Irulenbathu
From Dark · 2025
- Lyricist
- Ganesh K Babu
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Manu Ramesan
- Details
- Dark2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Irulenbathu bayathin niram | Darkness is the color of fear |
| Uyir theeyum anainthidum dhinam | The day the flame of life gets extinguished |
| Badhil thedidum iravugal neengadha | Will the nights searching for answers never end? |
| Male | |
| Iyalaadhadhu nadanthidum ganam | The moment when the impossible happens |
| Poi pesidum nijangalum sudum | Even truths that speak lies will burn |
| Oru naal mattum urangida mudiyaadha | Is it impossible to sleep for just one day? |
| Male | |
| Raththathin eeram kondu | Carrying the moisture of blood |
| Maranathin vizhimbinil nindru | Standing on the very edge of death |
| Sirikkaththaan ennam thondraadha | Doesn't a desire to laugh arise? |
| Male | |
| Illaiyendru ninaitha ondru | Something that was thought to be non-existent |
| Muzhu uruvam edutha pinbu | After taking a complete full form |
| Veshangal kalaindhu pogadha | Won't all disguises fade away? |
| Male | |
| Irulenbathu bayathin niram | Darkness is the color of fear |
| Uyir theeyum anainthidum dhinam | The day the flame of life gets extinguished |
| Badhil thedidum iravugal neengadha | Will the nights searching for answers never end? |
| Male | |
| Iyalaadhadhu nadanthidum ganam | The moment when the impossible happens |
| Poi pesidum nijangalum sudum | Even truths that speak lies will burn |
| Oru naal mattum urangida mudiyaadha | Is it impossible to sleep for just one day? |
| Male | |
| En pagalgalin dhooram kuraivu | The duration of my days is short |
| En iravin nizhalgal naangu | The shadows of my night are four |
| Aga kuralgalin alaralgal indru | The screams of inner voices today |
| Enai vizhungidum sava kuzhi endru | Are like a grave waiting to swallow me |
| Mugam moodida thudikkum mannaaga | Like soil yearning to cover a face |
| Male | |
| Irulenbathu bayathin niram | Darkness is the color of fear |
| Uyir theeyum anainthidum dhinam | The day the flame of life gets extinguished |
| Badhil thedidum iravugal neengadha | Will the nights searching for answers never end? |
| Male | |
| Iyalaadhadhu nadanthidum ganam | The moment when the impossible happens |
| Poi pesidum nijangalum sudum | Even truths that speak lies will burn |
| Oru naal mattum urangida mudiyaadha | Is it impossible to sleep for just one day? |
| Hahaha.. | Hahaha.. |
இருள் என்பது பயத்தின் நிறம்
உயிர் தீயும் அணைந்திடும் தினம்
பதில் தேடிடும் இரவுகள் நீங்காதா
Darkness is the color of fear
The day the flame of life gets extinguished
Will the nights searching for answers never end?
இயலாதது நடந்திடும் கணம்
பொய் பேசிடும் நிஜங்களும் சுடும்
ஒரு நாள் மட்டும் உறங்கிட முடியாதா
The moment when the impossible happens
Even truths that speak lies will burn
Is it impossible to sleep for just one day?
ரத்தத்தின் ஈரம் கொண்டு
மரணத்தின் விளிம்பினில் நின்று
சிரிக்கத்தான் எண்ணம் தோன்றாதா
Carrying the moisture of blood
Standing on the very edge of death
Doesn't a desire to laugh arise?
இல்லையென்று நினைத்த ஒன்று
முழு உருவம் எடுத்த பின்பு
வேஷங்கள் கழிந்து போகாதா
Something that was thought to be non-existent
After taking a complete full form
Won't all disguises fade away?
இருள் என்பது பயத்தின் நிறம்
உயிர் தீயும் அணைந்திடும் தினம்
பதில் தேடிடும் இரவுகள் நீங்காதா
Darkness is the color of fear
The day the flame of life gets extinguished
Will the nights searching for answers never end?
இயலாதது நடந்திடும் கணம்
பொய் பேசிடும் நிஜங்களும் சுடும்
ஒரு நாள் மட்டும் உறங்கிட முடியாதா
The moment when the impossible happens
Even truths that speak lies will burn
Is it impossible to sleep for just one day?
என் பகல்களின் தூரம் குறைவு
என் இரவின் நிழல்கள் நான்கு
அக குரல்களின் அலறல்கள் இன்று
எனை விழுங்கிடும் சவ குழி என்று
முகம் மூடிட துடிக்கும் மண்ணாக
The duration of my days is short
The shadows of my night are four
The screams of inner voices today
Are like a grave waiting to swallow me
Like soil yearning to cover a face
இருள் என்பது பயத்தின் நிறம்
உயிர் தீயும் அணைந்திடும் தினம்
பதில் தேடிடும் இரவுகள் நீங்காதா
Darkness is the color of fear
The day the flame of life gets extinguished
Will the nights searching for answers never end?
இயலாதது நடந்திடும் கணம்
பொய் பேசிடும் நிஜங்களும் சுடும்
ஒரு நாள் மட்டும் உறங்கிட முடியாதா
ஹாஹாஹா
The moment when the impossible happens
Even truths that speak lies will burn
Is it impossible to sleep for just one day?
Hahaha..
Irulenbathu bayathin niram
Darkness is the color of fear
Uyir theeyum anainthidum dhinam
The day the flame of life gets extinguished
Badhil thedidum iravugal neengadha
Will the nights searching for answers never end?
Iyalaadhadhu nadanthidum ganam
The moment when the impossible happens
Poi pesidum nijangalum sudum
Even truths that speak lies will burn
Oru naal mattum urangida mudiyaadha
Is it impossible to sleep for just one day?
Raththathin eeram kondu
Carrying the moisture of blood
Maranathin vizhimbinil nindru
Standing on the very edge of death
Sirikkaththaan ennam thondraadha
Doesn't a desire to laugh arise?
Illaiyendru ninaitha ondru
Something that was thought to be non-existent
Muzhu uruvam edutha pinbu
After taking a complete full form
Veshangal kalaindhu pogadha
Won't all disguises fade away?
Irulenbathu bayathin niram
Darkness is the color of fear
Uyir theeyum anainthidum dhinam
The day the flame of life gets extinguished
Badhil thedidum iravugal neengadha
Will the nights searching for answers never end?
Iyalaadhadhu nadanthidum ganam
The moment when the impossible happens
Poi pesidum nijangalum sudum
Even truths that speak lies will burn
Oru naal mattum urangida mudiyaadha
Is it impossible to sleep for just one day?
En pagalgalin dhooram kuraivu
The duration of my days is short
En iravin nizhalgal naangu
The shadows of my night are four
Aga kuralgalin alaralgal indru
The screams of inner voices today
Enai vizhungidum sava kuzhi endru
Are like a grave waiting to swallow me
Mugam moodida thudikkum mannaaga
Like soil yearning to cover a face
Irulenbathu bayathin niram
Darkness is the color of fear
Uyir theeyum anainthidum dhinam
The day the flame of life gets extinguished
Badhil thedidum iravugal neengadha
Will the nights searching for answers never end?
Iyalaadhadhu nadanthidum ganam
The moment when the impossible happens
Poi pesidum nijangalum sudum
Even truths that speak lies will burn
Oru naal mattum urangida mudiyaadha
Is it impossible to sleep for just one day?
Hahaha..
Hahaha..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song explores themes of existential dread, psychological horror, and the inevitability of death. It characterizes darkness as the manifestation of human fear, depicting a mind plagued by sleepless nights and unanswerable questions. The lyrics delve into the uncanny sensation of standing at death's door, where false pretenses melt away and grim reality takes shape. Through intense visual metaphors—such as screams echoing from within, shadows multiplying in the night, and soil yearning to bury a face—the narrative portrays an individual being swallowed by their inner turmoil and the overwhelming darkness of their reality.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Irulenbathu bayathin niram”
Darkness is directly identified as the color of fear, giving an abstract emotion a visual property.
Metaphor
“Uyir theeyum anainthidum dhinam”
Life is conceptualized as a burning flame ('Uyir theeyum') that eventually gets extinguished upon death.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Poi pesidum nijangalum sudum”
The phrase combines 'truth' and 'lies' (Poi pesidum nijangalum), highlighting the paradox of deceiving truths or self-deception.
Personification
“Mugam moodida thudikkum mannaaga”
Attributing the human desire/yearning ('thudikkum') to soil, portraying it as eager to cover a corpse.
Simile / Morbid Imagery
“Enai vizhungidum sava kuzhi endru”
Comparing the internal screaming thoughts to a grave eager to swallow the protagonist alive.
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Trivia
This track features music composed by Manu Ramesan with vocals rendered by veteran music composer and singer Yuvan Shankar Raja, whose distinctive raw vocal style is often sought after for moody, intense, and dark atmospheric songs.
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