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Lyrics & meaning

Iru Kangal Pesum Velai

From Dhilip Varman Album – 2008 · 2008

Lyricist
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Singer
Dhilip Varman
Music director
Dhilip Varman
Details
Dhilip Varman Album – 20082008

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Iru kangal pesum velai…When two eyes speak to each other...
Kaadhal sonna vaarthaiyil…In the words that conveyed love...
Kaadhalaana aasaigalDesires turned into love
Ullam engum kooduthae…Are gathering all over my heart...
Male
Unnai naanum serum kaalamThe time when I will unite with you
Endru vandhu koodumo…When will that day arrive...
Antha sorgam kaanavaeJust to see that paradise
Mounam aagi theigiren…I am eroding away in silence...
Male
En swasamae…en swasamae..My breath... my breath...
Oru murai thalatidaTo sing a lullaby once
Thendralaagi vaa vaaCome as the gentle breeze, come
Male
En swasamae…en swasamae..My breath... my breath...
Oru murai thalatidaTo sing a lullaby once
Vennilavae nee vaa…Oh moonlight, please come...
Male
Unnil ennai kaanbathae…Seeing myself in you...
Ennil unnai kaanbathae..Seeing you in myself...
Kaaranangal ketta pothuWhen asking for reasons
Nesam ennidam…Affection tells me...
Male
Koorukindra vaarthaiyilIn the words it speaks
Naan arintha sonthangalThe relationships I have known
Nooru kodi jenmamA hundred crore lifetimes
Enthan kannil thondruthae…Appear before my eyes...
Male
Aaahaa…….aaaahaaaa…Aaahaa.......aaaahaaaa...
Male
Ovvoru thudipumEvery heartbeat
Unthan swasamaai…Becoming your breath...
Ovvoru vizhipumEvery gaze
Unthan kaanalaai…Becoming a vision of you...
Male
Maatri sendra antha penmaiThat womanhood who transformed me and left
Entha devathaiWhich angel is she?
Enghu endru naanum thedaAs I search for where she is
Unnil kaangiren…unnil kaangiren…I see her in you... I see her in you...
Avalai unnil kaangiren..I see her in you..
Male
Unmai kaadhalum indruCan true love today
Endrum marainthidumaa..Ever disappear forever..
Nee engu sendralum..Wherever you go..
Nilavaaga naan varuven..I will come as the moon..
Iravil thondrumAppearing in the night
Antha menmaiyaana nerathilIn that gentle time
Male
Unnil ennai kaanbathae…Seeing myself in you...
Ennil unnai kaanbathae..Seeing you in myself...
Kaaranangal ketta pothuWhen asking for reasons
Nesam ennidam…Affection tells me...
Male
Koorukindra vaarthaiyilIn the words it speaks
Naan arintha sonthangalThe relationships I have known
Nooru kodi jenmamA hundred crore lifetimes
Enthan kannil thondruthae…Appear before my eyes...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a deeply emotional Tamil romantic ballad expressing the overwhelming depth of love, longing, and spiritual connection between two lovers. The speaker describes how silent eye contact speaks volumes, turning simple desires into a profound devotion that echoes across a hundred crore lifetimes. The lover yearns for reunion, addressing their beloved as their breath, calling upon them like a soothing breeze or gentle moonlight to lull their restless soul.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Chiasmus / Parallelism

Unnil ennai kaanbathae… / Ennil unnai kaanbathae..

The inverted structure of 'Unnil ennai kaanbathae / Ennil unnai kaanbathae' creates a poetic reflection showing complete spiritual unity between the lovers.

Anaphora (Adukku Thodaru)

En swasamae…en swasamae..

The repetition of 'En swasamae' emphasizes deep affection and breathless emotional dependence.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Nooru kodi jenmam

'Nooru kodi jenmam' (a hundred crore lifetimes) hyperbolically stresses the eternal depth of their bond.

Metaphor / Personification

Thendralaagi vaa vaa

Inviting the lover to become the gentle breeze ('Thendralaagi vaa vaa') and the moon ('Nilavaaga naan varuven') uses natural metaphors for comfort and eternal presence.

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Trivia

Dhilip Varman is an iconic Malaysian Tamil independent artist whose album songs from the mid-2000s became huge romantic anthems across South Asia and the global Tamil diaspora.

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