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Lyrics & meaning

Itho Intha Nenjodu

From Good Luck · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra
Music director
Manoj Bhatnaghar
Details
Good Luck2000

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Dhum thaannana dhum thaannanaDhum thaannana dhum thaannana (Rhythmic vocalization)
Dhum thaannana dhum thaannanaDhum thaannana dhum thaannana
Dhum thaannana dhum thaannanaDhum thaannana dhum thaannana
Dhum thaannana dhum thaannanaDhum thaannana dhum thaannana
Female
Idho intha nenjoduHere, within this heart
Orey veeduthaanThere is only one home
Orey veedu ullathellaamThe only home, and all that is within it
Nee vaazhaththaan……Is for you to live in...
Uyir theeyil deepam yaetrinen…..I lit a lamp in the fire of life...
Ennai kondru ennai oottrinen….I sacrificed myself to pour myself as oil into it...
Male
Idho intha nenjoduHere, within this heart
Orey veeduthaanThere is only one home
Orey veedu ullathellaamThe only home, and all that is within it
Nee vaazhaththaan……Is for you to live in...
Uyir theeyil deepam yaetrinen…..I lit a lamp in the fire of life...
Ennai kondru ennai oottrinen….I sacrificed myself to pour myself as oil into it...
Male
Uyirai pirithu iru paadhi seithenI split life into two halves
Unakku adhile sari paadhi thanthenAnd gave you an equal half of it
Female :Unadhu uyiril sari paadhi kondenFemale: I received an equal half from your life
Enadhu uyiril muzhumaiyum thandhen…..And gave the entirety of my own life...
Male
Ovvondrum mudiyum endruThat everything must end
Vingyaanam sollumScience will say
Nam kadhal mudiyaadhendruThat our love will never end
En niyaanam sollumMy inner wisdom will say
Female
Kaalangal vaazhum kaalame….ae…Oh time that lives through eternity...
Nam kadhal ellai vaazhumeOur love will live beyond all boundaries
Male :En kaigal unnil neelumae…..ae….Male: My hands will reach out to embrace you...
Imaikkaamal unnai aalume……ae…..And rule over you without ever blinking...
Female
Ka ma pa ka ma ni sa ri riririrKa ma pa ka ma ni sa ri riririr (Swaras / Musical solfege)
Ka ma pa ka ma ni sa ni sa sa sa sa sa saaKa ma pa ka ma ni sa ni sa sa sa sa sa saa
Male
Ka ma pa ka ma ni sa ri riririrKa ma pa ka ma ni sa ri riririr
Ka ma pa ka ma ni sa ni sa sa sa sa sa saaKa ma pa ka ma ni sa ni sa sa sa sa sa saa
Female
Pa sa ni ririri….Pa sa ni ririri...
Male :Sa ri sa kakakaMale: Sa ri sa kakaka
Both :Sa ri sa saa ni tha paBoth: Sa ri sa saa ni tha pa
Ma pa ka ma ri ga sa riMa pa ka ma ri ga sa ri
Ma pa ka ma ri ga sa riMa pa ka ma ri ga sa ri
Ka ma ni tha pa ni ka ri saa….Ka ma ni tha pa ni ka ri saa....
Chorus
…………….....
Female
Idhayam thirandhuOpening your heart
Poondhottam seithaiYou created a flower garden
Inimel enakku ennenna seivaai….What else will you do for me hereafter...
Male
Nilavai pariththuPlucking the moon
Un koonthal mudippenI will adorn your hair with it
Vinmeen pariththuPlucking the stars
Maniyaaram thoduppaen….I will weave a necklace of gems...
Male
Vaeredhum vendaam vendaamNothing else is needed, no
Un maarbu podhum…..Your chest is enough...
Female :Uyir pogum kaalam koodaFemale: Even when the moment comes for life to end
Oru paarvai podhum.Just one glance from you is enough.
Male
Un sollil vedham ketkkiren….I hear sacred scriptures in your words...
Un kannil ennai paarkirenI see myself reflecting in your eyes
Female :Unnodu ennai serkkiren.Female: I unite myself with you.
Un maarbil kannam theikkiren.I rest my cheek against your chest.
Male
Idho intha nenjoduHere, within this heart
Orey veeduthaanThere is only one home
Female :Orey veedu ullathellaamFemale: The only home, and all that is within it
Nee vaazhaththaan……Is for you to live in...
Male :Uyir theeyil deepam yaetrinen…..Male: I lit a lamp in the fire of life...
Both :Ennai kondru ennai oottrinen….Both: I sacrificed myself to pour myself as oil into it...
Chorus
Dhum thaannana dhum thaannanaDhum thaannana dhum thaannana
Dhum thaannana dhum thaannanaDhum thaannana dhum thaannana
Dhum thaannana dhum thaannanaDhum thaannana dhum thaannana
Dhum thaannana dhum thaannanaDhum thaannana dhum thaannana

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses profound devotion and eternal love between two soulmates who view their affection as transcending the physical realm. The lovers speak of housing each other within their hearts, sacrificing their individual selves to ignite the flame of their shared existence, and sharing their lives in equal measure.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Uyir theeyil deepam yaetrinen / Ennai kondru ennai oottrinen

Life is conceptualized as a flame, and the lover's own self is metaphorically poured as oil to keep the lamp of devotion burning.

Antithesis (Muran)

Vingyaanam sollum / Nam kadhal mudiyaadhendru / En niyaanam sollum

Contrasts the finite nature of worldly things declared by science against the infinite, immortal nature of love perceived by spiritual wisdom.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Nilavai pariththu / Un koonthal mudippen / Vinmeen pariththu

Exaggerates romantic devotion through poetic imagery of plucking the moon to tie in hair and stringing stars into a necklace.

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Trivia

'Good Luck' (2000) featured music composed by Manoj Bhatnaghar, who also produced and directed the film. The track features evocative lyrics by Vairamuthu exploring eternal love.

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