Ilaiyaraaja’s ‘Idhayame Idhayame’ from the album ‘Ninaivellam Neeyada’ pairs Yuvan Shankar Raja and Sireesha Bhagavatula in a reunion ballad. The composer-lyricist constructs a nostalgic soundscape for rediscovered love. Melodic choices emphasize memory and endurance across years.
Released: February 6, 2024
Idhayame Idhayame
Sireesha Bhagavatula | Yuvan Shankar Raja • From “Ninaivellam Neeyada”
Lyricist
Ilayaraja
Composer
Ilayaraja
What is the meaning of Idhayame Idhayame Lyrics from Ninaivellam Neeyada?
Ilaiyaraaja asks whether time and distance can sever devoted hearts in the line ‘Kadhal nenjai kaaladesam pirikka mudiyumaa.’ Yuvan Shankar Raja and Sireesha Bhagavatula describe youthful dreams materializing after long separation. School-day memories frame the reconnection.
Idhayame IdhayameOh my heart, oh my heart.
IdhayameOh my heart.
Unnai Thedi ThediSearching and searching for you,
Kazhinthathintha Paruvamethis phase of my life has slipped away.
Paruvame ParuvameThis youthful age, this age.
Idhayame IdhayameOh my heart, oh my heart.
IdhayameOh my heart.
Unnai Thedi ThediSearching and searching for you,
Kazhinthathintha Paruvamethis phase of my life has slipped away.
Paruvame ParuvameThis youthful age, this age.
Nam Ilamai Kaala KanavuOur youthful dream from long ago,
Indru Edhiril Vanthathuhas appeared right before us today.
Andru Kanavil KazhinthaThe youth that once faded into dreams,
Ilamai Ingu Puthumai Kandathuhas found a new freshness here now.
Kalainthu Pona VaazhvuThe life that drifted and broke apart,
Namadhu Kaigalial Vanthathuhas come back into our hands.
VanthathuIt’s finally come back.
Idhayame IdhayameOh my heart, oh my heart.
IdhayameOh my heart.
Indru Nammai VaazhthaTo bless us both today,
Vanthathingu Vasanthamespringtime has arrived here.
Vasanthame VasanthameThe season of spring, oh springtime.
Arugil Irundha NeeyumYou, who were once so close to me,
Thooram Ponathenwhy did you wander so far away?
Engu Pona PothumNo matter where you traveled,
En Nenjile Nindraaiyou always stayed within my heart.
Kala Neram IndriWithout any sense of time or place,
Nee Kalaanthu Koodinaaiyou merged and became one with me.
Kadhal Nenjai KaaladesamCan the bounds of time and space,
Pirikka Mudiyumaaever separate a heart filled with love?
Unnai Kondu Sendra NenjaiDoes the world even know the heart,
Ulagam Ariyumaathat carried you away with it?
Pirindha Pothum NaamEven when we were apart,
Piriyavillaiyewe never truly separated.
Nammai AriyavillaiyeWe didn’t even realize it ourselves.
IdhayameOh my heart.
Idhayame IdhayameOh my heart, oh my heart.
IdhayameOh my heart.
Palli Naatkal YaarukumDoes anyone ever truly,
Maranthu Pogumoforget their school days?
Pallikoodam YavumEvery school is nothing but,
Anbukkoodamea sanctuary of love.
Naamarintha PaadamThe only lesson we ever learned,
Ilamai Ragamewas the melody of our youth.
Unadhu Azhagai Iniya IsaiyinI’ve carved your beauty with,
Uliyil Sedhukkinenthe chisel of sweet music.
Idhaya Desa SirpamaakkiI’ve made you a sculpture in my heart’s kingdom,
Unnai Rasikkirenand I’ll always admire you.
Unnai ArinthathumGetting to know who you are,
Endrum Inimaiyeis a sweetness that’ll last forever.
IdhayameOh my heart.
Idhayame IdhayameOh my heart, oh my heart.
IdhayameOh my heart.
Unnai Thedi ThediSearching and searching for you,
Kazhinthathintha Paruvamethis phase of my life has slipped away.
Persistent affection forms the core of Ilaiyaraaja’s Tamil lyrics meaning for ‘Idhayame Idhayame.’ The track positions love as an unbroken thread despite physical absence. English lyrics translation reveals how reunion reshapes past longing into present fulfillment.
