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Ithu Naan Ariyaatha Mayakkam

From Andru Sinthiya Ratham · 1977

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
V. Kumar
Movie name
Andru Sinthiya Ratham
Movie release year
1977
Lyrics added on
5 May 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Idhu naan ariyaatha mayakkam
Mudhal naal aaramba pazhakkam
Inimael enakkedhu urakkam
Ennam padhinaayiram…..
Idhu naan ariyaatha mayakkam
Mudhal naal aaramba pazhakkam
Inimael enakkedhu urakkam
Ennam padhinaayiram…..
Vasanthakaalam thannil
Vaigai meedhu vellam odum
Male :Laalaalaalaa
Female :Madurai thannil unnai
Karaiyil yaeri engum thedum
Male :Aaaahaah…haah….
Vasanthakaalam thannil
Vaigai meedhu vellam odum
Madurai thannil unnai
Karaiyil yaeri engum thedum
Vaigai kaattiya vellaam
Vaigai ena sollum ullam
Female :Kai vai vaigai kadhal poigai
Ennam padhinaayiram…..
Kannirendril unai alli
Vaiththu kondu paduththaen
Female :Mm….mm…mm
Male :Nalliravil adhu unmai
Endru enni vizhiththaen
Female :Laalaalaalaa
Kannirendril unai alli
Vaiththu kondu paduththaen
Nalliravil adhu unmai
Endru enni vizhiththaen
Azhagae naan unnai ninaiththaen
Anbil thalaiyanai anaiththaen
Male :Kai vai vaigai kadhal poigai
Ennam padhinaayiram…..
Idhu naan ariyaatha mayakkam
Mudhal naal aaramba pazhakkam
Inimael enakkedhu urakkam
Ennam padhinaayiram…..
…………………..
This is a sweet daze I have never known
An intimacy begun on the very first day
How can I sleep ever again?
Ten thousand thoughts race through my mind...
This is a sweet daze I have never known
An intimacy begun on the very first day
How can I sleep ever again?
Ten thousand thoughts race through my mind...
In the season of spring,
A flood rushes across the Vaigai river
La la la la
In the city of Madurai,
It overflows the banks, searching everywhere for you
Aaaah... haa...
In the season of spring,
A flood rushes across the Vaigai river
In the city of Madurai,
It overflows the banks, searching everywhere for you
Seeing the flood in the Vaigai,
My heart urges, "Place your hands on me!"
Place your hands, like the Vaigai, upon this pool of love
Ten thousand thoughts race through my mind...
Gathering your image in both my eyes,
I lay down to sleep
Mmm... mmm... mmm
In the middle of the night, thinking it was real,
I woke up from my sleep
La la la la
Gathering your image in both my eyes,
I lay down to sleep
In the middle of the night, thinking it was real,
I woke up from my sleep
My beautiful one, I thought of you,
And hugged my pillow with love
Place your hands, like the Vaigai, upon this pool of love
Ten thousand thoughts race through my mind...
This is a sweet daze I have never known
An intimacy begun on the very first day
How can I sleep ever again?
Ten thousand thoughts race through my mind...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Idhu Naan Ariyaatha Mayakkam from the 1977 film Andru Sinthiya Ratham is a romantic duet celebrating the intoxicating spell of newfound love. The song portrays how love introduces an unfamiliar trance that keeps the lovers awake, filling their minds with thousands of racing thoughts and vivid daydreams.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Idhu naan ariyaatha mayakkam / Mudhal naal aaramba pazhakkam / Inimael enakkedhu urakkam”

The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes ('mayakkam', 'pazhakkam', 'urakkam'), creating a rhythmic musicality.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kai vai vaigai kadhal poigai”

Love is poetically metaphorized as a lake or reservoir ('kadhal poigai'), representing its vastness and emotional depth.

Alliteration (Monaai)

“Vasanthakaalam thannil / Vaigai meedhu vellam odum”

Repetition of the initial 'V' sound ('Vasanthakaalam', 'Vaigai', 'vellam') creates an auditory sensation of flowing water.

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Trivia

Andru Sinthiya Ratham (1977) featured music composed by V. Kumar, who was known as 'Mellisai Maamani' for his melodic compositions. Kannadasan poetically integrates Madurai's iconic Vaigai River into the lyrics as a motif for surging romantic passion.

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