Jwalamukhi
From 99 Songs · 2021
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Poorvi Koutish, Sarthak Kalyani
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- 99 Songs2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Unnai vendumendru kettena | Did I ever ask that I wanted you? |
| Vendam podhumendru sonnena | Did I say 'No, that is enough'? |
| Oru kaviyam neeyum theetida | Just for you to compose a grand epic poem, |
| Endhan vazhkaiyae vilaiyaa | Is my life merely a toy or a game? |
| Female | |
| Jwalaamukhi nenjilae | A volcano in the heart, |
| Jwalaamukhi kannilae | A volcano in the eyes, |
| Jwalaamukhi ennilae..ae | A volcano within me... |
| Yen yetrinaai nee kaadhalae | Why did you ignite this love? |
| Female | |
| Naan naan illai | I am not myself, |
| Idhu naan illai | This is not who I am, |
| Avan illaamal adhu vaan illai | Without him, there is no sky above, |
| Oru poi solla en kaatrukkum yen naavillai | Why does neither my breath nor my tongue tell a lie? |
| Ellamae maarum ennam unmai yen illai | Everything changes—why is that thought not true here? |
| En kanneeril nee theervaayo | Will you be extinguished in my tears? |
| Un sentheeyil naan theeveno | Or will I burn to ashes in your fiery blaze? |
| Paarpom vaa kaadhalae | Come, let us see, oh love! |
| Female | |
| Jwalaamukhi nenjilae | A volcano in the heart, |
| Jwalaamukhi kannilae | A volcano in the eyes, |
| Jwalaamukhi ennilae..ae | A volcano within me... |
| Yen yetrinaai kaadhalae | Why did you ignite this love? |
| Male | |
| Jwaalamukhi nee engae | Where are you, volcano? |
| Jwaalamukhi oo jwaalamukhi | Volcano, oh volcano! |
| Male | |
| En vaanam boomi yaavumae | My sky, earth, and everything, |
| Yen uraindhu ponadhoo | Why has it all frozen still? |
| En vizhi neerum urainthu udainthu veezha | As my frozen tears shatter and fall down, |
| Un neruppaalae vaa urukki uyirkodu | Come melt them with your fire and give them life! |
| Jwaalamukhi jwaalamukhi | Volcano, volcano... |
| Female | |
| Jwalaamukhi nenjilae | A volcano in the heart, |
| Jwalaamukhi kannilae | A volcano in the eyes, |
| Jwalaamukhi ennilae..ae | A volcano within me... |
| Yen yetrinaai kaadhalae | Why did you ignite this love? |
உன்னை வேண்டுமென்று கேட்டேனா
வேண்டாம் போதுமென்று சொன்னேனா
ஒரு காவியம் நீயும் தீட்டிட
எந்தன் வாழ்க்கையே விலையா
Did I ever ask that I wanted you?
Did I say 'No, that is enough'?
Just for you to compose a grand epic poem,
Is my life merely a toy or a game?
ஜ்வலாமுக்தி நெஞ்சிலே
ஜ்வாலாமுக்தி கண்ணிலே
ஜ்வாலாமுக்தி என்னிலே.. ஏ
ஏன் ஏற்றினாய் நீ காதலே
A volcano in the heart,
A volcano in the eyes,
A volcano within me...
Why did you ignite this love?
நான் நான் இல்லை
இது நான் இல்லை
அவன் இல்லாமல் அது வான் இல்லை
ஒரு பொய் சொல்ல என் காற்றுக்கும் ஏன் நாவில்லை
எல்லாமே மாறும் எண்ணம் உண்மை ஏன் இல்லை
என் கண்ணீரில் நீ தீர்வாயோ
உன் செந்தீயில் நான் தீவேனோ
பார்ப்போம் வா காதலே
I am not myself,
This is not who I am,
Without him, there is no sky above,
Why does neither my breath nor my tongue tell a lie?
Everything changes—why is that thought not true here?
Will you be extinguished in my tears?
Or will I burn to ashes in your fiery blaze?
Come, let us see, oh love!
ஜ்வலாமுக்தி நெஞ்சிலே
ஜ்வாலாமுக்தி கண்ணிலே
ஜ்வாலாமுக்தி என்னிலே.. ஏ
A volcano in the heart,
A volcano in the eyes,
A volcano within me...
Why did you ignite this love?
ஜ்வாலமுகி நீ எங்கே
ஜ்வாலாமுகி ஓ ஓஓ ஜ்வாலமுகி
Where are you, volcano?
Volcano, oh volcano!
என் வானம் பூமி யாவுமே
ஏன் உறைந்து போனதோ
என் விழி நீரும் உறைந்து உடைந்து வீழ
உன் நெருப்பாலே வா உருக்கி உயிர்கொடு
ஜ்வாலமுகி ஜ்வாலமுகி
My sky, earth, and everything,
Why has it all frozen still?
As my frozen tears shatter and fall down,
Come melt them with your fire and give them life!
Volcano, volcano...
ஜ்வாலமுகி நெஞ்சிலே
ஜ்வாலாமுகி கண்ணிலே
ஜ்வாலமுகி என்னிலே
ஏன் ஏற்றினாய் காதலே
A volcano in the heart,
A volcano in the eyes,
A volcano within me...
Why did you ignite this love?
Unnai vendumendru kettena
Did I ever ask that I wanted you?
Vendam podhumendru sonnena
Did I say 'No, that is enough'?
Oru kaviyam neeyum theetida
Just for you to compose a grand epic poem,
Endhan vazhkaiyae vilaiyaa
Is my life merely a toy or a game?
Jwalaamukhi nenjilae
A volcano in the heart,
Jwalaamukhi kannilae
A volcano in the eyes,
Jwalaamukhi ennilae..ae
A volcano within me...
Yen yetrinaai nee kaadhalae
Why did you ignite this love?
Naan naan illai
I am not myself,
Idhu naan illai
This is not who I am,
Avan illaamal adhu vaan illai
Without him, there is no sky above,
Oru poi solla en kaatrukkum yen naavillai
Why does neither my breath nor my tongue tell a lie?
Ellamae maarum ennam unmai yen illai
Everything changes—why is that thought not true here?
En kanneeril nee theervaayo
Will you be extinguished in my tears?
Un sentheeyil naan theeveno
Or will I burn to ashes in your fiery blaze?
Paarpom vaa kaadhalae
Come, let us see, oh love!
Jwalaamukhi nenjilae
A volcano in the heart,
Jwalaamukhi kannilae
A volcano in the eyes,
Jwalaamukhi ennilae..ae
A volcano within me...
Yen yetrinaai kaadhalae
Why did you ignite this love?
Jwaalamukhi nee engae
Where are you, volcano?
Jwaalamukhi oo jwaalamukhi
Volcano, oh volcano!
En vaanam boomi yaavumae
My sky, earth, and everything,
Yen uraindhu ponadhoo
Why has it all frozen still?
En vizhi neerum urainthu udainthu veezha
As my frozen tears shatter and fall down,
Un neruppaalae vaa urukki uyirkodu
Come melt them with your fire and give them life!
Jwaalamukhi jwaalamukhi
Volcano, volcano...
Jwalaamukhi nenjilae
A volcano in the heart,
Jwalaamukhi kannilae
A volcano in the eyes,
Jwalaamukhi ennilae..ae
A volcano within me...
Yen yetrinaai kaadhalae
Why did you ignite this love?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Jwaalamukhi expresses the intense emotional turmoil of passion, pain, and yearning. The protagonist compares the eruption of overwhelming love to a volcano ('Jwaalamukhi') raging in her heart, eyes, and soul. She questions destiny for turning her life into a game while acknowledging that without her beloved, her world feels completely frozen and devoid of vitality. The song captures a powerful paradox where fire and ice collide, as she calls upon her lover's fiery passion to melt her frozen tears and restore life to her soul. Written by Madhan Karky and composed by A. R. Rahman, the lyrics vividly blend thermal imagery with raw human grief.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Jwalaamukhi nenjilae”
Love and overwhelming passion are explicitly equated to a raging volcano ('Jwalaamukhi').
Anaphora / Repetition
“Jwalaamukhi nenjilae / Jwalaamukhi kannilae / Jwalaamukhi ennilae..ae”
The repetition of 'Jwalaamukhi' at the beginning of consecutive lines builds dramatic tension and highlights the eruption of inner turmoil.
Oxymoron / Thermal Imagery Juxtaposition
“En vizhi neerum urainthu udainthu veezha / Un neruppaalae vaa urukki uyirkodu”
The contrasting imagery of freezing tears ('urainthu udainthu') and melting fire ('neruppaalae vaa urukki') illustrates emotional numbness vs. reviving passion.
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Trivia
'99 Songs' (2021) marked A.R. Rahman's debut as a feature film writer and producer. The song 'Jwaalamukhi' was released as a lead single across multiple languages (Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu), featuring vocals by Poorvi Koutish who delivered the soaring, rock-infused vocal belts.
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