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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
Details
Idhu Enna Maayam2015

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Iravaaga neeYou as the night
Nilavaaga naanMe as the moon
Uravaadum neramThe time when we connect
Sugam taanadaIs pure bliss, my dear
Male
Tholayum nodiAt the moment I was lost
KidaithenadiI found myself, my girl
Ithudhaano kaadhalIs this what love is?
ArindhenadiI realized it, my girl
Male
Karai ne pennaAre you the shore, my girl?
Unnai theendumThat touches you
Alayaai naanaeI am like the wave
Female
Ohh nuraiyagiiOh, turning into foam
Nenjam thudikkaWith heart beating fast
Ondrodu ondraai kalakkaTo merge into one another as one
EnnuyiraeOh my life
Kaathoram kaadhal uraikkaTo whisper love in your ear
Male
Ohh oru paarvaiOh, one glance
Vendum irakkaIs needed to show mercy
Ennuyirae maru paarvaiOh my life, another glance
Pothum pirakkaIs enough for me to be reborn
Female
Iravaaga neeYou as the night
Nilavaaga naanMe as the moon
Uravaadum neramThe time when we connect
Sugam taanadaIs pure bliss, my dear
Male
Tholayum nodiAt the moment I was lost
KidaithenadiI found myself, my girl
Ithudhaano kaadhalIs this what love is?
ArindhenadiI realized it, my girl
Male
Vizhi thotatha viral thotathaDid the eyes touch, or did the fingers touch?
Enadhan aanmai theendi penmaiTouching my masculinity, did femininity
Poo poothathaBloom like a flower?
Female
Anal suttadha kulir vittathaDid the heat burn, or did the cold release?
Adada enn naanam indruOh my, has my shyness today
Vidai pettrathaTaken leave and departed?
Male
Ne naan mattumJust you and me
Vazhgindra ulagam pothumThe world we live in is enough
Unn thol saayumLeaning on your shoulder
Idam pothumaeThat place alone is enough
Female
Unn per solliSaying your name
Silirkindra inbamm podhumThe bliss of getting thrill is enough
Irandhalum meendum pilaipenEven if I die, I will survive again
Male
Ondrodu ondraai kalakkaTo merge into one another as one
EnnuyiraeOh my life
Kaathoram kaadhal uraikkaTo whisper love in your ear
Male
Mazhai enbathaShall I call it rain?
Veyil enbathaShall I call it sunshine?
Pennae unn peranbaiGirl, your great love
Naan puyal enbathaShall I call it a storm?
Female
Mei enbathaShall I call it truth?
Poii enbathaShall I call it a lie?
Meiyaana poi thaan ingaeOnly a truthful lie here
Mei aanathaHas become the truth
Male
Adiyae pennaeOh my girl
Ariyaatha pillai naanaeI am an innocent child
Thaai pol ennaiLike a mother
Nee thaangha vaCome to hold and support me
Female
Madi mel anbaeOn my lap, my love
Ponn oonjjal naanum seithaeMaking a golden swing
Thaalata unnai azhaipenI will invite you to sing a lullaby
Female
Iravaaga nee…You as the night...
Male :Iravaaga neeMale: You as the night
Female :Nilavaaga naan…Female: Me as the moon...
Male :Nilavaaga naanMale: Me as the moon
Female :Uravaadum neramFemale: The time when we connect
Sugam taanadaIs pure bliss, my dear

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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').

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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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