Itharkuthan
From Bell · 2023
- Lyricist
- Petter Raj
- Singers
- Sathya Prakash, Chinmayi
- Music director
- Robert
- Details
- Bell2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nenjamae nenjamae thulludhae | My heart, my heart is leaping with joy! |
| Kannilae minnalaai minnudhae..ae | It flashes like lightning in my eyes..ae |
| Female | |
| Idharkkuthaan irundhena | Was I alive only for this? |
| Puriyaamal thirindhenaa | Did I wander around without understanding? |
| Male | |
| Pagal iravu theriyamal | Without knowing day from night, |
| Paarvai indri thirindhenaa | Did I wander without any vision? |
| Female :Un vizhiyin maru vizhiyaaga | Female: As the reflection of your eyes, |
| Vaazhvin ellai varai varuvenaa | Will I accompany you to the edge of life? |
| Male | |
| Idharkkuthaan irundhenaa | Was I alive only for this? |
| Puriyaamal thirindhenaa | Did I wander around without understanding? |
| Male | |
| Saabangal mudindhadhae | Curses have finally come to an end, |
| Kaayangal maraindhadhae | Wounds have all disappeared. |
| Un jenmam mudivilum | Even when your lifetime ends, |
| En jenmam thodaruthae | My lifetime will continue. |
| Male | |
| Neeyum naanum sernthirundhaal | If you and I remain together, |
| Uyirin artham puriyum | The true meaning of life will be understood. |
| Idhyangal thudithiduthae | Hearts are beating fast, |
| Nenjam ellam neranjidudhe | The entire heart is overflowing with love. |
| Male | |
| Idharkkuthaan irundhenoo | Was I alive only for this? |
| Puriyaamal thirindhenoo | Did I wander around without understanding? |
| Idharkkuthaan irundhenoo | Was I alive only for this? |
| Puriyaamal puriyamal thavithenoo | Did I struggle, feeling utterly confused? |
| Female | |
| Unakku than pirandhenaa | Was I born only for you? |
| Un vizhiyil nuzhaindhenaa | Did I enter into your eyes? |
| Kaadhal mozhigal purindhaalum | Though I understand the language of love, |
| Vaarthai indri thavithenaa | Did I struggle, rendered speechless? |
| Male | |
| Anbai katta thonudhae | I feel an urge to shower affection, |
| Azhagai konjam yengudhae | Yearning a little for this beauty. |
| Atchaya paathiram pol | Like an inexhaustible vessel, |
| Nenjil aasai perugudhae | Desire overflows within my heart. |
| Male | |
| Isaiyin mozhiyaanaal | If she became the language of music, |
| Dhisaiyum aval aanaal | If she became every direction, |
| Menmai konda iragaanal | If she became a soft feather, |
| Parakkum sirgaanaal | If she became wings that fly, |
| Female | |
| Idharkkuthaan irundhenoo | Was I alive only for this? |
| Male :Irundhenoo | Male: Was I alive? |
| Female :Puriyaamal thirindhenoo | Female: Did I wander around without understanding? |
| Male :Thirindhenoo | Male: Did I wander? |
| Female | |
| Idharkkuthaan irundhenoo | Was I alive only for this? |
| Male :Irundhenoo | Male: Was I alive? |
| Puriyaamal puriyamal thavithenoo | Did I struggle, feeling utterly confused? |
பெண் குழு :
கண்ணும் குளச்சேரி
நெஞ்சே இவ என்னை
கண்ணும் குளச்சேரி
நெஞ்சே இவ என்னை
தின்னும் ஆவல் காணலுற்று
My heart, my heart is leaping with joy!
It flashes like lightning in my eyes..ae
நெஞ்சமே நெஞ்சமே துள்ளுதே
கண்ணிலே மின்னலாய் மின்னுதே
Was I alive only for this?
Did I wander around without understanding?
இதற்குத்தான் இருந்தேனா
புரியாமல் திரிந்தேனா
Without knowing day from night,
Did I wander without any vision?
Female: As the reflection of your eyes,
Will I accompany you to the edge of life?
பகல் இரவு தெரியாமல்
பார்வை இன்றி திரிந்தேனா
Was I alive only for this?
Did I wander around without understanding?
உன் விழியின் மறு விழியாக
வாழ்வின் எல்லை வரை வருவேனா
Curses have finally come to an end,
Wounds have all disappeared.
Even when your lifetime ends,
My lifetime will continue.
இதற்குத்தான் இருந்தேனா
புரியாமல் திரிந்தேனா
If you and I remain together,
The true meaning of life will be understood.
Hearts are beating fast,
The entire heart is overflowing with love.
சாபங்கள் முடிந்ததே
காயங்கள் மறைந்ததே
உன் ஜென்மம் முடிவிலும்
என் ஜென்மம் தொடருதே
Was I alive only for this?
Did I wander around without understanding?
Was I alive only for this?
Did I struggle, feeling utterly confused?
நீயும் நானும் சேர்ந்திருந்தால்
உயிரின் அர்த்தம் புரியும்
இதயங்கள் துடித்திடுதே
நெஞ்செமல்லாம் நெறஞ்சிடுதே
Was I born only for you?
Did I enter into your eyes?
Though I understand the language of love,
Did I struggle, rendered speechless?
இதற்குத்தான் இருந்தேனா
புரியாமல் திரிந்தேனா
இதற்குத்தான் இருந்தேனா
புரியாமல் புரியாமல் தவித்தேனோ
I feel an urge to shower affection,
Yearning a little for this beauty.
Like an inexhaustible vessel,
Desire overflows within my heart.
உனக்குத்தான் பிறந்தேனா
உன் விழியில் நுழைந்தேனா
காதல் முள்கள் புரிந்தாலும்
வார்த்தை இன்றி தவித்தேனா
If she became the language of music,
If she became every direction,
If she became a soft feather,
If she became wings that fly,
முனகல் :
..........
Was I alive only for this?
Male: Was I alive?
Female: Did I wander around without understanding?
Male: Did I wander?
அன்பை காட்ட தோனுதே
அழகை கொஞ்ச ஏங்குதே
அட்சய பாத்திரம் போல்
நெஞ்சில் ஆசை பெருகுதே
Was I alive only for this?
Male: Was I alive?
Did I struggle, feeling utterly confused?
இசையின் மொழியானாள்
இசையும் அவளானாள்
மென்மை கொண்ட இறகானாள்
பறக்கும் சிறகானாள்
இதற்குத்தான் இருந்தேனாே
இருந்தேனாே
புரியாமல் திரிந்தேனாே
திரிந்தேனாே
இதற்குத்தான் இருந்தேனா
இருந்தேனா
புரியாமல் புரியாமல் தவித்தேனோ
Nenjamae nenjamae thulludhae
My heart, my heart is leaping with joy!
Kannilae minnalaai minnudhae..ae
It flashes like lightning in my eyes..ae
Idharkkuthaan irundhena
Was I alive only for this?
Puriyaamal thirindhenaa
Did I wander around without understanding?
Pagal iravu theriyamal
Without knowing day from night,
Paarvai indri thirindhenaa
Did I wander without any vision?
Female :Un vizhiyin maru vizhiyaaga
Female: As the reflection of your eyes,
Vaazhvin ellai varai varuvenaa
Will I accompany you to the edge of life?
Idharkkuthaan irundhenaa
Was I alive only for this?
Puriyaamal thirindhenaa
Did I wander around without understanding?
Saabangal mudindhadhae
Curses have finally come to an end,
Kaayangal maraindhadhae
Wounds have all disappeared.
Un jenmam mudivilum
Even when your lifetime ends,
En jenmam thodaruthae
My lifetime will continue.
Neeyum naanum sernthirundhaal
If you and I remain together,
Uyirin artham puriyum
The true meaning of life will be understood.
Idhyangal thudithiduthae
Hearts are beating fast,
Nenjam ellam neranjidudhe
The entire heart is overflowing with love.
Idharkkuthaan irundhenoo
Was I alive only for this?
Puriyaamal thirindhenoo
Did I wander around without understanding?
Idharkkuthaan irundhenoo
Was I alive only for this?
Puriyaamal puriyamal thavithenoo
Did I struggle, feeling utterly confused?
Unakku than pirandhenaa
Was I born only for you?
Un vizhiyil nuzhaindhenaa
Did I enter into your eyes?
Kaadhal mozhigal purindhaalum
Though I understand the language of love,
Vaarthai indri thavithenaa
Did I struggle, rendered speechless?
Anbai katta thonudhae
I feel an urge to shower affection,
Azhagai konjam yengudhae
Yearning a little for this beauty.
Atchaya paathiram pol
Like an inexhaustible vessel,
Nenjil aasai perugudhae
Desire overflows within my heart.
Isaiyin mozhiyaanaal
If she became the language of music,
Dhisaiyum aval aanaal
If she became every direction,
Menmai konda iragaanal
If she became a soft feather,
Parakkum sirgaanaal
If she became wings that fly,
Idharkkuthaan irundhenoo
Was I alive only for this?
Male :Irundhenoo
Male: Was I alive?
Female :Puriyaamal thirindhenoo
Female: Did I wander around without understanding?
Male :Thirindhenoo
Male: Did I wander?
Idharkkuthaan irundhenoo
Was I alive only for this?
Male :Irundhenoo
Male: Was I alive?
Puriyaamal puriyamal thavithenoo
Did I struggle, feeling utterly confused?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful duet from the movie 'Bell' (2023) expresses a poignant realization of love and purpose. The protagonists look back on their past lives as aimless and blind, realizing that their existence truly found meaning only after finding each other. They sing about how love has healed past wounds and broken long-standing curses, bringing a profound sense of completeness and clarity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kannilae minnalaai minnudhae..ae”
Compares the sudden brightness of joy in the eyes to a flash of lightning ('minnalaai').
Simile (Upamai)
“Atchaya paathiram pol”
Compares the infinite growth of love/desire in the heart to the 'Akshaya Patra' (a divine inexhaustible vessel).
Monai (Initial Assonance/Alliteration)
“Idharkkuthaan irundhenoo”
Repetition of initial sounds across adjacent words/lines ('Idharkkuthaan' / 'Irundhenoo').
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Isaiyin mozhiyaanaal / Dhisaiyum aval aanaal”
Directly equating the beloved's presence to music, directions, feathers, and wings.
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Trivia
The track features soulful vocals by Sathya Prakash and Chinmayi Sripaada, with music composed by Robert for the 2023 Tamil drama film 'Bell'.
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