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Lyrics & meaning

Love Is A Game

From Naalai Namadhe · 1975

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Saibaba, L. R. Eswari, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Naalai Namadhe
Movie release year
1975
Lyrics added on
31 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Loving is a game
Yae lets take the name
Loving is a game
Yae lets take the name
En idaiyilum madiyilum
Thodangattum vilaiyaattu
Rapaapaappaappaa riraraa
Kan vizhiyilum mozhiyilum
Malarattum pudhu paattu
Papaappaappaappa paapapaa
Hae…
Lets take the name
Loving is a game
Hae…
Lets take the name
Pon idhazhgalil vadigindra
Pudhu vidha madhuvoottru
Kan mayangida nerungida
Pala vidha sugam kaattu
Loving is a game yae…
Lets take the name
En idaiyilum madiyilum
Thodangattum vilaiyaattu
Rapaapaappaappaa riraraa
Kan vizhiyilum mozhiyilum
Malarattum pudhu paattu
Papaappaappaappa paapapaa
Vaalibam enbadhu
Kavidhai endraavadhu
Vanjiyar vazhiyaalae
Adhil adangiya vaarthaikku
Aayiram porul sollu aanandha mozhiyaalae
Yaayaa yaayaayaa yaa
Vaalibam enbadhu
Kavidhai endraavadhu
Vanjiyar vazhiyaalae…ae…ae…ae…
Adhil adangiya vaarthaikku
Aayiram porul sollu aanandha mozhiyaalae
Annam ulaavum anbu thadaagham
Endrum naanallavo
Un palliyil kaalaiyil
Velli varum varai
Thullum maanallavaa
Loving is a game yae
Lets take the name
……………………………
Saarasam endroru
Geedhathai unnudan
Saadhagam seidhidavaa
Adhai saadhagam seigaiyil
Thondridum surangalai
Maeniyil ezhudhidavaa
Mutham idaadha pattu puraavin
Maadam naanallavaa
En sittridai muzhuvadhum
Othigai paartthida
Udhavum naalallavaa
Loving is a game yaa…
Lets take the name
En idaiyilum madiyilum
Thodangattum vilaiyaattu
Rapaapaappaappaa riraraa
Kan vizhiyilum mozhiyilum
Malarattum pudhu paattu
Papaappaappaappa paapapaa
Loving is a game
Hae…
Lets take the name
Pon idhazhgalil vadigindra
Pudhu vidha madhuvoottru
Kan mayangida nerungida
Pala vidha sugam kaattu
Loving is a game yae… yae… yae…
Lets take the name
Loving is a game
Hey, let's take the name
Loving is a game
Hey, let's take the name
Around my waist and in my lap,
let the games begin!
Ra-ba-pa-pa-pa ri-ra-ra
In our eyes and in our words,
let a new song blossom!
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa pa-pa-pa
Hey...
Let's take the name
Loving is a game
Hey...
Let's take the name
Trickling from golden lips,
is a fresh fountain of wine.
As eyes grow dizzy and we draw near,
show me pleasures of every kind!
Loving is a game, hey...
Let's take the name
Around my waist and in my lap,
let the games begin!
Ra-ba-pa-pa-pa ri-ra-ra
In our eyes and in our words,
let a new song blossom!
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa pa-pa-pa
Youth becomes
a poem
only through a woman's touch.
For every word within it,
give a thousand meanings in the language of joy!
Ya-ya ya-ya-ya ya
Youth becomes
a poem
only through a woman's touch... hey... hey... hey...
For every word within it,
give a thousand meanings in the language of joy!
A pool of love where swans glide,
am I not that forever?
In your bed, until the morning,
until the morning star shines,
am I not a playful deer?
Loving is a game, hey
Let's take the name
...
A melody called
Saarasam, with you,
shall I practice?
While practicing it,
the musical notes that arise,
shall I write them upon your body?
An unkissed silken dove's
nest, am I not that?
All over my slender waist,
to practice our sweet play,
isn't today the right day?
Loving is a game, yeah...
Let's take the name
Around my waist and in my lap,
let the games begin!
Ra-ba-pa-pa-pa ri-ra-ra
In our eyes and in our words,
let a new song blossom!
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa pa-pa-pa
Loving is a game
Hey...
Let's take the name
Trickling from golden lips,
is a fresh fountain of wine.
As eyes grow dizzy and we draw near,
show me pleasures of every kind!
Loving is a game, hey... hey... hey...
Let's take the name
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Love Is a Game' (En Idaiyilum) from the 1975 Tamil film Naalai Namadhe is a playful, romantic club dance track centered on youthful flirtation and passion. The lyrics portray romantic love as an alluring game and an art form, blending modern English phrases with traditional Tamil poetic imagery of youth, beauty, and intimate melody. The singers exchange seductive verses comparing romance to practicing music, writing musical notes on a beloved's body, and sailing like a swan upon a lake of love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Annam ulaavum anbu thadaagham / Endrum naanallavo

The female speaker metaphorically compares herself to a tranquil lake of love where swans float, symbolizing grace, purity, and depth of emotion.

Alliteration (Edgai)

Saarasam endroru / Geedhathai unnudan / Saadhagam seidhidavaa

The repetition of consonant sounds across lines ('Saarasam' and 'Saadhagam') creates a rhythmic, musical flow in the stanza.

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Trivia

Naalai Namadhe (1975) was an official Tamil remake of the hit Hindi film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), and this song corresponds to the iconic cabaret track 'Aap Ke Kamre Mein Koi Rehta Hai' composed by R. D. Burman.

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