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Lyrics & meaning

Iyarkai

From Rendagam · 2022

Lyricist
Micset Sriram
Singers
Arulraj, Sugandh Shekar
Music director
A. H. Kaashif
Details
Rendagam2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ooo… ooo…..Ooo… ooo…..
Male
Iyarkai ennai azhaikkiratheNature is calling out to me,
Irakkaigalum mulaikkiratheWings are beginning to sprout for me.
Ilaivarudum kaatchi enthanThe sight of leaves gently brushing past,
Thalaivarudi nadakkiratheWalks by, softly stroking my hair.
Male
Niram nooraagiyeTurning into a hundred vibrant colors,
Antha vaanam sirikkiratheThat distant sky is smiling.
Chorus
Intha vaazhkkaiThis life,
Oru vaazhkkaiIs just one single life,
Athai vaazha thonutheyAnd I feel a desire to truly live it.
Chorus
Ooo… ooo….Ooo… ooo….
Male
Iyarkai ennai azhaikkiratheNature is calling out to me,
Irakkaigalum mulaikkiratheWings are beginning to sprout for me.
Ilaivarudum kaatchi enthanThe sight of leaves gently brushing past,
Thalaivarudi nadakkiratheWalks by, softly stroking my hair.
Male
Isaikkum intha paravaigalumAre these musical birds,
Swarangal ingu payilgirathoPracticing their melodic notes here?
Varisai kattum neruppugalThe fires lining up in sequence,
Naanum vanthu vaithathoDid I come and set them alight?
Male
Ada inbangal irukuthu boomi engumeAh, boundless joy exists everywhere on this earth,
Nee araikulle adainthathu pothum nenjameIt is enough staying locked inside a room, oh my heart!
Nee vaazhaathey..Do not live an unlived life...
Nee vaazhaathey vaazhkkaithanA life that isn't fully experienced,
Munnum pinnumeAll around, ahead and behind,
Vaazha vaa vaa endru azhaikkuthuBeckons you saying, 'Come, come live!'
Innum innumeMore and more.
Chorus
Ooo.. ooo…Ooo.. ooo…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a vibrant ode to freedom, nature, and self-discovery. The lyrics capture the protagonist's profound awakening as they break free from mental and physical confinement (metaphorically represented by being locked inside a room) to embrace the wild, colorful world outside. Nature acts as both a gentle companion and a grand spectacle—leaves stroke their hair, the sky smiles in a hundred shades, and birds seem to practice musical notes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Antha vaanam sirikkirathe

Nature and the sky are given human attributes, such as calling out, smiling, and stroking hair.

Metaphor

Irakkaigalum mulaikkirathe

Sprouting wings symbolizes gaining ultimate freedom, liberation, and exhilaration.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Iyarkai ennai azhaikkirathe / Irakkaigalum mulaikkirathe / Thalaivarudi nadakkirathe

Repeated suffix '-irathe' creates a rhythmic, musical flow across multiple lines.

Monai (Initial Alliteration / Assonance)

Iyarkai ennai azhaikkirathe / Irakkaigalum mulaikkirathe

Matching initial vowel sound 'I' across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

'Rendagam' (2022) is a Tamil-Malayalam bilingual action thriller directed by Fellini T. P., starring Arvind Swamy and Kunchacko Boban. The film's music was composed by A. H. Kaashif, who is a nephew of the legendary composer A. R. Rahman.

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