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Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Single Aayiten Di

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Vignesh Shivan
Singers
Dharan Kumar, Reshma Shyam
Music director
Dharan Kumar
Details
Album Songs 20232023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kanna moodunenI closed my eyes
Kannu theriyalaI couldn't see anything
Theriyavae therilaI really couldn't see at all
Male
Kaadha moodunenI closed my ears
Kaadhu kekkalaI couldn't hear anything
Male
KekkaliyaCouldn't hear, right?
Male
Kanna moodunenI closed my eyes
Kannu theriyalaI couldn't see anything
Theriyavae therilaI really couldn't see at all
Male
Kaadha moodunenI closed my ears
Kaadhu kekkalaI couldn't hear anything
Adhu yennu theriyalaI don't know why that is
Male
Nadantha thaanaeIf I walk
Koodavae varudhuIt comes along with me
Adhu edhukkunnu theriyalaI don't know why that is
Moochu vitta veliyae oodudhuWhen I breathe out, it runs outside
Adhu edhukkunnu puriyalaI don't understand why that is
Male
Enna nadakkudhunnuWhat is happening
Enakku theriyalaI don't know
Edhuvumae puriyalaI don't understand anything
Male
Manasukkulla kathi pesuraScreaming inside the heart
Edhuvumae ketkalaNothing can be heard
Male
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Naan single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Minge aana enna yenWhy did you make me single
Single aakkittaWhen I was ready to mingle?
Male
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Naan single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Unnala thaan unnala thaanOnly because of you, only because of you
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Male
Kaadhal kondenI fell in love
Kaadhal valarthenI nurtured love
Kaadhalae kaadhalaeOh love, oh love
Paavam aakkittaYou made me pitiful
Male
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Naan single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Minge aana enna yenWhy did you make me single
Single aakkittaWhen I was ready to mingle?
Female
Karanda thottaIf I touch current
Shockku adikkudhuIt gives a shock
Adhu yennu theriyalaI don't know why that is
Pesum podhuWhen talking
Ppaada mudiyalaI can't sing
Cha..mudiyalaiyaeCha... I couldn't do it
Female
Oo odum podhuOh when running
Utkaara mudiyalaI can't sit down
Adhu edhukkunnu theriyalaI don't know why that is
Thoongum podhumEven when sleeping
Tv theriyalaThe TV cannot be seen
Adhu edhukkunnu puriyalaI don't understand why that is
Female
Idulaan edhukkuWhy all this?
Nenachii nenachii thaanThinking and thinking
Unna naanae vetti veesittenI cut myself off from you
Manasukkulla kathi pesurenI scream and speak inside my heart
KekkalaIt is not heard
Male
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Naan single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Minge aana enna yenWhy did you make me single
Single aakkittaWhen I was ready to mingle?
Male
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Naan single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Unnala thaan unnala thaanOnly because of you, only because of you
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Male
Kaadhal kondenI fell in love
Kaadhal valarthenI nurtured love
Kaadhalae kaadhalaeOh love, oh love
Paavam aakkittaYou made me pitiful
Male
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Naan single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Minge aana enna yenWhy did you make me single
Single aakkittaWhen I was ready to mingle?
Male
Humming ………….Humming...
Male
Yelae yei yelae yellammaHey hey hey yellamma
Naan single aayittenaeI have become single
Naan single aayittenaeI have become single
Male
Yelae yei yelae yellammaHey hey hey yellamma
Naan single aayittenaeI have become single
Naan single aayittenaeI have become single
Male
Edhanaala than nee venumIs that why I thought
Adha naanum ninnaichenoThat I needed you?
Female
Dei ularaadha kadharadhaHey don't babble, don't cry out
Kilavan pola pulambathaDon't whine like an old man
Enna kakka oru god ahAre you a god to protect me?
Illa indhiran ooru kullaOr Lord Indra in this town?
Female
Nee romiyoo illaYou are no Romeo
Naan juliyattum illaAnd I am no Juliet
Male
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Naan single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Minge aana enna yenWhy did you make me single
Single aakkittaWhen I was ready to mingle?
Male
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Naan single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Unnala thaan unnala thaanOnly because of you, only because of you
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Male
Kaadhal kondenI fell in love
Kaadhal valarthenI nurtured love
Kaadhalae kaadhalaeOh love, oh love
Paavam aakkittaYou made me pitiful
Male
Yelae yei yelae yellammaHey hey hey yellamma
Naan single aayittenaeI have become single
Naan single aayittenaeI have become single
Female
Yelae yei yelaeHey hey hey
Yelae yei yelaeHey hey hey
Male
Single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Naan single aayittendiI have become single, girl
Minge aana enna yenWhy did you make me single
Single aakkittaWhen I was ready to mingle?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This quirky, humorous track expresses the exasperation and confusion of a young man who has recently experienced a breakup and found himself single again. He comically lists obvious daily cause-and-effect occurrences (such as not seeing when his eyes are closed or getting shocked when touching live current) to dramatize his state of disorientation after love failed him. The female response playfully dismisses his over-dramatized lament, telling him to stop whining like an old man and reminding him that they are neither Romeo nor Juliet.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kanna moodunen / Kannu theriyala

Matching second consonants in adjacent lines creating rhythmic flow, as in 'Kanna' (line 1) and 'Kannu' (line 2).

Monae (Alliteration / First-letter Matching)

Single aayittendi / Naan single aayittendi

Matching initial sounds in words within the same line or consecutive lines, as in 'Single' and 'Single'.

Irony and Humor (Comedic Absurdity)

Kanna moodunen / Kannu theriyala

Using self-evident tautologies (e.g., closing eyes makes vision impossible) as metaphors for heartbreaks and confusion.

Anaphora (Repetition)

Single aayittendi / Naan single aayittendi

Repetition of the phrase 'Single aayittendi' for emphatic chorus hook.

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Trivia

Written by popular director-lyricist Vignesh Shivan, known for capturing modern youth slang and breakup humor in contemporary Tamil pop and film soundtracks. Composed by Dharan Kumar, who also sang the track alongside Reshma Shyam.

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