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Lyrics & meaning

Avizhaai

From 7UP Madras Gig Season 2 · 2019

Lyricist: Madhan Karky
Singer: Sanjana Kalmanje
Music director: Darbuka Siva
Movie name: 7UP Madras Gig Season 2
Movie release year: 2019
Lyrics added on: 19 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Udal vittu udai vittu veliyae

Vidaigol uyirae…

Adaipatta sadhaichirai udaithae

Uyirgol uyirae…

Avizhaai avizhaai

Idhayam avizhaai

Negizhaai negizhaai

Irukkangal negizhaai

Yetrukkuriyaai ingu

Neeyillaiyae

Algul mulaiyaai

Ingu naan illaiyae…

Aadai thurandhum

Nirvaanam illai

Mei neengiyum

Ingu maranam illai..

Aagaiyaal aadu ennodu

Yaavumae marandhu

Aagaiyaal aadu ennodu

Aadalae marundhu

Magizhaai magizhaai

Mayakkangal magizhaai

Nigazhaai nigazhaai

Nodiyaai nigazhaai

Ezhundhidum alaiyena

Vizhundhidum mazhaiyena

Azhudhidum mugilena aadu

Adhirndhidum nilamena

Udhirndhidum malarena

Edhirthidum puyalena aadu

Kaadhal kaamam ellaam

Un kaaladiyil pottu

Aadum podhu neeyum

Kadavul endru kaattu

Neeyae undhan thaalam

Neeyae undhan maedai

Neeyae undhan visiri

Veru yaarum illai

Aagaiyaal aadu ennodu

Yaavumae marandhu

Aagaiyaal aadu ennodu

Aadalae marundhu

…………………………

Avizhaai avizhaai

Muzhudhum avizhaai

Negizhaai negizhaai

Mezhugaai negizhaai

Mutham urasal ingu

Veendhaanadaa

Muttrum thurandhaal

Naan vaan thaanadaa

Aanaa pennaa

Naan rendum illai

Paal enbadhae ini thevaiyillai

Aagaiyaal aadu ennodu

Yaavumae marandhu

Aagaiyaal aadu ennodu

Aadalae marundhu

…………………………

Leaving behind the body and clothes,

set yourself free, oh soul...

Breaking out of this trapped cage of flesh,

come alive, oh soul...

Open up, open up,

let your heart open up,

Loosen up, loosen up,

ease all your stiffness,

You are not here

as a male symbol,

And I am not here

as hips and breasts...

Even without clothes,

there is no nakedness,

Even after leaving the body,

there is no death here...

So dance with me,

forgetting everything,

So dance with me,

for dance is the cure!

Be joyful, be joyful,

delight in this trance,

Be present, be present,

live in this moment,

Like a rising wave,

like falling rain,

like a weeping cloud, dance!

Like the trembling earth,

like a falling flower,

like a raging storm, dance!

Putting love and lust

beneath your feet,

show everyone as you dance

that you too are divine!

You are your own rhythm,

you are your own stage,

You are your own fan,

there is no one else!

So dance with me,

forgetting everything,

So dance with me,

for dance is the cure!

...

Untangle, untangle,

let go completely,

Soften, soften,

melt like wax,

Kisses and touches here

are pointless, my friend,

If I let go of everything,

I become the sky itself!

Man or woman?

I am neither,

There is no need for gender anymore!

So dance with me,

forgetting everything,

So dance with me,

for dance is the cure!

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Avizhaai' from 7UP Madras Gig Season 2 is a profound, philosophical, and liberating track that speaks of shedding social, physical, and gender constructs through the transcendent experience of dance. It encourages the listener to break free from the 'prison of flesh', societal expectations, and rigid labels of gender (male or female), pointing toward a state of spiritual liberation where dance serves as both healing medicine and a path to divinity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emonai (Tamil Initial Rhyme)

“Ezhundhidum alaiyena / Vizhundhidum mazhaiyena”

Matching initial sounds in lines such as 'Ezhundhidum', 'Vizhundhidum', and 'Azhudhidum'.

Anaphora / Repetition

“Neeyae undhan thaalam / Neeyae undhan maedai / Neeyae undhan visiri”

Repetition of words like 'Avizhaai avizhaai', 'Negizhaai negizhaai', and 'Neeyae' for rhythmic emphasis and emotional intensity.

Simile (Upamai)

“Ezhundhidum alaiyena / Vizhundhidum mazhaiyena / Azhudhidum mugilena aadu”

Comparing the movement of dance to natural phenomena using 'ena' (like a rising wave, falling rain, weeping cloud, quaking earth, shedding flower, confronting storm).

Metaphor

“Adaipatta sadhaichirai udaithae / Aadalae marundhu”

Referring to the physical body as a 'sadhaichirai' (prison of flesh) and dance as 'marundhu' (medicine).

Did you know?

Trivia

'Avizhaai' was created for 7UP Madras Gig Season 2 with lyrics by Madhan Karky. The song is notable in contemporary Tamil music for explicitly addressing gender neutrality and non-binary identity ('Aanaa pennaa / Naan rendum illai / Paal enbadhae ini thevaiyillai'), promoting bodily autonomy and liberation through artistic expression.

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