iravaaga nee…

Male :Iravaaga nee

Female :Nilavaaga naan…

Male :Nilavaaga naan

Female :Uravaadum neram

Sugam taanada

You as the night,

Me as the moon,

The time we spend together,

Is so sweet, my love.

The moment I was lost,

I found myself, my girl.

Is this what love is?

Now I know, my girl.

You are the shore, my girl,

And I am the wave

That touches you.

Oh, turning into seafoam,

As my heart beats fast,

To merge together as one,

My sweetheart,

Whispering love into your ears...

Oh, one look from you

Is enough to die for,

My sweetheart, another look

Is enough to be born again.

You as the night,

Me as the moon,

The time we spend together,

Is so sweet, my love.

The moment I was lost,

I found myself, my girl.

Is this what love is?

Now I know, my girl.

Did your eyes touch me, or was it your fingers?

Did your touch awaken my womanhood

And make it bloom like a flower?

Did the warmth burn me, or did the chill leave me?

Oh my, has my shyness today

Bid me farewell?

A world where only you and I live

Is more than enough for me.

Just a place to rest on your shoulder

Is all I ever need.

The joy of shivering with delight

Just by speaking your name is enough;

Even if I die, I will come back to life.

To merge together as one,

My sweetheart,

Whispering love into your ears...

Shall I call it rain?

Shall I call it sunshine?

Girl, this immense love of yours,

Shall I call it a storm?

Shall I call it the truth?

Shall I call it a lie?

Has an innocent lie

Become the ultimate truth here?

Oh, my dear girl,

I am just an innocent child.

Like a mother,

Come hold and protect me.

On my lap, my love,

I will make a golden swing,

And call you close to sing a lullaby.

You as the night...

Male: You as the night,

Female: Me as the moon...

Male: Me as the moon,

Female: The time we spend together,

Is so sweet, my love.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a tender and intimate romantic duet that expresses the deep emotional and physical connection between two lovers. They describe their relationship using vivid natural imagery, contrasting and pairing themselves as the night and the moon, or the shore and the wave that foam upon contact. The lyrics articulate how love brings rebirth, dissolves shyness, and creates a cozy world where only the two of them exist. Written with poetic depth by Na. Muthukumar, the song captures the paradoxes of love—how it can feel like both a gentle rain and a fierce storm, or how a playful fantasy becomes the ultimate reality. The couple expresses mutual comfort, viewing each other as sanctuary, comfort, and life itself.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Iravaaga nee / Nilavaaga naan”

Compares the lovers directly to nature elements—the lover as the night and the speaker as the moon.

Visual Imagery

“Karai ne penna / Unnai theendum / Alayaai naanae / Ohh nuraiyagii”

Creates a vivid visual metaphor of the wave touching the shore and dissolving into foam upon intimacy.

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Meiyaana poi thaan ingae / Mei aanatha”

Combines contradictory ideas where a 'truthful lie' evolves into absolute truth.

Edhugai (Second letter rhyme)

“Anal suttadha kulir vittatha / Adada enn naanam indru”

Rhyming of the second letter 'n' in adjacent lines ('Anal' / 'Enn').

Did you know?

Trivia

The song is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for the 2015 romantic film 'Idhu Enna Maayam', directed by A. L. Vijay. The film marked the Tamil debut of award-winning actress Keerthy Suresh opposite Vikram Prabhu. The lyrics were crafted by the renowned late lyricist Na. Muthukumar, known for his emotive duets.

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