Iravu Vettai Aaduthey
From Maanagaram · 2017
- Lyricist
- Lalithanand
- Singer
- Suraj Jagan
- Music director
- Javed Riaz
- Details
- Maanagaram2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Iravu vettai aaduthae | The night goes hunting. |
| Iraiena vazhvai kekkuthae | It demands life as its prey. |
| Iravukku kangal koodiyae | Eyes gather and multiply for the night. |
| Immaikuthae padhai thediyae | It blinks while searching for a path. |
| Male | |
| Thookam illamal thurathuthae | It chases without allowing sleep. |
| Thooku kairaagi miratuthae | It threatens like a hangman's rope. |
| Idhu nagaram managaram | This is a city, a metropolis. |
| Atharukku nooru mugam | It possesses a hundred faces. |
| Chorus | |
| Saama saama saama pozhudhilae | In the deep midnight hours, |
| Sathurangha aatam irulilae | A game of chess plays out in the dark. |
| Gama gama vaasam panathilae | There is a sweet aroma in money. |
| Male | |
| Iravu vettai aaduthae | The night goes hunting. |
| Iraiena vazhvai kekkuthae | It demands life as its prey. |
| Iravukku kangal koodiyae | Eyes gather and multiply for the night. |
| Immaikuthae padhai thediyae | It blinks while searching for a path. |
| Male | |
| Punnagai minnidum munn iravu | The early night where smiles gleam, |
| Pudhu pudhu vannam tharum | Brings brand new vibrant colors, |
| Ennavo bothai varum | And brings a strange intoxication. |
| Pinnani kondathu pinn iravu | The late night carries a secret background, |
| Pudhirgalai kattru tharum | It teaches complex riddles, |
| Pottai thirakkum | And unlocks hidden secrets. |
| Male | |
| Nagarama naragama | Is this a city or is it hell? |
| Oru dhinam virkum thunbaththai | One day it sells sorrow, |
| Marudhinam virkum inbaththai | The next day it sells joy. |
| Thodaruma vidiyumaa | Will this continue? Will dawn ever break? |
| Male | |
| Engo thondridum engo serndhidum | Originating somewhere, ending somewhere, |
| Ella padhaigalum | All the paths, |
| Ella oorgalum ondrai serndhidum | And all the towns come together as one. |
| Adhu than maanagaram | That is what a metropolis is. |
| Male | |
| Iravu vettai aaduthae | The night goes hunting. |
| Iraiena vazhvai kekkuthae | It demands life as its prey. |
| Iravukku kangal koodiyae | Eyes gather and multiply for the night. |
| Immaikuthae padhai thediyae | It blinks while searching for a path. |
இரவு வேட்டை
ஆடுதே இறையென
வாழ்வை கேக்குதே
இரவுக்கு கண்கள்
கூடியே இமைக்குதே
பாதை தேடியே
The night goes hunting.
It demands life as its prey.
Eyes gather and multiply for the night.
It blinks while searching for a path.
தூக்கம் இல்லாமல்
துரத்துதே தூக்கு கயிறாகி
மிரட்டுதே இது நகரம்
மாநகரம் அதற்கு நூறு
முகம்
It chases without allowing sleep.
It threatens like a hangman's rope.
This is a city, a metropolis.
It possesses a hundred faces.
சாமா சாமா
சாமா பொழுதிலே
சதுரங்க ஆட்டம்
இருளிலே கம கம
வாசம் பணத்திலே
In the deep midnight hours,
A game of chess plays out in the dark.
There is a sweet aroma in money.
இரவு வேட்டை
ஆடுதே இறையென
வாழ்வை கேக்குதே
இரவுக்கு கண்கள்
கூடியே இமைக்குதே
பாதை தேடியே
The night goes hunting.
It demands life as its prey.
Eyes gather and multiply for the night.
It blinks while searching for a path.
புன்னகை மின்னிடும்
முன் இரவு புது புது வண்ணம்
தரும் என்னவோ போதை வரும்
பின்னணி கொண்டது பின் இரவு
புதிர்களை கற்று தரும் பூட்டை
திறக்கும்
The early night where smiles gleam,
Brings brand new vibrant colors,
And brings a strange intoxication.
The late night carries a secret background,
It teaches complex riddles,
And unlocks hidden secrets.
நகரமா நகரமா
ஒரு தினம் விற்கும்
துன்பத்தை மறுதினம்
விற்கும் இன்பத்தை
தொடருமா விடியுமா
Is this a city or is it hell?
One day it sells sorrow,
The next day it sells joy.
Will this continue? Will dawn ever break?
எங்கோ தோன்றிடும்
எங்கோ சேர்ந்திடும் எல்லா
பாதைகளும் எல்லா ஊர்களும்
ஒன்றாய் சேர்ந்திடும் அது தான்
மாநகரம்
Originating somewhere, ending somewhere,
All the paths,
And all the towns come together as one.
That is what a metropolis is.
இரவு வேட்டை
ஆடுதே இறையென
வாழ்வை கேக்குதே
இரவுக்கு கண்கள்
கூடியே இமைக்குதே
பாதை தேடியே
The night goes hunting.
It demands life as its prey.
Eyes gather and multiply for the night.
It blinks while searching for a path.
Iravu vettai aaduthae
The night goes hunting.
Iraiena vazhvai kekkuthae
It demands life as its prey.
Iravukku kangal koodiyae
Eyes gather and multiply for the night.
Immaikuthae padhai thediyae
It blinks while searching for a path.
Thookam illamal thurathuthae
It chases without allowing sleep.
Thooku kairaagi miratuthae
It threatens like a hangman's rope.
Idhu nagaram managaram
This is a city, a metropolis.
Atharukku nooru mugam
It possesses a hundred faces.
Saama saama saama pozhudhilae
In the deep midnight hours,
Sathurangha aatam irulilae
A game of chess plays out in the dark.
Gama gama vaasam panathilae
There is a sweet aroma in money.
Iravu vettai aaduthae
The night goes hunting.
Iraiena vazhvai kekkuthae
It demands life as its prey.
Iravukku kangal koodiyae
Eyes gather and multiply for the night.
Immaikuthae padhai thediyae
It blinks while searching for a path.
Punnagai minnidum munn iravu
The early night where smiles gleam,
Pudhu pudhu vannam tharum
Brings brand new vibrant colors,
Ennavo bothai varum
And brings a strange intoxication.
Pinnani kondathu pinn iravu
The late night carries a secret background,
Pudhirgalai kattru tharum
It teaches complex riddles,
Pottai thirakkum
And unlocks hidden secrets.
Nagarama naragama
Is this a city or is it hell?
Oru dhinam virkum thunbaththai
One day it sells sorrow,
Marudhinam virkum inbaththai
The next day it sells joy.
Thodaruma vidiyumaa
Will this continue? Will dawn ever break?
Engo thondridum engo serndhidum
Originating somewhere, ending somewhere,
Ella padhaigalum
All the paths,
Ella oorgalum ondrai serndhidum
And all the towns come together as one.
Adhu than maanagaram
That is what a metropolis is.
Iravu vettai aaduthae
The night goes hunting.
Iraiena vazhvai kekkuthae
It demands life as its prey.
Iravukku kangal koodiyae
Eyes gather and multiply for the night.
Immaikuthae padhai thediyae
It blinks while searching for a path.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song vividly paints the dark, unpredictable, and predatory nature of night life in a sprawling metropolis. It portrays the city as a living organism that hunts human lives, driven by money, power, and secrets. The atmosphere shifts between seductive illusions in the early night and intense, riddling dangers in the late hours, leaving residents questioning whether the city is a haven or hell. Ultimately, the song encapsulates how a metropolis becomes a hyperlinked crucible where people from all walks of life and diverse paths converge, bound together by the relentless rhythm of urban survival.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Maanidhamakkal / Uruvagarnam)
“Iravu vettai aaduthae”
The night is personified as a hunter with eyes searching for prey, giving an inanimate time period predatory human and animal traits.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Thooku kairaagi miratuthae”
The anxiety and insomnia of city life are compared directly to a threatening hangman's rope.
Metaphor (Uruvagakam)
“Sathurangha aatam irulilae”
The dark city street interactions are metaphorically depicted as a strategic game of chess.
Rhyme and Antithesis (Ethirninra Porul / Etukai)
“Oru dhinam virkum thunbaththai / Marudhinam virkum inbaththai”
Contrasting pairs like sorrow (thunbaththai) and joy (inbaththai) are used along with rhyming structures to show the polarity of urban life.
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Trivia
'Maanagaram' (2017) marked the directorial debut of critically acclaimed filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj. The music for the film was composed by Javed Riaz, and the track perfectly mirrors the hyperlink narrative structure of the film set in the chaotic urban maze of Chennai.
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