Iravugalil
From Ponmaalai Pozhudhu · 2012
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Karthik, Steeve Vatz
- Music director
- C. Sathya
- Details
- Ponmaalai Pozhudhu2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………… | [Instrumental introduction] |
| Male | |
| Iravugalil iravugalil | In the nights, in the nights |
| Mudhal muraiyaai yengugiren | For the very first time, I long with desire |
| Female :Aaaaa…….aa.aaa……aaa… | Female: Aaaaa.......aa.aaa......aaa... |
| Male :Nilavoliyil unai ninaithu | Male: Thinking of you in the moonlight |
| Thuli thuliyaai thungugiren | I sleep drop by drop / bit by bit |
| Male | |
| Podhum vedhanai | This pain is enough |
| Pennae unai | Oh girl, you |
| Ipothae paarthaaga vendum | I must see right now |
| Pongum kaadhalai | Until my overflowing love |
| Sollum varai | Is spoken out loud |
| Kaatrodu kaatraaga vendum | I want to turn into wind along with the wind |
| Male | |
| Aruginilae un aruginilae | Near you, right by your side |
| Mudhal muraiyaai yengugiren | For the very first time, I long with desire |
| Nilavoliyil unai ninaithu | Thinking of you in the moonlight |
| Thuli thuliyaai thungugiren | I sleep drop by drop |
| Chorus | |
| This is a bluesy song | This is a bluesy song |
| You got bluey eyes | You got bluey eyes |
| Vendum vendum nee | I want you, I want you |
| But dont hypnotize | But don't hypnotize |
| Chorus | |
| I will pay the price | I will pay the price |
| Mamakku neram right | The time is right for this guy |
| Oh..oh..right right right | Oh..oh..right right right |
| Ne enthan lover girl | You are my lover girl |
| Unnodu i want to dance | I want to dance with you |
| Nee enthan icy swirl | You are my icy swirl |
| Ennodu why dont u dance | Why don't you dance with me? |
| Un kangal enai kavarndhu.. | Your eyes allure me... |
| Oh..dhu dhu dhu ..kolluthae… | Oh... they are killing me... |
| Male | |
| Oru sol nee sonnaal | If you say a single word |
| Vendam endra solven | I will say 'no' to everything else |
| Nee ketkum ondrai | Anything that you ask for |
| Vaanga engum selven | I will go anywhere to get it for you |
| Male | |
| Vidai vendaamalae | Without needing an answer |
| Kelvi naan ketkiren | I ask a question |
| Bathil vanthaalumae | Even if an answer comes |
| Vaangaamal pogiren | I leave without taking it |
| Male | |
| Kazhuthu changiliyil en peyarai | In your neck chain, my name |
| Ezhuthi nee korkanum | You should engrave and wear |
| Thudikkum un idhayam pesuvathai | What your beating heart speaks |
| Arugil naan ketkanum | I want to listen close by |
| Nerungi naan varugiren | I am coming closer |
| Virumbiyae karaigiren | I am gladly melting away |
| Male | |
| Podhum vedhanai | This pain is enough |
| Pennae unai | Oh girl, you |
| Ipothae paarthaaga vendum | I must see right now |
| Pongum kaadhalai | Until my overflowing love |
| Sollum varai | Is spoken out loud |
| Kaatrodu kaatraaga vendum | I want to turn into wind along with the wind |
| Male | |
| Iravugalil iravugalil | In the nights, in the nights |
| Mudhal muraiyaai yengugiren | For the very first time, I long with desire |
| Nilavoliyil unai ninaithu | Thinking of you in the moonlight |
| Thuli thuliyaai thungugiren..ohh.. | I sleep drop by drop.. ohh.. |
..........................
[Instrumental introduction]
இரவுகளில்
இரவுகளில் முதல்
முறையாய் ஏங்குகிறேன்
ஆஆ ஆ ஆ ஆஆ
நிலவொளியில்
உன்னை நினைத்து துளி
துளியாய் தூங்குகிறேன்
In the nights, in the nights
For the very first time, I long with desire
Female: Aaaaa.......aa.aaa......aaa...
Male: Thinking of you in the moonlight
I sleep drop by drop / bit by bit
போதும் வேதனை
பெண்ணே உன்னை இப்போதே
பார்த்தாக வேண்டும் பொங்கும்
காதலை சொல்லும் வரை
காற்றோடு காற்றாக வேண்டும்
This pain is enough
Oh girl, you
I must see right now
Until my overflowing love
Is spoken out loud
I want to turn into wind along with the wind
அருகினிலே
உன் அருகினிலே முதல்
முறையாய் ஏங்குகிறேன்
நிலவொளியில் உன்னை
நினைத்து துளி துளியாய்
தூங்குகிறேன்
Near you, right by your side
For the very first time, I long with desire
Thinking of you in the moonlight
I sleep drop by drop
திஸ் இஸ் எ
ப்ளூஸ்ஸி சாங் யூ
காட் ப்ளூ ஐஸ் வேண்டும்
வேண்டும் நீ பட் டோன்ட்
ஹிப்னோடைஸ்
This is a bluesy song
You got bluey eyes
I want you, I want you
But don't hypnotize
ஐ வில் பே தி
பிரைஸ் மாமாக்கு
நேரம் ரைட் ஓ ஓ
ரைட் ரைட் ரைட் நீ
எந்தன் லவ்வர் கேர்ள்
உன்னோடு ஐ வாண்ட்
டு டான்ஸ் நீ எந்தன் ஐசி
ஸ்விர்ல் என்னோடு ஒய்
டோன்ட் யூ டான்ஸ் உன்
கண்கள் என்னை கவர்ந்து
ஓ து து து கொல்லுதே
I will pay the price
The time is right for this guy
Oh..oh..right right right
You are my lover girl
I want to dance with you
You are my icy swirl
Why don't you dance with me?
Your eyes allure me...
Oh... they are killing me...
ஒரு சொல் நீ
சொன்னால் வேண்டாம்
என்றா சொல்வேன் நீ
கேட்கும் ஒன்றை வாங்க
எங்கும் செல்வேன்
If you say a single word
I will say 'no' to everything else
Anything that you ask for
I will go anywhere to get it for you
விடை வேண்டாமலே
கேள்வி நான் கேட்கிறேன் பதில்
வந்தாலுமே வாங்காமல்
போகிறேன்
Without needing an answer
I ask a question
Even if an answer comes
I leave without taking it
கழுத்து சங்கலியில்
என் பெயரை எழுதி நீ
கோர்க்கணும் துடிக்கும்
உன் இதயம் பேசுவதை
அருகில் நான் கேட்கணும்
நெருங்கி நான் வருகிறேன்
விரும்பியே கரைகிறேன்
In your neck chain, my name
You should engrave and wear
What your beating heart speaks
I want to listen close by
I am coming closer
I am gladly melting away
போதும் வேதனை
பெண்ணே உன்னை இப்போதே
பார்த்தாக வேண்டும் பொங்கும்
காதலை சொல்லும் வரை
காற்றோடு காற்றாக வேண்டும்
This pain is enough
Oh girl, you
I must see right now
Until my overflowing love
Is spoken out loud
I want to turn into wind along with the wind
இரவுகளில்
இரவுகளில் முதல்
முறையாய் ஏங்குகிறேன்
நிலவொளியில் உன்னை
நினைத்து துளி துளியாய்
தூங்குகிறேன் ஓ
In the nights, in the nights
For the very first time, I long with desire
Thinking of you in the moonlight
I sleep drop by drop.. ohh..
………………………………
[Instrumental introduction]
Iravugalil iravugalil
In the nights, in the nights
Mudhal muraiyaai yengugiren
For the very first time, I long with desire
Female :Aaaaa…….aa.aaa……aaa…
Female: Aaaaa.......aa.aaa......aaa...
Male :Nilavoliyil unai ninaithu
Male: Thinking of you in the moonlight
Thuli thuliyaai thungugiren
I sleep drop by drop / bit by bit
Podhum vedhanai
This pain is enough
Pennae unai
Oh girl, you
Ipothae paarthaaga vendum
I must see right now
Pongum kaadhalai
Until my overflowing love
Sollum varai
Is spoken out loud
Kaatrodu kaatraaga vendum
I want to turn into wind along with the wind
Aruginilae un aruginilae
Near you, right by your side
Mudhal muraiyaai yengugiren
For the very first time, I long with desire
Nilavoliyil unai ninaithu
Thinking of you in the moonlight
Thuli thuliyaai thungugiren
I sleep drop by drop
This is a bluesy song
This is a bluesy song
You got bluey eyes
You got bluey eyes
Vendum vendum nee
I want you, I want you
But dont hypnotize
But don't hypnotize
I will pay the price
I will pay the price
Mamakku neram right
The time is right for this guy
Oh..oh..right right right
Oh..oh..right right right
Ne enthan lover girl
You are my lover girl
Unnodu i want to dance
I want to dance with you
Nee enthan icy swirl
You are my icy swirl
Ennodu why dont u dance
Why don't you dance with me?
Un kangal enai kavarndhu..
Your eyes allure me...
Oh..dhu dhu dhu ..kolluthae…
Oh... they are killing me...
Oru sol nee sonnaal
If you say a single word
Vendam endra solven
I will say 'no' to everything else
Nee ketkum ondrai
Anything that you ask for
Vaanga engum selven
I will go anywhere to get it for you
Vidai vendaamalae
Without needing an answer
Kelvi naan ketkiren
I ask a question
Bathil vanthaalumae
Even if an answer comes
Vaangaamal pogiren
I leave without taking it
Kazhuthu changiliyil en peyarai
In your neck chain, my name
Ezhuthi nee korkanum
You should engrave and wear
Thudikkum un idhayam pesuvathai
What your beating heart speaks
Arugil naan ketkanum
I want to listen close by
Nerungi naan varugiren
I am coming closer
Virumbiyae karaigiren
I am gladly melting away
Podhum vedhanai
This pain is enough
Pennae unai
Oh girl, you
Ipothae paarthaaga vendum
I must see right now
Pongum kaadhalai
Until my overflowing love
Sollum varai
Is spoken out loud
Kaatrodu kaatraaga vendum
I want to turn into wind along with the wind
Iravugalil iravugalil
In the nights, in the nights
Mudhal muraiyaai yengugiren
For the very first time, I long with desire
Nilavoliyil unai ninaithu
Thinking of you in the moonlight
Thuli thuliyaai thungugiren..ohh..
I sleep drop by drop.. ohh..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Iravugalil Iravugalil from Ponmaalai Pozhudhu (2012) is a romantic bluesy track expressing intense longing and sweet torment experienced by a lover during restless nights. Thinking of his beloved under the moonlight, the protagonist realizes that the pain of separation is unbearable and longs to be reunited with her immediately. He expresses his desire to dissolve into the wind to reach her side and be close enough to hear her heartbeat. The song captures the ecstasy, obsession, and surrender of first love through a modern mix of Tamil poetry and English lyrics.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition (Edugai)
“Iravugalil iravugalil”
The repetition of 'iravugalil' at the start of the line emphasizes the endless, melancholic weight of restless nights spent in longing.
Metaphor
“Thuli thuliyaai thungugiren”
Comparing sleep to falling in drops ('thuli thuliyaai'), illustrating fragmented, restless sleep caused by lingering thoughts of love.
Hyperbole / Imagery
“Kaatrodu kaatraaga vendum”
Expressing an exaggerated romantic desire to blend seamlessly into the breeze just to reach and communicate love to the beloved.
Contrast / Oxymoron
“Vidai vendaamalae / Kelvi naan ketkiren”
Highlights the paradoxical nature of love where questions are asked without seeking answers, conveying emotional excitement over logical dialogue.
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Trivia
The film Ponmaalai Pozhudhu (2012) features music composed by C. Sathya. 'Iravugalil Iravugalil' was penned by lyricist Madhan Karky, who blended contemporary Tanglish elements with classic romantic metaphors, and was sung by Karthik along with Sunitha Sarathy.
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