- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramola
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Idhayakkani
- Movie release year
- 1975
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Oct 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Idhazhae Idhazhae Thaen Vendum is an intimate romantic duet from the 1975 Tamil movie Idhayakkani. The song depicts the sensual and emotional expression of love between newlyweds on their first night together. Through vivid poetic imagery, the lovers describe each other's beauty, comparing sweet lips to honey and slender waists to fruit, expressing a deep desire for intimacy and lifelong passion. The lyrics frame romantic intimacy as learning the basic alphabet of joy, where affection is showered like flower kisses and unquenchable thirsts of love are satisfied. The couple prays that the joy and romance of their initial union continue endlessly without fading away.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mohnai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Idhazhae idhazhae thaen vendum / Idaiyae idaiyae kani vendum”
Repetition of the 'I' sound at the beginning of consecutive lines (Idhazhae, Idaiyae, Idhu, Inbam).
Metaphor (Uvamai / Metaphor)
“Aanandha paadathin arichuvadi”
Comparing the intimate journey of love and joy to learning the fundamental alphabet (arichuvadi).
Metaphor (Uvamai / Metaphor)
“Paruva kodi”
Comparing the young bride/woman to a tender, growing vine/creeper (Paruva kodi).
Mohnai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Neeraadum thuraiyendru / Neeyirukka / Neendhaadha kurai kondu naanirukka”
Repetition of the 'Ne' sound at the start of words across lines.
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Trivia
Idhayakkani (1975) starred M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Jayalalithaa in the lead roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, and this specific romantic track was rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela with lyrics penned by Vaali. The title Idhayakkani (Apple of the Heart) was a popular epithet given to MGR by C. N. Annadurai.
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