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Lyrics & meaning

Yaen Endral Un Piranthanaal

From Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara · 2013

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Hariharan, Maalavika Manoj, Vishnu Priya
Music director
Siddharth Vipin
Details
Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara2013

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yen endraal un piranthanaalBecause today is your birthday
Male
………………………………….
Male
Uzhaga pookalin vaasam unaku sirai pidipenI will capture the fragrance of all the world's flowers for you
Ularntha megathai kondu nilavin karai thudaipenI will wipe away the moon's spots using dry clouds
Male
………………………………….
Male
Ilai ondril medai amaithu olivaangi kaiyil koduthuSetting up a stage on a leaf and handing a microphone to them
Paravaigalai paada seiven ilai ellam kaigal thattaI will make birds sing while all the leaves applaud
Adhil vellum paravai ondrai un kaathil koova seivenI will make the bird that wins sing softly into your ear
Un araiyil koodu kattida kattalai iduvenI will order them to build a nest inside your room
Adhikaalai unnai ezhupida utharavu iduvenI will instruct them to wake you up early in the morning
Male
Yen endraalFemale :Yen endraalBecause... Female: Because...
Un piranthanaalToday is your birthday
Yen endraal un piranthanaalBecause today is your birthday
Male
Malai utchi etti pani katti vettiReaching the top of mountains, cutting ice blocks
Un kuliyal thottiyil kottiAnd pouring them into your bathtub
Sooriyanai vadi kattiFiltering the warmth of the sun
Pani ellam othukiduvenI will clear away the excess chill
Male
Unnai athil kulikathaanJust so you can bathe in it
Idham paarthu erakiduven ya ya yaI will gently lower you in after checking the comfort, yeah yeah yeah
Kanillaa pen meengal pidithu oh oh ohCatching blind female fish, oh oh oh
Unnodu naan neentha viduven ohI will let them swim along with you, oh
Male
Nee kulithu mudithu thuvatathaanWhen you finish bathing and need to dry off
En kaadhal madithu thandhiduvenI will fold my love and hand it to you as a towel
Male
Nenjathai vethupagam aakiTurning my heart into a bakery
Anichal seithiduvenI will bake a cake for you
Melugupookalin malae enOn top of candle flowers
Kaadhal yetriduvenI will light my love as a flame
Male
Nee oothinaal anaiyaathadiIf you blow on it, it will not go out, my dear
Nee vettavae mudiyaathadiYou cannot even cut it
Un kangalai nee moodadiJust close your eyes, my dear
Enna vendumo athai keladiAsk for whatever you wish
Male
Yen endraal un piranthanaalBecause today is your birthday
Male
……………………Female :……………………….

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful and romantic song from 'Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara' expresses the grand, surreal, and imaginative lengths a lover is willing to go to celebrate his beloved's birthday. Through a series of poetic hyperboles, the singer promises to capture flower fragrances, wipe the moon clean with clouds, arrange a singing contest among birds, and heat bathwater with filtered sunlight.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

Uzhaga pookalin vaasam unaku sirai pidipen

Exaggerating the ability to capture the fragrance of every flower in the world to please the loved one.

Personification

Paravaigalai paada seiven ilai ellam kaigal thatta

Giving leaves the human trait of clapping hands while birds sing.

Metaphor

En kaadhal madithu thandhiduven

Comparing love to a foldable towel given to dry off after a bath.

Metaphor

Nenjathai vethupagam aaki

Comparing the heart to an oven/bakery to bake a birthday cake.

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Trivia

This track from the 2013 comedy-drama 'Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara' features music composed by Siddharth Vipin with lyrics written by Madhan Karky. Madhan Karky is well known for using inventive metaphors and modern colloquial concepts in Tamil song lyrics.

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