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Lyrics & meaning

Ithuvarai Naan (Male)

From Padai Veeran · 2017

Lyricist
Dhana
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Karthik Raja
Details
Padai Veeran2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Unakennadi unakennadiWhat happened to you, my girl? What happened to you?
En uyirthaan thadumaaruthaeMy very soul is staggering.
Ini ennadi ini ennadiWhat now, my girl? What now?
Kelvigal aayiram soozhuthaeA thousand questions surround me.
Male
Munnillaa yedho ondruSomething that never happened before
Ennai thaakkum inneramStrikes me at this moment.
Yethotho aanathaeEverything turned into something unexpected.
En kaadhal ponathaeMy love is gone.
Netrintha sogam illaiThis sorrow was not there yesterday.
Indru enna aanathendru solluTell me what happened today.
Male
Ithuvarai naan idhupol illaiUntil now I have never been like this.
Ini yenna naan seiven ennaiNow what will I do with myself?
Dhinam sirithaai nijamaa illaiYou smiled every day, was it real? No.
Ennai udaithaai nimmathi illaiYou broke me, there is no peace.
Male
Yaar yenna seithaar unnaiWho did what to you?
Poi solli vendraai ennaiYou won over me by telling lies.
Nee nee nee nee..ee…You you you you...
Male
MuzhuvathumaaiCompletely
Unai ninaithenI thought of you
Ennai maranthaaiYou forgot me
Uyir thudithenMy soul writhed in pain
Male
ohh..hooo..hooooo….Ohh..hooo..hooooo....
Male
Vithi ariyaamalaeWithout knowing destiny
Vizhigalil vizhuntha naanI, who fell into your eyes
Un sathi thalaamalaeUnable to escape your trap
Naalellaam udaigirenI am breaking all day long
Male
Thisai theriyaamalaeWithout knowing the direction
Vazhigalai tholaitha naanI, who lost the paths
Manam aaraamalaeWithout my heart healing
Ennullae thavikkirenI struggle within myself
Male
Podhum poigal podhumEnough lies, enough
Podhum vanjam podhumEnough malice, enough
Podhum vaazhkai podhumEnough of this life, enough
Po po nee poGo, go, you go
Male
MuzhuvathumaaiCompletely
Unai ninaithenI thought of you
Ennai maranthaaiYou forgot me
Uyir thudithenMy soul writhed in pain
Male
Nee illamalaeWithout you
Yedhuvarai selvathuHow far can I go?
Unai ennaamalaeWithout thinking of you
Eppadi vaazhvathuHow can I live?
Male
Vizhi seramalaeWithout eyes meeting
Vilagiyaa povathuAre you moving away?
En viral korkaamalaeWithout clasping my fingers
Thalliyaa nirapathuAre you standing at a distance?
Male
Yeno vaanam maraiyaWhy is the sky disappearing?
Yeno thagam niraiyaWhy is thirst overflowing?
Mazhaiyaai ennai seraTo join me as rain
Vaa vaa nee vaaCome, come, you come
Male
MuzhuvathumaaiCompletely
Unai ninaithenI thought of you
Ennai maranthaaiYou forgot me
Uyir thudithenMy soul writhed in pain

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses the deep agony, heartbreak, and emotional distress of a lover feeling betrayed by their partner. The protagonist questions what went wrong in their relationship as memories of fondness turn into painful deceit. Struggling with existential disorientation, the narrator reflects on how devotion was met with neglect, longing for reconciliation while simultaneously wrestling with the overwhelming pain of betrayal.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Epistrophe

Podhum poigal podhum / Podhum vanjam podhum / Podhum vaazhkai podhum / Po po nee po...

Poetic device

Podhum poigal podhum

Repetition of the word 'Podhum' (enough) creates rhythmic emphasis on total exhaustion and heartbreak.

Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Vithi ariyaamalae / Vizhigalil vizhuntha naan / Un sathi thalaamalae

Poetic device

Vithi ariyaamalae

The Tamil poetic convention of matching second letters ('thi' / 'zhi' / 'thi') across consecutive lines to create auditory harmony.

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Trivia

The song 'Unakennadi' is composed by Vijay Yesudas (who also starred in 'Padai Veeran') and written by Dhana, capturing poignant themes of romantic betrayal.

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