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Lyrics & meaning

Ithuvarai Naan (Female )

From Padai Veeran · 2017

Lyricist
Priyan
Singer
Chinmayi
Music director
Karthik Raja
Details
Padai Veeran2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ithuvarai naanUntil now, I...
Idhupol illaiHave never been like this.
Ini yenna naanWhat will I do...
Seiven ennaiTo myself from now on?
Female
En vasam naanI am not...
Yen indru illaiIn control of myself today, why?
NadapathellamEverything that is happening...
Karpanai illaiIs not mere imagination.
Female
Yaar enna seithaar ennaiWho did what to me?
Karanam verethum illaiThere is no other reason.
Nee vaa vaaYou, come, come!
Nee vaaaaaYou, come!
Female
MuzhuvathumaaiCompletely...
Unai veruthenI hated you.
Athil irunthaeYet right from that hatred...
Naan unai rasithenI began to admire you.
Female
Mugam kandaalumaeEven when seeing your face...
Kobangal konda naanI used to get furious.
Un peyar sonaalum yenNow why, when your name is mentioned,
Punnagai pookirenDo I blossom with a smile?
Female
Yevar munnaalumaeIn front of anyone...
Aanaipol nindra naanI stood resolute like a man.
Unidam pennaagiyaeYet with you, becoming a woman...
Vetkamen sinthinenI shed my shy blushes.
Female
Vaanam thooral tharuthaeThe sky grants a gentle drizzle...
Vaazhum aasai varuthaeA desire to live comes over me.
Neethaan enthan arugilYou alone should be near me...
Vaa vaa nee vaaCome, come, you come!
Female
MuzhuvathumaaiCompletely...
Unai veruthenI hated you.
Athil irunthaeYet right from that hatred...
Naan unai rasithenI began to admire you.
Female
Kanam pogamalaeWithout moments passing...
Thanimaiyil nindra naanI stood in lonely solitude.
Ikkanam pothaamalaeFeeling this moment is not enough...
Thedal yen kolgirenWhy do I search for you?
Female
Unai ennaamalaeWithout giving you a thought...
Vilagiyae sendra naanI walked far away.
Indrunai kaanumvaraiUntil I see you today...
Ippadi thavikirenI struggle and yearn like this.
Female
Nodigal theernthu pogumThe seconds will run out...
Unai naan sera vendumI must unite with you.
Udanae enthan arugilImmediately beside me...
Vaa vaa nee vaaCome, come, you come!
Female
MuzhuvathumaaiCompletely...
Unai veruthenI hated you.
Athil irunthaeYet right from that hatred...
Naan unai rasithenI began to admire you.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song portrays a poignant transformation of feelings from intense aversion to deep love. The protagonist reflects on her emotional shift, realizing that her initial hatred towards her partner unexpectedly blossomed into affection and longing. She expresses how her past anger has turned into smiles and how her guarded personality yielded to vulnerability and shyness in his presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Paradox

Muzhuvathumaai unai veruthen / Athil irunthae naan unai rasithen

Contradictory emotions of hating completely ('Muzhuvathumaai unai veruthen') and then admiring from that hatred ('Athil irunthae naan unai rasithen').

Metaphor

Punnagai pookiren

Smiling is metaphorically described as a flower blooming ('Punnagai pookiren').

Anaphora / Epanalepsis

Vaa vaa nee vaa

Repetition of the imperative phrase 'Vaa vaa' to emphasize urgency and desire.

Monorhyme / Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Aanaipol nindra naan / Unidam pennaagiyae

Repetition of the second consonant 'n' in consecutive lines ('Aanaipol' / 'Unidam').

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Trivia

The song 'Ithuvarai Naan' from the film Padai Veeran (2017) was composed by Karthik Raja (son of Ilaiyaraaja) and written by lyricist Priyan. The track highlights a classic 'enemies-to-lovers' romantic trope.

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